US113786A

US113786A - Improvement in liquid receptacles and funnels

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Publication number: US113786A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1871-04-18
Anticipated expiration: 1888-04-18

Description

N'PETERB. PHOTWLITHOGRAFHER. WASHINGTON D C I LILY I duidt ittz WILLIAM II. MUMLER, 0F

BoSToN, MASSACHUSETTS;

Letters Patent No. 113,786, dated April 18, 1871.

IMPRQVEMENT IN LIQUID RECEPTACLES AND FUVNNELS. r

The Schedule referred to in these Lettera 'Patent and making part of the same.

To allrwhom it may concern Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. MUMLER, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented au Improved Liquid Receptacle and Funnel combined, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making part of this specification, in which- V Figure 1 is a perspective view of a liquid receptacle and funnel combined, constructed in accordance with my invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical section through the center of the same, the position of the parts being changed.

Myv invention-relates to `certain improvements in receptacles for liquids .provided with a funnel, and consists, chiei'ly, in alid or cover so constructed that, when thrown up, it will engage with the valverod so as to hold the valve up olf its seat and open the passage from the bottom of the receptacle to its funnel, thus allowing the liquid contents thereof to be discharged into a vessel placed thereunder.

To enable others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention, I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out,4 L

In the said drawing- 'A is a receptacle for holding liquids, o'f the form shown, and supported by legs a.

The bottom of the receptacle is of concave form, its lowest point being its center, which is provided with a circular opening, b, into which is snugly fitted the top b of a tapering funnel, B, the length of which is somewhat less than that of one of the legs al The top of the funnel projects up a trifiing distance beyond the center of the bottom, so as to aiord a proper seat for the elastic packing c of a Valve, G, to rest onfwithout possibility of leakage.

This valve is loosely fitted to the lower end of a short upright spindle, d, in order thatit may turn in a horizontal plane and adapt itself readily to a position which will enable its being closed tightly immediately on its being brought down upon the top of the funnel.

The center of the bottom of the valve is provided with a short rod, e, which passes into a guide, f, of corresponding form, secured near the top of the funnel and concentric therewith, whereby the axis ofthe valve, whether up or down, is always kept'in the sam line as the center of' the funnel.

The upper end of the valve-spindle al is pivoted at 5 to theJ `end of a short horizontal or nearly horizontal lever D, whose fulcrum 6 is at the top of an upright standard, g, secured at its bottom by solder or otherwise to the bottom of the receptacle.

The end of the lever D, opposite to that to which is pivoted the spindle d, is pivoted to the foot of a long upright rod, E, which passes up through a small closed portion, 7, of the top of the receptacle adjacent to the handle h.

The portion of this rod E projecting above the top of the-receptacle is'surrouuded by aspiral spring, fi, lthe lower end of the spring resting on the receptacle, and its upper end bearing against the under side of a circular cap or kuob,-k, on the top of the said rod. v

The upper surface of this projection is provided with a depression, 8, of concave form, for the reception of a hook, l, formed on the upper side 'of the lid or cover G, pivoted at 9 to the portion 7 of the top of the receptacle permanently closed, and through which the upright rod E passes.

When thel receptacle is ready to be filled the valve is closed upon its seat, and the hook on the cover AGf is not caught over the edge of the circular knob k, the spring i raising the rod E and, through the connections previously described, bringing the yielding packing c of the valve tightly down upon th`e projecting rim at the top of the funnel, thereby closing the opening b thereto and preventing the discharge of the .liquid as desired..

When, however, the liquid contents of the receptacle are to be discharged the knob k is pressed down by the thumb against the resistance of the spring i, and the lid or cover G is swung back sowas to enable .its hookl to engage with and lock over the edge of ing water, tea, coi'ee, and other beverages for use in hotels, &c.

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What I claim as my-invention, and desire to secure by Letters Yatent, as an improvementin liquid receptacles and funnels combined, is l The valve C, with its lever D, rod E, and'spiral spring i, in combination with the cover G provided with a hook, l, arranged and` operating substantially in the manner and for the purpose described.

Witness' my hand this lst day of March, A. D.

WILLIAM H. MUMLER.

Witnesses:-

P. E. Tnscnmuncnnn, W. J. CAMBRIDGE.