US68682A - Improvement in cut-offs for water-conductors - Google Patents

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I Letters Patent No. 68,682, dated september 10,1867.

IMPROVEMENT 1N cur-Oris ron WATER-connectors.

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TO ALL Wl-IOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, E. B. ARMSTRONG, of Columbus, in the county Vof 'Franklixnand State of-Ohio, have invented a new and improved Cut-0` for Water-Conductors; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view, and

Figure 2 is a vertical section. i

The same letters are employed in both ligures in the indication of parts which are identical.

VThe external casing A of the cut-od forms part of a continuous vertical pipe, as, for instance, of the water- -spouting ofabuilding, though it may be applied to use in any analogous case where it is desirable to change the ilow of a liquid from a pipe into either one of two connecting pipes. `BA and B' are two connecting pipes,

into one or the other of which it is dcsiredalternately to direct the ilow ofwater. This is done by means of the cut-off C', which is a tube placed within the casingA, having at its lower end a curved lip, C1, to the lower extremity of which is attached a pivot, which rests upon the partition A', extending across the casing A,between and above the pipes B B', or the pivot may be fastened to this partition and sustain the cut-off, which turns upon it.` The lip Cl should be carried beyond the partition, so that whether placed, as shown by the` dark or `the red lines in fig. 2, it will direct all the water iiowing through the pipe from above into the space between the partition A' and the casing, fromwhich it will flow o through either the ypipe B orthc pipeB, as may be' desired. I prefer to turn the upper edge of the cut-off outwards, so as to form a horizontal ange, to which I 'attach a handle, C2, by' which it may be turned. D is an internal pipe forming 4an extension of the upper portion ofthe water-conductor, wlich should t snugly within it.' This pipe is attached to the external casing by straps D', carried over the cut-oii` C, on one side only, so as not to interfere with the revolution from 'side to side` alternately ofthe handle C2. E is a wire spring, the ends ot' which are attached` near to one another to the outside of the easing A. This wire is carried up at the points where the handle C2 will rest when the cut-cil` is turned so as completely to direct the water into one or the other of the pipes B B', and is bent downwards again between these points so as to form a catch to hold the cut-olfin proper position. I place two of the straps D' in such position as to serve as stops to prevent the handle Cz being turned further than is necessary to place thi,

cut-o`in proper position. The elasticity of the spring E lwill permit it. to be raised so that the handle `may be' turned from side to side. What I claim as my invention, 4and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- 1. The revolving cut-off C Cl, in combination with the external casing A andextcnsion pipes B and B', substantially as and for the purpose set forth. l

2. The combination and arrangement of the casing A, pipes B and B', internal vi'xterniediate partition A', cut-olf .C C, and internal pipe D, substantially as described. p i

3. The combination of thc casing A, pipes B and B', cut-off C Cl, handle C2, and spring E, `substantially as described.4 v

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

E. n. ARMSTRONG. i,

`Witnessesz S. W. ANDREWS, LAWRENCE MURPHY, Jr. l

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