Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1858
Complete Specification Lett, 25th Feb., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 6th Apr., 1889
HENRY ADOLPH GOLL Machinist and Engineer a Citizen of the United States of
America residing No. 338 West Van Buren Street in the City of Chicago in the
County of Cook, in the State of Illinois and the United States of America do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention is a new automatic swinging valve for the interior of circular pipes or
passages as ordinarely in use.
The part of the pipe or passage in which the valve is
hung diametrically, is a circular cylinder of about an even diameter. The valve bas
two wings of unequal size shape length weight and area, the valve will open the
passage to any suction on one side of the cylinder, or to any pressure of water, steam,
gas or fluids of any kind coming from the other side of the cylinder, as soon as the
suction at the first named side or the pressure on the other side, of the cylinder
towards the valve has ceased, the valve will close the passage again by its own weight,
and keep it closed and thereby prevent anything from going through said cylinder in
but one direction whether said cylinder is in a slanting, horizontal or vertical
position.
In order to give an understanding of my invention, I have marked corresponding
parts on the drawings with similar letters as in this specification.
B Fig. 1. 5. 6 are sections of a part of a circular pipe or passage as ordinarely in
use, the part of the pipe in which the valve is hung diametrically, is a straight circular
cylinder of about an even diameter. The valve is hung in said cylinder by means of
setscrews or otherwise according to the adaptability, thickness and material of said
cylinder on the bearing G, in such a manner that it swings freely. The setscrews or
otherwise form the axis, should be horizontal or nearly so. The valve has two
wings H and A, which meet at G, they are slanting with the bore of the cylinder,
when the valve has closed the cylinder, the wing A is toward S, the wing H toward D
from the bearing G, the wings being slanting, causes the valve to have beveled edges,
which are beveled all around the edge of the valve exept at G. The valve having the.
beveled edges, which are also the seats, and an oval form Fig. 5. can not get wedged
against the sides of the cylinder, and.it fits the cylinder well. The wings are arranged
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page_text: that three points of each seat are in an obtuse angular position, the distance from G
to M must be more than the distance from G to K shown Fig. 6 in dotted lines on
the solid line valve. On the two seated valve, the distance from G. to M and G to L
is more than the distance from G to K and G to O, the distance from 'O' to K is also
more than the distance from M to I all shown in dotted lines Fig. 2. G is the
bearing, also the crossing point of the two seats.
The valves wings can be curved or straight Fig. 1. 2. 3. 6, it is essential however,
that the three points of each seat are in an obtuse angular position etc. as mentioned.
The valve being angular, fitted to, and hung in said cylinder as described, has also an
oval form Fig. 5. whether with one or two seats. the wings are of unequal length,
shape, size, form, weight and area, and without the aid of levers, rods springs etc., is an
automatic valve, it will open the cylinder to a suction at D, or to a pressure of water,
steam, gas or fluids of any kind coming from S, it closes the cylinder as soon as the
mentioned suction or pressure has ceased by its own weight and an oval angular seat,
and prevent anything from going the other way D toward S, whether the cylinder
is in a horizontal, slanting or vertical position (wing H upward).
Fig. the wings are of about an even thickness, the wing H by being longer, is also
heavier, than the wing A.
Fig. 1. 2. 3. the wing H is of about an even thickness, the wing A by being shorter,
and to enable the valve to close and fit the cylinder with either one of the oval
angular seats M. G. K. and L. G. O. is broader from 0 to K, than what the wing H
is, from M to L.
If the wing A was as shown Fig. 2 in straight lines from G to K from K to O and
from Oto G again and solid, said wing would be too heavey, as it is immaterial
about the shape of the wings, the wing A can be reduced in weight on the
outside, shown Fig. 2 in curved lines, or by making it thinner shown Fig. 3, or by
coring it any suitable manner between the acute angle shown in dotted lines Fig. 2.
The two seated valve should be used, where a sudden pressure of steam etc. can come
from S, to prevent the valve from knocking against the opposite side of the cylinder,
to that where it rested before that pressure came. Where no sudden pressure can
come from S toward the valve, and to obtain more room for fluids, a part of the
wing A from O toward the junction of the two seats can be removed or dispensed with,
which will cause the two seated valve to be a single seated valve, shown Fig. 6.
Chicago, Ill., July 20th 1888.

page_text: HENRY ADOLPH GOLL, Machinist and Engineer residing at No. 338 West Van
Buren Street in the City of Chicago, in the County of Cook, in the State of Illinois,
and the United States of America, 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 the drawings left with the
provisional specification, No. 10268 dated 16 July 1888:-
My invention is a swinging angular valve, with one or two seats, hung with its axis
diametrically in a pipe or passage, and having two wings of unequal length, size, shape
weight and area. The valve is without any appliances, such as levers, springs, etc.,
an automatic non return valve, and will allow steam, water, gas or fluids of any kind
to go through a slanting horizontal or vertical pipe or passage in but one direction.
