Improvements in Automatic Vent Pegs or Spiles for Barrels and other Vessels.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 8th Sept., 1900-Accepted, 10th Nov., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Vent Pegs or Spiles for Barrels and other
Vessels.
I, WILLIAM MEEDS, of 24, Main Ridge, Boston, in the County of Lincoln,
Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct vent pegs or spiles for barrels or
other vessels so that they act automatically either when drawing off or filling
such vessels. When used for ordinary barrels the spile or peg is formed with
a central passage extending from its lower end to near the top, and communi-
cating by a side passage with a small vertical chamber in which is placed a
valve, preferably a ball valve.
This chamber terminates at the valve seat in a smaller air inlet-passage.
When used for filling vessels a funnel is connected to the top of the spile,
and a tap is placed between the said funnel and the central passage of the
spile with which it communicates.
The action is as follows:-On drawing off from vessels, the ball or valve is
lifted automatically when the liquid runs, and as soon as the liquid ceases
running the ball returns to its seat: when filling the vessel the passage of the
liquid through the spile lifts the ball from its seat and allows the required air
to pass, and as soon as the flow of liquid ceases the ball returns to its seat.
Dated this 7th day of December 1899.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.
Improvements in Automatic Vent Pegs or Spiles for Barrels and other
Vessels.
I, WILLIAM MEEDS, of 24, Main Ridge, Boston, in the County of Lincoln,
Brewer, 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:
The object of my invention is to construct vent pegs or spiles for barrels or
other vessels so that they act automatically either when drawing off from the
barrel or when filling (or returning overflow from) the barrel, so preventing
waste of liquid.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF IJRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation (enlarged) of my improved vent peg or spile
as employed for ordinary barrels.
Fig. 2 is an elevation of my improved vent peg or spile with waste-preventing
funnel.
When used for ordinary barrels (see Fig. 1) the spile or peg A is formed with
a central passage B extending from its lower end to near the top, and com-
municating by a side or cross passage C with a small vertical chamber D in
which is placed a suitable valve, preferably a ball valve E. The said chamber D
terminates at the valve seat in a smaller air inlet passage. F. When used as
a waste preventer (see Fig. 2) to return the overflow caused by the pressure of
the accumulated gases when spiling the barrel, a funnel G is connected to the
top of the spile A, and a tap H is provided between the said funnel G and the
central passage B of the spile with which it communicates.
The action of the spile is as follows:-On drawing off from the barrel or
other vessel, the ball or valve E is lifted automatically when the liquid runs,
so admitting the required air, and as soon as the liquid ceases running the ball
returns to its seat: when spiling the barrel (Fig. 2) any liquid which may pass
through the spile with the escaping gases is detained in the funnel G and is
returned through the spile (so re-filling the barrel) on the pressure of
within the barrel being sufficiently reduced.
gas
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
(1) The automatic vent peg or spile consisting of peg A, central passage B,
cross passage C, vertical chamber D, valve E, and air passage F, substantially
as described and as illustrated at Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings.
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(2) The automatic vent peg or spile consisting of peg A, central passage B,
cross passage C, vertical chamber D, valve E, air passage F, funnel G communi-
cating direct with the said central passage B, and tap H, substantially as, and for
the purposes, shown and described.
Dated this 7th day of September 1900
JOHN E. WALSH,
Royal Exchange Chambers, Boar Lane, Leeds,
Patent Agent for the Applicant.