APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING LIQUIDS IN SHOWERS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL of N° 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane in
the County of Middlesex, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention for "APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING LIQUIDS IN
SHOWERS" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus for distributing liquids in showers without
breaking them up into dust or fine spray. The apparatus consists of a vertical
vessel which may be cylindrical tapering at its lower end to a nozzle through
which the liquid issues. A rod passes through the centre of the vessel and nozzle
and carries at its lower end below the nozzle a conoidal deflector on which the
annular current of liquid issuing from the nozzle impinges, becoming spread out'
by it and broken up so as to descend in a shower. The central rod passes up
through the cover of the vessel and is fitted with an adjusting nut, by turning
which the one way or the other the deflector can be raised or lowered, thereby
varying the extent of the shower.
The vessel inay be continuously supplied with the liquid by a side branch pipe,
opening into it just above the commencement of its taper.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant,
28, Southampton Buildings,
London, W.C.

page_text: I, CHARLES DENTON ABEL of N° 28 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane in
the County of Middlesex, Consulting Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare
the nature of the said invention for "APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTING LIQUIDS IN
SHOWERS" 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 apparatus for distributing liquids in showers without
breaking them up into dust or fine spray. The apparatus consists of a vertical
vessel which may be cylindrical tapering at its lower end to a nozzle through
which the liquid issues. A rod passes through the centre of the vessel and nozzle
and carries at its lower end below the nozzle a conoidal deflector, on which the
annular current of liquid issuing from the nozzle impinges, becoming spread out
by it and broken up so as to descend in a shower. The central rod passes up
through the cover of the vessel and is fitted with an adjusting nut, by turning
which the one way or the other the deflector can be raised or lowered, thereby
varying the extent of the shower. The vessel may be continuously supplied with
the liquid by a side branch pipe opening into it just above the commencement of
its taper.
The said apparatus is shewn respectively in vertical section and elevation at
Figs. 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawing. A is the vessel charged with the
liquid to be distributed from a reservoir through the tube B. a is the deflector,
carried by a rod b, passing up through the vessel A and provided with a screw
nut & by means of which the position of the deflector relatively to the annular
orifice of A can be regulated.
The liquid in flowing from the annular orifice of A on to the conoidal surface
of the deflector a is thereby spread out in the form of a fine shower, without being
broken up into dust or spray.
By varying the form of the deflector a the form of the shower can be corre-
spondingly altered. For this purpose the rod b can be withdrawn with the deflector
and another rod and deflector be introduced; to facilitate the introduction of the
rod the vessel A is provided with a tubular guide c.
Having now particularly described and 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 construction of apparatus for distributing liquids in showers consisting of
the vessel A charged with liquid from a raised reservoir, from which vessel the
liquid is caused to flow through an annular orifice on to a deflector a carried in an
adjustable manner by a rod b substantially as herein described.
Dated tuis 20th day or apré food,
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant,
28, Southampton Buildings,
London, W.C.