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A JOHN COX, OF VANDALIA, ILLINOIS .
TREADLE-PUIVIP.
No. 8 1 8 ,5 2 2 . S p e c if ic at ion of Le t t e rs Pat e nt .
Ap p l ic at ion f il e d Janu ary 2 ,1 9 02 . S e rial No. 8 8 ,1 9 2 .
Pat e nt e d Ap ril 2 4 , 1 9 06 .
To @ZZ whom t may c onc e rn):
Be it known t hat l , JOHN COX, a ' c it iz e n of
t he Unit e d S t at e s, re sid ing at Vand al ia, in
t he c ou nt y of Fay e t t e and S t at e of Il l inois,
have inve nt e d a ne w and u ' se f u l Tre ad l e
Pu mp ; and I d o he re b y d e c l are t he f ol l owing
t o b e a f u l l , c l e ar, and e x ac t d e sc rip t ion of
t he inve nt ion, su c h as wil l e nab l e ot he rs
skil l e d in t he art t o whic h it ap p e rt ains t o
make and u se t he same . ,
The inve nt ion re l at e s t o a t re ad l e f orc e
p u mp ; and it has f or it s ob j e c t t o p rovid e a
p u mp of t his c harac t e r whic h wil l b e simp l e
and ine x p e nsive in c onst ru c t ion and whic h
wil l b e c ap ab l e of b e ing e asil y op e rat e d and
of b e ing ad ap t e d t o b e re ad il y mou nt e d in p o
sit ion at a we l l and of e f f e c t ive l y op e rat ing in
wat e r of any d e p t h. `
The inve nt ion c onsist s in t he nove l c on~
st ru c t ion and c omb inat ion of p art s he re inaf - l
t e r il l u st rat e d and d e sc rib e d , and " p art ic u
l arl y p oint e d ou t in t he ap p e nd e d c l aims.
l n t he d rawing s f orming p art of t his sp e c i
f ic at ion, and in whic h l ike c harac t e rs of re f e r
e nc e d e sig nat e c orre sp ond ing p art s, Fig u re 1
is a sid e e l e vat ion of a t re ad l e -p u mp c on
st ru c t e d in ac c ord anc e wit h t his inve nt ion.
Fig ` 2 is a re ar e l e vat ion, p art l y in se c t ion.
Fig . 3 is a d e t ail e d vie w il l u st rat ing t he c on
st ru c t ion of t he t re ad l e and t he manne r of
at t ac hing t he same t o t he ve rt ic al l y ~ movab l e
n e . '
l y l e f e rring t o t he d rawing s, 1 d e sig nat e s a
ve rt ic al l y -movab l e p ip e f orming a t u b u l ar
p l u ng e r-rod and p rovid e d at it s l owe r e nd
wit h a p l u ng e r-he ad 2 , arrang e d wit hin a ve r
t ic al l y -d isp ose d t ank or c hamb e r 3, and t he
l at t e r is d e sig ne d t o b e su b me rg e d wit hin a
b od y of wat e r, su c h as t hat of a we l l , and is
rig id l y c onne c t e d b y su p p ort ing -rod s 4 wit h
a b ox or c asing 5 , l oc at e d at t he su rf ac e of t he
g rou nd . The ve rt ic al l y - movab l e p ip e 1 ,
whic h c onst it u t e s t he d isc harg e ~ p ip e of t he
p u mp , has it s u p p e r e nd 6 c u rve d t o f orm a
sp ou t and is p rovid e d t he re at wit h a c oc k or
val ve 7 f or c ont rol l ing t he f l ow of wat e r. The
ve rt ic al l y -d isp ose d t ank or c hamb e r whic h
is p re f e rab l y in t he f orm of a c y l ind e r, b u t
whic h may b e of any ot he r d e sire d c onf ig u ra
t ion, is l oc at e d wit hin a se c t ion 8 of we l l -c as
ing whic h is mou nt e d wit hin t he we l l in any
su it ab l e manne r, and t he said p ip e 1 , p l u n
g e r 2 , t ank or c hamb e r 3, we l l -c asing 8 , rod s
4 , and b ox or c asing 5 are p re f e rab l y c on
st ru c t e d of g al vaniz e d iron ; b u t any ot he r
su it ab l e mat e rial may b e e mp l oy e d in t he
c onst ru c t ion of t he p u mp .
