Improved Construction or Arrangement of Measuring Tap or Stopper for Bottles, Casks, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th July, 1890-Accepted, 9th Aug.,
1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction or Arrangement of Measuring Tap or
Stopper for Bottles, Casks, and the like.
We JULIUS MAGGI of Kemptthal, Switzerland, Manufacturer, LAURENT VERHAEGEN
of 1 Hercules Buildings, Lambeth, Surrey, Gentleman, and MATTHEW HESLOP of
100 Houndsditch, City of London, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this said
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a tap for casks, jars and like vessels or as a stopper for
bottles from which a given quantity of liquid can be drawn at each operation.
The tap consists of two barrels one acting as the plug and the other as a casing
which the plug fits, and is capable of being turned by a handle for opening a
passage from the interior of the cask or bottle for charging the chamber in the
plug and then by a reverse movement of the handle to close the inside passage
and open an outer one for the escape of the liquid into a glass or other receiver.
The casing has four slot holes in it, one at the bottom within the cask or bottle for
the passage of liquid. into the inner chamber of the plug, this having a slot or hole
coinciding therewith, and also another hole coinciding with the second hole in the
casing, but at the top for the escape of air through the main body of liquid in the
cask or bottle.
The part of the casing which is outside the cask or bottle has two other holes, one
being the vent and the other forming part of the nozzle. The plug has also two other
holes cut diametrically opposite to the other holes in it, so that when the plug is
turned a quarter round they are brought into line with outside. holes in the casing for
the liquid to flow from the measure chamber of the plug.
A screw collar is fitted over the stem of the plug and this, when screwed on to a rim
of the casing, holds the plug firmly in place.
If the plug has to supply different, yet defined, quantities of liquid the handle stem
is made separately from the plug and a piston is fitted on its inner end and within the
plug, so that said. piston can be drawn or moved along the plug to increase the
capacity of the plug chamber before the handle is turned, the distance of such motion
being decided by nicks or marks upon the stem.
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H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said J. Maggi, L. Verhaegen, and M. Heslop.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Construction or Arrangement of Measuring Tap or
Stopper for Bottles, Casks, and the like.
We, JULIUS MAGGI of Kemptthal, Switzerland, Manufacturer, LAURENT VERHAEGEN
of 1 Hercules Buildings, Lambeth, Surrey, Gentleman, and MATTHEW HESLOP of
100 Houndsditch, City of London, Engineer, 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 a tap for casks, jars, and like vessels, or as a stopper for
bottles from which a given quantity of liquid can be drawn at each operation.

page_text: The annexed drawings clearly show our invention.
Figure 1, a sectional elevation of a tap into which a definite quantity of liquid can
be drawn from a cask, jar, or other vessel to which said tap may be affixed, said
defined quantity of liquid being permitted to flow out of the nozzle when the handle
is turned into the position indicated.
Figure 2, a transverse section on the line a b of Figure 1.
Figure 3, transverse section on line c d of Figure 1.
Figure 4, plan of tap.
Figure 5 sectional elevation of a tap from which two definite quantities of liquid
can be measured as required.
Figure 6, section through line e f of Figure 5.
Figure 7, part section front end view through line g h of Figure 5.
Figure 8, exterior elevation of the double quantity tap.
Referring to Figures 1 to 4 inclusive,
A, is a tapered tube constituting the outer barrel or casing and is open at
both ends.
B, inner casing or plug closed at both ends.
C, shield ring on outer casing A with feathers or webs D, D, to prevent the tap
turning in the tap hole of a cask, or bung of a jar when driven home therein, the
distance being limited by the shield ring C.
E, handle and stem by which the plug B can be turned.
F, end cap by which the plug is held in place in the casing A.
G, ring fillet abutting against a washer or packing disc H, this being in the hollow
of the end cap G.
I, stop pin to prevent the tap plug being turned the wrong way.
J, J, holes in back end of casing A, one at bottom for the free passage of liquid
into the plug B, and the upper one for the escape of air from the plug B into and
through the liquid in the cask or vessel, which escape of air permits of the plug
becoming filled with liquid and thereby defining the quantity due to the prearranged
capacity of the plug.
K, K, holes in back end of plug B which coincide with those J, J, in the casing A
when the handle E is turned in the proper direction, but which become closed
against J, J, when the handle E is in the position indicated at Figure 1.
L, pouring out hole in lower portion near front end of plug B, which when the plug
is turned in the proper direction, coincides with the nozzle M for drawing off the
contents of the plug B.
N, slit at end of nozzle M to prevent drip after the plug B is turned to a shut off
position.
P, P, vent holes in upper front end of casing A and plug B, said holes coinciding
when the plug B is turned to the position shown at Figures 1 and 3.
The double quantity tap shown at Figures 5 to 8 inclusive is constructed in a
similar manner to that previously described, except that the casing A and plug B
are longer and provided with a piston Q attached to the stem E capable of being
moved to the end of the plug B to increase the area of the plug for a larger, yet
defined, quantity of liquid to be measured and drawn off.
The stem H for this purpose is square for a portion of its length and fits a square
hole in the front end of the plug, the shoulder of the round portion by abutting
against the square hole. when the piston is pushed in determines the smaller quantity
of liquid to be drawn off and when pulled out to the end of the plug B the larger
quantity of liquid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improved construction or arrangement of single capacity measuring

page_text: tap, as hereinbefore described and as shown at Figures 1 to 4 of the annexed
drawings.
2. The construction or arrangement of double capacity measuring tap, hereinbefore
described and as shown at Figures 5 to 8 of the annexed drawings.
The 9th day of July 1890.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Julius Maggi, Laurent Verhaegen, and Matthew Heslop.