Improvements in Taps for Casks and other like Vessels.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 29th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 20th Feb., 1900-Accepted, 14th Apr., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Taps for Casks and other like Vessels.
I, EDWIN FOWKES FARDON, of 98, Sampson Road, Sparkbrook, in the City of
Birmingham, Manager. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of improvements in taps for casks and other like
vessels, my object being to produce at small cost simple and convenient taps
adapted for permanent attachment with the head of the cask or like vessel.
I construct a tap in accordance with my invention preferably from two main
parts, consisting of a metal socket having a flange by which it is secured to
the cask head, and a tube or hollow stem arranged to slide within the socket
and having its outer end formed at right angles and serving as a handle.
The interior of the socket I preferably fit with cork or other packing through
which the tube or hollow stem can slide but which fits tight enough to prevent
the escape of the contents of the cask or like vessel.
At a suitable part of the sliding hollow stem or plug I form a lateral aperture,
and I also form a corresponding aperture through one side of the socket and
the cork or other packing contained therein. When the two apertures are in
alignment or directly over or under each other the liquid can flow from the
interior of the cask through the socket aperture into the interior of the plug,
and from thence will be discharged through the turned down outer end forming
the handle part of the plug. But on pushing in the plug or turning it round
in the socket the lateral aperture of the plug will be moved away from the
corresponding aperture in the socket and thus the exit will be closed until,
by a reverse movement of the plug the lateral apertures are again arranged in
position for the discharge.
I preferably make the plug or sliding tube of such dimensions that when
pushed into the socket until its handle like end abuts against the socket flange.
no part of the complete tap will project to the outer edge of the ordinary end
hoop of the cask and thus will be prevented from contact with the ground or
floor level when the cask is standing with its head downwards. Thus casks with
the taps fitted may be safely transmitted by rail or otherwise.
The complete detachment of the plug is prevented by means of a bead or
flange on its inner end which abuts against the inner end of the socket when
the plug is fully drawn out.
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page_text: Improvements in Taps for Casks and other like Vessels.
I, EDWIN FOWKES FARDON, of 98, Sampson Road, Sparkbrook, in the City of
Birmingham, Manager, 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 consists of improvements in taps for casks and other like
vessels, my object being to produce at small cost simple and convenient taps
adapted for permanent attachment with the head of the cask or like vessel.
I construct a tap in accordance with my invention preferably from two main
parts, consisting of a metal socket having a flange by which it is secured to
the outer side of the cask head, and a tube or hollow stem arranged to slide
or rotate or to slide and rotate within the socket, and having its outer end
formed at right angles and serving as a handle and discharge nozzle.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings to be hereinafter referred
to.-
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Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation showing one form of tap constructed
in accordance with my invention.
Figure 2 is a front elevation of another form of my improved taps which
is shown also by sectional side views at Figures 3 and 4, Figure 3 representing
the tap closed and Figure 4 the tap open. Figure 5 is a plan of the socket
part alone.
Referring to Figure 1, I preferably fit the interior of the socket A with
cork or other packing B in and through which the tube or hollow stem C can
respectively rotate and slide, but which fits tight enough to prevent the escape
of the contents of the cask or like vessel.
At a suitable part of the sliding hollow stem or plug I form a lateral
aperture r, and I also form a corresponding aperture 6 through one side of the
socket A and the cork or other packing B contained therein. When the two
apertures e and are in alignment or directly over and under each other, the
liquid can flow from the interior of the cask through the socket aperture into
the interior of the plug C, and from thence will be discharged through the
turned down outer end forming the handle part of the plug and which serves
also as the discharge nozzle. But on pushing in the plug (or turning it round
in the socket the lateral aperture of the plug will be moved away from the
corresponding aperture in the socket and thus the exit will be closed until,
by a reverse movement of the plug the lateral apertures are again arranged in
position for the discharge.
I preferably make the plug or sliding tube of such dimensions that when
pushed into the socket until its handle like end abuts against the socket flange,
no part of the complete tap will project to the outer edge of the ordinary end
hoop of the cask and thus will be prevented from contact with the ground or
floor level when the cask is standing with its head downwards. Thus casks with
the taps fitted may be safely transmitted by rail or otherwise.
The complete detachment of the plug C is prevented by means of a bead or
flange on its inner end which abuts against the inner end of the socket when
the plug is fully drawn out. The complete tap is secured to the outer side
of the cask head by screws inserted through the flange A forming an integral
part of the socket A and abutting against the said head as illustrated.
I sometimes extend the socket A as shown by dotted lines at Figure 1, to
entirely enclose the plug C and prevent access of the liquid to the end of the
packing.

page_text: Instead of making the plug C so that it may be caused both to slide and
rotate within its socket as hereinbefore described, I sometimes, as illustrated
by Figures 2, 3, 4, and 5 employ a plug C' of the ordinary conical form
arranged only to rotate within the socket A', but having its outer end adapted
to serve both as the operating handle and the discharge nozzle as with the
aforesaid plug C. I sometimes make the outer end of the plug (" detachable
from the other portion in any convenient and ordinary manner, and the com-
plete tap is so made that when closed no part of it will project to the outer
edge of the ordinary end hoop of the cask. The tap is secured to the outer
side of the cask head by screws inserted through the flange A3 forming ar
integral part of the socket A' and abutting against the said head as illustrated.
For use with beer casks I attach to the inner side of the socket A'a perforated
or gauze like tube, which projects into the interior of the cask and serves to
arrest hop leaves or other solid matter.
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:
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1. Improved taps for casks and other like vessels, having a rotatable or
sliding and rotatable plug with an outer end forming a combined handle and
discharge nozzle and a socket part for the reception of the said plug secured
to the outer side of the cask head by screws inserted through a flange forming
an integral part of the socket and abutting against the said head, substan-
tially as described and as illustrated.
Dated hi 1011
1000
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C.,
13, Temple Street, Birmingham, and 25, Cross Street, Manchester,
Agents for the Applicant.