US1490677A - Pedestal drinking fountain - Google Patents

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PHILIP MUELLER AN D ANTON C. SGHUERMANN, OFDECATUB, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNORS TO'ADOLPH MUELLEB, TRUSTEE=OF DE'JA'JTU:Rf,ILLIIN'OIS;`

PEDESTAL DRINKING-FOUNTAIN;

Application'ledNovember 12, 1919.` Serial No-337,490.

To all whom t mag]- concern:

Be it known that we, PHILIP MULLLER and ANTON C. SCHUERMANN, citizens of the United States, residing at Decatur, in

5 the county oi Macon and Stateoi Illinois,

have invented new and useful improvements in Pedestal Drinking Fountains, of `which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to sanitary l drinking fountains, and, as` herein shown is of the pedestal type4 in which the bubbler head and waste bowl are supported on a pedestal, said pedestal being hollow so as to conveniently and properly houseithe supply and waste pipe connections. and the supply valve and its operating parts.

lt has for its object to provide a construction in which the parts are compactly disposed in relation to one another; in which fountain may be accurately and expeditiously done with a minimum number of threaded unions; in which the supply valve and its accessories are readily accessible for t@ necessary adjustment without disturbing the pedestal; and in which supply and waste are efficiently and'sanitarily disposed Yfor the delivery and disposal of the water.

No claim is made to the hand hole construction, nor to the particular type of supply valve herein disclosed, since these features are being separately claimed in applicants copending applications, Serial No. 635,590, filed April 30, 1923, and Serial No. 668,685, iiled October 15, 1923, respectively.

In the drawings herewith we have illustrated one embodiment of our invention, and in said drawings:

Fig, 1 is a view, mainly in vertical section, oi a fountain disclosing our improvements,

Fig'. 2 is a sectional view,y on an enlarged scale,Y ot the base and bowl of the fountain with the contained fittings.r

Fig. 3 is a top plan view ot the base-plate with the lower part oi the pedestal in section Fig. 4 is a view substantially on line 4, Fig. 17

5 is a detail sectional view of the supply valve, operating lever, and regulator screw` Fig. 6 is a slightly different development the assembling koit the parts in setting up the i ot supply valve .and regulator screw, y one form of handholeVv cover fplate beingy shown Fig. Tisaviewofstill another form ci Supply valve, p

Fig. 8 isl a vertical sectional view `of the lower part'of the pedestaland -base plate,

Figs;` 9 andi 10. are sectional andrear elevational views,.respectively, ofone formi ei? handhole cover plate,

Figs. 11 and 12 are 'similar views of a slightly different type ofcover plate',

Figs. l'and 14 areifront elevationaliand sectional views of a handhole andpedrestaly slot cover plate,

Figs. 15 and 16 are planand vertical sectional views, respectively, of a pedal housing.

In the drawings, inwhich like-numbers referto like parts in theseveral views, 10 indicates .the templet` base-plate which has theapertured waste pipe lug 11V and the apertured supplyy pipe lug` 12 rising therefrom and provided, respectively, withfl 15l on oppositey sides thereof to receive and guide the pedal levers. Projectingirom the base-plate on either side thereof' are the arms 16 each provided with holes 17 to receive lag screws 18 by which the plate is fastened to the floor, andfpreferably near their outer ends the armsl are provided with pins 19 designed to engage pinreceivingrecesses formed in the lugs 20 on the bottom oil thezpedestal 21, so asto furnish a convenient means of locating and centering the pedestal and its parts relative to `the waste and supply pipes.`

The said templet and base-plate having been positioned at the'point where the vfountain is to stand, the supply and waste pipes may be located by meansr of the apertured lugs` 11 and 12 andV roughed in,I after which the base-plate will be set, secured by the lag.y screws, and the supply nipple section 22 and the waste pipe section 23 coupled up to their respective connections (not shown) by; any suitable couplings, and clamped in' their receiving lugs byV the` setscrews.v heretofore described.

