Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Feb., 1886'
Complete Left, 20th Nov., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 11th Jan., 1887.
HECTOR AYLESBURY of No. 3 King's Buildings St. Andrew's Road Engineer and
JAMES MILNE of Caledonian Chambers St. Stephen's Avenue Chartered Accountant.
both in the City and County of Bristol do hereby doclare the nature of this. invention
to be as follows:-
This invention is designed to permit of needful repairs being executed without
having to turn off the water in the usual way and to provide an improved method of
admitting and excluding the flow of water."
The arrangement consists of a casing (A) an upper plug (B) a lower plug (C) a
valve (V) and a Stuffing Box (S) combined for the purpose stated and acting as more
particularly described hereafter.
(B) is a hollow plug of brass or other material having two chambers, the top chamber
being used as a Stuffing Box through which the Valvo Stem (H) passes. This plug has
an opening or way in the lower chamber hereafter called a port open to the outlet in the
body (A). At the bottom of the lower chamber, the end of the plug is cast or made
thicker to form an abutment or bearing for the Valve (V). (C) is also a hollow plug
having a port in one side opening to the inlet of the tap. When in work Valve (V) is
opened downwards the water flows in at the inlet (I) through the port in the lower
plug up through the opening left by Valve (V) through the port in the upper plug (B)
and thus to the outlet. When the Valve (V) spindle or upper plug (B) has to be removed
for repairs or any other reason, the water is excluded by simply turning the lower
plug (C) half way round with a spanner or other suitable contrivance and the port,
no longer coinciding with the inlet of the body, but instead presenting a blank face
forms an effectual barrier to the passage of the water. The top can then be removed
the upper plug withdrawn, and with it the Valve (V). The Stuffing Box is provided
with packing to prevent the water from escaping upwards round the stem of Valve (V).
The pressure in this arrangement, is under the Valve, so lessening if not entirely
preventing the possibility of waste and damage arising from the imperfect action of
the Valve. The invention is intended to be used in connection with a float ball, spring
or any other automatic means of closing Valves, or in any other connection where the
principle is applicable.

page_text: HECTOR AYLESBURY of 4 King's Buildings St. Andrew's Road Montpelier in the
City of Bristol Engineer and JAMES MILNE of Caledonian Chambers in the City of
Bristol aforesaid Chartered Accountant do hereby declare the nature of their invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN BALL OR OTHER SELF-CLOSING VALVE OR TAP and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement :-
This invention is designed to permit of needful repairs being executed without
having to turn off the water in the usual way and to provide an improved method of
admitting and excluding the flow of water.
The arrangement consists of a casing (A) an upper plug (B) a lower plug (C) a
valve (V) and a Stuffing Box (S) combined for the purposes stated and acting as
more particularly described hereafter.
(B) is a hollow plug of brass or other material having two chambers, the top
chamber being used as a Stuffing Box through which the Valve Stem (H) passes.
This plug has an opening or way in the lower chamber hereafter called a port open to
the outlet in the body (A). At the bottom of the lower cliamber the end of the plug
is cast or made thicker to form an abutment or bearing for the valve (V). C is also
a hollow plug having a port in one side opening to the inlet of the tap. When in
work Valve (V) is opened downwards, the water flows in at the inlet (I) through the
port in the lower plug up through the opening left by Valve (V) through the port in
the upper plug (B) and thus to the outlet. When the Valve (V) spindle or upper
plug (B) has to be removed for repairs or any other reason, the water is excluded by
simply turning the lower plug (C) half way round with a spanner or other suitable
contrivance and the port, no longer coinciding with the inlet of the body, but instead
presenting a blank face forms an effectual barrier to the passage of the water. The
top can then be removed, the upper plug withdrawn, and with it the Valve (V). The
Stuffing Box is provided with packing to prevent the water from escaping upwards
round the stem of Valve (V). The pressure in this arrangement, is under the valve,
so lessening if not entirely preventing the possibility of waste and damage arising
from the imperfect action of the Valve. The invention is intended to be used in
connection with a float ball, spring or any other automatic means of closing valves, or
in any other connection where the principle is applicable. The Drawings referred
to in this specification are those filed with the provisional specification.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
& in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :-
1. The introduction of a valve and plugs in combination as shewn in the plans and
specification for the purpose of regulating automatically the flow of water or other
fluid.