An Improved Lamp-post which can Serve also as a Hydrant
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Lamp-post which can Serve also as a Hydrant
I, WILLIAM EVANS, of 33, Singleton Street, Swansea, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This device consists of a hollow cast-iron pillar such as is ordinarily used for
the support of a street lamp, which pillar is internally furnished with a wrought-
iron, steel, or other metal pipe of about 2 inches in internal diameter and strong
enough to bear the pressure of the water in the town mains, and reaching to
such a height in the said pillar as shall be convenient to supply a street watering
van with water when the pillar is fixed for a street lamp. The upper end of
the said pipe is bent at a right angle and the bent part passes through a hole made
in the pillar, and is suitably fixed therein. The projecting portion of the said
pipe is so fitted that a junction can be easily made with a portable rigid pipe,
or with a flexible hose, or with a protecting cap to remain on when not in use.
The lower end of the said pipe is also bent at a right angle and the bent part
passes beyond the base of the said pillar, into a box under the paving where it
is attached to a stop-valve; beyond the stop valve the pipe continues to the
nearest water-main and forms a junction therewith.
The box containing the stop valve is closed at the surface of the paving by a
movable door whereby the stop-valve can be opened or closed by means of a key.
The said key is also adapted to unlock and so remove the aforesaid protecting
cap from the projecting upper end of the pipe at such time as it may be required
to attach thereto a portable pipe or hose.
This device I call hereafter a lamp-post hydrant.
The object of this invention is to supply hydrants for the supply of water
to street watering vans at more frequent intervals than at present exist, without
further obstructing the thoroughfare. Thus, by means of this invention a water-
ing van when it becomes empty-can be refilled within a short distance from
the place at which the previous supply became exhausted, instead of having to
be taken a considerable distance to the nearest hydrant as is now frequently
the case.
My lamp-post hydrant can also take the place of ordinary fire-plugs with
advantage, because (a) its position is better marked than is the position of any
fire-plug now in use, and (b) inasmuch as a fire-plug is placed below the surface
of the ground, much time is occupied in fixing a hose thereto; whereas in the case
of my lamp-post hydrant, because the juncture is above ground and free, little
time is required for fixing the hose and obtaining a supply of water.
Therefore, in case of a fire, time is saved by the lamp-post hydrant in conse-
quence of its being easily and quickly found, and of the hose being easily and
quickly attached.
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page_text: I, WILLIAM EVANS, of 33, Singleton Street, Swansea, Engineer, do hereby
declare the rature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:—
This device consists of a hollow metal pillar, such as is ordinarily used for the
support of a street lamp, which pillar is internally furnished with a wrought iron,
steel or metal pipe strong enough to bear the pressure of the water in the town
main, and reaching to such a height in the pillar as shall be convenient to supply
a street watering van with water. The upper end of the said pipe is screwed into
a bend or elbow which bend is connected with a union that passes through a
hole in the pillar and is suitably fixed therein.
A junction can be made with the said union and a portable rigid pipe, or a
flexible hose, or a protecting cap to remain on when not in use. The lower end
of the said pipe is also screwed to a bend or elbow, which bend is further connected,
by a similar pipe, with a stop-valve, which stop-valve is placed in a box beyond
the base of the pillar, and under the pavement. The said box is closed at the
surface of the paving by a movable door whereby the stop-valve can be opened or
closed by means of a key and the said key is also adapted to unlock and so remove
the aforesaid protecting cap from the union projecting from the side of the pillar,
at such time as it may be required to attach thereto a portable pipe or hose.
Beyond the stop-valve, connection is also made, by a similar pipe, with the
water main.
My invention is further explained by the accompanying drawing. A, is the
pillar serving to support a street lamp. B, is the pipe for conveying the water
to the attachment C. To the attachment C, a portable pipe or hose 1), can be
easily fastened. E is the stop valve in a box below the pavement.
This device I call hereafter a lamp-post hydrant.
The object of this invention is to provide hydrants for the supply of water to
street watering vans at more frequent intervals than at present exist, without
further obstructing the thoroughfare.
Thus, by means of this invention a watering van, when it becomes empty can
be refilled within a short distance of the place at which the previous supply
became exhausted, instead of having to be taken a considerable distance to the
nearest hydrant, as is now frequently the case.
My lamp-post hydrant can also take the place of ordinary fire-plugs with
considerable advantage, because (a) its position is better marked than is the
position of any fire-plug now in use, and (b) inasmuch as a fire-plug is placed
below the surface of the ground much time is occupied in fixing a hose thereto;
whereas in the case of my lamp-post hydrant, because the juncture is above
ground and free, little time is required for fixing the hose and obtaining a supply
of water.
Therefore, in case of a fire, time is saved by the lamp post hydrant in consequence
of its being easily and quickly found, and of the hose being easily and quickly
attached.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven- 4
tion, what I claim is:-
1st. The combination of a lamp post and hydrant substantially as described.

page_text: 2nd. The use of a lamp post containing a pipe connected with the water main
to serve as a hydrant to supply water to street watering vans, and to supply water
for purposes of extinguishing fires substantially as described.
22nd Jul 1000