US351781A

US351781A - Water-tube

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Publication number: US351781A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1886-11-02
Anticipated expiration: 1903-11-02

Description

W. KOUNS.

WATER TUBE.

(No Model.)

. Patented Nov. 2.1886.

m H w N. PETERS, Phololhogmphar. Walhlllgwn. D. C.

^ UNITED STATES- PATENT OFFICE.

" wEsLEY KOUNs, OE SOLOMON oirizkAnsAs.

WATER-TUBE;

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 351,781, dated November 2, i886.

' Application tiled June 26, 1886. Serial No. 206,343. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that l, WEsLEY KoUNs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Solomon City, in the county of Saline and State of Kansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tater-Tubes; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,l and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. My invention relates to watertubes; and it consists in the construction and arrangement Vof the parts, which will be more fully hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

One object of my invention is to provide a water-tube which is automatically fed with water from a suitable source and having a suitabledrinking attachment, whereby accessible means are Obtained for watering livestock.

A further object of my invention isto provide the tube with an encircling air-jacket, whereby the water isprevented from freezing in cold weather and kept cooler and more nourishing in warmer weather.

A still further Object of my invention is to construct the parts ofthe devicein a simple and efficient manner, and at the same time rendering it`convenient, easily handled and Operated, andreadily placed in an operative position.

I attain these Objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like letters of reference indicate similar parts in the several views, and in whichn Figure l is a longitudinal vertical section of my improved water-tube, illustrated as ar ranged in an operative position. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the device as it appears from the surface of the ground. Fig. 3 is a detail perspective view ot' one of the buckets.

A indicates the casing of the tube, which is constructed with two walls, A and A2. The wall A covers the inner wall, A, an air-space, A3, being left between the said outer and inner walls. The wall A extends-downward to near the bottom of the tube entire, being open and free from connection with any portion of the interior wall, Aexcept by means of the supporting tie-bolts a a, which may be placed at lsuch intervals as are necessary. The inner wall, A?, is formed with a dome-shaped top, A4, and bottom A5, constructed of one piece of metal or of several pieces bolted together, thereby rendering it watertight. The outer wall, A', entirely covers the inner wall, A2, forming an air-space between saidwalls'at all points.

Through the upper or dome portion of the tube a series of openings, O, are formed, the walls of the shell being constructed to close in around these openings c c', and thereby maintain the air-chamber. In the openings O are removable buckets B, whose upper edges correspond in contour to the form of the outer surface of the dome. Thelower portion ofthe Abuckets'B is provided with apertures b b for the ingress of water into the said buckets. The holes or openings O are formed in the walls on an incline, so that when the buckets B are inserted therein they will also be in an inclined position, being held from slipping into the interior of the tube byflanges b', formed on the top rim of each bucket, thereby more readily conforming to the contour of the said 7 5 Outer surface of the top or dome, and more accessible forl drinking therefrom.

Through the lowerV portion of the walls A and A2 a pipe, l?, enters, passing into the lower internal part or reservoir of the tube. This pipe P connects with any suitable watersupply, said pipe being situated below the frost-line, and has a short elbow formed on its inner end, in which is seated acheok-valvef. This check-valve V has a suitable operatinglever, c, pivotally fulcrumed at the point o',- and connected tothe said valve proper. other end of this lever@ has an eye formed therein7 to which is connected a vertical rod, B, which extends upward through the central portion of the tube and connects with a oat, F, of any desired form, but, as shown, preferably spherical. The outer surface of the dome is also provided with suitable guards, a2 a?, to prevent any dirt or other substance which may collect on the top of the domefrom being washed into the buckets B, .thereby keeping the water in the tank clear and free from external substances.

In setting up the tube in operative position The IOO

a hole or cavity is dug in the earth and the tube placed therein, a portion thereof extending above the surface ofthe ground, as shown in Fig. 2, and then filled in around the outside wall, so as to place it in a suitable stable position. The water-pipe I) may be arranged in the most convenient and desirable position and by the best-known means. A portion of the said pipe I maybe secured to the tube and joined to the portion thereof which is connected to the supply-source by means of a suitable i'orm of union. The water having been allowed to' flow into the reservoir formed in the interior of the tube,the iioat F assumes the position shown in Fig. l in consequence ofits buoyancy. The said iioat is so regulated that when the water reaches a level slightly below the lowermost portions of the openings O, it will close the valve V through the medium ol the rod R and the lever o, which parts form the connections between the said iioat and valve. The buckets B are made of such depth as to extend below a predetermined level, asheretofore described, and consequently the water flows through the apertures b in the said buckets B and assumes the same level as in the tube itself by a well-known law of physics. IVhen the water in the reservoir is lowered by the animals drinking from the buckets B, the float F is lowered, and the rod It will be depressed, the lever e lowered on an incline, and the valve V opened, and a new supply ot water allowed to be fed to the reservoir until the predetermined level is reached, when the said parts will assume the position shown in Fig. l and the valve V be closed. This operation continues as often as it is necessary to keep the water at the proper level, which is desirable at all times. By this arf rangement the water is constantly kept fresh and stagnation prevented. The holes b are arranged some distance above the bottoms of the buckets B, and any dirt or other substance which may be deposited therein sinks to the bottom of the said buckets and does not pass into the reservoir containing the water. Said buckets,beingremovable,arereadilywithdrawn from the openings O and cleaned, and the water thereby kept in a condition productive ofthe health oi' the animals. Y

The paris of the device canbe constructed of metal of such thickness and quality suitableto the desired use.

The chamber, A, formed between the two walls of the tube is supplied with air from below, said air being allowed to circulate around and between the said walls, thereby preventing the water from freezing in cold weather, and in warmer weather keeping the water at a nourishing temperature.

It is obvious that many minor details in the construction and arrangement of the parts could be made and substituted for those shown and described without in the least departing from the nature and principle of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a water-tube, the combination of the inner and outer walls having an air-compartment formed between them, a suitable automatically-operated Watersupply, and removable drinking-buekets situated in openings in the top portion of the tube, substantially as described.

2. In a water-tube, the combination of the inner and outer walls having an air-compartment formed between them, the said outer wall extending downward to nearthe bottom of the inner wall and forming an opening for the passage of air, a suitable automatieally-oper ated water-supply, and removable drinkin-gbuckets having feed-apertures situated in openings inthe top portion ofthe tube, substantially as described.

3. In a water-tube, an innerand outer wall, said inner wall being constructed as a closed compartment, and forming a reservoir having a dome-shaped top and bottom, the outer wall connected tothe inner wall and open at its lower portion, and circular 'walls forming the openings for the reception of thebuekets connecting theinner and outer walls, said walls having a space left between them for the circulation ot' air, substantially as described.

4. Ina water-tube, the combination of the internal and external walls having an ai r-space formed between them, an automatically-operated water-suppl y adapted to feed water to the reservoir formed by the internal wall, removable drinkingbuckets having apertures arranged at suitabledistancesabove the bottoms thereof, and guards on the exterior surface of the dome adjacent to the flanges of the buckets, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

IVESLEY KOUNS.

Vitnesses:

F. C. MILLER, W. T. WELCH.

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