An Improved Safety Filter Cock.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd June, 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept.,
1896
An Improved Safety Filter Cock.
I, ELIAOU TAÏB, of 4 Rue des Numides, Bône, in the French Colony Algeria,
Tin-man, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improved apparatus mainly characterized by the
combination and arrangement of its several parts, its object being to draw into
more than one receiving vessel at the same time any fluids or liquors, such as
wines, ales, spirits, pharmaceutical préparations, or the like-contained in a barrel,
and also, simultaneously, filtering them.
Moreover, the improved tap or faucet is so constructed that, when once secured
to the barrel, it effectively prevents the liquor or the like from being fraudulently
drawn off by unauthorized persons.
My improved draught-apparatus mainly consists of a tap or faucet proper,
consisting of
A slightly tapering portion which may be either threaded or smooth, and which
is inserted into the barrel; a collar or flange which may be so perforated as to
secure the tap to the barrel by means of screws or nails with the interposition of an
indiarubber washer; a bush. A plug ground or polished up to a certain level and
comprising a screw-threaded head above which there are provided a number of
teeth. A removable plug-handle or key which serves to open or close the plug of the
tap and is provided with hollow spaces or recesses for the reception of the teeth of
the head of the plug; a lid provided with a hinge so that it may be folded down
upon the bush, and comprising a tail-piece having a perforation. A tapped plug or
stopper for closing the screw-threaded discharge spout of the tap or faucet, and
comprising a tail-piece with a perforation; and a padlock which is passed through
the perforations or eyes of the two tail-pieces, respectively.
This padlock, in conjunction with the removable plug serves to prevent the
draught arrangement from being tampered with.
The tap or faucet may receive the filtering cylinder, provided with two screwed
bottoms having central tapped perforations. These cylinders are further provided
with a nozzle or spout each, adapted to be closed with a screw-threaded plug and
fitted with a ring or a flange enabling the whole device to be suspended from the
apparatus by means of any suitable suspension rod.
Within the cylinder there are arranged a number of filters, preferably made of
wire gauze, the size of whose meshes should, in the successive filters, gradually
become smaller towards the discharge orifice. These filters are, by the aid of
cross-pieces, passed on to a central rod fitted with a ring whereby the whole
arrangement may be removed on unscrewing the bottom.
The ring just referred to is screwed on to the said central rod, so that, by
unscrewing such ring, the filters may be removed singly when it is required either
to clean them or to exchange them for new filters.
The filtering cylinder is, by means of its bottom piece, screwed on to the threaded
portion of the discharge tap or faucet and is adapted to receive an intermediate tap
to which the dividing or separating device is attached.
This "divisor" is formed in the shape of a bell or dome and provided with a
screwed bottom around which there are screwed a number of additional taps, with
one or two ways, or they may have two branch pipes but only one delivery orifice.
The branch pipes or nozzles just mentioned are screwed to the bushes of the
taps.

page_text: The immediate object of these taps is to fill the receiving vessels which may
either be placed directly under them or to which they may be connected by flexible
tubes or holes radiating in any desired directions and terminating either in a single-
way cock, a divisor, or a cock or tap with more than one way or branch.
In order to connect the divisor to the intermediate cock, I employ a tapped
coupling or sleeve which, in addition to serving as a means of connection, enables
the height at which the divisor is placed above the ground to be adjusted so as to
accommodate the height, or depth of the receivers to be filled.
The intermediate tap, instead of receiving the divisor as in the arrangement last
described, may be provided with a funnel. This funnel assumes the shape of an
inverted bell, or a cup, internally fitted with a filter, and whereon there is screwed
a tap. The body of such funnel receives a screwed lid comprising a tapped sleeve
adapted to receive a screw-threaded end of the intermediate tap.
This funnel may
receive upon its lower screw-threaded portion, either a divisor, or a pipe with one
or more branches or arms.
.
The divisor may be placed underneath the filtering cylinder by the aid of the
sleeve. In this case the end of the cylinder is closed by means of a solid lid.
