US498966A - Well or cistern cleaner and water-purifier - Google Patents

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(No'ModeL) W. S. BARKER. WELL 0R GISTERN CLEANER AND WATER PURIPIER.

No. 498,966. Patented June'6, 1893.

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WILLIAM SEVVARD BARKER, OF TROY, OHIO.

WELL OR CISTERN CLEANER AND WATER-PURIFIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 498,966, dated June 6, 1893.

Application filed June 2'7, 1892. Renewed April 21, 1893. Serial No. 471,341. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM SEWARD BAR- KER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Troy, in the county of Miami and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Well or Oistern Cleaners and Water-Purifiers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in devices for cleaning wells and cisterns without withdrawing the water therefrom or entering the water, and it has for its objects among others to provide an improved device of this character by which not only will the dirt be removed but the water purified.

It has for a further object the provision of a simple and cheap yet durable and efficient device, easy to operate and not liable to get out of order.

I provide the main or body portion with a side compartment through which the dirt and water enter to the main chamber, the main chamber being provided with an air tube the lnner end of which extends to or below the entrance from the side chamber to the main part so that when the dirt reaches the lower end of this tube it stops the flow of water and dirt into the'main chamber and thus prevents back flow of the dirt and water through the smaller side chamber.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will hereinafter appear and the novel features thereof will be specifically defined by the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which, with the letters of reference marked thereon, form a part of this specification, and in which-- Figure 1 is a central longitudinal section through my improved well and cistern cleaner. Fig. 2 is a cross section on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking downward. Fig. 3 is a central vertical section through a modified form of dirt bucket.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the several views in which they 1 appear,

Referring now to the details of the drawings by letter, A designates the outer shell or cylinder of any suitable material, as for instance, galvanized iron, and provided with. a conical upper end a into which extends a tube B which serves also as a handle; it is open at both ends, a removable cork or stopper 1) being provided for the upper end as seen in Fig. 1. This tube is braced within the upper end of the shell in any suitable manner, as by the braces 11'.

O is a short tube secured to the upper end of the shell and provided with a removable cork or stopper 0 which is connected to a string or cord D which extends upward, the object of this cork and short tube being to allow the air to escape at the bottom of the cistern; by putting the device down into the well or cistern, full of air, leaving out the catch pan, and allowing the air to escape through the water it thoroughly oxygenizes all the water in the cistern and the air coming through the water with such force stirs it up like a boiling spring giving the water both motion and air and purifying the water. One side of the shell is provided with an opening at in line with or above the lower end.

of the tube B as seen in Fig. 1, and this opening affords communication between the shell and the side compartment D of smaller area than the shell and which terminates at its lower end in a downwardly extending flange d as seen in Fig. 1 which keeps the entrance thereinto free and above the bottom of the cistern as will be understood from Fig. 1.

E is the catch basin or receptacle fitted. to the lower end of the shell and provided with spring catches F to engage lugs on the lower end of the shell as seen in Fig. 2.

The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when taken in connection with the annexed drawings.

The device is placed in the well or cistern full of air, with the corks or stoppers in and the catch basin held in position by the catches. The plug b is then removed which allows the air to escape and permits the water and sediment to flow into and fill the catch basin with dirt and water from the bottom of the cistern. The device is then taken out and the catch basin removed and emptied and replaced when it is ready for another operation. The

it is further provided above the said opening side compartment enables me to utilize the full capacity of the catch basin. By having the tube B extend to or past the opening 61 the flow of dirt and Water to the catch basin will stop when the dirt rises to and closes the lower end of said tube and also leaves enough air in the device to raise the same to the top of the water in the cistern and no lifting is required that far.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a different form of catch basin. It is provided with a spring catch similar to those of the other form and is held in position in the same way. It is provided with a central opening in its bottom which is closed by a valve G opening outward as shown;

with a screen H as shown. This keeps the water and dirt from coming in on the bottom so that the dirt all passes up the outside tube or smaller compartment and deposits in the basin; when the device is filled and raised what water there should be in with the dirt will strain out through the screen and opening the valve will escape, the dirt being prevented from escaping by the screen.

In Fig. l I have shown by dotted lines a modification in which the dirt enters through the center of the bottom of the catch basin through a conical extension 9, and I employ a conical valve I which is carried by a cord J extending up to the top of the cistern so that when the dirt is entering the valve I may be raised by the cord and by lowering the valve and allowing it to seat itself the escape of the water and dirt is prevented.

Modifications in detail may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the invention or sacrificing any of its advantages.

What I claim as new is 1. The combination with the outer shell 4t having central air tube, of the removable plug thereto, the removable catch basin, and the smaller side compartment having communication with the interior of the shell above the lower end of the air tube, as and for the pur- 45 pose specified.

2. The combination with the shell having central air tube extending thereinto, of the removable catch basin, having valve and screen, and the smaller side compartment 5c having opening into. the shell above the lower end of the air tube, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence 5 5 of two witnesses.

WILLIAM SEWARD BARKER.

Witnesses:

GEO. W. LEwIs, G. A. WELTY'.

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