US1477393A - Ball cock - Google Patents

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Dec. 1-1, 1923. 1,477,393

I. E. STUMP BALL cock Fiied Jan. 5, 1922 Patented Dec. ll, llQZZt.

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IRA STUMP, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOE 0F ONE-HALF TO OBED C. BILLMAN,

0F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

BALL coon.

Application filed January 3, 1922. Serial No. 526,513.

To all whom it maycoacem:

Be it known that I, IRA E. STUMP, a citi- Zen of the United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Ball Cocks, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements. in ball cocks, and more particularly to that type or class commonly employed for controlling the delivery of water to a flushing tank or reservoir and which operate to permit the further inflow of Water when the supply in the tank or reservoir is drawn ofi' and to check the further inflow when the water has risen'again therein to a predetermined height. Such valves are commonly operated by a lever having at its free end a float which rises: and falls with the water in the tank.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a generally improved ball cock of the type or class indicated which will be exceedingly simple in construction, cheap of manufacture, and eliicient in use.

A further and very important object is the provision of an improved float operated valve of this class which will be positive in its opening and closing movements irrespective of varying water pressures and in which the liability to breakage or disarrangement of the parts is reduced to a minimum.

A still further and important object is the provision of an improved inlet valve memher and valve housing provided with improved underflow water distributor ports adapted to check the force of the infiowing water and to distribute the same within the bottom portions of the tank so as to reduce the noise arising from the infiowing water within the tank or reservoir to a minimum.

A still further object is the provision of an improved valve seat and reciprocatory valve adapted to control the main and water distributor ports, together with improved valve guiding and operating mechanism.

/Vith the above mentioned and other ends in view, the invention consists in the novel construct-ion, arrangement, and combination of parts, hereinafter described, illustrated in one of its embodiments in the accompanying drawings and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the drawings, forming a part of this specification, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a flush tank equipped) with a ball cock constructed in accordance with this invention, the parts being shown in a closed position.

Fig. 2, an enlarged view of the valve parts, partly in side elevation and partly in central vertical section, the extended or float lever and float being removed and the valve being in closed or seated position.

Fig. 3, a front elevation of the same.

Fig. 4, a side elevation with the valve and valve actuating toggle acting lever and links in their fully opened positions.

Fig. 5, a top plan view of the improved tubular valve inlet member having exteriorly threaded spaced segmental portions and recesses therebetween, the surrounding valve housing for co-operating therewith being removed.

Fig. 6, a side elevation of the same.

Similar numerals of reference designate like parts throughout all the figures of the drawings.

The flush tank 1, may be of any suitable and convenient construction and so likewise the extended or floatlever 2, and the float or ball 3.

The tubular valve inlet member 4, is provided with a threaded stem 4, adapted to extend through a suitable opening in the bottom of the flush tank 1 and to be secured therein in any suitable and convenient manner, as for eXample,-by means of the washer member 4 and the nut 5. The threaded shank 4 is adapted to be attached to the supply pipe and is provided with a flanged liquid distributor head or plate 4, adapted to co-operate with the superposed water distributor underflow ports or outlet leading from the valve hereinafter referred to.

The valve inlet member 4 is provided with a port 4 terminating at its top in an annular valve seat 4 the exterior portion of the member 4 being provided with exteriorly threaded spaced segments: or sections 4, forming a corresponding series of intervening recesses 4 leading downwardly to the liquid distributor head: or plate 4.

The valve housing 6 is preferably removably connected to the tubular inlet member 4 and, in the present instance, comprises an internally threaded sleeve member adapted to be threaded upon the threaded segments or sections 4 and to be spaced above the liquid distributor plate 4 forming an intervening space 6, immediately abovethe plate 4 and being adapted to discharge the water or liquid as it impinges upon said plate a when discharged downwardly through the intervening underflow outlet or discharge ports t, formed conjointly by the recesses 4F and the surrounding housing or sleeve 6.

