Improvements in Ball Taps or Cocks.
Year: 1894

page_text: Improvements in Ball Taps or Cocks.
1, HARRY BROCKLESBY, of 58 Oxford Street, Old Trafford, Manchester in the
County of Lancaster Plumber, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
In the centre of the ball cock is fixed a valve seating. On the outlet side of the
said seating (which is at a right angle with the inlet) is fixed a short tube or barrel.
At the front side of the said tube or barrel is a slot made in a sloping direction.
Inside the tube is a piston, having a cavity at one end, larger at the back than at
the front. In this cavity is placed a rubber valve made small in the centre, so
that when one end is pressed into the cavity the smail part of the cavity holds the
valve fast. At one side of the piston is a hole made to receive the ball lever.
When the tap
open the said hole is opposite that part of the slot in the tube,
which is furthest away from the seating, and as the ball rises the lever slides up
the slot and closes the tap. When the ball falls, the lever slides down the slot and
opens the tap.
Dated this 17th day of February 1894.
Improvements in Ball Taps or Cocks.
I, HARRY BROCKLESBY Junior of 58 Oxford Street Old Trafford, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, Plumber, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
In the centre of the ball valves is fixed a valve or seating. On the outlet side
of the said seating (which is at right angles with the inlet) is fixed a short tube or
barrel. At the front side of the said tube or barrel is a slot made in a sloping
direction.
Inside the said tube or barrel is a piston, having a cavity at one end; larger at
the back than at the front.
In this cavity is placed a valve which may be made of india rubber, gutta-percha,
leather, or any suitable material.
The small part of the said cavity holds the valve fast, or the valve may be
fastened in with a cap, screwed on to the end of the piston.
When
At one side of the piston is a hole made to receive the ball lever.
the tap is open the said hole is opposite that part of the slot in the tube or
barrel which is farthest away from the seating and as the ball rises the lever
slides up the slot and closes the valve. When the ball falls the lever slides down
the slot and opens the valve.
This arrangement may be used for a lavatory valve, beer valve or spirit valve.
The annexed drawings on Sheet 1 will more readily describe the nature of my
invention, Fig. 1 shewing a complete section of the ball valve and Fig. 2 shewing
the sectional view at the front of the said ball valve.

page_text: The heretofore mentioned Fig. 1 illustrates as follows:-(viz.) A is the inlet
of the said ball valve which passes through the seating B where the india-rubber
valve C that is placed in a cavity at the end of the piston F which slides in
and out the tube or barrel D. In the said barrel. Da slot E is made in a
sloping position where the ball lever G is placed into piston F and as the ball
rises the lever G'slides up the slot E and closes the valve, arid as the ball falls
down the slot the valve is opened and allows the water to flow through the outlet I
as shewn in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is
1st. In ball valves of the kind hereiubefore referred to the combination of a
barrel and piston substantially as herein before described.
2nd. In ball valves of the kind hereinbefore referred to the combination of a
slot and lever substantially as herein before described.
3rd. The arrangement and combination of parts consisting the ball valve
substantially as herein before described.
Dated this 13th day of November 1894.
HARRY BROCKLESBY, JUNIOR.