US893944A - Cock or faucet. - Google Patents

Description

A Nol 893,944.

J. W. SHARP, JH.

COCK AOR FAUGET. APPLICATION FILED 1330.131906.

PATENTED JULY 2l, 1908.

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEErcEQ,

:fOsErn wfsnlinr, in., or? in-iiLanELPHiA, PENNSYLVANIA; AssIGNoR To Hamas; 'JONES l AND oaDBUnrooinmNr, or .nn1LADELrEiA, PENNSYLVANIA-,fa CORPORATION' or .1- To all y'whom' it concern:

. l j lrEintsrnvANIA.

Be it known that"I,"J'osE1 H W.v naar, Jr.,

ha citizen of the United States,` residingat Phil-adelphia, `in the county of Philadelphia and State of ',lf"ennsylvania,y have 'invented lnew and useful Improvements vinfCocks or l.y aueets, `of which the yfollowingis 'ajs'p'ecica-y cock whichis Thepresentinventionrelatesto'cocks or 10 faucets,xand' has for its 'o'bject t'cprovide "a eculiarly ladapted "for laundry' tubs, 'althoug Y toilet'b'ath tubs.l Its value inconnection with baths resides' inthe fact"thatitsy'con struction yis such' as to prevent thefilling of pailsfor rinsing of 'receptacles'beneath it;

while in laundry tubs it is particularly s'eful j for the reason that there are no1p`io'ject'ing.

'. and` depending nozzleslto' catch andjtear delicate fabricswhich are Ibeing laundered.`

Furthermore, the cock is so constructed that it will deliver water at 'fullcapacity with a I' the tu-b'or standgv` minimum "volume `of` noise vand its struc- Briefly statedr'the` invention ,residesin a 'cock or faucet designed to be locatedwithin 'fa tub or vessel and having its outlet arranged to, discharge' alongl a substantially',vertical wall thereof, cpmprising a I,valve-chamber provided with means lwhereby itmay besecured against the vessel wall, adis'charge pas- .sageopening radially through aiwall of the chamber, means forv determining and posi tioning the said discharge passage close to the vessel wal-ll to secure the stated objects, a valve and valveseat arranged in'said chamber, and exposedmeans for manipulating the valve to controlthe flow of fluid throughthe discharge passage.

The invention resides furtherfin a faucet of compact forinwherein the casting 'in which the valve-chamber is formed is rovided at its base with an abutment, whic may be in the formloi a, scutcheon, face-plate" or llang'e adapted to abut the wall to which'the faucet is to be attached, and a radial discharge pas- -v sageyleading from the valve chamber and traversing said scutcheOn, 'face-plate or flange, as distlngulshed from ythose prior constructions wherein the discharge passage isl in the forni` of a spout projecting from the valve-chamber at a point removed from the base ofthe casting.

'j COCK on FAUCET.

i Specification of Letters Instant.` appiicetionalaneembr?,1906. slrlialijaagaiso. 'f

.movedg Figl-` 3 is a view looking at .the deu's'eful in lconnection with g j Ascut'chepn 6 of .any

said late y6. being comparatively thinso as i to su y stantially merge into andl break. but 1slightlyfthe j whichitrests i i Projecting rearwardly and centrally; of the Yvalve 1,0, `said y'valve 310 having "11 atitf's seating end ,which l:Patented `July 21, 19'08. j

the drawinglsherewithi have illustrated yone embodiment of ,my -invention `in .order that ythe same may be `clear to those skilled in the arnaud in said drawings-Figurely is a central vertical section of'a cock constructed vin accordance with my invention, -a'fsection of the tub wall being shown, together with ythe pipe connection; ll`ig.f2 f is a View infront elevation of the c0019,v lthe' valvebeing re livery opening. y j

