Year: 1897

page_text: I, CHARLES Clifford Hull, of 69, Westwick Gardens, West Kensington, in the
County of London, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of my invention is to produce an improved means whereby a liquid
measure may be suspended from or near the tap of a liquid-containing vessel, so
as to facilitate the filling or emptying of said measure, and to prevent waste of the
liquid.
In carrying my invention into practical effect I cement or otherwise conveniently
attach to the outside of the mouth of the tap a ring or washer of rubber or other
suitable substance. I then attach to said tap, by means of a spring clip gripping
the said ring or washer of rubber, or the like, a metal bracket. This bracket
consists of a horizontal bar, to which said spring clip is attached, having fixed at
right angles to each end thereof an arm, these arms being parallel to one another
and having their free ends bent towards one another at right angles so as to form
trunnions. These trunnions work in bearings on the opposite sides of a metal ring,
suspended between them; or I may form the trunnions one on either side of said
ring, and the arms of the bracket may carry the bearings for said trunnions. Into
this ring, which may be of any required size, the liquid measure fits and is retained
therein by means of a suitably shaped hook or rod, the hooked part of which
presses upon the rim of the measure, and the shank of which passes through a
hole bored in a lug or boss at the back of said ring, where it is adjustably fixed
by means of a set screw. Or the said trunnions or bearings may be situated at
the extremities of two vertically inclined arms attached one to either side of said
ring. Or in place of using the said ring, the said trunnions on the bracket arms
may fit directly into suitable bearings situated on or affixed to the outside of the
liquid measure. To the front of the liquid measure and just below the rim thereof
I attach two metal rings or cups, into which are sprung or otherwise suitably fitted
the free ends of a loop or the like of metal or any other suitable material; or the
ends of said loop or the like may be soldered or otherwise fixed in any suitable
manner to said measure. The loop or the like depends vertically for a suitable
distance and the end thereof is then bent up at a suitable angle thereto. After
the liquid measure has been filled it can be emptied into a glass or the like by
pressing or striking the edge of the glass against this said loop and so inverting
the measure, thus turning the contents of the measure into the glass and obviating
the necessity of touching the liquid measure with the hand. Or, in place of said
loop or the like I may fix to the outer surface of the front of the measure in any
suitable manner, and at an angle thereto, a plate or the like of metal or any other

page_text: suitable substance, against which the glass or the like may be struck or pressed.
Or said loop, plate, or the like may be attached to the front of the before mentioned
ring at an angle thereto, for the same purpose.
The spring clip by which I attach the said bracket to the tap of the vessel con-
taining the liquid may be constructed in any convenient form. For instance, it
may consist of a circular clip in the form of an ordinary billiard cue clip, to be
sprung on to said tap, or it may be made in two halves, "the extremities of which
terminate at one end in thumb pieces loosely bolted together and at the other
end in projections. Said projections are perforated so as to slide on the said
horizontal bar of the bracket, and are kept normally in contact with one another
by means of two spiral springs having their ends at one extremity fixed respec-
tively to the opposite ends of the said horizontal bar and having their ends at the
other extremity respectively bearing against the said perforated projections, so
that on pressing the thumb pieces together, the clip will be expanded and on
releasing the thumb pieces the clip will grip the said washer or ring on the tap.
On each side of the circular part of said clip, on the top thereof, I form a shoulder
in any suitable manner, said shoulder fitting over the top of the said ring or
washer, when in position, and ensuring greater safety.
Instead of attaching the said bracket to the tap of the liquid-containing vessel,
I may substitute for the said spring clip a suitable metal plate fixed to the
horizontal bar of the bracket and having in it a perforation or perforations by
means of which it may be nailed or screwed to a shelf, wall, or the like, or having
fixed to the centre and at the back thereof a screw by means of which it may be
screwed into the wall, shelf, or the like, in such a position that the liquid measure
shall depend under the tap of the liquid-containing vessel placed on said shelf or
the like, or so that the same can be filled from a bottle held in the hand, or other-
wise.
Dated this 11th day of February 1897.
Improve ng Apparatus.
I, CHARLES CLIFFORD HULL, of 69, Westwick Gardens, West Kensington, in the
County of London, Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to produce an improved means whereby a liquid
measure may be suspended from or near the tap of a liquid-containing vessel, so
as to facilitate the filling or emptying of said measure, and to prevent waste of the
liquid.
In carrying my invention into practical effect I cement or otherwise conveniently
attach to the outside of the mouth of the tap a ring or washer of rubber or other
suitable substance. I then attach to said tap, by means of a spring clip gripping
the said ring or washer of rubber, or the like, a metal bracket. This bracket
consists of a horizontal bar, to which said spring clip is attached, having fixed at
right angles to each end thereof an arm; these arms being parallel to one another
and having their free ends bent towards one another at right angles so as to form
trunnions. These trunnions work in bearings on the opposite sides of a metal ring,

