Improvements in Automatic Faucets.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Dec., 1892-Accepted, 28th Jan., 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Faucets.
We, AARON ALEXANDER BELLEAU, of 338 17th Street, and JOHANNA
REBECCA GREEN, of 267 15th Street, both in Brooklyn, Kings County, New
York, United States of America, the former a Mechanic, the latter a Married
Lady, 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 faucet for filling smaller barrels or other receptacles
from a main tank and which is so constructed that when the barrel is full the
faucet will be closed and its discharge-nozzle will be raised out of the barrel.
The invention consists in the various features of improvement more fully
pointed out in the claims.
In the accompanying drawing:
Fig. 1 is an elevation, partly in section, of my improved faucet showing it
lowered.
Fig. 2 an elevation of the same, showing it raised.
Fig. 3, a top view of the operating mechanism.
Fig. 4 a section on line x, a, Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 a section on line
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Fig. 6 a rear view of Fig. 3.
Fig. 3.
Fig. 7 a section similar to Fig. 4, showing the parts in a different position.
The letter a, represents the inlet pipe, connected with a suitable main delivery
tank. This pipe is provided with a cock a', through which the liquid flows into a
horizontal slotted tubular bearing a². Upon this bearing there is free to revolve
a slotted sleeve b¹, connected at one side with the discharge pipe b, and at the
other side with a lever, which is weighted as at 6. The discharge pipe b, is
provided with a nozzle, that enters the barrel or other receptacle A, to be
filled. The nozzle 6, is provided with a longitudinal partition 6, to form two
chambers. One of these chambers constitutes the nozzle proper through which
the liquid is discharged. Within the other chamber is placed a float c, connected
by bell crank c', and suitable rod c³, to a catch c³, pivoted to tube b. This catch is
adapted to engage a hook ', of a fixed bracket d, that is also provided with a
bearing d², for the tube.
As so far described the apparatus operates as follows: The liquid flowing
through the tube a, cock a', and hollow bearing a', enters pipe b, and through
nozzle 6, is discharged into the barrel A. During this operation the tube b, is
in its horizontal position, resting upon bearing d, and held down by the engage-
ment of the books c, d, Fig. 1. As soon as the liquid has filled the barrel A,
it will raise the float to oscillate hook c³, which will thus become disengaged from
the hook d', and permit the weight 63, to swing the tube b, upwards and out of the
barrel, Fig. 2.
In order to automatically open and close the cock a', at the proper time, I
have devised the following mechanism. Upon the hollow spindle a², there turns
freely a double segment e, having teeth e', at one end and a bevel gear e², at the
other end. The bevel gear is engaged by a segment f, having bevelled teeth and
fast upon the spindle a, of cock a¹. The teeth e, are engaged by a toothed
segment 9, pivoted to the weighted arm b². When the pipe b, is lowered, the
segment g, is raised until the pipe b, has arrived at nearly its lowermost position,
when a rearwardly extending arm g', of segment g, will strike against a fixed
stop, on the bracket d. This will cause the segment g, to revolve on its pivot
and to thus cause a revolution of segment e. This segment, intergearing with

page_text: segment, on the cock spindle, will thus open the cock. It will be seen that the
above described mechanism will open the cock suddenly as the nozzle 6, is dipped
into the barrel A, in contradistinction of causing an objectional gradual opening
of the cock during the entire downward motion of pipe b. When the barrel A,
has been filled and the pipe b, is raised out of the same by the disengagement of
the hooks d', c³, in the manner described, it will take the segment e, with it. This
is accomplished by means of a shoulder e³, on the segment e, that engages a
corner, on the sleeve, during the upward motion of pipe 6, Fig. 4, but not
during the downward motion Fig. 7. The segment e, being thus revolved backward
will revolve segment f, to close the cock a'. At the same time the segment e, will
revolve segment y; but this will nearly cause a revolution of the segment g, upon
its pivot without producing any effect upon the cock.
In order to permit the cock to be opened and closed by hand, if desired, the
shoulder, may be provided with a handle e. By manipulating this handle the
barrel A, may be filled when it is desired not to have the upward and downward
motion of pipe b.
The operation of the apparatus may be readily understood. The pipe b, being
lowered by hand so that its nozzle enters the barrel, the cock a¹, will be opened
and the liquid will flow into the barrel until the latter is filled. Then the float
will be raised, the pipe will be tilted so that its nozzle is withdrawn from the
barrel and the cock will be closed.
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 claim is :
1. The combination of an inlet pipe with a cock, a pivoted weighted outlet pipe
having a nozzle and a catch, a hook engaging the catch for holding the pivoted
pipe in its lowermost position and with a float within the nozzle connected to the
catch, substantially as specified.
2. The combination of an inlet pipe with a cock, a pivoted outlet pipe having a
nozzle and a catch, a float, a toothed segment f, upon the cock spindle and a
toothed segment e, having a shoulder ³, and adapted to operate segment f,
substantially as specified.
3. The combination of an inlet pipe with a cock, a pivoted outlet pipe having a
nozzle and a catch, a float, a loosely turning toothed segment e, having teeth e¹, e²,
and with a fixed segment, upon the cock spindle and a pivoted segment g, adapted
to engage segment e, substantially as specified.
4. The combination of an inlet pipe with a cock, a pivoted outlet pipe, having a
nozzle and a catch, a float, intergeared segments e, f, g, and with a stop d³, and
catch d', substantially as specified.
5. The combination of an inlet pipe with a cock, an outlet pipe, a double
toothed segment e, free to turn in one direction, a toothed segment, fast on the
cock spindle and engaging segmente, and with a pivoted segment g, also engaging
segment e, substantially as specified.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1892.
ALLISON BROS.,
Agents for the Applicants.