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Application filed April 29, ] 891. Serial No. 390,978. (No model.)

To all wKom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Fisher Hazard Lippincott, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county of Philadelphia 5 and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in SodaWater Apparatus, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, of io which—

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a soda-water apparatus embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a partial transverse section, through the sirup jars, as on the line 15 x—®,Fig.l. Fig. 3 is a similar section,showing a slight modification of the jar construction, hereinafter referred to. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectional elevation of the faucet. Fig. 5 is an outer end view of the faucet, jacket 20 with the key in place. Fig. 5^a is a similar view showing a section of the stem with its pin for turning the key.

This invention relates to soda-water apparatus, and has particular reference to im25 provements in the construction of the jars or vessels in which the sirup is contained.

These improvements consist, primarily, in mounting the jars upon or within the body of the apparatus in such wise that said jars may 30 be readily tipped or inclined forward in order to project and expose the mouths thereof, whereby the sirup may be readily introduced to the jars without the necessity of removing the latter from the apparatus.

The improvements consist, also, in a novel construction of the sirup jar faucets, whereby advantages are gained as hereinafter described; and, further, in various features of construction of the jars and their adjuncts 40 which will be duly pointed out.

Referring to the annexed drawings, A represents the body or casing of a soda-water apparatus; B, the ice-box; C, the coolers, and D the draft tube. These parts are of usual con45 struction and relative arrangement, excepting the body A, the front wall, a, of which, instead of being closed as formerly, has a longitudinal opening a' therein extending from side to side of the apparatus. This body is equipped with soda containing and discharg- 50 ing devices as formerly.

E represents the sirup jars, which are constructed of porcelain or other suitable material. They are formed comparatively narrow and deep, their upper ends being open and 55 their lower ends, or bottoms, closed. The lower forward edge of each jar is provided with a transverse semi-circular socket, e, which is adapted to rest upon the upper edge a² of the lower member of the front wall a, which edge 60 is properly rounded to receive the socket, and to permit the jar to be moved thereon, as on a pivot. The opening, a', in this wall is of sufficient width to receive the jar. The upper front and back edges of the jar are provided 65 with up-projecting lips, e', e², respectively, which are so disposed as to abut against the opposed sides of the upper portion of the wall a, when the jar is swung forward or backward; these lips thus acting as stops to limit 70 the range of movement of the jar, and at the same time, closing the opening at the top of the jar, to the exclusion of air from the interior of the apparatus, when the jar is in either position. See Fig. I. When the jar 75 is in its back position it is vertical or substantially so, and its mouth lies wholly within the box or chamber A'; but when the jar is swung forward, its mouth is projected outwardly beyond the chamber. . When in this 80 latter position the jar may be readily supplied with sirup. The relative dimensions of the body of the jar, its socket, and the opening a’, are such that if the jar be partially swung outwardly and then raised, the socket 85 will be disengaged from its supporting edge, and the jar may thereupon be readily detached from the apparatus. Obviously, the jar may be replaced with equal facility. It will be noticed that the upper end of the jar 90 is inclined rearwardly, in order to permit the free pivotal movement of the jar.

A series of jars are mounted upon the wall of the apparatus in the manner j ust described, the jars standing side by side and being mov- 95 able independently of each other.

To prevent the ingress of air to the inner containing chamber A', by way of the inter2

508,323 stice between the jars, I usually interpose between the adjacent sides of the respective jars, near their forward ends, a longitudinal strip or bar of rubber, or the like, which acts 5 as an air-tight packing, yet does not interfere with the easy manipulation of the jars. In the drawings I have illustrated two ways by which this packing may be applied; that is to say, in Figs. 1 and 2,1 have shown the packro ing, R, affixed to one side of each jar so as to take against the opposite side of the adjacent jar; while in Fig. 3,1 have represented the packing (R') in the nature of rigid tubes interposed between the respective jars, but dis15 connected therefrom, so that such jars may be manipulated independently of the tubes.

•In this latter construction, the forward edges of the jars are provided with lateral flanges or projections, e³, which abut against the 20 fixed vertical tubes when the jars are in their confined or normal positions. In the firstnanied form, to wit, that shown in Figs. 1 and 2,1 prefer to secure the rubber strip, R, to the jar by engaging the strip with a longi25 tudinal dove-tail, r, formed on the side of the jar, In this way, a complete and satisfactory connection is made without the use of cement; and, besides, the strips may be readily detached and replaced as occasion may re30 quire.

Ih order to prevent the jars being accidentally swung outward, I usually provide the wall, just above each jar, with a suitable catch, K, which, in the present instance, conl35 prises a pivoted piece of spring metal, arranged to be swung upon or away from the forward projection, e', on the jar.

F represents the faucet, the jacket, 1, of which is fixed in the usual way to the outer 40 wall of the sirup jar, near its bottom, so as to communicate w’ith the interior of the jar.

is the tapering key which is mounted within the outer end of the jacket.

is the stem for turning the key.

4, is the handle on the stem.

is the nut screwed on the outer end of the jacket so as to encircle the stem and maintain the key in place, and 6 is the usual spring washer interposed between the key and the 50 screw nut. Heretofore the stem, 3, has been fast to, or integral with, the key. Hence, if the stem were moved outward Or displaced longitildihally, corresponding displacement of the key would ensue; that is to say, the port, 7, in 55 the key would be thrown out of alignmentwith the discharge orifice, 8, in the jacket, and, as a consequence, the sirup would work between the key and the jacket, and thus seriously affect the free action of the key. This outward 60 movement of the stem was obviously liable to occur when the nut was not properly screwed up upon the end of the jacket.

It will be observed, by reference to Fig. 4, that I have constructed the key 2 and the 65 stem 3 in two independent sections, and have provided the inner end of the stem with a transverse pin, 9, which engages sockets, 10, in the adjacent end of the key, whereby the turning of the stem, through the medium of the handle as usual, correspondingly turns 70 the key, yet the outward movement of the stem under the circumstances stated, does not in any wise affect the key. I provide the edge of the jacket with a quadrantal offset, 11, and extend one end of the pin into this offset, 75 whereby the ends of the offset act as stops to determine the extent of rotation of the stem, ‘ and, perforce, the key. See Figs. 5 and 5^a.

By the above described construction it will be seen that the discharge faucet F projects 80 beyond the front of the apparatus when the jar is in its inward or its outward position, thereby, in either case, permitting the contents of the jar to be discharged.