In this condition the parts are ready for the coupling up of the several pipe sections, supply valve and operating parts, and, finally,l for the locating and seating of the pedestal and the placing of the basin with its bubbler head and Waste.

The waste pipe section 23 has coupled thereto the offset tting 24 said fitting being provided with a l.tapped lug or boss 25 to receive a supply pipe connection, the passage through said lug 25 connecting with a vertical passage formed in an interior lug 26 in the fitting, which receives the vertically disposed supply pipe 27 leading to the bubbler head, which supply pipe 27 traverses the upper section 28 of the waste pipe. The lower supply nipple 22 has secured thereto rthe cock body 29, which cock body couples, preferably by a slip oint union 30, with the supply pipe section 31, which, by

an elbow coupling, connects with the sup-V ply pipe section 32 entering the boss 25 on the oiset waste fitting 24, as heretofore described.

The cock body 29 has a port therethrough controlled by a valve 33, said valve being normally held to its seat by a spring 34 surrounding the stem 35 of the valve which carries a pin 36 engaging a slot 36 in a stung nut 37 to prevent rotation of the' sleeve thrust collar 39.

The stern 35 of the valve passes through i the stuling nut 37, which is preferably held against accidental displacement by means of the loclringer 33 which engages the hexagonal peripheryrof the stuiing nut. The outer end of the valve stern 35 has adjustably secured thereto, preferably by the screw threaded connection shown a flanged sleeve or thrust collar 39 held by a Cotter pin 40 engaging a slot in the outer end of the sleeve or nut 39, s0 that when the sleeve has been adjusted longitudinally of the stem it may be locked against accidental rotation by means of the Cotter pin.

The said sleeve 39 is engaged between its ilanges by a pedal fork 41 carried by a pedal 42 pivoted at 43 on an arm 44 projecting from the cock body 29, the said pedal arin 42 extending outwardly and terminating in a foot piece 45, the pedal being shown in Fig. l in its raised position with its lever portion 42 lying between the guide lugs l5 on the base-plate heretofore referred to.

l It will be seen, that, if the foot be applied to the pedal extremity 45 and the pedal lever rocked upon its pivot 43, the fork 41 connected with the adjustable nut 39 will pull the valve 33 from its seat, cornpressing the spring 34, and permit water to pass from the supply pipe through the ,cock body, and, by the connections heretofore described, liow to the bubbler head. Upon release of pedal the valve will close automatically to shut oil' the supply.

In order that the supply may be reguinode?? lated, or entirely stopped if necessary, there is provided a stop and regulator screw 46 threaded in the cock bodyopposite the valve seat with its stern passing through a suitable gland 47, the outer end of the stop screw being formed to receive a wrench, so that the screw 46 may be adjusted to regulate the dow or seated to entirely shut on' the flow. ln order that the stop screw 46 may be held against accidental displacement we preferably provide the lock linger 48 to engage the serrated periphery of the outer end of the stop screw, as shown.

rlhe parts thus described are closely assembled,the offset litting of the waste pipe bringing that pipe relatively close to the supply pipe, and positioning the upper sections of the waste and supply pipes centrally with respect to the base-plate, to which base-plate all of the parts are secured, and said base-plate, as described, is, in turn, fastened to the floor. As thus assembled the parts are enclosed within the pedestal 2l, which pedestal will be accurately located when it is placed upon the baseplate, by the pins 19 which engage the lugs 20, as heretofore described, and the pedestal 2l when thus set will be properly positioned to bring the crescent 50 for the pedal extremity 45 and the slot 5l for the pedal arm in proper relation to that pedal.