page_text: suspended between them; or I may form the trunnions one on either side of said
ring, and the arms of the bracket may carry the bearings for said trunnions. Into
this ring, which may be of any required size, the liquid measure fits and is retained
therein by means of a suitably shaped hook or rod, the hooked part of which
presses upon the rim of the measure, and the shank of which passes through a
hole bored in a lug or boss at the back of said ring, where it is adjustably fixed
by means of a set screw. Or the said trunnions or bearings may be situated at
the extremities of two vertically inclined arms attached one to either side of said
ring. Or in place of using the said ring, the said trunnions on the bracket arms
may fit directly into suitable bearings situated on or affixed to the outside of the
liquid measure. To the front of the liquid measure and just below the rim thereof
I attach two metal rings or cups, into which are sprung or otherwise suitably fitted
the free ends of a loop or the like of metal or any other suitable material. Or the
ends of said loop or the like may be soldered or otherwise fixed in any suitable
manner to said measure. This loop or the like depends vertically for a suitable
distance and the end thereof is then bent up at a suitable angle thereto. After
the liquid measure has been filled it can be emptied into a glass or the like by
pressing or striking the edge of the glass against this said loop and so inverting
the measure, thus turning the contents of the measure into the glass and obviating
the necessity of touching the liquid measure with the hand. Or, in place of said
loop or the like I may fix to the outer surface of the front of the measure in any
suitable manner, and at an angle thereto, a plate or the like of metal or any other
suitable substance, against which the glass or the like may be struck or pressed.
Or said loop, plate, or the like may be attached to the front of the before mentioned
ring at an angle thereto, for the same purpose.
The spring clip by which I attach the said bracket to the tap of the vessel con-
taining the liquid may be constructed in any convenient form. For instance, it
may consist of a circular clip in the form of an ordinary billiard cue clip, to be
sprung on to said tap, or it may be made in two halves, the extremities of which
terminate at one end in thumb pieces loosely bolted together and at the other
end in projections. Said projections are perforated so as to slide on the said
horizontal bar of the bracket, and are kept normally in contact with one another
by means of two spiral springs having their ends at one extremity fixed respec-
tively to the opposite ends of the said horizontal bar and having their ends at the
other extremity respectively bearing against the said perforated projections, so
that on pressing the thumb pieces together, the clip will be expanded and on
releasing the thumb pieces the clip will grip the said washer or ring on the tap.
On each side of the circular part of said clip, on the top thereof, I form a shoulder
in any suitable manner, said shoulder fitting over the top of the said ring or
washer, when in position, and ensuring greater safety.
Instead of attaching the said bracket to the tap of the liquid-containing vessel,
I may substitute for the said spring clip a suitable metal plate fixed to the
horizontal bar of the bracket and having in it a perforation or perforations by
means of which it may be nailed or screwed to a shelf, wall, or the like, or having
fixed to the centre and at the back thereof a screw by means of which it may be
screwed into the wall, shelf, or the like, in such a position that the liquid measure
shall depend under the tap of the liquid-containing vessel placed on said shelf or
the like, or so that the same can be filled from a bottle held in the hand, or other-
wist.
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I will now proceed to further describe my invention in connection with the
accompanying sheet of drawings in which the same letters of reference indicate like
parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1 shows the end of a tap t having a ring of rubber or the like attached
thereto.
Fig. 2 shows a liquid measure m attached to the tap t by means of a bracket and
clip made according to my invention. This bracket consists of a horizontal bar b
and the two parallel arms 6. Each of these arms b¹ having a trunnion t¹ (showr

