An Improved Tap for Casks and Barrels.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th June, 1892
Complete Specification Left, 9th Mar., 1893-Accepted, 13th May, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tap for Casks and Barrels.
FREDERICK WILLIAM ROBINSON Licensed Victualler Royal Oak Inn New
Sawley Derbyshire do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This is an invention of improved tap for casks and barrels, and has for its object
an improvement on ordinary taps.
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In carrying out my invention I adopt the following arrangement, viz.
The tap is constructed with ordinary tail, barrel, and plug,-in place of the
ordinary curved nose of tap I apply a straight one in its place on which works a
telescopic slide.
The portion of tap remaining outside the barrel,-telescopic slide, and key are
protected by a cover which is screwed or bolted to the barrels, or vessels.
By means of two slides at top of cover (when closed and sealed,) the top of tap
and key are made secure for transhipment.
Upon opening the slides the key is accessible, and upon being removed from its
place, it then allows the telescopic slide to be drawn out, and by placing the key in
the tap it is ready for use.
It should be stated that the key is so constructed and placed over top of barrel
of tap (under the covers) that on its removal it liberates the telescopic slide.
Dated this 26th day of July 1892.
FREDERICK WILLIAM ROBINSON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tap for Casks and Barrels.
I, FRANCES ANN ROBINSON, of the "Royal Oak" Inn, New Sawley, in the
County of Derby, trustee and executrix of the late Frederick William Robinson,
of the same place, Licensed Victualler, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement, reference being had to the
accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is
to say:
This invention relates to an improved tap for casks and barrels, whereby the
casks or barrels need not be disturbed or turned on end for the purpose of tapping,
and so that they may be supplied by brewers, or others, to their customers with the
tap already affixed, yet not in danger of being broken off during transport or
conveyance.... :
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For the purpose of this invention thé tap is constructed with tail, band, and plug
of ordinary construction, but in place of the usual nose I construct the nose in such
a manner that it may slide in and out of a casing or cover screwed or bolted to the
cask or barrel. The upper part of the cover, which is preferably rounded so as not
to be easily damaged carries a U-shaped piece, forming two slides or slotted bars,
the slots of which are at such an angle that they may, by means of pins or projec-
tions on the nose of the tap, cause said nose to move to and fro as said slotted bars
are moved up and down. The upper part of the cover is capable of being closed
down upon the lower part. in such a manner that the tap and key are secured in
position suitable for conveyance. Upon opening the cover, and thus raising the
slides or slotted bars, the key of the tap can be turned round to open or close the
tap, as desired, the raising of the slides or slotted bars having moved the nose
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page_text: forward a sufficient distance to allow liquor from the cask or barrel to be drawn
through it. The key operating the slides or slotted bars consists preferably of a
short rod which is screwed into.and forms part of the key of the tap. Supposing
the apparatus to be closed, the slide key or rod, in order to open it, is unscrewed
from the key of the tap, and inserted into a hole in the cover or casing so as to
liberate the slides or slotted bars. The upper part of the casing is then pushed
upwards and the key or rod again screwed into the key of the tap, when the tap
is ready for use.
And in order that the invention may be readily understood I will describe the
same fully with reference to the annexed drawings, in which:-
Fig. 1 is a part sectional elevation, and Fig. 2 a horizontal section of the tap.
Fig. 3 is a front view of the cover or casing, and Fig. 4 a side view of the upper
part of the cover and slides or slotted bars carried thereby.
Fig. 5 shows the key of the tap, and Fig. 6 the key or rod for releasing the
slides.
Fig. 7 is a side view showing the improved tap applied to a cask or barrel and
closed ready for transport or conveyance, and Fig. 8 is a side view of the same
opened and ready for use.
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a is the band with plug band tail ₁, said plug ↳ being operated by a key cin
the ordinary manner. The nose d telescopes or slides on the tubed and is also
provided with extension pieces forming slides e working in guides or rectangular
recesses, at each side of the band a, and carrying pins 9, 9, capable of working in
the slots h, h, of the slides or slotted bars j,, fixed to the upper part of the
cover by a screw m, or otherwise. The key c has a hole through the handle c' for
the reception of the screwed key or rod n employed for releasing the cover. The
upper part of the cover is provided with a projecting piece o forming a handle for
lifting it, and the lower part of the cover has two or more holes, through which
screws or bolts pass to secure it to the cask or barrel; or it may be fixed to the
cask or barrel in any other well known manner. A spring p, carrying a projec-
tion is fixed to the slotted bar j' and takes into a notch formed in the casting
of the lower portion of the cover. A holes is drilled or formed at any convenient
angle in the lower portion of the cover, and terminates in the notch r. When the
slides or slotted bars are to be liberated the key or rod n is pushed through the
hole to dislodge the projection q from the notch and allow the slides or
slotted bars to be raised. In raising them, and in consequence of the pins g, g
-working in the slots h, the nose of the tap is moved forward as shown in dotted
lines in Figs. 1 and 2, and the upper portion of the cover having been raised
sufficiently, the key c can be moved round to the position shown in dotted lines
at Fig. 8, for the purpose of opening the tap.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
'olaim is :-
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1. The improved tap for casks and barrels, so constructed and arranged that,
when a cover or casing surrounding the tap is unlocked or opened, the nose of the
tap is caused to be: protruded simultaneously with the opening of said cover or
casing and the key to be also liberated, substantially as hereinbefore described.
42. The improved tap, for casks and barrels, in which the nose is provided with
pins and is arranged to slide upon the tube d' and to move in and out of a cover or
casing carried by the cask or barrel, substantially as described and shown and for
the purposes set forth.
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3. The cover or casing for use with the improved tap, in which one part is
capable of movement and carries slotted guides engaging with pins on the sliding
nose of the tap, said slotted guides being provided with a locking device, which;
when released, by a suitable key or rod, allows the movable portion of the cover or
casing to be operated so as to protrude or recede the nose of the tap, and, at the 5
same time, to cover or uncover the key, substantially as described and shown.

page_text: 4. The improved tap for casks and barrels, having its parts arranged and
combined to operate substantially as described and shown by the annexed
drawings.
Dated this 9th day of March 1893.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,'
Agent for the Executrix.