US465736A - Device for raising liquids - Google Patents

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o. STORLA. DEVICE FOR RAISING LIQUIDS.

No. 465,736. Patented Deo. 22, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

OARI. STORLA, OF BELFORD, SOUTH DAKOTA.

DEVICE FOR RAISING LIQUIDS.l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 465,786, dated December 22,1891.

Application filed January 21, 1891. Serial No. 378,504. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CARL STORLA, of Belford, in the county of Aurora and State of South Dakota, have invented anew and Improved Device for Raising Liquids, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact de- Scription.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved device especially designed for raising liquids, such as water from wells, lakes, rivers, dsc., and which is simple and durable in construction and very effective in operation.

The invention consists in certain parts and details and combinations of the same, as will be fully described hereinafter, and then pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings,` forming a part of this specication, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a sectional side elevation of the improvement. Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view of the same on the line a: noot Fig. 1, and Fig. 3 is a plan View of the suction-valve.

The improved device is provided with a cy- -lindrical casing-A, having a bottom B, formed with a central aperture B', over which is arranged an upwardly-opening valve C, held in an open frame D, secured on top of the bottom B. The valve O is provided with two parallel pivots O to insure a perfect seating The open frame D is provided on top withV a horizontal bar D', which limits the upward movement of valve C. On this barD' is secured thelower end ot the discharge-pipe E, extending upwardly and passing finally to the top of the casing to any desired place to which the water is to be discharged. The pipe E is provided at its lower end with side openings E',

to slide a piston G, adapted to press on the y water in the lower part of casing A, and also adapted to be raised and lowered by ropes II, winding on a windlass Il', arrangedin the upper part of the casingA and provided with the usual crank-arm II2 for conveniently turning the said windlass H to raise or lower the piston G in the casing A. The piston G is provided with a bottom G', on the under Side of which is arranged a packing G2, held in place by false bottom G3, secured by bolts G4 to the bottom G'. By the tightening of the bolts G4 the packing is pressed into irm contact with the interior surface of casing A to prevent leakage. In order to pack the piston on the discharg E, a second packing-ring G5 is placed on top of the false bottom and surrounds the pipe E. On top of this packing-ring G5 presses the disk I, provided with an upwardly-extending tube I', through which passes loosely the pipe E. The upper end of this tube I' is threaded and engaged by a nut I2, mounted to turn between the arms I3, located one above the other and formed on a cross-piece Il, secured bybolts I5 to the upper end of the vpiston G, as plainly shown in Figs. l and 2.

The under side of the cross-piece is adapted to be engaged by an arm IIS, fitted loosely around tube I', and to which arm the lower ends of the ropes H are secured. In order to lock the nut I2 in place on the tube I', the latter, as well as the nut, is provided with semicircular recesses, of which two registering ones are adapted to be engaged byl a key I6 (see Fig. 2) to prevent the nut from turning. In order to rmly pack the piston on pipe E, the key IG is removed and the nut I2 is turned to force the tube I' and its disk I downward, so as to press the latter against the packing G5 to force the inner edge of the latter onto pipe E.

On the under side of the false bottom G3 are formed or secured L-shaped lugs GG, supporting a disk valve G7, adapted to close apertures G8, formed through the bottom G' and packing-ring G2. lVhen the piston moves downward on the water in bottom of casing A, then the disk Valve G7 closes the apertures GS, and when the piston is raised by windlass above the water-level the water which may have accumulated on top of piston passes through apertures G8 and over the disk Valve G7into the lower part of casing A.

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The piston' is adapted -to be weighted by suitable materiahsuch as stones, or with wa-` ter entering the casing through openings A', arranged a suitable distance above the bottom B.

The lower part of the casing A tits into and is supported in a second casing J, provided with a chamber J', in communication with the opening B', formed in the bottom B of the casing, as previously described. l

In case the pump is used in lakes, rivers, and similar bodies of water, except regular' wells, then a filter is employed, presently to be described. The extreme lower end of the casing J rests on a plate K', formed within an outer shell K, arranged concentrically to the casing A, so as to form a space adapted to be filled with a filtering material, such as sponge. In the outer shell K,below the plate K', is formed a base L, loaded with stone or oth ermaterial,so as to hold the entire device in the bottom of lake, river, or other similar bodies of water, except wells.

In order to conveniently lill the base L, apertures L' are formed in the plate K near the sh ell K and closed bycovers L2, so as to separate the filtering material from the loaded base. In the shell K opposite the openingsJz, leadingv into `the chamber J', are arranged similarl openings N, adapted to be closed on the outside by semicircular valves O, eachof which is pivotally connected with a crank-arm P,

. formed on a shaft P', mounted to turn in suitable `bearings arranged on the shell K. The shaft P' extends vertically through the top flange of shell K, and is provided at this end with a screw-thread engaged bya nut P2, resting on top of tiange of shell K, as shown in Fig. l. By turning the nuts P2 the shafts P' and valves O can be raised to uncover fully ory only partly the openings N to admit more or less water, as desired.

