US1020434A - Faucet. - Google Patents

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J. A. MUKENNA.

FAUGET.

APPLIGATXON FILED Maza, 1910 LOQGAEM Patented Mar.19,1912.

JOHN A. MCKENNA., 0F GRAFTON, PENNSYLVANIA,

FAUCET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 19, 1912.

Application led April 29, 1910. Serial No. 558,386.

To dl ifi/0m 'it may concern.'

`13e 1t known that l, JonN A. lvICKiNNA, a Citizen ot the United States ot' America,

residingr at (haften, in the county of Allegheny and State ot' Pennsylvania, have invented eertain new and useful, Improvements)I in Faucets, of which the tfollowirnjr is a speeitieation, reterenee being had therein to the aeetnnpanying drawing.

Thia invention relates to t'aueets, and more particularly to that type of faucet or spigot used in Connection with barrele` and liege, the t'aucet normally remaining eloaed and havingy a detaehable aetuating lever or Vliey that ran be used tor opening the taut-.et whereby the contents ol a barrel or keg ean be withdrawn.

The object, oli' my invention is to provide an actuating lever or ltey that will be positive in Vits action, thu.-l preventini" the valve stein ot' the latuxet or the hey trom being injured o r unduly worn, to an extent whieh Vwill render the ltey useleas Vt'or the. purponenI 'for whieh it` iS intended. ln eonneetion with this type, ot? faucet, it has heen the present inactiee to use a ltey having a blunt or laquarell end tor engaging a shoulder of the valve stem in order that when the hey if; rocked or moved in the t'aueet body, the valve laten: will be shifted to open the faucet. llt is the movement ot the key against the shoulder oil the valve stem that eventually w x,ars the Contacting' fsurfaeeA ol the key and Shoulder that eansesI the end ot' the key to Slip upon the Aahoulder and l'ail to l'iositively move the valve yStem. 'lhe move ment ot' the key also weara the laneet body to ,aueh an extent that; lhe'ltev ol'ten nliph ott' ot theI shoulder and wedges: between the valve stein and the taueet body. and aa the IQtem is .apring-presged, it; is olten dillieult to remove the hey. Bef-idea it heinev nettes-:ary to renew the key, it` ifa often neeesxary to renew the valve Stem, and it is this det'eet in eonieetion with the present' type ot Vl'aueet that my invention aime to obviate b v providing a keythat will ponitively engage and moveI the valve stem without unduly Suhieetin;- the name to wear and tear by the art ion olA the ltey.

My invention will he more tullv under- I#toed when rel'ertenee had to the drawing1 termini; a. part ot this yQpeeitieation, wherein there iillustrated a lnet'erred embodiment ol' the invention. hutl it is to he understood. that the saine it; suf-'eeptible to varial l l l l l l l l tions without, t'leparting :from the scope of the appended elalni.

tn the drawings: Figure l is a side elevation ol a laueet eonatrueted in accordance with my invention. Fig. is a longitudinal sectional view ol the salue showing the key in adjusted position in dotted lines. Fig. il iS a` eross seetional view ol the faucet) allowing;A the key ft is a horizontal Set-.tional view ol' the key showing the fame in engagement with the valve stem, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view ol" the hey.

In the aeronipanving;- drawings the ret.

erenee numeral '1 denotes a valve body havingA a llat top 2 provided with ar longitudinal opening` or :slot Il. 'l`he bottom ott the body terminatesl in itl-'pout or outlet opening` l and the lront side ol' the body ifi provided 'T5 with an extension 5 having a guide Soeket t l'ornied therein whieh is in eouununieation with the interior ol thev valve body. The opposite end of the valve terminales in a tapering` body portion or plug' T, said 80 plug' being exteriorlv :screw threaded, as at S, whereby it eau be screwed into a hole or opening provided therefor in the barrel. l`he large end ol' the plugT is provided with llat taees t) to torm a hexagon-shaptal nut.

to aeeommofhite a wreneh or other instrument employed tor serewing the plug' in a barrel. 'l`he ,-:mall end ot' the plug' i5 redueed and exteriorly serew threaded, as at l0, to reeeive a rap ll. said eap adiaeent to the inner end thereot` being provided with two row` ot eireiunl'erentiallv arranged apertures* 1f :ulapt'ed to admit. the contents olE the bar 'el to tht,I eap tl.. 'lhe Small end otE the plug 7 iS also provided with a valve 95 neat l'l fora, valve l-'l mounted against. the eollar l5. earried by a valve stem 1G longitudinally arranged within the plug 7. The valve l-l normally' engageI the Seat t3 and held in plaee by a eoiled eompreasion sprintr t7 arranged between the outer end nl the rap l'l and the collar 15.

'lhe valve stem lt extends into the valve body l and has the end thereof redueed to engage in the guide soeliet C. also to provide 105 an annular IShoulder t9. 'Io move the valve :dem lt; a liey or lever is: employed. eomprisine a eoinpound enrved metallie bar lll. said bar being' redueed and eni'ved. as at 2l). to l`orm a handle having provided with an aperture 22. 'lhe oppo- ;-,ite end .ot the bar lt) iS curved7 as at Q3,

in a locked position. I `ig. 65

an enlarged end 2l 110 that Wi prsan'ly appear.

l proximmiey he same point ou Said and he m there@ hurczited, bi'fm'catiml nds5 This bfurcad end or 'he key :mm a chw, and the rounded czosed @11d QG of the bifurcation 25 Sel'ws in conncc'on wn he roundua n part of h@ key;

cmves 2() and is provided W 528 pi 15mg zz shoulder im? a piupofi The hoy is adapt if) he insert opening or sot 3 Whe'ehy fha curved hilf@- caed and theref will exif "e over 'hc n duced lend ou the wlw stem 16 with 13h/c rounded surfaces 27 of the key en? hg fha shoulder lS. The key is of less width than the Opening 01' Slut 3 and as said key is pushSd dow Hardly in the Sn "che rem* side o 'the key rds agains h@ r m.' wail of the S101' 3 and after the notch Q8 hai unm' @11d of the ping 7, placing th@ sparing l? under enson and @peiling the valve M, whereby the Contens 0f the har/ han pass hrough th@ pug into *dm 'Vave body l. jas the valve stem is ,given 'this inovement he rounded Surfaces- Q7 :idsl Jbnni 'the shoulder 1S While the 'unded c ,dend of the h'mcaon 26 p'ovic'es charnues fof tha pn Y .u of the reducedend of he vak@ Sm adaccn h@ shoulder 18,

s will be sash, hoinner and o?? he key the forward face of he 'ii'urcaed ends is of u curvature Wch'will CILHSQ such face o Contact with the shoudcr S ai np- Sho1darmsr in accor' Y. Y, man 1s opcufaiai me thai h, LAY-91 and o? .mg and adagp d to e .9' the inner @11d of Said the 'ie-gs pymf'dffd by aid ndzxped i@ 'f3 l x Y. hay

intermedia .1e ends of cui cm'ved *face of shoulder and akj Slime m sind

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