Improved Means of Connecting Taps or Valves to Barrels or other Vessels containing Liquid.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Jan., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 30th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 30th Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Connecting Taps or Valves to Barrels or other
Vessels containing Liquid.
We, JAMES MASSEY, of 59 Birch Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, and ISAAC MOORHOUSE LIVSEY, of 94 Margaret Stree
North, Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County of Lancaster, Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
1
The arrangement consists of a main tube and an internal tube or tubes, made
of material suitable for the liquid in contact with them. The main tuke, at the
outside end, has an external thread and flange, by which it is connected to the
barrel or vessel, and to the inside end of the main tube, a gland is secured; inside
this gland, the internal tube passes up the main tube, and slides therein; this
internal tube has at one end, an outside flange or collar which fits and slides inside
the main tube, and at the other blank end, there is also a flange which covers the
gland end of the main tube; between this gland and the flange which covers it, a
suitable material is inserted to make the joint.
The internal tube, at the blank flanged end, is perforated with small holes
around its diameter, and these holes make the communication with and into the
central chamber and the tap or valve contained therein. A. central tube may be
inserted inside the internal tube, and would make the joint internally against the
blank flanged end of the said internal tube, this central tube would extend to and
be secured to the outside end of the main tube.
An annular chamber is formed between the outside of the internal tube and the
inside of the main tube, this annular chamber contains a spiral spring and rings,
which press against the gland end of the main tube, and the flange or collar end of
the internal tube, and thereby makes a joint at and between the gland and the
flange which covers it.
The end of the tap or valve, engages with and removes the blank flanged end of
the internal tube, thereby opening and allowing the liquid to pass through the
holes into the central chamber, and at the same time makes the joint between the
main tube and the tap or valve inserted therein.
Dated this 29th day of January 1891
JAMES MASSEY.
ISAAC MOORHOUSE LIVSEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Connecting Taps or Valves to Barrels or other
Vessels containing Liquid.
We, JAMES MASSEY, of 59 Birch Street Ashton-under-Lyne, in the County of
Lancaster Engineer, and ISAAC MOORHOUSE LIVSEY, of 94 Margaret Street
North, Ashton-under-Lyne in the County of Lancaster, 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 :-
The arrangement consists of a main tube and an internal tube or tubes, made of
material suitable for the liquid in contact with them. The manner in which our
invention is to be performed or carried into practical effect will be readily under-
stood on reference to the three sheets of drawings hereunto annexed and the
following explanation thereof.

page_text: Fig. 1, Sheet 1, is an elevation partly in section shewing the valve open.
Fig. 2 Sheet 1 is a sectional elevation showing valve closed.
Fig. 1 Sheet 2 is an elevation partly in section showing valve open.
Fig. 2 Sheet 2 is a sectional clevation showing the valve closed.
Fig. 1 Sheet 3 is an elevation partly in section showing the valve open, and
Fig. 2 Sheet 3 is a sectional elevation showing the valve closed.
The main tube, A, is provided at the outside end with an external screw thread
and flange, a, to connect tube, A, to barrel or vessel; the inner end of main tube A
in Figs. 1 and 2 Sheet 1, forms a cylinder up which an internal tube, C, passes or
slides, on this tube, C, a joint ring, b, made of suitable material is placed, and
pressed upon its seating formed within the main tube, A, by the spring, J; the
liquor passes from the barrel or vessel through the openings, D, to the chamber, E,
and into the tap or valve, F, as shown by the arrows. The joint between tap or
valve and main tube is made at and around the inside of ring, K.
In Figs. 1 and 2 Sheet 2, a perforated gland, B, is fitted at the inner end of main
tube, A, in which gland one end of the tube, C, slides, this tube, C, contains also
the blank collar, B, and joint ring, b; at the opposite end of tube, C, a
ring, C, is fitted and slides within and fits the chambered portion, H, of the main
tube, A.
In Figs. 1 and 2 Sheet 3, a fixed tube, G, is placed within and extends up the
main tube, A. between the tubes, A, and, G, is placed a perforated sliding tube, C,
containing at its inside end the blank cap and also joint ring, b, this ring, b, makes
the joint against the passage of liquor at and against the inner end of the fixed
tube, G.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The connecting of ordinary taps or valves to existing barrels or vessels by the
methods herein described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of November 1891.
JAMES MASSEY.
ISAAC MOORHOUSE LIVSEY.