US1010543A - Drinking-fount. - Google Patents

Description

G. A. & 0 c. WALTER.

DRINKING FOUNT.

APPLICATION FILED MAY4, 1911.

Patented 1560.5, 1911.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE A. WALTER AND CARL C. WALTER, 0F FREDERICKTOWN, OHIO.

DRINKING-FOUNT.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, GEORGE A. WALTER and CARL C. WVALTER, citizens of the United States, residing at Fredericktown, in the county of Knox and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinking-Founts; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to animal husbandry, and more especially to drinking founts for poultry and the like; and the object of the same is to produce a device of this character which will keep the water cool and clean in warm weather and which, while possibly permitting freezing in very cold weather, is still of such construct-ion that ice may be removed therefrom without injury to the fount. This object we accomplish by the construction hereinafter more fully described and claimed, and as shown in the drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a side elevation of this improved fount complete. Fig. 2 is a central vertical sectional view thereof with the parts assembled, showing the water level in dotted lines. Fig. 3 is a perspective detail of one end of the bail.

This fount is by preference made entirely of galvanized iron, excepting the bail, and of such proportions and sizes as may be desired for various consumers. It comprises in effect, a base member, a reservoir member, and a handle. The base member is by preference circular in shape, consisting of a ring or band 5 of the proper height and diameter, a bottom 6 across the same about midway between its two edges, and inclosed walls 7 converging from each edge of the ring which they join in beads 8 to the periphery of the bottom 6 which is smaller than the internal circumference of said band 5. It will be seen from Fig. 2 that the two walls 7 are of like construction and each forms a frusto-conical member whose large end is united at the bead 8 with the band 5, and whose small end is united with the edge of the bottom 6, thus leaving a dead air space 10 surrounding the band on its inter1or.

The reservoir member consists of a tank 11 having a'closed upper end 12 and an open lower end 13, and a casing 21 having a closed upper end 22 and an annular lower Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 4, 1911.

Patented Dec. 5, 1911.

Serial No. 624,909.

end 23 whose inner edge 24 closely surrounds the body of the tank 11, to which it is secured in a suitable manner. The length of these two members is about the same whereby the lower end of the tank projects a little below the end of the casing and there is a space above and between their upper ends, which space communicates with that around the exterior of the tank and forms a dead air chamber 25. The reservoir as thus made is of somewhat less external circumference than the size of the bottom 6 around its periphery, and of about the proportionate height with respect to the base member as seen in the drawings so that the lower end of the casing 23 will stand beneath the bead 8 when the lower end 13 of the tank rests upon the bottom 6. Where said tank projects beneath the lower end 23 of the casing it is provided with one or more fine holes or outlets 25 as shown.

In use the base member rests upon the ground or floor so that there is a dead air space beneath its bottom, and of course the air trapped within the dead air space 10 cannot escape. The reservoir member is removed and inverted from the position shown in Fig. 2, and its tank 11 filled with water. Then it is quickly placed within the base member so that the parts assume the position shown in the drawings, although if desired the base member could be laid over the then upper end 13 of the reservoir member, and both turned over and placed upon the floor in the position shown. Immediately the water within the tank settles and runs out the outlets 25 until it rises within the cupshaped upper half of the base to a line above said outlets, when the water level therein chokes the further outlet of water from the tank and the fowls and other animals are able to reach into the base around the casing and drink at leisure.

It will be observed that the water within the tank is surrounded by a dead air space on all sides and over its top, which keeps the water cool in summer. Also the water standing within the base is surrounded on all sides and beneath its bottom by a dead air space, which has the same effect. Therefore only the water exposed in the cup shaped upper half of thebase member is really subjected to the direct rays of the sun,

and the entire device is useful in hot or i space 10 and has dead air trapped beneath the bottom 6, and therefore freezing is retarded; but when the water within the upper half of the base member does freeze,

bursting is prevented both by the flare of the sides 7 and the presence of the space 10 outside of them. However, if it should freeze therein, this member is simply inverted and if the block of ice does not drop out water is poured in the then upper half and it will be found that its presence there thaws the block of ice where it has adhered to the metal and it drops out without injury to this member. Furthermore the provision of an air-jacket almost entirely surrounding the water in both members in this drinking trough renders it less susceptible to changes or extremes of weather than otherwise.

As above suggested, the exact shape and size of parts is immaterial.

In Fig. 3 is best shown in detail the handle member of this improved fount', which comprises a bail 30 of suflicient length to pass over the reservoir member and having a handle 31 at its top, and at the lower end of each arm a fork 32 whose arms diverge slightly and have at their extremities inturned hooks 33 adapted to be sprung under the bead 8 of the base member as shown in Fig. 1, whereby the entire fount or the base alone can be carried from place to place, or the bail can be removed when the reservoir is to be taken ofi as above de scribed.

What is claimed as new is:

1. A drinking fount comprising a base of said bottom; and a reservoir member consisting of an upright tank having a closed upper end and an open lower end smaller than said bottom and pierced with outlets near its open end, and an air-jacket surrounding this tank.

2. The herein described drinking fount comprising a base consisting of an upright surrounding band, a bottom across its interior and of less size than the internal circumference of said band, and two frustoconical walls beaded at their larger edges to the edges of band and their smaller edges to the edges of said bottom; and a reservoir member consisting of a tank closed at its upper end and open at its lower end and its walls pierced with outlets near said open end, and a casing surrounding and concentric with said tank and having a closed upper end and a lower end closed around the wall of the tank at a point near its bottom so as to form a dead air space between them.

3. A drinking fount comprising an upright hand, two frusto-conical walls connected at their larger ends with the edges of the band and at their smaller ends with each other so as to leave a dead air space between the band and walls, and a bottom connected at its edges with the point of juncture of said walls with each other, the whole for the purpose set forth.

4. A drinking fount comprising an upright metal band, two frusto-conical metal walls whose larger ends are beaded to the edges of said band and whose smaller ends are connected with each other, and a metal bottom connected at its edges with the point of juncture of said walls with each other, the whole for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GEORGE A. WALTER. CARL C. WVALTER. WVitnesses LEANDER CAYwooD, FRANK C. VVAGNER.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D. G.

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