Improvements in Water Taps.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Aug., 1891
Complete Specification Left. 18th May, 1892-Accepted, 23rd July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Taps.
JOSEPH EASBY, 161 Spring Vale Road, Sheffield in the County of York,
Whitesmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
I claim an improvement in taps for passing a small quantity of water in a given
time into an automatic tank for water closets and the like, and to flush the tap
every time the tank is emptied. In carrying out the above I have an ordinary
ball tap, instead of having a ball attached to the lever, I have a bearer connected
to the top of the tap, with a joint at the end to which is attached a lever, which is
connected with the lever of the tap at one end and a weight at the other, which
holds the valve on the seat. I make a hole or nick in the valve to allow the water
to dribble through into the tank, when the tank empties itself, it lifts the weight up
and allows the tap to flush and so clear itself of any dirt, when the tank rights itself
the weight drops and the valve is closed.
I also claim the right to apply the above arrangement of levers to ball
taps.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Taps.
JOSEPH EASBY, 161 Spring Vale Road Sheffield in the County of York,
Whitesmith 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 :-
My improvement in water taps is for passing a small quantity of water in a
given time into an automatic tank for water closets and the like, and to flush the
tap and clear itself of any dirt every time the tank is emptied.
In carrying out the above I have an ordinary ball tap A, with a nick or hole in
the valve to allow the water to dribble through into the tank, with the lever B
attached to the valve, at the end of B is attached the chain or rod E which is
fastened to the end of D which works on the fulcrum C, at the other end of the
lever D is fastened the weight I, the lever G is connected to D by the chain or
rod F and G is connected to the side of the tipping tank by the rod or chain H.
When the tipping tank is filling the weight I keeps the valve closed by means of
the levers D and B, when the tipping tank is full it turns over and pulls down the
chain H which lifts the lever D by means of G and F and the pressure of water
forces the valve open and flushes the tap. When the tipping tank rights itself the
chain H is slackened and the weight I pulls down the lever D which closes the
valve by means of the chain E and lever B.
I may also apply the above for ball taps by fixing a ball at the end of G
instead of the chain H and so get a greater pressure on the seat of the
tap A.
I also claim the right to attach the end of B with the lever G direct by the
chain F and placing the fulcrum K on the side of the tap nearest to the chain F,
so that when the tipping tank pulls down the chain H the chain F is lifted by the
lever G and the end of B is lifted by F and the valve opened and flushed; a
weight is attached to the end of B to shut the valve off.
I also claim the right to raise the lever D by means of a ball, without the

page_text: lever G being attached, when the tipping tank is full the ball will raise D and
lower E and B and flush the tap A.
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 :-
Improvements in water taps for automatic tanks for water closets and ball taps
as herein described and drawn.
In witness whereof I the said Joseph Easby have hereunto set my hand and
seal. Dated this 17th day of May 1892.
JOSEPH EASBY.