US722972A - Measuring-faucet. - Google Patents

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PATENTED MAR. 17, 1903.

' w. GOEBBL. MEASURING PAUGET.

APPLICATION FILED DEO 5 1902 N0 MODEL.

A TTOHNE Y UNITED STATES.

ATENT OFFICE.

\VILLIAM GOEBEL, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

MEASU-RlNG-FAUCET.

-SPEOIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 722,972, dated March 17, 1903.

Application filed December 5. 1902. Serial No. 134.021. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM GOEBEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Louis, State of Missouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVIeasuring-Faucets, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

Myinvention has relation to improvements in measuring-faucets; and it consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a tank, showing my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a side elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical section on line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4: is a vertical middle section on line t 4 of Fig. 5. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing, however, the intake of the faucet depressed or swung to its lowest position. Fig. 6 is a sectional detail of the faucet and its casing, showing the device closed bo h to the influx of the liquid thereto-and efflux there- I from. Fig. 7 is a cross-section on line 7 70f Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a sect-ion through the intake on line 8 8 of Fig. 6, and Fig. 9 is a sectional detail showing the filling position of the faucet.

The present invention is an improvement on the faucet shown and described in United States Letters Patent issued to me under date of March 25, 1902, numbered 696,327, and while, like it, the present faucet is capable of measuring specific quantities of the liquid'it possesses the advantage of being capable of delivering any desirable amount from a few drops to the full capacity of the-dispensing vessel.

In detail the invention may be described as follows:

Referring to the drawings, T represents a main supply-tank of any capacity whatever. Located at the bottom of the tank and at a suitable distance from the front wall thereof is the dispensing vessel 1, preferably semicylindrical in cross-section and having in the present instance the capacity of one gallon, (thoughof course this capacity may be variable.) Leading from the top of the vessel 1 is a vent-tube or air-tube 2, extending above the highest level of the liquid in the supplyt-ank, the latter being filled through an opening covered by a screw-cap 3. Located adjacent to the tube 2 is a tube 4 for the reception of a gage (not shown) inserted at any time to ascertain the height of the liquid in the main tank. The upper end of the tube 4: is closed by a screw=cap 5.

Leading from the vessel 1 and projecting through the front wall of the tank '1 is the faucet-casing 6, having an upper peripheral opening7and having permanent communication at a point diametrically below theopening 7, through a port 7, with the'upper end of the discharge-spout 8, the discharge end of the latter being considerably below the level of the bottom of the vessel 1. Operating in the casing 6 is the faucet 9, provided with a peripheral opening 10, the outwardly-projecting polygonal end of the faucet carrying an operating-handle 11, held in place by a retaining-screw l2, suitable washers 13 14 being interposed between the handle and the adjacent end of the casing 6 to effect a tight joint. The inner end of the faucet, which projects a suitable distance into the vessel 1,

is provided with an L-shaped intake 15,whose mouth assumes a vertical position,Fig.9,when the vessel 1 is filling. When in such position, the handle assumes thelower dotted position shown in Fig. 1. Under the circumstances referred to, Fig. 9, the openings 7 and 10 are in communication and opening 7 is closed, so that liquid from the tank T is free to flow into the faucet through the intake 15 into the vessel 1 and fill the latter.

To discharge any portion of the contents of vessel 1, the handle 11 is swung in the direction shown by the arrow in Fig. 1, the free end of the handle registeringin its sweep with a series of indices P, Q, 2Q, 3Q, G, which show the quantity of liquid adapted to be discharged when the handle is swung opposite any particular index, the letters referred to signifying pint, quart, two quarts, three quarts, and gallon, respectively, the last index corresponding to the full capacity of the dispensing vessel 1. As the handle sweeps about its axis the mouth of the intake 15 will, as is apparent, be submerged to progressively-increasing depths below the level of the liquid in the vessel 1. When the handle is swung to a point intermediate its lowest position and the index marked P, both openings 7 7 will be closed, so that no liquid can either enter the vessel 1 nor can any escape therefrom, Figs. 6, 7. As the handle is swung around and gradually approaches the first index P, the port 7' will begin to open and the mouth of the intake 15 will be submerged to allow for all the liquid above it to drain and siphon out through the spout 8. If the handle is swung to the twoquart index, the mouth of the intake Will be stillfarthersu bmerged, allowing all theliquid above such month to drain and siphon through the. spout 8, Fig. 3. Should the handle be swung to the gallon-index G, Fig. 5, the entire contents of the vessel 1 will be siphoned out. Of course after any specific quantity of liquid has once been drained from the vessel 1 the handle is swung back to filling position to allow the vessel 1 to always be full for any subsequent operation. It is apparent from the foregoing that any amount of liquid from a fraction of a pint to the full capacity of the vessel 1 can be abstracted, depending upon the depth of submergence of the mouth of the intake 15 below the roof of the dispensing vessel. When the mouth of the intake 15 is above the axis of rotation of the faucet, of course the liquid simply drains or gravitates out through the faucet 8, (the only siphoning being that which'takes place for the vertical height of the base of the mouth of such intake above the level of the liquid sinking to the open end of the mouth.) When, however, the intake is initially swung to the position shown in Fig. 5, then the only action which takes place is one of siphoning, the discharge end of the spout being below the bottom of the vessel 1 and the mouth of the intake being below the axis of rotation of the faucet.

It is apparent that I may depart from the details herein shown without afiecting the nature or spirit of my invention.

Having described my invention, what I- claim is- 1. In a measuring-faucet, a suitable dispensing vessel, a supplytank therefor, a faucet-casing leading from the vessel to the adjacent wall of the tank, a spout leading from the casing, through the adjacent wall of the supply-tank, an intake at the inner end of the faucet located within the vessel, and openings or ports formed in the walls of the faucet and casing thereof for permitting the withdrawal of variable quantities, of liquid from the vessel according to the degree of submergence assumed by the intake upon the rotation of the faucet, substantially as set forth.

2. In a measuring-faucet, a suitable dispensing vessel, a supply tank therefor, a fau cet-casing leading from the vessel through the adjacent wall of the tank, an opening formed in the upper peripheral wall of the casing, a faucet operating in the casing, an intake at the inner end of the faucet located in the vessel, an opening formed in the faucet and adapted to register with the opening in the casing, a discharge-spout leading from the casing ata point opposite the opening formed Therein and discharging in a plane below the bottom of the vessel, the mouth of the intake being adapted to be depressed to variable positions above the bottom of the vessel whereby the quantity of liquid abstracted from the vessel is dependent on such position of the intake, the parts operating substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM GOEBEL.

Witnesses:

EMIL STAREK, RosA Ross.

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