Improvements in and connected with Fountains.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 20th Aug., 1391--Accepted, 26th Sept., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Fountains.
We GEORGE PHILLIPS and GEORGE FITZHARDINGE ROSE both of 175 Oxford
Street in the County of Middlesex China and Glass Manufacturers do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:―
This invention has for its object to provide a simple and convenient fountain more
especially intended for table or decorative purposes.
The jet or jets of liquid are emitted by a fountain constructed according to this
invention either by compressed air or under the action of the pressure of gas generated
in the fountain by materials placed therein. According to the said invention there
is provided a reservoir for the water or liquid to be emitted by the jet or jets and
if the pressure of gas is to be employed as aforesaid a receptacle may be made for
the materials by which gas is to be generated. In this case a pipe or passage leads
from the said receptacle to the upper part of the interior of the said reservoir and
a pipe or passage leads from the jet or jets downwards to near the bottom of the
said reservoir. The receptacle is provided with an inlet by which the gas generating
materials are introduced so that when this is closed the gas as it is generated passes
up into the upper part of the reservoir and by pressing upon the water or liquid
therein forces it up the descending tube or passage until it issues from the jet or
jets. If preferred the materials may be placed in the receptacle for liquid and
the separate receptacle for the said materials be dispensed with.
If compressed air is used the said air as it expands forces the water through the
jet of the fountain. As the air expands and the water diminishes it becomes
necessary in order to maintain the same height of projection of water from the jet
to enlarge the passage for water to the jet and this is effected automatically
according to this invention by providing a float in the vessel so connected to a tap
or controller of the passage for the liquid to the jet that the said passage is
gradually enlarged as the float descends. This passage may be in the plug of the
tap by which the jet is turned on and off.
It is preferred to employ a jet or nozzle from which the water issues which is
made of a glass tube as in that material the orifice of the outlet can be conveniently
made by contracting the end of the tube and any obstruction can be readily seen
and removed. By providing the end of the tube with elastic material at its base
it can readily be inserted in and removed from the top of the water outlet pipe and
its position regulated to give a proper vertical or other required direction to the
water issuing from the jet.
Dated this 20th day of November 1800.
J. H. JOHNSON & CO.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Fountains.
We GEORGE PHILLIPS and GEORGE FITZHardinge Rose both of 175 Oxford
Street in the County of Middlesex China and Glass Manufacturers 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 has for its object to provide a simple and convenient fountain more
especially intended for table or decorative purposes.

page_text: The jet or jets of liquid are emitted by a fountain constructed according to this
invention either by compressed air or under the action of the pressure of gas
generated in the fountain by materials placed therein. According to the said inven-
tion there is provided a reservoir for the water or liquid to be emitted by the jet or
jets and if the pressure of gas is to be employed as aforesaid a receptacle may be 5
made for the materials by which gas is to be generated. A pipe or passage leads
from the said receptacle (if it be used) to the upper part of the interior of the said
reservoir and a pipe or passage leads from the jet or jets downwards to near to the
bottom of the said reservoir. The receptacle if used is provided with an inlet by
which the gas generating materials are introduced so that when this is closed the 1
gas as it is generated passes up into the upper part of the reservoir and by
pressing upon the water or liquid therein forces it 'up the descending tube or
passage until it issues from the jet or jets. If preferred the materials may be
placed in the receptacle for liquid and the separate receptacle for the said materials
be dispensed with. If compressed air is used the said air as it expands forces the 1
water through the jet of the fountain. As the air or gas expands and 'the water
diminishes it becomes necessary in order to maintain the same height of projection of
water from the jet to enlarge the passage for water to the jet and this is effected
automatically according to this invention by providing a float in the vessel so con-
nected to a tap or controller of the passage for the liquid to the jet that the said 2
passage is gradually enlarged as the float descends. This passage may be in the
plug of the tap by which the jet is turned on and off. It is preferred to employ a
jet or nozzle from which the water issues which is made of a glass tube as in that
material the orifice of the outlet can be conveniently made by contracting the end
of the tube and any obstruction can be readily seen and removed. By providing
the cud of the tube with clastic material at its base it can readily be inserted into
and removed from the top of the water outlet pipe and its position regulated
to give a proper vertical or other required direction to the water issuing from
the jet.
