US Patent: 549,845
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| Ale Tap
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Patentee:
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| William E. Delehanty (exact or similar names) - New York, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Mar. 25, 1895 |
| Granted: |
Nov. 12, 1895 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| W. M. Brown, patent attorney
What I claim is:
1. An ale or beer tap consisting of a chain-bored internally threaded plug arranged to; be securely fastened in an opening in a keg or barrel, and having an opening leading into the chamber in the plug that the contents of the keg may flow into said chamber, and having a chambered internally threaded valve stem carrying a valve in the chamber in the plug, arranged to be moved and open or close the valve at will, and having ports leading from the chamber in the plug to that in the valve stem, and having an externally threaded tubular tap, the threads of which mesh with the threads on the interior of the chamber, in the stem, and an outlet pipe passing through, the tubular tap arranged to form a tight joint with the chamber in the valve stem and forming an outlet for said chamber, the valve stem being also externally threaded, said threads meshing with the threads on the wall of the chamber in the plug and arranged so that on turning the tap to a bearing in the chamber in the stem and continuing to turn the tap the valve will rise and open, and on turning the tap in the opposite direction the valve will fall and close and on continuing to turn, the tap, the tap with the exit pipe will be removed from the chamber in the valve stem substantially as described.
2. An ale or beer tap consisting of a chambered internally threaded plug arranged to be fastened in an opening in a keg or barrel, and having an opening leading into the chamber in the plug, and having a chambered internally threaded valve stem carrying a valve in said chamber in the plug, arranged to move and open and close the valve at will, So and having ports leading from the chamber in the plug to that in the valve stem, and having an externally threaded tubular tap, the threads of which mesh with the threads on the interior of the chamber in the stem, and an outlet pipe passing through the tubular tap arranged to form a tight joint with the chamber in the valve stem and forming an outlet for said chamber, the valve stem being externally threaded, said threads meshing with the threads on the wall of the chamber in the plug and having a stop device in connection with the valve stem arranged so that when the valve stem rises the stop device will prevent the valve stem jamming fast substantially as described.
3. An ale or beer tap consisting of a chambered internally threaded plug arranged to be securely fastened in an opening in. a keg or barrel, and having an opening leading into the chamber in the plug, and having an internally threaded chambered valve stem carrying a valve in the chamber in the plug, arranged to be moved and open and close the valve at will, aud having ports leading from the chamber in the plug to that in the valve stein, and having a tubular tap and a tube passing through the tap arranged to form a tight joint with the chamber in the valve stem and forming an outlet for said chamber, no the valve stem being arranged so that on bringing the tap to a bearing in the chamber in the stem and continuing to turn the tap the valve will rise and open, and on turning the tap in the opposite direction the valve will fall and close and the tap with the exit pipe be removed from the chamber in the valve stem, and having ratchet teeth or their equivalents on the exposed portion of the valve stem and a catch arranged to catch therein and hold fast when the tap is turned in the direction to remove it from the valve stem and to be released from said teeth at will, substantially as described. |
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