US47231A

US47231A - Improvement in fuse-hoods for explosive shells

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Publication number: US47231A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1865-04-11
Anticipated expiration: 1882-04-11

Description

T. TAYLQR.

. Shell-Fuse.

Patented Apr. 11, 1865.

here 22202' NrTED STATES IMPROVEMENT IN FUSE-HOODS FOR EXPLOSIVE SHELLS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 47,231, dated April 11,1865.

T0 a/ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THoi/rns TAYLOR, of the city and county of Washington, in the District of Columbia` have invented a new and Improved Mode of Lighting Time-Fuses for Shells; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe accompany. ing drawings,'and to the letters of reference between it and the lange of the fuse-plug G.-

O is an annular cavity in the front part of the plug, leaving a recess between it and the front end of fuse D, the object of which will be presently explained. e is an annular cavity or recess around the fuse-plug. J ust in rear of its front iiange, (Z, is an opening or openings leading fromc to c. l

The object ofthe base-cup B is well known to all having any experience in :firing projectiles; but its purpose somewhat lessens the chance of theWindage-ilame reaching and-igniting the time-fuse. The object therefore of the hood E is to catch and direct this llame upon the end of the fuse. It will be seen by the red arrows how the ilame is brought in con` tact with the front end of the fuse. When the shell starts, the hood E may flatten a little, ride upon the frontend of the shell, its top pressing more or less against the walls of the bore, and the iiame referred to is directed underneath, the hood passing through the holes in front end of fuse-plug, igniting the front end of the time-fuse D, which I saturate with I collodion. Repeated experiment has proved `the efficiency of this lanie-hood-its office in directing the ilame to the fuse, which otherwise -would be dissipated. The hood may be hemispherical, or the zone of a sphere. This would necessitate the grooving of the front end of the shell, or the insertion of tubes in the same. Grooves may be seen indicated by dotted lines at f,- or these several devicescorrugated or plain cups, a plain or grooved shell, or one with tubesmay be used, the combination varied at pleasure,without departing from the nature of my invention; I think a corrugated hood and a grooved shell, or one with tubes, (which is the saine,) will prove most efficient. In this arrangement the hood is always in place, held rmlybetween the front end of the shell and the flange of the fuse-plug, and cannot be displaced.

I lam aware that a name-hood has been placed entirely in front ofthe shell and its fuse. This is liable to great objection, on account oi' easy displacement in transportation, especially, if not in loading or firing. It therefore must necessitate being put in position at the time of use. The objection to this anyone acquainted with artillery-practice must at once acknowledge.

Without departing from the nature of my invention, the iiame-hood E may be permanently attached to the flange of the fuse-plug C, or it may be attached Ato the shell, being located between both.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, isv The use of the ilamehood E, located between the front end of the shell and the front of the fuse, held securely in place by the flange of the plug O, the same constructed and 0perated substantially as described.

THOMAS TAYLOR.

NVitnesses:

S. S. FAHNEsTocK, .Y JNO. H. J orrNsoN.-