0n the opposite side of the pedestal there is provided a hand-hole to permit access to the cock body and its assembled parts and the other fittings, and particularly to permit adjustment of the stop and regulator and the valve and pedal parts.' This handhole will be preferably of the form shown, comprising the circular aperture 52 and the downwardly extending slot 53, which, where only one pedal, namely, the adultls pedal 45 heretofore described is installed, will be entirely closed by a cover plate 54 having a downwardly extending strip 55 so as to cover both the circular opening 52 and the slot 53 as shown in Fig. 13. The said cover plate will be preferably of the form shown in 14 with the upper portion 54 having a flanged wrench receiving screw 56 which engages the crossbar 57, the screw 56 having at its inner end the iianged head so as to prevent the crossbar from dropping ofi when screw is loosened to remove cover plate. Said crossbar, when brought to a vertical position, may be inserted through the hand-hole 52, its upper end entering the recess 58 formed in the pedestal and its lower end entering through the slot 53. lllhen the crossbar is in this position and a wrench is applied to the square end of the screw 56 the crossbar will be turned to the position shown in Fig. 13 with its ends engaging the inner wall of the pedestal and taking bearing upon the lugs 59 formed on the inner wall, and continued rotation of the screw Lenders 56 will then clamp the cover plate closely to the outer wall of the pedestal, closing the hand-hole and slot. It will be observed that the stop and regulator 16 is in line with the hand-hole, and preferably we provide a single` wrench for rotating the screw 56 for the cover plate and the stop and regulator 46, the wrench receiving formation of these two parts being the same so that the necessity'for different wrenches for manipulating these two parts is donev away with.

lt is desirable in some installations to provide, in addition to the adults pedal a pedal device and stand for children who are unable to reach the bubbler head from the ground. in order to adapt the fountain to the use `of children as well as adults without the necessity of changing the essential parts of the equipment or the fittings, we provide a second valve operatingpedal 60, which is pivoted at 61 to a projection on the cock body, the pedal being forked as shown so as to straddle the lower part of the cock body and'having'at its inner end a lifting toe 62'which engages a projection 63 on the adults pedal l2. The outer end of the childs pedal 60 will project through the slot 53, the cover plate, where the childs pedal isl used, being merely a circular plate to cover the hand-hole, without the depending strip heretofore described, so as to leave the slot 53 open for the outer end of the pedal 60 which will project through slot and into l the crescent 64 preferably formed at the base of the pedestal; It will be seen, that, upon depressing the outer end of the lever of the childs pedal 60, the toe 62 will lift the proj ection 63 of the adults pedal 42 and operate the valve exactly as it is operated when the adults pedal is depressed, but there will, of course, be no operation of the childs pedal when the adults pedal is manipulated.

The childs pedal 60 has the push rod 65 connected therewith, said push rod terminating at its'upper end in a foot button 66 passing through the floor of a childs stand 67,4

supported upon suitable legs secured to the floor adjacent the pedestal, said stand preferably being recessed at 68 so as to engage' pedestal, as shown; the stand thus provided giving the necessary elevation to permit the child to reach the bubbler head, and, through the parts just described, enable him to operate the supply valve.

The'pedestal 21 after having been placed, as described, is anchored firmly in position by means of' a nut 69 fittedy to the top of the waste pipe 28 and having a projecting flange 7 O to receive the cap screws 71 which bear against a pedestal clamping plate 72, resting upon lugs 73 formed on the inner wall of the pedestal. it will be seen, that after the pedestal has been placed, the clamping plate 72 will be dropped over the waste pipe section 28, the flanged nut 69 threaded to tl'ieupper end of the waste pipe, and then, upon setting up the cap screws 71, the pedestal will lbe clamped .firmly in place upon the base plate, to which it is locked against lateralino'rcment by the pins 19.

The-cap nut 69 is designed to form a slip joint connection with the bowl waste pipe, being providedwith a recess in its head which receives a gasket 74, which protrudes inwardly slightly, and within this cap nut the depending end of the waste pipe 75 will depend, tne extreme cnd being beveled so that it will slip readily into place, and when in position will forni a duid and gas tight joint.

