An Improved Beer Tap.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Sept., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 14th Oct., 1899-Accepted, 18th Nov., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Beer Tap.
I, THOMAS MOODY, of 18, Park Street, Regent's Park, London, N.W., Gentle-
man, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved beer tap for use in cellars where it is
necessary to connect the barrel to the pipe of a beer engine and is more applicable
to barrels containing bitter beer although it can be used in all cases where beer
engines and connecting pipes are employed.
The object of this invention is to prevent the waste consequent upon the said
pipes being disconnected from the present form of tap as is now often the case
owing to the carelessness on the part of the cellarman or other causes such as
stumbling over the pipes and similar accidents causing the pipe to become dis-
connected from the tap and resulting in a great waste of the beer.
To obviate this I dispense with the usual handle and outlet and form the latter
by means of a vertical tube proceeding upwards from the top of the longitudinal
tube driven into the cask as at present used. This longitudinal tube has no
other opening with the exception of the usual inlet provided in that end entering
and fitting the head of the cask, the other end being closed and provided with
an extension or knob for receiving the blows of the mallet when inserting the
tap into the barrel.
The said outlet may be continued in an upward direction to any desired height
and the end can be turned or bent slightly and serrated or grooved to receive
the rubber connection for connecting the pipes of the engine thereto or may be
fitted with a screw thread for the same purpose.
It will thus be seen that by having the outlet proceeding upwards in a vertical
direction so that the end shall be above the level of the liquid in the cask no
beer could possibly escape even should the pipe of the beer engine become
detached, but on the other hand the beer can be easily drawn from the barrel
by the action of the engine above.
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J. B. FLEURET,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Beer Tap.
I, THOMAS MOODY, of 18, Park Street, Regent's Park, London, N.W., Gentle-
man, 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 relates to an improved beer tap for use in cellars where it is
necessary to connect the barrel-to-the-pipes-of-a-beer engine and is more appli-
cable to barrels containing bitter beer although it can be used in all cases where
beer engines and connecting pipes are employed.

page_text: The object of this invention is to prevent the waste consequent upon the said
pipes being disconnected from the present form of tap as is now often the case
owing to the carelessness on the part of the cellarman or other causes such as
stumbling over the pipes and similar accidents causing the pipe to become dis-
connected from the tap and resulting in a great waste of the beer.
For this purpose I form my improved tap of a single perforated or tubular
piece or body having one end tapered or of conical shape to fix it tightly in the
head of the cask or barrel in the usual manner, whilst the other or outer end is
closed by a solid head or projection which affords a surface for receiving the
blows of the mallet when inserting the tap into the cask. The outlet from the
tap consists of a short vertical passage leading from the horizontal passage or
bore, and to the said outlet is connected a vertical pipe which extends upwards
to any suitable height above the cask and which may be slightly bent or curved
at the end.
The said end is serrated, grooved or screw threaded to enable the india-rubber
or other connection used with the pipe leading to the beer engine, to be attached
thereto.
And in order to clearly understand my invention reference is had to the
accompanying drawing showing a portion of a barrel with the improved tap and
connections attached thereto. is the tap fitted to the head of the barrel b in the
usual manner.
The said tap is formed with the longitudinal passage or bore leading into
the barrel, and the short vertical passage or exit d¹. e is the closed end or head
for receiving the blows from the mallet when inserting the tap, and f is the
vertical pipe formed with or connected to the exit d¹.
This pipe is curved at its end and formed with serrations, grooves, or screw
threads thereon for the purpose of attaching the india-rubber or other connec
tion of the beer engine pipe thereto, the latter being shown detached.
It will thus be seen that by having the outlet proceeding upwards in a vertical
direction, so that it shall be above the level of the liquid in the cask no beer
could possibly escape even should the pipe of the beer engine become detached,
but on the other hand the liquid can be easily drawn from the barrel by the
action of the engine above.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the mature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
(1) The improved beer tap comprising a tubular or perforated body closed at
one end with a head or projection and tapered at the other end to fit, the hole in
the head of the cask, the said tap being formed with an outlet to which is con
nected a vertical pipe extending upwards to any desired height above the cask
and to which is attached the tube leading to the beer engine or pump, substan-
tially as described.
(2) In an improved beer tap the combination of a body z formed with a pass-
age d leading into the cask, an exit, and a closed end or head e, a vertical
pipe formed with or connected to the said exit, the end of which is serrated,
grooved, or screwthreaded for connection to the tube g leading to the beer engine
or pump, substantially as described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 13th day of October 1800.
J. B. FLEURET,
Agent for the Applicant,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.
J. B. FLEURET,
Agent for the Applicant,
5, Hatton Garden, Holborn Circus, London, E.C.