Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Apr., 1888
Complete Left, 1st May, 1888
Complete Accepted, 6th July, 1888
Water.
I ALFRED JOHN JANE'S, Tin Plate Worker of 6 Eldon Street, Southsea, Portsmouth,
Hants do hereby declare the nature of this invention-to-be as follows:-
To construct a vessel for Sprinkling Shop and other floors with water so that it can
be carried about or stood down full of water without any leakage. Being so
constructed as to shut the water off or on instantly at the users pleasure.
This invention consists of a round vessel constructed of sheet tin with handle across
the centre of top, through which passes a brass rod, through a tube which is connected.
from the underneath part of the handle, through the vessel and connected to the
bottom. The rod then passing through a hole in the bottom is connected at the end
to a piece of vulcanised India Rubber. In the top part of the tube which extends..
from underneath the handle to the surface of vessel, is inserted a steel spring, one end
of which is fixed to rod. The strength of the spring forcing the India Rubber at the.
bottom of the rod close to hole in centre of bottom of vessel causing the effectual"
stoppage of water. The bottom part of tube through which the rod passes being for
support and guide for rod, there being two holes at the bottom of the tube to allow
the water to pass into the valve box beneath. When the valve at the bottom is closed
the rod projects one inch above the top of handle. On top of the rod is fixed a knob
which when pressed by the thumb, immediately opens the valve at the bottom allowing
the water to pass into a box which is fixed to the bottom underneath the vessel covering
the valve.
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The bottom of the box being perforated. with a few small holes. At the bottom of
the vessel is a rim or band (rather deeper than the bottom of the box) to protect the
perforated bottom when standing down.
ALFRED JOHN JANES,
6, Eldon Street, Southsea,
Portsmouth, Hants.

page_text: Water.
I ALFRED JOHN JANES Tin Plate Worker of 4 Eldon Street Southsea Portsmouth
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:
The Features of novelty in this Invention consists in being perfectly watertight by
the use of a spring and valve which immediately the user presses the spring a
sufficient supply of water issues, the great advantage being able to stop the issue of
water instantly.
Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawings is a full view of the improved Sprinkler.
Fig. 2 is plan of the interior showing the working of the same.
The Utensil consists of a Cylender constructed of Tin Plate or other Sheet Metal,
marked on (the drawing) a, B, being the handle, C, a brass rod passing through b
and, being a guide for, c, and, c, connected to, i, i, being the valve which is of
india rubber which when the pressure is taken from the knob, m, immediately closes
to, h, being a small opening in the centre of the bottom of the cylender, a, d, is a
tube in which the spring, e, works, n, being a support for the whole haveing two holes
perforated at the bottom of, n, the two holes, g, causeing the water to flow into the
box, J, K, being a perforated bottom of, J, the box being constructed to screw on to
allow cleaning of valve, i, in case of need, 7, being a band or rim to protect box, J.
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
To construct a utensil to water floors so as to enable it to be carried or stood down
without leakage by the use of the spring, e, and the valve, i.
Dated this 20th def A 1000