IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING WATER ON REFRESHMENT COUNTERS AND OTHER PLACES
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry Cantrill Dean, of Shoreditch, and John Millard, of
Bow, both in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVED
APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING WATER ON REFRESHMENT COUNTERS AND OTHER
PLACES"
Sealed the 13th September 1878, and dated the 26th March 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry Cantrill Dean and
John Millard at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 26th March
1878.
HENRY CANTRILL DEAN, of Shoreditch, and JOHN MILLARD, of Bow, both in
the County of Middlesex. "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING WATER ON
REFRESHMENT COUNTERS AND OTHER PLACES."
Our Invention relates to an apparatus for supplying cold water on bar and other
refreshinent counters, and consists of a small column or stand pipe in the form of a
street hydrant, surmounted by a dome-shaped top from which rises a delivery tube
or nozzle curved or bent downwards. This column is fixed on a suitable base plate
on the counter, and within the column is contained a small cylinder connected at
the lower end with the pipe from the main cistern or other source of supply.
From the top of the cylinder and within the exterior column rises a tube
terminating in a stuffing box, down through which passes the delivery tube above-
mentioned. The latter tube is free to slide within the stuffing box and outer tube,
and it terminates just within the cylinder, this extremity of the tube being closed
and having affixed to it an india-rubber disc or valve backed up by a metal disc
and pressed upwards by a spiral spring within the cylinder. This india-rubber
valve closes against the top end of the cylinder and is opened by pressing down the
delivery pipe which carries the said valve, and thus forces it away from the seat
against the pressure of the spring.
The sides of the delivery pipe are perforated just above the valve, these
perforations when the valve is closed and the pipe is in its highest position, being

page_text: received in and enclosed or covered by the outer stationary tube in which the
delivery pipe slides, so that the flow of water is cut off by the valve pressing
against its seat, and by the covering up of these perforations which is the only
outlet, so that no leakage is possible. When the delivery pipe is pressed down-
wards and the valve moved from its seat, this perforated part of the pipe projects 5
far enough into the cylinder to give a free passage to the water.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Henry Cantrill Dean and John Millard in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 25th September 1878.
HENRY CANTRILL DEAN, of Shoreditch, and JOHN MILLARD, of Bow, both in the
County of Middlesex. "IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING WATER ON
REFRESHMENT COUNTERS AND OTHER PLACES."
Our Invention relates to an apparatus for supplying cold water on bar and other
refreshment counters, and consists of a small column or stand pipe in the form of a
street hydrant, surmounted by a dome-shaped top from which rises a delivery tube
or nozzle curved or bent downwards and fitted to turn freely in any direction.
This column is fixed on a suitable base plate on the counter, and within the column
is contained a small cylinder connected at the lower end with the pipe from the
main cistern or other source of supply.
From the top of the cylinder and within the exterior column rises a tube
terminating in a stuffing box, down through which passes the delivery tube above-
mentioned. The latter tube is free to slide within the stuffing box and outer tube,
and it terminates just within the cylinder, this extremity of the tube being closed
and having affixed to it an india-rubber faced valve pressed upwards by a spiral
spring within the cylinder. This india-rubber valve closes against the top end of
the cylinder and is opened by pressing down the delivery pipe which carries the
said valve, and thus forces it away from the seat against the pressure of the
spring.
The sides of the delivery pipe are perforated just above the valve, these
perforations when the valve is closed and the pipe is in its highest position being
received in and enclosed or covered by the outer stationary tube in which the
delivery pipe slides, so that the flow of water is cut off both by the valve pressing
against its seat, and by the covering up of these perforations which form the only
outlet, so that no leakage is possible. When the delivery pipe is pressed down-
wards and the valve moved from its seat, this perforated part of the pipe projects
far enough into the cylinder to give a free passage to the water.
In the accompanying Drawing, which shows a vertical section of the apparatus,
a is the column with dome-shaped top a' united to the column by a screw joint;
b is the delivery tube or nozzle; c, the cylinder; d, the water supply pipe entering
bottom of cylinder; e, the pipe on top of cylinder with stuffing box e', through

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which the delivery pipe 6 passes into the exterior of the cylinder, and having also
a flange e, which is clamped between the column a and the dome-shaped top a¹, as
shown to fix the cylinder c in position therein; f is the disc or valve on the end of
pipe b which is closed, said valve being faced with india-rubber and pressed up
against the end of pipe e by a spring g contained in cylinder c; b', b', perforations
in the sides of pipe 6, immediately above the valvef for the passage of the liquid.
This pipe 6 is pushed down to uncover the orifices 6', as shown in dotted lines by
pressing on the finger plate h; i, orifice closed by a cap in which a small gas nipple
may be inserted supplied with gas through the column for pipe lighting.
Having described the nature of our Invention, and the manner of performing
the same, we declare that what we claim as our Invention to be protected by
the herein-before in part recited Letters Patent is, the apparatus or hydrant for
supplying water on refreshment counters and other places, constructed substantially
as shown and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry Cantrill Dean, for
of the said John MiHard, have hereunto set my
Twentieth day of September, in the year of our Lord
hundred and seventy-eight.
myself and on behalf
hand and seal, this
One thousand eight
H. C. DEAN. (L.S.)