An Improved Water Hydrant for Domestic or Public Use.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept.. 1896
Complete Specification
Loft
1906 Accented 30th Jan 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Water Hydrant for Domestic or Public Use.
JAMES SAMUEL KINGSTON Plumber No. 1 Douro Villas Snakes Lane Woodford
Essex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of a top and bottom casting of brass or other suitable
metal, threaded inside to take wrought iron steam or gas tubing, from one inch
upwards. The size of tube to be governed by the size of castings. The length
of tube to be governed by the height of hydrant required. The bottom casting
has feed and exhaust ports cast in it and is fitted with a loose valve spindle on
which are a number of leather washers to form a plunger or piston or if
prefered a number of split steel rings finishing with a leather washer or metal
valve to seat. The top casting is in the form of a tee piece for small hydrants
but where more than one outlet is required it is in the form of a cross.
outlet or outlets is provided with a hose thread and cap or bent nose piece to
form a spout also threaded to take hose. The top of tee or cross has a cover
and stuffing or packing box through which is threaded by a quick square thread
a spindle to be operated by a fixed or loose key. A rod of iron or other
suitable metal connects the spindles of top and bottom castings, passing inside the
steam or gas tubing.
Dated this Ninih dor of Santamber 1896
The
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Water Hydrant for Domestic or Public Use.
JAMES SAMUEL KINGSTON Plumber No. 1 Douro Villas Snakes Lane Woodford
Essex 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 :-
My invention consists of a top and bottom casting of brass or other suitable
metal, threaded inside to receive wrought, or cast, steam, gas, or water tubing, or
pipe, which connects the top and bottom castings. The size of tubing or pipe is
to be governed by the size of hydrant required. The length of tubing or pipe is
to be governed by the height of hydrant required. The bottom casting has feed
and exhaust or waste ports cast or bored in it, the waste or exhaust ports being
for the purpose of making the hydrant non-freezing; it is also fitted with a loose
spindle on which are secured a number of leather washers, split steel rings, or other
suitable packing. The lower or bottom washer to he of hard leather, rubber or
other material suitable for making a water tight joint. The leather washers, split
rings or other suitable packing on splindle are intended to form a plunger or
piston, past which water cannot pass. The top of spindle is fitted with a square
pocket or hole to receive a or other suitable size square rod of iron or other

page_text: suitable metal. It has also screwed, flanged, or socketed into it a nozzle bent or
straight for the purpose of making connection with the lead service pipe or water
main. The nozzle has also a heel cast on it flanged or otherwise for the purpose
of bolting or screwing to a bed of wood, stone, or iron.
The top casting is in the form of a tee piece (such as is used by plumbers
and fitters) for the small size of hydrant as would be required for lawns stables
and the like, but for fire purposes where more than one hose is required to be
attached. it would be in the form of a cross having two outlets, which can be
fitted with male threads and have caps and chains for protection when not in
use. The small size of hydrant to have a bent spout suitable for filling
a pail. It
has also a thread suitable to receive garden hose. This bent spout is cast, flanged or
screwed on to the tee piece. This top casting has also a cover screwed, or flanged on to
it, through which is threaded by a quick square thread a spindle having a pocket or
hole in the lower end to receive the other end of square rod secured in top of spindle
in bottom casting. The top of said spindle is squared off, to receive a key or handle,
for the purpose of opening or closing hydrants.
The cover of top casting is also provided with a packing box and cover to ensue a
water tight joint. The spindle has also a cheek ring or washer of metal screwed or
soldered on to it for the purpose of regulating the stroke of the plunger or piston in
the bottom casting and preventing its being raised above the exhaust, waste or
non-freezing port, at its lowest end. The bottom of the top casting is screwed or
threaded inside to receive the other end of tube or pipe threaded in a similar manner
into the top of bottom casting, but in the case of large hydrants these joints could
be flanged or caulked.
The length of iron rod that connects the spindles of the top and bottom castings is
governed by the length of tubing between said castings.
The cover of the top casting when taken off, allows the square iron rod with plunger
or piston attached to be drawn out of bottom casting and tube for the purpose of
repairing piston of same, thereby obviateing the necessity of disturbing the ground
to repair plunger or closing valve.
Fig. 1 is sectional view of the top casting, draun full size for 14 inch steam,
water or gas tubing. The body of the casting is denoted by A, A, A, A, having
bent spout B, threaded flanged or cast thereon. The cover which screwes or flanges
on to the top of said body is denoted by C, and has a square thread chased in it
through which is screwed the spindle F, on which is also a square thread to
work through thread in cover C. The top of said cover is in the form of a
packing box which is provided with a cover or cap D, screwed down on same. The
spindle F. has also a check ring or washer G, fastened to it by set screw J, or
if prefered cast on to spindle F. The bottom of spindle F has a pocket or hole
in its end to take a square iron rod denoted by H, which is held in position by
key or bolt denoted by 1. The top of spindle F. is squared to receive a handle or
key E, through which it passes. The wrought or cast, steam, gas, or water tubing is
denoted by K. Fig. 1 represents the hydrant as being open with the cheek ring or
washer striking the bottom of cover C.
The
Fig. 2 is a sectional view of bottom casting. The body is denoted
by N.
The loose spindle that forms the plunger is denoted by M.
leather washers, split rings or other suitable packing is denoted by O. The nut
for securing same by P. The iron rod that connects to the spindle of top casting
is denoted by H. The key or bolt for securing iron rod to spindle is denoted
by L. The gas, steam or water tube or pipe is denoted by K. This tube or pipe as
in drawing of Fig. 1 is shoun broken off. The bent or straight nozzle which is
screwed or caulded or flanged on to the bottom of body is denoted by R. The heel of
same flanged or otherwise is denoted by W. The plunger or piston seat is
denoted by V. The feed port is denoted by S. at its inlet and T at its outlet. The
exhaust, waste or non-freezing port is denoted by U. Fig. 2 is shown with the
plunger or piston drawn up for the purpose of allowing water to flow through
nozzle R. and up port S, thereby flowing up tube or pipe K, and out of bent spout B,

page_text: it also when in this position closes exhaust, waste, or non-freezing port U. When
the plunger or piston is screwed down by means of square thread on spindle F and
thread in cover C. of Fig. 1, on to seat V in bottom casting the exhaust, waste or non-
freezing port U appears above the packing on spindle M, thereby allowing what
water remains standing in top casting A. and pipe or tube K to escape, thereby
preventing the hydrant from freezing, it being understood that the bottom casting
as shown in Fig. 2. would be below the ground level.
Fig. 3. shows the feed port S also the waste, exhaust or non-freezing port U as they
would appear in the body N if it were sawn in two at X, X.
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
1. A top and bottom casting of brass or other suitable metal connected to each
other by means of any desired length of iron or other suitable metal rod and a
suitable length of wrought or cast tubing or pipe substantially as described and
shewn.
2. A hydrant comprising a feed and exhaust port for the purpose of making the
hydrant non-freezing which is in the bottom casting N, opened and closed by means
of packing on the bottom end of spindle M, which is raised or lowered by being
connected to rod H connected to spindle F screwed through cover C which when
unscrewed allows the working parts F, G, H, I, L, M, O, P, to be withdrawn for the
purpose of repairs, substantially as described and shewn.
D
JD 1000
JAS. S. KINGSTON.