Improvements in and relating to Taps for Beer, Water, and the like.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 21st Oct., 1893-Accepted, 25th Nov., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Taps for Beer, Water, and
the like.
I, JOHN BERNARD CLIVE, 358 Summer Lane Birmingham Manufacturer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention, to be as follows:
-
This invention consists in the construction & arrangement of a tap in which a
male piece carrying the valve seating & a female piece, in which said male piece,
works.
The male piece is preferably constructed in white metal and has an external
"quick
"thread which engages in the female piece which is in turn screwed to
the body of the valve. The valve seating is attached to the male piece by means
of a screw or such like & is free to revolve thereon. The outer end of the male
piece is provided with a square hole in which a square ended key is inserted when
it is desired to open the tap. The valve seating when in the closed position rests
upon the opening through which the fluid passes. By turning the male piece with
the key aforesaid the tap is opened or closed as desired. When the male piece is
in the open position any leakage through the screw thread thereon is prevented
owing to the flanged portion of the male piece closing against the lower rim of the
female piece.
Dated this Q1ot dor of December 1909
E. EATON,
Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Taps for Beer, Water, and
the like.
I, JOHN BERNARD CLIVE 355 Summer Lane Birmingham Manufacturer, 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 consists in the construction and arrangement of a tap in which a
male piece carrying the valve seating and a female piece in which said male piece
works. The male piece is preferably constructed in white metal and has an
external "quick thread which engages in the female piece which is in turn
screwed to the body of the valve. The valve seating is attached to the male piece
by means of a screw or such like and is free to revolve thereon. The outer end of
the male piece is provided with a square hole in which a square ended key is
inserted or vice versa; when it is.desired to open the tap. The valve seating when
in the closed position rests upon the opening through which the fluid passes. By
turning the male piece with the key aforesaid, the tap is opened or closed as desired.
When the male piece is in the open position any leakage through the screw thread
thereon is prevented owing to the flanged portion of the male piece closing against
the lower rim of the female piece.
In order that my invention may be fully understood I now refer to the annexed
drawings in which :-
Figure 1. is a sectional side elevation of a tap constructed to my invention.
a is the body of the tap into which the female piece b is screwed. c is the male
piece having the quick thread d on same working in the female piece b, & carrying
the seating e which may be a rubber ring which is free to revolve on the screw.

page_text: is the opening through which the fluid passes. When the male piece c is fully
open the edges bear against the female piece b & thus prevent any leakage up
the screw thread d. i is the movable key for operating the male piece 6 which has
a square engaging with a square hole in the key i. k is a washer of any convenient
material such as leather.
Having now particularly described & 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 :-
1. A tap having a removable female piece in which a male piece works through
the medium of a quick thread on same, said male piece carrying a movable seating
free to rotate upon a screw or the like, a key for operating said male piece, said
female piece being secured to the body of the tap by being screwed into same all
in combination & substantially as described.
Dated this 21st day of October 1893
E. EATON,
Agent for Applicant.