US1575261A - Drainage device - Google Patents

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March 2 1926. 1,575,261

C. B. FOSTER DRAINAGE DEVICE Original Filed 8, 1917 INVENTOR by Ms afl-orney MEMMJ Patented Mar. 2, 1926. 9

CHARLES B. FOSTER, OF INDIANAZEQLIB, INDIANA.

DRAINAGE mwrcn.

Original application filed December E i -1917, Serial No. 206,591, Divided and this application glad July 17,1923. Serial $0,653,055.

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Be it known that 1, CHARLES B. Fos'rER, a citizen of the Iolni-ted States, residing at Indianapolis. in the county of Marion and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful. Impriwements in Drainage Devices;

and 1, do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reterenlce being had to the accompanying drawings, and to figures of reference refer to like receptacle which will permit of a continu one change of water or washing fluid in said receptacle while maintaining a given level of liquid with-in the receptacle.

Another object is to provide :a draining device which will maintain any one of a plurality-of levels of liquid within the receptacle as -.desired, ,whi'le the liquid runs A further object is to provide means in a draining device which, while permitting of draining 011 1 5116 liquid within the receptacle drained, at fij given height, can he set for fully draining 011 all the liquid within the receptacle.

My invention consists in certain construction, one embodiment of which is illustrated in the drawings, is hereinafter described,

and what I claim is set forth.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of a washin receptacle or sink, similar to that shown 1 my Patent Number 1,461,979 of July 17, 1923, Serial Number 206,291, showing the draining device connected therewith.

Figure 2 is another sectional elevation of the draining device, showing the position of the parts, when draining from the bot,-

m o the wa hing rec ptacle- Figure 3 iss el a ion of the er par draining device, showing the po i ion of the parts, whenkdraining from the upper of the two levels, at which it is possible .to maintain a level of vchanging liquid within the washing receptacle, by the draining dew vice shown,

Fig e 1 i -a p sp c ive of t e drain levers for adjusting the drain tubes, when fining the level .of the liquid within the washing receptacle.

Fi ure is a sectional elevation of the drain lev rs in am re a ive po i i n a ho n in Figure 4,.

In the figures, '1 is the washing recep- .taele orsi-uk, having legs 2', a drain board c ver a p i-tainted cov 4, and a w l casing 5. The draining device 6 has ,atuhur lar easing f7 terminating in a valve body 8, from which leads a drain pipe -9, .conneicted with the sewer. An inclined drain pipe 10, connects the well casin ,5 with the valve body 8- An overflow pipe 11 con uects the upper part of the washing receptacle or sink 1 with the casing 7,. l

Governing the outfl w from thegbody .8, dir tly int t nin 2 i a hollow alve 12, which engages the valve seat 13.. Up standing from the valve '12 and passing therethrough, is the tube 14, within the 7. ater rising within the casing 7, next to the tube 1 1, can find its out through the tube 14:, down from the top, into the pipe ,9. Another tube concentric witlr thetube 1 1, and longer than it, is adapted to seat upon-the valve 12 and is loosely positioned between the tubal-i and the casing 7, The means which I provide for governing the vertical positions of the tube 1.5,, and the tube 1 1, with its valve 1 2, are mounted upon the cap 16, and consists of the following parts: Two posts 17, in tegral with the cap 16 form bearing supports for two levers 18 and 19 pivoted at 20 thereon. The lever 18 is pivoted on the outside of the posts 17 while the lever 19 is pivoted upon the inside of the posts 17. These levers can be turned, independent of one another, to one side or the other of the posts 17.

Connecting the lever 18 to the tube 15 are the rods 21, which are pivoted upon the arms 22 of the lever 18. Similarly, arms 23 standing atan angle with the body of the lever 19, are connected by rods 24 with the valve tube 14. ,A lip 25 on the lever 19 permits of easier manipulation. The lever 18 is designed to rest upon the cap 16, while for the upholding position of the lever 19, a short rod 26, fixed in the sides of the lever 19 is positioned to rest against the rod 24.

In operation, suppose it is desired to dram the well casing 5 through the pipe into the pipe 9 leading to the sewer, then the levers 18 and 19 are posit-ionedas shown in Figures 2, 4 and 5, whereby the rods 21 and 28 hold up the tubes and 14, holding up the valve 12 as shown in Figure 2, allowing drainage from the pipe 10, through the valve body 8 and its valve seat 13 into the pipe 9.

Suppose on the other hand it is desired to maintain a high level in the sink during a flow therethrough, then, with the levers 18 and 19 turned to the opposite side of the posts 17, to what they are shown in Flgures 2, 4 and 5, the valve 12 will be .down upon the seat 13 and the tube 15 Wlll rest upon the top of the valve 12, sealing oil any outflow and liquid coming through the pipe 10 into the valve body 8. Liquid will rise between the tube 15 and the casing 7 until it reaches the top of the tube 15 and there it will drain inside, filling the space between tubes 15 and 14 and will flow down the tube 14 from its top directly into the pipe 9.

If it is desired to maintain a lower level in the sink 1 during a flow therethrough, say a level governed by the height of the tube 14, then the levers 18 and 19 are positioned on opposite sides of the posts 17, whereby the lever 18 holds up the tube 15, freeing it from the valve 12, as shown in Figure 1,,and the lever 19 being turned to lower the tube 14, the valve 12 rests upon its seat 13, and liquid coming from the pipe 10, finds its way up between the tube 15 and the casing 7, and spills into the, top of the tube.14 and drops down into the pipe 9.

The liquid in the sink 1 remains at approximately the height it runs oif into the top of either tube 1.4 or 15 as the case may be,'while liquid runs into the sink.

Any number of tubes of different heights, all, adapted to rest and seal upon the valve 12, besides the tube 14 which passes through the valve 12, may be used for a greater number of maintained heights of flow through the sink 1, it means are provided to manipulate the various tubes individually. Hence I do not wish to be confined to the one embodiment of my invention herein shown and described.

I claim.

1. A draining device connected with a receptacle comprising a valve body, a casing in open connection with said body, a pipe connecting said receptacle with said body for draining said receptacle, a valve seat on said body forming a draining exit, a valve for said seat, a tube passing through said valve and fixed thereto, said tube extending part way up into said casing, a second tube, longer than the first mentioned tube, between said casing and said first mentioned tube, spaced from the latter and from said casing, said second tube being adapted to seat upon said valve, to close its lower end, means for positioning said tubes with respect to one another and with respect to said valve and its seat.

2. A draining device connected with a receptacle, comprising a valve body, a pipe connecting said receptacle with said body, a tubular casing opening into said body and extending above the same to nearly the top level of said receptacle, a valve within said body, a plurality of tubes of difierent lengths spaced concentric to one another within said casing, and a means for raising each of said tubes, independent of one another and with respect to said valve, whereby said receptacle may be drained off at different levels or drained entirely.

3. In a drainage device having two spaced and concentric tubes closable at the bottom by a valve from connection with a drain, means for raising and holding each tube, comprising a support, two levers concentrically pivoted to said support, a rod connecting one of said levers to one of said tubes, another rod connecting the other lever with the other tube, and other means against which said levers rest, when holding said tubes in their uppermost position.

CHARLES B. FOSTER.

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