US820996A

US820996A - Electrically-operated fountain.

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Publication number: US820996A
Application number: US26258705A
Authority: US
Inventors: Arthur Dudley Southam
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1905-05-27
Filing date: 1905-05-27
Publication date: 1906-05-22
Anticipated expiration: 1923-05-22

Description

Je eaoees l n(zzlc'mountcd in said basin, a pipe connecting; the nozzle to the outlet from the pump, a pipe connecting;y thepu`mp-intal e to the basin, couplings in said pipes whereby the basin and top ol the c 'ig may be renmyed without disturbing tbcpump in the casing, and means tor rcfuilating the ,iet 'from the nozzle, a supp( :rtingc--pla a 'pair oi' contacts carriedtb ereby, a pair of contacts carried by the casing and adapted to rest upon the contacts carried bA the plate.

n fountain comprising a casing, an elec-- tric` mo then .'i, a pump Within the casing and i ptcd to be operated by the motor, m anc-f. i'; r controlliiiig the speed of the motor, a basin carried by the casing, a nozzle carried by said basin, a pipe connecting said nozzlev to the outlet from the pump, and a pipe con net nur tbc pum p-ii'italie to said basin, a supportin s;'-platc, a pair of sharp upward-extend ing conta-c carried by said plate, a pair ofin-- vertcd-clip-shaped contacts carried by the casing and adapted to rest upon the contacts carried by the plate.

il. truiutain comprising a casing, an electric motor 'I'.licrein, a pump in said casing and adaptcii te be operated by the motor, a basin mounted on said casing, a nozzle carried by said basin, a pipe connecting said nozzle te the pump-outlet, a pipe extending from the pipentakc into the basin, resistance means in tue 'motor-circuit and means for Varying the resistance in said circuit to govern the speed of the motor, pair of contacts secured te the bottom of the easing, a supportingplate, a pair of contacts carried thereby and adapted to support4 the casing by engaging the contacts carriedfby the casing and a lcv cling device carried bythe casing and adapted to engage the supporting-plate.

Lt. A fountain comprising a casing, an electric motor therein, a pump Within the casing :uid operated by said motor, a reservoir Witl1-r in said casing and connected to the outlet from said pump, a fountain-basin mounted on. top oi the casing, a nozzle projecting upwardiroin the bottom of the basin, a pipe cenni. ting the nozzle with the bottom oi the reservoir, a valve in said pipe, the upper end of said reservoir being sealed to iorm an airyclianil.\, n', a pipe connecting the. bottom of saidy basin with the intake of the pump, a pair el.t contacts, secured to the bottomI of the casing, a pairioi' contacts connected to the main line-circuit andA adapted to be engaged by the contacts on the bottom of the casing whereby the casing may be raised from the supportingcontacts and disengaged from the line of eircuit. f

5. A, fountain comprising' a casing, an electric motor therein, a pump adapted to be opera ted by said motor, a fountain-basin, a nozr ale, means connecting the outletoi' the pump `to said nozzle, a supporting-plate, a pair of electrical contacts carried by lsaid plate, a

pair of contacts carried by the bottom oi the casing` and adapted to engage contacts carM ried by the supperung-plate.

6. fi fountain comprising a casing, an electric motor therein, a pump adapted to be operated by said motor, a fountain-basin, a nozzle, means connecting the outlet oin the pump to said nozzle, a s'uppoitiiig-plate, a pair of electrical contacts carried by said plate, pair yof contacts carried by the bottoni of the casing,r and adapted to-rest onvthe contacts carried by the simporting-plate.

A iount: n comprising a casing, an elecM btric motor therein, a pump adapted to be operatpd by said motor, a fountain-basin, a nozzie, means connecting the outlet of the pump to said nozzle, a supporting-plate, a pair oi' electrical contacts carried by said plate, a pair of' contacts carried by the bottom of the casing and. adapted to rest on the contacts carried by the supporting-plate, one of said sets oi contacts being sharpened and of very small diameter. 'v l 8. A fountain comprising a casing, an elec tric motor therein, a pump adapted' to be op# erated by said motor, a fountain-basin, a nozzle, means -connecting the outlet of the pump to said nozzle, a sup )orting-plate adapted to be placed under a table-cover, a vpair of sharp upward-extending contact-points carried by said supporting-plate and adapted to extend through the table-cover, and a pair of contact-plates secured to the bottom of the casing and adapted to rest upon the tops of the contact-points carried by the supportingplate, and means for electrically connecting the contact-plates With'the motor, and means for electrically connectingl the contact-points of the supportingplate with a source ofv supply. v.

9. Means for forming electrical connections comprising a casing supporting an electric device, a ci contacts secured tothe bottom thereof, a supporting-plate adapted to be placed undera table-cover,a pair of con-- tact-points on said plate, one offsaid pairs of contact-points being,l sharpened and of Very small diameter, Whe eby y they will pass through the table-cover Without materially marring` the same. 4 y

if). Means ier forming electrical connections comprising a casing supporting an electric device, a pair of contacts secured to the( bottom thereof, arsuoporting-plate adapted to be placed under ambie-cover, a pair of contacuplates secured to the bottom of said casing, said contact-plates being` concave on their under sides, a si1pporting-plate adapted to be placed under the table-cover, a pair of sharp pin-lile contact-points secured to said plate and adapted te pass through the tablecover without materially marring the same, the oontact-plates of the casing being ad apt-- ed to rest upon said points.

11. A fountain comprising,` a casing, an

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v 'to seid `jump e icuid-eu b connected to Seid pump, means for forming electric conneetions Witheid moto?, said means eonsting of :i pair 01" eenteets seemed to the bot tom of the easing, e Supporting-biete, a pair of contacts carried thereby end adapted to receive the eoiiteete carried. by the easing and to suppoi't the easing, and. a, leveing device carried by the casing between the contacts .end adapted te engage the supper ting-plete.

12. A fountain eompiising e easing, an electric motor the-fein, a pump adapted to be operated by Said motor, e fountain-basin, a,

4muzzle, means eonneetingthe pump to the nozzle, a si1ppoiting-plete, a peil? of sharp upwerdbxtendiug; commet-points eerbied by seidsuppoting-plate, e paix.' of tubuief cork tents seeuzed to the bottom of thev easiiig and adapted to receive the contact-points carried by the plete, one of seid sets of contacts being tapered to bring the two contacts into e11- g'ageiuent, and. means for elemftrieeliyeonneeth ing the tubular contacts with the motor.

13. A fountain Comprising e dosed easing,

mi eieetrie motoi' therein, e, pump Within the' easing and adapted, te be opeieted by the n1o toi'l e basin eai'iied by the casing, e nozzle suppoited in seid basin, means eenneetmg -the nozzle te the mung-endet), pipe connected to the plumb-intake und in. communiu cation with the'fountaiu-been, motoreeiieuit temnele secured to the bottom of the easing, end supporting devices adapted to en gege seid 'termiiee to eon'ipiete the motor-