An Improved Device or Apparatus for Use in Filling Brewers" Casks and the like with Liquids for Washing Out or other Purposes.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1894-Accepted. 9th June, 1894
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Device or Apparatus for Use in Filling Brewers"
Casks and the like with Liquids for Washing Out or other
Purposes.
I, ALBERT OTTEWELL of The Brass Foundry, Traffic Street, Derby in the
County of Derby, Brass Founder and Brewers' 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 :--
In the apparatus now generally used for this purpose a plug cock is usually
employed which on account of the great wear and tear very quickly leaks and
allows the liquid to waste thus causing much inconvenience and discomfort;.
instead of this cock I employ a screw-down valve, to be hereinafter described, to
the delivery tube of which I attach by means of a suitable joint or union a
swivel arm or swan-neck tube for delivering the liquid into the casks or the like,.
or instead of the swivel arm or swan neck tube I may provide a hose connection
as will be hereafter explained.
In order that my said invention may be the more readily understood, I have
caused to be annexed to this Specification a sheet of drawings the different
figures and letters reference marked upon which will be hereinafter refferred to.
Figure 1 is a vertical section through the valve shewing the swivel arm or
swan-neck tube and union in end elevation.
Figure 2 is a section on line a, a, of Figure 1 through the union between the
valve and swivel arm or swan neck tube.
Figure 3 is a section through the hose connection.
Figure 4 is a side elevation of the union between the valve and swivel arm or
swan-neck tube.
In carrying out my said invention I employ a screw-down valve such as-
illustrated on Figure 1 the screw A of which is made of a sharpish pitch so that a
slight turn of the handle B, say a third of a revolution, will be sufficient to open
or close the valve at C, it being shewn open upon the drawing, an india-rubber or
other suitable packing D being provided at the seating to prevent leakage; the
liquid takes the course indicated by the arrows and passes along the swivel arm or
swan-neck tube E into the casks at F this swivel arm is attached to the delivery
pipe G of the valve by means of a union such as illustrated on Figure 2, a stuffing
box with packing H, cap-nut J and lock nut K being also provided to ensure a.
tight joint; the whole forming a more convenient fitting or means of delivering or
passing liquids into casks than that generally in use, as already explained, the
swivel arm or swan-neck tube as will be understood is capable of being raised into.
a vertical position when not in use. The hose connection illustrated on Figure 3
may be substituted for the swivel arm if desired, L being the hose, M the nozzle.
piece with collar M, N a rubber or other suitable packing ring, 0) an internally
threaded cap-nut and G the delivery pipe from the screw down valve. Instead of
the hose or swan-neck tube I may employ a telescopic sliding tube as now
frequently used in apparatuses for filling casks with liquids.
It is evident that without departing from the spirit of my invention I may vary
the sizes or proportions of the different parts to suit different requirements.
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 I
claim is:
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1. In an apparatus for filling brewers' casks or the like with liquid, for washing:

page_text: out or other purposes a screw down valve in combination with a swivel arm or
swan-neck tube and union substantially as described and illustrated on Figures 1, 2
and 4.
2. In an apparatus for filling brewers' casks or the like with liquid, for washing
out or other purposes, a screw down valve such as illustrated on Figure 1 in com-
bination with a hose connection and joint such as illustrated on Figure 3, or a
telescopic sliding tube substantially as described.
Dated this 4th day of May 1894.
W. SWINDELL,
Agent for the Applicant.