US1490532A - Means for driving wells - Google Patents

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r C- A. GUYOTTE MEANS FOR DRIVING WELLS Filed Aug. 28. 1920 F151. I T1115 AV /H' /II I TNvmN'rnR DABUYU T T E WQWM ATTUHNBY Patented Apr. 15, 1924.

umrsn STATES CHARLES A. G'UYOTTE, OF SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

MEANS FOR DRIVING WELLS.

Application filed August 28, 1920. Serial No. 406,734.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that CHARLES A. GUroT'rE, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Springfield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, has invented certain new and useful Improvements in Means for Driving wells, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in well drivers and methods of driving wells and consists particularly in the provision of a point adapted to be driven into the ground and a well forming member or pipe having sliding connection with the point so that a basin can be formed above the point and water permitted to enter the well forming member or pipe without danger of being permanently clogged by sediment or sand or the like.

After repeated successful experiments I have discovered that a screen may be dispensed with in forming driven wells and a more positive flow of water obtained by employing the method and device herein'described.

With the above and other objects in view this invention relates to certain new and useful constructions, combinations and arrangements of parts, clearly described in the following specification andfully illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal section partly in elevation showing the well forming member or pipe engaged with the seat of the point.

Figure 2 is a similar view showing the well forming member or pipe in shifted relation to the point, on a reduced scale.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view taken above the sliding connection.

Figure 4 is a transverse sectional view taken on a line through the supporting conngction to a point near the upper end there 0 Referring to the accompanying drawings 5 designates a tapering point having an integral shank 6 of cylindrical shape concentrically disposed thereon. The upper end of the point or body 5 provides a seat or shoulder 7 The upper portion of the shank 6 is milled out or provided with recesses 6 which receive the lower ends of the straps 8 and 9 formed on the U shaped member 10 which extends slidably into the well forming member or pipe 11.

The well forming member or pipe 11 is provided with a transverse pin or bolt 12 which constitutes a stop form to limit the end Wise motion or movement of the U shaped member 10 therein, the lower end of said well forming member or'pipe 11 being adapted to engage the seat 7. The shank 6 is formed with a diameter somewhat smaller than the diameter of the bore of the pipe so as to provide an annular water passage 13 therebetween and the lower end portion of the well forming member or pipe 11 is provided with a series of openings 14 whereby water may enter the member or pipe 11.

The point 5 is driven into the ground in the usual manner to a point estimated to be within the zone of an underground water stream or source and then the member or pipe 11 is shifted vertically as indicated in Figure 2 so as to permit any sand that has accumulated in the lower end of the pipe or member 11 to drop by gravity into the chamber formed by the head of the point 5, which head is shown to be considerably larger than the external diameter of the lower end of the pipe or member 11. The pipe may then be returned to its lowermost position if desired and the water will flow into the member or pipe 11 through the small openings 14.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A well driving device consisting of a well forming member having openings in its wall located near the lower end thereof,

a point having a shoulder adapted to engage the lower end of said member and a shank of smaller diameter than the bore of the member, a strap connected with said shank the tubular member and adapted to slide be Wholly Withdrawn from the tubular memtherein, a bar secured transversely t0 the her and held against further endwise movetubular member above the lower end therement, whereby the tubular member may be of, and a strap secured to the shank and quickly cleared of debris.

extending above the same and adapted to Signed by me at Springfield, Massachupermit the point and its shank and the setts.

tubular member to move outwardly of each other whereby the shank and the point will 7 CHARLES A. GUYOTTE.

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