US1480103A

US1480103A - Vented barrel bung

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Publication number: US1480103A
Application number: US602842A
Authority: US
Inventors: Orosz Joseph
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1922-11-23
Filing date: 1922-11-23
Publication date: 1924-01-08
Anticipated expiration: 1941-01-08

Description

Jan. s., 1924. 1,480,103 J. OROSZ VENTED BARREL BUNCT Filed Nov. 23, 1922 Patented dan. ld,

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JOSEPH OROSZ, OFCLEVELAND, OHIO.

VENTED BARREL BUNG.

`Application ined November 23. 1922. Serial 11o-602,342.

`herve invented'certain new and useful lmprovenients in Vented .Barrel Bunge, of which the following` lis a specilication.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in vented barrel bungs, and has particular reference `to a bung so constructed to permit ,gas underpressure caused by fermentation of liquidy within a barrel, or other reason, escaping` through vthe vented bung and ,preventing the ingress-of air to the barrel.

The primary objectrof the invention resides in the provision'of a vented barrel bui'ig ywherein ran outwardly opening tensioned valvecloses a passage provided in the bung and being operable.to'permittheigas pressure formed in the barrel to escape through the bung oassage against-the tension of the spring valve.

A further object of the invention is to provide a vented barrel bung wherein a tensione-d valve associated with an air passage in the bung is normally closed and is adapted for automaticfoperation'to permit the escape offgases throughthe'bung passage, and furtherbeingcapable ofmanual operation for drawing liquid :from `a barrel through-an independent faucet or a flexible tube associated with the bung.

This application is iledfas-'a continuation7 in so far asA shown and described inapplication SerialNo. 554,615, tiled April 18, 1922,

4and embodies impro-vements in the art thereover.

With the above and'othcr objects in view as the natureof the invention is better uuderstood,\thc `same consists .of the novel form, combination and Larrangement of parts hereinafter imore fully described, shown in the accompanying drawing and claimed.

ln the drawing, wherein 4like reference characters designate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views,

Figure 1 is a side elevational -view of a vented barrel bung constructed in accordance with the present-invention, a side wall of the barrel being illustrated in section by dotted lines. a hammer setting frame also being shown by dotted lines for properly positioning the bung within a barrel opening,

-shaped casing 7 having a base liange S '1 secured as at 9 .t0 the outer'end of the bung" Figure 2 is a vertical sectional View taken. on line IIL-1I of Fig; 1 showing ythe air passage in the body yof the bung normally closedby the tensioned valve withthe lever for `manuallvy shifting the valve,

Figure 3 is a top plan view of a modified form of the invention, and

Figure 4 is 'a crosssectional view taken on line V-V of Fig. 3'showing a variably 'tensioned closure valve for the air passage 'in ,the bungand the flexible drawer 'tube carried thereby.

Referring more in detail to the accompanying drawing, and `particularly to Figs; 1 and 2 there is illustrated a taperinggbarrel bung lformed of any desired material, having an axially positionedair vent passage 2 and a laterally positioned longitudinally extending opening 3 adjacentone edge of the bung. The upper kend of thezair Lpassage2 is enlarged as at 2a;to form a valvel seat 4 intermediate `the upper and lower ends of the passage 2 with which a vdisk valve 5 engages. i

The valve 5 carries a perpendicularly cxtending stem 6 pro]- ecting upwardly through the enlarged upper end 2a of the air passage while a housing embodying--an inverted cupbody 1 with the casing 7 disposed outwardly of the air passage`2 as clearly shownzin Fig. 2. An opening 1() is formed centrallyzofthc upper wall of the casing 7 and the outer end of jthe valve stem G'extends therethrough. A lug 11 is struck-up from the upper wall of the casing 7 and-provides. an opening'f-f12 at the inner end thereof,` a lever v13 being pivotally mounted as at'14 uponthe'lug I11 with one end thereof pivotallyconnected as at 15 to the adjacent endof the valve stem 6. A coil `spring 16 surrounds the valve stem G between the *diskV valve 5 and Ythe iually closed. at its outeil end by a stepper 1rd,

the tube 17 being employedl for drawing liquid from l the vbarrel :throughk the =bnng 1 andimay be' used inllieuoflthe usual faucet that is independent of the bung.