As a means of positively operating the valve 7, and also guiding the same in its opening and closing movements with re spect to the port at and annular valve seat i the valve member or housing 6 is preferably provided with a supporting arm 6", extending upwardly at one side and having an inwardly extending portion 6, said arm 6 being providel with hearing lugs 6 spaced apart and being adapted to removably receive and contain a float actuated lever 8, having a toggle acting arm 8, pivotally connected to a pair of toggle links 8 pivotally connected to a bearing lug 7 of the valve 7 by means of'a pivot pin or element 8. The toggle links 8 are preferably connected to the toggle acting member 8 of the lever by means of a second pivot pin or element 8, and the lever 8 is connected by means of a pivot or bearing element 8 in the present instance, in the specific form of a cotter pin for quickly inserting or removing the lever and its valve connections. The toggle ac tuated valve 7 is preferably provided with a guide head 7*, adapted to reciprocate in the upwardly extending or guide'portion of the valve housing 6. t

The head 7 of the valve is preferably provided with a resilient gasket 7, secured, in the present instance, by means of an attaching element 7, and said valve 7 is also pretterably provided with an overhanging depending flange 7 As a means of more etiectively holding the face of the gasket 7 in a true horizontal position withrespect to the valve seat i 01 the inlet member 4, the rear side of the valve is preferably provided with a guide member 7, in the present instance, in the specific form of a threaded guide screw having a head 7 by means of wh ch said threaded member '7 may be readily inserted or removed in the installation or removal of the reciprocatory valve and theconnected lever and link members.

As a means of providing a refill for the closet bowl after the flushing operation and during the refilling of the flush tank 1, one side of the valve housing 6 is provided with a threaded opening 6, adapted to receive and contain a refill tube 6, (see Fig. 3).

As a means oi providing a limited reciprocatory movement to the lever 8 as actuated by the float 3, the lever is preferably provided with a stop lug 8, adapted to engage the top of the overhanging arm 6,

tubular shaped valve .housing the toggle arm 8 being adapted to come into engagement with the guide member 7' when moved to its extreme opposite or open position, as shown F 4. r

Having thus described one of the embodiments of my invention, without having attempted to set forth all the forms in which it may be made, or all the modes of its use, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is, v a

1. In an inlet valve, nested inlet and valve housing members having circumferentially spaced intervening underfiow ports.

2, In an inlet valve for ballcocks, tubular inlet and valve housing members nested together and having intervening underflow distributor ports. v

In a ball cock inlet valve, a tubular inlet member having spaced exterior segmental portions forming intervening recesses, and a threaded thereover and conjointly with said recesses forming underflow discharge ports.

4. In a float control valve, a valve body having a valve seat and provided with exterior recesses extending downwardly from said valve seat, a valve housing forming with said recesses underflow discharge ports and a valve adapted to open and close communication between said valve seat and said ports.

5. In a float control valve, a valve body having an annular valve seat and peripheral passages extending downwardly vfrom said valve seat and terminatingin a horizontal distributor plate, a valve housing on said valve body surrounding said passages and forming therewithunderflow ports and a valve opening and closing communication between said valve seat and underflow ports,

6. An inlet valve for ball cocks, compris ing a tubular inlet member provided with spaced peripheral recesses and a sub'jacent liquid distributor head, and a valve housing on said inlet member spaced above said distributor head and conjointly with said recesses forming intervening underflow distributor ports.

-.7. A ball cock, comprising an inlet memher, a valve housing threaded thereon and provided with a supporting arm, a reciprocatory valve in said housing adapted to open and close said inlet member, a ball carrying lever onsaid supporting arm provided with a toggle act ng arm extending below the latter, and toggle acting links between said toggle acting arm of said lever and said reciprocatory valve. 8. A ball cock, comprising an exteriorly threaded inlet member having exterior grooves, a valve housing threaded thereon.

and conjointly with said grooves forming underfiow discharge ports, a reciprocatory valve in said housing adapted to open and close communication between said underflow ports and said inlet member, and float controlled mechanism for operating said valve.

9. In a float controlled valve, a valve body having an inlet port terminating in a valve seat and also provided with peripheral recesses leading downwardly from said valve seat, said valve body being provided with a horizontal liquid distributor head at the base or said recesses, a valve housing conjointly with said recesses l Ol'll'llllg underilow ports, and a. valve in said valve housing; for opening and closing communication between s id inlet port. and said underfiow ports.

10. In a float controlled valve, including flush tank, inlet ineinber terminating in an annular valve seat and provided with peripheral vertically extendi g recesses, said inlet member being also provided with a liquid distributor head at the base of said recesses, a valve housing on said inlet inernber conjointly recesses forming underflow pole, and a valve: for opening and closing communication between said valve seat and said ports.

11. A ball cock coin? risin a tubular in- 7 let member having a valve seat and provided with peripheral recesses, tubular valve housing conjointly therewith forming; underllow ports communicating with the eX- terior beneath said valve housing; the latter extending; upwardly above said tubular inlet member and being provided wi h a refill opening; COlllllTtlDlCUhlllg with said underflow ports, valve, and a float controlled lever operatively connected to the latter.