page_text: at Fig. 3) formed on the extremity thereof. These trunnions work in bearings
formed in or on the liquid measure m. The bar bis attached to the tap t by means
of a spring clip made in two halves c c having the thumb pieces p p at their one
extremity loosely bolted together by the bolt 62 and terminating at their other
extremity in the perforated projections, through the perforations in which the
bar 6 passes. This clip is caused to firmly grip the washer r on the end of the tap
by means of the coiled springs ss, which have their ends at one extremity fixed
respectively to the opposite ends of the bar b and their ends at their other extremity
respectively bearing against the projections 7 l. On the top of each of the sides e
of this clip is formed a shoulder s2 which fits over the top of the ring r and thus
ensures greater safety. When it is required to remove the measure from the tap
the thumb pieces p p are pressed towards one another so that the sides c c move
apart and the bracket can be thus removed. Attached to the front of the measure m
is a loop or the like having the end thereof turned up at an angle. When it
is required to pour the contents of the measure m into a glass or other vessel, the
edge of such glass is struck or pressed against this turned up part of the loop k
whereupon the measure will turn upon the trunnions on the arms b¹ and become
inverted so that the contents thereof are turned into the glass.
It is obvious that this spring clip may, without departing from the spirit of my
invention, be replaced by any other convenient form of clip or clamp.
Fig. 7 shows the bracket consisting of the bar b and arms b¹ attached to the tap t
by means of a clamp made in two parts 2 and 3 secured to the tap by means of
the screws n. The part has a projecting piece 72 the end of which is hinged
to the bar bath and immediately above this hinge is a lug ³ formed on the bar b.
Passing through a suitable screw threaded hole in this lug is the screw n¹ the
end of which bears against the projection 72. By means of regulating this
screw n¹ the measure m can always be made to hang vertically under any tap to
which the bracket supporting it is attached.
Fig. 3 shows a bracket the bar 6 of which has a perforated plate o attached thereto
by means of which the said bracket with its measure may be fixed to a shelf or
the like.
Fig. 4 shows a measure m fitted loosely into a ring r¹ supported on trunnions on
the arms b¹ of a bracket, said measure being retained within the ring by means
of the hook or L pin v, the shank of which passes through a suitable hole in the
boss b and is retained therein by means of the set screw s³.
Fig. 5 is a front view of a measure m having the loop
having its ends respectively sprung into the rings or the like
measure. It is obvious however that this hook k may be
attached to the measure m in any other convenient manner.
Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a measure m showing a convenient method
of forming bearings to receive the trunnions t on the ends of the arms b¹.
attached thereto by
2, 3, attached to the
hinged or otherwise
If preferred the trunnions may be formed on the measure itself, and the bear-
ings to receive them may be situated at the extremities of the arms b¹.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
(1) A liquid measure carried by a bracket fitted with a clip or clamp for attach-
ing it to the end of a tap or with a plate or screw for attaching it to the edge of
a shelf or the like such measure having attached to the front thereof a loop or the
like such as substantially as and for the purpose herein described.
(2) A liquid measure carried by a bracket and ring, the former being fitted
with a clip or clamp for attaching it to the end of a tap or with a plate or screw
for attaching it to the edge of a shelf or the like, and the ring having attached to
the front thereof a loop or the like such as (Fig. 4) substantially as and for the
purpose herein described.
(3) A liquid measure having attached to the front thereof a loop or the like

page_text: such as k of metal or other suitable substance substantially as and for the purpose
described.
Dated this 6th day of November 1897.
CASTLE SMITH,
"Invention" Office, Mitre Court, Fleet Street, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.