US417796A - Edward a - Google Patents

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E. A. TAFT.

HOSE. No. 417,796. Patented Deo. 24, 1889.

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EDWARD A. Tarif, or nvnssron, ILLINOIS,

HOSE.

SPECIFICATXON forming part et Letters eaten@ No. erf/,wedges December 24, ieee.4

Application ledlllovember 22; 1888.-" Serial No.iilllfliljl die nim-lei.)

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Be it known that I, EDWARD A'. TAFT, a citizen of the TJnited States, residing Evans ton, in the county of Cook, State of illinois, have invented certain new and useful lmproveenents in Hose, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings;

This invention relates to hose, and Vmore particularly to that class of heavy hose known as jacketed and double jacket-edf? and employed by lire-departments and other uses wherein a `heavily-construeted or strong hose is required, and through which Water is'forced under high pressure. i.

The novelty resi es in the peculiarities of more fully hereinafter described, shown in the drawings, and then particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

Referring to the drawings, .Figure l represents a doub1e-jacketed hose provided with a Woven covered wire re-enforcingjacket constructed in accordance with luy invention, the successive layers or jackets composing the hose being; removed,- so as to expose the next adjacent layer.

Fig. 2 is a plan of a small section illustratingthe Wire and cotton interwoven and forming a composite jacket.

with an intermediate section being taken and Fig. 4 is an enre-enforcing jacket, the on the line :c of Fig. l; larged view showing the of covered wire andcotton.

Like letters of reference indicate like parte in all the figures of the drawings.

l A. represents the interior rubber lining of a hose of the class described, and B the adjacent jacket formed of woven cotton, the

latter being 1re-enforced by the wire reeni'orc ing' jacket G, over which is superimposed the exterior jacket Vof Woven cotton D. The strands of Wire c, forming the jacket C, are covered with any suitable material or suhstance c', Winch is impervious and will protect the Wire strands from moisture that may soak through the' exterior jacketl. The mesh of the wire jacket' is sufficiently large to per l e novelcombinations, alv rangement, and adaptation of. parts, all as y section of 'a doubleinterwoven strands mit of an easy manipulation of the completed hose. fifi In liigfl 'lf-lieve shownthe wire jacket as independent ci? the cotton jackets, andin Fig. 2 l have illustrated the strands of Wire and cotton interwoven, forming a composite jacket Vof .greatfstrength and durability. ln the latter instance 'c crepresent the covered Wire strands, and b.- the cotton strands, the two being interwoven in any ordinary manner. This latter forrr'is best adapted for the singlejacket hose; .but it is apparent that either of the jackets in a double-jacketed hose may be constructed as just described, though it is preferable that the interior or that jacket next to the rubber lining he thnsconstructed, as the re-,enforciug jacket is better preserved.

jackets lhave been used, the Whole being heated until the. rubloerl is melted into the meshes of the Wire web; but my Wire-netting dilers essentiallyfrom this construction, in that it is made of Wire previously waterproofed, and known ordinarily inthe arts as insulated wirefi y i The particular kind of covered Wire which I employ and claim is 'that in which a Waterproof fihronscoating is Wound around the wire, thus securing; Waterproofing Without the disadvantage of the adhesion te ce Wire of a ru'hbercoat. The diihcuity li lies i always been found with the latteri its tendeney to hold the Wire so that in. tending it breaks away from itself at various points, thus breaking or cutting the coating, `exposing the Wire to moisture.

l am aware that it has been proposed to form hose consisting of al1-inner rubber cylinder and a layer or layers of cloth; the latter formed` with longitudinal overlapping edges and Wound willi, cord or wire, and. the whole-coated with vulcanized rubber, and do not seek to cover such construction. l deem it important that the strands of the W're and fabric 'jackets B and C he interwoven and covered, as shown, thus protecting the wire strands from moisture that might soak through the exterior jacket, and the large meshed interwoven wire, forming. a superior jacketI allows of ready manipulation` of .the

lI am aware that contiguous ruliber and wire IOO completed hos@J to a, much more satisfactory extent than a spiral-wound wir@ wouid do.

Having described my invention, what l claim is AS mi impi'ove/ii article of manufacture, the herein-described hose, consisting of the rubbei lining, n superpose@ jaff'kebof Woven fair ric., n composite jacket compcpsed of fami@ 'iuieiwoveu is'imads :md coated wir@ Strands covering the fabric jarfket, and a Canvas 1o Cover, subs'uzmtialy as set forth.

In testimny Whereu. affix my siguzni um in presen@ of wo witnesses.

ED WARE A. TAFTQ Witiesses:

IT. H. C. MILLER, N. C. ii'LLim.

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