A Valve or Cock for Gas and other Fluids.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Valve or Cock for Gas and other Fluids.
GEORGE WILLIAM DICKINSON, 51, Hough Lane, Lower Broughton, Manchester,
Foreman Gas Meter Maker, and ROBERT HENRY GARLICK, 41, Lower Seedley Road,
Pendleton, near Manchester, Gas Outdoor Superintendent, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a valve or cock provided with a taper plug having a
hole through the centre lengthwise, also a hole across the diameter, and in con-
nection with the before mentioned hole, one end of the plug being formed so as
to be able to be connected by a screw thread to ordinary gas or other piping. The
other end of the said plug is connected to a tap for regulating the quantity of
gas or other fluids passing through in a given time, a barrel being made to fit
the above mentioned plug so as to form a swivel, the said barrel having one or
more connections for the purpose of connecting a tap or taps thereto to regulate
the quantity of gas or other fluids.
Dated this 6th day of December 1899.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, W.C., Agents.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM DICKINSON, of 51, Hough Lane, Lower Broughton, Man-
chester, Foreman Gas Meter Maker, and ROBERT HENRY GARLICK, of 41, Lower
Seedley Road, Pendleton, Manchester, Gas Outdoor Superintendent, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This invention consists of a valve or cock provided with a taper plug having
a hole through the centre lengthwise, also a hole across the diameter, and in
connection with the beforementioned hole, one end of the plug being formed so
as to be able to be connected by a screw thread to ordinary gas or other piping
The other end of the said plug is connected to a tap for regulating the quantity
of gas or other fluids passing through in a given time, a barrel being made to
fit the above mentioned plug so as to form a swivel, the said barrel having one or
more connections for the purpose of connecting a tap or taps thereto to regulate
the quantity of gas or other fluids.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figs. 1 and 2 are sectional elevations
showing our invention as applied to a gas pendant and bracket respectively.

page_text: Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, a hollow taper plug a is formed integral
with the screw socket b by means of which it is attached to the pendant pipe c
and on the said plug is mounted a barrel formed with an internal groove or
channel e communicating with the interior of the plug a through the hole f and
with the burner through the tube 9 screwed into the socket h on the aforesaid
barrel d. A cock i, provided with a nozzle for the purpose of attaching a rub-
ber tube thereto, is screwed on to the end of the plug a and serves to secure the
barrel in position thereon by means of the collar m and washer n as will be
readily understood.
In the arrangement shown in Fig. 2 the hollow plug a is formed on the
bracket the passage e communicating with the burner through the tubes g
and c and hollow bracket b. A cock i is screwed into the hollow bracket b and
is provided with a nozzle for the purpose of connecting it to a rubber tube.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
A valve or cock for gas and other fluids arranged and constructed substantially
as described and shown.
Dated this 3rd day of July 1900
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.