US1135690A - Drinking-fountain. - Google Patents

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R. W. E. HAYES.

DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION man SEPT- 12. 191 I.

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DRINKING FOUNTAIN.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12. I91 I.

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RALPH W. E. HAYES, OF GALVA, ILLINOIS, ASSIG-NOR T0 HAYES PUMP & PLANTER COMPANY, OF GALVA, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION 015" ILLINOIS.

DRINKING-FOUNTAIN.

Application filed September 12, 1911.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RALPH W. E. HAYES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Galva, in the county of Henry and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Drinking-Fountains, of which the following is a specification.

At the present time drinking fountains are coming extensively into use. lln the ordinary fountain, a small stream of water is allowed to bubble up in a suitable receptacle, so that the user can sip the water directly from the stream. So far as I am aware, such devices have heretofore always been used in connection with a source of water supply under pressure. .For this reason, their use has heretofore been restricted to those localities in which a supply of water under pressure is available. It has not heretofore been possible to use such a fountain in connection with an ordinary pump.

The main object of this invention is to provide a drinking fountain especially adapted for use in connection with a hand pump, and'to combine it with such pump to produce a successful and operative combination. In this way, the field of usefulness of this class of device will be greatly widened, and a device will be produced which is particularly adapted for use in country or district schools and other similar location.

Another object of the invention is to com-v bine the drinking fountain with a hand pump which is provided with an air chamher so that by giving a few strokes to the handle of the pump a suflicient quantity of water will be stored up under pressure to supply the small stream necessary in the drinking fountain for a child to take a drink.

Another object is to attach the drinkingfountain directly to the spout and cock of a pump, so that the waste water from the drinking fountain maybe led down to the same waste connection which is used for the pump, and so that by turning the cock into the proper position water will be delivered from the pump out through the spout, or through the drinking fountain, as desired; or the cock may be turned in such position so that the water will be delivered through both of them together. At the same time it is one of the aims of this invention to ar- Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. T3, T915.

Serial No. 648,823.

range the drinking fountain relatively with tail plan view of the fountain and water cock and spout; and Fig. 3 is a plan section taken through the spout and water cock, and also showing the connection for the drinking fountain.

In the embodiment of my invention, I at tach the drinking fountain to the side of the pump spout by means of a pipe or other suitable connection. This connection should be of such height as to raise the fountain up to the elevation which is most convenient for its use. The attachment of the aforementioned pipe to the spout is preferably directly at the water cock so that the latter can directly control the flow of water either through the spout or through the drinking fountain. It is preferred that the fountain be used in connection with a handpump having the aforementioned air chamber for the reasons above outlined.

Referring now to the drawings, the pump is designated by the numeral 4. The air chamber is numbered 5, and the operating handle 6. The spout 7 extends out to the front of the pump in the ordinary manner. On the side of the spout and immediately adjacent the water cock T form a hollow lug 8 which may be made to communicate with the water passage by turning the cock in the proper position. A pipe 9 extends up from this lug and carries the drinking fountain 10 at its upper end. An over-flow pipe 11 extends down from the fountain to the point along side of the spout so that the over-flow of water from the fountain can be carried off by the same means, as are used for carrying away the water from the spout.

Reference particularly to Fig. 3 will show more in detail the form of the cook. The plug 12 thereof is provided with a large transverse opening 13 into which extends a smaller side opening 14. The side 15 is closed. By turning the handle 16 so as to rotate the plug into the position shown, the fountain will be placed in communication with the water supply through the small opening 14:- By rotating the plug to throw the handle forward or to the left in Fig. 2, the fountain will be shut off and water will be delivered directly through the spout. By turning the handle in the other direction or to the right in Fig. 2, both the spout and the fountain will communicate with the water supply.

It will be understood that I do not restrict myself to any particular form of fountain, for it is evident that any one of a number of forms might be used. However, the particular construction shown makes use of a dish-shaped casting 17 having a lug 18 projecting up in its middle portion. This lug is hollow, the pipe 9 screwing directly into its lower end. A nut 19 closes the upper end of the plug, the nut being provided with a number of small holes 20 through which the water emerges. The over-flow pipe screws directly into a hole in the bottom of the dish. This construction is one which combines cheapness with permanency and strength.

It will be understood that the hole 21 in the spout communicates directly with the pump cylinder and the air chamber 5. By

turning the cock into the position shown in the several views and delivering a number of-strokes to the handle, a certain amount of water will be stored up under pressure in the air chamber and associated connections. A small stream will be flowing out through the fountain, but the water will accumulate faster than it flows ofl".. The

operator may then drink from the fountain while the water is flowing out of the same, and a sufiicient amount of water will be delivered by the compressed air in the air chamber to supply his needs, or he may continue pumping should he so desire. By properly proportionin the sizes of the passages, including the ho e 14 of the plug, the rate at which the water flows out through the fountain may be made to suit the requirements of the user.

It will be understood that by relatively arranging the parts substantially, as herein shown and described, the operator can conveniently manipulate the pump handle and the water cock from the same side. In this way, he can easily operate the pump handle with one hand, leaving his other hand free to operate the cock, or for any other use to which he may wish to place it.

While I am aware of the fact that drinking fountains have been used heretofore for other purposes and in other ways, still I am not aware of any case in which the drinking fountain has been combined with a pump, either in such manner that the operator may conveniently manipulate the pump at the same time that he is taking a drink from the fountain, or in such manner that a suflicient amount of water may be stored up under pressure to suit his needs. Nor am I familiar with any combination of a drinking fountain with a hand or windmill operated pump in any form.

I claim:

1. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hand operated pump, an air reservoir in the same for accumulating a supply of water under air pressure, a discharge spout in communication with said reservoir, a vertically extending drinking fountain adapted to communicate with the passage in said spout, and a valve for closing the passage in said spout, or for directing a flow of water either from the spout or from the drinking fountain as desired, whereby when said valve closes the passage in the spout the pump may be operated to accumulate a supply of water in the reservoir under air pressure, and whereby the valve may be subsequently turned to direct a flow of water under such pressure from the drinking fountain.

2. In a device of the class described, the combination of a hand operated pump, an air reservoir in the upper portion of the same for accumulating a supply of water under air pressure, a discharge spout in communication with the lower portion of said reservoir, whereby substantially the entire amount of water within the reservoir may be discharged through said spout, a vertically extending drinking fountain adapted to communicate with the passage in said spout and located to one side of the spout, t e pump having an operating handle located to the other side of the spout, and a valve for closing the passage in the spout to prevent the discharge of water from the reservoir, or for directing a stream of water either from the spout or from the drinking fountain.

RALPH W. E. HAYES.

Witnesses: CLINTON SHURLEY, E. J. MUELLER.

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