Improvements in Bottles, Barrels, and other Vessels, and in the Mode and Means of Drawing Off Liquid or Gases therefrom.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1900-Accepted, 29th Sept., 1900
Improvements in Bottles, Barrels, and other Vessels, and in the Mode
and Means of Drawing Off Liquid or Gases therefrom.
We, THOMAS VALLANCE, Watling Street, Wilnecote, Tamworth, in the County
of Stafford, Mercantile Clerk, and GEORGE SKEY AND COMPANY LIMITED, Wilne-
cote Works, near Tamworth, aforesaid, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention to be as follows:-
Our invention has for its object improvements in bottles barrels and other
vessels and in the mode and means of drawing off liquid or gases therefrom and
is intended to supersede the use of ordinary taps which are generally attached to
such vessels for this purpose, besides our tap is more compact as it does not pro-
trude so far from the bottle thus materially lessening the risk of breakage and
it is also neater in appearance and simpler in construction.
In carrying our invention into practice we mould or form the bottle which may
be made of earthenware glass or other suitable material with a facing piece
around the hole in which the tap is fitted. The tap which may be made of
earthenware glass or other suitable material is formed with a hollow neck at the
back of the head or front portion preferably having a rib or shoulder around the
exterior of this neck or part which fits into the tap hole in the bottle. The head
or front portion of the tap which fits against the facing piece around the tap hole
is formed with a slight protrudance on the under side through which the liquid
passes communicating with the interior or bore of the neck. We then form a
hollow taper plug either of earthenware glass or other suitable material or metal
which is ground so as to accurately fit the taper bore of the neck of the body and
is provided with a hole near the thin end which when the plug is fitting into the
neck comes exactly opposite the opening in the neck. The end of the plug
protrudes slightly beyond the outer face of the head of the body of the tap and
is formed with two flats onto which a small handle or lever is fitted. This handle
or lever is formed so that a rubber or other washer can be placed between the
parts fitting onto the end of the plug and is held in position on the plug by a
cotter pin or the like or it may fit over the end of the plug. Projections are
formed on either side of the outer face of the body so as to limit the traverse
of this handle or lever which when turned in one direction brings the opening
in the plug opposite the opening in the neck of the tap communicating with the
outlet and when turned in the opposite direction closes the tap. The inner face
of the head of the body of the tap is united to the facing of the bottle by cement
or the like.
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By the use of our tap the most delicate liquids may be stored in these bottles

page_text: and they are easily kept clean. The tap may be replaced without damaging the
bottle as the cement can easily be broken away and the new tap re-cemented.
Dated this 7th day of October 1899.
THOMAS VALLANCE, and
GEORGE SKEY AND COMPANY LIMITED.
By George Barker,
Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for the Applicants,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.
Improvements in Bottles, Barrels, and other Vessels, and in the Mode
and Means of Drawing Off Liquid or Gases therefrom.
We, THOMAS VALLANCE, of Watling Street, Wilnecote, Tamworth, in the County
of Stafford, Mercantile Clerk, and GEORGE SKEY AND COMPANY LIMITED, Wilne-
cote Works, near Tamworth, aforesaid, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the
nature of our said invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
Our invention has for its object improvements in bottles barrels and other
vessels and in the mode and means of drawing off liquid or gases therefrom and
is intended to supersede the use of the ordinary taps which are generally attached
to such vessels for this purpose, besides our tap is more compact as it does not
protrude so far from the bottles thus materially lessening the risk of breakage
and it is also neater in appearance and simpler in construction.
In carrying our invention into practice we mould or form the bottle which
may be made of earthenware glass or other suitable material with a facing
piece where the tap is fitted. The body of this tap which may be made of
earthenware glass or other suitable material is formed with a neck preferably
having a ridge or shoulder around the exterior of this neck or part which fits
into the interior of the bottle. The head of this tap which fits against the facing
piece of the bottle is formed with a slight protrudance on its outer face com-
municating with the interior or bore of the neck and through which the liquid
passes. We then form a hollow taper plug either of earthenware glass or other
suitable material or metal which is ground so as to accurately fit the taper bore
of the neck of the body and is provided with a hole near the thin end which when
the plug is fitted into the neck comes exactly opposite the opening in the
neck. The end of the plug protrudes slightly beyond the outer face of the head
of the body of the tap and is formed with two flats onto which a small handle
or lever is fitted. This handle or lever is formed so that a rubber or other washer
can be placed between the parts fitting onto the end of the plug and is held in
position on the plug by a cotter pin or the like or it may fit over the end of the
plug. Projections are formed on either side of the outer face of the body so
as to limit the traverse of this handle or lever which when turned in one direction
brings the opening in the plug opposite the opening in the neck of the tap and
when turned in the opposite direction closes the tap. The inner face of the head
of the body of the tap is united to the facing of the bottle by cement or the
like. By the use of our tap the most delicate liquids may be stored in these
bottles and they are easily kept clean. The tap may be replaced without damag-
ing the bottle after the old one has been broken away and the cement removed
by chipping or otherwise.

