IMPROVEMENTS IN FLUID PASSAGE AND VENT FAUCETS
Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM STENNETT FORDYCE DILLON, of Cincinnati, in the county of Hamilton,
and State of Ohio, in the United States of America, mechanic, do hereby declare
the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FLUID PASSAGE AND VENT
FAUCETS," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
My invention relates to a faucet for drawing fluids from barrels, more especially
to a faucet for drawing beer from kegs; and it consists in the combination with a
faucet having an opening for the passage of fluid, and suitable means for opening
and closing the same, of an elastic bulb, or force-pump, attached to the outer orifice
of a second opening through said faucet, whereby air may be injected into the
interior of a vessel containing fluid to supply a vent for its withdrawal.
My invention further consists in the combination with a vessel for containing
fluid, of a faucet having an opening for the passage of said fluid in drawing it, and
suitable means for opening and closing the same, a second, or an independent,
opening through said faucet leading from the exterior to the interior of said vessel,
a tube within said second opening, and an elastic bulb secured to the outer end of
said tube, said bulb being provided with suitable valves for controlling the induction
of air into said vessel.
My invention further consists in the combination with a vessel for containing
fluid, of a faucet having a suitably controlled opening for the passage of said fluid,
a second opening through said faucet, leading from the exterior of said faucet to
the inner end thereof, a tube extending through said second opening, the inner end
of said tube being provided with an elongated or slotted opening, and an elastic
bulb secured to the outer end of said tube, said bulb being supplied with suitable
air controlling valves.
My invention finally consists in the combination with a vessel for containing
fluid, of a faucet having a suitably controlled fluid passage, and a flattened recessed
portion near its outer end, and also an independent passage leading from said
recessed portion to the inner end of the faucet, a tube extending into said
independent passage, and an elastic bulb secured to the outer end of said tube,
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page_text: which bulb is provided with suitable air controlling valves, and is adapted to be
compressed against said flattened recessed portion of the faucet for injecting air
into the vessel.
But in order that the said invention may be fully understood, I shall now
proceed more particularly to describe the manner of performing the same, and for
that purpose shall refer to the several figures, on the accompanying drawing, the
same letters of reference indicating corresponding parts throughout all the corre-
sponding figures, and modifications thereof.
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the faucet embodying my invention.
Figure 2 is a central, horizontal section of the same.
Figure 3 is an enlarged view of the rear or inner end thereof.
Figure 4 is a similar view to figure 2, but showing a modification in the con-
struction of the faucet.
Figure 5 is an enlarged transverse section, on line x, x, of figure 4.
Figure 6 is a similar view to figures 2 and 4, but showing a modification thereof,
with the elastic bulb in elevation.
Figure 7 is a similar view to figures 2, 4, and 6, but showing another modification
thereof.
A represents the barrel or shell of an ordinary faucet, preferably made of wood,
alike both for economy and utility.
B represents the handled plug or valve of the faucet; and b is the customary
discharge-port in the plug.
a is the bore or passage-way in shell A, through which the fluid flows from the
vessel containing it, when the port of plug B is set in line therewith, as shown in
four figures of the drawing, namely, 2, 4, 6 and 7.
C represents an ordinary air induction elastic bulb, provided with an inlet-
valve c, and an outlet-valve c¹.
D is an air conducting tube or nozzle attached to bulb C, at one end, and leading
from the outlet-valve of said bulb through an independent opening or passage in
the faucet to the interior of the vessel.
d is a slotted opening at the rear end of said air-tube, permitting the discharge
of air into the vessel, and at the same time preventing the entrance of any solid
or foreign matter into the tube to clog or choke it.
In figures 1, 2, and 6, the inner end of tube D is shown projecting slightly
beyond the inner end of the faucet. Such an arrangement I prefer, because the air
is injected directly into the fluid thereby, while in the vessel or keg before it enters
the passage-way a, thus obviating the possibility of a combined discharge of the
fluid and the greater part of the injected air, which would, in a great measure,
occur in such a construction, as that shown in the modification, figure 7.
