US533615A

US533615A - Charles w

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Publication number: US533615A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1895-02-05
Anticipated expiration: 1912-02-05

Description

CHAR-LES WV. SIVER, OF SYRACUSE, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO THE MANU- FACTURERS AUTOMATIC SPRINKLER COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

VALVE-INDICATOR.

QPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 533,615, dated February 5, 1895.

Application filed May 28, l 894. $erial No. 512,604. (No model.)

01,25 whom it may concern.- and around the spindle is placed a strip, a,of Be it known that I, CHARLES XV. SIVER, of metal having its end portions extending out- Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the ward at right angles to the spindle and form- State of New York, have invented new and ing a swiveled arm. Between the ends of the 5 useful Improvements in Valve-Indicators, of strip, a, and riveted thereto is a bar, I), de-

which thefollowing, taken in connection with pending vertically. About midway of the the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, length of the bar, I), and fixed to the cap, 13, and exact description. by solder or other suitable means, isabracket,

Myinvention relates to indicators forvalves, 0, having an aperture through which the bar, IO particularly those having a spindle which has 1), slides. The bracket, 0, is provided at its a reciprocating movement when the valve is outer end and is preferably integral with a operated; and the object is to provide an insmall frame, d, which extends upwardly and dicator that is simple, easily operated and vertically from the bracket. Between the positive in its action. sides of the frame, d, which form guides, is 1:5 To this end my invention consists in the a sign plate or target a. The said target is combination with a valve, of abar connected about the size of the opening in the frame, to said valve and adapted to be reciprocated and has engraved or printed on one side the by the same, a target pivoted to the said bar word Open and on the other or opposite and having one side provided with a sign difside, the word Shut. One side of the tar- 7o 20 ferent from the opposite side, and stationary getis provided with perforated ears,e, which means whereby the target is reversed during extend on both sides of the bar, I), or a small the movement of the valve. projection, 19, on the front side of said bar.

In the drawings hereto annexed and form- A pivot, 6', extends through the ears of the ing a part of this specification, Figure 1 is the target and the projection horizontally, secur- 25 front side elevation of a valve embodying ing these parts together.

my invention. Fig. 2 is an end elevation of When the valve is open and the wheel, E, the same, both views showing the position of and spindle,D,are raised to their highest point the parts when the valve is closed. Fig. 3 is the projection to which the target is pivoted an end view of the same valve showing the is raised to a position behind the upper hori- 8o 0 position of the parts when the valve is open zontal portion of the frame, cl, so that the or raised, and Fig. 4 is an enlarged vertical target hangs from the projection exposing to transverse section of the target and frame view through the opening in the frame, the showing clearly the preferred shape of their word Open but when the valve is closed and edges the wheel and spindle are lowered to their Referring specifically to the drawings, A is lowest position the opposite side of the target the body of the valve. or sign-plate, bearing the word Shut or B is the cap, A and B together forming the Closed is exposed to view through the openi ing in the frame, the sign-plate or target hav- 0 is the gate or valve and D the revoluble ing completely turned over during the down- 0 4o reciprocating spindle suitably secured to the ward movement of the valve and spindle. valve and provided at its opposite or upper This is effected, as will be readily understood, end with the usual hand-wheel E. The valve by the target moving in contact with the lower and spindle are raised and opened as usual by horizontal portion of the frame and the pivot revolving the spindle by means of the wheel, moving to a position behind the said lower 5 in one direction, and closed and lowered by horizontal portion of the frame. The target revolving the spindle in the opposite direcis turned over and inverted during each comtion, plete downward or upward movement of the In equipping this form of valve with my valve spindle. invention 1 f ably b t ingdeorease The target is preferably longer than the zoo 50 the size of the spindle, D, just below the distance between the inner top and bottom wheel so as to form shoulders between which edges of the frame and said edges together with the edges of the target are beveled or rounded to facilitate free and easy movement.

I do not desire to be limited to the particular form of valve shown, nor to the exact construction of the indicator as it may be varied in form without departing from my invention.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination with a valve, of a bar connected to said valve and adapted to be reciprooated by the same, a target pivoted to the said bar and provided with signs, and stationary means whereby the position of the target is reversed during the movement of said valve, as set forth.

2. The combination with a valve, of a bar adapted to be reoiprooated vertically and longitudinally, a sign plate pivoted to the said bar, and stationary means whereby the said plate is inverted during each movement of the said bar, as set forth.

3. The combination with avalve, its casing, and the longitudinally movable spindle, of a bar connected to said spindle and movable with the latter, a target pivoted to the said bar, and a stationary part fixed to the casing to reverse the position of the target during the movement of said bar, as set forth.

4. The combination with a valve, its casing, and the longitudinally movable spindle connected to the valve, of a bar swiveled on said spindle and extending parallel therewith, a guide for the bar secured to the casing, a frame fixed to the guide, a sign-plate pivoted to the bar and held in position and guided by the frame, and suspended in such relation to the frame that it will be reversed by the latter during each movement of the valve, as set forth.

5. The combination with the valve, casing and revoluble reciprocating spindle, of astrip, a, bar, b, secured to said strip, target, .2, projection, b, ears, e, pivot, 6'', guide, 0, and frame, 01, provided with beveled edges on its inner horizontal sides, as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name.

CHARLES W. SIVER. [L. S.]

Witnesses:

MARK W. DEWEY, H. M. SEAMANS.