Year: 1897

page_text: I, ALICE WOOLLATT, of Millicent Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, Gentlewoman,
do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an improved measuring tap which is specially suitable
to the requirements of dealers in liquids vended in small regulated quantities,
though it is also applicable for use in the measuring or vending of small regulated.
quantities of seeds or of other granular, ground or powdery substances; the main
object of the Invention being to simplify the construction of the apparatus, to effect
a speedy service and accurate measurement, to avoid the use of parts liable to get
out of order and to facilitate the cleansing of the tap.
To this end, the improved tap is characterized by a cylindrical container or
cylindrically-ended container made of the required capacity, and formed, at the one
end, with an inlet-opening for the liquid or material to be measured (hereinafter
referred to as "liquid ") and, at the other end, with an outlet-opening for the liquid,
and by a pair of sectoral shutting-off plates secured to a common spindle and
respectively adapted to close the said inlet and outlet openings, one at a time, in
such a manner that, while the outlet is closed, the inlet is open and the liquid can
freely flow from a reservoir or storage-chamber into the container, and that, while
the outlet is open and the contained liquid is flowing therethrough into a glass or
other receptacle, the inlet is closed so as to prevent any further liquid from
entering the container until after the outlet has again been closed, and so on at
each actuation.
The inlet of the tap is connected, in any convenient manner, to a reservoir or
storage-chamber of the liquid, and the outlet of the tap is formed as a spout serving
to direct the liquid into a glass or other receptacle.
The spindle of the sectoral shutting-off plates protrudes through the ends of the
container or may protrude only through one end thereof, and is fitted, externally of
the container, with a knob, handle or other means of turning the spindle about its
axis so as to actuate its attached shutting-off plates as aforesaid.
The container-ends, in which the inlet and outlet openings are made, may be
unscrewable or otherwise separable from the container-body, to facilitate the taking
apart and cleansing of the tap.
The shutting-off spindle or its handle may be connected to suitable recording
apparatus so as to operate the same at each actuation and automatically record the
total quantity of liquid measured out.
The container is formed with a vent at its top-end serving to permit of the free
entrance of the liquid at its inlet and escape thereof at its outlet.
The improved apparatus may be made in metal or in metal and glass or in any
other suitable material.

page_text: I, ALICE WOOLLATT, of Millicent Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, Gentlewoman,
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:
This invention relates to an improved measuring-tap which is specially suitable to
the requirements of dealers in liquids vended in small regulated quantities, though
it is also applicable for use in the measuring or vending of small regulated quantities
of seeds or of other granular, ground or powdery substances; the main objects of the
Invention being to. produce an apparatus of simple construction, avoiding the use of
parts liable to get out of order and adapted to facilitate the cleansing of the tap, and
'to effect a speedy service and accurate measurement, avoiding waste of the liquid or
substance dealt with.
The apparatus may be made for use in a vertical position or for use in a
longitudinal position, and is hereinafter described with more particular reference to
its vertical use.
:
On the accompanying drawings, Figs. 1, and 2, respectively represent sectional
elevations of the apparatus when filling and when emptying.
To the end aforesaid, the improved tap is characterized by a cylindrical or
cylindrically-ended container a, made of the required capacity, and formed, at the
one end, with an inlet-opening b, for the liquid or material to be measured (hereinafter
referred to as "liquid) and, at the other end, with an outlet-opening c, for the same,
and by a pair of shutting-off plates d, e, secured to or located by a common spindle f,
and respectively adapted to close the said inlet and outlet openings b, c, one at a time,
in such a manner that, vide Fig. 1, while the outlet is closed, the inlet is open and
the liquid can freely flow from a suitably connected reservoir or storage chamber into
the container, and that, vide Fig. 2, while the outlet is open and the contained liquid
is flowing therethrough into a glass or other receptacle, the inlet is closed so as to
prevent any further liquid from entering the container until after the outlet has again
been closed, and so on at each actuation.
The plates d, e, may be of a sectoral form and respectively adapted to close and
uncover the inlet and outlet openings in manner aforesaid, and may both be secured
'to the spindle, f, or as represented, they may be circular plates made with through
holes d, e, respectively adapted to communicate with the holes b, c, as aforesaid, and
one may be loosely applied to a squared part f¹, of the spindle, in which event a
spring h, is applied between the plates d, e, to keep each in true contact with its
container-end.
The inlet b, may be connected, in any convenient manner, to a reservoir or storage
chamber of the liquid, and the outlet c, is formed as or provided with a spout serving
to direct the liquid into a glass or other receptacle.
The spindle f, protrudes through the ends of the container, or, as represented, may
protrude only through one end thereof, and is fitted, externally of the container, with
a knob, handle or other means g, for turning the spindle about its axis so as to actuate
the plates d, e, as aforesaid, the movements being limited by a stop e², on the plate e,
engaging with a sectoral recess a¹, in the lower container end or otherwise in any
convenient manner.
The container-ends are, or, as represented, one thereof is detachably applied to the
container-body to facilitate the taking apart and cleansing of the tap.
The spindle f, may be connected in any convenient manner to suitable recording
apparatus so as to operate the same at each actuation, and automatically record the
total quantity of liquid measured out.……

page_text: The container end a², is formed with a vent a³, adapted to engage with one or other
of two vent holes d³, made in the plate d, accordingly as the inlet or the outlet of the
tap open. The vent hole d³, which engages with the hole a³, when the tap inlet
is open, may be fitted with a float valve d*, adapted to close the vent hole on the
container becoming filled. Or, the container end may be formed with two vent holes
and the plate d, with one vent hole adapted with a float valve and to engage with
said vent holes in the container end, respectively, when the container is being filled
and is emptying.
The improved apparatus may be made in metal or in metal and glass or in any
other suitable material.
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 :-
A measuring tap characterized by a cylindrical or cylindrically-ended container,
formed, at the one end, with an inlet-opening, and, at the other end, with an
outlet-opening, and by a pair of shutting-off plates located on a common spindle and
respectively adapted to close the said inlet and outlet openings, one at a time, and
adapted with suitable vent apparatus, substantially as hereinbefore described.
D
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
Chartered Patent Agents, 321, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.