US1836132A

US1836132A - Water faucet

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Publication number: US1836132A
Authority: US
Inventors: Rosewood Alfred
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1928-06-30
Filing date: 1928-06-30
Publication date: 1931-12-15
Anticipated expiration: 1948-12-15

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Dec. 15, 1931. I A, RQSEWOQD 1,836,132

WATER FAUCET Filed June 50, 1928 INVENTOR.

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Patented Dec. 15, 1931 y ALFRED nosEWooDQ-'or snifrnnncrscdcnmronma if*4k Vf urlvrrzn FAUCET:

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This invention relates to certain improvementsin water faucets of the class which regulates both cold and hotwater by the turning of the same handle onv the v saine faucet.y

15 :It also pertains toa class of faucets that are made up of two sections, one being secured to the water system lwhen the pipes are roughed in and being adapted to receive the second section of the faucet when the building is completed or when the water is to be drawn.

It is an object of my invention to provide the building trade with a standard faucet which is durable and requires no renewing of washers, and so constructed that its rst section is directly connected with the water pipes and normally kept closed by the water pressure and only becomes operative when the second section and its handle are fastened to it.

A further object is to provide a faucet which is very easily opened and closed, and may be made self-closing on the hot Water' side when so desired, and in which the closing parts have no positive connection with its handle and therefore are not subjected to extreme stresses caused by undue pressure brought to bear on the handle.

A further object of my invention is to pro- Sn vide a compound faucet on a new principle which will permit the faucet to be removed Without shutting off the water pressure anywhere in the building, as metallic check valves located in the fixed section of the faucet take care of that. f

A further object of my invention of a new faucet is to eliminate leaking faucets, and to reduce the number of handles and con- 'cealed fittings, and of perforations in the Wall and floors, bathtubs and wash stands,

etc.

The special advantages of my invention and further objects thereof will be made evident hereinafter. v Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification. Similar numerals refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

Fig. ll shows a front view of my faucet;

19a-s.- jseril Neissa-125.. i s F 2, aiverticalsection through;

'iFigmy faucet on thev linefS-.S of'Figure 45? faucet;

' Fig. 5`is a rear viewtof` washerjlfusedlin my faucet; and` y 'KF ig. 6, a perspective-viewof an operating; member usedin my faucet. .j; f It isevident that this faucet willgbeserviceable onany popular patterns.of tubs, Isinks anddwash ystands; where coldand hot waterfis use. y. prefer to construct thisl faucetii the following manner' l 1 i- Y InFig. 2,1 show the fixed .cylir'idrical sectionll threaded externally as shown at 5 and formed with ports 7 into which theA pipesf maybethreaded.. 'l v76 This section'is dividedlongitudinallyby'n f central Wall. 8, and transversely by. a wallv lOF having an lannular-bushingllOloneach sideo l the.' longitudinal wall 'with check valves 9L in the bushings', which` are free to'slide from; their.` seats, .by beingk provided withf guidei strips lOfQ'whichjpermit of free flow of Waterv when the checkfvalves are lifted from'their seats'by the rods 11 proj ectingv from themovable section 1 1... 'ofl the faucet. :The "fixed section being secured in the pipe systemof the: building, the l water pressure can be turned;A on without any intermediate 'shut-06f Lvalves sov far as theseV outlets are, concerned as :the check 'valves 9 close" imrned iately. when pressureY is'l applied to theirbase '9'. "The removable section'll of the lfaucet consists of a tubular ca singl'l closed at one' end and formed with holes 13 that aline `'with the bushings` in the fixed- `sections;V f vScrews 1'2holdthe sections together.' The imovable section at its joining end has a' rounded flange 1 4 encircling the end ofthe fixedsectiony and anfinterposed gasket. l5 shown in detail'in Fig. 5 and made 'of rubber orpressed-o'ute leather.; f i p v 'Froml the inner face ofthe'casing'extend twoflugs:1' `whi4ch serve as guides for 'the heads 17 .secured tor the rods 11' which 'have' the" wives 2e ,for @Showers-fastened therese: wn f 3,"a front view of thefxed sectionoff' Y Y .10. projection 24.

These valves are made of material that water will not distort and are partly guided by the walls of the chambers in which they move.

A cross-piece 25 is made slidable on the rods 1l with a certain freedom of play, and is made to bear against the valve -heads 17 for seating the valves 26 by means of a spring 24, one end of which bears against the end of the movable section and'which is'centered by a Transversely supported in theffront endg ofthel removable section, in the plane of the rods 11, is the operating ste1n19, journal'edl inthe bearing 18 at one end and in the wall of the casing at the otherfend'as shown at *2115 packing gland ZOfprevents leakage at the bearing. This'operating stem'is shown' in detail inyFig. 6 and has two

cams

23 and 23 thereon which are adapted to act on the valve 20 heads 17' one cain becomin'gactive on a right "Y hand turn of the stem and the other ona left handturn- The cam 23 has a reverse'cam.

23 associated therewith which'becom'es ac,

tive when the cam 23 isy turned beyond a pre- 25 determined degree.V A handle 30 is used for manipulating the

stem

1,9. p

" The'front end of the removable section is closed by means of afjcap andan outlet isprovided in the spout 28. A soap dish 21 may 3Q be made to surmount the faucet.

Theoperation of my Vfaucet is as follows: When therhandle is turned in a counterclock- Y wise directionas viewed in Fig. 4, the cam 23 pushesits' valve 26 from its seat and imme- 375 diately thereafter also opens the correspondi ingy @heck valve so as to cause hot water to be dispensed. After the'turningl movement has beenjcontinuedto a predetermined degree, the cam 23 becomes active ron the second w valve andallows cold water to mix with the. hot water,A The turning movement is stopped when the straight wall of the cam 23" reaches the valvehead' ofthe cold water valve. f

On a clockwisev turning of: the stem, the n ca'm523" is made to operate the cold water valve andthe turning movement is Vstopped whentheV straight wall of the cam 23 abuts withlthe, valve headof the hot water valve.

' In case itis desired to make the'hot water m valve'selffclosing, a spring'27 having one end bearing on the lug 16 and its other bearing on the straight face Vof the cam 23 may bev used for returning the stem to neutral position when the handle is released. 5 5, I claim as my'invention: Y 51;. VA4v faucet having a receiving chamber with ,two compartments adapted for. connec? tionl toa cold andhotwatersupply respectively and a, check valve in each compartmentv k430.. adapted to be heldin closed position by theY i pressure of the water, and a discharge chamheli having a base for separating said chambers, said baseV having holes for registering withsaid compartment, andmeansfor regp ulatingthe flowthrough each of said holes adapted toengage with the check valves for opening thesame against the pressure of the water supply.

2. A faucet of the character described comprising a body .portion containing a multiple of receiving chambers adapted for lconnection to a multiple of supply sources, a common discharge chamber and a base for separating the discharge chamber from Vthe others with openings therein for allowing water :to venterthe discharge chamf er from each o-f the others, a gasket held in saidb'ase having valve seats thereon, a multiple of sliding rods supported in the body each having avalvethereon, pressure means for forcing said valves on their seats and a member supported inthe' body portion hav ingmeans thereon forope'rating `oneor more ofsaid sliding rods. o p VIn testimony whereof2 I have hereunto set my hand'at San Francisco, California, this 26th of June, 1928.