The Union County journal. [volume] (Marysville, Ohio) 1875-1951, 1947-12-22
new SALTER Line
is ANNOUNCED
CONTINUED from page IL

4 When Christianson, at his own
expense, equipped and demon
strated and airplane with co.
rings, both the Army and Navy
m m e d a ely discontinued the
conventional-type packing in
their sealing action.
Skeptical at First
1t was while he was employed
in the hydraulic department at
Curtiss- Wright plant in Colum-
bus during World War II that Mr..
I TIolycross became familiar with
"O"-rings, Mr.. Wagner said.
About a year ago, Frank came
TO me with rough sketch of the
valve he had just thought of,
embodying the "O"-ring princi-
pal" Mr.. Wagner recalled Il
must confess it was so revolution
ary in principal for water faucet
that | was doubtful But we had
more detailed plans drawn up and
IN governmental faucet was built.
From the beginning, we have
been working with the Feather
i. touch" faucet, revising it, elimi-
mating the bugs which always
show up in anything new, ex-
perimenting with it, until it is
an accomplished fact, practically
fool-proof and indestructible."
Besides its ease of operation,
the "Feathertouch" faucet shuts
off the water Immediately, and
is drip and leak-proof. Yet it will
cost only slightly more than con-
ventional faucets.
Two Factors Cause Bind
Until the "Feathertouch' valve
was designed, two factors have
been present in all conventional
valves which make their opera
ton relatively hard. One is the
old-type packing material used
at the top Of the valve to keep
water from leaking out the cap
when it was turned on. To work,
this material has TO be packed in
tightly, comes in contact with the
stem over a relatively large area,
and binds it.
The other factor which makes
for hard operation of a faucet
: Mr.. Wagner explained, shows up
when the hole in top of the valve
cap, through which the stem
passes, is not absolutely true
the usual condition in most
valves. This throws the screw
threads on a slight bind and
makes the faucet hard to open
and close.
The "Feathertouch" valve does
away with old-style packing and
uses instead an "O"ring at the
top of the stem to hold in the
water. Since the ring touches the
stem only hair's-breadth
around, it creates no friction.
Construction of the Feather
touch" faucet automatically lines
up the threads on the stem and
valve body, eliminates any possi-
BILE bind" there.
Old Type Washer" Out
Final difference b we e n
"Feathertouch" and conventional
valves is the elimination of the
washer" or old-style fiber seat
at the bottom of the valve stem
which screws down over tn e
opening in the old faucet and
shuts off the. flow of water. If
this washer" becomes worn, or
bit lop-sided, the valve leaks.
Replacing the old fiber valve
seat is mother "O"-ring around
the bottom of the "Feathertouch"
stem. A large hole is drilled into
the bottom end of the stem itself,
and opens into six smaller holes
in the side of the stem, short
distance above the end. When
these six holes are above the bot
tom "O"-ring, the water flows
through them and out the spout.
When the six holes are below the
s "O"-ring, the water cannot eS-
cape
The "Feathertouch" faucet has
not been officially announced to
the trade yet, although all of
Salter's jobbers, on Dec. 8, re-
: ceived packages of small red
feathers, One of these feathers,
which will be used by the Com
pany in all advertising for its
new fixture, was beside the plate
of everyone attending Fridays
banquet.
Advertising Plan Set Up
On Dec. 20, the jobbers will
be sent literature, explaining in
detail the new "Feathertouch"
line of fittings. Not until then,
Mr.. Wagner said, viii they know
what the feathers they already
have are all about.
Then, between Jan. Is and 20,
the "Feathertouch" faucets will
be announced to the entire trade
in full-page. four-color advertise
ments in several magazines.