The p l u ng e r~ he ad f it s wat e r-t ig ht wit hin
t he ve rt ic al l y -d isp ose d t ank or c hamb e r 3
and is p rovid e d wit h a c e nt ral op e ning t o
p e rmit t he wat e r wit hin t he t ank or c hamb e r
t o p ass u p ward int o t he p ip e 1 on t he d own
st roke of t he l at t e r. The p ip e 1 is p rovid e d
a short d ist anc e ab ove t he p l u ng e r-he ad wit h
an u p ward l y ~ op e ning c he c k-val ve 9 , whic h is
ad ap t e d t o c l ose au t omat ic al l y and hol d t he
wat e r wit hin t he p ip e 1 on t he u p ward st roke
of t he same . Whe n t he p l u ng e r-he ad move s
u p ward , wat e r is d rawn wit hin t he t ank or
c hamb e r t hrou g h an op e ning 1 0 at t he b ot
t om t he re of , and t he said t ank or c hamb e r is
p rovid e d at t he said op e ning 1 0 wit h an u p
ward l y -op e ning c he c k-val ve 1 1 , whic h c l ose s
au t omat ic al l y and p re ve nt s t he e sc ap e of t he
wat e r f rom t he t ank or c hamb e r on t he d own
ward st roke of t he p l u ng e r-he ad . This ve r
t ic al move me nt of t he p ip e 1 f orc e s wat e r u p
ward t hrou g h t he said - p ip e , and t he said
move me nt is e f f e c t e d b y me ans of a t re ad l e
1 2 , whic h is mou nt e d wit hin t he b ox or c as
ing 5 on a t ransve rse p ivot 1 3.
The t re ad l e whic h is p ivot al l y mou nt e d b e
t we e n it s e nd sis ad ap t e d t o b e op e rat e d b y
t he f oot of a p e rson, and it is c onne c t e d at it s
inne r e nd wit h t he ve rt ic al l y -movab l e p ip e 1
b y f l e x ib l e c ou p l ing 1 4 . This f l e x ib l e c ou p
l ing c omp rise s a he x ag on-shap e d shou l d e r
a u p on t he p ip e 1 , u p on t he u p p e r p art of
whic h shou l d e r re st s an e y e ) of a l ink b ' ,
having an e y e d at it s op p osit e e nd . To se
c u re l y c l amp t he e y e ? ) ag ainst t he shou l d e r a,
a su it ab l e c ol l ar c is p rovid e d whic h is se
c u re l y t ig ht e ne d u p on t he p ip e 1 b y me ans
of a sc re w c . ' The e y e b is c l amp e d b e t we e n
t he shou l d e r and c ol l ar su ic ie nt l y t o p re ~
ve nt ve rt ic al d isp l ac e me nt , b u t l oose e nou g h
t o al l ow t he p ip e 1 t o b e rot at e d so as t o
al l ow t he ou t l e t 7 c t he re of t o b e p l ac e d at d if -
f e re nt l oc at ions f or t he c onve nie nc e of t he
u se r. The e y e d of t he l ink 7 ) c onne c t s wit h
an e y e e , whic h is d isp ose d u p on a p l ane at
rig ht ang l e s t o t he said e y e d , so as t o al l ow
f or a ve rt ic al p ivot al ac t ion as t he p ip e 1 re
c ip roc at e s, as wil l b e re ad il y u nd e rst ood f rom
an e x aminat ion of t he d rawing s.
To c omp e nsat e f or t he sp ac e b e t we e n t he
e nd 7 L of t he t re ad l e 1 2 and t he c irc u mf e re nc e
of t he p ip e 1 g rowing g re at e r, whic h is d u e t o
t he asc e nd ing of t he e nd h of t he t re ad l e , t he
e y e e is int e g ral wit h a rod f , whic h re c ip
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roc at e s b e t we e n t he u nd e r sid e of t he e nd h
of t he t re ad l e 1 2 and t he c l amp ing me mb e r g ,
whic h is se c u re l y iix e d t o t he said e nd 7 L b y
me ans of su it ab l e b ol t s l , as shown in t he
ac c omp any ing d rawing s. The e d g e of t he
p l at f orm, as at m, ab u t s ag ainst t he p ip e 1
and p re ve nt s t he rod f f rom wit hd rawing as
t he p ip e 1 move s ve rt ic al l y .
The t re ad l e may b e p rovid e d at it s inne r
e nd wit h an arm having an op e ning f or t he
re c e p t ion oi t he p ip e 1 and t he l at t e r may b e
p rovid e d ab ove t he arm wit h a shou l d e r or
st op ad ap t e d t o b e e ng ag e d b y t he l said arm
on t he u p st roke of t he p ip e 1 . The p ip e 1
may b e mou nt e d in any su it ab l y -mou nt e d
g u id e s, and it s we ig ht wil l c arry it d own
wit hou t any e x e rt ion on t he p art of t he op
e rat or. The t re ad l e is p rovid e d at it s ou t e r
e nd wit h a su it ab l e we ig ht 1 5 , ad ap t e d t o
c ou nt e rb al anc e or p art ial l y c ou nt e rb al anc e
t he we ig ht of t he p ip e 1 and it s c ont e nt s in
ord e r t o re nd e r t he p u mp e asy of op e rat ion.
