An Improved Attachment for Cocks and the like for Ensuring an Even Flow of the Liquia therefrom.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 1st June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb., 1893-Accepted, 1st June, 1899
Application,
fatuatie, 1030
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb., 1899-Accepted, 1st June, 1899
An Improved Attachment for Cocks and the like for Ensuring an
Even Flow of the Liquia therefrom.
I, WATRIN VIELLIARD, of 63, Rue Mazel, Verdun (Meuse), in the Republic of
France, Ironmonger, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as fol-
lows:-
This invention relates to a small appliance which I term a "jet-breaker" and
which may be adapted to cocks or nozzles for the flow of water or other liquids,
for the purpose of regulating the flow and more particularly for preventing the
liquid from splashing.
This appliance consists essentially of a small box made in two parts which are
united; in this box are arranged one or more perforated metal sheets. The box
is connected on one side to the nose of the cock or nozzle, either directly by screw-
ing, brazing or soldering, or by means of an india-rubber tube.
The liquid, flowing under pressure or simply owing to its weight, traverses the
metal sheet or sheets, where it is filtered and broken up so to speak, and then
flows out in the form of a regular column which does not splash.
In applying my device to the nozzle of a cock by soldering brazing or by other
suitable means, the body of the device is made in two parts which are screwed
one upon the other, the upper part terminating in a tube which is intended to
surround the nozzle of the cock, whilst the lower part or grating terminates in a
more or less conical nozzle or adjutage and is provided with a shoulder upon
which rest one or more perforated metal sheets or plates which are forced into
the device.
In order to clean or remove the perforated metal sheets, it is only necessary to
unscrew the lower part of the device which is provided with an external milled
band for this purpose.
The water under pressure issuing from the cock fills the chamber formed by
uniting the said two parts, passes through the metal sheets where it is filtered
and where the jet is broken up, it then passes out in a regular column and falls
without causing any splashing.
When the device is adapted to be removably connected with the cock by means
of an india rubber tube it acts in precisely the same manner.
The perforated sheets may be equally well cleaned or removed in this case
also.
The grating may be screwed upon the upper part, but the perforated metal
sheets are set in this grating. The said sheets may however be cleaned when
desired as also the whole of the jet-breaker.
Dated this 1st day of June 1898
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Attachment for Cocks and the like for Ensuring an
Even Flow of the Liquid therefrom.
I, WATRIN VIELLIARD, of 63, Rue Mazel, Verdun (Meuse), in the Republic of
France, Ironmonger, 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:-
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This invention relates to a small appliance which I term a jet-breaker" and
which may be adapted to cocks or nozzles for the flow of water or other liquids,
for the purpose of regulating the flow and more particularly for preventing the
liquid from splashing.
This appliance comprises essentially two parts which are united together; one
of these parts is provided with one or more perforated metal sheets, and the other
is connected to the nose of the cock or nozzle, either directly by pressure, screw-
ing, brazing or soldering, or by means of an india-rubber tube.
The liquid, flowing under pressure or simply owing to its weight, traverses the
metal sheet or sheets, where it is filtered and broken up so to speak, and then
flows out in the form of a regular column which does not splash.
The body of the "jet-breaker" may be of any desired form and made of copper,
bronze, aluminium or any other suitable metal or substance such as, glass, cellu-
loid, composition, etc. but in all cases it will be made in two parts properly
united together so as to allow of its easy cleaning.
In the accompanying drawing I have represented several models of my "jet-
breaker," arranged the one in order to be brazed to the nose of the cock and the
others to be removably connected to the cock by means of an india-rubber tube
or ring.
Figs. 1 to 3 refer to the first model, Fig. 1 being a vertical section of the device,
Fig. 2 a plan view, and Fig. 3 showing the "jet-breaker" adapted to a cock.
Figs. 4 and 5 represent sectional views of two other models.
Figs. 6 and 7 represent a modified construction of the "jet-breaker" and
Fig. 8 represents a fourth modified construction.
