US982982A - Strainer for faucets. - Google Patents

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H. MUELLER, DECD.

o. B. a A. MUELLER, nxnuuwons.

STRAINEB FOR FAUCETS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 14, 1909.

Patented Jan. 31, 1911.

Hemry Mualler in wholly b in detail, reference To all whom it may co'ncerm EXECUTORS OF SAID HENRY Ta STATES PAT NT HE nY MUELLER, or DECATUR,

T mon.

ILLINOIS; ORA B. MUELLER AND AnoLPH MUELLER, v MUELLER, DECEASED, MANUFACTUR NG COMPANY, OEDECATUR, ILLINOIS,

ASSIGNORS '10 H. MUELLER A CORPORATION or ILLINO S.

STRAINEH FOR FAUCETS.

. I, HENRY MUELLER, a citizen of the United States, residing at De-' catur, in the. county of Macon and State of Illinois, have invented new and usefulImprovements in Strainers for Faucets, of which the following is a specification.

My present invention relates generally to Be it known that faucets, and more particularly to a faucet,

having a strainer attachment.

The-object of the invention is to provide a strainer for faucets that easy and cheap to manufacture, but which will be readily attachable and detachable.

Briefly and generally stated, the invention resides in a strainer for faucets comprising .a foraminous sleeve split longitudinally, whereby it may be easily and quickly insert-' ed into positlon within the hollow shank of the faucet, and which will be retained therethe inherent springiness of the material from which the strainer is composed, the said sleeve being open at one end and closed at the other. The invention further resides in a faucet having its hollow shank provided with a contracted neck at one end to closely embrace the open endof-the foraminons sleeve and with lugs againstwhich the other or closed end of thesleeve may seat Qwhereby to hold' said end in proper position and provide for the free passage of water through the faucet Shank. v

-In order to enable others skilled in the art to understand, make and use my said invention, I will now proceed to describe the same being had. for this purpose to the accompanying drawing, in which of a faucet having one of my improved strainers in position therein. 'Fig. '2 is a section on the line a-a of Fig. 1. Fig. 3

strainer looking 15 an enlarged detail sectional 'view' of a portion of the faucet shank and strainer.

' Fig. 4 is a'transverse sectional view of the toward the closed end there- 4 cet shank,

5 is an enlarged view, in elevation,

of.- F i g F i'g. 6; is a ver:

1n%to my invention.

eferr ng'tothe drawing, reference Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed October 14,1909. Serial No. 522,673.

will not only be will be maintained in.

the construction is the same.

numeral 10 designates a faucet of ordina construction, having a hollow externally threaded shank 12, depending from the base 13, said shank being bored out to provide an Patented Jan. 31-, 1911.

enlarged passage 1 4,and a contracted neck" 15., the latter being located at the lower end of the shank.

Within the hollow shank at a cent the. base 13 of the faucet is provide plufiality of laterally extending lugs 16, eac sarily, provided with a seat 17, designed to receive the closed end of the strainer now to be described.

My improved strainer consists of a forami nous metal sleeve ably throughout its length, and having one of'its endsclosed by an imperforate cap 20, while its other end-is left open so thatnormally the adjacent edges of the; sleeve will be slightly separated owing to the springy nature .of the metal, as .more clearly shown in Fig. 5, but which will be brought together when the sleeve is in position withln the faucet shank.

When in osition for use as 1, the closed the seats 17, formed in the lugs 16, and owing to the angular formation of the seats the upper end of the strainer will be maintained in proper position within the hollow shank and against lateral movement. I wish it understood, however,

shown in Fig.

proper working dispensed with. The is closely embraced 15 at the lower end ower end of the sleeve by the contracted neck of the point ad'a- 18, split as at 19, prefer end of the sleeve will rest upon that the seats 17 are not absolutely essential to a of the device, and 1f referred they may be hollowshank, and a of whichis preferably, but not necesas the natural tendency of the split sleeve is to expand against the walls of the neck, it

position-by the inherent .springiness of the metal of the sleeve. -In Fig. 6 I have illustrated my improved strainer as having aconical form instead of cylindrical, as in the other figures, otherwise In said figure the reference numeral 15; the contracted neck, 16' the lugs, and 18 the foraminousconical sleeve constituting the strainer, which split longitudinally as at 19;

As will be obvious, may lie-easily inserted in the hollow shank l2 designates the fan-.

my improved strainer sleeve is of a faucet of any design, and as readily re-' moved therefrom for cleaningpurposes, or I,

for purposes of repair.