The rod s whic h rig id l y su p p ort t he t ank or
c hamb e r e x t e nd d ownward f rom t he c orne rs
of t he b ox or c asing at t he inne r e nd t he re of ,
and t he y - are su it ab l y se c u re d t o t he same and
t o t he t ank or c hamb e r, and t he y may b e of
any d e sire d l e ng t h t o arrang e t he t ank or c as
ing t he d e sire d d e p t h wit hin t he wat e r t o se
c u re t he ne c e ssary su p p l y of t he same . The
we l l -c asing 8 may b e of any d e sire d l e ng t h,
and it p re f e rab l y e x t e nd s a short d ist anc e
ab ove t he t op of t he t ank or c hamb e r.
From t he f ore g oing it wil l b e c l e ar t hat t he
t re ad l e -p u mp is e x c e e d ing l y simp l e and in
e x p e nsive in it s c onst ru c t ion, t hat it p ose sse s
g re at st re ng t h and d u rab il it y , and t hat it is
ad ap t e d t o b e re ad il y ap p l ie d t o a we l l .v
Al so it wil l b e se e n t hat t he p u mp is ad ap t e d
t o op e rat e in wat e r of any d e p t h and t hat it
is e asil y op e rat e d , onl y re q u iring p owe r on t he
u p st roke , t he p u mp b e ing ad ap t e d t o d rop
b y g ravit y on t he d ownst roke .- Al so it wil l
b e ap p are nt t hat as t he shou l d e rs or st op s on
t he ` d isc harg e - p ip e , ab ove and b e l ow t he
c ou p l ing f or c onne c t ing t he d isc harg e -p ip e
wit h t he t re ad l e , are ad j u st ab l e t he t re ad l e
may b e ad j u st e d ve rt ic al l y wit h re l at ion t o
t he said d isc harg e -p ip e . Inst e ad of u sing
t he ad j u st ab l e c ol l ars on t he d isc hag e -p ip e t o
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f orm t he st op s or shou l d e rs nu t s may b e e m
p l oy e d . I d e sire it t o b e u nd e rst ood t hat
c hang e s in t he f orm, p rop ort ion, and minor
d e t ail s of c onst ru c t ionwit hin t he sc op e of
t he ap p e nd e d c l aims, may b e mad e wit hou t
d e p art ing f rom t he sp irit of t he inve nt ion.
Having t hu s f u l l y d e sc rib e d my inve nt ion,
what I c l aim as ne w, and d e sire t o se c u re b y
Le t t e rs Pat e nt , is- - `
1 . In a t re ad l e -p u mp , a ve rt ic al l y -movab l e
d isc harg e -p ip e having a p l u ng e r-he ad , a val ve
t he re in, a c hamb e r t o re c e ive said p l u ng e r~
he ad and having a val ve t he re in, a t re ad l e t o
c oop e rat e wit h said d isc harg e -p ip e , a f l e x ib l e
c ou p l ing b e t we e n said t re ad l e and said d is
c harg e -p ip e c omp rising a shou l d e r u p on t he
said d isc harg e - p ip e , a c ol l ar ad j u st ab l y
mou nt e d ab ove said shou l d e r, a l ink c omp ose d
of t wo e y e s, one of whic h is c l amp e d b e t we e n
said shou l d e r and said c ol l ar; a c l amp ing me m
b e r se c u re d t o t he u nd e r sid e of t he t re ad l e ,
a rod ad ap t e d t o re c ip roc at e b e t we e n said
c l amp ing me mb e r and t he u nd e r sid e of t he
t re ad l e as t he p ip e and t re ad l e asc e nd , an e y e
int e g ral wit h said rod and b e ing c onne c t e d t o
t he ot he r e y e of t he said l ink. -
2 . In a t re ad l e -p u mp , a ve rt ic al l y -movab l e
d isc harg e -p ip e , a t re ad l e t o c oop e rat e t he re
wit h 5 a iie x ib l e c ou p l ing b e t we e n said t re ad l e
and said d isc harg e -p ip e c omp rising a shou l
d e r u p on t he said d isc harg e -p ip e , a c ol l ar
ad j u st ab l y mou nt e d ab ove said shou l d e r, a
l ink c omp ose d oi' t wo e y e s, one of whic h is
c l amp e d b e t we e n said shou l d e r and said c ol
l ar; a c l amp ing me mb e r se c u re d t o t he u nd e r
sid e of t he t re ad l e , a rod ad ap t e d t o re c ip ro
c at e b e t we e n said c l amp ing me mb e r and t he
u nd e r sid e of t he t re ad l e as t he p ip e and
t re ad l e asc e nd , an e y e int e g ral wit h said rod
and b e ing c onne c t e d t o t he ot he r e y e of t he
said l ink, and me ans t o p re ve nt t he said rod
f rom wit hd rawing f rom t he c l amp ing me m
b e r.
In t e st imony whe re oie I have he re t o al hx e d
my sig nat u re in t he p re se nc e of t wo wit ne sse s.
J OHN COX
' Wit ne sse s:
ROBT. WV. Ross,
C. G . WIEsTLING .
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