US902104A - Tile-drain inlet. - Google Patents

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H. N. NEIREITER. TILE DRAIN INLET.

APPLICATION FAILED APR. 27,1908.

902,104. Patented 001;. 27, 1908.

WITNESSES: MW INVENTOR.

' UNITED STATES PATENT OFFIQE.

HENRY NEIREITER, or DECATUR, INDIANA.

TILE-DRAIN INLET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 27, 1908.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY N. NEIREITER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Decatur, in the county of Adams,,in the State of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tile-Drain Inlets and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art' to which it appertains to make and use the same; reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this specification,

My invention relates to improvements in tile-drain inlets for surface water.

The object of my present invention is to provide a comparatively cheap, simple, durable and convenient inlet forrunning surface water to tile drains, specially'designed for use upon farms, public highways, railway right of ways, and the like, and adapted to freely admit the surface water without danger of becoming clogged by drift wood, or freshets, interfered with by stock, or destroyed by the disintegrating effects of the elements, as is the case with the ordinary sink-basin which is built of brick.

My invention-consists of a metallic cylindrical conduit which is formed of longitudinal interlocking sections, which can be readily assembled or disunited for repair without the aid of mechanical skill, and each of which is provided with a series of peripheral inlet perforationshdapted to freely admit surface water but which will exclude drift-wood or other obstructions, the said interlocking sections being covered at their outer end by a detachable perforated cap.

The principal novel feature of my invem 1 tion resides in the construction and arrangement by which. the cylindrical inlet conduit is formed of interlocking and detachable longitudinal sections which can readily be assembled or detached for repairs.

Similar reference numerals indicate like parts throughout the several views in which Figure 1 is a view in elevation of my invention partly broken away and in position upon a section of drain-tile broken away in part to show the manner of mounting my invention in position thereon. Fig. 2 is a plan view of my invention showing the arrangement of the means for uniting the component sections thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail inside view of one of the component sections. Fig. {l is a per- Patented Oct. 27, 1908.

Serial No. 429,325.

'spective view of the cap for closing the opening of-the inlet.

My invention consists of a cylindrical drain inlet 1 having an offset flange 2 on its lower end adapted to snugly fit about a proper boss or flange 3 of an inlet opening 4 in one of the tiles 5 of a proper tile drain.

When desired, as where the depth of the tile drain from the surface requires it, a plurality of the inlets 1 may be employed and united endwise in the usual manner by the overlapping flange 2. The inlet 1, is formed of a plurality, preferably three, longitudinal sections 6 of identical construction, and provided uplon their lower end with a flange 7 which w en united form the encircling flange 2 adapted to snugly fit over the adjacent end of the companion part 3 of the opening 4, as shown in Fig. 1. Each longitudinal metal section 6 is also provided with a series of lateral perforations 8 of any desired contour, preferably circular, and of proper size to freely admit the surface water, and too small to admit fine drift wood or like obstructions.

These sections 6 are also provided with bolt openmgs 9, upon one side thereof, one near each end thereof, Fig. 3, and are provided upon the other side with correspondingly arranged ofi-set and laterally extended lugs 10 havin abolt opening 11 adapted to register with t e corresponding bolt opening 9 of the adjacent section 6. These sections 6 are rigidly and snugly secured together in one cylindrical section by means of proper'bolts 12. The upper inlet section 1 is closed at its up per end by a circular perforated cap 13 havingia pendent peripheral flange 14 adapted to it suugl ywithin the top of the section 1, and

form a locked engagement therewith. When one or more duplicates of the section 1 is used it may have its lower end made With the flange 2 if desired which is fitted loosely ovei the flange or boss 8, and then rigidly secured in position by cement, or other proper manner.

The flange 2 is preferabl provided with lateral perforations 15, as s own so that the inlet section can be more firmly secured in position, by allowing the cement to fill these perforations.

It is obvious that by means of my. improved construction the longitudinal metal sections 6 when taken apart can be compactly packed for storage or transportation, and as the Weight of'each section 6 1s but oneand replaced by first removing the bolts 12,. thereby avoiding the expense of replacing an entire new inlet section.

third that of an entire inlet section 1, they can be more'readily and conveniently handled. QI't is also obvious that any unskilledoperator can readily assemble the sections 6 and secure them in their operative osition on the boss 3 or upon any suitable t e drain opening by means of cement, after which the metallic cap 13 cannot be displaced laterally or in any other manner without first lifting it up until the retaining flange 14 clears the upper edge of the inlet section 1, whereby it is secure against derangement by stock or other ordinar incidents of service. While this is the pre erable construction of the cap, it may be made to interlock with the upper end of the section 1 in any other proper manner.

In case of breakage of one ofthe sections 6, which project slightly above the surface, by a striking contact with farming machinery and the like, such section can readily be detached 1. A tile drain inlet consisting of a plural ity of curved longitudinal sections having a with means for etachably uniting the sections into an open ended c lindrical conduit and an apertured removab e cap adapted to close the upper end of the conduit.

2. An inlet for tile drains consistin of a cylindrical conduit formed of a plura ty of curved longitudinal sections laterally apertured and provided with means for rigidly uniting the sections, and a removable cap adapted to close the upper end of the conuit. 3. A cylindrical inlet for tile drains comprising a plurality of perforated longitudinal sections Kprovided at one ed e thereof withaperture ofl set lugs, and avingv attheir other edge lateral openings; means for securing the lugs of one section to the open s of the ad acent section; and a removab e perforated .08. adapted to close the upper end of the sai inlet.

Signedby ine at Decatur, Adams county, State of Indiana, this 25th day of April,'A.

D. 1908. i HENRY N. NEIREITER. Witnesses:

'AUGusTA VIBERG, WATTS P. DENNY.

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