Improvements in Street Watering Posts and the like.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 15th Sept., 1892-Accepted, 5th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in Street Watering Posts and the like.
We, REUBEN THOMAS PRESTON of the firm of J. Stone & Co. of Deptford in
the County of Kent Engineers and WILLIAM WAYLAN of 1 Archbishop Place,
Brixton Hill, in the County of Surrey, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide simpler and more efficient means of
locking in any required position the swan neck or other outlet fitted to water posts
for filling water carts and for other similar purposes.
In place of the ordinary wrought iron clips bolted or locked to a lug on the stand
post by an exposed bolt or paddock, which is frequently removed or tampered with
wilfully or otherwise, thus enabling the swan neck to be stolen, or turned over the road
or pathway in a dangerous position to vehicles or foot passengers we fit the swan neck
or other outlet with a clip to which is jointed or connected a bent lever which is
adapted to effectually lock the jointing nut of the swan neck. The lower part of
this lever is fitted into a socket joint or other holder attached to the stand post, the
socket joint containing a sunk bolt which cannot be operated without a specially
formed key, and cannot be withdrawn or lost, thus forming a double locking
appliance.
Dated this 15th day of December 1891.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Street Watering Posts and the like.
We, REUBEN THOMAS PRESTON of the firm of J. Stone & Co. of Deptford in
the County of Kent Engineers and WILLIAM WAYLAN of 1 Archbishop Place,
Brixton Hill, in the County of Surrey, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of
this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:--
The object of this invention is to provide simple and more efficient means of
locking in any required position the swan neck or other outlet fitted to water posts
for filling water carts and for other similar purposes.
In place of the ordinary wrought iron clips bolted or locked to a lug on the
stand post by an exposed bolt or padlock which is frequently removed or tampered
with, wilfully or otherwise, thus enabling the swan neck to be stolen or turned over
the road or pathway in a dangerous position to vehicles or foot passengers, we fit
the swan neck or other outlet in street watering posts and the like with a clip to
which is jointed or connected a lever which is adapted to effectually lock the
jointing nut of the swan neck. The lower part of this lever is fitted into a socket
joint or other holder attached to the stand post the socket joint containing a sunk
bolt which cannot be operated without a specially formed key and cannot be with-
drawn or lost.
In the accompanying drawing we have shown a street watering post thus
constructed, Figure 1 being a side elevation, Figure 2 a horizontal section on
line A B, Figure 3 an end view of the holder for the lower end of the locking lever
and Figure 4 a plan section through the latter.
a is a clip embracing the swan neck and made in two parts held together by
bolts and nuts or the like. To one of the bolts jointed a lever c which is of a

page_text: bent or cranked form the inner side of which bend engages with the stud on the
jointing nut d of the swan neck b for securing it in position so that the jointing
nut cannot be released... i.
The lower end of the lever c is by the pin or bolt g jointed to the holder e which
is screwed into the stand post f. The bolt is provided with a triangular or
other suitably formed head which is sunk into the socket formed part e or the
holder; this part e² is secured to the holder by screws as shewn. The bolt
has
a shoulder g* and the interior of the socket el has an inner flange e* which prevents
the bolt from being unscrewed further than for its end g to be disconnected from
the lever c; this bolt cannot therefore become lost. To disconnect the lever c
from the locking appliance a special socket spanner is required such as fitting the
triangular head g By withdrawing the bolt from the lever c the latter is
freed, thus also freeing the jointing nut d.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is :-
:-
1. A lever jointed at its upper end to the swan neck or other outlet of a street
watering post or the like such lever in its lower part engaging with and holding
one of the lugs of the jointing nut of the swan neck and being locked to the
watering post-in such manner as to require a special key or spanner for unlocking
it whereby the lever can be raised free of the lug of the jointing nut substantially
as set forth.
2. The construction of lever and locking appliance shewn and described and for
the purpose set forth.
Dated the 15th day of September 1892.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.