An Improved Tap
Year: 1899

page_text: We, JEREMIAH HURRELL, Coachman, and GEORGE STURGEON, Engineer, both of
The Grange, Castlewellan, County Down; Ireland, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to taps for water or other fluids and it has for its object
the provision of a tap which, whilst being more efficient in working, will at the
same time, be more durable, simpler in construction and less liable to get out of
order than taps heretofore used.
In carrying out the invention we make the body of the tap of any suitable
shape or form and preferably in two parts connected. together by means of the
usual screws. These two parts have fitted between them a washer of leather or
any other suitable material. A flat faced valve is arranged in the body or "inlet"
portion of the tap in such a manner that the pressure of the water or other
fluid causes it to bear against the inner surface of the washer thereby making a
water-tight joint. In the event of the pressure of the water or other
fluid not being sufficient for this purpose a spiral or like spring is inserted in the
body of the tap in such a nianner as to cause the valve face to bear hard against
the washer and so render the tap water tight.
The flat faced valve has attached to it a spindle which extends a short distance
into the body or "outlet" portion of the tap. This spindle is or may be made
with a rounded end which fits into the ordinary screwed part of the tap made
with a handle for turning off and on the supply of fluid.
When the tap is turned on, the spindle of the flat faced valve is pushed back-
wards and the valve itself moved clear of the washer thereby leaving a passage
way for the outlet of the fluid.
When the tap is turned off, the flat faced valve is pressed by the pressure of the
fluid, or if that is not sufficient, by the action of the spring before mentioned,
against the face of the washer thereby closing the outlet passage way.
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H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tap for Water or other Fluids.
We, JEREMIAH HURRELL, Coachman, and GEORGE STURGEON, Engineer, both of
The Grange, Castlewellan, County Down, Ireland, 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 self-closing taps for water and other fluids and its
We, JEREMIAH HURRELL, Coachman, and GEORGE STURGEON, Engineer, both of
The Grange, Castlewellan, County Down, Ireland, 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 self-closing taps for water and other fluids and its

page_text: object is to provide a tap of this class, which, whilst being more efficient in its
working will, at the same time, be more durable and less liable to get out of order
than such taps as heretofore made.
In order that our said invention may be properly understood we have here-
unto appended an explanatory sheet, of drawings, whereon,
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of one form of self-closing tap constructed in
accordance with our invention..
Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the tap Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a view. to a reduced scale of a coupling tap. It will be seen that the
upper end of the tap is' sectioned.
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In carrying out our invention we make the body of the tap of any suitable
shape or form and in two parts. a, b, connected together by screws c. These
parts a, b, have fitted between them a washer d made of leather or other suitable
material and which serves not only as a packing for the joint but as a seat/for
the valve e. This valve is flat faced and is arranged to work freely within the
part b, being supported by a spiral spring f. Made one with or secured to the
valve e is a spindle g which extends up into the part a of the tap where its
rounded upper end enters and bears against a hole made in the under side of the
screw plug h. This plug which is screwed into the body of the tap is provided
with a handle or thumb piece and a packing washer preferably made of
leather.
The tap is turned on by screwing down the plug until its washer jams
tight against the top of the body a." The screwing down of the plug causes the
spindle g to force the valve open against the pressure of the water at the under
side of the valve and also against the action of the spring f. When the tap is
to be turned off the plug h is screwed back whereupon the combined action of the
water pressure at the underside of the valve and the expansion of the spring f
forces the valve e tightly against its seat & thereby cutting off the water.
Of course the water flow can be easily regulated by manipulating the plug.h.
In the coupling tap Fig. 3 the plug h is shown with a short upper spindle h¹
passing through a cap k screwed on the upper end of the part a.
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 consider novel and desire to claim is:-
The construction or arrangement and combination of parts of the self closing
tap substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the drawings annexed.
Dated this 14th day of March 1900.
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
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100, Wellington Street, Glasgow,. Agent.