US710668A

US710668A - Rain-water cut-off and strainer.

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Publication number: US710668A
Authority: US
Inventors: Charles T Childers
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1902-05-26
Filing date: 1902-05-26
Publication date: 1902-10-07
Anticipated expiration: 1919-10-07

Description

no. 710,668. Patented on. 7, 1902.,

c. T. CHILDERS.

RAIN WATER CUT-OFF AND STBAINER.

(Application filed my 28, 1902.\

(No Model.)

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lUNiTE STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES T. GHILDERS, OF GALESBURG, ILLINOIS.

RAlN-WATER CUT-OFF AND STRAINER.

SIPECIFIJATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 710,668, dated October 7, 1902.

Application filed May 26, 1902.

and has special reference to that class of de:

vices utilized in connection with the spouting of buildings to provide for controlling the flow of the rain-water to a cistern according to its condition.

To this end the invention contemplates a simple and practical construction of rain-water cut-off and strainer comprising means for thoroughly straining the water, whether it is directed into a cistern or permitted to waste, and also providing for discharging leaves or debris held in suspension in the water to a point exterior to the device.

In carrying out this object the invention also has in View the provision of an eifective form of valve embodying means for diverting the flow of water into either outlet, as the conditions of the water may demand, and also providing for an efiective arrangement of strainer proper.

In this connection the invention has for a further object a novel construction of strainer proper, constituting an independent receptacle in itself for collecting the debris, and,furthermore, mounted in a novel manner within the valve, so as to correct any tendency of the water to waste over the outside of the cutoif, especiallyin the case of a leaf or equivalent obstruction being upon the screen portion of the strainer.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a strainer proper which is not only removable and replaceable from the valve, but is of a reversible form, being capable of occupying either of two positions within the same seat provided therefor.

Another object of the invention is to provide a simple means for manipulating the valve of the cut-off which will always indicate from the exterior of the cut-off the direction in which the water is flowing.

iVith these and many other objects in view, which will more readily appear as the nature Serial No. 108,945. (No model.)

of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, illustrated, and claimed;

The essential features of the invention comprehending the objects above indicated are necessarily susceptible to some modification without departing from the spirit thereof; but a preferred embodiment of the improve ments is shown in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of a rain-water cutoff and strainer constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a vertical sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2, showing the reversible straining-pan seated in one of its positions. Fig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 3, showing a reversed position of the straining-pan within its seat. Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view of the detachable and reversible straining-pan.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several figures of the drawings.

In carrying out the invention the main valve or cut-off to be referred to may obviously be associated with casings of slightlyvarying form and with the several openings thereof arranged in different positions without affecting the spirit of the invention; but inasmuch as the preferable form of the invention involves the employment of an external casing of a cylindrical or circular form this type of casing is illustrated in the drawings in connection with theother features of the invention.

Referring particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates the said cylindrical or circular casing, essentially consisting of a circular rim portion 2 and the parallel vertical flat side walls 3, suitably united to the side edges of the rim portion. At the top the cylindrical casing 1 has fitted thereto the inletneck 4: in communication with the top portion of the casing and designed to have con nected therewith the spouting whichusually conducts the rain-water from the roof of a building. At its lower side, diametrically opposite the inlet-neck 4 at the top, the casing 1 of the cut-oif device is further provided with the separate outlet-

necks

5 and 6, arranged in spaced relation and respectively disposed at opposite sides of the vertical transverse center of the casing, said separate outlets'5 and 6 usually leading, respectively, to the cistern and to the waste.

In addition to the single inlet-neck 4 at the top and the separate spaced

outlets

5 and 6 at the bottom the casing 1 is further provided in diametrically opposite sides of its circular rim portion with the enlarged side wasteopenings 7, through which leaves and other debris strained from the rain-water are discharged to a point exterior to the casing. The said side waste-openings 7, which are formed in diametrically opposite sides of the rim por- I tion of the casing 1, are of an enlarged form to permit of the free discharge of any foreign matter or substance that could pass through the inlet into the casing, and at the lower edges of the waste-opening 7 the rim portion 2 of the casing is preferably bent inward to provide a short inclined delivery-apron 8, with which cooperates the oscillatory bncket valve 9, working inside of the casing.

