US1553299A - adams - Google Patents

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Sept. 15, 1925.

L. C. ADAMS FAUCET ATTACHMENT Filed Sept. 16, 1924 r TroR/v Ys vll/lll',

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' cold 'water faucet .-A- of i a sink -S whjchis also equipped with a hot water fau` -nectin'g joint.

' s lBe it known that I, Lno C.' musi-a citi- "z'en lof/the Unitedv States 'of America, of

Syracusej-in the county of Onondaga,.in.tl 1e State E ofgNew' York, have invented new and useful: Improvements "inl Faucet Attach-v a full, kclear,.and exact-description.` v .Thisinvention rel' tes to a ffucetattachmentfor filling and vemptying laundry tubs and otherliquid-containing receptacles and involves the use of afour-way valve case and a four-wayvalve'v rotatable therein for controlling the ways or portsl of the valve case.

The main object is to provide a com aratively light andinexpensive device o this character whereby a plurality o f tubs or other receptacle may besimultan'eousl filled or simultaneously -emptied by Simp y iadjusting the valve rotarily to different positions without removing the device from the faucet. o

Another object istofpermit the same device to be used for supplying liquids of dif ferent kinds or temperatures to one or more receptacles when desired;

A further object is to' provide means for clamping the device to faucets of diiferent sizes without liability of leakage at the con-I Other objects and uses relating to specific parts ofthe ldevice will be brought out in -the following description;

In the drawings Figure l is a perspective view of the sink fixture showing coldy and hot water faucets with the 'dev-ice forming the subject matter of this invention-attached to the cold water Figure 2 is an enlarged longitudinal ver- Water to onel receptacle.

taken in the plane of line 5 5 Fi Figure'4 is alongitudirial vertical sectional view of the same device adjusted for supplying water to two tubs simultaneously.

i vFigure 5 is a horizontal sectional View re 4. Figure 6 is a vertical sectionalview of the aeousy--inahichihez "inspirator produce the-desired siphon `acfplied vaivelils utilizadas anv v. Figure 7 vis a horizontalA sectional'view of l the'- same device takenin the planeof vline vThis 'device is preferably attached to zleto which the filling `and emptying de#- vice may be attached in substantially the same manner as shown in Figure 1 thus permittin cold water or hot water to be su rom the same nozzle. The attac ment forming thev subject matter of this in vention comprises a valve case -1- -and a rotary valve -'-2-, together with ysuitable means as thumb screws -3- for clam ing the attachment to one or the other o the faucets and 'a packing ring -4- of soft rub- A- although it 1s ber .or equivalent yielding material capable' i of filling the joint between the faucet' and attachment against leakage. i

The valve case is provided with tapered bore r--5-- for receiving a correspondingly taperedportion of the valve -2-which latter is provided with a stem -6- extendf throu h one side of -thecase ing laterally n and is provlded wit an external hand piece 1 7- wliereby the valve may be rotated in its seat.V The bore -5- extends through the side of the case in which `the valve stem -6-'- is located and is of suiiicient size topermit'the endwise removal and insertion of the valve and alsoserves to receive suitable means for closing its open end together with meansy for urging axially .the valve 2.- in lthe direction of its taper to form a water tight joint with the tapered `bore prefera forined l of ru ber or other suita le yieldsing material and ris interposed between the collar The means for urgingthe valve axially in the direction of its taper preferably consistsof a coil spring -12- interposed between the washer l0- and adjacent end face of the valvev -2-.

' The packing -4- preferably consists of.

' engaged in threaded apertures in theadjacent portions of the valve case for tightening and loosening said case upon andfrom the faucet -A-.

axial and extend horizontally at substantially right angles to the axis of the tubular packing -4 which forms a part of the case -1- and is provided with a main inletpaage or way I4- radial to the axis of the valve -2- and adapted to be connected directly to the faucet -A-.

The valve case -1-- 'is also provided with a main discharge passage -14- and two additional lateral .passa es l5- and -15-, the passage -14 being located at the lower side of and radial to the valve -2.- and coaxial with the main inlet 14 so as to form a direct passage through the valve case when the valve is adjusted to certain position presently described.

The lateral passage l5- is located at the end of the valve opposite the valve stem -6- and coaxial with the axis of the valve and therefore-at right angles yto the ways I4- and -14-. while the passage or way -15- is located at one side of the valve radial to and preferably in the same horizontal plane as the way -15- and also at right angles to the axis of the ways 14- and -14-.

The ways -14--and -14- and -15- and -151- all communicate with the valve chamber and are of relatively smaller diameter than 'the adjacent portions of the valve, the wa s -15- and -15- being preferably o equal size While the way -14- is of relatively larger size to permit the simultaneous filling and siphomng of both tubs therethrough in a manner hereinafter described.

The ways -15 and -15'- are provided with flexible leads 16- and -16- adapted to be connected to a corresponding number of tubs or other receptacles to be iilled or emptied and i case it is desired to fill one or both tub with hot water the passage-way -14- ma be connected to the hot water faucet -A by, means of a ilexiblehose -17- .shown by dotted lines in Fi re 1. u

e valve 2-2 is also rovided with diametrically opposite. radia assa e-ways -18- and -18,.-, additiona radial pas- 'Lacasse Y ways 18- and -14'- and thereby creating suction in the passage-ways -15- and -15 for withdrawing the water from the tubs connectedA thereto and discharging it through the passage-way 14-.