The waste pipe 'T5 has the connection 7 6 by means of which it is clamped to the bowl, the screws 77 engaging this connection and clamping it tightly to the bottom ofthe bowl below the strainer opening, a gasket 78 being interposed to insure a tight joint. The screws 77 serve also to clamp the strainer79 in place, this strainer being of any approved form, but preferably as shown, having the centrally disposed pipe section 8O as shown, about which are arranged the necessary strainer openings delivering to 'the waste pipe connection 75, this waste pipe connection being flared at its upper end, as shown, to increase its area to correspond to the area of the strainer;v

he bowl with the associated parts just described is dropped into position after the pedestal has been secured and it may be connected to the bowl in any suitable manner, as, for example, by the screws 81, which engage slotted lugs 82 on the pedestal and are tapped into 'depending lugs 88 on the underside of the bowl and within the bowl skirt.

The bubbler head Se may be of' any desired type and is connected by means of the pipe 85 with the section 27 of the supply pipe, preferably by the screw thread connection shown.

In that form of the invention shown in F ig. 6 a similar construction to that heretofore described is shown, except that no provision is made for the childs device, it i being designed to have only the adults valveoperating pedal 8G, and a different type of cover plate is disclosed, the cover plate being of the forni of a box S7, 'the lower end of which is provided with lugs 88, which rests upon the pedestal as shown in AFig. 6 with the upper part of the housing conforming to and enclosing the recess S9 in the pedestal wall, through which the stop and regulator portion of the cock body prov jects slightly. The cover plate 87 is anchored in place by means of a clamping bar 90, the inner end of which is bent as shown to en gage the wall of the pedestal and the outer end of which is seated in a pocket 91 formed u screw 93 leaving (ls of lugs 'l0 temeon conn Y me seyes sull drew me ,elle and esl* together elle? elem@ teem by ribs on the inner side of tle oovet' ele l elempmg seew 92 "s tappe@ tlrl'osge to? of the' eeve plete en demping bel 9i, so

or housing has been set in peston and tightly ow'e' the handle/ale. ln order to er;-

the elV mplng be? dlewl leans o" sure tile ready 'l'el'llovsl o the plete, 'elle lugs the screw housing S? will looked l0@ tl-e Ureeleblv 'Dlseefl adjacent the slots S Q ,L a .l

mly in place. With this armlgement the lU/l, so 'th-ctt when tlle ber is swung haelt eoel 'Sealy enel its esseeleteel et to remove the oovelplste lt va/lll strllce the feetlly accessible 1Cor -ffjsstmene lugs lll-3, stop in registry Wltle the slots, enel 's may be l'eedlly l'emo'ved. fltlleut tile tieley The stoe endffesolej e-eff ..vluell would ece-sl' ll 1t were necessiti-v to 'rw-tete the eoeeeulefl ber i e .slxorl until 'leglstfy el' be? ere varied sllglltl f in ee"` pewl may se dro into leclceg esgegeA .Y v une leek e egamst ment to mevent remiten :md lotetloo., field. plete und. our e coupled by felini oet-e ell p s*'"""tj o; 'the screw lll), the outlet elli olf 's lell lolmed supe f The stop Lefl eee'e y surjltsble tool and ses Wltlon 1-serlbetl elltrely endlose@ by tie leeess termed 1n tl'fe fece ol plate 10B.

means o1c the oep 96, f icl. "ed to the 4 tllj eellte of eoelz betty es shown eetl Wl wrench t t llekelecl to fol-matige s@ 1j by hand suieeut tereadlng e. es an tis needed or e sw sfole tool el Wenell site? the cover: mplete sepas-L- folate hes been -emove lll will pref- A lt has been @elated ott that l. y slots in the Child@ pedal ai@ muted pedestal am not pellpllely no2 the lml'ldnole? sure legisused? a @my plat@ leaving e epe fing skt tei-mg ol Der enel slots when tlle eovel is 50 010g@ the hgndhg @M d Haig-1 Si g will be emovecl, and seid lugs lll may serve also,

es steps for the bar l0! when it is in locked Qositons es shown in Fig l2.

