US328759A - Utilizing wave-power - Google Patents

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T. P. CHANDLER, Jr. UTILIZING WAVE POWER.

No. 328,759. Patented Oct. 20, 1885.

STATES PATENT Fries.

UTILIZING WAVE-POWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No 328,759, dated October 20,1885.

Application filed July 25, 1884.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEOPHILUS P. CHAND- LER, Jr. of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Utilizing Wave-Power, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has reference to hydraulic apparatus for pumping water, compressing air, &c.; and it consists in certain improvements fully set forth in the following specification, and shown in the accompanying drawing, which form part thereof.

The object of my invention is to provide a simple, cheap, and yet most durable construction of apparatus adapted to pump water, compress air, 850., which shall be essentially formed like a pile, whereby it may be readily driven into the beach, lake, or river-bottom, and while capable of performing its duty in the most effective manner shall form as little obstruction as possible to heavy breakers, ice, and floating timbers. Being formed like apile great strength combined with effectiveness in design are capable of embodiment in the device. In such constructions of tide -power machines as illustrated in Patent No. 235,105, to Speakman, the float is guided between and at the side of the piles. In my construction I have endeavored to place all parts in line and guide the float upon the single pile, whereby its movements in a vertical line are insured, and the cost of construction is reduced to a minimum. The device when reduced to a single pile, as in my construction, is easy to handle, erect, or transport. WVhen utilizing tide-power,the vertical movements are so slow that it is not necessary to have all parts in true line; but where the entire apparatus is supported on one pile and adapted for the quick andrough action of the waves, the partsviz., pump, pile, and float-should be'as near as possible in direct line.

This apparatus may be used to great advantage in small lake-shore towns to supply water, to sea-shore resorts for supplying water for salt-water baths, or for driving waterelevators in hotels and dwellings. If it is not desirable to use salt-water, the supply-pipe may be made to draw its supply Water from the sand some distance below the surface, or from a well located upon the land.

Serial No. 138,713. (No model.)

Aside from the above there are many other uses to which such an inexpensive apparatus may be used with advantage; but it is not necessary to enumerate themhere.

In the drawing is shown an elevation of hydraulic apparatus embodying my improvements.

A is the pump-cylinder, and preferably of a length equal to the rise and fall of the greatest normal wave or to the rise and fall of the tide, if the apparatus be used upon tidal water. The pump-cylinder A is secured within a casing, F, having guide-slots G, secured upon a wooden or metal pile, E, which is driven into the sand, as shown.

The two sections E and F of the pile may be secured together by a sleeve-j oint, as indicated in dotted lines, or may be bolted or otherwise securely held in line, the particular mode of securing them being immaterial to my invention.

I is a piston, and H is the piston-rod, which is secured to a cross-head, L, guided by the slots G and having lugs l, which project and are received in an annular groove, 70. in the ring K, which is secured upon the float J. This float J is preferably cylindrical, having a vertical aperture, through which the pile extends, it thereby encircling the same, and is adapted to rise and fall upon it, being guided thereby. As it rises and falls it reciprocates the piston I and causes water to be sucked up through the suction-pipe G, which may be supplied with a strainer, 0, upon the bottom, if desired, and is discharged by a pipe, D, which may extend to the shore.

From the construction shown it is clear that the float J may freely revolve as well as move vertically up and down, yet only its vertical movements are transmitted to the piston I.

The float J rises and falls with every wave, constantly pumping water, and as the tide rises the same reciprocations constantly take place; but both the float J and the piston I are now reciprocated in a higher plane. At high tide the piston would be Working in the upper part of the cylinder A, while at low tide it would be working in the lower part of the cylinder A. There are two motions imparted to the piston, one a slow up-and-down motion the entire length of the cylinder, and the other a quick reciprocating motion of short stroke, which will be performed, say, six thousand times to each one of the long or slow strokes. This apparatus with modifications may readily be placed on ships, for the hull of a vessel would support the pile or frame B, and the waves could be utilized to operate the pump and' keepthe hold clear of water, and for other purposes, as ventilation, motive power, 8w. It is evident that the pump A may be placed below the water-level, if so desired; and in place of making the pile partly of wood andpartly of iron it may be formedentirely of ,wood, and the pump and its guides secured" thereto; and, if desired, several of these piles" may be united together to forma battery,"and thereby increase their strength and durability.

Having now described-my invention, whatl claim as new,-and desirertosecureby Letters- Patent, is-

1. In hydraulic apparatus for'utilizi ng wavepower, a vertical pile combined with a pump: secured thereto, an annularfloat encirclingsaid pile and adapted to rise andfall vertical'ly,' being guided thereon, and a connection between the said floa'tand piston of said pu-mp; and by which the vertical movements of said float actuates the pump, substantiallyasiand for the purpose specified;

2. A pump-pile, consistingofawooden lower' portion and'a metallic upper portion; the two parts beingsecuredinlineend to -end,in combination with an annularmetallic floatadapted to encircle the said pile and iwhich is 'guided vertically thereon, the said-float being-balanced upon the said pile as a guide, and'con- 1 necting mechanism betweenthe said-float and' the'piston of the pumpbywhich the:' piston I is reciprocatedvertically and thesaid float is allowed to rotate upon its vertical guide or pile, substantially asand for" the-purpose= 3. A pump-pile,which consists of the lower wooden section,E,and theupper metallic tubular section, B, in combination with a pump, A, formed or contained in the said tubular section B, a piston-rod, G, working withinthe tubular section and being guided therein, and a float; 'J, encircling the said pile and connected with the said piston-rod, substantially as and forthe purpose specified.

4. A pile combined with a pump formed integral with or secured thereto and in the same-line therewith, guides for the piston-rod, and a float encircling and guided by said pile and-connected to said piston-rod by a swiveljoint by which said float may revolve upon said pile, substantiallyias and-for the purpose specified;

5. In hydraulic apparatu's forutilizin g wave- ;power, the pump, combinedwitha pile to which it is "attached-anda float encircling said pile and guided thereby. and adapted to actuate 1 the piston of said pump, substantially as and for the'apurpose specifiedi 6: A- lower'section of a pile driven down into the'sand'andcombinedwith an upper sectiondetachably secured thereto, the upper 1 section: con-taininga pu mp, and afloat guided by said compound pile and adaptedto actuate thepiston of the-pump, the two sections of the pipe-beingdetachablyfittedend-to end to form one long pile, and which "upper section and float .m'ay :beremoved-in the winter or during the "time it is not required-in use, substantially .as and for the purpose specified.

J In testimony of which invention I hereunto set-my hand.-

THEOPHIIJUS r. OHANDLER,*JR.

Witnesses:

R. HUNTER, FRANCIS S. -BRowN.

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