Improvements in connection with Taps, Tap Holes and the like, applicable also to other purposes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1399-Accepted, 13th Jan.,
1900
Improvements in connection with Taps, Tap Holes, and the like,
applicable also to other purposes.
I, FREDERIC HUGHES, of 20, Paget Road, West Dulwich, London, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same 18
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement: —
My invention relates to improvements in connection with taps, tap holes and
the like, applicable also to other purposes and the object is to provide means for
holding securely in position taps and the like commonly used in connection
with vats, casks, jais, filters and other receptacles and more especially such
vessels as may contain gaseous or aerated fluids where the ordinary tap or
connection is liable to be expelled by the excessive internal pressure Although
more particularly intended for the above mentioned purposes I do not confine
it to those specific uses as by suitable modification it can be employed for hold-
ing in place manhole and other covers for any kind of aperture and for securing
the corks and stoppers of bottles, Jars and the like In carrying my invention
into effect I proceed in oi in about the following manner making reference to
the accompanying drawings in which Fig 1 18 a side view of a tap and Fig 2
a side view of a modification in the spigot of such a tap Figs 3 and 4 are side
and front views respectively of the clamp" or "clip" holdfast to be herein-
after mentioned and Figs 5 and 6 are side and front views respectively of tap
hole Fig 7s a part sectional side view of a tap in position in the tap hole
and Figs 8 and 9 are side views of alternative methods of utilizing the inven-
tions as a means for holding in position bottle and other corks and stoppels
Fig 10 is a modified form of clip or clamp to replace those shown in Figs. 3,
4, 8, & 9
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Refering to the application of my invention to taps and tap holes I furnish
the spigot a of the tap b with an indentation on each side of the spigot and
not passing entuely through the material and I may have more than one such
indentation on each side as shown by the dotted circles in Fig 1. I sometimes
substitute for the said indentations a cucumferential groove d or a series of
such grooves as shown in Fig 2 I attach the taps so made to the tap hole in the
following manner I provide a semi-cucular or other shaped piece of metal e
to form a clamp or clip to be placed between the vessel e¹ and the outer (lipped)
end of the tap hole Though the free ends of the clamp e ate passed
screws the points of which pass through holes f' on opposite sides of the tap
hole and of sufficient length to enter the indentations c or one of the grooves d
in the spigot. The screw heads are milled-edged and provided with a notch
across them to take the point of a screw driver. When there is no projecting
tap hole suitable lugs or other projections may be provided for enabling the
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clip' or clamp" to take hold. To attach the tap a paper or other cone is
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page_text: placed over the spigot which is then inserted into the tap hole
The clamp
is then placed in position over the tap hole and the screws f screwed in so as to
pass through the holes which are provided at opposite sides of the tap-hole and to
enter the indentations c or one of the grooves d on the spigot
In utilizing the invention for the securing of corks and stoppers in bottles
and other receptacles I provide a clip or clamp g to extend across the cork or
stopper and having downturned ends through which pass screws f to enter in-
dentations or grooves with which the nozzle k of the receptacle 18 fur-
nished. In some cases I hinge one end of the clamp g to a band fastened
round the neck of the receptacle. In any case I may have a third screw as at m
by which pressure can be put on the top of the cork or stoppel.
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Referring to the modified form of "clip" or clamp" shown in Fig 10 this
consists of two curved arms nop and gor pivotted together at o To the ends n
and q are pivotally attached the right and left handed screws and t over which
screws the internally screw threaded cylinder u by the rotation of which in one
direction or the other the ends p and r are made to approach or recede. The
points p and may be so formed as to enter the indentations above mentioned
or they may be furnished with 8010w8 as in the already mentioned clips or
clamps. When used for securing corks and stoppers, the part may thus serve
as a handle
As before mentioned the invention by suitable modification is applicable to
other uses than those more particularly referred to above, such as the retaining
in position of covers of manholes and other apertures and for other like purposes
I do not confine myself to the precise shapes or relative proportions shown in
the accompanying drawings as they can be varied and modified to adapt the
various parts to the particular purpose to which the invention is applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim 18
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1. The method of retaining taps in tap holes and consisting essentially in
providing the spigot of the tap with indentations or a circumferential groove or
grooves destined to receive the points of screws passing through a 1m, lugs or
projecting tap hole and also through the free ends of a "clip" or "clamp"
placed so as to partly embrace the said rim, lugs or projecting tap hole, the
whole substantially as described in the above specification and exemplified by
Figs. 1 to 7 of the accompanying diawings.
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2 The provision in or on projecting tap holes or suitable lugs or projections
of two or more perforations to receive sciewe passed through the free ends of a
"clip" oi clamp" placed so as to embrace a portion of the outer circumference
of the projecting tap-hole or equivalent substantially as described in the above
specification and exemplified by Figs. 1 to 7 of the accompanying drawings
3. The provision on the spigots of taps and the like of indentations or a circum-
ferential groove or grooves surrounding the said spigots and destined to receive
the points of the screws of the "clip" or "clamp" referred to in the preceding
Claim 1, substantially as described in the above specification and exemplified by
Figs 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
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4. The method of retaining bottle and like corks and stoppers in position by
a "clip" or clamp" passing across the said cork or stopper and having down-
turned ends through which are passed screws for entering indentations or a
groove or one of a series of grooves provided on the outside of the nozzle of the
said bottle or the like the said clip or clamp having or not another screw passing
through it, and pressing on the top of the cork or stopper, substantially as des-
cribed in the above specification and exemplified by Fig 8 of the accompanying
drawings.
5. A modification in the method which is the subject matter of the above
Claim 4 whereby the "clip" or "clamp" is at one end hinged to a band passed

page_text: round the neck of the receptacle substantially as described in the above specifica-
tion and exemplified by Fig 9 of the accompanying drawings
6. The milled-edged and notched headed screws referred to in the above speci-
fication and exemplified in the accompanying drawings
7 The application of the above claimed methods of dealing with taps, tap
holes and the like, to the retention in position of covers for manholes and other
apertures substantially as described in the above specification.
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8 The " clips" or clamps" referred to in the above claims and made sub-
stantially as described in the above specification and exemplified in the accom-
panying drawings.
9. For use in carrying into effect any of the methods claimed in the above
claims "clips" or "clamps" consisting essentially of two double curved arms
pivotted together and having right and left handed screws suitably arranged
for adjusting the space between the ends of the arms substantially as described
in the above specification and exemplified by Fig. 10 of the accompanying
drawings.
1000
HUGHES & YOUNG,
28, Coleman Street, EC, Agents.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, EC, Agents.