H. C. BROWN.

VALVE AND GRINDING MECHANISM THEREFOR.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.1a,1919.

1,361,790. Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

WITNESSES
 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
HUGH C. BROWN, OF CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY.
VALVE AND GRINDING MECHANISM THEREFOR.

1,361,790. Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 7, 1920.

Application filed November 18, 1919. Serial No. 338,973.

To all ’whom ¿t may concern : Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2,

Be it known that I, HUGH C. BROWN, a 1 represents a puppet valve which is pro
citizen of the United States, and a resident vided in its face with a groove 2, the latter
of Camden, in the county of Camden and having a curved base wall 3 and inclined or 45
State of New Jersey, have invented a new tapering side walls 4, 4, so that .the groove is
and Improved Valve and Grinding Mecha dove-tailed in cross-section and curved or
nism Therefor, of which the following is a tapered longitudinally, deepest at its center
full, clear, and eXact description.,> and inclining toward both ends.
This invention relates to improvements in 5 represents a valve operating tool having 50
valves and grinding mechanism therefor, an a tongue 6 at its free end which is shaped
object of the invention being to so construct like the groove 2. In other words, this
a puppet valve as to permit the positive tongue is curved at its edge longitudinally
longitudinal movement of the valve as well and is dove-tailed in shape in cross-section.
as the rotary movement of the valve during The tongue can be inserted in the groove by 55
the grinding operation. ~ moving the tongue transversely of the valve
Puppet valves, as heretofore made, have and longitudinally of the groove and by
been ordinarily provided either with a reason of the dove-tailed shape of the
screwdriver receiving groove in their faces coupled parts, the tool can be utilized to im
or with Spanner wrench receiving recesses, part a positive longitudinal movement in 60
20 and as it is necessary in grinding said valves both directions as well as a rotary or oscil
to permit a longitudinal movement of the lating movement to grind the valve.
valve away from the seat during the turn Various slight changes and alterations
ing operation, it has been necessary to in might be made in the general form of the
sert a spring around the valve stem. It is parts described without departing from my 65
25 the purpose of my invention to so construct invention, and, hence, I do not limit my
the valve that the valve grinding tool will self to the precise details set forth butcon
couple therewith and cause the valve to sider myself at liberty to make such slight
move longitudinally with the tool as well as changes and alterations as fairly fall within
receive its turning movement therefrom. the spirit and scope of the appended claim. 70
30 With these and other objects in view the I claim: .
invention consists in certain novel features The combination with a valve, of a valve
of construction, and combinations and ar grinding tool, said valve having a groove
rangementsof parts, as will be more fully therein, said groove being deepest at its
hereinafter described and pointed out in the center and having its base wall curved longi 75
35 claim. V tudinally, and said groove having its side
In the accompanying drawings walls inclining toward each other from their
Figure 1 is a view mainly in elevation, inner to their outer ends, said valve grind
but partly in section illustrating one form ing tool having an integral tongue shaped in
of my invention; conformity with and adapted to lit in said 80
40 Fig. 2 is a view in cross-section at right groove.
angles to Fig. 1. ‘ HUGH C. BROWN.