Improved Means for Distributing Oil and the like.for Quelling Rough Seas.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 20th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 28th J.n., 1895--Accepted, 13th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Distributing Oil and the like.for Quelling
Rough Seas.
JAMES DAVIES No. 9 Belle Vue Street Swansea Glamorgan County Ship-
master. I JAMES DAVIES do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
A can made in the form of a cylinder out of brass 14 in. thick, to be towed after
the ship in stormy weather, for the purpose of distributing oil tar, varnish, paraffin,
or any other oily substance available, thereby preventing to a certain extent the
great waves that often breaks over a ship and also will facilitate the working and
putting out of boats in a case of accident. Dimensions 14 in. long 4 in. diam.
through the centre runs a brass rod 14 in. diam. over which runs a moveable piston,
pressed one way only by a spiral spring the pressure being put on the piston and
spring after the can is filled, the object being to press the oil through a perforated
nozzle at the lower end of the can, which can be adjusted, so as to regulate the
quantity required, and also to suit the nature of the material used, thus preventing
to a great extent the enormous waste of oil when bags are used.
Dated this 19th day of July 1894.
JAMES DAVIES.
Improved Means for Distributing Oil and the like for Quelling
Rough Seas.
JAMES DAVIES Shipmaster 9 Belle Vue Street Swansea County Glamorgan
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention is an apparatus for towing after a ship in heavy and boisterous
weather, for distributing oil, tar, varnish, paraffin, or any other oily substance
which may be in a fluid state; for the purpose of modifying the effect of waves in
deep water.
This apparatus or can is made in the form of a cylinder, open at the upper end,
with a bottom substantially fixed at the lower end: the oily substance referred to,
is to be pressed out of the apparatus, by suitable arrangements to be hereinafter
fully explained. Through the centre of the can, and through the bottom, in the
form of an axle, runs a rod which is partly solid and partly hollow, being
substantially fixed to the bottom; a part of this rod will also project above the
upper end of the can; the part of the rod which projects from the bottom is
intended for a nozzle or an outlet through which the oil is pressed, and will be
hollow and perforated, also a small part of the rod on the inside of the can close to
the bottom will be hollow and perforated so there will be a communication between
the inside and the outside of the can: a cap is made to fit the nozzle tight, and
perforated in the same manner as the nozzle itself, by turning the cap either way,
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page_text: the holes in the rod through which the discharging of the oil is intended will be
made smaller, so as to suit the nature of the substance used and the quantity
required; to the closed end of the cap a small handle is fixed, resembling a thumb
screw for the purpose of adjusting the cap to the required position, at the other
end of the cap aud on the outside a small clamp screw is fixed to clamp the cap
where it has been-adjusted.
Over the rod and inside of the can a moveable piston is made to travel up and
down for the purpose of pressing the oil through the perforated nozzle allready
referred to, the pressure being exerted by a spiral spring wound round the
rod, one end of which is fastened to the piston, and the other to the upper end of
the rod where a convenient arrangement is made for the purpose; when the piston
lays at the bottom of the can when empty, the spiral spring will be expanded to.its
full extent, and when hauled up to the upper end of the can, the spring will be
contracted, thereby giving the pressure; two small clamps or fasteners are fitted on
the pistor, and project over the edge of the can, when the piston is hauled up into
that position, and there holds it until the oil is poured in through an aperture made
in the piston, two.handles are fitted to the upper surface of the piston, suitable for
the fingers to haul it up when the can is empty; a groove is made in the rim of the
pistou for packing to prevent leakage. To the lower end of the can, and over
the perforated nozzle, a skeleton conical cap is fixed with a screw thread, for the
purpose of preventing the nozzle from injury when thrown against the ship's side
by the waves, the nozzle can be adjusted and clamped through this cap by the fingers
without removing it. To the upper end of the can fixed with. a screw thread is
another skeleton conical cap of the same shape as the one previously described,
the rod runs through it and projects above it sufficiently to fix a stout ring for
attaching the rope to; the part of the rod which projects above the cap, and where
the ring is attached to, is made with a joint fixed with a screw thread, so. it can be
unscrewed, for-the conical cap to be taken off when the.apparatus requires filling.