Instead of arranging a divisor under the cylinder, as stated, I may place in that
position either a filter or another filtering cylinder erected in a vertical position
and terminated in a cock or tap.
An elbow or bend may be fitted to the faucet, and adapted to receive upon its
screw-threaded portion, either a funnel or a divisor.
All the taps or cocks employed in this improved arrangement are preferably
constructed with plugs having screw-threaded heads and evenly ground bodies.
The screw threads of the several parts that go to make up my complete liquor
draught apparatus should all be of the same pitch so as to enable the various
combinations bereinabove specified to be readily formed.
The shapes, details of construction, accessories, materials and dimensions may, of
course, vary without any departure from the principle of this invention.
Dated this 31st day of October 1895.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
I, ELIAOU TAIB, of 4 Rue des Numides, Bone, in the French Colony Algeria,
Tin-man, 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 :-
This invention relates to improved apparatus mainly characterized by the
combination and arrangement of its several parts, its object being to draw into
more than one receiving vessel at the same time any Huids or liquors, such
as wines, ales, spirits, pharmaceutical preparations, or the like-contained in a
barrel, and also, simultaneously, filtering them.
Moreover, the improved tap or faucet is so constructed that, when once secured
to the barrel, it effectively prevents the liquor or the like from being fraudulently
drawn off by unauthorized persons.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings
in which
Figure 1 represents the improved liquor-draught-apparatus fitted with its filtering
cylinder and its dividing or separating device;
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the same arrangement;
Figure 3 represents the apparatus fitted with the filtering cylinder and funnel;

page_text: igure is a vertical section of the funer
Figure 5 represents the apparatus fitted with the filtering cylinder and "divisor"
or separator, but without the interposition of an intermediate tap;
Figure 6 shows the improved apparatus provided with a single jet ;
Figure 7 represents the apparatus. in its simplest form with a safety closing
device;
Figure 8 is a section of the apparatus with the removable plug ;
Figure 9 is a section on an enlarged scale showing the safety plug or stopper
detached, it being adapted to be fitted into the orifice of the tap in the arrangement
shown in Figure 7.
Figure 10 is a plan of a two-way discharge pipe which may be applied to the
divisor or separator;
Figure 11 is a plan of a modification of a two-way cock which may be applied
to the divisor; and
Figure 12 is a detached view of a screw-threaded sleeve which enables the height
or level of the divisor to be adjusted as required, or such divisor to be connected
to the filtering cylinder direct.
In these several figures like letters refer to like parts.
As shown in Figures 7 and 8, of the drawings, my improved draught-apparatus
mainly consists of a tap or faucet proper, such as R, consisting of
1. A slightly tapering portion a, which may be either threaded or smooth, and
which is inserted into the barrel b;
2. A collar or flange P which may be so perforated as to secure the tap to the
barrel by means of screws or nails with the interposition of an indiarubber
washer;
3. A bush d;
4. A plug e ground or polished up to a certain level and comprising a screw-
threaded head for holding the plug in place above which there are provided a
number of teeth g ;
5. A removable plug-handle or key ⁄ which serves to open or close the plug of
the tap and is provided with hollow spaces or recesses for the reception of the
teeth y of the head of the plug;
6. A lid c provided with a hinge j so that it may be folded down upon the bush,
and comprising a tail-piece k having a perforation 1;
7. A tapped plug or stopper m for closing the screw-threaded discharge spout n
of the tap or faucet, and comprising a tail-piece o with a perforation p; and
8. A padlock 9 which is passed through the perforations or eyes lp of the two
tail-pieces ko, respectively.
This padlock, in conjunction with the removable plug serves to prevent the draught
arrangement from being tampered with.
The tap or faucet R may receive the filtering cylinder E, provided with two
screwed bottoms rs having central tapped perforations. These cylinders are further
provided with a nozzle or spout teach, adapted to be closed with a screw-threaded
plug u and fitted with a ring H or a flange enabling the whole device to be suspended
from the apparatus by means of any suitable suspension rod x.
