An Improved Tap.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 18th July, 1890-Accepted, 4th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tap.
CHARLES IRVINE CONYNGHAM BAILEY Manager at Pottery Works of No. 28 Carmalt
Gardens Putney S.W. and FREDERICK FITCH Foreman at Pottery Works of
78 Charlwood Road Putney S.W. do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The bib or spout or nozzle of the tap is kept close to the vessel so as to occupy
as little space as possible. This is done by making the inlet hole, for the liquid to
pass into the key of the tap inside the vessel and to pass out close to the nozzle
of the tap hole or close to the cork of a barrel. The projection you take hold of to
turn the tap on or off is the end of the key which may be of any shape. The
barrel or collar into which the key is ground, is fixed into the vessel by screw or
otherwise.
This tap may be made of stoneware, earthenware, china, brass wood or any other
material.
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C. I. C. BAILEY.
F. FITCH.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Tap.
CHARLES IRVINE CONYNGHAM BAILEY Manager of Pottery Works 28 Carmalt
Gardens Putney S.W. and FREDERICK FITCH, Foreman of No. 78 Charlwood Road
Putney 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 :-
We dispense with the ordinary projecting "bib" and "key" instead of which we
form the outlet or spout inside the plug or barrel thus avoiding the chances of
breakage of the bib and key.
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The liquid can be turned "off" or "on" either inside or outside the vessel.
Fig. 1 shows the make of tap where the liquid is turned "off" or on inside the
vessel at (b). The spout (a) is inside the knob of the plug (A). The plug is
kept from being forced out by a peg (i) working in a groove, or by a washer
or nut (g).
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Fig. 2 shows the liquid turned "off" or on "outside the vessel at (a¹) and gives
another mode of preventing the plug from being forced out viz. by a clip (c) fixed in the
barrel at one end and working in a groove in the plug. The spout being inside
the barrel (d').
Fig. 3 shows 2 other modes of preventing the plug from being forced out viz. by a
spring (d) fixed in the barrel of the tap and pressing on the front of the plug, or, by
a bolt (c) fixed in a hole in the shoulder of the barrel and working in a slot through
the plug so as to allow the plug to be turned right or left" on or "off." The
spout (a) is shown in this drawing looking down on the end or outlet but the spout
or nozzle comes out of the barrel in the same way as Figs. 1 & 2.
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Fig. 4 shows the spout or nozzle (a¹11) outside the vessel and a contrivance for
screwing the barrel into the boss of the vessel and the peg (f) is fixed in a hole in
the barrel and works in a groove in the plug (h). This view is taken looking down
in the end of the spout the outlet comes thro' the knob of the barrel.
Any of the above contrivances can be transposed so that the mode of turning
"off" and "on
can be applied inside or outside the vessel with the outlet inside
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page_text: the barrel or the plug-knob and the plug can be held in its place by either peg or
clip, or spring, or bolt as may be deemed best for the purpose to which it is
applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is performed we declare that we claim
1st. That this tap is less likely to break than the ordinary tap with key handle
projecting at top and the spout or nozzle unprotected.
2nd. That it is more easily taken to pieces for cleaning.
3rd. That the contrivance for turning the liquid off or on is very simple and the
knob at end is better to take hold of than the ordinary key.
4th. That this tap occupies less space outside the vessel than the ordinary tap.
5th. That it is less likely to be left running half on, as is so often the case with
other taps.
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6th. That taps of this construction cannot be made in stoneware, porcelain, china,
earthenware wood, or any metal without infringing our Patent.
Dated this 16th day of July 1890.
C. I. C. BAILEY.
F. FITCH.