Improvements in Artificial Fountain Apparatus.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 11th May, 1899-Accepted, 17th June, 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Artificial Fountain Apparatus.
I, MAX HOLZER, of Marstallstrasse 2 Munich, in the Empire of Germany,
Button Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to artificial fountains operated by pistons and consists in a
new packing for such pistons. This piston packing consists of an elastic disk the
borders of which surpass a little the diameter of the piston.
At the upper and lower ends of the cylinder in which the piston moves are
annular grooves in the cylinder wall, permitting to the packing disk a complete
extension. The piston when raised works by driving by its weight the water out
of the cylinder through a small tube to the nozzle. When the piston is in its
highest position the packing disk enters the upper groove. As the piston goes
down, the border of the packing disk is curved upwards against the lower border
of the groove and tightens the piston in the best manner on its way down through
the cylinder. The piston arrived at its lowest position, the disk lies in the lower
groove and when the piston is raised the packing disk is curved downwards and
tightens the piston during this motion in the same manner. At the raising of the
piston water is drawn from a reservoir through an opening again into the cylinder
entering beneath the piston through an anti return valve.
Dated this 11th dox of August 1898
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
Improvements in Artificial Fountain Apparatus.
I, MAX HOLZER, of Marstallstrasse 2 Munich, in the Empire of Germany,
Button Manufacturer, 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;-
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This invention relates to artificial fountains operated by pistons and consists
in a new packing for such pistons.
The annexed drawing illustrates the invention―
The piston packing consists of an elastic disk a the borders of which project
a little beyond the diameter of the piston.
At the upper and lower ends of the cylinder in which the piston moves are
annular grooves a¹ a² in the cylinder wall a allowing the packing disk to com-
pletely extend. The piston when raised works by driving by its weight the water
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page_text: out of the cylinder a through a small tube n to the nozzle. When the piston is
in its highest position the packing disk X enters the upper groove. As the piston
goes down, the border of the packing disk is curved upwards against the lower
border of the groove and packs the piston in the most advantageous manner on its
way down through the cylinder. The piston arrived at its lowest position, the
disk lies in the lower groove a² and when the piston is raised by means of
gear plm the packing disk is curved downward and tightens the piston during
this movement in the same manner. At the raising of the piston water is drawn
from a reservoir through an opening o again into the cylinder entering beneath
the piston through a non-return valve v.
The improved fountain apparatus may be used in rooms, baths, conservatories
or for other purposes where a water fountain is required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:
1. In an artificial fountain apparatus, a piston having packing consisting of a
flexible disk having a projecting border a movable up or down in recesses a¹ a² at
the extremities of the cylinder a, suitable to the direction of movement of the
piston.
2. The construction of fountain apparatus embodying the piston with flexible
projecting border and means for reversing the direction of flexion thereof sub-
stantially as described.
Dated this 11t1.
1000
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant, 18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.