When the valves are closed, as shown in Fig. l, and the operator turns the shaft P', then the crank-arms P in swinging outward move the valve away from the openings O, so that the water can enter through the said openings from the river, &c., into the filtering material, and from the latter can pass through the openings J 2 into the chamber J'. Similar openings N' are arranged opposite the openingsA', previously mentioned, and are also adapted to be closed by valves O', pivotally connected with crank arms Q, formed on shafts Q', having their upper ends projecting through the top flange of the shell Kand provided with nuts Q2.

The operation is as follows: Vthen the casing A, with its loaded shell K, is placed in the lake,y river, or other place, then the piston G is held in an uppermost position by the ropes H being wound upon the windlass H'. Vater can now pass through the openings N, the iiltering material, the openings J2, into the chamber J', and from the latter pa'stthe Valve C into the lower part of the casing A, so that the latter inally fills to the water-level in the lake, river, &'c. If desired,water can also be admitted past the valves O', and openings N and A' simultaneously or independently with the water entering at the openings J 2. If the pump is applied' to awell, the shell K is not used and water enters directly through opening B'. The second casing may also be dispensed with incase the ground in bottom of well proper is ina sufficiently-hard condition to withstand back-pressure. When the operator desires to raise the water, he turns the 'crank-arm H2 of the windlass I-I' so as to un- 'wind the ropes I'I, whereby the piston G slides down in the casing A until it reaches the level of the .water in the casing A. The operator then releases the windlass H', so that the piston G by its own weight presses on the water, thus forcing the samey through the openings E' into the pipe E, in which the water rises and is finally discharged through the upper end. It is understood that as soon as the piston G commences to press 011 the water the valves C and G7 are closed, so that the water cannot escape from the lower end of the casing, except through the pipe E. If itis desired to weight the piston G with water after the latter has been started downto the level of the water in lake, river, &c., the operator can open the valve O' to permit the water from the lake, river, or sea 'to flow through the openings N and through the filtering material and the openings A' into the casing A above the piston' G to' press on the latter. When thepiston G hasreached a lowerniost position, the water in the lower part of the casing A has been nearly all expelled through the pipe E. Then the piston G is again raised by winding up the ropes Hon the windlass H'. The water leaks out of the piston as it is raised, thus making it easy to raiser` to fill again with water to serve as weight for the piston. v,As soon as the 'casing A has again filled with water', as previously described, the piston G is again lowered to the water-level in the casing A and then left to slide downward by its own weight to force the water through the pipe E.y f

lThe Operation of the piston in a well is the same as in a river, lake, ocean, sea, die.; but in a well the piston is not. loaded with water, but gravel, stone, or other such heavy material. Where water is taken out of a lake, &c., the piston may be loaded with water alone, stone or gravel alone, or water and stone at the same time. i,

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- 1. In a device for raising liquids, the combination, with a fixed casing having an apn ertured bottom and a series of apertures in its upper portion, of a valve arranged over the aperture in the said bottom, a pipe extending pward in the said casing above the said valve and provided with inlet-openings near its lower end, a piston iitted to slide in the said casing to force the accumulated wa- IOO IIO

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ter in the latter through the said pipe, a sccond casing supporting the first-named casing and provided Withachamberhavingapertured sides, through which passes the water to the said valve, and a shell-surrounding the said casing and forming a space with the latter to be filled with the filtering material, the said shell being provided with apertures to permit the liquid to pass to the filtering material and from the latter to the said chamber, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a device for raising liquids, the combination, with a fixed casing having an apertured bottom, of a valve arranged over the apertures in the said bottom, a pipe extending upward in the said casing above the said Valves and provided with inlet-openings near its lower end, a piston fitted to slide in the said casing to force the accumulated Water in the latter through the said pipe, a second casing supporting the first-named casing and provided with a chamber having apertured sides, through which passes the water to the said valve, a shell surrounding the said casing and forming a space with the latter to be filled with the filtering material, the said shell being provided with apertures to permit the liquid to pass to the filtering material and from the latter to the said chamber leading to the valve, semicircular valves adapted to open and close the apertures in the said shell, and shafts provided with crank farms conneoted with the said valves, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a device for raising liquids, the combination, with a shell having apertures in its Wall, of semicircular valves adapted to fit over the said apertures, a crank-arm pivotally connected with each of the said valves, and a shaft connected with each crank-arm and mounted to turn in bearings on the saidl casing and extending upward vto be under the control of the operator for opening and closing the said valves, substantially as shown and described. v

4. In a device for raising water, the combination, with the body of a piston, of a false bottomsecured to the bottom of the piston, concentric packing-rings interposed between the two bottoms, a disk resting on the inner packing-ring and provided with a tube eX- tending upwardly through the piston and having its upper end threaded, and a nut on the upper end of the tube, substantially as herein shown and described.

CARL STORLA.

Witnesses:

K. O. STAKKE, CONNOR CooNEY.

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