US1038817A - Sanitary drinking-fountain. - Google Patents

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J. H. ASHTON.

SANITARY DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.30, 1911.

Patented Sept. 17, 1912.

INVENTOR;

WTNEssEs.

John .H/lshfan.

I hollow lanly para eoni rialw llie eylinzlriral @Fll ll il 1 JOHN H. ASHTON, OF TEROVIDENCE RI-EEODE ISLAND.

SANITARY DRINKING-EDITH'lAIN.

Application filed August 30, 1911.

Serial No. 646,588.

To all Hr/mill, if may mm (1677i lie if known Hall I, (loin; Pl. lisi'i'ron. rilixen ol the i nil'ell ell'aier-i, reclining al. Providence in l'he eonnly 'i lrorillenee anrl Slate of l""' le lalanrl, have inrenleal :wlain nen ainl me'li'nl ln'iproveinenl: in Sanitary Drinliin "-bonniains, of which The following is spe ll'ieation.

h'ly invention relates to improveinenls in wanilar drinking fountains, so-eallerl, ainl iieonsinsls in. the novel. interioryonslrzwtion oi? the fountain, all. as more fully hereina'lfler set forth and elain'ieel.

Fountains of" the class referred lo, and embodying my ini'enl'ioli, C21] be lnz'mnlae nrerl more cheaply they are lesb Wasl'elnl olinalcnr (hey are capable of being; readily :nljnalerh even under pressure, they may he more arenr: rely or linely arljnslerl or set so as lie on iirol the volume of npl'lo-wing water, while. al: lhe same Time the eonsbrnetion such that, in. llie event of ian'ipering with or closing the outlet or jet passage, as is somelllllLS done by a mischievous person in an alllempl lo spurt (he \"a er or to pri'talriee spraying ell'eet, the l l volnn'ie oi waler then anloniatieally Fiona into an anxiliar' elnnnlier in eonlinnons open eonnniniicir lion with Q was-re outlet.

In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Figure l rqiresenls a side elevation ol'" a (lrinlling fountain embodying m improvemenifland also means including shut-oil, fer eonelnrl'ing Water to and from the fenntain; Fig. 52 a vertical eenc *al seel'ionai View the fonnl'ain proper, in enlarged (ili scale, the jet eonlrolling member or valve being; shown in lhe fully closed position and zigainal lhe inner end of the filling; arlapleel to eonneel will: the usual ,va'l'er inlel pipe; and Fig. 3 is a pal-rial 'yerlieal'sectional View, l'ah'en on line Py ol Fig.

The hillowing s a .n'mre ilelailell ileavri r lion iznrrm'iial nanilaiy fi in nne nia' g1 anjnlable inner valv m l inlair the rap plug); 1/. C ia-L san'l main r:

portion a, lerlninal'ing at lower end in a r-cholr oxropl illn nil-ans the nozzle (4 lapped to receive 'lhe wasle Wale pipe 7). The upper porl'ion is sill)- alanl ially l)(l\\'l- -il;l])(!kl r ontnarllly Haring, in; lop eilg'e being; peripherally lieailerl or ronnilul illlil forming a guard arlaplecl, when the l'onnlain is in plamn lio prevent llir lip o'l llle user lroin (V-Mmnling lo and engaging the aperlnrell ninaller eeniral eon- Ve): proteelnr or liooel parl below. A liorizoni'al or laleral eyliinlriral lllll),()l lie inenilier a eonneels ihe inner sides: ol Fillll porl'ion (i and is lapperl llirongrhonl' ils lenglili lo reeeim (he filling, 1], arljlwlahle valve j, and eap-plng 7, shown most clearly in Fig. 2 The lop HillO of sahl inlornal l'llQll'llflii' J) has a short L'Oi'ltlzll enllel' nozzle 7/ extemling np\ 'arrlly lroin il, llie mine he in}; ineloseel within the auxiliary ('llfill'lllKI' 1' lim'nieal hy llie proleel-or The upper wall of lhe lallier is eon mralively thin and (l oine-.--:liapelil, and prori le l al. the top ilill llie (enlral onllel; aperlnre The upper end of noZZle Z) is loealierl a short clislianee below and in alinen'ienl, Willi l'llO aperl'nre M, and having lhe net open ara as shown. The opponil'e sides of the jet pro teeter or dome (1 may he exlenilerl (l()\\'Il\ViULl lo the hub 11 and provided Willi siile openings 12' in eonlinuom open eonnnuniralion w'i [l1 lhe' elnunlier .n andv aide passages 1/1 as clearly shown in l!" :i.

