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CLASS 77: Sports.

C. G. RODECK in HAMBURG.

Water.

Patented in the German Empire on January 29, 1895.

The subject matter of the present invention is a method for making the apparent Walking and dancing movements of people on and at different altitudes in calm and moving water, which focuses on the up and down movement and adjustment of Glass plates in water basins and the disguising of these plates and those that support them Means through effectively illuminated haze or through churning movements of the water surface relates.

The closest means of raising, lowering and fixing glass plates in Water basins may be hanging on thin ropes; however, such hinder the movements of the actors and require bridging or roofing of the water basin in light or closed construction. It is therefore advisable to use connecting pieces that go up and down to apply the movement of which are effected in extraordinarily different ways can.

The most advantageous of all means appears to be hydraulic, which and draining water to and from one or more cylinders supporting the glass plates or prisms or other easily fillable and emptying bodies that allow lifting, lowering and fixing of the plates. There are then only a few valves or cocks to be put into action, which on any at one point in the pipeline that supplies the water to the glass plates, connected to branch pipes.

The same means can also be used to create a fine spray of water and also serve to keep the water surface of the water basin in foaming To create movement by spraying water for the former purpose some simple construction and, for the latter purpose, water immediately below the surface in the basin from numerous openings allows it to penetrate into the same.

In order not to overfill the water basin, the same must of course with a drain or Be provided overflow mouth. '

The hydraulic means for lifting, lowering and adjusting the glass plates, as well as for Generation of a water spray and the movement of the surface of the water in the water basin are based on the accompanying drawings.

In the related FIGS. 1 and ia, a circular water basin is assumed, around which, according to FIG. 1, as around the ring of a circus, spectator seats S are provided. are. For the ring, a waterproof material P ^{0 must be used} for the lining in order to retain the water in it, and the pipeline which supplies the water must be sealed against the waterproof fabric itself.

The glass plate G rests on a cylindrical support u 'which supports the upwardly directed tube u

like a plunger. The cylinder u ' is braced by four arms g, which are indicated as tie rods. So that there is not much to work on the glass plate, the same can be encompassed by shoes b ' to which the arms g are rotatably attached.

The supply line ν of the pressurized water ■ can have branches v _x within the water basin, which receive their water through taps h and open into a ring-shaped bent, self-contained pipe v _x. From the ring tube v _x special branch pipes V _x " can then lead the water to water atomizers χ of any simple construction. The water atomizers χ are conceived as plates of a conical shape with very fine openings in upwardly directed mouths.

Instead of throwing out the water spray from bottom to top, it can also be supplied by simple pipes w., Which, in a suitable position and shape, are more or less high above the basin M and have very many fine holes; a water spray can also be generated from below and from above at the same time.

So that the spectators can enjoy the pantomime on the glass plate effectively and to a certain extent Clarity behind the drizzle must be demonstrated, the latter must be from places that behind the auditorium (to avoid glare), be strongly illuminated.

The light rays (O) of the reflector lamps (L) required for this are scattered by the spray to form rainbow rays. In order to perfect the rainbow appearance or color lighting, glass prisms (p) can also be attached directly in front of the reflector lamps, which refract the light rays from the outset.

A circular water basin is also required for the related FIGS. 2 and 2a; but instead of a single glass plate, these figures show three circular and respectively. annular, mutually concentric glass plates G 'G " and G'" at different heights. The independent movement of the individual plates can of course be achieved by separate water supply lines to the supports (u ₀ '), which belong to different plates. The tubes v _u 'v _u " and v _u '" indicated in dotted lines in the outline (Fig. 2a) serve for this supply line.

The supports u ₀ ' are, as in the case previously considered, towards the plate edges by tie rods g ■. braces which connect the lower part of the supports with shoes b ' which embrace the plate edges; to counteract the lateral pull of these tie rods, the eccentrically arranged supports U ₀ 'are still directly connected to hook-shaped tabs b , which (likewise) rest against the (closest) edge of the plate.

The outer glass ring plate G 'is surrounded by water jets (ejectors) x' which open out into the basin below the surface of the water and consequently set the surface of the water in foaming motion. Of course, the pressurized water must be supplied to these water jet bodies independently of the plate supports; an annular, self-contained pipe V _x ' is therefore again indicated, to which the water is fed through a pipe v _x and which is connected to the water jet bodies by standpipes.

3 and 3a, a water basin of rectangular cross-sectional shape is shown in which rectangular glass plates G ₁ 'G ₁ "and G ₁ "' are moved up and down at some distance from one another. At the same time, a horizontally lying pipe X ₁ with numerous slots or nozzles is indicated between each two glass plates, which either throw powerful water jets below the water surface for the purpose of moving the same or fine sprinkles of water above the water surface of the basin into the air. The supports of the glass plates are shown in the present case as being made of telescopically mutually displaceable parts u ₀ ' and U ₀ " ; the uppermost part M ₀ ", which is at the same time the widest, is attached to flat bars t which hold the glass plate in the transverse direction include. . . ■■■ ..

Instead of using water to lift the plates and create a moving water surface To use, you can also use compressed air or steam as a medium. When applied steam can also be used to generate such above the water basin use a fog that disguises the devices and turns into a spray of water condensed.

Claims (2)

Patent claims: 1. The procedure, apparent walking and dancing movements of people in different Enabling heights in and on the water of water basins, characterized by moving up and down and holding still glass plates within the basin on which glass plates the walking and dancing people. 2. The addition of the procedure mentioned under 1. for the purpose of concealment of the devices, which are intended to move the glass plates up and down, by moving the surface of the surrounding water or plates by spraying water spray by means of suitable water jet devices, from which water or steam and, under certain circumstances, air flows out under pressure, and - for the purpose of illuminating veiled water spray in sufficient and non-dazzling strength - by using reflector lamps, whose light rays from the water spray itself and If necessary, they can also be dispersed beforehand by transparent bodies (especially glass prisms) and produce rainbow phenomena on the water spray.
To carry out the under i. mentioned method in particular the use of supports of the glass plates which can be displaced on pipe sockets, with pressed water, pressed air or pressurized steam penetrating into the cavity of these supports and thus at the same time lifting the glass plates themselves. For this purpose ι sheet of drawings.