US789569A - Faucet. - Google Patents

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No. 789,569. PATENTED MAY 9, 1905. E. C. SGHWINGEL & R. W. TURNER.

FAUGET.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 17,1904.

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EDTVARD O. SCHVINGEL, OFv BUFFALO, AND .HAUPT-INV. TURNER, OF EAST AURORA, NE YORK.

IFUCET.

SPECIFICATIGN' forming part of Letters Patent No. 789,569, dated May 9, 1905.

Application filed May 17,1904. Serial No. 208,358.

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Be it known that we, EDWARD C. SCHWIN- Gun; a resident of Buffalo, and RALPH W. TURNER, a resident of East Aurora, in the county of Erie and State of New York, citizens of the United States, have invented new and useful Improvements in Faucets, of which the 'following is a specification. n This invention relates more particularly to faucets for metal and wooden shippingcasks, barrels, and analogous liquid-containing' receptacles.

The objects of the invention are to provide a desirable faucet of simple and inexpensive construction, which can be readily secured in the bung-holes of metal and wooden iiquidcontaining` vessels, which has a movable discharge-tube adapted to project beyond the wall of the vessel when in use and to be moved back into the vessel when not in use,whereby itis protected from injury by contact with nearby objects, which will not leak, and which is so constructed that the discharge-tube can remain in its projected position and the iiow of the liquid therefrom be controlled as desired.

ln the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a fragmentary sectional elevation of a metallic shipping vessel provided with a faucet embodying' the invention, showing the dischargetube in its inner position. Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the discharge tube projected. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of the faucet in line S 3, Fig. l. Fig. i is a similar section in line A 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the faucet, its protecting-cap being removed. Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional elevation of a wooden cask provided with the faucet.

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

A represents a hollow sleeve or shell in which the parts of the faucet are contained. The sleeve is preferably of tapering or frustoconical form and projects into the cask or vessel to which it is secured through the bung-hole or other analogous hole in the wall of the vessel. Fig. Il shows the faucet applied to the lower portion of the cylindrical wall of a metallic eask orvessel. Such vessels are ordinarily provided with bung-holes having internally-threadcd bushings and the shell is provided near its outer end with an external screw-thread c, by which it is screwed into the bushing. This thread is adapted to fit the bushingsordinarily employed, thus cnabling the faucet to be applied to casks or vessels now in use. The faucet can be applied either to the cylindrical wall or head of the cask or vessel. As shown in Fig. 6, the faucet is also capable of use with an ordinary wooden cask or barrel, in which case the shell can be screwed directly into the unbushed bung-hole, its screw-thread c, which is suliiciently sharp, cutting a thread for itself in the wood of the vessel. The shell is provided with one or moreprcferably twom liquid-discharge openings and preferably has at its outer end a flange @,which is notched or otherwise fashioned for the application of a wrench or tool for screwing the shell into the hole of the vessel.

F represents a hollow valve or turn-plug, which is preferably of tapering or frusto-conical form, and is rotatably held in the correspondingly-shaped bore of the shell, in which it is secured by the usual key-washer f and adjusting-mmf", screwed on the threaded reduced end of the turn-plug. The latter is provided with one or more, preferably two, liquid-discharge openings Gr, adapted to be moved into and out of register with the discharge-opening (Z of the shell by turning the plug. The plugl can be turned by hand; but its outer end is preferably of polygonal or other suitable shape for receiving a detachable wrench or handle H for turning it.

I represents a movable discharge-tube arranged to slide longitudinally in the cylin* drical bore of the turnplug. lts inner open end is preferably provided with a flange or shoulder 2.7, which slidably lits in the bore of the turn-plug, while its outer end has a downwardly-directed discharge-nozzle i, which may be formed integrally with the dischargetube or by a separate fitting secured on the end of a straight tube.

K represents a stufting-box, which surrounds the discharge-tube at the front portion the discharge-tube` of the turn-plug to prevent leakage around The stulling -boX may consist of the divided nuts shown screwed into the internally-threaded outer portion of the turn-plug, with an interposed packing or washer or it may be of any other suitable construction. The front end of the turn-plug preferably has a cavity Z large enough to receive the discharge-nozzle t" and a ring or handle Z, with which the discharge-tube is provided for pulling it out to operative position.

M represents a protecting-cap for inclosing and protecting the outer ends of the turn-plug and discharge-tube. The cap or cover shown has a reduced threaded portion, which screws into an internally-threaded cavity m in the flanged outer end of the sleeve or shell A of the faucet. rlhe cap is of polygonal or other shape adapting it to be turned by an ordinary wrench or tool.

Then the discharge-tube I is pushed in and the cap or cover M is applied, as shown in Figs. l and 6, the parts of the faucet are all inclosed and protected, so that they cannot be injured in handling the vessel to which the faucet is applied and cannot be struck by an object and broken purposely or accidentally. The cap or cover projects from the wall of the vessel only about as far as the usual bung and is not an objection. lVhen the faucet is to be used, the cap or cover is removed and the telescoping discharge-tube is pulled out, as indicated in Fig. 2. The wrench or handle H, Fig. 2, is then applied to the front end of the turn-plug F and the latter turned to move its discharge-openin gs into register with those in the shell or sleeve A, thus permitting' the contents of the casli or vessel to discharge. The discharge-tube can remain in its projected position, if desired, and the flow of the liquid can be regulated or entirely shut off by turn ing the valve or turn-plug without disturbing the discharge-tube, its action being the same as that of the well-known turn-plug valve. Should the turn-plug be accidentally turned into discharging position while the dischargetube is in its inner position, the contents of the vessel cannot escape, because the flange i' at the inner end of the discharge-tube cuts off communication between the tube and the discharge-openings of the turn-plug.

YV e claim as our inventioni 1. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured at its outer portion to a vessel and projects into the vessel, a discharge-tube which is movable in said shell into and out of discharging position, a valve movable independentl y of the discharge-tube to control the iiow of liquid, and a protecting-cap which is separate from said discharge-tube and is remov ably secured to said shell and incloses said discharge-tube and said valve, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel and projects thereinto, a discharge-tube movable in said shell into and out of discharging position, and a valve concentric with said discharge-tube and movable independently of the latter to control the flow ofthe liquid, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel and projects thereinto, a discharge-tube movable in said shell into and out of discharging position, and a turn-plug arranged longitudinally of said discharge-tube and movable independently of the latter to control the liow of the liquid, substantially as set forth.

Li. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel and projects thereinto, a discharge-tube movable in said shell into and out of discharging position, and a valve surrounding said discharge-tube and movable independently of the latter to control the flow of the liquid, substantially as set forth.

5. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel and projects thereinto, a hollow turn-plug rotatable in said shell and having a discharge-opening adapted to register with a discharge-opening in said shell, and a discharge-tube slidable in said turn-plug, substantially as set forth.

6. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to avesse] and projects thereinto, a hollow turn-plug rotatable in said shell and having a discharge-opening adapted to register with a discharge-opening in said shell, and a discharge-tube slidable in said turn-plug to establish and cut off communication between itself and said discharge-opening in the turnplug, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination of a faucet-shell which is secured to a vessel and projects thereinto, a hollow turn-plug rotatable in said shell and having a discharge-opening adapted to register with a discharge-opening in said shell, said turn-plug projecting out of said shell, a discharge-tube slidable in said turn-plug, and a removable cap which incloses said turn-plug and discharge-tube, substantially as set forth.

lVitness our hands this 14th day of May, 1904:.

FDVARD C. SCHVNGEL. RALPH XV. TURNER.

lVitnesses:

` C. B. HORNBECK,

(li-ms. lV. PARKER.

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