any Liquid, to be Applied to any Cock, Union, or Joint.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th June, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 14th Aug, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 14th Sept., 1888
any Liquid, to be Applied to any Cock, Union, or Joint.
SAMUEL JAMES SOUTHON and CHARLES WILLIAM FRANKLIN Ship Chandlers
90 High Street Southampton and WILLIAM STONE Engineer 3 Dundee Road
St Denys Southampton. We do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It is claimed for the Patent under this heading as follows
That attached to any Cock union or Joint when connected, is an automatic valve, with
the passage or way open, and when required to be disconnected for any cause
the action of doing so closes the valve in such a way as to effectually prevent
any waste
The perfect efficiency of this valve is obtained by the Grinding action of the valve
upon its seat in closing, when the Cock or other Joints are disconnected.
The same thread or screw used in screwing or unscrewing the Cock or other
connection also opens or closes the valve
That till now there has been no proper means of preventing Waste of Steam,
Gas, Oil or any liquids or fluids from Boilers Tanks or other recepticles for
the same.
In the event of valve cocks, unions, or joints attached becoming impaired or
requiring removing for any purpose it is claimed in this patent, that it supplies the
means for preventing waste of any steam, gas, fluid, or liquid while connecting or
disconnecting any cock union or joint of any sort, for any purpose The valve is an
ordinary steam or V valve but is not bound to be of that or any special type the
arrangement consists of a valve with a hollow trunk or stem on this trunk is a shoulder
with a thread cut on it corresponding to thread cut in the inside of the shell or valve
box on the shoulder are cut two or more slots which receive the tongues that are at
the end of the screwed part of the Cock or other connection which is of the same
pitch as that on the shoulder it is evident that when the tongues are in the slots, and
the Cock or other connection is being screwed into the shell, or valve box, the valve

page_text: is opening and when the cock or connection is up in its place is fully opened, the
action of unscrewing will of course close the valve, and the Cock or other connection
being release from the thread in the shell or valve box can by means of the tongues
be used as a key to further tighten the valve up on its seat so ensuring perfect
freedom from any leakage. When the cock or other connection is removed the valve
can at any time be opened if required by a key fitted into the slots in the shoulder.
For further security the trunk of the valve can be fixed to the Cock or other
connection by a set screw or screws for very high pressures to avoid any risk of
scalding while connecting or disconnecting the Cock or other connection a long nut
can be used that would be partly screwed on the outside of the valve box and partly
on the Cock or other connection on which a thread would be cut the nut would be
sufficiently long to be on both threads till the valve is close upon its seat when the
cock or other connection being firmly held the nut would be run back on to the valve
box so releasing the Cock &c.
T
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page_text: any Liquid, to be Applied to any Cock, Union, or Joint..
We, SAMUEL JAMES SOUTHON and CHARLES WILLIAM FRANKLIN,,Ship Chandlers
of 90 High Street and WILLIAM STONE, Engineer of 3 Dundee Road, St. Denys
all of Southampton in the County of Hamsphire, 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 has for its object the prevention of waste when it is necessary to
remove the cock union or joint by the automatically closing of the aperture by such
removal.
The arrangement consists of an ordinary valve box screwed or fixed in its place and
into which the cock union or joint is screwed or fixed in the usual way.
Through this valve box passes a hollow trunk or stem. On the outside end of this
trunk is a shoulder or collar with a thread on it corresponding to. the thread cut in the
inside of the shell or valve box.
The inside end of the hollow trunk or stem preferably of a conical shape with a
corresponding seat upon the valve box thereby ensuring a perfectly tight joint against
the escape of water steam or gas.
On the shoulder are cut two or more slots into which fit tongues cut to correspond
at the end of the screwed part of the cock or other connection-it is evident that when
the tongues are in the slots and the cock is being screwed into the valve box,
the valve is opening and when the cock is unscrewed to be taken away the valve
similarly closes.
The valve box is made of sufficient length that the screwing or unscrewing of the
cock effectually opens or closes the valve.
When the cock or other connection is removed the valve can at any time be opened
if required by a key fitting the slots in the shoulder-For further security the trunk
of the valve can be fixed to the cock by a set screw.
In very high pressures to avoid risk of scalding or escape of gas while connecting
or disconnecting, a long nut or union joint can be used of sufficient length to be
on both threads until the valve is close upon its seat when the cock or other
connection being firmly held the nut would be run back on to the valve box, so
releasing the box.

page_text: The letters denote the same parts in each figure.
A. Cock or other connection used.
B. Valve box screwed in its place.
B' Screwed end of valve box.
B' Long nut or union.
C Hollow trunk or stem.
C Valve on the inside end.
Aperture through which steam water or gas passes into the hollow trunk and out
through the cock.
D The shoulder or collar on the outer end of hollow trunk or stem fixed on after the
stem is in valve box and upon the face of this collar grooves or slots are cut.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A hollow trunk or stem with a valve one end and collar the other end, of the
requisite length as described and for the purpose set forth.
2. A valve chamber arranged to contain the hollow trunk or stem with the cock or
other connection.
3. The lengthened collar or union for safety with hot water steam or gas
4. The arrangement and construction of Automatic Valves for prevention of waste
steam, water or gas or any 1 quid substantially as described with reference to the
drawings.
Dated this Eighth day of August 1888.