Arround the body of the can when complete, two stout india rubber rings are fixed
to prevent the can from injury when thrown against the ship side by the action of
the waves.
Sheet 1,
In the accompanying drawings the apparatus is fully described.
Figure 1, illustrates an apparatus for the purpose of distributing any oily
substance in a fluid state on rough seas in stormy and boisterous weather, to
modify the effect of waves, or preventing their surface from breaking and damaging
the ship.
Fig. 1 shows the apparatus in its complete state and ready for use, A, the ring
for attaching the rope to B, a rod which runs through the entire length of the can
and out through the bottom, which will be fully explained hereinafter, C, a
skeleton conical cap screwed on the end of the can, C' a view of the same cap when
removed for. filling, E, shows the rim with a screw thread on the inside; the space
between D, and J, is termed the body of the can, F, and 'G, two stout india rubber
rings to prevent the can from injury when thrown against the ship side by the
action of the waves, L, a portion of the rod which projects through the bottom, and
is termed a nozzle, through which the oily substance is pressed, K, a thumb-screw
for clamping the cap on the nozzle, to be fully explained hereinafter, M, a conical
cap fixed on with a screw thread inside of the rim H, "N, opening in the cap
for adjusting the nozzle, 'M', H', 'shows the cap when removed.
"Sheet 2, Figure 2, a sectional view of the can showing the position of the
moveable piston when the can is half full of oil, or any other substance, B, the rod
which runs through the can with the spiral spring wound round the upper part of
it above the piston, S, the moveable piston, P,'P' the handles for lifting it up when
empty, thereby contracting the spring, which gives the pressure, Q, Q, the clamps
for holding the piston up when filling, R the aperture for pouring the oil through,
T shows the part of the rod inside of the can, which is hollow and perforated, for
the oil to pass through, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, the outlets, L, the nozzle with its cap on,
1, 2, 3, 4, the outlets are made smaller by turning the cap, O, handle for adjusting

page_text: the cap, K, clamp screw for clamping the cap in the required position, N, opening
in the conical cap M, for turning the cap L, on the nozzle.
Figure 3, is a sectional view of the can when empty, showing the position of the
moveable piston S, when in its highest position, and ready for filling the can.
Sheet 3, Figure 4, is a view of the can ready for filling, with the conical cap, C,
and the ring A, removed, B, shows part of the rod above the body of the can,
showing the spiral spring in its contracted state, and also the screw thread on the
end of the rod for screwing on the ring part.
Sheet 4, Figure 5, is a view of the rod and piston, independent of the can, B, the
screw thread for the ring part, Q, Q, the clamps for holding the piston up,
P, P, handles for lifting the piston when the can is empty, R, aperture for filling,
X, grove in the rim of the piston for packing to prevent leakage, T, shows the
perforated part of the rod inside of the can, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, the outlets W shows the
part of the rod termed the nozzle without the cap L, 1, 2, 3, 4, outlets, L, shows a
view of the cap when removed, K, the clamp screw, O, handle for turning the
cap round.
Having now particularly described and ascertained, the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. A apparatus of the manner specified for the purpose of distributing any
oily substance which is in a fluid state on rough seas.
Second. A can for holding a quantity of any oily substance, aud to be pressed
therefrom, by a moveable piston S, the pressure being given by the action of a
spiral spring Y, which must be contracted by the haud previous to filling, the oily
substance escapes through the perforated nozzle L, in the lower end of the can.
Third. A can for holding a quantity of any oily substance, in a fluid state, which
is to be pressed therefrom by the moveable piston S, and the spring Y, and
provided with a perforated nozzle at the lower end; a cap is made to move freely
on the nozzle, and is perforated exactly in the same manner as the nozzle itself, the
holes or outlets made exactly opposite those in the nozzle, by turning the cap
either way the holes or outlets will be made smaller, to suit the nature of the
substance used and the quantity required, all made substantial for the purpose
specified.
Dated this 6th day of November 1894.
JAMES
DAVIES,
9, Belle Vue Street, Swansea, County Glamorgan, Shipmaster.