A CONTRACTING SLIT SOCKET CONNECTING JOINT FOR PIPES, TUBES OR THE LIKE
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 8th Aug., 1887
Complete Accepted, 9th Dec., 1887
JOHN REID, residing at the Workhouse Spring Hill, Birmingham, Engineer, in
the County of Warwick. I, John Reid do hereby declare the nature of my inven-
tion for A CONTRACTING SLIT SOCKET CONNECTING JOINT FOR PIPES, TUBES OR
THE LIKE to be as follows:-
The Contracting Slit Socket connecting joint, I make of Brass, Malleable iron, or
any other material. At the socket end of the joint there is a slit across the centre, so
far down. On each side there are snugs to receive pins & nuts. Inside the socket
there is an Indian rubber ring, which fits the outside of the pipe or tube to be con-
nected. When in its place, it is screwed close to the pipe or tube which makes a
sound joint; the other end of the socket is screwed male or female, as may be
required for making the other connection.
The great advantage of this joint is, when pipes are faulty, or burst and are fixed
under or above ground and cannot be taken out without considerable trouble and
expense, the faulty piece can be cut out, & the connection readily made again.
Dated this 13th day of December 1886.

page_text: A Contracting Slit Socket Connecting Joint for Pipes, Tubes, or
the like.
I JOHN REID residing at the Workhouse, Spring Hill Birmingham in the County
of Warwick Engineer 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 :-
The contracting slit socket connecting Joint I make of Brass Malleable iron or
any other material.
At the socket end of the Joint there is a slit across the centre
so far down. On each side there are snugs to receive pins and nuts. Inside the
socket there is an India rubber ring, which fits on the outside of the pipe or tube to
be connected. When in its place it is screwed close to the pipe or tube which makes
a sound joint. The other end of the socket is screwed male or female as may be
required for making the other connection.
The great advantage of this joint is when pipes are faulty or burst and are fixed
under or above ground and cannot be taken out without considerable trouble and
expense the faulty piece can be cut out and the connection readily made again.
The drawings annexed hereto give a complete illustration of the invention.
Fig. 1 shews the joint disconnected with the India rubber ring affixed in the
socket ready for receiving the piece of substituted pipe or tube.
Fig. 2 shews the joint connected and complete.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. A connecting joint by means of which two perfect portions of a fixed pipe or
tube can be reconnected after the removal of a defective part without the necessity of
re-screwing or disturbing the other portion.
2. A perfect joint by means of a contracting socket and an india rubber ring which
will allow the sections to give when subject to external pressure without the possibility
of fracture.
3. A means by which a pipe or tube can be tapped at any point for the purpose of
removing any obstruction or other purpose and reconnecting again without the delay
and expense of taking up the whole pipe or tube.
Dated this 5th day of August 1887.