An Improved Water Tap.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1894-Accepted, 19th Jan., 1895
An Improved Water Tap.
We, THOMAS ASTON and THOMAS ASTON the Younger, of No. 60 Upper
Sutton Street Aston Manor in the County of Warwick, Brass Founders, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates as hereinafter described to "An improved water tap "
constructed and combined in such a manner whereby the waste of water caused by
the wear of the valve which is usually made of india-rubber cork, or like material
is entirely obviated, and the parts so arranged that the tap may be readily attached
to a water pipe.
Our improved tap will be particularly applicable for high or low pressure water
and may be used with advantage for any kinds of liquids. We may make the said tap
either of iron brass or other suitable metal. A water tap made in accordance with
our invention is of an horizontal form and provided with a metal valve, in place of
the india-rubber or cork as heretofore. Our said invention consists essentially of
an horizontal cylindrical barrel, forming the body of the tap, the bottom or far
end of the said barrel terminates into a screwed pipe which constitutes the ingress
passage.
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Upon the side of the said barrel we form a bent pipe which constitutes the egress
passage. The front end of the cylindrical barrel which is to say the end opposite
the ingress passage is furnished with an external screw, upon which screws a cap
or cover provided with a screwed boss projecting internally, into which engages a
stem or valve spindle. The said spindle is provided at one end viz. the end projecting
outside the cover, with a hand wheel or handle for the purpose of regulating the
valve hereinafter described.
We also provide the said spindle about the middle thereof with a screwed part
which engages in the screw of the boss aforesaid. The opposite end of the spindle
fits loosely into the boss of a metal valve consisting of a disc having a bevel or
oblique edge which fits exactly into a metal seat formed at the inner side of the
ingress passage aforesaid.
It will be apparent that by a slight turn in one direction of the hand wheel or
handle attached to the spindle aforesaid, the screwed part of the spindle engaging
in the screw boss will cause the spindle to be withdrawn thus drawing the valve
from its seat, and allowing water to pass through the tap. A turn in the opposite
direction will close the valve firmly in its seat, thus reducing the wear of the valve
and seat to a minimum, and preventing the waste of water as in taps ordinary
constructed with india-rubber or cork valve.
Our invention may be modified in any detail as may be necessary to the carrying
of the same into effect, without departing from the nature thereof.
Dated this 10th day of March 1894.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants..

page_text: An improved water Tap.
We THOMAS ASTON and THOMAS ASTON the Younger of No. 60 Upper
Sutton Street, Aston Manor in the County of Warwick, Brass Founders 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 as hereinafter described to "An improved water tap,"
constructed and combined in such a manner whereby the waste of water caused by
the wear of the valve (which is usually made of india-rubber, cork, and other like
materials) is entirely obviated, and the parts so arranged that the tap may be
readily attached to a water pipe.
Our improved tap will be particularly applicable for high or low pressure water
and may be used with advantage for any kind of liquids. ~ We may make the said
tap either of iron, brass or other suitable metal. A water tap made in accordance
with our invention, is horizontai or vertical and provided with a metal valve, in
place of the india-rubber or cork valve as heretofore. Our said invention consists
essentially of an horizontal or vertical cylindrical barrel, forming the body of the
tap, the bottom or far end of the said barrel, is screwed into a socket which
constitutes the ingress passage. Upon the side of the said barrel we form a bent
pipe which constitutes the egress passage.
The front end of the cylindrical barrel
that is to say the end opposite the ingress passage is furnished with an ordinary
screw arrangement provided with a screwed spindle terminating in a plain stem
projecting internally. The said stem engages into the stem or boss of the valve.
The screw arrangement is provided with the ordinary hand wheel or handle for
the purpose of regulating the valve hereinafter described. The stem of the
screwed boss fits loosely into the stem or boss of a metal valve consisting of a disc
having a bevel or oblique edge which fits exactly into a metal seat forined at the
inner side of the ingress passage foresaid. It will be apparent that on a slight
turn in one direction of the hand wheel or handle attached to the screw arrangement
aforesaid, the screwed part of the boss will cause the stem to be withdrawn allowing
the force of water to open the valve, thus forcing the valve from the seat, and
allowing the water to pass through the tap. A turn in the opposite direction will
close the valve firmly in its seat, thus reducing the wear of the valve and seat to a
minimum and preventing the waste of water as in taps ordinarily constructed with
india-rubber or cork valves.
We will now proceed to describe our invention by reference to the accom-
panying drawings, the same letters of reference indicating similar parts throughout.
Figure 1 represents a side elevation, Figure 2, a plan and Figure 3, a part
section and part elevation of a water tap made in accordance with our invention.
Figure 4 represents a side elevation partly in section and Figure 5 a front
elevation of another form of water tap made in accordance with our invention.
Figures 1 and 2 and 3 show a horizontal water tap. A is a cylindrical barrel
forming the body of a tap which is screwed into a pipe B and constitutes the
ingress passage. C represents the egress passage. The cylindrical barrel A is
furnished with the screw arrangement D and a stuffing box D' (which is of ordinary
construction) the spindle K terminates in the screwed part. E and the stem F.
1 is a metal valve and I the valve seat, the valve being held in position by the
stem F engaging in the socket of the valve stem J, the force of the water keeping
the valve pressed against the stem when opened and the stem forcing the valve
into its seat when closed. Figures 4 and 5 show a similar tap made in a vertical
form instead of horizontal, the metal valves H being made a different shape as

page_text: illustrated, the stem F engaging in the socket J. The valve being operated in a
similar manner to arrangements shown at Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
An improved water tap provided with a metal valve, combined and operating
substantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 30th day of October 1894.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicants.