Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 30th July. 1895-Accepted, 21st Sept., 1895
thereby held constantly on its seat and by sliding upon the same in the operation
of opening and closing the valve it grinds itself to the seat and thus automatically
adjusts itself so as to effectually prevent its leaking, all as hereinafter more fully
described and set forth in the claims.
In the annexed drawings
Fig. 1 is a side view of a faucet embodying my invention, Fig. 2 is a vertical
longitudinal section of the same,
Figs. 3 and 4 are face views of the adjacent ends of the faucet sections,
Fig. 5 is a detached face view of the valve,
Fig. 6 is a vertical longitudinal section of a modification of my invention,
Fig. 7 is an outer end view of the faucet minus the cap to which the valve-
operating stem is pivoted,
Fig. 8 is a side view of the lower end portion of said stem,
Fig. 9 is a detached plane view of the valve-operating finger,
Fig. 10 is a longitudinal section of a further modification of my invention, and
Fig. 11 is an outer end view of the same minus the aforesaid cap.
Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts:
The body or barrel of the faucet is composed of the two separate parts or
sections C and C¹ preferably united by an externally screw-threaded portion on
one of said sections screwed into an internally screw-threaded portion in the
adjacent end of the other of said sections as shown at a.
The section C is formed with the usual tap b or otherwise suitably adapted to
attach the faucet to the article from which the liquid is to be drawn. The opposite
end of said section is formed with the chamber c and into said chamber extends the
liquid-iulet d.
The faucet section C is formed with the valve-seat e inside of the chamber e and
facing the liquid-inlet d, as shown in Figures 2, 6 and 10 of the drawings.
"V" denotes the valve which slides on said valve-seat and by presenting its
back toward the liquid-inlet d, is constantly subjected to the pressure of the liquid
entering the faucet and thus maintained tightly upon the seat.
Said valve and its scat may be curved either concave or convex as shown or
straight as may be desired.
The spring 9 merely serves to hold the valve in position during transportation of
the faucet.
From the aforesaid valve-seat through the nozzle n of the faucet-section C¹
extends the discharge-duct .
Over the said nozzle is a recess formed in the end of the section C¹ and from
said recess into the chamber c extends the elongated port which is elongated
vertically.
Over the aforesaid recess is a cap D firmly secured to the faucet section C
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page_text: preferably by screws passing through a flange on the cap and into the metal of
the faucet-section.
Said cap is formed with an internally screw-threaded hollow hub j in which
works the screw-threaded stem p the outer end of which is provided with a suitable
handle p" by which to turn it for opening and closing the faucet. The lower end
of said stem is provided with a finger which extends through the port and
takes hold of the valve, preferably by a knob on the end of the finger, entered into
a socket in the valve as shown.
Inasmuch as said finger has to move bodily in a vertical plane, I swivel said
finger on the stem, and this may be effected in different ways.
I preferably form the stem of two parts p and p¹ coupled together end to end in
the following manner :-
The upper part terminates with an externally and internally screw-threaded
bushing by which it works in the screw-threaded hub ;. Inside of the said
bushing works the screw-threaded upper end portion of the stem-extension pl the
lower end of which is provided with the finger as illustrated in Fig. 2 of the
drawings. Thus the two screws are employed for raising and lowering or opening
and closing the valve, the operation of which is thereby accelerated.
2'
I also prefer to connect the finger r detachably to the stem by providing the
lower end of the latter with a collar t and forming the finger separate from the
stem and with the horizontal slot t' in the heel of said finger and a crotch t¹¹
over said slot as shown more clearly in Figs. 8 and 9 of the drawings.
Said slot and crotch allow the heel of the finger to be slipped end wise on to the
stem so as to bring the collar into the slot of the finger and the crutch over said
collar as shown in Figs. 6 and 7 of the drawings.
The valve may also be operated by a stem of the form of a lever m pivoted in
sockets u in the faucet section C and formed with the finger engaging the valve
as represented in Figs. 10 and 11 of the drawings.
A spring m³ pressing upward on a lug e¹ on the heel of the lever serves to sustain
the lever in its normal position and automatically close the valve.
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. A faucet having its valve-seat facing toward the liquid-receiving end of the
faucet, and a valve riding on said seat and pressed thereon by force of the liquid
entering the faucet as set forth.
2. A faucet composed of separable parts, one of which is provided with a valve-
seat adjacent to the other part and with a discharge-duct leading from said
valve-seat, and a valve riding on said seat presenting its back toward the liquid
inlet in the other of the aforesaid parts as set forth.
3. A faucet composed of separable parts, one of which is provided with a valve-
seat at the end adjacent to the other part and with a discharge-duct leading from
said valve-seat, and the other of said parts provided with a chamber surrounding
the valve-seat, and a valve sliding on said seat and presenting its back toward the
liquid-inlet of the faucet as set forth.
4. A faucet composed of separable receiving and discharging sections ; the
discharging section provided with a valve-seat on the end adjacent to the receiving
section, a discharge duct leading from said valve-seat and a port extending from
the valve-seat through the discharge section, a handle extending through the said
part for operating the valve, the receiving section formed with a chamber
surrounding the valve-seat and the valve riding on said seat and presenting its
back toward the liquid-inlet of the valve as set forth.
5. The combination of the receiving section C formed with the chamber C, the
discharge section C¹ formed with the valve seat e within said chamber and with
the discharge duct h and port / extending from said valve-seat, the valve v sliding
on said seat, a valve-operating stem connected to the discharging section and
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page_text: having the finger extending into the aforesaid port and engaging the valve as set
forth.
6. The combination of the section C formed with the chamber c, the section C¹
formed with the valve-seate within said chamber and with the discharge duct h,
port and the recess "f," the valve v riding on said seat, the cap D secured over
said recess and provided with the internally screw-threaded hub j, the stem p
working in said hub, and the finger r extending from said stem through the
aforesaid port and engaging the valve as set forth.
7. The combination of the section C formed with the chamber c, the section C¹
formed with the valve-seat e inside of said cbamber and with the discharge duct h,
port and recess f, the valve v riding on said seat, the cap D provided with the
internally screw-threaded hub j, the stem p having a screw-threaded portion
working in said hub and the finger r swiveled on said stem and extending through
the port and engaging the valve as set forth.
8. In combination with the section C formed with the chamber c, the section C
formed with the valve-seat c inside of said chamber and with the discharge duct h,
port and recess f, the valve v riding on said seat, the cap D provided with the
internally screw-threaded hub j, the stem p working in said hub and provided with
the collar t, and the finger r formed with the slot t¹ and crotch t¹¹ over said slot
and detachably connected thereby to the stem as set forth and shown.
9. In combination with the faucet section C¹, valve v and the cap D provided
with the internally screw-threaded hub j, the stem p formed with the bushing s
screw-threaded externally and internally and working in said hub, the screw-
threaded stem extension p¹ working in said bushing, the finger extending from
said stem-extension and engaging the valve as set forth.
Dated this 16th day of July 1895.
ELIJAH UPSON SCOVILLE.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.