While I have herein shown the strainer as composed of perforated sheet metal, it will be obvious that the same may' be formed'of any suitable reticulated materiahthe showing here being merely by way of example.

Inasmuch as the strainer is closed at its upper end, it will be apparent that as the force of the water therethrough, and through the-shank, is acting directly against said closed end, the head of the column of water Will tend to retain the strainer in position even though the contracted neck should not embrace the end thereof sullicientlyclose to effect this purpose. 4

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as ,new and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a faucet having a shank channel for water, of a compressible strainer positioned Within said channel, said shank having an outlet and an inletfor the water, said shank being contracted at its inlet end, said strainer at one end adapted to fit snugly in the contracted end of said shank to be compressingly held in position, an imperforate closure upon said strainer at its end adjacent the outlet of said channel, and means carriedby said shank, abutting upon said imperforate closure, within the plane of said channel, for preventing the displacement of said strainer in the direction of flow of the filtered water.

v 2. The combination with a .faucet having a shank channel for water, of a resilientstrainer positioned within said channel, said shank having an outletand inlet for the passage ofwater, said shank being contracted at its inlet end, said strainer engaging the contrac'ted end of said shank, being removably held. against'the walls thereof by its own resiliency, an imperforate closure upon sai strainer at its end adjacent the outlet of said channel, and means carried said shank,

, abutting upon said imperforate closure, sub

stantially within the plane of said shank, for preventing the displacement of said strainer in thedirection of flow of the filtered water, said strainer being removable out of theinlet or said shank.

3. The combination with a hollow shank of a compressible strainer therefor, said shank havmg an inlet and an outlet for water and having at :silient foraminous sleeve,

sure to prevent ,the displacement of strainer in the -tered water.

LlThe combination with a faucet having foraminous resilient sleeve,

, ency,

inlet end a. consaid strainer comprising a reone end thereof adapted to be fixedly compressed a gainst the 'walls of the contracted neck aforementioned, an imperforate closure upon said'slceve at its end adjacent the outlet of said shank, and inwardly extending lugs carried by said shank, abutting upon said iinperforate closaid tracted neck,

direction of flow a shank channel for water, said shank having an inlet and an outlet for the passage of water and formed at its inlet end with a contracted neck, of a strainer comprising a one. end thereof engaging the contracted walls of said shank, being removably retained by its own resilian imperforate cap carried by said sleeve at its end adjacent the outlet of said 'channel, and a plurality of spaced lugs mounted on said shank, abutting upon said imperforate cap substantially within theplane of said channel, for preventing the displacement 'of said strainer in the direction of .fiow of thefiltered water, said strainer adapted to be removed from the inlet end of said channel.

5. In combination with a hollow shank having a contracted neck and inwardly extending lugs, a strainer removably supported in said shank comprising a foraminous sleeve, open at. one end and closed at the other, said sleeve seated at its closed end againstsaid lugs,--and embraced at the opposite end by said neck, pose specified.

6. In combination with a hollow shank having a contracted neck at one end and lugs at the other, a resilient strainer removably supported in said shank, comprising a split sleeve of foraminous material, open at one end and closed at the other, said sleeve hearing at its closed end against said lugs and adapted to be'resiliently embraced by the walls of said contracted neck at its open end,

as and for the purposes. specified.

I11 testimonywhereof I have hereunto set my'hand in presence of two subscribing-witnesses.

HENRY MUELLER.

V Witnesses W. R. GUSTIN, F. L. R1GGIN.

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