An Improved Tap or Cock for Emptying Vessels Containing Milk or other Liquids.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Jan., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 29th Oct., 1895-Accepted, 7th Dec. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tap or Cock for Emptying Vessels Containing Milk or
other Liquids.
I ARTHUR ENOCH FROST, of 23 Raleigh Road Hornsey in the County of
Middlesex, Dairy Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention consists in the construction of an improved tap or cock (hereinafter
called the tap) for emptying vessels containing milk or other liquids.
The novelty of the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the
parts so that the tap can be taken to pieces quickly and easily to permit of such
parts being cleaned.
One end of the tap is made so that it can be fixed to the vessel to be emptied of
its contents. (I claim no novelty for this end.)
In communication with this end through the body of the tap a hole is accurately
bored, the same tapering out slightly at the outer extremity. Into such hole at its
outer opening is fitted an accurately turned plug which however has its inner end
sliced or dished off at an angle.
Beneath this end of the plug is the aperture for discharging the vessel, and the
communication of the vessel with the aperture is made or stopped according to the
position of the plug.
The outer extremity of the plug is squared so that it can be turned by a
spanner.
The plug is kept in its place by a screwed nut fitted with a head to be worked
by a spanner and which can be screwed hard home if required so locking
the plug.
Dated this 31st day of December 1894.
ARTHUR E. FROST.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tap or Cock for Emptying Vessels Containing Milk or
other Liquids.
I ARTHUR ENOCH FROST of No. 251 Pentonville Road King's Cross London
and late of 23 Raleigh Road Hornsey in the County of Middlesex Dairy
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention consists in the construction of an improved tap or cock (hereinafter
called the tap) for emptying vessels containing milk or other liquids.
The novelty of the invention consists in the construction and arrangement of the
parts so that the tap can be taken to pieces quickly and easily to permit of such
parts being cleaned and also that the tap can readily be locked, so that it cannot
be turned by pressure of the fingers alone.
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page_text: The illustration shews the mode of construction.
A. is the end of the tap which is secured or fixed to the vessel to be emptied of
its contents (I claim no novelty for this end). B is an accurately bored taper hole
in which a plug C accurately fits, such hole being largest at the extremity D.
The plug has its inner lower end sliced or dished at an angle and when
the plug is in the position shewn by the black lines in the illustration there
is a free passage for the contents of the vessel to the opening F. When the
plug is turned half round, as shewn by the dotted lines the passage to the opening F
is closed.
The plug C is continued to the square end G, by which it is turned with a
suitable spanner. The plug is kept in its place by the screwed nut H, which is
fitted with an octagon-shaped head, which nut (when it is desired to lock the
plug G) is screwed hard home by a suitable spanner.
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 is
(1.) The construction of a tap with a plug sliced or dished as above described
to open and close the outlet as above described.
(2.) The adaptation of a screwed nut to lock and unlock, by means of a spanner
the lastly mentioned plug.
(3.) Such variations in the construction of my invention as properly come within
the scope of the same.
Dated this 26th day of October 1895,
ARTHUR E. FROST.