US1089565A - Safety-valve. - Google Patents

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T. J. KYNE.

SAFETY VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 27, 151? Patented Mal'. 10, 19ML.

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To all whom, it muy comm-1t Be it known that lL, THOMAS J. iifnn, a citizen of the United States, esiding at Louisville, `in the County oi.: Jei'eison und Sttte of Kentucky, louve invented certain new and useful lmpiox'emente in Safety Valvee; und Ido hereby! dee/lare the follow` ing to be t full, clear, and exuot description of the inventionj suoli es will enable othei's skiiled in the art to which it zipper# mine to make and nee the same, i'elei'enoe be ing' had to the eceompmiyingg drewngeE u d to the lettei's and ligotee of reference inni'ked tloei'eujm which 'form port oit' 'this specifi cation.

This invention relates 'to new and ueeiul improvements in safety valves for engineg; and the object in View is tolpxoduce :t simple and elieient device of this natulfe so aiA i'enged that the weak points of the 4Valve will be positioned outside of the boilei-tliereby affording means whereby, in die event of the saine becoming lnoloen off, the valve will automatically close and :retain the Water and steam Within the boiler.

The invention illustrated in tite accompanying drawings, in which l have shown :1 oentral longitudinal sectional View through the Valve apparatus oud tiunsveisoiy througho''zhe Weil o1 the boiler. Y

Reference now being lied to the details of the drawings by lette?, l designates o. shell oircumferentielly threaded as :it .ei and adapted to iit the threaded Woll of an opening in the boiler E; and e plate lll which is: held theie'to by ineens; of" the bolts C.

Said shell is provided 'with @plug 3U at one end ittlng the tinreadeiin the inner surface of the shell, Seid "Shell lios oiieuinierentinl apertures il), and openings ILE in one end ;.fougl1 Wliioh steam und watei muy oeoope to the bowl i? which has its uppei end elioul dered. and oiioumt'ei'entially threaded and adopted to engage interimd theeoe :it tile out-ei' enel of the shell. A,

valve H, bowing convened bottom, is mounted `upon the vulve elem L the lattei having a Shoulder against which the Valve contacts to hold the same seated. A coiled springl J is mounted about Athe inner end of seid stern and bears at one end against o pin l2 and ite otlieil end against a. flaring; end it of the eliell N', the tendency o seid spring being to noi'nizaly hold tlie valve seated. Seid stem pas es through an opening oimed in the bottom of the shell A, ilus Speocaton of Letters Potent.

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its; lower end Toce L out us et o Slight distance, f ne'iieiubiy onee 1ith opt an inoli. A eeoond :stein section, ated by lettei1 den l), me u longD tudinel, ploy t ,vouogli un open- 60 ino lq" in the bottom of toe bowl und poeeee through :i suitable peeking gland l?" und also 'liii'o'ugli e, nut Whieliilois. an inteiioily threaded poi-t which en s ovei the threads upon the oii'ounifeienoe L* @L 35 F5 integral with 1li-e bottom of the bowl. lflio outer end of ille steen if i red to e point ut P. The nut if luxe u bracket' umn it to envoi i o furthest inner tliiow, i over the ooge oi' t e slot for tile puip( e ot nodding the vulve away from its sont und, also lioldiifig tlie ejA ng J onde? tension. lt wil( be noted that the inneij 'fz fe, designated by' letter. 1N, of the mill of Soin bowl ie inolined so es to allow ny foieioju mutter which litigi-rt lodge tlieu y eleeneod 'from the bowl und nin i through the opening tn o'loeietion7 when it is desi'eif to blow oli may be moved tothe boiler, the level* it werd the .boiler eene f tlle Steyn the valve and, by reason oi tl woll of the bowl, which lios tfu'o neotion with the shell, eind du toieigfjn nuxttei" which wenn.' o

loot therein would be blown out densution of the stelen or @peilen tlieiebyiieepi" free 'i'om uoemnuiut 5 .in the event boiler equipped w' y;f imgnl, d x should be Caught in u wreck in the protect ing; parte broken olli', the vai 1 i'enuiin 105 seated and prevent the oscene o or W tn from the .lioile that l Clnim to l) *A solisti? valve shell fitted in sin opening in t He looileia end lmfv one end tneifef ing openiiAz y leo movabe through 2111 aperture in one @mi of tho she'i, :i Valve on Said siem and adaptef to Close file opening loading from the shell, a 'bowl ite to said sheii7 a stem section movable through an opening in said bowl and engaging the ouml and of the stem carrying said valve, a, nut fitted about a threadefi boss upon said bowl and through which the stem section passes, said mit having o, yoke projecting iiereroma lever pivoted to he yoke, a, bai pix/*ciad o me lever and having notch in the edge thereof and one and.

Loom@ angled, a, siotted projection vupon he nut thiough which the annied ond of said bai' is adapted to have a pay, said loyer being @lished upon iis inner edge, said sem section terminating in a sint adaptef to engage said dished part oi the iever, as set forth.

zi testimony whereof iieeuno ax my signaure in presence of two Witnesses.

THOMAS JOSEPH KEINE. Witnesses:

LULU KESSEER, MARY Goss.

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