Improvements in the Construction of Venting Appliances for Casks and Barrels.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Feb., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 17th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 22nd Jan., 1898
Improvements in the Construction of Venting Appliances for Casks
and Barrels.
I, JAMES BOOTH, of No. 10, Princess Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwick-
shire, Shoe Maker's Manager, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to
be as follows:-
This invention consists of the herein described improvements in venting
appliances for casks and barrels my improved appliance being combined with the
bung of the cask or barrel and arranged as I will now describe so that the venting
appliance can be readily removed from the bung when desired and applied to
another bung.
In carrying out my Invention I provide a valve which closes a central hole in
the bung and is arranged to act against the underside of the bung preferably in
a recess therein. The said valve is made with a stem which projects in one
direction through the bung to the top of the same and in the other
direction within the cask or barrel and on this part of the stem there is a coiled
wire or other spring which is compressed between the underside of the valve and
a wire or other bridge piece which is carried by the bung and engages in a cross
slot in the end of the valve stem and thus forms a guide for the valve. The said
wire bridge has two projecting ends which engage in an undercut recess formed
in the bung round the central hole therein. By pressing from the outside of the
bung on to the venting valve spindle, the valve is forced from its seating com-
pressing the spring against the bridge and thus venting the cask. When the
pressure is released the coiled spring forces the valve up again on to its seat so as to
close the same.
When it is desired to remove the valve from the bung, the latter must first be
removed from the cask or barrel and then the ends of the said bridge have to be
squeezed towards each other so as to disengage the hooked end of the bridge froni.
the recess in the bung so that the valve will then be free to be removed and can
if desired be used for a new bung.
Instead of the wire bridge being made with outwardly projecting ends to engage
n an undercut recess round the central hole of the bung as above described this
arrangement may be reversed, that is to say, the bridge piece may be made with
ts ends turned inwardly engaging in an undercut recess or in holes formed in the
eriphery of the bung.
The part of the valve stem which is accessable from the outside of the bung
when in position in the bung hole may be notched or otherwise formed so as to be
ripped from the outside for the removal of the bung from the cask or barrel.
Dated this 15th day of February 1897.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Venting Appliances for Casks
and Barrels.
I, JAMES BOOTH, of No. 10, Princess Road, Edgbaston, Birmingham, Warwick-
shire, Shoe Maker's Manager, 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 of the herein described improvements in venting
appliances for casks and barrels my improved appliance being combined with the
bung of the cask or barrel and arranged as I will describe by referring to the
accompanying drawings so that the venting appliance can be readily removed
from the bung when desired and applied to another bung.
On the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a bung (shew-
ing also parts of the barrel) with my Invention applied; Fig. 2 is an inverted
plan of the same and Fig. 3 shews the venting valve and accessories separate from
the bung; Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 5 is an inverted plan of a
modification of my Invention; Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 7 is an
inverted plan of a further modification of my Invention; Fig. 8 is a sectional
elevation and Fig. 9 is an inverted plan of a further modification of my Invention;
Fig. 10 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 11 is an inverted plan of a further modifi-
cation of my invention; Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 13 is an inverted
plan of a further modification of the same; Fig. 14 is a sectional elevation and
Fig. 15 is an inverted plan illustrating a further modification of my Invention
but with the venting valve and spring removed; Fig. 16 is a sectional elevation
and Fig. 17 is an inverted plan illustrating a further modification of my Invention
with the venting valve and its spring removed.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all
the Figures of the drawings.
Referring firstly more particularly to Figs. 1, 2 and 3, in carrying out my Inven-
tion I provide a valve A which closes a central vent hole b₁ in the bung B and is
arranged to act undeneath the bung B preferably (although not necessarily) in a
recess therein. The said valve A is made with a stem a¹ which projects in one
direction through the bung B to the top of the same and on the other side of the
valve A there is a continuation a² of the said stem projecting in the other direction
that is towards the inside of the cask or barrel and on this part a² of the stem there
is a coiled wire or other spring C which is compressed between the inner side of
the valve A and a wire or other bridge piece D which is carried by the bung and
is made with projecting ends which engage with an undercut recess 63 formed
in the bung B round the central hole 61 therein. The bridge D passes through a
cross slot a³ in the valve stem A. and thus forms a guide for the valve this slot a³
being made long enough to allow of the opening and closing of the valve. The
valve A has or may have an indiarubber or other seating ring a on which it seats
itself against the face of the recess in the bung B.
By pressing from the outside of the bung on to the end of the part a¹ of the
venting valve spindle the valve A is forced from its seating compressing the
When the pressure
spring C against the bridge D and thus venting the cask.
on the stem a¹ is released the coiled wire spring C forces the valve A up again on
to its seating so as to close the hole 61 in the same.
When it is desired to remove the valve A and its accessories that is the spring C
and bridge D from the bung B the bung B has first to be removed from the cask
or barrel and the sides of the bridge D have to be squeezed towards each other
so as to disengage the hooked ends & & of the bridge D from the recess B³ in

page_text: the bung B and then the valve A and the spring C and bridge D will be free to
be removed and can if desired be used for a new bung.
The part a¹ of the valve stem which is accessable from the outside of the bung
when in position in the bung hole is by preference made with two undercut
notches as at opposite sides so that it can readily be gripped from the outside
of the barrel by a pair of pincers for the removal of the bung B and venting
appliance from the cask or barrel.
