VALVE FOR HOSE AND OTHER PIPING, SPECIALLY APPLICABLE FOR JET PIPES FOR GARDEN ENGINES AND HOP WASHING MACHINES
Year: 1885

page_text: I EDWIN HAINES of Rams Hill, Horsmonden in the County of Kent, Farmer
do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "VALVE FOR HOSE AND OTHER
PIPING, SPECIALLY APPLICABLE FOR JET PIPES FOR GARDEN ENGINES AND HOP
WASHING MACHINES" and in what manner the same is to be performed to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This valve acts automatically to shut or open by turning the hose or pipe round
in one direction or the other. It may be made in a piece by itself or in one with
the jet piece or spreader and consists of a ball of metal, India rubber or other
suitable material which is either in one position of the pipe by the pressure of the
water caused to seat itself against a seating at one side of the body or casting of
the valve, or otherwise in the other position of the pipe caused to drop away from
the seat and pass into a chamber which is provided at one side of the body or
casting; in the latter position the water will be free to flow out through the jet
pipe with a full bore and therefore as compared with other such contrivances with
a greater force and length of delivery.
And in order that this my invention may be fully understood I will proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawings of which Figure 1
is a vertical longitudinal section of the valve as applied to a hose and jet pipe for
an ordinary garden engine, in the normal position of the pipe that is to say with
the valve in the off position and rolled into its chamber, and Figure 2 is a
horizontal longitudinal section of the same pipe and valve when the pipe has been
twisted round about a quarter, of a turn (or if a swivelling union be provided the
turning round to that or any other extent can similarly be effected). In both
views the valve is at one end connected to an ordinary hose pipe and at the other
end connected to a spreading nozzle jet pipe constructed according to my Patent
No 2169 of 28th April 1883, but it may of course be connected to any other
nozzle.
The body or casting is formed with inlet shank A and outlet shank B the latter
having a face or seat B¹ for the ball valve D. The casting has also a lateral
chamber C which in the normal position shown in Figure 1 is below the shanks,
but in the other or shut off position, Figure 2 is on one side (or more or less.
above).

page_text: For convenience of making and easy taking apart I make the chamber C with a
screwed cap or lid E having a leather disc E¹ to deaden the noise of the ball coming
against the bottom of the chamber.
To use the apparatus it is held in the position Figure 1 when the water will
flow freely through it. If it is desired to shut off the water I turn the valve
round into about tho position shown in Figure 2 and put the thumb against the
outlet as shown; the water will then roll out of its chamber and be forced against
its seat as shown. To turn on the jet again I first turn the valve into the position
shown in Figure 1 and then put the thumb for a moment on the outlet.
By the use of this appliance much time and trouble is saved, while needless
waste of water is prevented.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is
First: An automatically acting valve which closes the outlet when the pipe or
hose to which it is applied is in one position and which passes into a lateral
chamber thus admitting free through passage when the pipe or hose is in another
position substantially as described.
Second: A valve body having a seat for a ball valve D at one end B and a
lateral chamber C for receiving the ball substantially as described with reference
to the drawings and for the purposes set forth.