Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 1st July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 2nd Aug., 1887.
1 HENRY MORGAN of 13 Barwell Road, Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Its object is to remedy the defect at present experienced in casks getting foul and
stinking through there being no ready and effectual means for immediately stopping
the tap hole of the cask when empty and so rendering it air tight, it is also intended
to be used instead of a cork when the cask is full, or it may be used in addition to the
cork as a safety valve.
It is constructed on the principle of the ordinary butt or hinge, of two flat pieces
of metal jointed together by a knuckle or joint, thus forming a back and front piece,
made so as to allow the front piece to close upon the back piece. The back piece is
used as the screw plate for securing the valve on to the barrel it being perforated
opposite the tap hole. The joint is preferably placed at the top for the purpose of
allowing the valve to fall over of its own weight, to be in readiness for fastening
when the tap is withdrawn. The front piece "which forms the valve" has a piece of
leather, india-rubber or other suitable material fixed at the back of it, opposite the
hole in the back piece, for the purpose of making it thoroughly air tight.
For the purpose of forming a fastening the back piece at the extremity is turned
over in the form of a scroll shaped clip, which also forms a slight spring, and yields
as the front piece is closing against it, and when it has passed returns to its former
position and so secures it. The scroll shaped clip has also a hole through it for the
purpose of allowing a pin to be inserted which forms an additional safety and securely
locks the fastening, the front-piece having a suitable projection for the fitting in of
which the back piece is cut out to allow of the pin to fit firmly over it.
turns up of a suitable shape to form a thumb piece for opening it when the pin is
withdrawn.
It also

page_text: Thus it will be perceived that its general outline is similar to an ordinary butt-
hinge, the back piece being perforated for the hole in the barrel, and screwed to the
barrel with the hinge at the top, when the barrel is empty all that is necessary is to
close the front piece until the clip is fastened, when the valve causes the barrel to be
perfectly air tight. When it is used to a full barrel it is necessary also to insert the
safety pin. Should an accident happen during the tapping of a barrel the valve is
readily closed and the contents secured.
The back piece also acts as a protector to the tap hole of the barrel against it being
knocked about and bruised.
There may be a thin piece of india-rubber or other suitable material between the
back piece & the barrel to prevent leakage.

page_text: An Improved Valve for the Tap Holes of Barrels or Casks.
I HENRY MORGAN late of 13 Barwell Road, but now of St. James Street Ashted,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick Engineer 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, and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings :-
Fig. 1 is an elevation shewing the valve fully open.
Fig. 2 is a section shewing the valve fully open.
Fig. 3 is a section shewing the valve closed."
Fig. 4 is a section shewing the position of the valve when the tap is fixed.
Its object is to remedy the defect at present experienced in casks getting foul and
stinking through there being no ready and effectual means for immediately stopping
the tap hole of the cask when empty and so rendering it air tight. It is also intended
to be used instead of a cork when the cask is full or it may be used in addition to the
cork as a safety valve.
It is constructed on the principle of the ordinary butt or hinge of two flat pieces of
metal A & B jointed together by a knuckle or joint C, thus forming a back and front
piece made so as to allow the front piece A to close upon the back piece B. The back
piece B is used as the screw plate for securing the valve on to the barrel it being
perforated opposite the tap hole at d, the joint C is preferably placed at the top for
the purpose of allowing the valve to fall over of its own weight to be in readiness for
fastening when the tap is withdrawn.
The front piece A which forms the valve has a piece of leather, india-rubber or
other suitable material e, fixed at the back of it, opposite the hole in the back piece for
the purpose of making it thoroughly air-tight."
For the purpose of forming a fastening the back piece B at the extremity is turned
over in the form of a scroll shaped clip which also forms a slight spring, which yields
as the front piece is closing against it, and when it has passed returns to its former
position and so secures it.
The scroll shaped clip has also a hole through it for the purpose of allowing a pin g
to be inserted which forms an additional safety and securely locks the fastening, the
front piece having a suitable projection for the fitting in of which the back piece is
cut out at i, to allow of the pin to fit firmly over it, or it may be perforated similar to
the back piece to receive the pin. It also turns up of a suitable shape to form a thumb
piece for opening it when the pin is withdrawn.
Thus it will be perceived that its general outline is similar to an ordinary butt
hinge, the back piece being perforated for the hole in the barrel and screwed to the
barrel, with the hinge at the top. When the barrel is empty all that is necessary is to
close the front piece until the clip is fastened, when the valve causes the barrel to be
perfectly air tight.

page_text: When it is used to a full barrel it is necessary also to insert the safety pin. Should
an accident happen during the tapping of a barrel the valve is readily closed and the
contents secured.
The back piece also acts as a protector to the tap hole of the barrel against it being
knocked about and bruised.
There may be a thin piece of india-rubber or other suitable material between the
back piece and the barrel to prevent leakage.
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. A Valve made in the form of a hinge and having an air tight rubber safety
pad at the back of the front piece as substantially set forth and for the purpose
specified.
2. A Valve made in the form of a hinge and having an air tight rubber safety
pad also a spring clip for fastening either with or without the safety pin as hereinbefore
set forth.
3. A Valve made in the form of a hinge and having an air tight rubber safety pad
both at the back of the front piece, also one between the back piece and the barrel as
herein before described.
4. A Valve made in either of the forms as hereinbefore described and illustrated by
the accompanying drawings.