IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE OR TABLE FOUNTAINS
Year: 1884

page_text: We, ARTHUR JOSEPH NEEDHAM and HORACE CANNING NEEDHAM, Gunsmiths
No. 6 Hammersmith Terrace Hammersmith in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of our said Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN PORTABLE OR
TABLE FOUNTAINS to be as follows:-
We form the Fountain with two reservoirs, upper and lower, the lower one (a)
being the stand or base and the upper (b) supported by a tube or tubes (d) receives
the water raised from the lower (a) through the said tubes (d).
In the lower reservoir (a) containing water we employ a packed or closely fitting
piston (c) the rod or rods of which is connected to the handle (e) by a short chain
or chains, on turning the handle (e) the piston (c) is raised forcing the water up
the tubes (d) filling upper reservoir (b) at the same time the tube (f) allows the
air to pass under the piston (c) thereby preventing vacuum. Tube (g) is the
jet tube.
Fig. 2. The upper reservoir (b) is attached to the piston (c) by the filling tubes (d)
and by pressing down the piston (c) the water is forced up the tubes (d) into the
upper reservoir (b) and is again raised to position by spiral spring (h).
Fig 3 The water is raised to the upper reservoir (b) by a centrifugal pump (c)
on turning the handle f
Fig. 4 Water is raised to reservoir (b) by a chain pump (c) on turning the
handle (f) or by the action of a bird placed in a cage above reservoir (b).
ARTHUR JOSEPH NEEDHAM

page_text: We ARTHUR JOSEPH NEEDHAM and HORACE CANNING NEEDHAM, both of
6 Hammersmith Terrace, Hammersmith in the County of Middlesex do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN TABLE OR PORTABLE
FOUNTAINS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
We form the Fountain with two reservoirs upper and lower, the lower one a.
being the stand or base and the upper b. supported by a tube or tubes d. receives
the water raised from the lower a. through the said tubes d. fig 1. In the lower
reservoir a. containing water, we employ a packed or closely fitting piston c. the
rod or rods of which are connected to the handle e. by a short chain or chains, or
racks and pinions as shown. On turning the handle e. the piston c. is raised,
forcing the water up the tubes d. filling upper reservoir b. at the same time the
tube allows the air to pass under the piston c. thereby preventing vacuum,
Tube g
is the jet tube.
Fig 2. The upper reservoir b. is attached to the piston c. by the filling tubes d.
and by pressing down the piston c. the water is forced up the tubes, d. into the
upper reservoir b. and is again raised to position by spiral springs b. It may be
wound down instead of up, as shewn in Fig I. or any suitable lever may be used
to press it down.
Fig. 3. The water is raised to the upper reservoir b, through the tubes or tubes d.
by a centrifugal pump c. on turning the handle f.
Fig. 4. Water is raised from lower reservoir a. to upper reservoir b. by chain
pump c. on turning the handle f, the pump may also be worked by a bird in the
cage over reservoir b. as shewn in Fig 4. When the bird alights on perch j. a. its
weight causes the perch to turn, each time raising a small bucket which empties
itself into reservoir b. The jet tube g. is fitted with a syphon, which allows
reservoir b. to fill with water before starting to play, or it may be worked by clock
movement as in fig. 4.
Our invention forms a Lamp, flower & fruit stand, or Fernery as shewn in
Sheet 2, of our Drawings, Having thus described the nature of our Invention, & the
mode in which we carry the same into effect, We would have it understood, that
what we claim as our invention is,
First. In table or portable fountains, with upper & lower reservoirs, raising the
water from the lower to the upper as shewn in Figs 1. 2. 3. & 4. or by any suitable
pump worked mechanically or otherwise, placed either in the base or the upper
reservoir.
Secondly. In table or portable fountains, with upper and lower reservoirs, any
conduit, tube or tubes, whereby water or any other liquid, may be conveyed or
forced from the base or lower reservoir to the upper, substantially as herein before
described.
Dated this 20th day of Sentember 1884
ARTHUR JOSEPH NEEDHAM.
HORACE CANNING NEEDHAM.