Improvements in Drinking Founts for Birds, Dogs, and other Animals.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Oct., 1896-Accepted, 12th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Drinking Founts for Birds, Dogs, and other
Animals.
I, SAMUEL MILNE BUCHAN, of Waverley Potteries, Portobello, N.B. Pottery-
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in drinking founts for birds; dogs and
other animals.
My improvements relate to that class of drinking fount which is of a vertical
hollow pillar form with a circular or other shaped flat base in which there is an
aperture sufficient to enable the bird to drink therefrom. My improvement consists
in providing the top of the pillar of the fount with an aperture screwed or otherwise,
which may be of the same or other material as the rest of the fount, such as of
earthenware for example, and the stopper may be provided with a water and air tight
indiarubber washer or other washer. By means of the aperture the founts can be
readily washed or cleaned, but when the stopper is in, the fount is air tight as
usual.
Dated this 29th day of April 1896
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
Improvements in Drinking Founts for Birds, Dogs, and other
Animals.
I, SAMUEL MILNE BUCHAN, of Waverley Potteries, Portobello, N.B. Pottery
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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in drinking founts for birds, dogs and other
animals and has for its object to enable the inside of the fount to be readily inspected
and rinsed out a very important advantage hitherto unattained in other founts, and
also to enable the fount to be more easily filled.
My improvements relate to that class of drinking fount which is of a vertical
hollow pillar form with a circular or other shaped flat base in which there is an
aperture sufficient to enable the bird to drink therefrom.
But in order that my said invention may be more readily understood and easily
carried into effect I will proceed to describe the same with reference to the accom-
panying drawing which illustrates a drinking fount having my improvements applied
thereto.
Referring to the said drawing I provide the top of the pillar of the fount A with a
screwed or other aperture which may be of the same or other material as the rest of

page_text: the fount such as of earthenware for example, into which a screwed or other stopper B.
engages. The stopper B is also provided with an indiarubber or other water and
air tight washer b.
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 :-
In drinking founts for birds, dogs and other animals, providing the top of the
pillar with a screwed or other aperture into which a screwed or other stopper
engages, the said stopper having an indiarubber or other air and water tight washer,
whereby the inside of the fount can be readily inspected and rinsed out, and whereby
the fount can be more easily filled, substantially as hereinbefore described and shown
in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 21st
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.