Improvements in Watering Cans.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th May, 1891-Accepted, 13th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Watering Cans.
We, CHARLES GROOMBRIDGE, Inventor, and WILLIAM ALFRED SOUTH,
Veterinary Surgeon, both of 40 New Bond Street, in the County of Middlesex, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to watering cans, and has for its object to so construct
such articles that the user may, at pleasure, cause the contents to issue either in the
form of a spray, shower, sheet,. or in that of a stream, thereby rendering it possible
to rapidly alternate the discharge of the liquid without having to remove the rose,
nozzle, or the like.
For this purpose the spout of the can is provided or constructed with two branch
spouts or outlets, at or about the junction of which is fitted a two-way cock, tap, or
valve, so arranged that when one branch spout or outlet is open to the flow of the
liquid, the other is closed.
One of these branch spouts or outlets is furnished with the rose or its equivalent,
the other being formed with an ordinary open spout.
Dated this 8th day of August 1890.
ERNEST DE PASS,
78, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Watering Cans.
We, CHARLES GROOMBRIDGE, Inventor, and WILLIAM ALFRED SOUTH,
Veterinary Surgeon, both of 40 New Bond Street, in the County of Middlesex, 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, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters
and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
This invention relates to watering cans, and has for its object to so construct
such articles that the user may, at pleasure, cause the contents to issue either in
the form of a spray, shower, sheet, or in that of a stream, thereby rendering it
possible to rapidly alternate the discharge of the liquid without having to remove
the rose, nozzle, or the like.
For this purpose the spout of the can is provided or constructed with two outlets
at or about the junction of which is fitted a two way cock, tap, or valve, so arranged
that when one outlet is open to the flow of the liquid, the other is closed. One of
these outlets is furnished with the rose, or its equivalent, the other being formed
with an ordinary open spout.
And in order that our said invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect, we will proceed to describe the same with reference to the drawings
hereunto annexed.
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a watering can provided with our improvements, and
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section of the spout showing more clearly the arrangement
of the tap, valve or cock.
a is the can proper, which may be of ordinary construction, and b is the spout
furnished with two outlets 1, 6, one of which may be provided with an ordinary
rose 6x, or its equivalent. c is the cock, tap, or valve, the plug c* of which is
formed with two passages c¹, c³, so arranged that when the passage is in the
position seen at Fig. 2, the contents of the can will flow through the outlet 6, while

page_text: the outlet will be closed. By turning the plug cx for a portion of a revolution
in the direction of the arrow (Fig. 1) the passage c² may be brought into position
to admit of the contents of the can flowing through the outlet b', while the outlet b'
is closed.
Although we have shown an ordinary two-way tap for effecting the opening of
either of the outlets, it is evident that any other and suitable form of tap, valve,
or cock may be employed, without departing from the nature of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is 11
1. A watering can having its spout provided with two outlets, through one of
which the liquid may be discharged in the form of a spray, shower, or the like, and
through the other in the form of a jet or stream, and means for permitting of the
discharge of the liquid through either one of these outlets while the other is kept
closed, substantially as described.
b
2. A watering can having its spout 6 provided with outlets and 6 furnished at
or about their junction with a two way cock, tap, or valve c, as described and
shown.
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ERNEST DE PASS,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 6, Victoria Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicants.