Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM ROBERT SELKIRK of Dashwood House 9 New Broad Street in the
City of London Manufacturers' Agent do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to jugs and other similar receptacles used for
containing claret and other liquids and has for object to prevent such liquids
from becoming sour or flat from exposure to the air and to exclude dust.
The handle of the jug is at its upper end jointed to the jug or other vessel in
such a manner that when the jug is lifted up and tilted for the purpose of pouring
out, a hinged or other valve in the spout of the jug is opened by means of a
connection or rod between the said valve and the handle which rod fits airtight in
a hole in the body of the jug. The valve may be guided in guides or not as
required. The cover proper of the jug should fit air tight and in order to keep
it tight still more effectually it is provided with a curved projection under which
another corresponding projection or lug on the jointed handle takes so that as long
as the handle is in the vertical position the cover and valve are kept tightly closed.
In order to keep the cover still tighter on its face the handle may be provided
with a spring. When the jug is tilted up in pouring the handle swings out a
little and the valve is opened and allows the free egress of the liquid.
The means described for keeping the lid airtight may also be applied to vessels
having no spout and for the purpose in view, and the means described for closing
the spout may also be applied to decanters and other receptacles which are filled
and emptied by the same aperture.
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page_text: I WILLIAM ROBERT SELKIRK of Dashwood House 9 New Broad Street in the
City of London Manufacturers' Agent do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 reference to jugs and other similar receptacles used for
containing claret and other liquids and has for object to prevent such liquids
from becoming sour or flat from exposure to the air and to exclude dust.
And in order that my invention may be more easily understood I will describe
the same with reference to the accompanying drawings of which Figure 1 is a view
in sectional elevation of one form of claret jug. Figure 2 shows another form also
in sectional elevation. C
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Referring to Figure 1 the bandle B of the jug A is at its upper end at C
jointed to a lug I on the jug or other vessel A in such a manner that when the jug
is lifted up and tilted for the purpose of pouring out, a valve D.(in this case
jointed at a to a bell crank lever E pivoted at el) in the spout F or upper part of
the jug is opened by means of a connecting rod G which connects the bell crank
lever E with one end of the handle B. This part B₁ of the handle B is slotted and
the rod G takes into the slot. The connecting rod G is jointed to the bell crank
lever E ate and fits airtight in a stuffing box or other suitable device H. The
lower end of the handle B may be weighted. In order to regulate the length of
the connecting rod G the outer end of said rod is screw threaded and is provided
with two nuts and checks nuts K and L between which the slotted end B¹ of
the handle B works. The cover M of the jug should fit as airtight as possible.
The valve may be arranged to work in a more or less vertical direction the upper
outer end of the spindle being then connected to a forked prolongation of the part B.
When the jug is tilted up in pouring, the handle B swings out a little and by
means of the connecting rod G and bell crank lever E the valve D describes an arc
and leaves the aperture f open thus allowing the free egress of the liquid.
According to a modification instead of using the weight of the handle to close
the valve I use an ordinary fixed handle B to which I pivot a lever, the lower part
of which forms a pendent weight Z, to the handle B at O as shown at Figure 2.
This pendent weight has the same tendency to keep the valve normally closed as
the lower end of the handle B in Figure 1, the other or upper arm of the lever is
slotted at B¹ in the same way as described with reference to the handle of the jug
shown in Figure 1. Connected to this part B¹ is a rod G (which is fastened direct
to the valve D without any bell crank lever) by means of the nuts and check
nuts K and As before the connecting rod G goes through a stuffing box or
other suitable appliance H. The conical valve D works in a conical tube or
guide M which runs right through the top of the jug or other receptacle A.
Inside the tube M' there is an aperture which allows free egress of the liquid.to
the spout F when the jug is tilted. The jug is provided with a top or cover M
as before described with reference to Figure 1. The weight Z is so arranged that
when the jug is upright it has a tendency to push the valve home by means of the
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page_text: connecting rod G. When the jug is tilted for pouring out, the pendent weight
still keeps its practically vertical position thereby pulling out the valve D and
uncovering the hole f thus allowing the liquid to rise through the tube M' and flow
out of the spout F. If I arrange the valve to work in a more or less upright
position as described with reference to Figure 1 I connect the valve spindle to a
forked prolongation of the arm B¹.
It is obvious that the valve shown in Figure 1 might also be applied to the jug
shown in Figure 2 and vice versa, or any other suitable kind of valve might be
employed.
The form of the handle B B¹ or lever Z B¹ may be greatly varied as taste and
fancy may dictate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same may be performed I declare that I am aware that
it is not new to joint a jug handle to a lid covering the top of the spout so that
by tilting the jug by the handle the lid is lifted and the spout uncovered, nor is it
new to open egress of the liquid to the spout by a valve which rolls away from
its seat when the jug is tilted, nor is it new to open a valve in connection with
the spout by the direct pressure of the finger against a knob connected with such
valve but what I claim is:-
First. In claret jugs and other vessels having a valve for closing and opening
communication between the spout and the interior of the vessel effecting the
automatic opening of such communication by taking hold of the handle of the
vessel and tilting the vessel, the communication being automatically closed when
the vessel is in its normal upright position substantially as set forth.
Second. The application of a jointed handle to a claret jug or other vessel for
automatically opening and closing communication between the spout and the
interior of the vessel substantially as described with reference to Figure 1.
Third. The application of a double armed lever jointed to the handle of a claret
jug or other vessel for automatically opening aud closing communication between
the spout and the interior of the vessel substantially as described with reference to
Figure 2.