US1109754A

US1109754A - Combined plug and faucet.

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Publication number: US1109754A
Application number: US74515713A
Authority: US
Inventors: John E Howell; William H Howell
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-01-30
Filing date: 1913-01-30
Publication date: 1914-09-08
Anticipated expiration: 1931-09-08

Description

J. B. & w. H. HOWELL.

COMBINED PLUG AND; PAUGBT. APPLICATION rmm JAN. 30, mm.

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Patented Sept. 8, 1914., 4

To all whom it may concern ment -is made, the body of the faucet being UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN E'. HOWELL AND WILLIAM H. HONELL, 0F OMAHA, NEBRASKA.

COMBINED PLUG AND r'AUoE'r.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented SepuS, 1914.

Be it known that we, Jenn E. HOWELL and lVlLLIAM H. HOWELL, citizens of. the United States, residing at Omaha, in the county of Douglas and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in a Combined Plug and Faucet, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined plug and faucet, and has for its object to provide an article useful as an appliance for casks, barrels, cans or tanks employed for the shipment of oil or other liquids.

The invention has reference to the adjustable mounting of the faucet in the head or other wall of the tank or receptacle, so that it will operate as a plug at the time the shipdisposed within the receptacle at this time as a protection from injury, the mounting being such that the faucet may thereafter be reversed for use in the withdrawal of the liquid contents from the receptacle.

The invention includes certain novel features of construction whereby leakage will be prevented when the device is applied to the receptacle as a plug, and when used as a faucet will operate to advantage to prevent dripping or leakage, the parts being so constructed that they w1ll be durable and convenientin use, and economical in manufacture.

With the foregoing objects in view and others to be mentioned the invention presents a novel and useful construction, combination and arrangement of parts as described herein and claimed, and as illustrated in the drawing wherein,

Figurel is a side elevation of the device mounted interiorly of a cask or container for use as a plug, the wall of the container being broken away. Fig. 2 is a. view of the device in longitudinal section. In this View the device is illustrated as disposed exteriorly of the container, and used as a faucet, Fig. is a side view of the valve stem.

Referring now to the drawing for a more particular description, numeral 4 indicates a wall of a cask, tank or other receptacle used for the purpose of containing oil or other; liquids to be shipped; and in order that a device may be provided for the receptacle which will operate as a plug at the time the tacle to operate a faucet for withdrawing the contents, certain partsare employed now to be mentioned in detail.

At 5 is indicated an interiorly threaded sleeve which may be secured in the wall 4 of the receptacle in any suitable manner, and provided with a transverse bearing wall a projecting inwardly from its threaded wall Z), wall (1 preferably being provided with an annular recess 0 for containing a gasket 5 consisting of a ring, rectangular in crosssection and constructed of a yielding or malleable metal. i

The cylindrical body of the faucet is shown at 6, its chamber being indicated at d. One of the ends of body portion 6 is provided with an expanded terminal or annular flange 7, its opposite end being interiorly threaded.

At 8 is indicated a valve-stem having a handle 9 at one of its ends, its opposite end being provided with a boss 6 and formed, outwardly of the boss, with an annular projection, expanded part or holder-member The valve is indicated at 10, and it is mounted loosely upon boss 6. The flange 7 is provided with a recess 11 opening upon the chamber d, and a filler or bearing-ring 12 of yielding metallic substance is mounted therein. The valve is formed as a ring with an inclined wall 9, this inclination extending inwardly or toward the handle 9;. and in operation, when the handle is rotated in one direction, the valve which may be said to be of cgnical-shape, may be pressed firmly upon its seat.

While the stem 8 may be rotated in either direction for opening or closing the valve, said valve when in engagement with its seat 12 will not rotate, andon this account the seat will not become worn to any appreciable extent. The valve, preferably, is constructed of hard metal, and its contact with the soft metal forming its seat will prevent dripping or leakage from the recepta'cl-e. Also flange 7 is formed outwardlytapcred, and its walls are disposed at an angle to the rectangular wall of the gasket, this bearing being of advantage to prevent leakage.

At 13 is indicated a holder or screw cap having a threaded connection with the valve, and its construction is such that, when mounted upon valve 10 it will not make conslxipmsnt is ma dc. and which may thereafter be conveniently mounted upon the receptact with the projection f of the valve stem, and therefore will not operate to cause a "tor first rotates the valve stem in a manner At 14 is indicated a lock-nut adapted tobe mounted in the sleeve 5 or to be removed therefrom when the parts are to be reversed. When shipping a tank or cask, the operato move the valve longitudinally upon its seat so that no leakage may occur, and the .parts will then be disposed as shown in Fig.

-'1, the faucet being within the receptacle;

v and at this time, by use of the lock-nut, one

of the inclined faces of the flange may be firmly pressed against the gasket to prevent leakage. Since the faucet will be disposed within the receptacle it will not be obtrusive and will be protected from injury. The diameter or bore of sleeve 5 is sufficient to permit the faucet and handle 9 to be moved therethrough. To reverse the parts so that the liquid contents of the receptacle maybe withdrawn, the lock-nut is first removed, and after the faucet is reversed the lock-nut may he used for effecting a pressure of the flange against the gasket, as shown in Fig. 2.

When the handle is rotated to open the valve, the valve stem, by reason of its thread- 1 ed connection k with the cylinder or body of the faucet will be moved forwardly until the projection f engages the screw-cap, and any further forward movement of the valvestem will move the valve' from its seat.

At 15 is indicated any suitable packing within cap 1&6 threaded upon and to prevent leakage from the terminal of the body of. the fauoetwhile the liquid is passing through discharge port 17.

By reference to the drawing it will be seen that, the parts are few. and may be conveniently manufactured. To assemble the parts, the valve may be disposed upon the boss 0 after the handle 9 has been removed, and may be secured thereon by the screwcap 13, the valve-stem being held within the body of the faucet by means of its threaded connection It with said body.

The device provides a very desirable article for the purposes described, leakage whether used as a plug or faucet being wholly prevented, and this is an important feature in the handling or shipments of oil or other liquids.

Having fully described our invention, what we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is, v I I In a combined bung and reversible faucet for casks, a sleeve having an 'interiorly threaded part disposed exteriorly of the cask and having a transverse bearing wall in wardly of said threaded part, a faucet consisting of a casing provided with a cone shaped valve seat at its junction with said flange, a valve stem threaded in the casing provided with a handle at one of its terminals, its opposite terminal being provided with a cylindrical boss with an annular projection, a ring valve mounted inwardly of said annular projection upon the boss of said valve stem and having an interiorly threaded part, a cap engaging the interiorly threaded part of said valve to provide a recess intermediate its inner wall and the annular projection of the boss of the valve stem, said annular outwardly tapered flange of the faucet being adapted to be disposed centrally with its tapered flange lying inwardly of and adjacent to the interiorly threaded partv of the sleeve, and a lock nut adapted towork in the interiorly threaded part of the sleeve for pressing an annular part of the tapered flange against the transverse hearing wall of the sleeve while said faucet 1s disposed interiorly of the cask, said lock nut also being adapted to work in the interiorly threaded part of the sleeve for pressing an annular part of the tapered flangeagainst the transverse bearing wall of the sleeve while the faucet is disposed X- teriorly of the cask.

In testimony whereof we have affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN E. HOWELL. M, WILLIAM H. HOWELL.