Patented Nov. 147, 192.5. .

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-.UNITED STATES- PATENT* OFFICE.

JOHN v.v somma, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, AssIGNoR To CEMENT GUN CONSTRUC
TION CO., 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.
Nozzma.
Applicationmea February 1o, 1923. serial No. 618,2'10.

To all whom it may concern: . are readily separable by, preferably, thread
_Be it known'that I, JOI-IN V. SCHARFE, a ed connection and the nozzle terminating,
_ citizen of the United States, residing at preferably, for the purpose described, yin a
Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of contracted end so -that a stream projected
gIllinois, have invented certain new and use~ therefrom, will iow at relatively high veloc-V
ful Improvements in Nozzles, of which the ity when
_or at a velocity higher than it is flowing
it is introduced into the nozzle.
following is a specification.
This invention relates to improvements in In the drawing is a threaded fitting into
nozzles and has- especial reference to mix-ing which a two-section member 6 is secured by
threaded connection, at 7 . The member 6
nozzles. , '
consists in inte ral formation of two sec-
. The ,nozzle aboutto be described is espe tions
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. cially adaptable for use with a so-.ca-lled 8 and 9, jomed at their smaller ends at
cement gun, such as that disclosed in 10 to which point they converge, atl their
United States Letters Patent No. 991,814, smallest diameters, their larger diameters
granted to Carl E. Akeley, May 9, 1911, in being _at'their Outer terminal ends, respec--
the use of which sand and cement are mixed tively. '
-together and with water, at the time when Section 9 is> connected by threaded means
they are projected from the end of the noz -to anothertapered sectionf_~ 11, at 12, with
zle into the atmosphere and during the time their
the
larger ends so connected together and
smaller end 13 of section 11 serving as
when they are moving thru the atmosphere the terminal of the nozzle. ' ' ' _
and at the point of application. The nozzle of the drawing has an area of
' In the'present invention I provide means
within the nozzle _to effectuate the mixingy opening at 14;, about eight times the area of I
operation by causing the comminuted ma s the opening at 15 and the area at 14 is about '
terial to deviate from its normal axial four times that of the opening at 16. This
has given very good results.
course by taking lgenerally resultant lateral The relative speed of the stream passing
Apaths,_on either side of the axis of the flow lthru the nozzle will be varied as it passes
ing stream and to causel alternate, accelera
tion and retardation of the stre-am 1n lts pas the points where the changes in, area occur,
30 sage thru the nozzle, to cooperatively more' and these conditions uniformly prevail
thoroughly intermingle the particles of coln throughout the -entire nozzle. ' -
minuted material and-to expose every par The more lponderable material carried in
ticle thereof to more intimate contact with the stream will be bombarded from one side _
the4 associated water. .
to the other owing to the converging walls,
' Another object of the .invention is to pro thus _causing thorough mixing conditions.
vide an improved nozzle consisting of a plu rl_`he,iitting 5 contains a 'ring 17 having
forwardly projecting, spaced openings 18
rality of cone-like hollow sections with like communicating
ends of adjacent sections connected together into which waterwith an annular opening 19
under pressure is admitted
Dthereby forming alternately contracted and thru the threaded opening 2() which is to be 95
expanded openings and terminating with a _connected by a pipe -or hose to a. suitable
contracted end, said sections arranged to be
conveniently. separated for purpose of clean source of water supply. . Y ' _
When the nozzle is to convey comminuted
Other objects and advantages will readily abrasive' material such as sand, granular
ng. 4 .

appear from a consideration of the specifica stone, granite, or the like, it is well to line 100
tion when a taken in conjunction with the those sections of the nozzle in which the
drawings forming a part hereof, wherein :`-~ stream approaches'its smaller end as sec
~ Fig. 1 shows an axial longitudinal central tions 8 and 11 with linings 21 and 22, re
section. f
spectively. These linings mav have integral
which serve 105
50 Fig.'2 is a transverse section taken on line flanges 23 and `24:, respectively,
as packing rings -in the joints between thev ' _
2-2 of Fig. 1. i"
In both views the same reference charac respective sections and, furthermore, thev
ters indicate corresponding parts. anges when thus held prevent the linings
The mventlon contemplates the use of a, from leaving the nozzles. '
65 plurality of tapered sections, some of which The fitting 5 is provided with a threaded 11
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opening 25 by which to connect the nozzle streani is caused to be contracted they are 30
to a hose or conduit for the material to he practically necessary, as they serve as re
mixedvwithin the nozzle. , / silient surfaces to cause rebound of the more
It is quite important to. have the nozzle material components of the stream and assist
sections of proper taper, especially the out greatly in the mixing operation. ,
wardly Haring section 9. If the angleof When section 94conforms to an angley of
taper of section 9 be very much greater than about tive degrees, withy respect to its axis,
the natural expansion of the stream, or as thestream will move in lines substantially'
shown in the drawing, there will be accumu `parallel with the inner surface of this sec
10 lation of material in section 9, near the tion, and the abrasion of said surface will be
smaller end v16, from time to time, owing to reduced to a minimum, and a smooth, even 40
a tendency to the formation of a vacuum at flow of the intermingled particles .of the
this point by the smaller flowing stream. stream will result.
The result is that this mass of accumulated Having described my invention what 'I
15 mortar- will be intermittently discharged claim as new and desire to secure by- Letters
from the end of the nozzle. producing an Patent, is :- . . 45
effect known as spitting which interrupts A nozzle having a plurality of adjoining
the uniform operation of the device and is sections, each section having a uniformly l
very undesirable. If the angle be much less tapered bore, with alternate sections tapered
20 than five degrees, as shown, or less than the in the samefdirection and arranged to con
natural expansion of the stream, then the tract and alternately expand a stream flow 50
abrasive elect of the sand will be destruc ing therethrough; relatively soft linings for
tive to the metal-part of the section. This \said converging sections and a screw joint
latter effect may, to an extent, he eliminated at each larger _end of said contracted sections
.by lining section 9 with a soft rubber liner, adapted for connection with another section. '
similar to the liners 21 and 22. ~- In testimony whereof I hereunto subscribe
The liners, however, interpose more' re my name. A A

sistance to the flowing stream`-than desir

- able.` In sections- 8 and 11 wherein the JOHN v. SCHAEFER. `