From the above detail 'description of the ydevice as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2, it is .v

believed that the construction and operation thereof will at once be apparent, the liquid lOG contents of a barrel being sealed to the at.

vcomingthe pressure oit the spring 16 to unseat the valve 5 and automatically escape through the vented bung, the valve being returned to its seat by the spring 16 to prevent air entering the barrel. ln drawing oil the liquid through the flexible tube 17, the valve 5 may be unseated by pressing on the outer end of the lever 13 to shift the valve against the tension of the spring 16 for equalizing pressure within and outside the barrel and thereby permitting a free flow of liquid through the d raw-oli tube 17. The U-shaped frame 19 illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 1 is employed for mounting the bung in the side wall 20 oi the barrel by striking the frame 19 with a suitable implement for properly wedging the tapering bung in position. The vented barrel bung is entirely automatic in its operation to permit the escape of gases through the passage 2, the spring 16l effectively retaining the valve 5 upon its seat l to exclude the ini gress of air to the barrel.

In the form 0f the invention shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the tapering bung body 1a is provided with an axially positioned air pas sage 2b, a lateral longitudinally extending opening if receiving the flexible tube 1. An inverted U-shaped strap 7 is anchored as at 9n at its ends to the uppeil side ot' the bung body l and has a screw pug 21 threaded centrally therethrough and pro-- vided upon the lower end thereof with a disk head 22. A valve 5L ol disk formation carries an axially positioned dependingpiu 23 while a flexible disk washer 24e surrounds the extension pin 23 and engages the bottom face of the valve 5, the valve being positioned at the upper end ot the air passage 2b with vthe pin 23 extending into said passage. A coil spring 1G is interposed between the valve 5 and the disk carried by the adjusting screw 21 'for normally holding the valve on its seat. The valve 5a is en! tirely automatic in its operation, excess gas pressure in a barrel unseating the same against the tension of the spring 16a to permit escape through the passage 2b, tension on the spring 16a being varied by the adjusting screw 21 threaded in the strap 7 as will be clearly understood from an inspection of F ig. 4.

While there are herein. shown and described the preferred embodiments of the present invention it is nevertheless to be understood that minor changes may be made in the invention without departing` trom the spirit and scope thereof as claimed.

lWhat is claimed as new is:-

l. ln a barrel bung having an air vent passage, au outwardly opening disk valve closing` said passage, a trame secured to the outer end or the bung and overlying the passage and valve, and a spring interposed between the frame and outer side of the valve.

2. ln a barrel bung having an air vent passage, a disk valve closing said passage, a trame secured to the outer end ot' the bung and overlying the passage, a spring interposed between the trame and valve, and a flexible tube extending through the bung.

3. In a barrel bung having an air vent passage, a disk valve closing said passage and opening in a direction outwardly of the bung, a trame. secured to the outer end olf the bung and overlying the passage and valve, and a spring interposed between the trame and outer side of the valve.

et. In a barrel bung'having an air vent passage, a disk valve seating therein, ay casing carried by the outer end oi the bung overlying the passage, a stem carried by the valve and projecting through the casing, and a coil spring surrounding the stem between the valve and casing for holding the valve on its seat.

5. ln a barrel bunghaving an air vent passage, a disk valve seating therein, a casing carried by the outer end of the bung overlying the passage, a stein carried by the valve and projecting through the casing, a coil spring surrounding the stem between the valve and casing for holding the valve on its seat, and a manually operable lever connected to the outer end of the stem for removing the valve from its seat.

6. In a barrel bung having an air vent passage, a disk valve seating therein, a casing carried by the outer end of the bung overlying the passage, a stem carried by the valve and projecting through the casing, a coil spring surrounding` the stem between the valve and casing for holding the valve on its seat, and a manually operable lever piv` oted to the outer side of the casing and connected to the stem 'for removing the valve from its seat.

In testin'iony whereof I atlix my signature.

JOSEPH OROSZ.

lilitnesses JOSEPH Haras, Jos. L. TnKEsKY.

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