Removing Taps or Cocks from Barrels or any other Vessel.
Year: 1888

page_text: Removing Taps or Cocks from Barrels or any other Vessel.
Containing Liquid.
GEORGE LANGLEY SMITH Licensed Victualler 23 Castle Street Upper Saint Martins
Lane 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:-
My invention relates to the addition of a metal projection to any tap or taps made
of metal or wood, whereby such tap can be instantly removed from any hole it has
been driven, screwed, or otherwise fixed in, without injury to the said tap. Hitherto
taps driven or screwed into any vessel containing liquid, have been removed by
hammering from side to side till loosened, thereby causing great damage to the taps.
By the addition of the metal projection as shewn in the accompanying drawings, any
tap can be easily removed, without any injury to the same-thus saving time trouble
and expense To any tap or cock driven screwed or otherwise fixed in any barrel or
vessel containing liquid, and made of any metal or metals, or made of any kind of
wood, 1 shall make and fix on the body or any part of the tap or cock either in front
or behind the plug of the tap or taps, a projecting piece of metal or wood, in any
shape (preferably square or octagon) formed by me most suitable to carry out my
invention, by turning the tap round or partly so, with a spanner or screw hammer to
fit the square (or any shape projection on the tap or cock) the tap or cock is at once
loosened from the hole it has been driven screwed or otherwise fixed in-in the wooden
barrel or vessel, and can be instantly taken out-I shall make the projection in the
case of all metal taps or cocks either by casting such projection on the body of the
tap at the time of casting the tap itself or by fixing on after the tap is made, in
the manner best suited in my opinion, for the proper carrying out of my invention.
In making wooden taps or cocks I shall make the body of the tap either in front or
behind the plug of a square-or any shape best suited for my purpose & shall cover
such projection or fix a band of metal round it-By turning tap with spanner or
screw hammer, it is at once loosened and can be removed-To shew my invention
more clearly I append the accompanying drawings.
Fig. A. Sheet 1. I shew an ordinary tapping cock made of metal.
Fig. B. Sheet 1. is the metal projection.

page_text: Fig. C. Sheet 2. is an ordinary spanner placed on the projection B.-by turning the
spanner, the tap or cock is at once loosened, & can be instantly removed.
Fig. D. Sheet 2. is a front view of tap or cock shewing the projection made in the
shape of two handles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion & in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is-
An improved tap or cock made of metal or wood used for conveying any kind of
liquid and driven, screwed or otherwise fixed into any barrels or vessels containing
liquid having in the case of metal taps or cocks a metal projection on the body of
the tap or cock, & in the case of wooden taps or cocks, a metal cased projection
(preferably of a square or octagon shape) By placing an ordinary spanner or screw
hammer on the said projection and turning the tap or cock, the said tap or cock is
instantly loosened & can be removed.