US341783A - Henry j - Google Patents

Description

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H. J. VOGEL.

FILLER AND FAUGET FOR GANS.

No. 341,783. Patented May 11, 1886.

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' AUNITED STATES PATENT @Erica HENRY J. vOoEL, OE BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, AssieNOR r ro WILLIAM voe-EL a BROTHERS, OE sAME PLAGE.

FILLER AND FAuci-:T`FOR cANs.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 341,783, dated May l1, 1886.

Application filed March 1S, 1886.

To all whom/,it may concern.:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. VoGEma citi-l zen of the United States of America, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, in the State of New York, have invented anew and useful Filler and Faucet for Cans,. of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in iillers and faucets to be applied to cans and other' metallic vessels which are generally returned to lthe seller by the consumer after'being emptied of their liquid contents and then refilled by the manufacturer or factor. This usage of the trade makes it requisite that the vessels should have a filler and faucet which combines in its construction the elements common to both separately-that is, convenient means by which the contents may be supplied to the can, and convenient means by which the can may be discharged of its contents.

It is the object of my invention to provide a combined filler and faucet which is durable and cheap in construction, readily applied, certain in operation, either as a means for lling or discharging the contents or for sealing the can against the escape of the liquid.

W'ith these purposes in view my invention consists in a filler and faucet comprised Vof a can-plate, a cylindrical shell or body fixed thereto provided with coincident exterior and interior screw-threads, and aV discharge pipe or nozzleleading therefrom; ascrew-threaded cap to set over and screw on the exterior threads of the body and formed with a central aperture; a screw-threaded valve consisting of a cylindrical shell with closed top, and having threads fitted to the interior threads of thebody, and a stem, as hereinafter will be fully described, and as will be specifically and clearly pointed out in the claims made hereto, as required by the statute.

I have fully illustrated my improved device in the accompanyingdrawings, forming a part of this instrument, wherein Figure lis a perspective view of the device. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view showing the foot of the valve-shell down on the packing and the device closed; and Fig. 8 is a similar view showing the valve open.

Serial No. 195,703.. (No model.)

article, in order that the parts may be the better defined and shown.

Reference being had to the drawings, the numeral l designates the can-plate, made of the usual pattern, consisting of a circular plate of sheet metal having a rini-iiange struck downward to set in the annular groove pressed in the top ofthe can, and having the center cutout to form the aperture 2, through which the contents are injected and-discharged'.

The numeral 3 designates the bodyor shell which receives the retaininglcap and the valve, the flange at its base also forming the seat of the valve. This bodyS consists of a seamless piece of sheet metal having an aperture, 4, in one side at the base, over which the mout-h of the discharge-pipe 5 is secured by any wellknown means. This body 3 is formed with screw-threads 6, so impressed that they shall serve to take the cap on the outside and to receive the valve on the inner side. The threads are preferably made ot' double pitch to hasten the travel of the valve when moved. The metal of the body at the base is struck in at right angles to the walls thereof, forming an inwardly turned annular flange, 7, which serves as the seat for the packing 8, which is impressed by the edges ofthe valve when screwed down, as shown i'n Fig. 2 ofthe drawings. The foot of the valve may set direct-lyon the metal of the body, but a packing gives additional security. The edge of the liange or valve-seat is turned back, as seen at a., under the can plate to give the body a substantial conuection with the can-plate. Additional rigidity is attained by soldering the parts in this con nection. I thus attain the very best connec tion of these parts,one which is proof against leaks, and which is as strong as the body of the metal can give.

The numeral 9 designates the cap. This consists of a seamless piece of sheet metal,hav ing screw-threads 10 to fit over the threads of the body, having the upper edgestruck down, forming a flat iiange, ll, and having an aperture in the plate, which is somewhat larger than the stem of the valve which passes through it.

The numeral l2 designates the valve struck from a single piece of sheet metal and formed In the last two iigures the` materials are with a valve portion, 13, threaded to 'lit the shown thicker than used in the manufactured i interior threads in the body, a stem, 14, of less IOO diameter than the valve-shell, and a finger- .piece on the top. The shoulder I5, between the threaded end and the stem,sets against the under face of the cap when the valve is drawn up and stops all leaks at this point; but, if desirable, a ring of packing may be fitted under the flange of the cap, and thus all tendency to leak be effectually stopped.

It will be perceived from the description that by removing the cap the valve may be removed, when the can may be filled, and that after filling is accomplished the cap may be replaced and the valve screwed home, when a tight and safe joint is obtained. By making the valve-shell to fill the interior of the body and with closed upper end I lessen the chances of dripping when the valve is drawn up and `the liquid is poured through the nozzle, this because the fluid cannot escape between the walls of the valve and the body to above the shell of the valve to drip from around the stem.

What I claim as my invention, and desire vto secure by Iietteis Patent, is-

l. A filler and faucet composed of the following elements: a can-plaie having an opening th`erein,a cylindrical sheet-metal body secured '-t'o the can-plate and having coincident outer and inner screw-threads, and an inwardly turned annular ange at its lower endll provided withva packing-ring, a discharge-pipe 3o secured to the'body, a sheet-metal cap adapted to screw down on the exterior threads of the body and formed with aflat annularflange eX- tended inward about its upper edge, and a valve formed with a threaded lower end to lit 3 5 the interiorl threads of the body, a stem to pass through the hole in the top of the cap, and a shoulder between the stem and the threaded end to set against the flange of the cap, substantially as described, and for the purpose 4o stated Attest:

BENJ. F. SANBolgN, W, J. KENNEDY.'

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