Improvements relating to Taps and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 31st March, 1897-Accepted, 2nd July, 1897
PR VISIONAL SI
TON.
Improvements relating to Taps and the like.
CHARLES HENRY WRIGHT 46 Whitehorse Road West Croydon Bottle Dealer
JOSHUA JAMES JACKSON 49 Broadway London Fields N.E. Outfitter do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The idea we wish to protect is a ball at one side of which a spout is attached.
About a quarter of the circle from the spout is an opening communicating with it.
By rotating the ball using the spout as a lever the opening is brought immediately
opposite the opening of the vessel or article to which it is applied thus forming the
outlet or inlet. And by again rotating the ball so that the opening in the ball is
removed from the opening in the vessel to which it is attached the vessel is effectually
closed. The ball working on spring washers or without according to requirement the
whole being kept in position by a cap with an opening allowing the lever to work.
The cap to be screwed or fixed according to the nature of the article to which it is
applied. We claim that this can be applied to Bottles Jars and the like. Also to
cocks taps valves and the like.
1
1000
J. J. JACKSON,
C. H. WRIGHT.
CHARLES HENRY WRIGHT 46 Whitehorse Road West Croydon since removed to
43 Gillett Road Thornton Heath Bottle Dealer JOSHUA JAMES JACKSON 49 Broadway
London Fields N.E. Outfitter 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 :-
Our invention relates to improvements in taps and the like and has for its object a
more simple method of opening or closing taps and the like articles containing fluids,
gas or the like. Our invention consists of a ball which may be of any material
according to the purpose for which it is required. The ball may be solid or hollow
according to circumstances. Through the ball is an opening at any angle that may
be necessary. At the outer opening of the ball a spout is attached by which the
ball is moved in the desired direction. Or it may be moved by a lever independently
of the spout so that the opening in the ball comes opposite the opening in the vessel
or article to which it is attached allowing the fluid gas or the like to pass out or in as
the case may be. And by moving the opening in the ball away from the opening in
the vessel or article to which it is attached the passage is effectually closed. The
ball may be ground in or worked on packing it may also be pivoted and worked on
spring washers or without. If the spout is used as a lever a handle may be attached
to the spout to prevent burning or soiling the hand the whole being kept in position
by a suitable cap or capsule with an opening allowing the lever to work the ball the
cap or capsule to be screwed or fixed on according to the nature of the
vessel or article to which it is applied.

page_text: In order that our invention may be more fully understood we have appended
drawing shewing one or two ways of working it.
Figure 1 is a section of a simple tap where no pressure is required the tap being
turned on to allow of flow F being the outer casing of tap B the ball through which
the opening is made and C the seating of cork or other material G the cap or capsule
keeping the ball in position.
Figure 2 is a section of similar tap where great pressure is required and is turned
off to prevent flow a plunger being used marked A which is hollow and perforated
near the end. To admit flow the end of plunger farthest from the ball being fitted
with india rubber or other material which presses against a perforated screw washer
at the end of tap the end of plunger nearest the ball being slightly rounded is forced
by the pressure a slight distance into the opening of the ball so as to secure greater
pressure by the ball when the flow is turned off."
As an extra precaution a slight packing D is put round the end of plunger
nearest the ball and held in position by a screw washer. Figure 3 and
figure 4 shews how it may be used on existing bottles or it might be used inside the
neck of a specially constructed Bottle.
Figure 3 shewing ball inside cap turned off to prevent flow figure 4 shews ball
inside cap turned on to allow of flow. K indicates seating of suitable material or
spring washer in the case of figure 2 where the flow is intermittent a small spring
may be used to assist plunger in backward or forward motion. Similar results might
be obtained by using part of a ball or circular disc or part of one (L.L. a washer on
neck of bottle).
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed
We declare that what we claim is a more simple method of opening or closing taps
cocks valves bottles and the like substantially as herein described and shewn in the
drawing.
Dated this 21st day Mara 1007
CHARLES HENRY WRIGHT,
JOSHUA JAMES JACKSON.