Improvements in Taps for Fluids.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 17th May, 1894-Accepted, 7th July, 1894
Improvements in Taps for Fluids.
GEORGE ALBERT THORNHILL Clerk, Stapleford, Notts FRED PARDY,
Grocer, Stapleford Notts do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
To be used in the ordinary way for emptying any kind of liquid from any cask
or vessel that is used for containing liquid. The main point being that the said
tap will draw off any liquid or anything of the nature of liquid without the necessity
of tilting either cask or vessel. This tap is made on the syphon principle the
valve being placed at a lower level than the inside end of tap which is projected
so as to reach bottom of cask or vessel therefore completely emptying same. Toi
be made of either wood metal or other material.
Dated this 12th day of December 1893.
GEORGE ALBERT THORNHILL.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Taps for Fluids.
We GEORGE ALBERT THORNHILL, Clerk, and FRED PARDY Grocer both of
Nottingham Road, Stapleford in the County of Nottingham 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 :-
This invention relates to taps for extracting liquor from casks or other vessels
and it has for its object improvements in such taps so that they will automatically
extract liquor from that part of the cask or vessel which is below the level of the
outlet and thus obviate the necessity for tilting.
It will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a tap constructed according to our invention shown
in connection with a cask and
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the tap.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
The tap a is formed with a part b to fit into the hole into the cask or vessel e
and on the inner side with an extension or continuation'd which is bent down as
shown so that the end d' extends to the bottom of the cask, at which point is
formed the inlet to the tap preferably covered by a suitably formed grating or
constituted by suitable perforations.
The outer ende of the tap a is bent downwards and at this point is formed
preferably with an increased bore or reservoir e¹ at the lower end of the
enlargement e a casing f is formed preferably adapted to receive a plug g the
casing and plug 9 form an ordinary plug cock.
It preferred however a screw-down or other suitable valve may be employed;
the nozzle h may also be formed as shown, or be adapted for bottling, or be formed
with a coupling for connecting the pipes of beer or other pumps.
The plug g as shown is arranged below the level of the inner end d' of the tap
and the parts e, e, b, d, d', form a syphon which is started when the cask or vessel
is full or above the level of the outlet and is retained in action until the cask is
empty by reason of the position of the plug g.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. A tap for extracting liquor from casks or other vessels formed with an
extension such as d on the inner side and the plug 9 or its equivalent on the outer
side arranged below the end d' of the extension & substantially as described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
2. In a tap such as described the combination with an extension such as d of a
reservoir such as e¹ below which is arranged the plug g or its equivalent
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the complete syphon
tap for extracting liquor from a cask or vessel substantially as described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. A syphon tap adapted to be inserted in the end of a cask when the latter is
lying on its bilge and to be used as an ordinary tap until the liquor falls below the
highest level of the fitting when it can be used as a syphon substantially as
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 15th day of May 1894
GEORGE ALBERT THORNHILL.
FRED PARDY.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.
GEORGE ALBERT THORNHILL.
FRED PARDY.
W. P. Thompson & Boult,
Agents for the Applicants.