US792505A - Current-operated water-elevator. - Google Patents

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No. 792,505. PATENTED JUNE 13; I905. T. H., L. G. & G. E. DOLLING & J. L. WHEELER. CURRENT OPERATED WATER ELEVATOR.

APPLICATION FILED APE. 28,1904. RENEWED MAY 16,1905.

UNITED STATES Patented June 13, 1905.

PATENT OEErcE.

THOMAS H. DOLLING, LESTER G. DOLLING, CLARENCE E. DOLLING, AND JOSEPH L. WVHEELER, OF RICHLAND, OREGON.

CURRENT-OPERATED WATER-ELEVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 792,505, dated June 13, 1905.

Application filed April 28, 1904. Renewed May 15, 1905. Serial No. 260,587.

To aZZ whmn it may concern:

Be it known that we, THOMAS H. DOLLING, LESTER G. DOLLING, CLARENoE E. DOLLING, and JOSEPH L. WHEELER, citizens of the United States, residing at Richland, in the county of Baker and State of Oregon, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Current-Operated Tater-Elevators; and we do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in current-operated water-elevators.

The object of the invention is to provide a device of this character whereby the current or tide of a river or other body of water may be utilized topump water and force the same through a suitable conduit to such places where it is desired to use the same for irrigation or other purposes.

A further object is to provide a device of this character which will be simple in construction, strong and durable, eflicient, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

WVith these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, as will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a diagrammatic plan view of the device. Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, 1 denotes a scow or boat in which is formed an opening 2. Within the opening 2 is pivotally mounted a rectangular frame 3, said frame being pivoted to the sides of the opening 2, as at 1. In the forward end of said frame 3 is journaled a shaft 5, on which is fixed a turbine-wheel 6. On the outer ends of the shaft 5 are secured crank-disks 7, on which are fixed wrist-pins 8. To the wristpins 8 are pivotally connected rearwardly-projecting pitman-rods 9, and to the rear ends of said pitman-rods are pivotally connected piston-rods 10.

In the rear end of the frame 3 are arranged two pumps 12, said pumps consisting of cylinders 13, which are connected at their rear ends by a tube or pipe 14. Within the pumpcylinders 13 are arranged valve-pistons 15, to which are connected the inner ends of the piston-rods 10. In the pump-cylinders are also arranged valves 16.

The rear end of the frame 3 is wider than the front portion thereof, the sides of the wider rear portion being connected to those of the narrower front portion by means of lateral portions 30. The said lateral portions 30 are provided with openings through which the piston-rods 1O operate, and said lateral portions form guides for the piston-rods. In the connecting pipe or tube 14: midway between said pump-cylinders is arranged a standpipe 17 to the upper end of which is connected a flexible pipe 18. The pipe 18 is adapted to extend from the boat 1 to the adjacent shore, at which point it is connected to a pipe or conduit 19, which extends to an irrigatingditch 20 or to another place where the water from said pump may be utilized. At the forward end of the frame 3 are fixed upwardlyprojecting segmental posts 21, which are adapt ed to work through slotted brackets 22, which are secured to the boat 1. In the posts 21 are formed a series of apertures 23, in one of which is adapted to be inserted a pin 24:. This construction permits the frame 8 to be raised or swung upwardly upon the pivots 4 to raise the forward end of the same out of the water, thereby stopping the operation of the pumping mechanism.

In practice the boat 1 is anchored in a river or other body of water near one shore of the same,and the frame 3 is lowered so that the turbine-wheel 6 and pumping apparatus mounted in said frame are lowered into the water, so that the tides or currents of said body of water will act upon said turbine-wheel to revolve the same, thereby actuating said pumping mechanism to force the water through the pipe 14: up into the stand-pipe 17 and from thence through the flexible pipe 18 and conduit 19 to the irrigating-ditch 20 or to other places where such Water may be desired for use.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection With the accompanying drawings, the construction and operation of the invention will be readily understood Without requiring a more extended explanation.

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

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A current-operated water-elevator comprising a float having a Well-opening, a frame in said. well-opening pivoted at one end for angular movement in a vertical plane and having pumps at said pivoted end provided with piston-rods, the said pivoted end of the frame being wider than the free end thereof and said frame being provided With lateral portions which connect the widened pivoted end to the narrower free end, said lateral portions having lateral openings through Which the piston-rods extend and forming guides for the piston-rods, a flexible pipe connected to the pumps, a current-operated Wheel mounted on the free end of the frame and provided at the ends of its shaft with cranks and pitmen connecting the said cranks to the pistonrods, and means to secure the free end of the frame and permit of the vertical adjustment thereof to raise and lower the current-operated wheel.

In testimony whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

THOMAS H. DOLLING. LESTER Gr. DOLLING. CLARENCE E. DOLLING. JOSEPH L. WHEELER. Vitnesses:

C. A. CRAIG, WV. E. MAsoN.

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