The oscillatory bucket-valve approximates in shape and size the casing within which it is housed and performs a plurality of functions. The said bucket-valve not only pro.- vides for directing the water through either of the

separate outlets

5 and 6, according as the condition of the water may demand, but

. charged. To perform these several functions effectively the bucket-valve is preferably constructed as shown in the drawings. As an entirety, the bucket-valve 9 may be said to be of a general cylindrical form,like the casing within which it is arranged; but the essential part of the bucket-valve resides in the lower half or section thereof, which may be termed a semicylindrical cut-off member 10, substantially consisting of the opposite parallel vertically disposed side walls 11 and the semicircular rim-section 12, constituting the bottom of the semicylindrical cut-off member 10 and not only serving to assist in diverting the water through either of the

outlets

5 and 6, but also acting as an inside cover or closure for either of the side waste-openings 7, according to the turned position of the valve.

Preferablyin the formation of the bucketvalve 9 the side walls 11 of the semicylindrical cut-0E member 10 are the lower portions of the circular disk walls 13 of the bucket valve, said disk' walls extending above the plane of the cut-off member 10 and necessarily acting in the capacity of guiding and bracing flanges bearing against the side walls 3 of the casing 1, thus insuring a firmness in the mounting and movement of parts.

The semicylindrical cut-off member 10 of the bucket-valve is provided centrallyin the rim-section 12 thereof with a single outletport 14:, adapted by the oscillation or turning movement of the bucket-valve to be swung to a discharging position in communication with either of the

separate outlets

5 and 6. The diametrically opposite edges of the said rimsection 12 of the cut-0E member 10 are designed to cooperate with and abut against the arresting-stops 15, projected inwardly from the rim 2 of the casing above and contiguous to the upper ends of the side wasteopenings 7, said arresting-stops being conveniently formed by a folding back and flanging of the rim 2 at the said top edges of the opening 7, although it will be understood that this detail may be provided in any suitable manner so long as the stops'are arranged to arrest the bucket-valve at the limit of its movement in either direction, so that one end of the rim-section 12 of the cut-ofi member will be substantially flush with the delivery-apron 8 of the uncovered side wasteopening 7, as plainly shown in both Figs. 3 and et of the drawings.

The bucket-valve 9 is mounted upon a pivot, so that it may be freely turned to either side, according as the rain-water is to be diverted through either of the

separate outlets

5 and 6. A preferable pivotal mounting of the bucket-valve is shown in the drawings, and consists in providing at diametrically opposite sides of the valve the transversely-alined

separate pivot members

16 and 17. The pivot member 16 usually consists of a short pin or stud fitted to one of the sidewalls 3 of the casing and projecting through a bearingopening formed in the adjacent disk wall 13 of the bucket-valve, said pivot member 16 preferably projecting slightly within the bucket-valve, fora purpose to be presently indicated.

The opposite pivot member 17 preferably consists of a short section of the adj ustinglever 18, arranged to swing at the outside of the casing 1. The said pivot member 17 of the adjusting-lever 18 extends through alined openings in one of the walls 3 of the casing and the adjacent disk wall 13 of the bucketvalve, and within the bucket-valve the said pivot member 17 is preferably formed with an extended arm 19, projected within the bucket-valve flat against one of the disk walls 13 to constitute, in conjunction with the inwardly-projecting pivot 16, a rest for the strainer, to be presently referred to.

The exterior adjusting-lever 18 is preferably formed in the shape of an indicatingcasing 1 and designed to hold the lever fast in either of its adjusted positions. The lever or indicating-pointer 18 is disposed in line with the single outlet-port 1% of the bucketvalve, so thatwhen engaged with one of the catch members 20 the same will point in the same direction that the water is flowing, which is necessarily a feature of ad vantage in a device of this character.

In connection with the inwardly-projecting pivot member 16 and the extended rest-arm 19 the cut-off member 10 of the bucket-valve is provided below the opposite extremities of the rim-section 12 thereof with theinwardlyprojecting rest-flanges 21, which, together with the elements specified, provide within the top portion of the said cut-off member 10 a seat for the detachable and reversible straining-pan 22. (Shown in detail in Fig. 5 of the drawings.) This straining-pan essentially consists of a rectangular rim 23, having an inturned holding-flange 2% at the top for binding in place the screen or sieve bottom 25 of the pan. The rim 23 is of substantially the same area as the seat provided within the top portion of the cut-off member 10, so that the straining-pan will snugly and tightly register within the seat, while at the same time being capable of ready detachment.

