Improved Apparatus for Supplying Water to Chandeliers or to Plants in Elevated Positions, Oil to Overhead Bearings and such like Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: Improved Apparatus for Supplying Water to Chandeliers or to
Plants in Elevated Positions, Oil to Overhead Bearings, and
such like Purposes.
I, WALTER HENRY PHILLIPS of Failand House, Weston near Bath in the
county of Somerset Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO CHANDELIERS, OR TO PLANTS IN
ELEVATED POSITIONS; OIL TO OVERHEAD BEARINGS AND SUCH LIKE PURPOSES,
to be as follows:-
I manufacture a suitable receptacle for the water or other liquid, having on its
under-side an inverted socket or ferrule, suitable to fit onto the end of a rod, for
instance, an ordinary broomstale.
In one side of the receptacle I fix a tap of convenient shape and length to
convey the liquid to its destination; actuating the tap by means of a lever com-
bined with one or more cords, springs, weights or rods, or a combination of the
same.
In some cases I balance the receptacle between two centres, or suspend it from a
point above it, actuating it by means of a cord attached to one side, substituting
for the tap a spout of suitable shape.

page_text: Improved Apparatus for Supplying Water to Chandeliers or to
Plants in Elevated Positions, Oil to Overhead Bearings, and
such like Purposes.
I, WALTER HENRY PHILLIPS of Failand House, Weston, near Bath in the
County of Somerset retired Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR SUPPLYING WATER TO CHANDELIERS OR
TO PLANTS IN ELEVATED POSITIONS; OIL TO OVERHEAD BEARINGS & SUCH LIKE
PURPOSES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
I manufacture a suitable receptacle for the water or other liquid, having on its
under side an inverted socket, ferrule or other contrivance so as to attach it
to the extremity of a rod, for instance an ordinary broom-stale.
To this receptacle I fit a tap of convenient shape and length to convey the liquid
to its destination, arranging the lever of the tap in such a manner that it may be
opened by a cord attached to one end of it and may automatically close itself by
means of a spring, on the cord being released.
In some cases I dispense with the automatic arrangement of the tap & balance
the receptacle between two centres, or suspend it from a point above it swinging it
to one side by means of a cord attached to some part of it & substituting for the
tap a spout of suitable shape.
I will now proceed to describe my invention with reference to the drawings.
Fig. 1. shews the receptacle A and the socket B upon its underside; C is the tap
and Ď the spring which closes it when there is no pressure upon the cord E.
Fig. 2. shews the receptacle A balanced between two points F. F.; B is the
socket H the spout and G the cord by which the receptacle is swung or tilted to
one side,
I do not confine myself to the exact details of form, shape & arrangement of
parts as herein described & illustrated, as the same may be varied without departing
from the nature of my invention.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
The manufacture of appliances as above described & illustrated for the purposes
named in the title of my invention.