US1123548A

US1123548A - Liquid-dispenser.

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Publication number: US1123548A
Application number: US73989913A
Authority: US
Inventors: Peter Kanellos
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1913-01-02
Filing date: 1913-01-02
Publication date: 1915-01-05
Anticipated expiration: 1932-01-05

Description

P. KANELLOS.

LIQUID DISPENSER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2,1913.

Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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Specification of Letters Patent.A

reiterata aan. 5, isis.

Aiiiiieation fiied'ianuary 2, 1913," serial nl). 739,859.

To oZZwz'o/m, t may concern? Be itkiiown that I, PETER KANnLLos, a citizen of-'thefUnited States,residing' at Los Angeles, in the county of'Los Angeles and State of California, have'in'vented a new and useful Liquid-Dispenser, of which the following is a specica'ti'on;

' This invention relates to means for 'dis-y pensing liquids and themain objectof the invention is to provide for filling a plurality of glasses or other receptacles with water or other beverages, conveniently and expeditiously.

y @ther objectsl of the invention will appear i' hereinafter.

The accompanying drawingsillustrate an embodiment of the invention, and referring thereto: Figure l is a `plan of the device. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a partial vertical section. Fig. 4 is a horizontal section Cn line @c4-,x4 in Fig. 3.

The device comprises a fluid supply and distributing means ,adapted to distribute the fiuid in a plurality of streams, and a movable tray adapted to receive the glasses to be filled, and to bring the same under such distributing means. The fluid supply and distribiiting means comprises a vertical pipe 1, co-nnected to any suitable source of fiuid supply, a valve means 2 connected to said pipe 1 to control the flow of fluid therefrom and a distributing tube or pipe 3 connected to said valve meansto receive fiuidtherefrom when the valve is opened.l Said pipe 3 is closed at the end and is provided with a plurality of perforaticns or openings 5 through which the fluid may fiow. If desired, a plurality of pipes 3 may be connected to the valve means 2 to receive fiuid simultaneously therefrom, so as to fill several glasses at once, for example, two pipes arranged at such an angle as to enable two radial rows of glasses to be placed beneath the respective pipes. By this means the fluid is distributed in a plurality of streams so as to lill a large number of receptacles at once. The receptacle supporting means consists of a tray 7 rotatably mounted on a bearing on the vertical pipe 1 which is supported on any suitable support.

The valve means 2 is operated by rotation of the tray 7, said valve means comprising an inner fixed member 9 carried by and rigidly connected to the vertical pipe 1, and an outer rotary valve 10 rigidly connected to the tray and rotating therewith, said valve vided with municating 10 being'formed as a hub for said tray. tiaidfixed member 9 is'formed with a frusto conicalfsurface and the valve 10 is correspondingly formed lso `as to lfit over the inner fixed member 9.l The inner fixed member V9 is preferablyformed as an enlargement or head on the vertical supply pipe 1 and is extended upwardly Vin the form of a vertical tubular extension 16. A vertical bore or passage 17 extends upwardly within the pipe land upwardly into the inner fixed member 9, and a vertical passage 18 extends within the extension.y 16 and downwardly within the fixed member 9, and a partition 2O extends across the xed member 9 to separate the lower passage 17 from the upper passage`18. ySaidxed member 9 is proports 21 and 22, respectively below and above said partition 20, and coinrespectively with the pipe 1 and with the passage 18 and the valve 10 is provided with vertical passages or ports 23 adapted to register with the respective ports 21 and 22 to establish coinmuiiicaticn between the lower and

upper passages

17 and 18 in certain angular positions of the tray and to 'shut off such communication at other angular positions. The angular distance be tween the ports 234m the rotary valve is preferably such as to turn the water supply on and off in a rotative movement of the tiay,"wliich is sufficient to move a set of lglasses into and out of position beneath the distributing pipes 3.

The tray 7 is preferably provided with a raised lip or flange 12 at its rim and dishes or slopes downwardly toward the center and is provided near its center with perforations 24 for allowing waste water to drain into a catch basin or bowl 25, secured on the vertical pipe 1, beneath the tray, a drain pipe 26 being connected to said bowl to carry off the water therefrom. A nut 27 screwing on the upper tubular member 16 serves to retain the trav in position on its support.

The distributing pipes 3 are provided with 4nipples 5 forming lips at their discharge openings 5, to prevent dripping of water when the valve is closed. All the above de scribed parts are made of suitable material, for example, bronze, brass` or other metal.

The operation is as follows: The glasses or receptacles indicated at 29, are placed on the tray 7, preferably in radial rows spaced apart, the distance corresponding to the angular distance between the distributing pipes 3, so that the two pipes can supply two radial rows simultaneously. Depressions 30 in the tray serve as indicators for properly positioning the glasses on the tray, so that when the glasses are brought under the respective distributing pipes 3, the water will be turned on. Normally, the tray is in position to turn the water ofi at the ports 21 and 22, and when it is desired to fill the glasses, the tray is turned sufficiently to bring two rows of glasses under the respective pipes 3, this movement also bringing one of the ports 23 of the valve 10 into register with the ports 21 and 22 in the fixed member 9 so that water will flow from the supply pipe through vertical pipe 1, passage 1G, port 21, passage 23, port 22 and passage 17 to the respective distributing pipes 3 from which the water will flow through the perforations 5 into the several glasses. The tray is then turned further so as to remove the glasses from beneath the respective pipes 3 and at the same time close the valve means 2, so as to shut oii the water. The effect of this automatic turning on and off of the water by movement of the tray through a limited distance substantially equal to the width of a glass is such as to practically eliminate or reduce to a minimum the waste of water by spilling, but any water that is spilled will run down to the center portion of the tray and into the catch basin 25, whence it is drained off through pipe 26.

What I claim is:

1. A liquid dispenser comprising a supply pipe for liquid, valve means connected thereto, an outlet pipe connected to said valve means and having a discharge opening, a tray extending beneath said discharge opening and rotatably mounted to bring different portions of the tray beneath said opening,

said valve means being operated by rotation of said tray to establish communication between said supply pipe and outlet pipe, so as to allow discharge of liquid in one position of the tray and to cut off such communication, so as to prevent discharge of liquid in another position of said tray.

2. A liquid dispenser, comprising a supply pipe for liquid, a fixed body connected to said pipe and provided with inlet and outlet passages, a distributing pipe supported on said fixed body and communicating with said outlet passage therein, a tray and a valve connected to said trav, and rotatably mounted on said fixed body and provided with passages establishing communication between the inlet and outlet passages in the fixed body in different angular positions of said tray and cutting ofi such communication in intermediate positions.

3. A liquid dispenser comprising a supply pipe for liquid, an outlet pipe having a discharge opening, a tray extending beneath said discharge opening, said outlet pipe and tray being mounted to permit of relative rotative movement of said pipe and tray, and a valve connected to be operated by said relative rotative movement of said outlet pipe and tray, to establish counnunication between said supply pipe and said outlet pipe in a plurality of diiferent relative positions of said outlet pipe and tray, and to cut off such communication in intermediate positions of the outlet pipe and tray.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California this 26th day of December 1912.

PETER KANELLOS.

In presence of- ARTHUR P. KNIGHT, MARTHA M. LANGE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.