As it is customary to displace the plug that fills the exit opening in the vessel
by means of the faucet itself, I first withdraw the air-tube D a slight distance, so
that its projecting inner end lies within the shell of the faucet, and thereby protect
it. The said tube can afterward be readily pushed to proper place. When it is
desired to draw beer or other fluid from the keg or vessel containing it, the bulb C
is compressed, which action temporarily closes inlet-valve c, and ejects or forces the
air within the bulb into said vessel through the now open valve c¹, thus furnishing
a vent for the fluid to flow freely through the open faucet.
Bulb C, being an elastic one, readily returns to its normal, expanded condition,
at the same time filling with air through the inlet-valve c, and prepared for another
charge into the vessel.
Valves caud c¹ operate or seat alternately, one being open while the other
remains closed, so that no backward escape of the air can occur in the operation of
the bulb.
The presence of air in tube D prevents any entrance of beer or other such fluid
therein.

page_text: I have shown the air-bulb arranged close beside the plug B, and the air-tube
placed within an opening that extends from a point s'ightly in rear of said plug
throughout the length of the faucet-shell, horizontally parallel with the bore or
passage a. In this position the bulb can be very conveniently compressed against
the flattened fore-end of the faucet by one hand of the operator while he holds the
measure or glass in the other. After the air is exhausted, when the fluid is first
drawn from a filled vessel, the faucet may, if desired, be left wide open, so that it
will be necessary, only, to compress the bulb C to force air into the vessel, and
cause the fluid to discharge.
In the modifications, shown in figures 6 and 7, I have constructed the shell of
the faucet with an air opening that leads at an angle of 45°, more or less, into the
bore or liquid passage a itself.
In figure 6, the air-tube 1), which is preferably made of block-tin, is inserted
through said opening directly into the liquid-passage, and terminates slightly
beyond the inner end of the faucet, as in figure 2. Such a construction would
necessarily operate the same as that shown in figures 1, 2, and 3, and would not be
any material alteration in either construction, principle, or operation thereof; but
the construction shown in figure 7, in which the outer end of the air passage-way
is supplied with a screw-threaded nipple e, to which the air discharge end of the
bulb C is attached, would be inferior in operation, because the air passing into the
liquid passage-way would mingle directly with the out-flowing fluid therein, and a
great volume of it escape therewith through the closely arranged plug.
In figures 4 and 5, I have shown another modification in the construction of my
faucet, the air-tube being considerably shortened and screw-threaded at its end to
enter the mouth of the air-passage for attachment and use. The air-passage
terminates at a point slightly in advance of the inner end of the faucet, and com-
inunicates by the transverse branch passage-ways f, f, with the interior of the
vessel.
It is obvious that many other modifications, alike in principle, would suggest
themselves to a skilled mechanic, but the construction I deem most practical, and
best in principle and operation, is that herein described, and shown in figures 1, 2,
and 3; and
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
1. The combination with a faucet having an opening for the passage of fluid, and
suitable means for opening and closing the same, of an elastic bulb or force-pump
attached to the outer orifice of a second opening through said faucet, whereby a'r
may be injected into the interior of a vessel containing fluid, to supply a vent for
its withdrawal, substantially as herein set forth.
2. The combination with a vessel for containing fluid, of a faucet having an
opening for the passage of said fluid in drawing it, and suitable means for opening
and closing the same, a second or an independent opening through said faucet
leading from the exterior to the interior of said vessel, a tube within said second
opening, and an elastic bulb secured to the outer end of said tube, said bulb being
provided with suitable valves for controlling the induction of air into said vessel,
substantially as herein set forth.
3. The combination with a vessel for containing fluid, of a faucet having a
suitably controlled opening for the passage of said fluid, a second opening through
said faucet, leading from the exterior of said faucet to the inner end thereof, a tube
extending through said second opening, the inner end of said tube being provide l
with an elongated or slotted opening, and an elastic bulb secured to the outer end
of said tube, said bulb being supplied with suitable air controlling valves, substan-
tially as herein set forth.

page_text: 4. The combination with a vessel for containing fluid, of a faucet having a
suitably controlled fluid passage, and a flattened recessed portion near its outer end,
and also an independent passage leading from said recessed portion to the inner end
of the faucet, a tube extending into said independent passage, and an elastic bulb
secured to the outer end of said tube, which bulb is provided with suitable air
controlling valves, and is adapted to be compressed against said flattened recessed
portion of the faucet for injecting air into the vessel, substantially as herein set
forth.
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