A NEW OR IMPROVED DRAW OFF APPARATUS FOR RECEPTACLES CONTAINING BEER OR OTHER PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Thomas Collingwood of York Road Lambeth in the
County of Surrey Publican for an Invention of "A NEW OR IMPROVED
DRAW OFF APPARATUS FOR RECEPTACLES CONTAINING BEER OR OTHER
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Thomas Collingwood at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th December 1882.
THOMAS COLLINGWOOD of York Road Lambeth in the County of Surrey
Publican "A NEW OR IMPROVED DRAW OFF APPARATUS FOR RECEPTACLES
CONTAINING BEER OR OTHER LIQUIDS”
This invention relates to a simple and effective arrangement whereby beer or
other liquids containing more or less sedimentary matter can be drawn off clear
and bright to the last without necessitating the tilting or tipping of the barrel or
other receptacle.
According to my invention I employ a hollow metal or other plug forming one
half of a union joint which I drive or insert into the barrel or receptacle the said
hollow plug being temporarily closed at its inner end by a plug of cork or a valvė
to prevent the escape of the liquid during the insertion of the said hollow plug it
being either driven in or screwed in as found most desirable. The outer end of
this plug is formed with a male screw thread onto which screws the other half of
the union. Through the said plug I pass a bent tube sufficiently curved to enable
its inner end (which may be finely perforated) when at its lowest position to be
near the bottom of the receptacle but by turning the said tube inside the hollow
plug the inner end of the draw off tube can be brought at any desired height so as
to draw off the liquid clear and bright to the last without tilting. The bent tube.
is connected with any suitable cock or valve and is held firmly in the hollow plug
by screwing home the other half of the union against a shoulder or collar on the
tube or cock.
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page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Thomas Collingwood in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 5th June 1883.
THOMAS COLLINGWOOD of York Road, Lambeth in the County of Surrey,
Publican, "A NEW OR IMPROVED DRAW OFF APPARATUS FOR RECEPTACLES
CONTAINING BEER OR OTHER LIQUIDS
"
My said invention relates to a simple and effective arrangement whereby beer or
other liquids containing more or less sedimentary matter can be drawn off clear
and bright to the last without necessitating the tilting or tipping of the containing
barrel or other receptacle and consists essentially in the use of a draw-off pipe
which is bent or curved at the part contained inside the barrel or other receptacle
and is supported or held in position by a suitably packed hollow plug or socket
inserted into the said barrel or receptacle within which socket the draw-off pipe is
free to be turned more or less so as to enable its inner end to be readily adjusted
to any desired height above, the bottom of, the vessel., The outer end of the said
bent draw-off pipe is connected with any convenient stop cock or valve.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I shall now
proceed more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to
the accompanying drawing which represents a sectional elevation of one half of a
barrel having my improved adjustable draw-off apparatus applied thereto.
a is the barrel or vessel containing the beer or other liquid to be drawn off, b is
the hollow plug or socket inserted therein by screwing or otherwise, the bore of
Buch socket being sufficiently large to admit of the easy passage therethrough of
the bent draw-off pipe c the inner end of which may or may not be finely per-
forated as desired. d is a packing ring for maintaining a liquid tight joint between
the draw-off pipe and the hollow plug or socket. e is a male screw formed on the
outer end of the socket for enabling the stop cock f with its bent pipe c attached
thereto to be coupled up to the end of the socket by tightening up the union nut g.
h is a conical collar with projecting flange screwed or otherwise secured onto the
end of the pipe cand also screwed inside the branch of the cock such collar fitting
a corresponding recess in the end of the hollow plug or socket b (as shown in the
drawing) or forming an ordinary packing gland in order to make a perfect joint by
compressing the packing in an ordinary stuffing box when tightened up. i is the
pipe leading to the beer engine which may be coupled by a union joint at k or
otherwise with the discharge branch of the cock. The dotted lines show the
position of the cock and its bent draw-off pipe when turned or adjusted to its
highest position.
In applying this apparatus to a beer barrel for example the inner end of the
hollow plug or socket 6 must be first closed by a cork or by a convenient valve in
order to prevent the escape of the beer when the socket is being inserted. The
bent pipe c with the cock fattached is then inserted through the packing ring d
into the barrel forcing out the cork in the end of the hollow plug or socket bany
escape of the liquid being prevented by the packing ring at d and the plug of the
cock which should be closed before inserting the draw-off pipe c. The said pipe
is then turned partly round inside the socket so as to adjust it to the required
position which will be indicated by the position of the cock outside and when, the
pipe has been coupled up the apparatus is ready for action.
S
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and the manner in which the same is or may be used-or carried into effect
I would observe in conclusion that what I consider to be novel and original and
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page_text: therefore claim as the invention secured to me by the hereinbefore in part recited
letters patent is :-
First. The combination of an adjustable bent draw-off pipe, a packed hollow
plug or socket and a stop cock or valve when arranged and caused to operate
together substantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described. .
Second. The application to beer barrels and other receptacles for liquids of the
peculiar adjustable draw-off apparatus as and for the purpose herein before described
and illustrated by my drawings.
In witness whereof I the said Thomas Collingwood have hereunto set my
hand and seal this fourth day of June in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty three.
THOB. COLLINGWOOD (L.S.)