Cove;A plates of this tyge may be Vely qulekly applied eetl el'noved, and their Construction is smelt that not only is oost of ploduetion low, but also danger o1 breakage is pleetee Vv eliminated. lVlll'e the partcu- 'ler installation hete shown is in connection with e o 11te.ll pedestal, it will be undesstootl the' plates mim be used in any Covey-plates effe necessary. Furtllemole, they may obviously be of such esige and. dimensions es are requled for the pecteule Work le heed.

le tle 'lzol'ms of pedestal 'Delete-tore {liselosecl toe outeln ends tle pedal levers lie in eleseents east le Well :mol are s used, this 'tous beleg end ll.

When the chlals @edel not used en pedestal has simply the f plete may be the *fom and l0, in which s plete 97 of eloWll-etl erm having the screw recess 98 vided, seid plete having dispose-fl tl'leeo e eely rotatable ses-ew 9v wleeel-z'eeem1g lleetl o1* its oute eed. The seew mle1 enel the lewe-lolly efelle tion of e looking ser lOG, Wl hendhole ll with its enfle fesse the inner Wall o the peel stel. orm of bei 100 the eeess being the parte close togeth s elmt 1 y use of e seew 99 of minimum legh, es, pl'oteeted froln'l slole met olli stlelns tendmg shown. in Fig. 9., The locking be? 100 is to illstort o? oeeltktllem., Sgo some instellepermenently held by e flange or ,Leed tions a enculer pedestal eethout @edel eres on the Screw 997 he gg@ 103 0351 'me c, cents are usetl, wel im such eoxlstluetlons the @n of the Screw mmm-'Qing @Seam @f he E extezetl unpoteete from plete 9"? so that the parte sailnet become JJ Stili Well LD Odeljopopely pro- @mated and les@ tY em teder. suele eonclltlons tlle eon- The plate and bei" pleeefl le position S 103e Shown in Figs. l5 and 16 s pfoby inserting the ont 100 'tmough slots l0@ lis tllee shown the ses o? housing in the periphery of the heed-hole 101, with L2 `is povglecl lto eove the pojeetug the plete 97 nestingl against the Gutes` Well pedal., .housing @eey be termed nteo the 'pedestal 2l. Upon teeming the selew grail WltlA tee pedestal, ol sepeate theretlee est l0() will be movec to the position trom es heee shown, end comprises the boxlili lill

iiro structure, closed at its top, back and ..des.-and open at. its front to permit the oot to be inserted to manipulate the pedal 113, the rear wall oit the housing` having a slot 114i coinciding with the slot in the pedestal. wall to receive the pedal lever 115. `Wherc the housing is separately tornied, its rear tace will be curved to tit snugly the wall oft the pedestal, and suitable securing means are provided, such as. tor example, the screw-receiving lugs 116 which may be positioned for attachment to the licor, as shown, or equivalently for attachment to the pedestal wall. i

lt will be obvious that changes in design, and substitution of mechanical equivalents for the various expedients disclosed may be made without departing? from the invention herein set forth, and all such departures are, therefore, to be regarded as within the range of the invention.

We claim v 1. The combination.y in a drinking fountain, of aI pedestal, a waste-pipe having,f an

upper section disposed centrally and lower section disposed eccentrically ot said pedestal, and a supply-pipe having an upper sec tion disposed centrally and a lower section disposed exteriorly of said lower section of the waste pipe.

2. The combination, in a drinking iountain, of a pedestal, a waste-pipe having an upper section disposed centrally and lower section disposed eccentrically oit said pedestal, and a supply-pipe the upper section of which traverses the central upper section oi said waste-pipe and the lower section ot which is outside of said waste-pipe and disposed eccenti'ically relative to said pedestal.

