US1066243A - Fountain discharge-head. - Google Patents

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-TIBOMS E. BART, 0F CIBTGILIFTATI,V OHIO.

j FOUNTAIN DISCHARGE-HEAD.

Application mea october l:To alt whom `It may concern.' i y Be it known that 1,'THoMAs E. BART, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Fountain Discharge-Heads; and Il do declare the following to be a clear,

fu1l` and exactldescription ofthe invention, attentionbeing called to the drawing which vaccompanies `this application and forms a part thereof.

This invention concerns fountains, more particularly those of the type known as sanitary drinking'fountains and which are so arranged as to permit imbibing of water without requiring or subjecting the users mouth to contact with any part of the outlet. These fountains are used ini public places,h schools, institutions, and by reason of this general use and necessarily free access, they are liable to many contingencies due to such exposed condition. They may be destroyed or injured accidentally or intentionally.obstructed or polluted `by mischievous persons or used in an improper manner, particularly by children. l

The object of my invention is to construct such a devicein a manner which renders it suiiiciently 'strongto meet general purposes in viewof its exposed condition, to

. cause discharge of the water in an attractive manner and agreeable to partake, and to p reventl improper use, obstruction or pollution. l

The invention consists of the particular construction as hereinafter vdescribed and .claimed and as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 illustrates my invention in a vertical cross section of the discharge head shown in connection with adjacent parts. Fig. 2, in a similar view shows I'ny invention 4modified as to .the manner of arranging also top-view ofthe support for the dis- Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 1, 1913.

j 1912. serial No. 724,240.

charge-head. Fig. 8, in a view similar to Fig. 2, shows a modified construction of the upper part of the head.

The discharge outlet 'of thehead is arranged in -form of an annularorice as shown at A, so as to emit the water in shape of an elongated cylindrical bulb-shaped bubb le of a diameter andheight which permits convenient partaking of the water. This lorice is formed between two members, one

of which is 'a cylindrical nipple 8 having a circular opening in its contracted apex. The other is a solid center-core 9, provided with- 1n this nipple so as to restrict the opening thereinand spaced from the inner side of the nipple. This core, asto its upper part at least,'is substantially globular, and the ,contracted part of nipple 8 extends inwardly 'over itY and conforms to the shape thereof.

The edge around the opening in the contracted part of the nipple forms a lip 10 between which and the. core, the annular' orifice is produced. This lip, by projecting over the space between nipple and core, conceals this space and successfullyTl prevents obstruction of the outlet, particularly by such objects. as sticks, pins, etc. The core is rigidly mounted within the nipple and for convenience in manufacture and to facilitate assembling, it is provided with a screwthreaded stem 11, which, is seatedin a socket formed in a bridge 12 and sustained within the nipple. A lock-nut'l is provided 0n the stem to secure the assembled position of the core, and Vbraces 14 on it hold the core centered within the nipple.

Water is supplied through a conduit 15, the volume being adjusted by a regulating screw 16 traversing the conduit and provided with a port. The flow may be a con- Vtinuo-us one, that is during hours or seasons of possible use, and subject to control by la stop-cock to be turned on or shutoff'. Or a valve orA other suitable tting, preferably closing automatically, may be provided to sometimes indulged in by children, by obstructing, the freedischarge with the hand therein after every use.

.and the supply duct below it are thereby Aes or fingers, and by squirting water sidewise through the restricted part of the outlet which remains open, is prevented by a hood 19, supported above nipple 8. It has an opening in its upper part concentric with theopening in the nipple and conforms in sha-pe to this nipple but is spaced therefrom so as to form below its inturned annular edge or lip 21, and between this lip and lip 10 of the nipple, an additional annular oritice B above orifice A. This orifice, arranged in a vertical cylindrical plane, leads outwardly and downwarlly to a passage b' formed below it between nipple and hood and open toward the bowl where it terminates close to the bottom thereof. The lower part of this hood is conically extended as shown so as to form a cap or fender 22 which protects the open end of the wasteducts 18. It will now be seen that it is practically impossible to tamper with the outlet orifice A, in the manner indicated, in view of the inter-position of hood 19 above it. `Nor does closing of the Open end of the hood avail anything, because it leaves the concealed orifice B 'below it and leading to passage Z2 still unobstructed. As a result the water discharging from orifice A, if obstructed in its free passage upwardly through the hood, is diverted to orifice B which it enters and from which, through passage b, it returns to basin 17.

