An Improved Measuring and Controlling Cock.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application (in United Kingdom), 19th Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 18th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1899
An Improved Measuring and Controlling Cock.
I, GEORG WIBERG, of Kungsgatan 30, Stockholm, Sweden, Bachelor of Arts,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention refers to a measuring and controlling cock so constructed that
not even the least quantity of the liquid can. be drawn from the cask to which
the cock is applied without being indicated in litres or parts of a litro by the
cock, and it consists of a measuring cock combined with a counter in such a
manner that the said object is gained.
On the accompanying drawing a form of construction of the controlling cock.
is represented in front elevation in the Figure 1 and in side elevation in the
Figure 2 partly in sections.
The measuring vessel a with two opposite glass-walls b and c is by a vertical
partition & divided in two chambers e and f each holding a certain measure, as
for instance litre. The cock g, which is to be inserted in the cask, and the
tapping cock with their channels for drawing liquid into one of the chambers
and at the same time discharging it from the other according to the positions of
the plugs, are operated by moving a handle m, fixed to one key or lever i and
passing through a slot k in the other key 1, to the right or to the left, as is
clearly seen from the Figure 1. When the handle stands right over the par-
tition d, or the keys are in a vertical position, the cocks are closed.
On the front end of the plug of the upper cock g is arranged a counter o.
The apparatus acts as follows: Let us suppose the right hand chamber f to ho
full and the keys to be in their vertical position. The handle being then moved
to the left a unit is marked in the counter the moment before the discharge
begins. If the discharge is allowed to continue without interruption till the
right chamber is empty the left chamber will have been filled, and one litre of
the liquid indicated by the above mentioned unit in the counter has been drawn
from the cask. If it is only desired to draw a smaller quantity of the liquid,
as for instance a glass, the handle is moved back to the middle position after the
desired quantity has run out and the running in as well as the running out
Such a drawing off in smaller quantities can be repeated as long as any
liquid is left in the chamber in question. A fresh indication by the counter does
not take place until the left hand chamber is also emptied. Simultaneously the
right hand chamber will have been filled and at the next movement of the handle
ceases.
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page_text: to the left another unit (for instance 2) appears in the counter. In this manner
the drawing off can go on to 9999 litres, or still more, depending only on the
number of rows of figures contained in the counter.
The channels in the cock g are made somewhat wider than the channels in
the cock in order that the flow from the cask into the chambers of the cock
shall take place a little faster than from the said chambers. By this means
the drawing does not require to be stopped but can be continued without
interruption as with a common cock and without thereby diminishing the safety
of the control, however great the quantities may be that are drawn from the
cask.
For the entrance and escape of the air into and from the chambers of the cock
there are provided two cylinders n, n attached to the measuring vessel one on each
side of the upper cock g.
Each of these cylinders contains a closely fitting valve opening downwards.
Under this valve there is a piece of cork that can move up and down in the
cylinder but is prevented from falling down into the chamber of the cock by a
horizontal pin passing through the cylinder or in any other way. When the
chamber of the cock is being filled with liquid the air escapes through the valve
until the chamber is filled, when the liquid reaches the piece of cork and lifts it
which in its turn presses the valve upwards and closes it thereby preventing any
escape of the liquid. When the drawing off commences the valve again falls
downwards allowing the entrance of the air.
Dated this 19th day of November 1898.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
An Improved Measuring and Controlling Cock.
I, GEORG WIBERG, of Kungsgatan 30, Stockholm, Sweden, Bachelor of Arts,
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 follow-
ing statement:—
The invention refers to a measuring and controlling cock so constructed that
not even the least quantity of the liquid can be drawn from the cask to which
the cock is applied without being indicated in litres or parts of a litre by the
cock, and it consists of a measuring cock combined with a counter in such a
manner that the said object is gained.
On the drawing accompanying my Provisional Specification a form of con-
struction of the controlling cock is represented in front elevation in the Figure 1
and in side elevation in the Figure 2 partly in sections.
The measuring vessel a with two opposite glass-walls b and c is by a vertical
partition & divided in two chambers e and each holding a certain measure, as
for instance litre. The cock g, which is to be inserted in the cask, and the
tapping cock with their channels for drawing liquid into one of the chambers
and at the same time discharging it from the other according to the positions of
the plugs, are operated by moving a handle m fixed to one key or lever i and
passing through a slot in the other key to the right or to the left, as is
clearly seen from the Figure 1. When the handle stands right over the par-
tition d, or the keys are in a vertical position, the cocks are closed.
On the front end of the plug of the upper cock g is arranged a counter o.
The apparatus acts as follows:-Let us suppose the right hand chamber f to be

page_text: full and the keys to be in their vertical position. The handle being then moved
to the left a unit is marked in the counter the moment before the discharge
begins. If the discharge is allowed to continue without interruption till the
right chamber is empty the left chamber will have been filled, and one litre of
the liquid indicated by the above mentioned unit in the counter has been drawn
from the cask. It it is only desired to draw a smaller quantity of the liquid,
as for instance a glass, the handle is moved back to the middle position after the
desired quantity has run out and the running in as well as the running out
ceases. Such a drawing off in smaller quantities can be repeated as long as any
liquid is left in the chamber in question.
To empty the left hand chamber the handle is moved toward the right from
the middle position and back again as many times as may be required, but it is
not moved past the middle.
When the left hand chamber is empty the right hand chamber will have
become again filled. When this right hand chamber is to be emptied, a fresh
indication by the counter takes place shortly before the discharge commences.
In this manner the drawing off can go on to 9999 litres, or still more, depond-
ing only on the number of rows of figures contained in the counter.
The channels in the cock g are made somewhat wider than the channels in
the cock in order that the flow from the cask into the chambers of the cock
shall take place a little faster than from the said chambers. By this means
the drawing does not require to be stopped, but can be continued without
interruption as with a common cock and without thereby diminishing the safety
of the control, however great the quantities may be that are drawn from the
cask.
For the entrance and escape of the air into and from the chambers of the cock
there are provided two cylinders n, n attached to the measuring vessel one on each
side of the upper enck 9.
Each of these cylinders contains a closely fitting valve opening downwards.
Under this valve there is a piece of cork that can move up and down in the
cylinder but is prevented from falling down into the chamber of the cock by a
horizontal pin passing through the cylinder or in any other way. When the
chamber of the cock is being filled with liquid the air escapes through the valve
until the chamber is filled, when the liquid reaches the piece of cork and lifts it,
which in its turn presses the valve upwards and closes it thereby preventing any
escape of the liquid. When the drawing off commences the valve again falls
downwards allowing the entrance of the air.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
A measuring and controlling cock for liquids to be applied to a cask or other
receptacle, consisting of the combination of a measuring vessel a divided into
two chambers e, f, of equal capacity each provided with an air valve n, a two-
way cock provided at the bottom of vessel a for the drawing off of the liquid,
a two-way cock g provided at the top for the filling, keys i, 7, fixed respectively to
the plugs and h, and having their ends connected together by a slotted con-
nection provided with a handle m and a counter o attached to the plug of cook g,
the said parts being arranged and operating substantially as and for the purpose
herein described with reference to the drawing.