IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING COCKS OR VALVES TO WATER SUPPLY OR LIKE PIPES
Year: 1884

page_text: I DANIEL THOMAS BOSTEL of 18 and 19 Duke Street Brighton in the County
of Sussex, Sanitary Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING COCKS OR VALVES TO WATER
SUPPLY OR LIKE PIPES to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object the construction of an improved apparatus or
ferrule for connecting cocks and valves (such for instance as bib, ball or stop
cocks) to lead iron or other piping used for carrying water supply from cisterns or
mains to buildings and for other like purposes.
Hitherto such ferrules have been made with a reduced end to fit the pipe and
furnished with an enlarged screwed socket to take the corresponding screwed stem
of the cock or valve.
Such arrangement is not satisfactory as in case of accident or failure of the
ordinary cock or valve (for instance when applied to domestic water service) the
water supply must be turned off before the cock or valve can be removed, thus
stopping the supply to the whole household until the cock or valve is repaired or
renewed or replaced.
Now my invention is designed to construct such an apparatus or ferrule in such
a manner that any individual cock or valve may be removed without permitting
the escape of the water or other fluid or interfering with other pipes connected to
the same source of supply.
My invention consists in forming a valve seating in the ferrule itself and
attaching a valve chamber and stuffing-box so that this independent valvė may be
shut down cutting off the supply from the main cock or valve.
I prefer to carry out my invention by forming the ferrule longer than usual and
casting a diagonal cylinder or valve-chamber upon it (to economizo space) I cast
also a valve seating with a diagonal passage in it from one side of the ferrule to
the other.
The stem of the valve chamber is tapped to receive a screwed spindle carrying a
conical (or other suitable valve) passing through a gland or stuffing box screwed to
the said valve chamber.
This valve spindle may be operated by a key, milled head or otherwise.
If desired the chamber and valve may be placed vertically but the diagonal

page_text: When the apparatus is in normal working the small stop valve before described
is open and the water (or other fluid) has free access to the cock or valve screwed
into the ferrule, but should anything happen to the said cock or valve the small
stop valve can be shut, thus cutting off the source of supply to the cock or valve
which can then be readily removed for repair or renewal.
The apparatus will be found much cheaper and simpler than what is known as
"double valvo cock," my invention will also be found advantageous where a ball
cock in a cistern is commencing leaking and an overflow would otherwise take
place before skilled assistance could be obtained. The small valve will also be
found advantageous in regulating the pressure of water upon the cock or valve.
Dated this 12th day of January 1884.

page_text: I, DANIEL THOMAS BOSTEL, of 18 and 19, Duke Street, Brighton, in the county
of Sussex, Sanitary Engineer, do hereby hereby declare the nature of my invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR CONNECTING COCKS OR VALVES TO WATER-
SUPPLY OR LIKE PIPES," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object the construction of an improved apparatus_or
ferrule for connecting cocks or valves (such for instance as Bib-ball or Stop-Cocks)
to lead, iron or other piping used for carrying water supply from cisterns or mains
to buildings and for other like purposes.
Hitherto such ferrules have been made with a reduced end to fit the pipe and
furnished with an enlarged screwed socket to take the corresponding screwed stem
of the cock or valve..
Such arrangement is not satisfactory as in case of accident or failure of the
ordinary cock or valve (for instance when applied to domestic water supply) the
water supply must be turned off before the cock or valve can be removed, thus
stopping the supply to the whole household until the cock or valve is repaired,
renewed or replaced.
Now my invention is designed to construct such an apparatus or ferrule in such
a manner that any individual cock or valve may be removed without permitting
the escape of the water or other fluid or interfering with other pipes connected to
the same source of supply.
My invention consists in forming a valve seating in the ferrulo itself and
attaching a valve chamber and stuffing-box so that this independent valvo may be
shut down cutting off the supply from the main cock or valve.
I prefer to carry out my invention by forming the ferrule longer than usual and
casting a diagonal cylinder or valve chamber upon it (to economize the space).
I cast also a valve seating with a diagonal passage in it from one side of the ferrule
to the other.
The stem of the valve chamber is tapped to receive a screwed spindle carrying
a conical (or other suitable) valve passing through a gland or stuffing box screwed
to the said valve chamber.
This valve spindle may be operated by a key, rivetted head or otherwise.
If desired the chamber and valve may be placed vertically but the diagonal
arrangement is less in the way.
When the apparatus is in normal working, the small stop-valve before described
is open and the water (or other fluid) has free access to the cock or valve screwed
into the ferrule but should anything happen to the said cock or valve the small
stop-valve can be shut, thus cutting off the source of the supply to the cock or
valve which can then be readily removed for repair or renewal.
The apparatus will be found much cheaper and simpler than what is known as
a "double valve cock."
My invention will also be found advantageous where a ball cock in a cistern is
commencing leaking and an overflow would otherwise take place before skilled
assistance could be obtained.
The small valve will also be found advantageous in regulating the pressure of
water upon the cock or valve.

page_text: And in order that my invention may be understood and carried into practical
effect I have caused to be annexed to this specification a sheet of drawings on
which is indicated in Fig 1 an ordinary ferrule.
Fig 2 an elevation of my improved ferrule.
Fig 3 a section of same.
supply pipe.
A is the reduced end of the ferrule, fitting the
B the screwed end to receive the main cock or valve to be attached thereto.
Cthe diagonal cylinder cast in or attached to the ferrule.
D the valve seat cast in the ferrule and bored out to fit the valve E forming part
of or attached to the screwed spindle F working through packing G adjusted by
gland H.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and the manner of performing the same, I would have it understood that
I am well aware that double cocks or cocks connected with each other have been
used in supply pipes and I am also aware that a ferrule has been constructed with
a valve moving horizontally in it by the action of a spring when the cock is
unscrewed, but this arrangement is unsatisfactory as the springs rust and set or
break, rendering the ferrulo useless, but I claim as my invention:
_ In a ferrule for connecting cocks or valves to water supply and like pipes, the
use of a screw-down auxiliary valve arranged to close on a seating in the ferrule
and obstruct the passage of water or other fluid substantially as described.
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