The hood may form an integral part of nipple 8, that is both may be formed in one casting7 or it may be otherwise connected.

This discharge-head as described may be mounted in any suitable way, for instance upon a pedestal as shown in Fig. 1, or upon a bracket as shown in Fig. 2, supply and waste-ducts being contained accordingly in either one of these supports. Arran ement for further connections to these evices, to permit necessary communication of their ducts, with service pipeand sewer respectively, is provided for in,- a manner customary in lthe premises. In case a pedestal is used, these ducts may be carried down through it. In the bracket-form, (Fig. 2) a nipple Q3 is shownwhfich permits connection of a waste-pipe. There the flow is not a continuous one, it is preferable to drain the water from the fountain which remains The discharge-head kept normally empty and pollution of the water therein is prevented likewise freezing during the cold season of fountains used out-doors. This drainage may be obtained byusing any of the customary devices provided and found on the market for this pur- 'pose and combining the features of a draincock with' the valve "which controls the supply.

In Fig. 2, I show a pocket 24, provided with holes -`25, through which the .water drainsoff as soon as the supply is cut off. The loss through these openings, while the water is turned on, is insignificant, but if necessary, may be prevented by a Valve 26 held normally' open by a spring 27, which yields when the pressure is on and closes the pocket. Y A

The head is att-ached to its support in any approved manner preferably by a screw-connection as shown. Manipulation for this purpose is facilitated by provision of a polygonal portion 28, below hood 19.

While it is neither necessary no r desirable that the users mouth should Contact with the fountain, nevertheless the conse:` quences of such a contingency maybe palliated by making the upper part of hood 19, of porcelain, glass, china, or analogous vitreous material as shown at 29 in Fig. 8.

Having described my invention, I claim as new: y

1. A discharge-head for drinking f0untains, comprising a cylindrical nipple provided with an inturned lip at its upper end, an imperforate core 'within the nipple and below the lip thereof and spaced therefrom to form an annular discharge opening between the two, a stem on this core, a bridge within the nipple to rigidly supportthe stem and braces on this latter to center the core within the nipple.

2. In a discharge head for drinking fountains, the combination of a hood which has in its apex a circular opening 'arranged in a horizontal plane and which is contracted toward this opening around which it terminates in form of an inwardly curved lip, an imperfo-rate core rigidly supported below the opening in this hood'and spaced all around from the same but larger than the opening therein, and a nipple positioned between this hood and core and spaced from each, said nipple having also in its apex a circular opening concentric with the opening in the hood and 'arranged in a plane below the same, the nipple being contracted toward this opening and terminating around it in form of an inwardly turned lip, whereby between this latter and the lip above and the core'below it, superposed annular eri ices result of which the lower orice serves l open hood which terminates above the discharge nipple and is spaced therefrom toA produce a lateral outlet and an annular .pas-

sage :in eonneetion therewith, said outlet being adapted to receive the water-'from the discharge nipple in case normal discharge is interfered with after which said passage serves to guide the diverted'wa-ter directly` toward the waste duets, the lower part of said hood being diametrically enlarged and j extended toward the bottom of. the bowl, to

' protect also the open ends of the waste ducts,

buteloseljr spaced' at its lower edge all around from said bottom, to permit the waste-.water in the bowl to reach the wast-eduets.

- In testimony whereof, I hereunto affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

THoMAs E. BART..

Vitn-esses C. SPENGEL, Gmo. E. BAILEY.

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