And in order that the said invention may be fully understood we will now, proceed
more particularly to describe the same and for that purpose shall refer to the
several figures on the annexed sheet of drawings the same letters of reference
indicating corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing is a longitudinal section of a fountain
constructed according to this invention when the compression of air is employed to
eject the water at the jet or jets.
Figure 2 is a transverse section on the line 1. 2 Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a similar section on the line 3-4 Figure 1 and
Figure 4 is a transverse section of the regulating cock.
"
A is an air tight vessel shewn in the drawing as being made of metal and of
cylindrical form and with one jet, it may be made of any 'other' suitable material
such for example as glass or earthenware and of any desired shape and with any
desired number of jets. Liquid under pressure is supplied to the vessel from
any suitable source through a pipe B provided with a stop cock C. The pipe B
preferably leads to the lower part of the vessel and as the water enters the air is
compressed into the upper part of the vessel A and when the said vessel is sufficiently
charged with liquid the cock C is closed. In the interior of the vessel A. are
bearings D in which is mounted a rod or spindle E having connected thereto the
rod F of a float G and to this rod F is connected by a bar H the arm I of a valve or
cock by which the supply of liquid to the nozzle" of the 'fountain is governed.
. The said valve or cock may be arranged in any 'convenient position in the drawing
we have shewn it at the bottom of the vessel A. but it may be preferred to arrange
it at the upper end of the pipe near the nozzle L 'the inlet pipe 'then" leading
therefrom to the lower part of the vessel. The plug k of this cock is provided with
two passages a and b communicating with each other by a longitudinal passage ic
shewn dotted in Figure 2. That part of, the plug containing the passage a works
in a stationary shell or barrel d connected to the vessel A and on the part of the plug

page_text: having the passage 6 is fitted so as to turn thereon a collar e to which is attached
the arm I which is connected by the bar H to the float G as aforesaid. The collar e
has an elongated passage f (see Figure 4) communicating with the passage b in the
plug k. The plug k is provided on the exterior of the vessel A. with a handle P by
which the supply of liquid to the nozzle L may be cut off when required by turning
the plug k so as to remove the passage a out of communication with the passage M
leading to the nozzle.
When the vessel A is fully charged with liquid and the plug k of the cock K. is
in position to admit the liquid to the nozzle the passage fin the collar e is open to
the passage in the plug to a slight extent so as to give only a small passage for
the liquid through which passage the said liquid is forced by the pressure of air in
the vessel along the passages cand a in the plug k and thence by the pipe M to the
nozzle from which it will issue in a jet. As the level of the liquid lowers and con-
sequently the pressure of the compressed air diminishes the float G descends and
causes the collar e to turn on the plug & so as to gradually uncover and increase the
passage for the liquid through the passage b so that as the pressure of the air in
the vessel A decreases the passage for the liquid to the nozzle will be proportionately
increased whereby the height to which the liquid is projected from the nozzle will
be maintained uniform or thereabouts. The nozzle L is preferably made of glass,
porcelain or the like and is fitted in the upper end of the tube or passage M the
flexible piece (india rubber tubing for example) encircling the nozzle forming a
sufficiently tight joint and allowing the nozzle to be readily inserted and removed
and adjusted in position.
We have not considered it necessary to illustrate an arrangement for generating
gascous pressure in the vessel A instead of using compressed air for forcing the
liquid through the nozzle as it is obvious that this may be effected in a variety of
ways for example gas producing material either in a liquid or in a dry or powdered
form may be injected into the vessel to mix with the water previously introduced or
a chamber may be provided inside the vessel to contain the material so that when
the vessel is charged with water to the desired extent the said water will mix with
the material and generate the gas for forcing the liquid through the nozzle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is:
1st. In fountains in which a jet or jets of liquid is or are projected from a vessel
by compressed air or gas the combination of means whereby the supply of liquid to
the nozzle is so regulated as the pressure of the air or gas decreases that the jet
will be projected to a uniform or practically uniform height whilst the fountain is
in operation substantially as hereinbefore described.
2nd. Nozzles for fountains formed as shewn and fitted into the upper part of the
liquid supply pipe or passage (through which the liquid passes from the reservoir to
the nozzle) with the intervention of an elastic piece as and for the purposes
herein before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
3rd. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the improved
fountain substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 20th day of 1001
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.