An Improved Method of Withdrawing Liquids from Vessels, and Appliances therefor.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Feb., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 19th Nov., 1890-Accepted, 20th Dec., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Withdrawing Liquids from Vessels, and
Appliances therefor.
I, JAMES RICHARDSON CARRUTHERS, of 70, King Street, Tradeston, Glasgow,
in the County of Lanark, North Britain, Manufacturing Chemist, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention which relates to an improved method of withdrawing liquids from
vessels and appliances therefor consists as follows.
I provide a suitable vessel for storing or carrying oil or other liquids, which may
be of any convenient size or shape, and made of iron, tin or other suitable metal or
material and which may be provided with a suitable vent hole near or at its top.
This vessel is formed with a groove recess or recessed part on its side for the
purpose of containing a flexible pipe or tube, which may be made of lead or other
suitable metal or material or the recess may be made to contain a tap or cock for
withdrawing the liquids. This flexible pipe or tube is connected by soldering or
otherwise at or near its lower end to the lower end of the recess or groove formed
in the vessel and as near the bottom as possible, so as to enable all the liquid in the
vessel being drawn off if desired. The top end of this pipe or tube is provided with
suitable means for opening or closing it, such as a screwed plug, cap or any other
suitable attachment or the end of the pipe may be compressed and this compressed
piece cut off when desired to be opened.
This arrangement being that on the vessel being filled with oil or other liquids,
and the top end or lid of the vessel soldered or otherwise fixed, it can be easily
packed for transit without damaging the flexible pipe, as the said pipe lies safely
within the recess or groove, and in such a position that when the liquid is desired
to be withdrawn from the vessel, the tube is opened at its top end, and bent out-
wards and down, thus forming a passage for the liquid to run off, owing to the head
of the liquid being higher in the vessel than in the tube, the running off stops on
the heads becoming level.
In lieu of a flexible pipe or tube I may solder or otherwise connect to one or more
sides of the said recess or recessed part, near the bottom thereof, a tapered plug or
other suitable tap or cock, which is provided with a short pipe or tube, so mounted
as to be capable of being turned up into the recess or recessed part when not used
in withdrawing the liquids. A suitable guard or door can be provided to enclose
the tap or cock within the said recess and thus prevent the tap or cock being
turned on, and the said door itself may be soldered or fastened to prevent it being
opened.
This arrangement being that on the short pipe or tube being turned down and
out of the recess, it opens the tap or cock, thus allowing the liquids to flow out, the
said flowing out being stopped when desired by pushing up the short pipe or tube
into the recess and thus closing the tap or cock.
It will thus be seen that the liquids may be withdrawn in any desired quantity,
and that my appliances may be adapted to various kinds of vessels such as tanks,
tins, cans, casks &c. or if desired they may be attached to existing vessels by
providing them with the necessary groove, recess or recessed part.
Dated this 18th day of February 1890.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Withdrawing Liquids from Vessels and
Appliances therefor."
I, JAMES RICHARDSON CARRUTHERS, of 70, King Street, Tradeston, Glasgow,
in the County of Lanark, North Britain, Manufacturing Chemist, 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 which relates to an improved method of withdrawing liquids from
vessels and appliances therefor consists chiefly in providing or forming such vessels
with a suitable groove or recess into which I fix a tap, cock or flexible pipe, in such
a manner that the said tap, cock or flexible pipe when not in use for withdrawing
contents, may be pushed back, run back or folded back into said groove or recess so
that its position will be below or behind the side of the vessel, and which may be
further protected by means of a cover lid or guard, either laid against, flush with
or otherwise attached to side of vessel, and which may be sealed or otherwise
fastened where necessary.
And in order that my said invention may be more readily understood and easily
carried into effect I will now proceed to describe the same with reference to the
annexed drawings,
Figure 1 of which is a part perspective view of the side of a vessel having my
improvements attached thereto.
Figure 2 is an end view of a cask having my improvements attached
thereto, and
Figure 3, is a perspective view of a round vessel having my improved flexible
pipe attached thereto.
In carrying out my said invention I form the liquid storing or conveying vessel
or cask A. (Figures 1 and 2) with a groove or recess B, into which I fix by
soldering or otherwise a tap or cock C, which may be either a swivel cock, folding
bib cock or similar cock, the whole thus forming a protected tap or crane capable
of being fixed into said vessels, so as not to protrude beyond the vessels side or end
when not actually in use for withdrawing the contents.
Or in lieu of said tap or cock G, I may substitute a flexible pipe or tube D,
(Figure 3) which may be made of any suitable material or materials, and which can
likewise be folded or pushed back into the groove or recess B, when not in use for
withdrawing contents, and if desired the said flexible pipe D, may be supplied
with any suitable closing device such as a plug or cap, or it may simply be
compressed.
The said grooves or recesses B, may be protected if desired by means of a cover,
lid or guard E, which may be laid against or flush with or otherwise attached to
side of vessels A, and which may be sealed by soldering or otherwise fastened to said
vessels where necessary.
It will be seen from the foregoing that in either case the arrangement can be
applied to tins, cans, drums, casks, tanks or any other form of vessel used for storing
or conveying liquids, and which may be of any size or shape and inter alia, will
serve the double purpose of protecting the tap or pipe from injury by contact or
otherwise, and likewise from being tampered with in transit.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is―
First The method of withdrawing liquids from storing or conveying vessels
by means of a tap, cock or flexible pipe, fitted into a groove or recess formed in or
fitted into said vessels, substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the
accompanying drawings.

page_text: Second In liquid storing or conveying vessels A, the arrangement, construction
and combination therewith of the groove or recess B, into which is fitted the tap or
cock C, or flexible pipe D, which may be protected with the lid or guard E, all
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and shewn in Figures 1, 2
and 3 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 18th day of November 1890.
JOHNSONS,
115, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.