Improvements connected with Aërated Liquor Fountains.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 31st Dec., 1890-Accepted, 31st Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Aërated Liquor Fountains.
1, WILLIAM HOLME DAVIS, of 34 St. Pauls Road, Thornton Heath, Surrey,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has for object certain improvements connected with fountain
posts or pedestals for drawing aërated liquors from a reservoir or cylinder.
For the purpose of my invention, which is chiefly intended for use in hotels,
restaurants, refreshment bars, and similar places, I make a pedestal of any desired
shape and height, and by a pipe I connect the reservoir to a tap at or near the
upper part of the pedestal. From the tap, the passage rises to a thimble or capped
head piece, in which a number of small holes have a downward or horizontal
direction for the liquor to be broken up into fine streams. The cap almost fills the
portion of the pipe in which it is placed, so that the liquor after passing the holes,
rises in a circular column into a chamber, in which the agitated state of the liquor
is subdued just prior to its leaving the nozzle or spout from which it flows.
The liquor by this method retains the gas within it and is in a sparkling
effervescing condition without foam for a longer period than when the liquor is
rushed into a receiver, such as a glass.
Dated this 11th day of October 1800
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Holme Davis.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Aërated Liquor Fountains.
I, WILLIAM HOLME DAVIS, of 34 St. Pauls Road, Thornton Heath, 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 :—
This invention has for object certain improvements connected with fountain
posts or pedestals for drawing aërated liquor from a reservoir or cylinder.
For the purpose of my invention, which is chiefly intended for use in hotels,
restaurants, refreshment bars, and similar places, I make a pedestal of any desired
shape and height, and by a pipe I connect the reservoir to a tap at or near the
upper part of the pedestal. From the tap, the passage rises to a thimble or capped
head piece, under which head small holes are made in a downward or horizontal
direction for the liquor to be broken up into fine streams. The cap almost fills the
portion of the pipe in which it is placed, so that the liquor after passing the holes
rises in a circular column into a chamber, in which the agitated state of the liquor
is subdued just prior to its leaving the nozzle or spout from which it flows.
The liquor by this method retains the gas within it and is in a sparkling
effervescing condition without foam for a longer period than when the liquor is
rushed into a receiver, such as a glass.
The invention is clearly shown in the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is a sectional vertical elevation through the apparatus showing the tap,
the passages, chamber, and the nozzle, up and through which the liquor travels
under gaseous pressure when the tap plug is turned in the proper direction.
Figure 2 is an exterior elevation of the apparatus, the pedestals in each case

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as possible.
A is the pedestal with bottom flange B to set it upon a counter and with a nut C
to fix it thereon by screwing the nut upon the lower stem D.
E is a tap barrel surmounting the pedestal and having in one face thereof, a
socketted collar F for holding the tap plug G in place and close up against the
washer H for making a tight joint.
I is a handle by which the plug G can be turned.
Jis a head screwed to the barrel E, and K is the gas expansion chamber in said
head which has a hood L with spout M. The part of the head just below the
chamber contains a kind of thimble or cap piece N with a narrow stem
perforated with horizontal holes and a spread out cap which nearly fits the part
enclosing it.
P is an union ferrule for connecting the pedestal stem D with the pipe Q of the
reservoir or gaseous liquid container.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed declare that what I
claim is :-
:-
1. The construction of pedestal fountains for aërated liquids with a capped and
perforated stem and an upper chamber in the manner described and as shown in the
annexed drawings.
2. Providing a pedestal fountain for aërated liquors with a chamber at the upper
part between the upflow tube and the outlet nozzle for the purpose set forth.
3. Fitting a capped piece with perforated stem between the upflow tube and the
chamber at head of pedestal as shown and for the purpose described.
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H. GARDNER,
Fatent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said William Holme Davis.