Referring. to the `drawings by numerals,

,like numbers indicating like parts .in theseveral views, 2`indicates-'the tub wall,`lperfo rated for the passaoe of thenip le of thejcock to engage the coupling 3, whic connects the pipe 'N4 and the cock, a washer being rovided against which coupling 3. bears wien it isset up toe drawv the cock snugly to position, all *as .shownin Fig. 1.1 l f The `dck-prbper embodying means for determining and .j positioning the delivery 1 passage, presently to be. described, close up toor against the wall ofthe-vessel 2,' to secure the stated objects. -v This meansdnthe arrange# ment illustrated com rises1aJ face :plate or desired form, at being shown round in its present embodiment, y,the

,surfacef'of the wall v2 against plate 6. is the threaded setting-up nipple 7, which, as abovel stated, form-s themeans of securingV the cockga'ndl inlet pipe. together throughthe ,medium of the4 coupling. .Proj ecting forwardly jand centrallyI of. thev late 6 is the ,valve casing 8, theV interior of-w ich is enlargedi'toform a chamber9which may be 'interiorly' threaded to .receive the,y threaded a fiber washer ears vagainst 'a seat .'12 formed on` a slightly contracted ring 13 intermediatethevalve casing 8 andnipple '7 and an,operati11g,stem 14 and handle 15 projecting fr om;its other end; apacked .cap

16 closing the end of the valve chamber 9 as clearly-shown inv Fig. 1. .i y The plate 6 has fa radial enlargement or' thickened section 17, which is channeled with Aa straight-waydelivery passage 18 Vleading tov thechamber 9 of. the vvalve'I casing and dis-v charging therefrom at substantially right 'angles tothe inlet leading to the valve chamber, said delivery passage being preferably of the flattened form shown in Fig. 3, so as that great capacity of flow wit-hout undue enlargement of the plate at this point is secured.

casting of the cock in the rough and the easy.

machining of the valve seat and traversing threads in the bore 'of the valve chamber. Furthermore, the cock is formed in, a single piece with a minimum amount of metal and the necessity of independent scutcheons and finished washers is entirely done away with.

Reference to Fig. 1A shows that the disposition of the delivery passage 18 relative to the wall 2 of the tub is such that the discharge from the cock will be in the form of a thin broad stream from the flattened delivery opening, which will flow down the face of thel tub wall noiselessly, and formation of jets will be entirely avoided. This same disposition of the delivery opening in such close proximity to the wall of the tub as to revent the formation of jets, prohibits the' lin of pails or the rinsingof receptacles Which 1s a.

thing desirable to avoid in tubs designed for toilet purposes. Again in 'laundry tubs all danger of catching delicate fabrics on depending or outstanding nozzles and tearing them is entirely avoided.-

It will be understood, of course, that the embodiment of my invention shown anddescribed is merely illustrative, and as such changes as are within the skill ofthe mechanician, I deem within the purview of my invention, Il do not limit myself to anything shown and described except in so far as I am limited by the prior art to which the invention belongs.

vI have herein stated that one of the objects ofthe invention is to provide a construction wherein the delivery passage traverses the face-plate or scutcheon, and has its discharge end directed at right an les to` the setting-up nipple, and some of t e appended claims have been drawn directly to such an arrangement; but I do not Wish to be understood as limiting myself to-thisspecific form of delivery passage, or to a construction wherein the discharge end of the delivery passage is arranged to deliver Water atexactly right angles to the setting-up nipple, as

it will be obvious that the discharge passage may be otherwise arranged, vand so far as some of the claims are concerned the particular direction of the discharge is immaterial. Having fully described my invention,A I claim:

1. A device of the class described com rising a scutcheon or face-plate, an integra Setthreads in the valve chamber, and a delivery passage leading from said chamber at a point coincident with. the valve seat and traversing the scutcheon or face plate.

2. A device of the classdescribed comprising a scutcheon or face-plate, an integral setting-up nipple projecting centrally therefrom on one side, an integrally formed valve-casing projecting centrally therefrom on the opposite side and having its interior Walls screw-threaded, a valveeat lwithin the casing formed integral witi the lscutcheon or face-plate, an exteriorly threaded valve located within and having its threads in engagement with the threads in the valve-casing, and a delivery passage leading from said valve seat and traversing the said facelate, said delivery passage having its disc arge end directed in a line at right anglesto the setting-up nipple.

