US291161A - dankhoff - Google Patents

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L. DA'NKHOPP F-AUGET ATTACHMENT. No. 291,161. I Patented Jan. 1,- 11884.

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LOUIS DANKHOFF, or PASSAIC, NEW JERSEY.

FAUCET ATTACHMENT.

SPECIFICATION formingppart of Letters I-fatent No. 291,161, dated January 1, 1884.

i l Application filed August 4. 1883; (No moCelA To all whom it may concern/.-

Be it known that I, LOUIS DANKHOFF, of Passaic, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faucet Attachments, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to furnish an improved faucet attachment bywhich two kegs of beer or other liquor can be connected at the inside of the ice-box, so that the contents of both kegs can be drawn off at one and the same time, by which also the pressure in the kegs can be equalized, and thereby some of the freshness of the newly-tapped keg be imparted to the beer in the keg that has been on tap for some time. The attachment also serves to relieve the newly-tappedkeg of its surplus pressure by admitting some of the foam of the same directly to the vessel of the customer, whichhas been filled with beer from the keg that has been on tap for some time. p

The invention consists, first, of a transverse pipe that connects the faucets of two kegs at at the inside of the ice-box, the connectingpipe being attached by suitable couplings to the projecting nipples of the faucets, which nipples are provided with stop-cocks.

The invention consists, secondly, of an auxiliary pipe that communicates with the connecting-pipe of the faucets and runs along the under side of each faucet to the spout of the same, being provided with a stop-cock below the stop-cock of the faucet.

The invention consists, thirdly, of a receptacle that receives the drip from the ice-cham her, and that serves to cool the liquid in the connecting-pipe of the faucets.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a plan of my improved faucet at tachment for barrels. Fig. 2 is a detail vertical tranverse section on line a m, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, partly in section, on line 3 y, Fig. 1.

. Similar letters of reference indicate the corresponding parts.

In the drawings, A represents a faucet, the barrel A of which is provided with a threaded nipple, a, to which the connecting-pipe D is applied by means of a screw-coupling, d. The connecting-pipe D is downwardly bent,

so as to extend into a receptacle, G, in which the ice-water from the ice-chamber above is collected. The pipe D serves to connect the barrel of the faucet with abarrel, B, of ,a faucet, B, which barrel is provided with a thread ed nipple cast integral therewith, and connectpipes at and b, which communicate thereby directly with the connecting-pipe D. These auxiliary pipes at and b run along the under side ofthe faucets A and B, terminate near the spouts of the same, and are furnished with separate smaller stop-cocks 01* and b, that are located below the main stop-cocks of the faucets. The discharge-pipes serve to furnish a supply of fresh beer from the keglast tapped to the beer drawn from the keg that has been on tap for some time, which is accomplished without attracting the attention of the customer, as the connect'on of the faucet is made at the inside of the ice-box.

When a fresh keg is to be tapped, the stopcocks a? and b are closed, couplings d d of the connectingpipe D unscrewed, and the pipe D disconnected from the two faucets. The empty keg is then removed and its faucet applied to a fresh keg, which is put in its place. The connectingpipe D is again coupled to the barrels of the faucets, and the stop-cocks a and b" are opened again, the liquid being drawn from the spout of the keg that has been longer on tap. The auxiliary discharge-pipe of the faucet is used to put the foam on the beer drawn from the old keg, so as to relieve the newly- 7 which latter is provided with an overflowpipe, 9. By closing the stop-cock A the beer of the barrel F is compelled to pass through the cooling-pipe E, and is thereby kept cool, instead of becoming warm in the faucet. The cooling-pipe E may be applied to either one of the faucets, but preferably to the one longer on tap, the nipples of thefaucet of the new keg being then closed by means of screw-plugs c". The nipple 0 back of the stop-cock A", is also provided with a stop-cock, 0", which is opened when the cooling-pipe is coupled to the faucet, but closed when the same is detached. \Vhen either faucet is to be removed from its keg, the cooling-pipe E is disconnected, reversed, and applied to the nipples of the other faucet.

The advantages of this invention are that the beer in the newly-tapped keg can be relieved of its surplus pressure by the use of the auxiliary discharge-pipes. \V hen the pressure is reduced, the beer from both kegs is mixed, and thus the stale beer mixed with the fresh beer. The higher pressure in the fresh keg aids in drawing off the stale beer from the older keg, so as to impart a fresh taste and a uniform cap of foam to the same. The coolingpipe aids to keep the beer cool which remains in the faucet, and which is liable to become warm.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim as new and desire to secure by Letters 1atent i 1. The combination, with the faucets of two kegs, of a detachable connecting-pipe, means for coupling the same to the barrels of said faucets, and stop-cocks, by which the connection of said coupling-pipe with said faucets may be established or interrupted, substanstantially as set forth.

2. The combination, with the faucets of two kegs, of a connecting-pipe, means for coupling the same to the barrels of said faucets, auxiliary stopcoeks applied to the lateral nipples of the faucet-barrels, and auxiliary dischargepipes that communicate directly with the connecting-pipe, and are provided with auxiliary stop-cocks at their delivery ends, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination, with the faucets of two kegs, of a connecting-pipe, means for coupling the same to the barrels of said faucets, and an ice-water receptacle located between said faucets, the coupling-pipe being bent to pass though said cooling-vessel, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed my name in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

LOUIS DAXKHOFF.

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