It 1s now evident that the passage-ways 18e and -18'- and -19- are movable into and out of re istration with the passa es -14-, -14- and 15- in the va ve case as the valve -2- is adjusted angularly to different positions, and that the axial passage -20- is always in communication with the passage 15- in the valve case in all positions of adjustment .of the an axiallyl extending valve to connect the various angular passage-ways of said valve with the axial pas.- sage -15-.

Operation. I

Assuming now` that the v alve case -ly is clamped to the faucet -A- in the manner shown and that it is desired to fill a single tub in which case the valve -2- will .be adjusted to the position shown in yFigures 1, 2, and '3 to register the passage-Ways -18- and -18- with the ways -14 and -14 in the valve case at which time the ways .-19- and -15- will be closed as shown in Figure -3 thus permitting the water to pass from the faucet -A-f through the ways -14, -18-, 20- and 15 and thence throu h the ie'xible tube v16.' to the tub or ot er receptacle to be filledfrom both tubs the valve -2 will be adjusted. to the position shown in Figures 6 and 7 thereby registering-the valve ways -18- and -18d with the ways -llfand 14'- respectively and valso registering the passagewa -19- with the way -15-4 as shownv in igure 7 thus permitting the water from the faucetto pass directly through the restricted way 18- and thence downwardly through the re 'sterin ways --18 and -14- for pr ucing t e' desired suction in the passage-ways `--15- and `-15- lfor withdrawing the water from the tubs by i11- spiration.

It is obvious that this device may be attached to the hot water faucet for supplying hot Water to one or both tubs or for withdrawing the water from both of the tubs in `a manner similar to that previously described for supplying and withdrawing cold water.

Or the device may remain attached to the cold water faucet and by closing said faucet either of the flexible pipes 16- or 16'- may be attached to the hot water faucet and the latter opened to supply hot water through the other flexible pipe to the corresponding receptacle by adjusting the valve to the positions shown in Figures 4 and 5.

Or with the device attached to the .cold water faucet and adjusting the valve to the position shown in Figures 6 and 7 the passage-way -14- may be connected by an additional liexible hose -17- to the hot water faucet -to ill both of the receptacles with hot water by simply opening the hot water faucet and leaving the cold water faucet closed. v

The particular construction of the valve described together with the various adjustments thereof greatly increasel the range of usefulness of a device of this character particularly in filling and emptying laundry tubs and the like and in the use of hot water or cold water in one or both tubs or a mixture of hot and cold water all of which may be accomplished by simply adjusting the valve to its different positions as described.I

It will be evident that from the foregoing description when the water is withdrawn from the tubs by the passage of the jet o f water through the restricted passage -18- Figures 6 and 7 it will be discharged through the passage -14- and into the sink and thence to the waste pipe.

It will be observed that the discharge passage -14- is somewhat larger than the other passages in the valve case to compensate for the increased volume of liquid passing through when emptying both tubs.

Whatl claim is 1. A valve attachment for faucets, comprising a four-way valve-case and a four- Way valvel rotatable in the case and having one of its ways registering with one of the Ways of the case in all positions of adjustment and its remaining three ways registrable with the remaining three Ways of the case as the valve is rotated, one of the valve- -ways being relatively restricted as compared with the other ways of the valve and case to form a Siphon-jet when registered with a certain one of the ways of the case and means for attaching thevalve-case to a faucet hwith one of its ways registered therewit 2. A valve attachment for faucets, comprising a four-Way valve-case and a fourway valve rotatable in the case and having one of its ways registering with one of the ways of the case in all positions of adjustment and its remaining three ways registrable with the remaining three ways of the case as the valve is rotated, one of the valveways being relatively restricted as compared with the other ways of the Valve and case to form a Siphon-jet when registered with a certain one of the ways of the case and means for attaching the valve-case to a faucet with one of its ways registered therewith, three of the valve-ways being adapted to register with three of the case-ways when 'the restricted Way is registered with the case-way registering with the faucet.4

3. A valve attachment for faucets comprising a valve-case having a valve chamber and a rotary valve in said chamber, said valve-case being provided with a passageway through one side thereof coaxial with the axis of the valve and also provided with passage-Ways at diametrically opposite sides of the chamber, said valve being provided with an axially extending passage-way through one end thereof registering with the first named passage-way in the valve-case and also provided with diametrically opposite passage-ways communicating with the axial passage-way and movable into and out of registration with the radial passage-ways in the valve-case, one of the radial passageways of the valve being of relatively small size as compared with the other passageways.

4. A valve attachment for faucets comprising a valve-case having a valve chamber and a rotary valve in said chamber, said valve-case being provided with a passage- Way through one side thereof coaxial with the axis of the valve and also provided with passage-ways at diametrically opposite sides of the chamber, said valve being provided with an axially extending passage-Way through one end thereof registering with the first named passage-way in the valvecase and also provided with diametrically opposite passage-ways communicating with the axial passage-way and movable into and out of registration with the radial passage- Ways in the valve-case, one of the radial passageways of the valve being of relatively small size as compared with the other passage-ways, said valve-case andvalve being .provided with additional radial passage- Ways communicating lrespectively with the valve chamber and with the axial passageway of the valve.

In Witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 3d day of September 1924. w

LEO C. ADAMS.

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