Such being the nature of my invention, I will now to proceed to describe in detail
the construction of the valve, the arrangements and hanging of the valve in a circular
cylinder part of a pipe or passage, the manner in which the valve performs the desired
effect etc.
In order to be clearly understood, I hereby declare, that the following is a full, clear
and exact description of the same.
Reference being made to the drawing left with the provisional specification, in
which:
Fig. 1. is a side view of a valve having two seats in a longitudinal section of a
circular cylinder part of a pipe or passage, showing three different positions of the
valve.
.
Fig. 2. is a side view of a valve having two seats, showing the two seats crossing
each other etc.
Fig. 3 is a sectional side view of a valve having two seats, showing the wing H
heavier than the wing A.
Fig. 4 is a detailed view of a valve having two seats, showing parts of the two oval
angular seats etc.
Fig. 5 is a front view of the valve in a longitudinal section of a circular cylinder
pipe or passage, showing the valve oval, the position of the valve when the passage is
open, the valve is hung by means of setscrews, a section of the valve around the
bearing being removed.
Fig. 6. is a side view of a valve, having one seat in a longitudinal section of a
circular cylinder part of a pipe or passage, showing the pipe closed, showing also a rib
or brace which is, to strengthen the valves wings.
B. Fig. 1. 5. 6. represent longitudinal sections of a circular cylinder part of a pipe
or passage as ordinarely in use. The part of the pipe or passage, which the valve is
fitted to, is a circular cylinder of about an even diameter, the valve is hung
diametrically therein, by means of the setscrews R, or otherwise, which form the axis,
according to the adaptability, thickness and material of said cylinder, and fitted in
such a manner that the valve is enabled to swing freely.
The valve must also be fitted to said cylinder when said cylinder is closed by means

page_text: of the valve, that the wings H and A are in a slanting position with the bore of the
pipe, and if the pipe is in a vertical position, the wing H must be above the centre of
the bearing G, and the wing A below the centre of the hearing G. The valve must
also be fitted to close the cylindrical passage, so as not to allow anything to pass
from D, towards S, when the passage is closed, at the same time the valve must open
the cylindrical passage freely to any suction being greater at the side D, than there is
at the side of the passage S, it must likewise open the cylindrical passage as soon as
there is a greater pressure of steam water, gas or fluids of any kind coming from the
side of the pipe S, than there is at the side of the pipe D.
Should there be a greater suction towards the valve from the side S than there is
from the side D, or there is a greater pressure of steam, water etc. towards the valve
from D, than there is from S, the valve will keep the passage closed.
The valve is angular, three points of each seat are in an obtuse angular position,
shown on the drawing M. G. K. and L. G. O. which causes the valve either with one
seat Fig. 6. or two seats Fig. 1. 2. 3. when fitted to a circular cylinder passage to
have an oval form Fig. 5.
The valve being angular and oval, has an oval angular seat, or seats, the wings H
and A are of unequal length from the bearing G, they are of unequal size and
shape, have an unequal area, and if they are of about an even thickness, are also of
unequal weight.
On the valve with one seat Fig. 6. the wings are of about an even thickness, on the
two scated valve Fig. 1. 2. 3. the wing H is of about an even thickness, the wing A,
however by being shorter than the wing H and the valve being hung in the passage
as mentioned, would not close the passage as shown and described unless the points K
and L on the wing A were in advance towards the side of the passage to those on
the wing H. M and L therefore the wing A is of different shape and thickness.
If the wing A were straight from G to K, from K to O, and O to G again as
shown in straight lines Fig. 2. and solid, said wing would be too heavy, as it is
immaterial how the wings are shaped, nor does it require any certain degree of
obtuse angles, said wing A can be reduced in weight, either on the outside shown
Fig. 2 in curved lines, or by making it thinner, shown Fig. 3, or by coring it in a
suitable manner between the acute angle, shown in dotted lines Fig. 2. It is necessary
in this my invention, that the wing A must be less in weight, shorter and have a
smaller area than the wing H. The valve must be hung and arranged in com-
bination with the cylindrical passage etc. as described, it must swing, fit, open and
close the passage as mentioned.
The valve being hung diametrically in said passage the wing A being longer than
one half of the diameter of said cylindrical passage, and the wing H being still longer,
causes the wings to be in a slanting position with the bore of the pipe or passage
when closed thereby causing the wings to have beveled edges.
Said beveled edges are beveled all around the edge of the valve except at the
bearing G, nd as shown on the drawing they are in opposite direction to each other,
and the diagonally opposite beveled edges M. K. and L. O are parallel to each
other, and are also oval obtuse angular, M. G. K. and L. G. O. shown on the
drawing.
The valve having an oval form, and the beveled edges, will open and close the
passago freely, can not get wedged against the sides of the cylindrical passage in
opening or closing, and fit the passage well, when closed by having the beveled
edges or scats.
The beveled oval angular edges constitute the seat or seats of the valve, on the
drawing, one seat is on the left side of the wing H, turns or changes at G to the right
side of the wing A, M. G. K. the other seat is on the right side of the wing H crosses
the first named seat at G to the left of the wing A. L. Ĝ. O.
