US1894573A - Drinking fountain - Google Patents

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Jau@e N335o T. J. einem DRINKING FOUNTAIN Filed 001;.' 27, 1950 Zmventor ,7 7107?*106 JI Jandia?? Patented Jan. 17, 1933 THOMAS J. SEXTON, OF HENRYETTA, OKLAHOMA DRNKNG FOUNTAIN .Application sied october issn. serial No. 491,542.

My invention relates toiinproveinents in drinking fountains for humans and has for. its primary object to provide a novel and improved device of this character which can readily andcheaply be a `tached to any Water system. s A

Another. object is to provide av drinking fountain which is capable of serving a plurality of drinkers at the saine time.

Another object is to provide a drinking fountain that can be detachedL quickly troni a Water system and stored away when not in use.

A further object of the invention' is to pro vide a drinking fountain pecu `aL ly adaptedY for use ina coinniunity not having a central Water supply system and Where individual Wells supply the connnunitys needs.

Still another object is to provide nieans whereby the individual fountains operate independently and automatically out oli' ther Water when not in use. P rlhese and other obJects and advantages or the invention are obtained by certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts and can readily be seen and understood by those skilled in the artupon reference to the accoinp anyinly Vdescription and drawing forming a part otthis specification.

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Figure l is a side elevation ofY the invention in its preferred embodiment; and, h

Figure 2 is a sectionalvieiv on the line 2 2 of Figure l.

In operation, the force puinp 2 draws Water from a. Well or other source (not shown) and forces it through the pipe 3, the check valve ll, the pipe 5 and into the ta k situated at any pointabove the fountain. The tank l may be of any form or capacity but as herein Shown is of cylindrical torni and is provided with an Voverflow pipe 6 and a c or lid 7.

Then the tank l is filled the 'puinp 2 isk stopped and the Water is prevented from liowing back to its source by the check valve el which may be of any suitable construction.

The pipe S is connected by the T-joint 9M to the pipe 5, extending horizontally there from and consisting of a number of sections or vpipe Sa jointed together by T-joints lO (Figure 2 shows one in section) the end section 8D being further provided with the stopcock l2 by nieans ot Which portable Water receptacles may be lilled, a hose may be at- 55 tached or by which the tank l, may be drained.

The bubble-fountains ll are connected to the 'lm-joints l0 by the pipe couplings, 13 of usual desion, said bubble-fountains l1 con- 60 sisting et a boivl 17, provided in its center With a raised nipple 1S having a. channel 18a and `he boivl l? is further provided with a drainage aperture 19 at Vone side of said nipple 18. rlhe valve chamber 18b is cylindrical and one end opens to form an enlarged chamber 1SC which contains the valve-head 22 and valve-head spring 21. Said cha-n1- ber lSC carries threads 1Sb on its inner periphery tor connection With the thread end 13a 70 ofthe coupling 13. The valve 2O is of the sliding' variety. and consists of a valve khead 22 in the form of a cylindrical disc, a valve stein 25 consisting of a rod circular in cross seo- 1A tion extending troni the y valve-head 22 75 through the valve Chamber 18b and terminating outside said valve-chamber in the vknob 26. The valve-stein 25 is slidablyinounted in the opening 25a of the valve-chamber l8b and held in proper relation to said opening S0 252L by theguide 29 diametrically disposed across the central yportion of the valve-chainber 18b and by the threaded plug 28 Which has a. central bore 28'L1 through which the`Y valve-steni- 25 projects. rlhe plug 28 is fur- 85 ther provided at its exterior end With a semi-` spherical indentation or socket 28b in which the knob 26 of the valve-stern 25 seats when the valve 20 isin the open position.

rlhe valve 2O is held normally in the close position by the action of the helical spring 2l Which is contained in the chamber 18C and seats'against the valve-head 22 and the inner end 13b of the couplingvl. The action of the spring 2l serves tohold theinner face 22a ot' the valve-head22 in the valve chamber 18h and cuts oil the How of Water intothe tou'ntainll.y 'It Will readilybe seen that a fpressureon the knob 26 will force the'valvey head 22 back'into the chamber 18C against 100.

the action of the spring 21 and allowv Water from the pipe 8 to flow through the T-joint 10, coupling 13, the now open valve 2O and into the bowl 17 by way of the nipple 18. When the pressure on 2G is released the action of the spring 21 automatically closes the valve 20 and prevents the waste of Water. The bowl 17 is drained by the opening 19 whichallows the excess water to fall into the drain-trough 14.

The drain-trough 14 is composed of sheet metal or the like and is U-shaped in cross section. The U at the end 14b is larger than at the opposite end 14a. This eccentricity of shape causes a slope along the bottom of the trough 14 from 14 to 14b and permits rapid drainage of excess water. The spout 15 of the trough is a continiiation of the end 14" and concentrates the flow of excess water into suitable drains (not shown). The trough 14 is carried by the pipe 8 and is attached thereto by two hoops or straps 14C of strap iron or analogous material suitably fastened to the trough 14 at 14"l and 14", respectively, looped over the pipe 8 and fastened thereto by solder or rivets to prevent both lateral or pivotal movement. As the Jfountains 11 extend forwardly from the pipe 8 it is readily seen that hoops 14C descend forwardly from the pipe 8 in their loop around the trough 14. Sagging of the trough 14 is prevented by the Wires 14d which encircle the trough 14 and are looped around the outer periphery of the channel 18'l of the fountains 11.

It is, of course, understood that this invention can be applied to any water system by merely connecting the pipe 8 to the Water supply but its simplicity and obvious low cost make it peculiarly adaptable to the rural communities for use in schools, churches, public halls and the like.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A drinking fountain comprising a jointed horizontally and longitudinally extending Huid supply pipe having a plurality of spaced and aligned fountains mounted laterally thereof, a tapering, semi-cylindrical drain trough arranged below said fountains and having a downwardly curving drain spout valve casing having inlet and outlet openings and having a valve stem opening, said valve stem opening having an enlarged threaded portion, an enlarged chamber at the inlet end of said valve casing, said chamber havin a valve seat formed therein, an upstandmg hollow nipple communicating with said outlet opening of said valve casing, valve having a stem slidable in said valve stem opening and provided with a spherical knob at one end and with a seat member at the other end thereof to engage said valve seat, a spring disposed in said chamber for normally retaininer said valve in closed position, a guide mem er disposed in said casing intermediate said chamber and said valve stem opening to slidably support said valve stem, said enlarged threaded portion of said valve stem opening having packing for said valve stemarranged therein and a packin nut threadedly received in said threaded poition, and said. nut having a semispherical recess formed at the outer end thereof to receive said spherical knob on the outer end of said valve stem when said valve is moved against the tension of said spring into open position.

ln testimony whereof I afiix m signature.

THOMAS J. S XTON.

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