3. The combination, in a drinkingr 'toun-y tain, of a pedestal, a waste-pipe having a centrally disposed upper section and an eccentrically disposed lower section in said pedestal', and an inclined section connectingr said upper and lower sections: and a supply pipe having' an eccentrically disposed lower section in said pedestal, a centrally disposed upper section in said waste-pipe, and a section connecting said upper and lower supply pipe sections through the wall oit said wastepipe.

4. The combination, in a drinking fountain, of a pedestal, a waste-pipe having a centrallyvdisposed upper section and an eccentrically disposed lower section in said pedestal, and an inclinedsection connectinesaid upper and lower sections: and a supply pipe having an eccentrically disposed lower section in said pedestal. a centrally disposed upper section in said waste-pipe. and a section connecting; said upper and lower supply pipe sections through the wall of ysaid inclined waste-pipe section.

5. The combination, in a drinking fountain, of a pedestal. a waste-pipe having oftset upper and lower sections. and asupply pipe havingv oiilset upper and lower sections with the upper supply-pipe section travers ingr said waste-pipe. y

6. The combination. in a drinking fountain, ot a pedestal. a waste-pipe in said pedestal. having otlset upper and lower sections, a supply-pipe in said pedestal having offset upper and lower sections, one of said supply pipe sections entering and traversing one of said waste-pipe sections, and the other of said sections disposed exteriorly of the waste pipe.

7. The combination, in a drinking fountain, of a base, a pedestal located over said base, a basin on said pedestal. a lower wastepipe section mounted in said base eccentrically of said pedestal. an inclined couplingsection secured to said lower waste-pipe section, an upper waste-pipe section connected to said inclined section and disposed centrally of said pedestal. a lower supply-pipe section mounted in said base eccentrically of said pedestal, an upper supply-pipe section leading to said basin and disposed centrally of said upper waste-pipe section, and an otlset connection between said upper and lower supply-pipe sections entering the wall of said inclined coupling section.

8. The con'ibination.y in a drinkingr fountain, of a base, a pedestal. a basin, waste and supply pipes traversing said pedestal and having separated eccentrically disposed lower sections mounted in said base and nested upper sections leading' to said basin, a 4suliplyyalve in the lower supply pipe section; and means .ext-ending from said supply-valve exteriorly ot' said pedestal to f actuate said valve.

`lower .sections mounted in i said base Aand nested upper sections leading to said basin, a supplyvalve 1n the lower supply pipe section, means extendingy from said supply- `valve exteriorly of sai'dpedestal to actuate said valve, and a second valve-operating means extending outside of said pedestal and operable at a higher levelthan said tirstnamed operating means.

10. The combination. ina drinking fountain. of a base, a pedestal, a basin, `waste and supplvpipe traversing said pedestal and having separated eccentrica-elly disposed lower sections mounted in said ybase and nested upper sections leadingy to said basin, a supply-valve in the lower supply pipe sections. means extending from lsaid supplyvalve exteriorlj,7 of said pedestal to actuate said valve, and means extending outside said pedestal engaging said first-named valveactua-ting means and operable from a higher level to actuate said valve.-

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lesser? ll. The in e d tain, off Waste an i supoly pipes, means oontrolling sail for actuating seid controlling;w ineens, and n second actuatineans operable from. e higher level than seid first-nient means.

l2. The combination, in e. drinking fountain, nl Waste and supply pipes, a supplyvalve, valve-actuating means, and a second valve-aotuetinfr moans operable from a higher level.

