improvements in Faucets.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date claimed for Patent under Sect. 103 of Act,
being date of first Foreign Application (in 10th Apr.. 1894
United States of America),
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 24th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 23rd Feb.. 1895
Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 24th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 23rd Feb.. 1895
improvements in Faucets.
1, WILLIAM DAVID KING, a Machinist, and a citizen of the United States of
America, residing at Reading, County of Berks, State of Pennsylvania, 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:-
My invention relates to stop cocks or faucets and especially to that class in which
a fixed stem and a sliding valve are employed.
The main object of my improvement is to enable the washer or valve to be easily
and quickly renewed when necessary. In some cases a special neck has been
provided for this purpose in the fixed stem so that the liquid may be shut off from
the main portion of the faucet while the required change is made, but this involves
considerable complication and expense and besides giving a more or less clumsy
appearance to the faucet.
By my improvement I accomplish the same purpose in a very simple, effective
and inexpensive manner and at the same time provide a handsome and easily
operated faucet.
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of my improvement faucet, showing the plug
in its normal position, the valve being closed.
Fig. 2 is a similar view of a portion of the faucet showing the plug seated in
the end of the fixed stem and the screw cap removed from the sleeve.
A is the tubular stem of the faucet which is represented as provided with the
usual screw threaded shank A and collar a for connecting it to the reservoir
from which beer or other liquid is to be tapped.
B is the sliding sleeve which is mounted upon the outer end of the stem and
carries the valve or washer C, the latter being arranged to seat against the end a¹
of the stent. This sleeve is formed with a nozzle B' and a rear extension B which
fits loosely between jaws A2 on the stem A and is provided with teeth which are
engaged by the end d of an operating lever D. This lever is pivoted between the
jaws at and is weighted at its outer end so as to normally close the valve, as
shown. The outer end of the sleeve is enlarged so as to form an internal
shoulder band is internally screw threaded at b to receive a cap E which serves to
press the washer C tightly against the shoulder b.
The cap E is provided with a central opening which is screw threaded at its
inner end to receive an adjustable plug F, the reduced shank of which projects
through the rear of the cap and is grooved so as to be conveniently turned. The
screw threaded portion of the plug is adapted to pass through the opening in the
washer C and to fit also a screw thread a in the end of the stem A.
The normal position of the parts is as indicated in Fig. 1. The plug F is turned
back against the seat e in the cap thus preventing any escape through the latter.

page_text: When the weighted lever D is raised to a vertical position the sleeve B carrying
the valve C is moved outward on the stem thus permitting the liquid to flow
through the nozzle B'.
When the washer C requires renewal all that is needed to permit free access to
the washer is to move the screw plug inward by turning the projecting shank f
until it engages the thread a³ in the stem A. and is pressed against the seat a' in the
latter as shown in Fig. 2 thus effectually cutting off the flow of liquid independently
of the washer valve C. The latter may then be removed by unscrewing the cap
and a new one inserted after which the cap and afterward the plug are returned to
their normal positions.
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Having now particularly described and 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. In a faucet the combination with a fixed tubular stem, a sleeve nozzle thereon
and mechanism for moving the same, of a washer removably secured within the
sleeve by means of an open screw cap seating against the fixed stem, and an
adjustable plug arranged to close either the cap or the stem, substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.
2. In a faucet the combination with a fixed tubular stem having an internal
valve seat and screw threaded in the end thereof, and a sliding sleeve having an
internal shoulder and screw thread at its outer end, of a washer, a screw cap for
pressing the same against said shoulder, and a screw plug adapted to engage Baid
screw thread in the stem and a similar thread in the cap and having its shank
extended through the cap, said plug being arranged to pass through the washer
and seat either in the stem or the plug, substantially as and for the purpose set
forth.
Dated this 24th day of October 1894.
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicant.