US974028A

US974028A - Faucet.

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Publication number: US974028A
Authority: US
Inventors: David Craig
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1909-02-13
Filing date: 1909-02-13
Publication date: 1910-10-25
Anticipated expiration: 1927-10-25

Description

.D. CRAIG.

l PAUOET. .APPLICATION FILED FEBJS, 1909.

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DAVID CRAIG, 0F MELROSE, MASSACHUSETTS.

FAU'CET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led February 13, 1909.

Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

Serial No. l477,698.

To all 'whom t may concern: Be it known that I, DAVID CRAIG, a citize of the United States, and resident of Melrose, in the county ofv Middlesex and State of Massachusetts, have invented new and useful Improvements in Faucets, ofwhich the following is a specication.

This invention relates to faucet-s, and particularly to faucet-s of the type in which the spout is swiveled upon a fixture or frame containing the `valve and valve casing, and the valve is opened or closed by swinging the spout itself to open or closed position.

` In the accompanying drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of my invention- Figure l is a front elevation of a faucet embodying myinvention, showing the swiveled spout in 'closed position; Fig. 2 is a side elevation of said faucetshowing the spout in open position; and Fig. 3 is a vertical section through line 3 3 of Fig. 2.

The stationary part or frame of the d vice as shown consists of a yoke-like frame A having a standard or collar a, adapted to rest upon the top yof the usual slab adjacent to a basin, and an overhanging top parta. An inlet passage a2 which communicates with the supply pipe a3, extends through said frame. 'Ihe upper part a of the frame forms a valve casing having therein the valve seat a4. The top of thel valve casing is closed by the nut a5 provided with a bore or socket a, A valve a7 of leather, rubber, fiber or other suitable material is mounted on valve stem as 'between two collars a9 and a". The upper part of the valvestem a8 extends into the socket a and is surrounded by coil spring al which abuts at one end against the top of nut a5 and at the other end against the upper collar a9, normally urging the valve toward its seat a4. The lower end of valve stem as engages an abutment upon the swinging spout for the purpose presently to be described. The valve seat a4 is carried by the externally threaded nut a screwed into the internally threaded valve casing as shown. A guide is provided in nut a for the lower end of valve stem as consisting of a ring a which is supported by arms or spokes in a usual manner with the wall of the nut an. The outlet pasl sage for the valve casing a is through the zle bf. .The barrel is pivoted at its upper end 1n nut au, which is fastv to the upper part of the frame, and at its lower end in f collar 0:13, which is screwed tothe frame4 above collar a. The barrel b is provided wlth a partition b2 below the entrance to nozzle o', and with an abutment b3 across the top of the barrel engaging the end of valve stem as, and having apertures b4 connecting the valve chamber with the passagey through the barrel and nozzle.

L14 is a stuffing or packing nut.

On the top of collar a and within collar als is a cam a15 coperating with a cam surface .b5 on the lower end of the barrel b. A coll spring o6 is secured at onel end to the interior of barrel b and at the other end to the top of collar a.

Thus it will be seen that spout B may be swung laterally, and is also movable longitudinally of its axis. When the spout is in normal or closed position as shown in Fig. l, cam b5 rides down cam @L15 allowing valve a7 to engage its seat a* under the influence of spring am. When the spout is swung to open position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the cam surface b5 rides up cam a, thus lifting thespout longitudinally of its axis, and lifting the valve a7 from its seat through the abutment b3 and valve stem as. The' spring 66 is thereby placed under tension and normally urges the spout toward its closed position, in which it is assisted by the normal tendency of cam surface b5 to slip down cam surface al, and if the nozzle is released by the operator it will of itself fly back to closed position, and there normally remain.

The nut or fitting all carrying the valve seat a? is removably or separably secured to the outlet end of the downwardly opening valve chamber a so that access may readily be had to the interior of the valve chamber for the purpose of cleaning or repairing the valve and Valve seat. It will also be noticedA that the valve stem as simply abuts against the end of the barrel but is not attached thereto, so that the valve may be moved independently of the spout. If therefore it should be desired to empty the pipes of water, a vacuum may be created in passage a3, a2, on they inlet side of the valve, which would tend to lift the valve from its seat overcoming the resistance of spring am and permit the water to be drawn ofi'.

I claim:

l. A faucet 'comprising ayokelilie frame having au 'inlet passage therethrough, a valve chamber in said frame into which said inlet passage opens, an outlet passage leading from said valve chamber, a valve in said valve chamber controlling said outlet passage, and a spout swiveled between .the ends of said yoke-likefraine, communicating with said outlet passage and controlling said valve.

2. A faucet comprising a,yoke-lilrejframe, having an inlet passage therethrough,a valve chamber in said frame into which said inlet passage opens, an outlet passage leading 'from said valve chamber, a valve in said valve chamber controlling said outlet passage, a spout swiveled between'the endsof said yoke-like frame, communicating with said outlet passage and controlling said valve, and means normally and yieldingly rto urge -said spout toward, and hold it in position to close said valve.

3. A faucet 'comprising `a yoke-like frame having an inlet Vpassage therethrough, a

chamber, ar valve in said valve chamber con- 'trolling saidV outlet passage, and a spout communicating with said outlet passa-ge, swiveled between the ends of said yoke-like frame, means to move said spout longitudinally of its axis when it is swung laterally, and connection between said spout--an'dvalve whereby such movement of the spout longitudinally of its axis will control the opening and `closing of said valve.

5. A faucet comprising a yoke-like frame Vhaving an inlet passage therethrough, a

valve Vchamber in the upper end of said frame into which said inlet passage opens, an outlet passage leading from said valve chamber, a valve in said valve chamber controlling saidoutlet passage, a spout communicating with said inlet passage, swiveled between the ends of said yoke-like frame,4 cam surfaces upon said yspout and frame respectivelyadapted to move said spout longitudinally of its axis when it is swung laterally, and connections between said spout and valve `whereby such movement of the spoutlongitudinally of its axis `willlcontrol the opening vand closing of said valve.

6. A faucet comprising a yoke-like frame having an inlet passage therethrough, a

vvalve chamber in the upper end of said frame into which said inlet passage opens, an outlet passage leading from said valve chamber, a valve in said valve chamber controlling said outlet passage, and a spout communicating with said outlet passage, swiveled between the ends of said yoke-like frame, cam surfaces upon said spout and fra-me respectively adapted to move said spout longitudinally of its axis when it is swung laterally, and connections between said spout and valve whereby such movement of the'spout longitudinally of its axis will control the opening and closing of said valve and a spring normally and yieldingly to urge said spout toward, and hold it in, position to close said valve.

7. A faucet comprising a valve casing having an inlet passage and an outlet passage, a normally closed valve in said casing controlling said outlet passage, a swiveled spout communicating with said outlet passage, said valve having a valve stem engagingan-abutment upon said swiveled spout, andV means to move said spout longitudinally of its axis when it is swung laterally and thereby to operate said valve through said valve stem.

8. Affaucet comprising a yoke-like frame having an inlet passage therethrough, a valve chamber in the upper part of said frame into which said inlet passage opens, an outlet passage leading from said valve chamber, a valve in said valve chamber, having a downwardly extending valve stem, a spout communicating with said outlet passage swiveled between the ends offsaid yokelike frame, an abutment carried by said spout and engaging said valve stem, and

ymeans to move said spout longitudinally of an outlet passage leading from said valve chamber, a valve in said valve chamber,

lhaving a downwardly extending valve stem,

a spout communicating with said outlet passage swiveled between the ends of said yoke-like frame, an abutment carried kby said spout and engaging said valve stem, means to move said spout longitudinally of its axis when it is swung laterally, and thereto operate said valve through said abutment andvalve stem, and means normally and yieldingly to urge said spout'toward, and hold it in position to close said valve.

1Q. A faucet comprising ayoke-liire frame having anl .inlet passage therethrough, a valve chamber in the upper part of said fframe into which said inlet passage opens,

a valve in said valve chamber, a removable Y mp2@ fitting secured to the outlet side of said means controlled by the movement of said 1 0 valve Casing having thereon a valve seat swiveled spout to operate said valve.

provided With an outlet passage there- Signed by me at Boston, Massachusetts, through controlled by said valve, a spout this fifth day of February, 1909.

comprsno a hub part and a nozzle part e the hub prt communicating With said outj DAVID CRAIG' let passage and sWveled between said relVitnesses:

movable ttng below said valve seat, and CHARLES D. WooDBERRY,

the lower end of the yoke-like frame7 and ROBERT CUSHMAN.