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we have given examples of our mode and means for drawing off liquids from
bottles barrels and like.
Figure 1, is a part sectional view shewing a portion of an earthenware bottle
or jar with our improved tap fitted thereto.
Figure 2, is a view of another form of our tap.
Figure 3, is a front view of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a longitudinal sectional view of Figure 2.
Figure 5 is a view of our tap somewhat similar to Figure 2 but made of wood
instead of earthenware.
Figure 6 is a longitudinal sectional view of Figure 5.
Figures 789 and 10 are longitudinal sectional views of further modified forms
of our tap.
In carrying our invention into practice we mould or form the bottle B which
may be made of earthenware glass or other suitable material with the facing of
protruding outlet b₁ against which the tap T is fitted. The tap T may be made
of earthenware glass or other suitable material and is formed with the neck or
body preferably having the ridge or shoulder 2 around the exterior of this
neck. The head 3 of the tap which fits against the facing 61 is formed with the
protrudance or mouth on the outer face communicating with the bore or
interior of the neck and through which the liquid passes. In some cases this
protrudance may be formed of metal and let into the bore communicating
with the bore to as shewn at Figure 6.
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The bore may be formed either straight or taper as shewn at Figures 47 8 & 9
and fitting into this bore is the horizontal hollow valve plug P made of either
earthenware glass wood or other suitable material or metal. In the case of the
straight metal plug P we may connect the handle p¹ to the end of the plug by
forming a flat or flats on the end having the groove po, molten metal ? being
then poured in to fill up the space as clearly shewn at Figure 9. The bore to is
formed narrower near the outer end so as to just fit the diameter of the plug
and the handle or lever p¹ is made to fit close to the head the end being turned
over inwards to make the tap compact and neat in appearance thus lessening the
risk of breakage. Fitted into the enlarged portion of the bore is the cork bush
or shive p² the inner end of which butts against the shoulder formed where
the bore to is reduced. This cork shive forms a kind of a seating for the plug
to turn in which plug is held in the position by the cotter pin p³. Or in some
cases we may form the flange around the inner end of the plug in place
of the cotter pin and the handle p¹ may be held thereon by the peg 2 or its
equivalent as shewn at Figure 7. When using an earthenware taper plug as
shewn at Figure 8 it is ground so as to accurately fit the bore to which is formed
taper to correspond thus dispensing with the sleeve or bush 72 nd the cotter
pin or flange the handle p¹ when fitted into the end 7 securely holding the plug
in position or in some cases we may make the plug 2 straight-t both ends the
inner end being enlarged and formed at or about the centre wit the shoulder p
tapering towards the reduced outer end the bore being formed to correspond
as shewn at Figure 9 the tapering part only requiring to be ground. Or we
may form the bore of the body tapering towards the inner end the plug P
fitting into the bore from the front and held therein or tightened up either by a
cotter pin as shewn at Figure 10 or by a screw nut or the like. It desired we
may fit the rubber washer or a spring or equivalent between the handle pand
the head of the tap so as to keep the plug P well against its seatings. In order
to limit the traverse of the handle or indicate when the tap is open and closed
we may form the stops on the outer face of the head ³ so that when the handle
is turned in one direction the opening 2 which communicates with the bore p
of the plug comes opposite the opening or mouth thus allowing the liquid to
escape but when the handle is turned in the reverse direction the tap is closed.

page_text: The tap is fixed into the bottle by the cement D which fills up the space between
the ridge and the head to the cork or the like shive or sleeve being fitted onto
the other end of the tap so as to make a perfect joint as clearly shown at Figure 1.
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:-
CLAIMS.
First: The improvements in bottles barrels and other vessels and in the mode
and means of drawing off liquid or gases therefrom consisting of an opening
formed in the vessel to receive a tap or cock with a surounding ring of cement in
conjunction with a ring of cork the cock having its body part formed for the
reception of the cement and cork and otherwise constructed substantially as
herein set forth and as shown upon the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Second: In taps for bottles barrels and other vessels fixing the same into the
outlet of the vessel with cement or the like in combination with a cork shive in
the manner substantially as herein set forth and as shown upon the accompanying
drawings.
Third: Taps for bottles barrels and other vessels having an horizontal valve
plug such as P which is either straight or taper and which may enter the bore
or body of the tap either from the outer or inner end and constructed with outlet
or passages in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein set forth
and as shewn.
of July 1900.
THOMAS VALLANCE.
GEORGE SKEY AND COMPANY LIMITED.
By George Barker,
Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Patent Agents,
Agent for Applicants,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham.