Improvements in Street Watering Apparatus.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan, 1891-Accepted. 28th Feb. 1891
Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan, 1891-Accepted. 28th Feb. 1891
PROVISIONAL
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Street Watering Apparatus.
CHARLES JONES, "Normonhurst," Ealing, Civil Engineer, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Water vans and carts as at present used for street watering purposes are fitted
with a distributing pipe at the rear of the van or cart and the effect of same
when in operation is to cause great inconvenience to pedestrians and others by the
amount of dust which is driven up as the water comes in contact with the road.
My invention consists of an additional distributing pipe fixed underneath the van or
cart at a distance of about 4 ft. from the distributing pipe at the rear: I fix the
distributing pipe under the van or cart so that the jets of water are directed
towards the front of the van or cart. By this means as the van or cart is moved
forward, the dust as it is raised by the water from the front distributor is met by
the water from the distributor at the rear, and is at once suppressed. In my
invention I prefer that the distributing pipe at the rear should be made of copper
or some metal which may be so perforated as to allow of 'a very fine spray. My
invention may be applied to any existing form of water van or cart the distributing
pipe under the van or cart being connected with the distributing pipe at the rear
so arranged as to work singly or together--by valves regulated by drivers foot as
now in use.
By making the distributing pipes of copper or some metal which allows of fine
perforation, the amount of water distributed should not exceed the quantity now
used by the ordinary water van or cart.
Dated this 28th day of Anvil 1000.
CHARLES JONES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Street Watering Apparatus.
I, CHARLES JONES, of "Normanhurst," Ealing, Civil Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of the said invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
Water vans and carts as at present used for street watering purposes are
fitted with a distributing pipe at the rear of the van or cart and the effect of the
same when in operation is to cause great inconvenience to pedestrians and others
by the amount of dust which is driven up as the water comes in contact with the
road.
My invention consists of an additional distributing pipe fixed underneath the van
or cart preferably at a distance of about four feet from the distributing pipe at
the rear. I fix the distributing pipe under the van or cart so that the jets of water
are directed towards the front of the van or cart.
By this means as the van or cart is moved forward, the dust as it is raised by the
water from the front distributor is met by the water from the distributor at the
rear and is at once suppressed by the additional moisture imparted thereto
and by being beaten down on to the wet ground by the spray of water at the rear.
In my invention I prefer that the distributing pipe at the rear should be made
of copper or some metal which may be, so perforated as to allow of a very fine
spray.
My invention may be applied to any existing form of water van or cart. the
distributing pipe under the van or cart being connected with the distributing pipe
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page_text: at the rear by an iron pipe running under the van or cart. The distributing pipes
may however be connected to separate supply pipes. The distributing pipes may
be so arranged as to work either singly or together by means of valves regulated
by the driver's foot as now in use. By making the distributing pipes of copper or
some metal which allows of fine perforation, the amount of water distributed
may be so arranged as not to exceed the quantity now used by the ordinary water
van or cart.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The combination with street watering apparatus of an additional distributing
pipe fixed underneath the van or cart and acting in co-operation with the rear
distributing pipe in manner substantially as herein described and for the purpose
stated.
Dated this zom day of January 1991.
CHARLES JONES.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, W.C.
CHARLES JONES.
By Harris & Mills,
23, Southampton Buildings, W.C.