US416104A

US416104A - Charles hays

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Publication number: US416104A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1889-11-26
Anticipated expiration: 1906-11-26

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UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES I-IAYS, OF ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO THE HAYS MANU- FACTURING COMPANY, CF SAME PLACE.

HYDRANT.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 416,104, dated November 26, 1889. Application filed May 28, 1889. Serial No. 312,418. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ['IAYS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Erie, in the county of Erie and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hydrants; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- act description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hydrants; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction of the box or case of the same, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, as follows:

Figure l is an elevation view of the pipes of the hydrant, with the case in vertical section. Fig. 2 shows the casein elevation. Fig. 3 shows the case and pipes in transverse section and the parts of the case separated. Fig. 4 shows the case and pipes in transverse section and the parts of the case joined together. The lines a; x in Figs. l and 2 show the transverse line of section.

Heretofore hydrant cases or boxes when made of cast-iron have been made of one piece in the form of a tube. In the construction shown the case is made of two longitudinal sections A A', which are secs red together by bolt-s or rivet-s a4, which may pass through holes a3 in the central part of the castings, as in Figs. 2 or 4, or they may pass through ears a2, as shown in Figs.v l and 3. The two parts of the case are fluted, so as to form when brought together two spaces ct and a' for the reception of the pipes B and B, respectively, and at the top of the space a there is a boss a5, which embraces the nozzle B2 on the pipe 4o B, and at the top of the space a' there is a boss at', which forms a. bearing for the keysteni K. The two parts when clamped upon the pipes B B irmly secure them in place and keep them parallel. This construction is much cheaper and better than an integral tube, first, because it can be made with less iron and less work; second, because it can be applied to the pipes much quicker, and, third,

\ because it is more convenient to apply, as the 5o pipes and valves can all be put together and tested, and the case can then be applied withont disconnecting any of the .parts of the hydrant. Another advantage is, that' the hydrant when finished is lighter and easier t0 55 transport, and it is less bulky and more ornamental.

IVhat I claim as new isl. In a hydrant, the combination, with the pipes B and B', of a surrounding case formed 6o of two longitudinal sections A A', each of which is fluted, so as to form spaces n a', to receive and hold the said pipes B B', substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In a hydrant, the combination, With the pipes B B', nozzle B2, and key-stem K, of a case consisting of the two longitudinal sections A A', forrned with spaces of.y and 0.', for

.embracing the pipes B and B', and bosses a5 and a6, for embracing the nozzle B2 and keystein K.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of witnesses.

CHARLES HAYS.

Witnesses:

JN0. K. I-IALLocK, CHAs. B. LECHNER.