IMPROVEMENTS IN TAPS FOR WATER AND STEAM
Year: 1884

page_text: I THOMAS SINGLETON of Bank Top Over Darwen in the county of Lancaster
Machine Maker do hereby declare the naturo of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
IN TAPS FOR WATER AND STEAM," to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct a tap for water or steam simple,
efficient, cheap, and not so liable to get out of order.
I construct a tap with only one inlet, and one outlet, the pressure of the water
being either on the valve, to force it in position or close it, the fluid passing
through the stem of the handle used for opening or closing the valve. The valve
is either in the form of a disc or mushroom headed valve, underneath the valve is
an india-rubber washer, or other suitable substance, the spindle of the handle
screws into the stuffing box, or into the body of the tap, the action is as follows on
turning the handle in one direction the valve is raised from its seating and the
water or fluid passes down and out through the stem of the handle, on turning the
handle in a contrary direction the valve is closed by the force of the water; or at
the inlet of the tap is an opening, and underneath is a valve on the end of the
spindle, the spindle is hollow, and has an opening below the valve, on turning the
handle, the valve moves, and is forced against the underside of the inlet and shuts
it; on turning back it opens same, and the Buid passes through the opening down
the hollow stem of the handle as before described, a check valve may be applied to
stop the opening, when renewing washers, or repairing; as modifications of the
above; the spindle of the tap may be at the top of the body of the tap, the water
passing through the spindle, and the casing is continued, and tapered below the
spindle end, with a view of preventing the water from spreading and splashing
on exit from the tap.
Or the tap may have a conical double seat, and valves to correspond, the valves
occupy less space in proportion to the conical chamber in which they work, the
body of the valve has a passage through it opposite and in the direction of the
inlet, by this means half of the fluid or steam passes through the passage and part
under or over the valve, thus distributing it over a larger surface, by screwing up
the spindle, the valve is closed, the valve may have grooves round it which can be
filled up with asbestos or other suitable substance.
For securing the tap to the lead pipe a hollow bolt may be used, which is
soldered to the pipe, the bolt has washers and passes through the tap, and with a
nut secures it, the water passes through the bolt and into the tap by means of
perforations in the bolt.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I THOMAS SINGLETON of Bank Top Over Darwen in the county of Lancaster
Machine Maker do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN TAPS FOR WATER AND STEAM," and in what manner the same is to bo
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The object of my invention is to construct a tap for water or steam, simple,
efficient, cheap, and not so liable to get out of order."
Fig. 1 is an elevation in section of my improved tap.
Figs. 2 and 3 are elevations partly in section shewing means of attaching taps to
pipes without soldering.
Fig. 4 is an elevation partly in section of a modified tap.
I construct my taps with only one inlet A, and one outlet B, the pressure of the
water being either on the valve C, to force it in position or close it, the fluid
passing through the stem D, of the handle E, used for opening or closing the
valve.
The valve is in the form of a disc or a mushroom leaded valve C, underneath
the valve is a leather washer F, or other suitable substance the spindle of the
handle, screws into the stuffing box H, or into the body of the tap, the action is as
follows-on turning the handle E, in one direction, the valve C is raised from its
seating J, and the water or fluid passes down and out through the holes K, in the
stem of the handle, on turning the handle in a contrary direction, the valve is
closed by the force of the water, (see Figs 1, 2 and 3) or as at Fig. 4 the inlet of
the tap is an opening, and underneath is a valve on the end of the spindle, the
spindle is hollow, and has an opening K, below the valve, on turning the handle
the valve moves, and is forced against, the underside of the inlet, and shuts it; on
turning back it opens the same, and the fluid passes through the opening down the
hollow stem of the handle as before described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1 The taps constructed so as to have one inlet, and one outlet in the handle or
spindle of the tap as shewn and described.
2 In taps (constructed as in claim 1) having the valve in such position that the
pressure of water is in the direction to assist in forcing the valve on to its scat,
when closing it as shewn and described.
Dated this seventeenth day of November 1884.
JOHN E. WALSH,
Crossley Street, Halifax,
Agent for the Applicant. 4