ffie litiing I] (Fig. 2) ada n'ell to be screwed into either end of the member l) and is also arlaplell lo eonneel' Willi the inlet or supply pipe 7), il; centrally liorrll, anrl has in inner en l eonslrneled lo forn'i a suitable sent (Z for (he 'alve inelnber f. This laller member, has one end I, thereof z'nlapieil to snugly engage and close S(l(\\'-lilil'QlHlCll lo iii: the inlerior lhreall of lhe lllli) The onler enrl o'l (he member ainl alao llltll' o'l llie ph 51' (i may. if llesirerl, he nirlwr or llllllrfi'ilr llv .wloljie'l t receive llni lilaelo oi or. The plug not rnily ;ei'\'ea as a finish, inil lo wine exiont n le hampering will: l'lie a ml operalion i; *lanlially fo -loaning! ml. lam-eveiha'l: invnilierz-r ham been properly as- 11(lllillrll anll lhe (le /lee (on ieel'ell in, means ol pipes and p lo he willie; :anpply aml nasle. reaprrli\'ely: HlHl 'lin'lhor assuming I llie valve member 3 lo lie poailively illljll-Hl'lll, l in; i'lesireil so as to admit a liinilwl lion of agar-at aai il bean ila opposil'e end, j-, being her I); the user now upon opening the in-- duction pipe p, say causes the water to flow inward in the form of an annular stream,'and thence upward through the reduced jet 7) and enlarged registering orifice c for use; the height and volume of the water column being determined by the lead or pressure and the pre adjusted amount of valve opening The uptlowing water does not extend beyond. the limits of the bowl part a, and in returning it falls back by vgravity, as waste, onto the exterior of the dome c an'd from the latter via the open inner side passages 7)2--.77b and bottom chamber on/ into the waste pipe 79 It may be stated that when the device is in normal service or action no water is present in the auxiliary chamber 0 therefore no water whatever flows to waste until it has first been ejected for use from the jet or nozzle 7: through the aperture 0 above.

Water may be readily effected while it is in normal action, and while the main control or stopcock is open. In lieu of the parts (I, f

and g, removably mounted in the screwthreaded hub 71, the latter is readily adapted to receive therein any suitable automatic or self-closing valve proper.

I claim as my invention l 1. In a sanitary drinking fountain of the character described, the combination of a hollow body having its upper portion enlarged and open at the top to produce a water receiving on p adapted to freely receive a persons mouth, a transverse hollow hub unitinglhe opposite walls of said body, a waste water outlet disposed below said hub in continuousopcn communication with said cup, a water inlet passage extending into the huhs interior havingits inner end adapted to town a valve seat, a normally stationary valve member adjustably mounted in and closing the opposite end. of the hub, arranged to engage said seat and also tor controlling" the area of discharge orifice formed between the seat and valve, a continuously open inner discharge orifice communicating with the hubs interior. and a chambered protector member having an opening in its will Lll1'CCll above, alining with and larger than said discharge orifice.

ln a sanitary drinking 'lountain of the character described, the combinalion irith a vertically disposed hollow body member having an enlarged open cup at its upper end, a main waste water outletpit its lower end in continuous opi-n communicalion with said cup, and'a hollow transverse hub unit ing' the opposite side walls of thelbody. of

y means of a cock B,

It I is thought that the present device or sanitary a longitudinally atpertured fitting mounted in one end of said hub, a normally stationary Valve member adjustably mounted in and closing the other end of the hub and also capable of closing the inner end 3. In a fountain of the general character described, the combination with achambored body part having a transversely hollow hub uniting its inner opposite side walls, a centrally apertured hollow protector member extending, upwardly from said hub, through which aperture the water is discharged tor use, a nozzle having an opening extendingfrom the said hubsinterior into the protebtofls chamber, the latter also having openings through its wall for the passage of waste water, and means for conveying water via said hollow hub to the said body part, and means for cenducting'water therefrom.

4. In a fountain of the general character described, the combination with a hollow body member having an interiorly tapped, transversely disposed hollow hub provided on its upper side with a continuously open orifice for discharging water therefrom, of a fitting member screwed into one end at the hub, adapted to connect with the-main water supply, a valve member adjustahly mounted in the hub, having a portion thereof reduced in diameter and adapted to engage the inner cndot said fitting for controlling the volume of outllow from said open orifice, and a capplug removabl mounted in the opposite end-0f the hub.

5. In a sanitary drinking fountain, the combination of an integrtl hollow body member open interiorly' throughout. its length for the escape of waste water, said body arranged to connect with the main water supply, a hollow hub uniting" the opposite inner side walls of the body,said hub having an initial discharge opening formet through its upper wall, a chambered protector, integral with the hub, practimlly surrounding the latters opening, having a main discharge orifice disposed above and in alinemeitt with said initial opening, but of greater area than the latter, and valve orifice formed in the upper wall of said hub.

mechanism adjustably mountcd'in said hol ,JOl-lhl ll. AStlilON.

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