An Improved Device for Preventing Drip and Waste from Spirit, Ale, Beer, or other Taps or Spouts.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 29th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 16th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Preventing Drip and Waste from Spirit,
Ale, Beer, or other Taps or Spouts.
JAMES RIDGE, Chemist, 30 Stanford Road Brighton, Sussex, GEORGE
CHAPMAN Licensed Victualler Belfast Tavern, Belfast Street, Hove, Brighton,
Sussex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It is a conical or cylindro-conical tube of clastic rubber, or other elastic material,
with from two to six, or more, slits or valves, which permit the passage of the
liquor when required, and then automatically close and stop waste and drip from
the tap to which it is applied. It is fixed to the tap or spout by merely pushing it
over the mouth or orifice, where it will remain by its own elasticity.
Dated this Fourth day of February 1891.
JAMES RIDGE,
30, Stanford Road, Brighton, Sussex, Chemist.
GEORGE CHAPMAN
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device for Preventing Drip and Waste from Spirit,
Ale, Beer, or other Taps or Spouts.
JAMES RIDGE, Chemist, 30 Stanford Road, Brighton, Sussex GEORGE
CHAPMAN, Licensed Victualler Belfast Tavern Belfast Street Hove Brighton
Sussex 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:-
The object of this invention is to prevent drip and waste from spirit, ale, beer or
other taps or spouts and is accomplished by means of a cylindrical, conical, or
cylindro-conical tube of india rubber or other suitable material. This tube contains
two or more slits or valves which open outwards by the pressure of the liquor passing
through the tube; this pressure being removed by the closing of the tap or reversal
of the lever of the beer engine, a slight vacuum is created, which is sufficient to
cause the valves to close tightly together and thus prevent drip and waste.
It is fixed upon the tap or spout by simply pushing it over the mouth or orifice
of the same, where it will remain by its own elasticity, forming an air-tight joint.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 represents the apparatus in elevation,
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section, and Figs. 3 and 4 are plans of the valves as seen
from the upper and lower ends respectively.
A. Fig. 2 represents the valves in section, B. Fig. 3 a plan of the inner surface
as seen from the top, and C. Fig. 4 is a plan of the outer or lower surface of these
valves.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
(1) In apparatus for preventing drip and waste from spirit, ale, beer or other
taps or spouts, the adaptation of india rubber or other suitable material, either

page_text: separately or in combination, to the purpose herein stated, substantially as described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
(2) In apparatus such as described, the form and nature of the slits or valves,
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
(3) In apparatus such as described, the form and nature of the tubes, substan-
tially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 28th day of October 1891
JAMES RIDGE.
GEORGE CHAPMAN.