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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE
JOHN A. WOLFRAM, OF MEYERSVILLE, TEXAS.
COTTON-SPRINKLER.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,577, dated May 17, 1881.
Application filed May 10, 1880. (No model.)To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN A. WOLFRAM, a
citizen ofthe United States, residing at Meyers-
ville, county of De Witt, and State of Texas,
5 have invented certain new and useful Improve-
ments in Cotton-Sprinklers; and I do hereby
declare that the following is a full, clear, and
exact description of the same, reference being
had to theaccompanying drawings, in which-
so Figure 1 is a rear elevation of my inven-
tion; Fig. 3, a side elevation of the same; Fig.
3, a detail view of the mechanism for operat-
ing the pump-piston: Fig. 4, a similar view of
the sprinklers; and Fig. 5 is a detail view of
15 the faucet-connection to control the flow of
liquid from the pump into the pipes.
The present invention has relation to cer-
tain new and useful improvements in machines
or devices for throwing jets or sprays of poi-
20 sonous liquid upon cotton and other plants;
and the object thereof is to construct such ma-
chines or devices in a manner as will render
them easy of operation, and sprinkle the plants
from above, below, or underneath the leaves
25 at one and the same time, thereby touching
every portion of the plant, and so destroying
every insect that may be on it without any un-
necessary waste of the poisonous liquid. These
objects I attain by the construction shown in
30 the drawings and hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawings, A repre-
sents a suitable reservoir or tank for holding
the poisonous liquid, said tank being secured
in any suitable mannerto a carriage or truck, B.
35 To the tank A is attached a suitable pump,
C, the piston a thereof having connected to
its upper end a link, b, which, in turn, is con-
nected to an arm, e, pivoted to the upper end
of a standard, d, rigidly secured to the top of
40 the tank.
To the outer end of the arm c is pivoted a
rod, e, its lower end being connected to a crank,
f, which has its bearings in the side of the tank
A and grooved pulley D. The craunkf is made
45 to engage with the grooved pulley D in such
manner as will cause the crank to revolve by
the rotation of the pulley. This I accomplish
by the employment of the ordinary clutch, g,
the two sections thereof being made to engage
5o with each other by the lever h, which is con-nected thereto, or be disengaged when the
pump is not required to be operated.
The grooved pulley D is supported by a suit-
able bracket, j, connected to the side of the
tank A, while the lower grooved pulley, E, is 55
rigidly secured to the inner side of the wheel
carriage or truck, so that it will revolve' with
it. A belt or chain, i, passes over the two pul-
leys D E, by which motion is communicated
to the upper pulley when the carriage or truck 60
is in motion.
Connected to the pump C is a horizontal pipe,
F, to the ends of which are suitable faucets,
k, to control the flow of liquid to the sprink-
ling-pipes, these faucets being of any suitable 65
construction found best adapted to the pur-
pose.
To the horizontal pipe F is connected a suit-
able number of pipes, G, extending down near
the ground, and provided at their lower ends 70
with rose-heads IH, each of which has remov-
able screw-plugs 1, to admit of their being
cleaned when required. These pipes G are
connected to the horizontal pipe F by unions
or coupling-sections; or any other desirable 75
means may be employed. The outer pipes,
however, I connect to the pipe F by the addi-
tions of short sections m of pipe, although I
do not desire to confine myself to any special
means employed. The pipes G are raised to 80o
the required height from the ground by a suit-
able lifting device, consisting of the horizontal
supporting-arm I, formed in sections alld
hinged together, so that when opened and ex-
tended they form a continuous horizontal arm, 85
against which the pipes G rest.
To the supporting-arm I is connected a
curved rod,% t, pivoted to the side of the tank
A, and having connected to it a pivoted arm,
o, to which the operating-lever K is secured, 9
by means of which the supporting-arm I may
be raised or lowered, as circumstances require.
This supporting-arm or carrier I has semicir-
cular seats p, to receive the pipes G and hold
them in an upright position. The object of 95
forming the arm or carrier I in sections and
hinging them together is to reduce the length
of the same, so as to enable the folding of the
pipes from both sides of the carriage or truck
when not required for use. soo
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Wolfram, John Arnold. Cotton Sprinkler., patent, May 17, 1881; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth170163/m1/3/: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.