US733908A - Tap-hole closer. - Google Patents

Description

PATENTED JULY 14, 1903.

N0 MODEL.

UNTTEE STATES Patented July 14, 1903.

PATENT OEErcE.

TO RUDOLPH PREHODA, OF CLIFF MINE, PENNSYLVANIA.

TAP-HOLE cLosEa.

'- SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 733,908, dated July 14, 1903.

Application filed March 11,1903. Serial No. 147.221. (N model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JOHN HLAVAOEK, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Cliff Mine, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tap-Hole Closers, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in tap or bung hole closers, and is particularly adapted for closing a tap or bung hole in ale or beer barrels; and the object of the invention is to prevent such barrels from becoming sour or foul and musty after being emptied of their contents; and a further object of the invention is to close the tap or bung hole in such a manner that ingress to the keg or barrel is closed after the spigot is removed, whereby any foreign substance may not pass into the keg or barrel, andthereby foul the same.

Briefly described, the invention comprises a valve which is mounted on a pivoted arm and on a spring-pressed rod. The pivoted arm is under the tension of the spring at its rear end, and the valve is adapted to lie normally over the bung-hole to close the same and is moved backout of position by the driving of the spigot into the tap or bung hole, and when the barrel orkcg is emptied and the spigot removed the valve is forced into position over the tap or bung hole,whereby to close the same.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of reference indicate like parts throughout both views, in which- Figure 1 is a central vertical sectional view of a part of the barrel or keg, showing my improved tap or bung hole closer in position. Fig. 2 is a plan view of a part of the head of a barrel or keg, showing the closing device in the closed position.

In the accompanying illustration of my invention I have shown a device attached to the head or end of a barrel or keg, though it will be apparent that the same could be applied to the side'of a barrel or keg, if so desired. I

will describe the same in detail, however, as applied to the head or end, (designated by the numeral 1,) provided with a tap or bung hole 2. Mounted on the inner face of this head 1 is a bracket-plate 3, which carries a standard 4, provided near its outer end with an inclined opening 5, and having a slot 6 between said opening 5 and the inner end of the standard. This slot 6 receives the curved spring 7, fastenedat its rear end in the keeper or bracket 8, attached to the plate 3, with the other end of said spring attached to the rear end of the curved arm 9, which is pivoted to the bracket 10, carried by'the bracket-plate 3. This arm 9 is connected to an eye 11, carried by the closing-valve l2, and also hooked into this eye is the end of the curved rod 14, on which is mounted the coil-spring 15, permanently fastened at its end adjacent to the valve 12, with its other end resting against the standard 4. The valve 12 lies over the tap or bung hole 2 on the inner face of the head 1, and as the spigot is driven into position this valve will be forced out of the way to the position shown in dotted lines of Fig. 1 of the drawings, the curved rod 14 receding through the opening 5 of the standard t. As soon as the spigot is removed from the tap or bung hole the springs 15 and '7'serve to close the valve 12 against the inner face of the head or end 1, as seen in the drawings, preventing any foreign matter from entering the keg or barrel, the valve being securely held against the head or end by the tension of the springs.

It will be noted that various changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my said curved arm is received, a curved rod In testimony whereof I aflix my signature having one of its ends hooked in the eye of in the presence of two witnesses.

the said valve and its opposite end arranged in the inclined opening of the said standard,

and a spring encircling said rod and having Witnesses: its one end engaging the said standard, and CHARLES SCHUMACHER, its opposite end secured to the said rod. FRANK J. HOHEDER.

JOHN HLAVAGEK.

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