Improvements in or connected with Ball Taps for Cisterns.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Jan., 1898-Accepted, 12th Mar.,
1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Ball Taps for Cisterns.
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I, ORLANDO HENRY WAGNER, of 8, John Street, Adelphi, County of London,
Medical Agent, 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 has for object, certain detail construction and arrangement of
parts constituting a ball tap which shall have positive action both for opening and
for closing the water passage without risk of the ball lever sticking and producing
waste of water as with many of the taps now employed, there being no rubber
valve for a peg to impinge against, and no free play of the ball lever before or
after action on the valve.
For the purpose of this invention which I clearly show on the annexed sheet of
drawings, Figure 1 part sectional elevation, and Figure 2 an exterior view, A
represents the body or barrel. B, the depending nozzle for delivery. C, the
connection to the supply pipe. D, the lock nut. E, back closing cap. F, reduced
diameter neck of barrel. G, angle slot of which there are two and in each of which
a small roller H has free rotation, said roller being carried by a pin I. J, sleeve
tube fitting over reduced diameter end of barrel neck to be flush therewith and
prevent the rollers H leaving the pin I. The pin I passes through the neck of
the plug K and in conjunction with the rollers H riding in the angled slots locates
the plug K and causes it to move inwardly and outwardly as the ball L falls or
rises to the level of the water in the cistern to which the tap may be fitted.
The plug K has a parallel stem to fit the inside of the neck A¹ of the barrel and
has a flange or cup valve M to bear against a leather or other ring seating N fitted
in an annular recess in the body of the barrel. The stem of the plug has a hole P
for the passage of water from inside the plug to the nozzle, said water first
passing through the holes Q when the valve M is removed from its seating N by
a rotative action through the fall of the ball.
The inner end or head R of the plug enters the cap E and this ensures that the
full pressure of the body of water in the chamber S of the barrel A has an equal
bearing against the back of the valve M and the valve on its seat N and so prevents
leakage.
I have shown the ball lever T on the projecting tail Ụ of the plug secured by
a screw pin V but any method of fitting it can be adopted.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The particular construction and arrangement of the several parts as shown
on the drawings and constituting a ball tap for cisterns and in which the plug
has reciprocating action circularwise by rollers in angled slots of the barrel neck
when operated by the fall and rise of the ball, as set forth.
2. Constructing the plug of a ball tap with both ends closed and the passage
therethrough by holes as shown, said plug having a circular reciprocating action

page_text: imparted to it by rollers in angled slots of the barrel neck by the motions of the
governing ball, as described.
Dated this with day of Ta
1000
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, Londen,
Agent for the said Orlando Henry Wagner.