ks and other Vessels.
Year: 1885

page_text: Casks and other Vessels.
I, GEORGE HENRY HUGHES, of No 66, Woodsome Road, in the Parish of
St Pancras, in the county of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature
of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN TAPS OR COCKS FOR DRAWING OFF
THE CONTENTS OF CASKS AND OTHER VESSELS," to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of taps or cocks for
drawing off the contents of casks and other vessels containing liquids, whereby the
taps or cocks are less liable to injury, and possess greater strength, than taps or
cocks constructed in the ordinary manner.
I will now proceed to describe the nature of the said Invention with reference to
the accompanying drawings. Figure 1. is a longitudinal section of a tap or cock
constructed in accordance with this invention, and Figure 2. is a view of the outer
end of the same.
The shell or body A of the cock is formed with a channel longitudinally through
its length. That portion b. of the said channel, which is situated between the
inner side of the escape aperture c. and the inner end of the cock, serves for the
passage of the liquid from the vessel, and the remaining portion 61, which is
enlarged, contains the valve disc d. to which is connected one end of the screwed
spindle e. the opposite end of which passes through the screwed nut e' arranged
within the enlarged portion 61 of the said channel. The said nut e¹ is shown
secured in position by means of the cap f. which serves to protect the end of the
cock from injury when the cock is being adjusted in connection with a vessel,
however, the inner tubular portion of the said cap is, in some cases, alone employed,
or, the nut may be secured in position by any desired means as will be well
understood.
In the accompany drawings the cock is shown closed, and in order to open the
same, the spindle c. is turned in the required direction by means of a key, whereby
the valve disc d. is moved from its seating g. Washers are arranged on the faces of
the valve to allow of it bearing against the said seating or against the inner face
of the nut el in such a manner as to prevent leakage.
Dated this seventh day of March One thousand eight hundred and eighty five

page_text: Casks and other Vessels.
I, GEORGE HENRY HUGHES, of N° 66, Woodsome Road, in the Parish of
St Pancras, in the County of Middlesex, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of taps or cocks for
drawing off the contents of casks and other vessels containing liquids, whereby the
taps or cocks are less liable to injury, and, possess greater strength, than taps or
cocks constructed in the ordinary manner.
I will now proceed to describe the nature of the said Invention with reference
to the drawings accompanying the provisional specification of this application.
Figure 1. is a longitudinal section of a tap or cock constructed in accordance with
this invention, and Figure. 2. is a view of the outer end of the same.
The shell or body A, of the cock is formed with a channel longitudinally through
its length. That portion b. of the said channel which is situated between the
inner side of the escape aperture c. and the inner end of the cock serves for the
passage of the liquid from the vessel, and the remaining portion 61, which is
enlarged, contains the valve d. to which is connected one end of the screwed
spindle e. the opposite end of which passes through the screwed nut e¹ arranged
within the enlarged portion 61 of the said channel. The said nut c¹ is shown
secured in position by means of the cap f. which serves to protect the end of the
cock from injury when the cock is being adjusted in connection with a vessel,
however, the inner tubular portion of the said cap is, in some cases,
alone employed,
or, the nut may be secured in position by any desired means, as will be well
understood.
In the accompanying drawings the cock is shown closed, and in order to open the
same, the spindle e. is turned in the required direction by means of a key, whereby
the valve d. is moved from its seat g. Washers are arranged on the faces of the
valve to allow of it bearing against the said seat or against the inner face of the
nut e¹ in such a manner as to prevent leakage.
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
In the construction of taps or cocks, the arrangement, in connection with the
valve seat g, of the valve d. so that it may be opened or closed by means of
screwed spindle e. and the screwed nut e¹, substantially as bereinbefore set forth
and described.
Datel this foun dase of Doomben Ann thousand right hundred and sightv five