US662989A

US662989A - Valve.

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Publication number: US662989A
Application number: US320400A
Authority: US
Inventors: William Taylor
Original assignee: Ideal Manufacturing Co
Current assignee: Ideal Manufacturing Co
Priority date: 1900-01-29
Filing date: 1900-01-29
Publication date: 1900-12-04
Anticipated expiration: 1917-12-04

Description

No. 662,989. Patented 1m. 4, I900.

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VALVE.

(Application filed Jan. 29, 1900.)

(No Model.)

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WILLIAM TAYLOR, OF DETROIT, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO THE IDEAL MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF SAME PLACE.

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SPECIFICATION forming part Of Letters Patent N 0. 662,989, dated. December 4, 1900.

Application filed January 29, 1900. erial No. 3,204. (No model.)

useful Improvements in Valves, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to valves, and more especially to those designed for use in connection with flushing-tanks.

The invention consists in the construction whereby the valve is guided and seen red from accidental displacement in relation to its seat; further, in the means employed for weighting said valve, and, further, in the peculiar construction, arrangement, and combination of parts, as more fully hereinafter shown and described.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view. Fig. 2 is a vertical central section thereof, and Fig. 3 is a bottom plan illustrating one of the locking-catches.

A is the fitting upon which the seat is formed and which may be of any suitable construction.

B is the valve. This, as shown, is of the disk form and is preferably provided with a central lug or ear C, to which the valve-rod D is attached. The lowerface of the disk is provided with suitable packing, such as E, which may be secured in any suitable way, as by the screw F and washer G.

Upon opposite sides of the valve are arranged two downwardly-projecting arms or guides H, which are adapted to embrace the seat-fitting A, and the latter is provided with grooved bearings to receive said guides, preferably formed by the ears or lugs I, arranged upon opposite sides of the arm H and forming between a channel in which said arm slidingly engages. At the lower ends of the arms H are arranged suitable catches adapted in one position to engage with the lugs I and prevent the disengagement of the arms H from their channels. These catches I have shown as comprising a U-shaped loop J and which is engaged with the arm H by providing the latter with the bifurcated projection K, one of the prongs of which may be turned over said wire loop to hold the same in position, as shown in Fig. 1. The catch thus formed when turned with its swinging arms a in a vertical position will'allow the arms H to be engaged or disengaged with their guide-channels on the seat-fitting; but when said latch is turned in a horizontal position its arms will engage with the lugs I and prevent the disengagement of the arms H. To hold the catch from turning beyond its horizontal position, a lug or shoulder L is formed on the arm H below the catch, upon which the arm at of said catch is adapted to rest.

As the valve B is moved to its seat by its own gravity it is necessary that it should be suitably weighted. To accomplish this in a simple manner, I recess the upper face of the disk around the central ear 0 and into the cup thus formed cast a soft metal M of greater specific gravity, such as lead. This not only weights the valve, but the lead is also securely attached thereto.

It is obvious that in place of forming the arms H upon the valve B, I may place them upon the fitting A and the lugs I upon the valve B. I believe, however, that the arrangement shown is the preferable one.

A valve thus constructed may be readily attached or detached from its seat-fitting by the simple operation of turning the catches J, and when said catches are in their locking positions the valve is securely held from disengagement.

What I claim as my invention is- 1. The combination with a valve and the seat-fitting therefor, of guide-arms on the one embracing the other, guide lugs or shoulders on the latter for guiding said arms and movable catches attached at the end of said arms adapted in one position to prevent the disengagement of said arms from said lugs and in another position to permit said arms to pass freely between said guide-lugs.

2. The combination with a valve and the seat-fitting therefor, of a guide-arm on the one engaging a channel in the other, and a catch pivoted to the side of said arm adapted when turned in one position to permit of the engagement or disengagement of said arm taining said loop and a lug or stop for said I0 loop in its locking position. a,

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

WILLIAM TAYLOR.

Witnesses:

WM. CooHRANE, PETER E. MCDONALD.