Improvements in Bib and Stop Cocks for Water, Petroleum, other Liquors, and Steam.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 19th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 29th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bib and Stop Cocks for Water, Petroleum, other
Liquors, and Steam.
JAMES HENRY JEFFERIES 26 Saint James's Square Wolverhampton Mechanical
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of improvements herewith and afterwards described in
connection and arrangements of the parts of bib and stop cocks, the said improve-
ments are specially applicable to bib and stop cocks for water, petroleum, other
liquors and steam.
I will describe my invention in connection with bib and stop cocks as before
described. A crutch or lever. B combined spindle screw and valve. C common
stuffing box. D cover or cap. E joint washer. F spiral spring. G sliding nut.
H seating of cock. I body of cock.
B is a combined spindle screw and valve. F spiral spring or elastic cushion.
G sliding nut, which is kept in position by slots in body of cock, to receive the
horns upon the nut, which comes in contact with F spiral spring which gives off an
elastic pressure until it is screwed up till the spring becomes solid, during which
time the valve is being ground or rubbed upon its seating, and by so doing always
keeping the valve and seating true with each other.
Februar 20th 1901
JAMES HENRY JEFFERIES,
Mechanical Engineer,
26, St. James's Square, Wolverhampton.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bib and Stop Cocks for Water, Petroleum, other
Liquors, and Steam.
I, JAMES HENRY JEFFERIES, of 26 Saint James' Square, Wolverhampton, in
the County of Staffordshire, Mechanical Engineer, 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 consists of improvements herewith and afterwards described in
connection and arrangements of the parts of bib and stop cocks, the said improve-
ments are specially applicable to bib and stop cocks for water, petroleum, other
liquors and steam.
In the drawing filed with my Provisional Specification I now describe my inven-
tion in connection with bib and stop cocks. A crutch or lever, B combined spindle
screw and valve, C common stuffing box, D cover or cap, E joint washer, F spiral
spring, G sliding nut, H seating of cock, I body of cock. B is a combined spindle
screw and valve, F spiral spring or elastic cushions, & sliding nut which is kept in
position by slots in the body of the cock, to receive the horns upon the nut, that
comes in contact with spiral spring F this said spring gives off an elastic pressure
until it is screwed up when the spring becomes solid; during the time the valve is
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page_text: being ground or rubbed upon its seating, and by so doing always keeping the valve
and seating true with each other.
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 1
claim is:
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1. In bib or stop cocks, the combination of the combined spindle screw and
valve B, spiral spring F and sliding nut G, substantially as herein described and
according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In bib or stop cocks, the combination of the various parts hereinbefore
described and illustrated.
Dated this 19th day of November 1001
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for Applicant.