152. A ball cock, comprising an inlet member provided with spaced exterior vertically extending threaded sections forming inter vening recesses, a valve housing threaded on said sections and conjointly with said recesses forming intervening underfiow ports, said valve housingbeing provided with a communicating refill opening at one side, a reciprocatory valve in said housing arranged to open and close said inlet member and onen and close communication between the latter and said underflow ports, and lever and link mechanism on-eratively connected to said valve.

13. ln an inlet valve, an inlet member pro vided with spaced exterior threaded sections and recesses between said sections, said inlet nieinber lichu rovided with a horizontal I [d :1 trib tor head, and valve housing thr d on said threaded sections and conjointlv with said recesses forming underflow discharge ports, said valve housing; being spaced above the liquid distributor head for-minor an inter liquid distributor space and also provided with a refill opening communicating with said ports.

14. A ball coclt, comprising; a tubular inlet member having spaced threaded exterior sections forming intervening recesses, a

valve housing hreaded on said sections and conjointiy with sai recesses forming undertlow discharge ports, tubular inlet member being provided with a liquid distributor head to receive liquid as discharged therefrom, a reciprocatorv valve in said housing adapted to open and close communication between said inlet. member and said under flow ports, and float controlled mechanism operatively connected to said reciprocatory valve.

15. A ball cock, comprising an inlet memher having spaced threaded exterior sections forming intervening recesses, a valve housing threaded on said sections and conjointly with said recesses forming undori'iow discharge ports, said in et. member being provided with port te minating in a valve seat "quid distributor head for receiving liq d'scLar-ge l OZI1 said unn derilow ports, rec nrocatory valve in said housing opening an l closing communication between said port of the inlet member and said under low ports, and float controlled mechanism operatively connected to said reciprocat Ly valve.

16. A ball coclr, comprising a tubular inlet ineinber provided with a flanged distributor head and spaced segmental exteriorly threaded members forming intervening recesses, a vale housing threaded on sai threaded members and conjointly with said recesses forming; underdow discharge ports positioned above said flanged distributor head, said valve housing; being provided with an overhanging lever supporting arm, a lever pivoted on said arm, links pivot-ally connected to said lever, and a re ciprocatory valve pivo-tally connected to said linirs and provided with a guide member guided by said arm.

17. In an inlet valve for ball cocks, a tubular inlet member provided with spaced exterior threaded sections and intervening recesses, said inlet member being provided with a flanged liquid distributor head at the base of said recesses, and a valve housing threaded on and surrounding said threaded sections and conjointly with the latter and said recesses forming underfiow discharge ports lea 'ng to said liquid distributor head, said valve housing being spaced above the forming an intervening); liquid distributor space leading from said ports and over said distributor head.

18. A ball coclr, comprising a. tubular inlet member provided with spaced exterior threaded sctions fo n, intervening recesses, a valve housing threaded on said sec tions conjointlv with said recesses forming underflow ports, said valve housing be ing; provided with a refill tube at one side, a recinrocatory valve in said housing arranged to open and close said tubular inlet lit;

member and open and close communication between the latter and said underfiow ports, and lever and link mechanism operatively connected to said valve.

19. A ball cock, comprising a tubular inlet member provided with spaced exterior threaded; segments forming intervening recesses, a valve housing threaded on said threaded segments and conjointly with said recesses forming underflow ports communi= eating with the exterior beneath said valve housing, said valve housing extending above said tubular inlet member to receive a re 'c-iprocatory valve, a valve in saidhousing, a supporting arm carried by said valve housing and overhanging the same, a lever having a limited pivotal movement in said overhanging arm, and connecting links between said reciprooatory valve and lever in toggle acting relation.

20. A ball cock, comprising a tubular in- & 1,477,393

let member provided with a flanged distributor head and spaced eXteriorly threaded sections forming intervening recesses, a valve housing threaded on said threaded sections and conjointly with said recesses forming underflow discharge ports positioned above said flanged distributor head, said valve housing being provided with a refill opening and an overhanging supporting arm, a lever pivoted on said arm and provided with a toggle arm extending beneath said supporting arm, toggle acting links connected to said toggle arm, and a reoiprocatory valve pivotally connected to said links and guided in said valve housing and adapted to open and close communication between said inlet member and underflow ports.

In testlmony whereof I hereby aflix my signature.

ma E. sTUMP;

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