Improvement in Taps for Vessels.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 12th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1898
Improvement in Taps for Vessels.
CHARLES IRVINE CONYNGHAM BAILEY, of Queen's Mansions, Brook Green, W.,
London Agent to G. Skey & Co., Ltd., and CHARLES WELTON, of 58, Tufnell Park
Road, Holloway, Clerk to Messrs. G. Skey & Co., do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
Instead of the usual tap hole to vessels for liquid we put a hollow tube pro-
jecting from and fixed to the vessel, closed at the extreme end. In this tube we
make a hole at the under side. We fix an outer tube or ring (open at both ends
but having a hole thro' the thickness of metal) over the other tube and grind
the inner surface of the outer tube to the outer surface of the inner tube so that
the holes. exactly coincide. When required to draw liquid out of the vessel it
will come out thro' the 2 holes placed together, but when not wanted to draw off
the liquid, then the outer tube will be turned left or right so that the holes do
not coincide and no liquid will pass out of vessel.
The same arrangement can be carried out by having a cork shive round the
outside of the inner tube-& between this and the inside of the outer tube instead
of grinding the 2 surfaces which could not be done in wood. We fix a band of
rubber or other material at the end of the inner tube, behind the ring or outer
tube, to prevent the latter coming off its bearing. This may also be done by a peg
fixed in a hole at the end of the inner tube or in some other way.
Dotad this 15th dow of Novambar 1807
C. I. C. BAILEY.
CHAS. WELTON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Taps for Vessels.
CHARLES IRVINE CONYNGHAM BAILEY, London Agent to G. Skey & Co., Ltd.,
of. No. 5, Queen's Mansions, Brook Green, London, W., and CHARLES WELTON
(Clerk to Messrs. G. Skey & Co., Ltd.,) of 58, Tufnell Park Road, London, N., 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:-
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing shows the boss, outer ring, and rubber
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page_text: Instead of the usual tap holes in vessels containing liquid, into which hole a tap
is fixed, we put a hollow boss or tube (b) forming part of the vessel and projecting
from it. This is hollow only as to part of its length the extreme end being
closed or blocked. We make an outlet hole (a) at the underside of the boss or
tube (b) communicating with the hollow in the centre of the boss. We make
an outer ring (c) having a hole (d) through its thickness-this ring is ground
-on to the boss and so that the hole in the ring and that in the boss will come
together and when so placed the liquid will flow out through both holes, but when
the outer ring is turned right or left and the 2 holes do not coincide then there
will be no flow of liquid from the vessel.
Instead of grinding we might have a cork or other lining (G) in the outer
ring (e) with a hole in it to correspond with the hole (d) in the ring.
The outer ring (c) must be kept from slipping off the end of the boss-this
may be done by fixing or placing a rubber ring (f) which may be kept in its
place by a groove (e) towards the end of the boss. This rubber must fit close up
to the outer ring; or we may keep the ring in its place by metal or wood or other
material fixed at the end of the boss which may have a washer or spring between
the metal or wood and the ring.
This form of tap cannot be made in glass, stoneware, china, earthenware, iron,
brass or any metal or in wood without infringing our patent.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
A tap formed as part of the vessel as distinguished from a tap fixed into a tap
hole in the usual way-as described and illustrated herewith, and that this tap
has its moveable part (to turn
"
off" and on") entirely on the outside.
InfoZI
ODO
OUD
1000
C. I. C. BAILEY.
CHAS. WELTON.
C. I. C. BAILEY.
CHAS. WELTON.