Improvements in Means and Apparatus for Attaching the Tap to Seltzogenes or Syphons for Aörated Liquids.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Oct., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 21st Dec., 1891-Accepted, 23rd Jan., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means and Apparatus for Attaching the Tap to
Seltzogenes or Syphons for Aörated Liquids.
I, EUGENE GERAUT, of 1 and 2, Corporation Buildings, Farringdon Road,
in the City of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :-
My present invention relates to ordinary "geltzogenes" or "syphons," in which
aerated liquids such as soda water are kept under heavy pressure and are drawn off
as required through a suitable tap.
It has for its object a novel method of securely attaching the part containing
the tap to the body of the seltzogene or syphon, so that it is very quickly and.
easily adjusted and fixed and taken apart, is not liable to leak, and the parts are
free from wear and tear, simple and cheap, the india rubber ring forming the joint
not being liable to be torn or injured.
The upper part or neck of an ordinary seltzogene or syphon is usually provided
with a screw to which the socket upon which the tap is attached is fixed by means
of a hollow nut or union joint, with the intervention of an india rubber ring or
washer.
I make this socket tubular, the passage through it being truly cylindrical, and
upon its upper face I make a narrow projecting ring round the central bore. At
the lower end of the tap itself I form a cylindrical annular tubular projection or
tube which fits freely but closely into the cylindrical bore of the socket, and above
the tube form upon the tap a strong disc or flange having an outer descending
edge which (when in place) fits round the upper part of the socket, and upon the
lower surface of the disc or flange 1 make round the tube, a recess into which is
fitted a ring of india rubber or other suitable material, preferably square in section,
so that when the flange is pressed down upon the socket a perfectly tight joint is
made by the ring against the annular projection upon the socket whilst the tube
upon the lower end of the tap fitting into the bore of the socket prevents any play
and retains the whole perfectly rigid and solid.
In order to hold the tap down upon the socket as described I make an annular
groove, square in section, round the latter a short distance from its top, and I use a
forked piece consisting of two strong arms descending from an upper disc or boss
the lower ends of the arms being turned in and fitted into the annular recess round
the socket, whilst a thumb screw is screwed down through the upper disc or boss
until its end or point presses upon the upper end of the tap or of a suitable plug
fitted upon
the latter to receive the thrust of the screw.
In this way the parts are held together with great force but can be instantly
and easily released and separated when required, by unscrewing the thumbscrew
and removing the fork.
In order to ensure the adjustment of the lower turned-in ends of the fork in their
proper diametrical position in the annular groove I connect them by a semi-circular
rib which when the fork is properly in position fits into the annular groove round
the socket.
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Instead of the recess containing the india rubber ring being in the flange upon the
tap, it may be in the upper face of the socket, a corresponding annular projection
pressing against it being made, round the lower face of the flange on the tap. And
instead of a thumb-screw, an excentric or can may be used to press upon the upper
end of the tap and hold the latter in its place.
Instead of the fork being held in position by its turned-in ends fitting into an
annular groove, the latter may be omitted, and the lower ends of the arms provided

page_text: with pivots or screws fitted into the sides of the socket. In this arrangement the
fork, when the upper screw or cam is released, can be turned down laterally upon
the pivots without being entirely removed.
Dated this 24th dow of Ontand 1891
EDWARDS & Co.,
35, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London,
Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means and Apparatus for Attaching the Tap to
Seltzogenes or Syphons for Aörated Liquids.
I, EUGENE GEBAUT, of 1 and 2, Corporation Buildings, Farringdon Road,
in the City of London, Manufacturer, 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 and accompanying
drawing, that is to say :-
My present invention relates to ordinary “seltzogenes" or "syphons,” in which
aërated liquids, such as soda water, are kept under heavy pressure and are drawn
off as required through a suitable tap.
It has for its object a novel method of securely attaching the part-containing the
tap to the body of the seltzogene or syphon, so that they are very quickly and easily
adjusted and fixed and taken apart, are not liable to leak, and the parts are free
from wear and tear, simple, and cheap, the india rubber ring forming the joint
not being liable to be torn or injured.
The accompanying drawing is in illustration of my invention, Figure 1 being a
side view partly in section, and Figures 2, 3, and 4, being different views of the
screwed fork by which the parts are held together.
The upper part or neck of an ordinary seltzogene or syphon is usually provided
with a screw (not shewn in the drawing) to which the socket upon which the tap is
attached is fixed by means of a hollow nut a or union joint, with the intervention
of an india rubber ring or washer.
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I make this socket b tubular, the passage through it being truly cylindrical, and
upon its upper face I make a narrow projecting ring c round the central bore. At
the lower end of the tap itself d I form a cylindrical annular tubular projection or
tube which fits freely but closely into the cylindrical bore of the socket 6 and
above the tube I form upon the tap a strong disc or flange f having an outer
descending edge g which (when in place) fits round the upper part of the socket b
as shewn, and upon the lower surface of the disc or flange I make the round
tube a recess into which is fitted a ring of india rubber or other suitable
material, preferably square in section, so that when the flange f is pressed down
upon the socket ba perfectly tight joint is made by the ring against the annular
projection upon the socket whilst the tube upon the lower end of the tap fitting
into the bore of the socket b prevents any play and retains the whole perfectly
rigid and solid.
In order to hold the tap down upon the socket 6 as described I make an annular
groove i, square in section, round the latter a short distance from its top, and I use
a forked piece consisting of two strong arms j; j, descending from an upper-disc or
boss the lower ends of the arms being turned-in and fitted into the annular
recess i round the socket, whilst a thumb screw 6 is screwed down: through the
upper disc or boss k until its end or point presses upon the upper end of the tap
or of a suitable plug fitted upon the latter to receive the thrust of the screw.
In this way the parts are held together with great force but can be instantly and
easily released and separated when required, by unscrewing the thumbscrew and
removing the fork.
In order to ensure the adjustment of the lower turned-in ends of the fork in

page_text: their proper diametrical position in the annular groove I connect them by a semi-
circular rib m which when the fork is properly in position fits into the annular
groove i round the socket b. The tube through which the aërated liquid rises, is
fixed into the tube e.
Instead of the recess containing the india rubber ring being in the flange upon
the tap, it may be in the upper face of the socket b, a corresponding annular pro-
jection pressing against it being made round the lower face of the flange ƒ on the
tap. And instead of a thumb screw 1, an excentric or cam may be used to press
upon the upper end of the tap and hold the latter in its place.
Instead of the fork being held in position by its turned-in ends fitting into an
annular groove, the latter may be omitted, and the lower ends of the arms provided
with pivots or screws fitted into the sides of the socket. In this arrangement the
fork, when the upper cam or screw is released can be turned down laterally upon
the pivots without being entirely removed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In seltzogenes or syphons for aërated liquids the method of attaching the
body of the part containing the tap, consisting of the socket b, projection c recess
and rin h, flange f, double fork j,j, with screwed boss k, and thumbscrew I, sub-
stantially as described and shewn.
2. In combination with the socket b, and flange f, the descending flange g upon
the latter, substantially as described and shewn.
3. In combination with the fork j, j, and screwed boss k, the guiding plate m,
for the purpose described and shewn.
4. The combination with the socket b, flange f, projection c and recess and ring h,
the fork, having its lower ends engaging with the socket k, and its upper
end provided with an excentric or cam, substantially as and for the purpose
described.
Dated this 21st day of December 1891.
EDWARDS & Co.,
35, Southampton Buildings, London, Agents for the Applicant.