The bridge I may be made of such thick wire or of cast metal or otherwise made so
rigid that its sides cannot be sprung together to release its turned out ends d² from
the undercut recess of the bung B. In this case (as shewn in Figs. 4 and 5) I
provide two notches bb in the part of the bung with which the ends d' d of the
bridge D engage so that these notches bb will allow of the passage of the ends
of the bridge D as the latter is being placed in position with its ends d¹ d² engaging
in the recess 63 or when it is being removed therefrom.
Instead of the ends of the bridge D being made to project outwardly to
engage in an undercut recess 63 formed round the central hole b¹ of the bung B
as above described, this arrangement may be reversed as illustrated for instance
by Figs. 6 and 7, that is to say, the ends d¹ d of the bridge 1) may be turned
inwardly to engage in the undercut recess 63 which will now form a flange b
around the central part of the bung B which is pierced with the hole 6. In this
case the face round the hole b¹ where the valve seats itself is by preference made
flush with the face of the bung as represented in Figs. 6 and 7.
Figs. 8 and 9 shew practically the same arrangement as illustrated by Figs. 6
and except that in the arrangement shewn by Figs. 8 and 9 the bridge D is
made of such thick wire or of cast metal that its sides cannot be sprung apart to
disengage the bridge from the flange 66. In this case the two notches 67 68 have
to be formed in the flange 66 to allow of the turned in ends of the bridge D
to pass.
Figs. 10 and 11 shew practically the same arrangement as that illustrated by
Figs. 1 and 2 except that the bung B is not recessed to receive the valve A but
the facing of the hole b¹ on which the valve fits is made flush with the face of the
bung.
The arrangement shewn by Figs. 12 and 13 is practically the same as that
represented by Figs. 4 and 5 except that the bung B is not recessed to receive the
valve A but the facing of the hole 6 on which the valve fits is made flush with the
face of the bung.
Figs. 14 and 15 illustrate a further modification of my Invention in which I
dispense with forming a groove in the bung B for the ends of the bridge D
to engage with but instead thereof there are two staples E' E3 which are driven into
the underside of the bung in the proper positions for the turned out ends d' da
of the bridge D to engage with to secure the bridge D in place. To remove the
bridge and valve and spring carried thereby the sides of the bridge have to be
squeezed together until the outwardly projecting ends d' d of the bridge D are
clear of the staples El E.
Figs. 16 and 17 illustrate a modified arrangement of that shewn by Figs. 14
and 15. In this case the two staples E¹ E are driven into the bung B to about
right angles to the position shewn in Figs. 14 and 15 so that the ends d d of the
bridge D are turned to about right angles to the bridge and a twisting or turning
movement of the bridge and the valve and spring carried thereby is required to
engage. the ends d d³ of the bridge with the staples E' E' or to disengage the
bridge therefrom.
The pressure of the spring C on the valve A can readily be increased or diminished
by withdrawing the bridge D from the valve stem a³ and compressing the spring
as desired and then re-inserting the bridge D through the slot a³ and the particular
coil of the spring C which will leave the proper length of the spring between the
bridge D and the valve A as will give the desired compression of the spring and
pressure on the valve A.

page_text: 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 venting appliance for casks and barrels the combination of a bung made
with a vent hole and an undercut recess in the underside, a valve to close said
vent hole and having a stem projecting below said valve, a bridge forming a guide
for the valve stem and made with end projections which engage with the undercut
recess in the bung so as to be readily removed therefrom, and a coiled wire or
other like spring on said valve stem acting between the bridge and the valve to close
the latter on to the vent hole in the bung, all substantially as described.
2. In a venting appliance for casks and barrels the combination of a bung made
with a vent hole, a valve situated on the underside of the bung to close said vent
hole and having a stem projecting below said valve, a bridge forming a guide for
the valve stem and made with end projections which engage with staples driven
into the underside of the bung so as to be readily be removed therefrom, and a
coiled wire or like spring on said valve stem acting between the bridge and the
valve to close the latter on to the vent hole in the bung, all substantially as
described.
3. In a venting appliance for casks and barrels the combination of the bung B
made with the vent hole 61 and the undercut recess 63 in its underside, the valve A
closing said vent hole and made with a stem a¹ a³, the bridge D passing through
a slot in said stem and forming a guide therefor and made with end projections d' d
which engage with the undercut recess 63 in the bung so as to be readily removed
therefrom, and the coiled spring C on the valve stem acting between the bridge D
and the bung to close the vent hole, the parts being constructed and arranged in
any of the several ways substantially as herein before described and illustrated by
Figs. 1 to 15 of the accompanying drawings.
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4. In a venting appliance for casks and barrels the combination of the bung B
made with the vent hole 61 and staples E¹ E³ driven into its underside, the valve A
closing said vent hole and made with a stem a¹ a³, the bridge D passing through a
slot in said stem and forming a guide therefor and made with end projections
which engage with said staples of the bung so as to be readily removed therefrom,
and the coiled spring C on the valve stem acting between the bridge D and the
valve to close the vent hole, the parts being constructed and arranged in either of
the ways hereinbefore described with reference to Figs. 14, 15, 16 and 17 of the
accompanying drawings.
5. In a venting appliance of the kind denoted by the preceding claims, making
the valve A with the stem a¹ which has undercut notches a5 a6 which can be
gripped by a pair of pliers to remove the bung and valve and accessories from the
cask or barrel, substantially as described.
6. Venting appliances for casks and barrels constructed in any of the
several ways substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
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CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.