An Improved Vent Peg or Spile for Admitting Air into Casks and other Vessels to Facilitate the Withdrawal of their Contents.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 24th June, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 24th Mar., 1899-Accepted, 29th Apr.,
1899
An Improved Vent Peg or Spile for Admitting Air into Casks and
other Vessels to Facilitate the Withdrawal of their Contents.
I, GEORGE BREESE, of No. 9, Clifford Street, London, W., Ironmonger, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
My improved vent peg or spile for admitting air into casks and other vessels to
obviate the vacuum which otherwise is created by the withdrawal of the contents
is self acting, exceedingly simple in construction and efficient in action, and is
applicable for other purposes.
My improved vent peg or spile is illustrated in the drawing in which
Figure 1 is an elevation,
Figure 2 a longitudinal section,
Figure 3 a plan, and
Figure 4 a cross section.
It consists of a plug A, preferably circular in cross section, pointed, tapered or
screw threaded at one end to facilitate its being readily inserted into the cask o:
barrel. It is formed with a longitudinal central opening a or passage ways
therethrough, a movable and loosely fitting cap B being placed over
the top and embracing the body of the plug A, which may be
plain fluted, sufficient clearance space being left
a
to pass between the cap and plug through the inlet orifice or passageway
in the plug to the interior of the cask or other vessel when the contents are to be
withdrawn.
or
for the
air
The plug A and cap B are either separate or combined and preferably of
brass, but they may be of any other metal or material and may be plain or
ornamented. There may be one or more passage ways a and the position and
direction varied as required.
T
1000
An Improved Vent Peg or 8pile for Admitting Air into Casks and
other Vessels to Facilitate the Withdrawal of their Contents
I, GEORGE BREESE, of No. 9, Clifford Street, London, W., Ironmonger, 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 improved vent peg or spile for admitting air into casks and other vessels to
obviate the vacuum which otherwise is created by the withdrawal of the contents

page_text: is self acting, exceedingly simple in construction and efficient in action and is
applicable for other purposes.
My improved vent peg or spile is illustrated in the drawings filed with my
Provisional Specification in which :—
Figure 1 is an elevation,
Figure 2 a longitudinal section,
Figure 3 a plan, and
Figure 4 a cross section.
It consists of a plug A, preferably circular in cross section, pointed, tapered or
screw threaded at one end to facilitate its being readily inserted into the cask or
barrel. It is formed with a longitudinal central opening a or passageways
therethrough, a moveable and loosely fitting cap B being placed over
the top and embracing the body of the plug A,
which may be
plain or fluted, a sufficient clearance space being left for the air
to pass between the cap and plug through the inlet orifice or passageway
in the plug to the interior of the cask or other vessel when the contents are to be
withdrawn.
The plug A and cap B are either separate or combined and preferably of
brass, but they may be of any other metal or material and may be plain or
ornamented. There may be one or more passageways a and the position and
direction varied as required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
A vent peg or spile consisting of a plug A and enclosing cap B with air inlet or
passageways a all constructed, arranged and operated substantially as herein set
forth and shewn in the drawings.
Dated this 24th day of March 159I.
BENJN. KING, A.Inst. Mech. E.,
Registered Patent Agent,
165, Queen Victoria Street, London, E.C., Agent for Applicant.