With reference to Figs. 1 to 3 it will be seen that the body of the device is
made in two parts and which are screwed one upon the other, the upper part
terminating in a tube a¹ which is intended to surround the nozzle of the cock,
whilst the lower part b or grating terminating in a more or less conical nozzle or
adjutage is provided with a shoulder upon which rest one or more perforated
metal sheets or plates dd which are forced into the device.
In order to clean or remove the perforated metal sheets, it is only necessary to
unscrew the lower part of the device which is provided with an external milled
band for this purpose.
The water under pressure issuing from the cock fills the chamber o formed by
uniting the two parts a and b, passes through the metal sheets & where it is filtered
and where the jet is broken up, it then passes out in a regular column, and falls
without causing any splashing.
In Fig. 4, similar letters refer to same parts. The device acts in precisely the
same manner, but instead of being directly secured to the cock, it is connected
thereto by means of an india-rubber tube m, the part a being curved outwardly to
better secure the tube as shown.
The perforated sheets may be equally well cleaned or removed in this case also
In Fig. 5 the grating is also screwed upon the upper part a, but the perforated
metal sheets are set in this grating. The said sheets may however be cleaned
when desired as also the whole of the "jet-breaker."

page_text: With reference to Figs. 6 and 7 it will be seen that the body a of the device is
made of stamped or chased metal, formed with an interior shoulder for supporting
the perforated metal discs d, and the second part b is formed by a cork or india-
rubber ring adapted in the interior of the part a and extending up to its upper
edge. This ring allows, on account of its elasticity, of its easy fixing to the nose
of the cock, and ensures the tightness of the joint.
As it may be seen in Fig. 8, the second part which is of india-rubber extends
upwards beyond the upper edge of the part a, and enables the utilising of the elas-
ticity of the india-rubber in order to adapt the device to the cocks of different
diameters. In this case, in order to properly unite the parts a and b, a metallic
ring is placed in the lower part of the india-rubber tube, and it has a diameter
large enough to ensure on the one side the adhesion of the tube and the ring and
on the ether side to compress the tube between said ring and the side of the
part a. The ring will be preferably split so as to act as a spring and facilitate the
mounting of the device.
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 device termed "jet-breaker" which adapts itself to cocks or nozzles for
the flow of the water or other liquids for the purpose of regulating the flow and
more particularly for preventing the liquid from splashing, this device com-
prising two parts which are united together, one of which is connected to the nose
of the cock or nozzle and the other is provided on its inside with perforated metal
sheets which the liquid jet is forced to traverse before flowing to the outside.
2. A device according to Claim 1, of copper or other suitable metal made in
two parts a and b screwed one upon the other, the part having on its inside per-
forated metal sheets d. and the part a being brazed or soldered to the nose of the
cock, substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 1 to 3 of the
accompanying drawing.
3.A device according to Claim 1, with two parts a and b screwed one upon the
other, the part having on its inside perforated metal sheets d and the part a
being curved outwardly so as to receive an india-rubber tube m which adapts it-
self on the other side to the nose of the cock, substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by Figs. 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawing.
4. A device according to Claim 1, with a part a upon an interior shoulder of
which rest perforated metal sheets d, and a part b of india-rubber or cork which is
forced in the inside of the part a so as to extend up to its upper edge and which
adapts itself by mere elastic contact to the nose of the cock, substantially as here-
inbefore described and illustrated by Figs. 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawing.
5. A device according to Claim 1, with a part a upon an interior shoulder of
which rest perforated metal sheets d, and a part of india-rubber arranged in the
inside of the part a and extending upwards beyond the edge of this part so as to
adapt itself to the nose of a cock in the way of an ordinary india-rubber tube, in
combination with a metallic split ring a placed in the inside of the part 6 and in
its lower end in order to properly unite the parts a and b sulsstantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by Fig. 8 of the accompanying drawing.
2:
Dated this 25th day of Wohua 1800
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.