A Portable Trough for Use in Filling Military Water Bottles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Apr., 1896-Accepted, 27th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Portable Trough for Use in Filling Military Water Bottles.
I, JOHN HENRY WOODWARD, of 2, Windsor Terrace, Clifton, Bristol, Major
and Hon. Lt.-Col. First Volunteer Battalion the Gloucestershire Regt. do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in a portable trough for use in filling military water
bottles.
The trough in which this invention consists is constructed of corrugated sheet
steel. It is preferably rounded at the bottom. The corrugations of the sides lie
parallel with the longitudinal axis of the trough. At each end and along the sides
are arranged specially designed spring push cocks for controlling the drawing off
of water contained in the trough. These cocks are constructed with a hollow
nozzle tapered or rounded at the outer end so as to extend sufficiently into the neck
of a military water bottle. Towards the inner end the nozzle has apertures which
are normally closed against the water by a gland fixed to the trough. A spiral
spring contained within a perforated or grated cylinder or cage tends to keep the
nozzle at the end of its outward range of travel. By applying the neck of a
military water bottle to the outer end of the nozzle and exerting a sufficient.
pressure the nozzle is forced back and the apertures or water ways in it are brought
clear of the gland. Water is then free to flow to the bottle.
On removal of the bottle the spring returns the nozzle to cut off the flow of
water.
With the trough above described military water bottles are filled with expedition
and with reduced waste of water.
The trough is fitted with pivotted legs which are capable of being folded or
turned to lie parallel with the sides.
Dated this 20th day of July 1895.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol, Chartered Patent Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Portable Trough for Use in Filling Military Water Bottles.
I, JOHN HENRY WOODWARD of 2 Windsor Terrace, Clifton, Bristol, Major
and Hony. Lt.-Col. First Volunteer Battalion, the Gloucestershire Regt. do
hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to a portable trough and fittings for filling military water
bottles, as I shall describe referring to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the trough.
Fig. 2 is a part section shewing one of the spring push cocks or valves in
elevation, and
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the valve.
The trough A which may be of steel or other sheet metal corrugated lengthwise
to give stiffness, is supported on 4 legs B pivotted to its sides, so that for transport.
they can be folded up along its sides.

page_text: A number of push cocks or valves C are arranged at intervals along the lower
part of the trough at its sides and ends.
Each of these valves comprises a cage D with side openings which is screwed
or otherwise fixed in the trough, and has a cover E screwed in its inner end.
In the front part of the cage is fitted to slide a nozzle F terminating inwardly
in a valve part G consisting of elastic packing pressed against a seating of the cage
by a spring H.
Through the nozzle F in front of the valve are lateral openings f.
The front end of the nozzle is of such size as to enter the mouth of a military
bottle and it has projections K against which the mouth of the bottle is pressed
when it is to be filled.
By this pressure the valve G is forced from its seat and water from the trough
passes through the side openings into the cage and thence through the openings f
into the nozzle and to the bottle which is pressed against it.
When the bottle is withdrawn, the spring presses the valve to its seat closing
the outlet.
Obviously spring push cocks or valves of the kind described may be employed
for troughs of various forms dimensions or materials.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A portable trough for use in filling military water bottles, constructed, and
provided with spring push cocks or valves, substantially as described with reference
to the accompanying drawings.
2. A spring push cock or valve constructed and operating substantially as
described with reference to Figs. 2 and 3.
Dated this 22nd day of April 1896.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.