The valve constructed, arranged and hung as described in said cylindrical passage,
the axis being horizontal or nearly so, will close and keep the passage closed by its
own weight and an oval angular seat, whether said passage is in a horizontal, slanting
or vertical position (with the wing H upwards) untill opened as herein described.

page_text: Where a sudden strong pressure of steam etc. can come from S towards the valve,
the two seated valve should be used, to prevent the valve from knocking against the
opposite side to that where it rested before that pressure came. Where no sudden
strong pressure can come from S, to obtain more room for fluids etc. to pass through
the cylinder, a part of the wing A from O towards the junction of the two seats can
be removed or dispensed with, which will make the two seated valve, to be a one
seated valve, or the one seated valve Fig. 6 may be used.
The two seated valve herein described, when hung in a pipe or passage, and said
passage being closed by means of the valve, a sudden strong pressure of steam etc.
coming from S would cause the valve to open the passage with impetus, and as the
valve is a swinging valve, it would have the tendency to knock against the opposite side
of the passage from that upon which it rested. It is prevented from so doing by the
steam etc. passing through the passages on each side of the valve which counteracts
this impetus as soon as the valve gets beyond the position with the pipe or passage as
shown on the drawing in dotted lines Fig. 1.
When there is a greater suction at D than there is at S, or there is a stronger
pressure of steam water etc. coming from S than there is at D towards the valve,
said suction or pressure acting against both wings H and A which meet at G, will
compel the larger wing H with its increased area to turn towards D and the centre
of the pipe B, and the smaller wing A, being overpowered by the larger wing will
turn towards S and the centre of the pipe B, thereby causing two passages obtuse
angular on the valves side, and straight on the pipes side.
Steam Water etc. is enabled to pass through those passages, and finally out at D.
As soon as the mentioned suction or pressure has ceased, the valve closes those
passages again by its own weight etc.
The valves wings can be curved or straight, to construct the valve properly however
it is necessary, that the points M. G. K. which form an angular seat are in an obtuse
angular position, likewiso L. G. O. G. must be the swinging point, also the crossing
point of the two seats of the two seated valve, the distance from G to M, from G to L,
must be greater, then the distance from G to K, from G to O. The distance
from K to O, must also be more then from M to L, all shown in dotted lines on the
drawing.
The wing H must be heavier, than the wing A, the valve must be hung, arranged
and fitted to a pipe or passage as described, which causes the valve, either with one
or two seats, to be an automatic valve for the interior of pipes or passages which will
allow, steam, water, gas or fluids of any kind to go through a slanting, horizontal or
vertical pipe or passage in but the one direction, § towards D.
A Pin (not shown on the drawing) may be inserted in the side of the pipe or passage,
when the pipe is in a vertical position and the one seated valve is used, to prevent
said valve from overbalancing itself, on a slanting or horizontal pipe, said pin is not
required.
OPERATION.
To show the operation of an automatic valve in a nine or
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For instance: The valve being hung etc. as described in an exhaust pipe of a
Locomotive or Steam-engine with the wing H towards the nozzel, will close and keep
the pipe closed by means of its own weight etc. no matter in what position the passage
is in.
As soon as the engine is set in motion by means of its own steam, the exhaust
steam coming from the cylinder will flow towards the nozzle, which is upward and
open, and is situated in the smoke-arches of locomotives and many steam-engines.
Said exhaust-steam on its way will come against the valve, the valve will open the
pipe, as it has the wings of unequal area, the steam is enabled to pass through the two
passages controlled by the valve, and finely pass out at the nozzle.
When the exhaust-steam has ceased to flow from the cylinder towards the nozzle,
the valve closes the pipe by means of its own weight, and one seat and prevent ashes,
cinders, etc., which can fall in said nozzle (which are also drawn in by the suction of

page_text: the pistons in the cylinders, by changing the valve-motion during the movement of the
Locomotive) from going farther towards the cylinder, than where the valve is hung,
thereby preventing the wearing of the slide-valve, the valve seat, piston, cylinder, etc.,
by means of said ashes, cinders, etc. The valve being automatic, requires no handling
or watching, but will adjust itself to the pipe for the above purpose.
Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by
Letters Patent is,
1. I claim the swinging valve, the valve being angular, hung with its axis'
diametrical in a pipe or passage, fitting the pipe or passage, and having the two
wings H and A which meet at the bearing G, of unequal length, shape, size, weight
and area, having one or two seats, M, G, K. and L, G, O, the bearing G, the swinging
and crossing bearing G, of the two seated valve, substantially as described, and for
the purpose as specified.
2. I claim, the swinging automatic oval angular seated valve, constructed and
arranged as herein described in combination with the circular cylinder part of pipe,
the axis, and the passages controlled by the valve, substantially as described, and for
the purpose set forth in the specification.
Dated this Twelfth day of February 1889 in the City of Chicago, in the County
of Cook, in the State of Illinois, and in the United States of America.