13. rlfhe Combination, a drinking fountain, el a. pedestal, waste and supply pipes in said pedestal, a supply-valve, 'for eetuating said valve extending outside seid ,edosts-L and. 2. second valve-actuating ineens extending outside said pedestal and opere- 'nle from a higher level.

lll. The Combination, in a drinking fountain, oi Waste and supply pipes, a supplyvalve, e valve-sotuating lever. and a second valve-setuating lever operable from a higher level.

l5. The eomloination, in a drinking lionn- 'tein, of Waste and supply pipes, supplyvalve, a vslve-sotuatinp' lever, and means engaging said lever and operrole from a higher level for actuating said vulve.

lG. The combination, in a drinking fountain, of .Weste and supply pipes, e supplyva-lve, e valve-actuating;l lever, and a seoond lever engaging said lirst named lever end operable from a higher level for actu.- ating said valve.

17. rlhe combination, in a drinking fountain, of Waste and supply pipes, e supplyvelve, a valve-actuatinglever, a. secon visive-operating' lever, and e push-rod extend-- ingn upwardly from said second lever to permit its operation from al higher level.

18. The combination, in a drinking ountain, of Waste and supply pipes, a supplyvalve, a valve-actuating level` pivotelly mounted on the valve body, a second valve operating lever pivotally mounted on the valve body and seid tiret-nientioned lever. and a push-rod connected with seid seoond lever and adapted to he operated from a higher level.

19. The Combination, in a, drinking rounterin, or e pedestal, e.. basin on seid pedestal. Weste and supply pipes traversing said pedestal, a supply valve in seid supply pipe, a valve-actuating lever pivotally mounted on said valve body and extending outwardly through an apeL ure in the pedestal. s seoond lever pivot/ally mounted on the valve body and engaging said iirst mentioned lever, said second lever extendingy outwardly through an aperture in the pedestal. a raised platform adjacent said pedestal, and a pushrod extending from said second lever upwardly to said raised platform.

20. The oornhinetion, in s. drinl? of bese, e pedestal. hesin on said pedestal, Waste and supply pipes leading from seid hase to said basin, a supply valve supply pipe, a valve-operating lever` extending outwardly through an aperture in said pedestal, a seoond valve-operating lever evtonding outwardly through an aperture said pedestal and provided with ineens contacting with said lirst mentioned lever Jlor actuating the supply valve, a. handliole in the wall olE said valve, and a cover-plate for said handhole.

QlJThe oornhination, in a drinking founoi a heee, pedestal on said base, a hasin on said pedestal, Waste and supply pipes leadingy from seid losse to said basin, a supply-vulve in said supply pipe, a vulve-operating lever extending outwardly through an aperture in said pedestal, a. seoond vulve-operating lever extending in an opposite direction from said first-named lever through an aperture said pedestal provided with ineens contactingf with seid first mentioned lever orraetuating the supply valve, a working hand-hole et the upper end of seidA last-named aperture opposite said valve, and-a cover-plate for said hendhole.

22. A hase plete for drinking fountains having pedestal loo/ating end fastening pins, and waste and supply pipe locating and receiving bosses thereon.

23. A bese plate for drinking fountains having pedestal locating: sind fastening pins.` waste and supply pipe locating and receiving bosses, sind pedal guiding lugs there- 24. A lease plate of substantially cruciorrn shape having pedestal locating and fastening pins on one set of arms, a Waste pipe locating and receiving boss on one of its other arms, and a supply pipe locating receiving 1.ooss on the other arm.

25. combination, in a drinking` fountain. oi a pedestal having; a lever slot therein, a valve-operatinar lever projecting through said slot, and e housing for the end of said lever.

25. The combination, e drinking fountain, of e pedestal having a lever slot therein. e valve-operating lever projecting through said slot. and a. housing for seid lever having* an open @foot-receiving front.

27. The combination, in a drinking fountain, of a pedestal having lever slotJ therein, a valve-operating; lever projecting through said slot, and e housing for said lever litted to the Wall of said pedestal and having an open foot-receivingr front.

ln testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands. Y

PHlLlP MUELLER. ANTN C. SCHUERMANN.

seid pedestal opposite'

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