Within the cylinder E there are arranged a number of filters y preferably made
of wire gauze, the size of whose meshes should, in the successive filters, gradually
become smaller towards the discharge orifice. These filters are, by the aid of cross-
pieces z, passed on to a central rod 1 fitted with a ring 2 whereby the whole
arrangement may be removed upon on unscrewing the bottom s.
The ring just referred to is screwed on to the said central rod, so that, by
unscrewing such ring, the filters may be removed singly when it is required either to
clean them or to exchange them for new filters.
The filtering cylinder is, by means of its bottom piece r, screwed on to the threaded
portion n of the discharge tap or faucet R and is adapted to receive an intermediate
tap S to which the dividing or separating device D is attached.
This "divisor" is formed in the shape of a bell or dome and provided with a

page_text: screwed bottom around which there are screwed a number of additional taps 3, with
one or two ways, as illustrated in Figures 10 and 11; or they may have two branch
pipes but only one delivery orifice.
The branch pipes or nozzles just mentioned are screwed to the bushes of the taps.
The immediate object of these taps is to fill the receiving vessels which may either
be placed directly under them or to which they may be connected by flexible tubes
or holes radiating in any desired directions and terminating either in a single-way
cock, a divisor, or a cock or tap with more than one way or branch.
In order to connect the divisor D to the intermediate cock S, I employ a tapped
coupling or sleeve H which, in addition to serving as a means of connection, enables
the height at which the divisor is placed above the ground to be adjusted so as to
accommodate the height, or depth, of the receivers to be filled.
The intermediate tap S, instead of receiving the divisor, as in the arrangement
last described, may be provided with a funnel F, as illustrated in Figure 3 of the
drawings. This funnel assumes the shape of an inverted bell, or a cup, internally
fitted with a filter y, and whercon there is screwed a tap 4. The body of such
funnel receives a screwed lid 5 comprising a tapped sleeve 6 adapted to receive a
screw-threaded end 7 of the intermediate tap S. This funnel may receive upon its
lower screw-threaded portion, either a divisor such as D, or a pipe with one or
more branches or arms.
In Figure 5 I have illustrated an arrangement wherein the divisor D is placed
underneath the filtering cylinder E by the aid of the sleeve H. In this case the
end of the cylinder E is closed by means of a solid lid 9.
Instead of arranging a divisor under the cylinder, as stated, I may place in that
position either a filter such as F or another filtering cylinder erected in a vertical
position and terminated in a cock or tap.
In Figure 6 I have shown an elbow or bend G fitted to the faucet R, and adapted
to receive upon its screw-threaded portion 10, either a funnel or a divisor.
All the taps or cocks employed in this improved arrangement are preferably
constructed with plugs having screw-threaded heads and evenly ground bodies.
The screw threads of the several parts that go to make up my complete liquor
draught apparatus should all be of the same pitch so as to enable the various
combinations hereinabove specified to be readily formed.
The shapes, details of construction, accessories, materials and dimensions may, of
course, vary without any departure from the principle of this invention.
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:
:-
Liquor draught apparatus mainly consisting of a safety tap or faucet such as R
comprising a specially constructed plug, operated by means of a removable key or
handle ; a lid c hinged at j; a screwed plug or stopper m; and a padlock q; such tap
or faucet being adapted to receive upon a screw-threaded portion n, either an elbow
or bend such as G, or a cylinder such as E, wherein are arranged removable
filters such as y in order to filter the liquor before drawing it off, either through a
tap S or through a tapped sleeve H located within a divisor D fitted with radiating
taps 3; such tap S being capable in its turn, of receiving a funnel F, provided with
a filter y; while the sleeve H may have fitted to it, in the vertical position, either
a filtering cylinder, or a funnel; all arranged, fitted and secured in position
substantially as hereinabove described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1896.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.