IMPROVEMENTS IN FAUCETS
Year: 1884

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I WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, Fel. Inst. P.A., of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 6 Lord Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, and
323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, Civil Engineer do hereby declare
the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN FAUCETS" 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 to that class of faucets called molasses gates, and consists
in improvements in the detailed construction of the same whereby it is rendered
durable and self adjusting to maintain it perfect in operation, and which also readily
admits of connecting the gate to the barrel of the faucet, and of as readily removing
the same for repairs or renewal, all as hereinafter more fully set forth, and
specifically set forth in the claims.
In the annexed Drawing
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of one form of the improved faucet, the position
of the gate being shown by full lines, when the flow of liquid is cut off, and the
dotted lines representing the same when opened for the outflow thereof.
Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same style of faucet, showing the form of gate
which is preferable for use with that style.
Figs. 3 and 4 are side and front views respectively of another form of the
improved faucet in which the outlet is turned at a right angle from the line of the
barrel of the faucet.
Fig. 5 is a view of the rear half of the gate used with this style of faucet.
Figs. 6 and 7 are respectively face and side views of the valve, used in the
improved faucet as hereinafter more fully set forth.
A is a barrel of a faucet, usually formed with a downward deflection at the
discharge end, which in this case has a vertically elongated face a, which is
segmental, or in the form of an arc, described from a point in the rear of said face,
at which point the barrel is provided with trunnions on opposite sides. On these
trunnions is hung or pivoted the gate B, consisting of arms pivoted as aforesaid on
opposite sides of the barrel, and reaching across the front or face a of the barrel,

page_text: where they are rigidly united, and formed with a forwardly extended handle H by
which to manipulate the gate. Between the face a of the barrel, and the aforesaid
rigid front portion of the gate is interposed a valve v which has a segmental
concave face c, corresponding to the face a, and is removably connected with and
carried by the gate by means of the stem s projecting from the back of the valve
into a socket S in the handle H as shown in Fig. 1 of the Drawing. A spiral
spring & surrounding the stem s pressing against the end of the socket and against
the back of the valve serves to hold the latter against the face a of the barrel;
and to compensate for the wear of the valve incident to its movement over the face a.
To facilitate the construction and attachment of the gate, it is formed of two
longitudinal sections divided vertically through the handle H. The said sections
are united by the use of screws, and this construction obviates the use of a core to
form the socket S. The movement of the gate is limited to the length of the face a
by stops n near the extremities of the face, which by their encounter with the
arms limit the movement thereof and consequently of the gate.
In case the faucet is to be used in a limited space, the form shown in Figs. 3
and 4 is preferable, as the opening of the faucet is thus turned down, and at, or
nearly at, right angles to the plane of the barrel A of the faucet, thus obviating.
any danger of soiling the clothing in passing the same. In this style of faucets the
gate is formed of two sections c and d as shown in Figs. 4 and 5 of the Drawings.
The section c is formed with an eye b adapted to be slipped over the rear end of
the faucet barrel and closely embrace the same at a point near the end thereof.
The other gate section c¹ is provided with an eye 6¹ by which it is pivoted to the
end of the barrel. These parts are designed to carry the spring actuated valve vas
hereinbefore described, and the action and effect are substantially the same in both
forms of faucets herein described and shown.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the Invention
as communicated to me, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare
that what I claim is:-
1. A faucet barrel provided at its discharge end with a convex face described
from a point back of said face, arms pivoted at said point, and rigidly united in
front of the convex face, and a valve removably connected with and carried by said
arms, substantially as described and shown.
2. The combination with a faucet barrel provided at its discharge end with a
convex face, of arms hinged to opposite sides of the barrel, and rigidly united in
front of the convex face, a valve interposed between the junction of the arms and
the convex face of the barrel, and a spring applied to the back of the valve
substantially as shown and described.
3. The combination of the faucet barrel provided with trunnions back of its
discharge end, and having the face of the latter in the form of a segment described
from the trunnions, a gate hung on said trunnions and having in front of the face
of the faucet barrel a handle provided with a socket, a valve having a segmental
face fitted to the face of the barrel and provided with a stem entering the socket of
the handle, and a spiral spring surrounding said stem and bearing on the end of
the socket and back of the valve, substantially as set forth and shown.
4. In combination with the faucet barrel provided with trunnions at opposite
sides back of the discharge end, a gate formed of two longitudinal sections, clamped
together, and hung on the trunnions, and formed in front of the discharged end of
the faucet with a handle and with a socket in said handle, a valve provided with a
segmental face fitted to the face of the faucet barrel, and having a stem projecting
into the socket of the handle, and a spring in the socket of the handle, to force the
valve toward the face of the faucet barrel, all substantially as shown and described.
5. The combination of the faucet barrel, formed with a lateral discharge opening,
and convex face a at the side of the barrel, the gate pivoted on the barrel, and
extended over the side thereof, and a valve v connected to the gate and formed
with a segmental concave face, substantially in the manner set forth and shown,

page_text: 6. In combination with the faucet barrel formed with the lateral discharge
opening, and with the convex face a, the gate composed of the section c formed
with the eye b, adapted to embrace the faucet barrel, and the section c¹ detachably
connected to the section c and provided with the eye 61 for the reception of the
pivoting screw or pin, substantially as specified and shown.