3. A device of the class described, comprising a scutcheon or face-plate, an integral setting-up nipple 7, projecting centrally therefrom on one side, an integrally formed valve-.casing 8, projecting centrally therefrom on the opposite side and provided with a threaded interior, a 'valve-seat 12, Within the casing .formed integral'with the scutcheon or face-plate, a valve-stem 14 having aprising a valve-casing provided with a set`4 ting-up nipple whereby i'r may be secured to the vessel Wall, an elongated discharge pas- .sa e opening radially through a wall of the va ve-casing, a flange surrounding the base of the casing and traversed by the discharge4 passage for determining and ositioning the said passage close to the vesse wall to secure the stated obj ect, a valve-seat arranged within and formed integral with the casing, a-

valve, and exposed means for mani ulating the valve to control the opening an closing of the discharge passage.

Y l5. A faucet comprising a valve chamber provided at its base with a scutcheon or faceplate and an integrally formed oifstandin setting-up nip le whereby it may be 'secure to a vessel wa l, said valve chamber havi a radial discharge passage which traverses a portion of the scutcheon or facel plate, a valve-seat formed integral with the scutcheon or face-plate, a valve within the chamber cooperative y associated with the valve-seat and exposed means for manipulating the valve.

6. A faucet comprising a valve-chamber having an abutment at one end provided with a face adapted to abut a wall to which the faucet is to be attached, a setting-up'nipple formed integral with said abutment, said valve-chamber having a radial discharge passage which traverses a portion of the abutment, a valve-seat within the valve-chamber Aat one end thereof, formed integral with the abutment and in line with the discharge passage, a valve cooperatively associated with the valve-seat, and exposed means for manip-l ulating the valve, the construction and arrangement being such that a compact faucet -is provided whose discharge passage will be disposed close to the wall to which the faucet is attached.

7. A faucet comprising a valve chamber provided at its base with a scutcheon or faceplate and an integral setting-up nipple, a

valve-seat formed integralfwith the scutcheon or face-plate, a radial discharge passage leading from thevalve seat through a wall of the valve-chamber and traversing said scutcheon or face-plate, a valve coperatively associated with the valve seat, and exposed means for manipulating the valve.

8. A faucet comprising an interiorly threaded valve chamber provided with a scutcheon or face-plate and an integral setting-up nipple, a valve-seat formed integral "with the scutcheon or face-plate, a discharge other side, a valve seat formed integral with the scutcheon, a valve in said chamber, and a straightway delivery passage leading from said valve chamber and bounded by the said face plate, said delivery passage having its discharge end directed in a line at right aIlgles to the setting-up nipple.

vl0. A device of the class described comprising a face plate having an integral centrally-disposed setting-up nipple projecting from one -side'and an integral thickened por-f.

tion and a'valve chamber traversed byv a straight through passage, projecting from the opposite side, the surface area of the faceplate being greater than the cross-sectional diameter of the valve-chamber, a valve in vsaid chamber, and a delivery passage at right angles to said throughf passage traversing said thickened portion ofsaid face-plate, said delivery passage being straight throughout its length.

l1. In a device of the class described, a scutcheon or face-plate having. for'med integral therewith on opposite sides respectivelyT` a setting-up nipple anda valve chamber traversed by a straight through passage, a valve in said chamberf, 'and an integral thickened radial section n said face-plate traversed by a straightway passage having its discharge end directed at right angles to and connected with said through passage.

12. A faucet designed to discharge along a substantially vertical wall of a vessel, com-` prising an interiorly threaded valve-chamber provided with a setting-up nipple whereby it may be secured to'the vessel Wall, a Harige surrounding the base of the chamber, a flattened discharge passage opening radially through a wall of the chamber and traversing said fiange, a valve-seat formed integral with the base wall of the chamber, an exteriorly threaded valve arranged within and having its threads in engagement with the threads of the chamber, and exposed means for manipulating the valve. A

. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing Wit- IISSSGS.

JOSEPH W. SHARP, JR. Witnesses z MORTIMER A. JONES, W. BUR'roNl RICHARDS,

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