A Drip Collecting Attachment for Vessels Containing Spirits, Beer, Petroleum, Vinegar, and other Liquids.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 14th Mar., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Drip Collecting Attachment for Vessels Containing Spirits, Beer,
Petroleum, Vinegar, and other Liquids.
I, LOUISE KAROLINE ADOLFINE EHLERS of 191 Eimsbuttelerstrasse,
Altona, Germany, 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 :-
The proprietors of retail businesses where vinegar, petroleum, spirits, beer, and
other liquids are sold have to suffer both inconvenience and loss arising from the
dripping of the draw-off cocks and taps. Further, the drips accumulate and
spread over the floor thus making a mess and they also become partially or wholly
vaporized thereby contaminating the air and producing a disagreeable odour.
This invention has for its object to provide an attachment in which the drips can
be collected.
On the drawings, which illustrate the invention, Fig. 1 is a front view of the
attachment, Fig. 2 is a front view of a modification thereof and Fig. 3 is a side
view of this modification.
The invention is specially adapted for use with measuring taps or devices.
When
In the case of a measuring device, as shown on the drawings, a socket r having
a tap bis or may be fitted to its bottom. Hinge jointed at c to this socket is a
bent arm d provided at its end with a cup g which is removably held in place by
means of a hook f which fits in an eye or hole at the extremity of the arm.
liquid is being withdrawn from the tap 6 the arm d is pushed aside, against the
action of the spring i, out of the way as indicated in dotted lines. When the liquid
has been withdrawn the arm d with its cup automatically springs back again under
the action of spring i into its normal position, as shown in full lines, and any drips
are collected in the cup g. The arm is prevented from springing too far up by
means of the stop pieces.
In the modification shown at Figs. 2 and 3 the cup g is suspended from two
rods d', d', secured to hooks h, h', attached to the liquid reservoir or vessel.
The cup has two arms f, f, which fit into eyes at the bottom of the rods. With
this arrangement, when liquid is being withdrawn, the cup is pushed back, as
indicated in dotted lines at Fig. 3. The cup falls back again by gravity
into its normal position under the tap 6 whenever the withdrawal of liquid is
stopped.
The hook and eye arrangement for securing the cup g to the rod or rods enables
the cup to be readily detached and emptied when necessary.
In the case of petroleum and such like the use of the device affords greater
security from risk of fire.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
consider novel and desire to claim is :-
1. A drip collecting attachment consisting of a drip cup (9), or its equivalent,
secured removably to the lower end of a hinged rod (d) having a spring action,
substantially as herein before described and shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings
annexed.
2. The modified arrangement of the device consisting of a cup g removably

page_text: secured to two rods d', d², attached by means of hooks h, h', or equivalent, to the
reservoir or vessel, substantially as herein before described and shown on the
drawings annexed.
Dated this 3rd day of February 1896.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
7C Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.