Improvements in and in Additions to Taps.
Year: 1890

page_text: CUMPLEIE DIEOITIA LION.
Improvements in and in Additions to Taps.
I. JOHANNES HEINRICH THEODER SCHNUTZ of Hannover in the Empire of
Germany, Doctor of Medicine 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 taps as herein-after described, and consists
1st, in making the same up of a series of integral parts, which admit of being
taken apart, in order that the interior of the said article may be cleansed, and any
deleterious matter accumulations, removed. 2ndly, in providing the same with a
straight bore, in order to facilitate cleansing, and preventing the deposit of foreign
matter, which are incidentally deposited within the bores of taps with angles and
bends. 3rdly, keeping the metallic delivery parts of the tap, cool, or at a like
temperature as the liquid itself, so that beer on being withdrawn, remains unaffected,
by the surrounding temperature, whereby beer in good condition is delivered. 4thly,
the general construction of taps, or means for the withdrawal of liquids.
Ordinary taps, as are well known, partake of the surrounding temperature of a
room or atmosphere, wherein the same is located, and by the said enhancing of
temperature of the delivery parts of the said taps, the liquid passed through them,
partakes of it, and thereby becomes greatly deteriorated, and oftentimes spoiled, and
unfit for human consumption.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, represents in longitudinal vertical section,
a beer tap, provided with improvements made according to my invention.
Figure 2 represents a part horizontal section, upon the dotted lines A B figure 1.
Figure 3 represents upon a reduced scale, the said tap, with a pipe connection.
Figure 4 represents a modification of my invention. In this arrangement, the
taper or conical plug, is made hollow, as well as the surrounding body part of the tap,
and wherethrough fluid or liquid at a low temperature, is circulated or passed, whereby
the heat absorbed, is removed.
Figure 5 represents a horizontal section, on the dotted lines C D figure 4, whilst
figures 6 and 7, represent modified means of connecting the bib or bent outlet of the
tap, to the body part.
and
a is a hollow or chambered body part, with inner walls a², outer walls a³,
chambered part at, wherethrough cold air or liquid is circulated, or made to pass,
through the intervention of pipes b, b1, which have communication with the barrel,
with which the tap is used, and the contents of which, is kept cool, by mechanical, or
artificial means.
Or the said chambered part of the tap, may be in direct com-
munication with a fan, or other cooling means.
The fore part of the front of the said chambered body part, is provided with an
outside cone nozzle a³, upon which, the inner socketed coned end of a bit c, takes,
whilst the rear part of the said chambered body part, has a flange a, wherethrough
the inlet and outlet cooling pipes bb, take..
Fitted and working within the middle of the said chambered body part, is a conical
plug d, with a cross channel d², directed transversely through its middle, and a stem d³,
upon which a handle d', takes.
The lower end of the said plug, has a square and screwed stalk d³, upon which, lock
nuts de, take, whilst the outside of the cone plug, has a groove d', wherethrough air
passes to the fore part of the channel of the tap, when the same is cut off, thereby
preventing dripping.
The shank or barrel of the tap, is made up of two parts, viz. ;-an inner part e, and
an outer part f, united together by a union joint g.
The inner end e³, of the inner part e, is screwed into the flange a°, whilst the outer

page_text: end of the outer part f, is provided with a supplementary socket or tubular tip 7,
In the cooling
made of soft metal, vulcanite, paper, or other suitable material.
pipes and, the former is the inlet, and the latter the outlet.
In figure 4, in which the plug is made hollow, the same letters of reference
indicate like or corresponding parts as in figures 1, 2 and 3, other than that the
hollow or interior of the plug, is marked d, with the inlets or outlets to it,
marked d, d; and further, that the inside walls a², are pierced with corresponding
inlet holes a, a, (the former is the inlet, and the latter the outlet) to the holes
within the plug. These said holes, are respectively directed at right angles to
each other, so that circulation takes place either when the tap is open or closed.
In figure 6, the bib of the tap, is connected to the tap by screwing, whilst in
figure 7, the said bib, which is made of vulcanite, india-rubber, canvas, or the like,
takes upon a bulbous tail-ended nozzle a, and is secured in position by a spring ring
clip i, embracing the inner edge of the material of the said bib or outlet.
In figure 3, the tap is shown having connected with it, a pipe j, instead of being
directly connected to a barrel.
It will be observed that the bores of the whole of the passages, are of like
diameter, and run coincident one with another, so that no impediment is offered
to the insertion of a brush or other cleansing means, therethrough, either when the
parts are put together, or when separate.
The walls of the passages are polished or made smooth, so that any foreign
matters lodged thereon, can be readily displaced, as the whole forms a straight
bore, when put together.
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
claim is
First: A beer or other like tap, making the same or body part of the same,
chambered, wherethrough cooling fluids or liquids, circulate and pass; for the
purpose of keeping the metallic parts of the said article, cool, or at the same
temperature as the liquid passing, or to pass through it, substantially as described
and set forth.
Secondly The combination with the plug of a tap, of inner and outer walls a², a³,
separated by a surrounding chamber or chambers at, with egress and ingress passages,
for the purpose as described and set forth.
Thirdly Providing taps with a removable bib, and the bore of the tap, uniform
in diameter, whereby the same can be readily cleaned, by the insertion of a brush or
other article, as described and set forth.
Fourthly: Making taps of two, three, or more integral parts, for the purpose,
substantially as described and set forth.
Fifthly The general construction and arrangement of taps, as berein described
and illustrated.
Dated this 28th day of April 1890.
JOHANNES HEINRICH THEODER SCHNUTZ.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.