IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER TAPS CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY
Year: 1884

page_text: I GILES MASSEY of 10 Duke Street Stalybridge in the County of Lancashire
Clog Iron Maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN WATER TAPS CLOSING AUTOMATICALLY to be as follows:-
An automatic water tap, it consists of a tube spindle one end of which is a.
valve, cone shaped, and a swelled part next the valve; it is worked by turning
the handle right or left. There is a pin in the spindle which works in a cam
giving the spindle a spiral motion which allows the water to pass through the tap;
but when the hand is taken away from the handle the force of the water acting
against the valve causes it to close, the swelled part shuts off the water gradually.
The tube in the spindle is for the water to act the part of a pivot for the spindle
to work upon.
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It is claimed for this invention that it will save water, by having no leathers or
springs and the valve is so constructed that it will keep itself in repair.

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I ELIZABETH SOPHIA MASSEY, wife of the late Giles Massey now 76 High
Street late of 10 Duke Street Stalybridge, in the County of Lancashire, Clog Iron
Maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for WATER TAPS CLOSING
AUTOMATICALLY and in what manner, the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Having a tap casing which has got the inlet pipe fixed to the bottom and the
outlet at the top. In this casing, there is a spindle having on the top end a
handle A for turning the water on and off-At the lower end of the spindle a
cone is turned, for the purpose of acting as the valve-The valve fits nicely into
its seating of corresponding size and shape. Above this cone valve there is another
cone or swell turned on the spindle, which fits rather loosely in its seating-This
cone or swell plays a very important part, because in closing the valve it cuts the
water off gradually, thereby avoiding those shocks which are usual in automatic
water taps. The spindle has also got a pin or snug on it, which works in a spiral
shaped groove cut in the tap casing to impart a rotary motion to the valve when
opening or closing, so as to give it a steady action.
The spiral groove may be made inside the casing in the form of a square thread,
and the spindle may be turned so as to form a screw-Having now described how
I make my Automatic water tap I will now give the action in its working.
By turning the handle A it causes the pin B on the spindle C to work down the
spiral groove D. and the valve E to leave its seating which allows the water to
escape between the valve and its seating, and to come out at the outlet G. By
withdrawing the pressure from the handle the force of water acting underneath the
valve E presses it back to its seat, and thereby stops the flow of water.
Having now described the nature of my invention and the manner in which
the same is performed, I wish it to be understood, that I do not limit myself to
the precise details herein described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings,
as the same may be varied without departing from the nature of my Invention.
I claim as my Invention
Firstly the application to taps of a conical shaped spindle by means of which
the inlet for water is gradually closed, and
Secondly the application to an automatic closing tap of a spiral shaped groove
or screw which prevents the valve being closed too rapidly by the pressure of
water.