In the preferred use of the invention the straining-pan is employed as a pan-that is, with the screen-bottom 25 thereof disposed materially below the top edge of the rim 23, so as to collect and hold leaves and similar debris without permitting the water to waste over the outside of the cut-oh, which is frequently the case where the screens are flush with the lateral or side discharge. This use of the screen is shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings; but under some conditions it may be desirable to have the screen or sieve flush with the side dischargethat is, flush with the inclined delivery-apron 8 of the uncovered side opening 7. When this is desired, it is simply necessary to reverse the pan and place the same within its seat in an inverted position, as plainly shown in Fig. 3 of the drawings.

The construction described effects a thorough straining of the rain-water, besides permitting of the same to be deflect-ed ordiverted into either of the outlets as the conditions of the water may demand. Also the parts are readily removable and interchangeable, and particularly the reversibility and detachability of the straining-pan permits of a ready and convenient cleaning and use of the device, which is not ordinarily possible with other similar structures.

Various changes in the form, proportion, and minor-details of construction may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed, and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

1. In a rain-water cut-off and strainer, the casing provided with a single inlet, a pair of paced outlets, and opposite side Waste-openings, and an oscillatory bucket-valve pivotally mounted within the casing and having at the bottom a single outlet-port and above said port provided with a screen adapted to be inclined toward either side waste'opening, the bottom portion of said bucket-valve also constituting an inside closure for the side waste-openingnot in use.

2. In a rain-water cut-cit and strainer, the casing having a single inlet, a pair of spaced outlets, and opposite side waste-openings, an oscillatory bucket-valve pivotally mounted within the casing and provided at the bottom with a single outlet-port and adapted to have its bottom portion constitute inside closure for the side waste-openings, and a strainer removably fitted within the bucket valve above the single outlet-port thereof.

3. In a rain-water cut-oh. and strainer, a casing provided with a single inlet, a pair of spaced outlets, and opposite side waste-openings in the rim thereof, an oscillatory bucketvalve pivotally mounted within the casing and having a semicylindrical cut-off member provided with a rim-section constituting an inside closure for either side waste-opening and provided therein with a single outletport, said semicylindrieal cutoft member having at its top a seat, and a straining device detachably mounted in said seat.

4. In a rain-water cut-off and strainer, the casing having a single inlet, a pair of spaced outlets, and opposite side waste-openings, an oscillatory bucket-valve pivotally mounted within the casing and essentially consisting of opposite parallel circular disk walls and a semicylindrical bottom cut-off member having a rim-section constituting a closure for the side waste-openings and provided with a single outlet-port, said semicylindrical cutoft member having within its open top a seat, and a strainer detachably mounted within said seat.

5. In a-rain-water cut-0E and strainer, the casing having a single inlet, a pair of spaced outlets, and opposite side waste-openings, an oscillatory bucket-valve pivotally mounted within the casing and having a single bottom outlet-port, and an open seat, and a reversible straining-pan detachably mounted within said seat and fitting flush therein in either of two positions.

6. In a rain-Water cut-off and strainer, the casing having a single inlet, a pair of spaced outlets, and opposite side Waste-openings, an oscillatory bucket-valve pivotally mounted within the casing and provided with a semicylindrical cut-off member having in its rimsection a single outlet-port, said semicylindrical cut-oft member also being provided within its open top with an open seat consistin g of in wardlyprojecting rest-flanges below the opposite ends of the rim-section and & 710,668

for the valve, and a reversible straining-pan l outlet-port and a strainer arranged above detacbably mounted flush within the said seat. said port, said bucket-valve being arranged 7. In a rain-Water cut-off and strainer, the to have its bottom section cooperate with said 15 casing having a single inlet, a pair of spaced delivery-aprons and also with said arrestingoutlets, and opposite side waste-openings, stops. said casing being further provided at the In testimony whereof I affix my signature lower edges of said Waste-openings with inin presence of two witnesses. wardly-projected delivery-aprons and contig- CHARLES CHILDERS nous to the upper edges of said openings with inwardly-projecting arresting-stops, and an oscillatory bucket-valve pivotally mounted within the casing and having a single bottom Witnesses:

B. W. SEARLE,

D. GODFREY.