IMPROVEMENTS IN COOKS OR VALVES
Year: 1888

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I, ELIJAH UPSON SCOVILLE, of Manlius, in the County of Onondaga, and State of
New York, United States of America, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN COOKS OR VALVES," and in what manner the same
18 to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement
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This invention relates more particularly to the class of faucets which have a gate or
valve connected to the exterior of the barrel of the faucet
Heretofore such gates or valves have been arranged to move across the mouth or
discharge end of the faucet and in consequence thereof the flow of liquid from the
faucet was more or less diverted from a direct course by the valve and frequently
caused to miss the receptacle designed to receive the liquid Besides this the projec-
tion of the handle of the gate or valve at the end of the faucet is in many cases
objectionable
The object of my present invention is to obviate the aforesaid defects and to that
end it consists essentially of a faucet having separate channels extending from
opposite ends of the barrel partway the length thereof and their adjacent ends
deflected from each other, and a valve arranged between the said ends of the channels
and adapted to open and close communication between the same, all as hereinafter
more fully described and specifically set forth in the claims
In the annexed Drawing, Fig 1 is a side view of a faucet embodying my improve-
ments, Fig 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of the same, and Fig 3 is a transverse
section on line x, x, Fig 2
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts
B-denotes the barrel of the faucet which I provide with separate channels-a-a-
extending from opposite ends of the barrel partway the length thereof and having
their adjacent ends-a-a¹-deflected laterally or from each other and preferably
downward to the exterior of the barrel as shown in Fig 3 of the drawing
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page_text: Across the said ends of the channels is a segmental convex seat-b-formed on
the barrel, and on this seat slides a corresponding segmental concave valve-c-which
is provided in the side adjacent to the seit-6-with a port-c--of a length to allow
it to reach across the two channels-a-a¹-by sliding the valve on the seat as indi-
cated by dotted lines and when in this position the valve opens communication between
the channels of the barrel and allows the liquid to freely flow through the same, and
by sliding the valve into the position shown by full lines in Fig 2 of the Drawing, the
port is carried past one of the channels-a¹—and thus closes communication
between the channels
The valve--is carried on the lower end of a lever--which is pivoted to the
sides of the barrel by a pin-e-passing transversely through the barrel between the
two channels a-a That portion of the lever which embraces the barrel is divided
vertically in a plane parallel with the axis of the barrel as illustrated in Fig 3 of the
Drawing and the two parts are clamped to each other by screws-d That portion of
the lever which extends across the underside of the barrel is provided with a socket-h-
in which is stopped a lug-n-projecting from the back of the valve-c The engage-
ment of these parts holds the valve on the lever
A spiral spring- -o-surrounding
the lug n serves to hold the valve with a uniform pressure on the seat-b
A spiral spring-C-pressing with one end against the underside of the barrel back
of the valve and with the opposite end against the lower end of the lever serves to
crowd the lever into a position to normally hold the valve in its closed position
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is -
1-The combination of the barrel-B-provided with the channels-a-a-having
their adjacent ends a¹-a'-deflected laterally to the exterior of the barrel, the
convex sent-b-across the ends of said channels, the concave valve c―provided
with the port c³, and the lever-l-pivoted to the birrel between the channels
and carrying the valve substantially as described and shown
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2-The combination of the barrel-B, provided with the channels-a-
having their adjacent ends-a-a¹-deflected laterally to the exterior of the barrel,
the convex seat-b-across the ends of said channels, the concave valve-c-provided
with the port c², the lever-pivoted to the barrel between the channels and
carrying the valve, and the spring-C-arranged to push the lever into a position to
normally hold the valve in its closed position, substantially as described and shown
Dated this 11th day of May 1888
ELIJAH UPSON SCOVILLE
Haseltine, Lake & Co,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, WC,
Agents for the Applicant