US1355073A

US1355073A - brenkert

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Publication number: US1355073A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1920-10-05
Anticipated expiration: 1937-10-05

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J. W. BRENKERT.

WATER FILTER AND SILT CONSERVING PIPE.

APPLICATION FILED !AN.23.1919.

1,355,073 Patented Oct. 5, 1920.

lnwemov J oseph \DBWYWQW UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH W. BRENKERT, OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

WATER-FILTER AND SILT-CONSERVING PIPE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5,-1920.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Josnru \V. BnnNKnn'r, a citizen of the United States. residing at San Diego, in the county of San Diego and State of California, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVater- Filters and Silt-Conserving Pipes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a water filter and silt conserving pipe to he used in connection with main line and service water pipes for cleansing the water of silt. dirt and heavy particles and conserving the same for use for fertilizer and the like and the objects of my invention are first. to provide a device of this class for separating dirt. sand. silt and heavier materials from the water as it passesthrough conducting pipes of difi'erent kinds; second, to provide a pipe structure of this class which is made in two compartments. the one above the other. the lower'one for the purpose of catching dirt. silt and the like from the water as it passes over a slotted partition between the two compartments in said pipe; third. to pro vide a device of this class which may he readily cleansed ot' the dirt hy the pressure in the pipe and therefore will not clog and get out of order; fourth, to provide a dt: vice of this class which may he used either in connection with the small service pipe or in connection with a main line. and fifth, to provide adevice of this class that is very simple and economical of construction, easy to install, positive in its action, and which will not readily deteriorate or get out of order.

With these and othenohjects in view as will appear hereinafter. my invention consists of certain novel features of construction,,comhination and arrangement of parts and portions as will he hereinafter described in detail and particularly set forth in the appended claims reference heing had to the accompanying drawings and to the characters of reference thereon which form a )art of this application in which:

Figure l is a longitudinal sectional view of my pipe device shown in position in a main pipe line which main line is shown fragmcntarily and showing some of the parts of my device in elevation; Fig. 2 is a similar view showing the connection with smaller pipes and a differently constructed connection which is preferable for service pipe connection and Fig. 3 is a sectional view through 3-3 of Fig. 2.

S imilar characters of reference refer to snmlar parts and portions throughout the several views of the drawings.

The main conducting pipe portion 1, partition portion 2, silt trap portion 3, silt outlet pipe 4, and valve- 4 constitute the prinpipal parts and portions of my pipe struc are.

The main conducting portion 1 is constructed similarly to the ordinary or conventional water pipe and provided with flanges or threads for connection with the conventional pi e sections and integrally connected with tiiis portion 1 is the sand trap portion 3 which extends downwardly therefrom and the partition 2 between the

portions

1 and 3 1s rovided with a plurality of slots 2 therein which are adapted to permit silt, sand. dirt and other materials heavier than the water to pass down through said slots 2 into the trap portion 3 and remain therein until emptied.

It will be here noted that the slots 2 vary in width being reduced in width toward the outlet cnd thus addingto the efficiency of the trap and that these slots 2 do not extend the full length of the partition 2 so that there is provided a dead end ortion near the outlet end in said trap portion the length of which may he varied to suit the size of the pipe and the condition of the water which passes through the pipe. The

lower wall of this trap portion 3, it will he noted gradually enlarges toward the outlet end which Facilitates the thorough cleaning of the same hy the pressure of water when the valve 4 in the silt outlet pipe 4 is opened.

It is ohvious that this pipe structure may he made any length desired to suit the con dition of the water that passes through the pipe. that of the structure is too long to be molded in one piece conveniently that it may he made in sections and the separate sectionsconnected together by means of flanges or other conventional manner. It is also ohvious that the walls of the slots 2" may he made downwardly diverging or converging or straight and varying in width and length as dcsired,-that the conncction of this pipe structure to the main line or service pipe may be made either as shown in Figs. l or 2 or any conventional manner.

It is also obvious that with this eonstruetion there is provided a water pipe which may he placed in a main line or serviee pipe wher-hy particles heavier than the water will pass down through the slots into the trap as the water passes through the main eondueting portion and that this strut-tore may he made of sutlieient length to thoroughly eleanse the water of dirt, silt. sand and other heavy materials and that this trap portion 3 may he thoroughly eleansed by opening;- the valve 4 and pen lnitting the watei pres-ore to l'oree said sand, dirt and so forth out and it may he eondueted hy the pressure to any plat-e desired for use as fertilizer or otherwise.

Having thus deserihed my invention what I elaim as new and desire to serure by Letters latent is:

1. In a devire oi the elass deserilied, a pipe sertion eomprisin g an upper water eondnetin ehannel portion. a lower silt trap portion and a partition separatiu said lower silt trap portion from said water eondue-ting channel portion provided. with a plurality of slots extending over a portion only of the surface of said partition, thus providinp a dead end near the outlet end of said lower silt trap portion and an outlet means eonneetint with the dead end of said trap portion for eleansing said trap portion of sand, silt and the like.

.4. lo a deviee ot' the elass deserihed. a douhle pipe memher eonsistiu of an upper water eondueting portion. a lower silt trap portion and a partition ilividin; said por tions provided with a plurality of slots in said partitions in the portion toward the inlet end only of said pipe wherehy a dead end is provided near the outlet end of said trap portion.

3. [n a deviee ot' the elass deserilied. a double pipe nieuiher eonsisting ol' an upper water eondueting portion, a lower silt trap portion integrally eonne ted therewith and a partition dividiirg said portions provided with a plurality of slots in said partition portion toward the inlet end of said pipe only, forming a dead end in the opposite end of said trap portion and means eonneeted with the outlet end of said t 'ap portion for open-- ing and elosingsaid trap portion whereliy the silt may he readily removed from said trap portion.

4. A water filter and silt eonservin pipe, ineluding a eylindrieal main water eonduetin portion provided with a plurality of slots of gradually narrowing width toward the outlet end therein dividing said pipe into upper and lower compartments. the upper one forming a water eonduetor and settler and the lower one forming a silt and dirt trap.

13. A \vateflilter and silt conserving pipta int-hiding a eylindrieal main water eondueting portion provided with a plurality of transverse slots in its lower side o'l' gradu ally narrowing width toward the outlet end and extending: over only a portion ot' the inlet end providing a dead end near the outlet end and an integral enrved wall tapering: hottoin trap portion on the lower side thereof adapted to eateh sand and silt that grayitates through said slots.

In testimony whereof. I have hereunto set my hand at San l lt'gtn( :lllfUlllltL, this 16th day of .lanuany llllSJ.