US399044A - Device for cleaning wells - Google Patents

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J. P. HUDsON.

DEVICE FOR GLEANING WELLS.

No. 399,044. Patented Mar. 5, 1889.

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JAMES HUDSON, OF CHEYENNE ELLS, COLORADO.

DEVICE FOR CLEANlNG WELLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,044, dated March 5, 1889.

Application filed $eptemher 10, 1888. Serial No. 285,029. (Model) To a 107mm it may concern..-

Be it known that I, JAMES F. HUDSON, of Cheyenne "Wells, in the county of Bent and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for (leaning \Vells; and I do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othcrs skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use it, reference being had to the accoi'npanying drawings, which form part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvementin devices for cleaning wells; and it consists in the combination of a flat angular-shaped bottom piece, a number of folding sides, and a corresponding number of folding corners, which unite the ends of the folding sides together, with a vmechanism for closing or raising the angular sides and their corners into a vertical position, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to provide a folding device which is to be placed in the bottom of wells for the purpose of catching all matter which may be dropped into the well, and which, when drawn upward, will allow the water to freely escape, but will retain all that has dropped into the well, thus enabling a well to be kept perfectly clean.

Figure .l is a plan view of a well-cleaner embodying my invention, the parts being shown in an open position. Fig. 2 is a simi lar view showing the parts in a raised or closed position. Fig. 3 a vertical section of the same.

A represents the bottom piece, which is preferably made from zinc, galvanized sheet'iron, or any material which will not rust. llinged or loosely attached in any suitable manner to the four edges of this bottom piece, A, are the folding sides 13, which are capable of being raised into a vertical position, and which are united at their ends by the angular cornerpieces 0, which are hinged both to the ends of the side pieces, 13, and hinged together at their inner ends. \Vhen all of these pieces A B C are opened outward to their full extent, they form a circle of any suitable width, and are intended to rest upon the bottom of the well, so as to catch any substance which may drop into the well from above.

I11 order to close or raise the sides B and the corner-pieces G into a vertical position when the device is being either lowered into or raised from the well, there loosely attached to the center of the bottom A a metallic rod, D, which has its upper end bent or formed into a ring, F, and placed upon this rod D is avertioal sliding sleeve, G, which has a plate or disk, H, secured to its lower end. Connected to this plate or disk are a number of rings, 1, and hooked into these rings I are the rods J, which are connected at their lower or outer ends to the rings L, which are fastened to hooks secured to the inner sides of the sides 15. To the upper end of the sleeve is attached a loop, 0, to which an elevating cord or wire may be attached. lVhen the sleeve is raised into its highest position, its upper edge strikes against the under side of the loop or ring which is formed upon the upper end of the rod D, and thus all weight or strain in raising the apparatus from or lowering it into the well is brought to bear upon the rod 1), which is attached at its lower end to the bottom A. The sleeve, the loop, and the rod connected to the sleeve then have just sufficient strain brought to bear upon them to keep the sides and corner-pieces in a raised or vertical position.

This cleaner is intended to be lowered into a well. As soon as it reaches the bottom of the well, the sides and end pieces open out into a horizontal position, and thus cover the whole or nearly the whole bottom of the well. All substances which are dropped or fall into the well are caughtby this bottom when it is draun upward. The bottom may be perforated, so as to let the water freely escape; or the water will escape between the joints of the side and end pieces, leaving all of the articles orsubstances dropped in the well upon the top of the cleaner as it is drawn upward. As the cleaner can be drawn up at any time by means of the cord, wire, or chain attached to the loop connected to the sleeve, the well can be kept perfectly clean and pure at all times.

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim 1..In a wellcleaner, the combination of a central bottom piece with the folding sides, which are loosely connected thereto, rods connected thereto, the folding side pieces connected to the edges of the pieces A, the folding corner-pieces, which unite the ends of the sides together, the sliding sleeve placed upon the elevating-rod, and the rods which connect the folding sides to the lower end of the sleeve, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presenceo'f two witnesses.

JAMES F. HUDSON.

Vitnesses:

DON. E. SEARS, WM. 0. FLATT.

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