An Improved Apparatus or Tool for Use in Connection with Water and Steam Taps, Water Closet Cistern Valves, and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th May, 1890-Accepted, 26th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus or Tool for Use in Connection with
Water and Steam Taps, Water Closet Cistern Valves, and
the like.
I, SAMUEL JOHN ROPE of 4 Hollybrook Road Birkdale Southport in the County
of Lancaster Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Hitherto when the seatings of taps & cistern valves have become rough or pitted
by wear it has been necessary to remove the taps & cistern & replace them with
new ones.
This invention relates to the use of a certain tool in connection with taps and cistern
valves, whereby the seatings of the same can be repaired whon required without removal
much trouble and expense being thus avoided.
This tool consists of an upright round rod of any convenient length, having a hand
piece at the top to turn same. This rod passes through the head or crown of tap into
a chamber in the interior. Upon the bottom of the rod is a square and screw, this
square carries the cutter which is a disc of metal having a serrated surface coarse and
fine cut top and bottom, this cutter is kept on by a screw nut and exactly fits the
chamber of the tap wherein is the seating.
The rod or tool carries a metal bush obviously of the same diameter as the chamber
into which it fits the top of the bush bearing upon a flange upon the crown or head of
the tap.
Under the neck of the flange upon the tap a lever obtains a bearing this lever passes
up a certain height and is hinged then brought across at right angles onto a collar
or shoulder upon the rod or tool. This shoulder which takes the bearing of the lever
is fastened to the rod or tool by means of set screws to allow of its being adjusted to
suit different sizes of taps.
The tool is actuated thus. When required to repair a seating of a tap, the forefinger
is placed under the nozzle of the tap, and the thumb upon the lever when the rod or
tool carrying the cutter is pressed down upon the seating, the rod is then turned
with the right hand and the cutter actuated as before stated. The cutter carrying a
coarse and fine surface the coarse cut is first used, the cutter is then reversed and the
work finished by the fine side.
The bush upon the tool will be made of varying diameter to suit various sizes of taps,
thus """& 1" and so on. As an alternative way I can when desired actuate the
tool by means of suitably placed cog wheels.
When applied to W.C. cistern valves I dispense with the lever & bush in connection
with my improved apparatus. In this case the rod or tool works on to a brass cylinder
or plug which can be unscrewed to reverse the cutter when necessary to repair the
valve seating of the cistern.
Dated this 30th day of April 1890.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus or Tool for Use in Connection with
Water and Steam Taps, Water Closet Cistern Valves, and
the like.
I, SAMUEL JOHN ROPE of + Hollybrook Road Birkdale Southport in the County
of Lancaster Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to he performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
Hitherto when the seatings of taps and cistern valves have become rough or pitted
by wear it has been necessary to remove the tap and cisterns and replace them with
new ones.
This Invention relates to the use of a certain tool in connection with taps and cistern
valves whereby the seatings of the same can be repaired when required without removal
much trouble and expense being thus avoided.
This tool consists of an upright round rod of any convenient length having a hand
piece at the top to turn same. This rod passes through the head or crown of the tap
into a chamber in the interior. Near the bottom of the rod is a square and screw.
This square carries a cutter" which is a disc of metal having a serrated surface,
course and fine cut, top and bottom. This cutier fits in the tap onto the seating but
is free to turn theroin and is kept on by a screw nut. The rod or toul carries a
motal "bush" of a diameter to suit the diameter of the chamber of the tap into which
it has to fit, the top of the bush having a flange piece which bears upon the crown
or head of the tap.
The bush" will be made of varying diameters in order to suit the various sizes of
taps thus """ and 1" and so 011.
Under the neck of the flange upon the head of the tap a lover obtains a bearing
by means of an arm piece which passes up a certain height, the lever is then hinged
or pivotted to this arm piece at right angles the lever resting and bearing upon a
collar upon the vertical rod. This collar and bearing which takes the downward
prossure of the lever is fastened to the rod by means of a
if not scrow " to allow of its
being adjusted to different sizes of taps.
Or instead of the arm catching under the neck of the flange upon the tap I can
by preference make the armi curved or hooked as shown, in order to catch under &
round the barrel or stem of the tap the lever being connected to this arm in manner
as before.
As an alternativo way I can when desired actuate the tool by means of suitably
placed cog wheels.
When applied to W.C. cistern valves I dispense with tho lever and bush in connection
with my improved apparatus.
I will now describe my Invention more fully by the aid of the accompanying
drawings. Similar letters of reference relato to similar parts.
Fig. 1 is a section of a tap, showing my improved apparatus or tool in
elovation.
Fig. 2 is an ond view of the tap shewing the curved or hooked arm.
Fig. 3 is a part section of a water closet cistern valve showing the tool or apparatus
in elevation.
A. Fig. is the vertical rod. This rod carries the following parts-B. is a
handle, C. is a metal "bush," D is the raversible "cutter," E is a screw nut,
F. is the square whereon fits the cutter, G is a lover, H the curved or hooked armi
of the lover, I a collar upon the vertical rod, and J. is a metal bearing or seating
for the lever to work upon, K a set screw, is the seating in the tap and upon the
W.. cistern valve, Figs. 1 and 3.

page_text: In order to repair the seating of a tap with my improved apparatus I proceed
thus-
It is obvious the head or crown of the tap together with the thumb screw etc.
is unscrowed and removed. The apparatus or tool is then placed in tho tap as shewn
in Fig. 1 the metal "bush" C fitting into the head of the tap and keeping the tool
steady and in its place. The roversible cutter D will then fit down upon the
"seating" L the curved or hooked arm H of the lever G having been placed under
the barrel or stem of the tap M the lever G is adjusted to the required height upon
the vertical rod A by means of the set scrow K bearing onto the rod through the
collar L. The finger of the operator is then placed under the nozzle of the tap and
the thumb upon the lover G which upon being pressed down the cutter D is kept
close on its work, on the surface of the seating L. The vertical rod A is then
manipulated by means of the handle B. with the right hand and the cutter thereby
actuated.
As before stated the coarse side of the cutter is first used the screw nut E is then
removed and the cutter reversed the fine side finishing the work.
Fig. 3 shews a modification of my Invention-in this case the apparatus or tool
is for the purpose of repairing the valve seatings of water closets, hydrants and such
like valve seatings.
Here I dispense with the lever & also the metal bush, I use the vertical rod (a) &
handle () as before having a square & screwed end (seen in dotted lines c) the reversible
cutter () is placed on the vertical rod & a metal cylinder or plug (¹) screwed on
which keeps the cutter tight and also the tool steady. The cutter can be reversed by
unscrewing the cylinder or plug (c).
For the valves of smaller diameter a cutter and cylinder of smaller size is used, the
same handle and rod may be used.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the precise details herein
laid down as the different parts & sizes of the same may be considerably varied to suit
different requirements.
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,
First The improved apparatus or tool for the purpose of repairing water, steam,
and gas taps, and other taps, the apparatus or tool being constructed practically as
herein described & shewn in the annexed Drawings and applied in manner substantially
as herein set forth.
Second I claim the improved apparatus or tool for the purpose of repairing the
valve seatings of water closet cisterns, hydrants, and such like valve seatings substan-
tially and in manner as herein set forth and specified.
Dated this 16th day of May 1890.
EDWARD J. PAYNE & SON,
104, Colmore Row, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicant.