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aris are provided with weighted cam -le-
vers h", adapted to automatically grip end-
less bands or chains i, depending from the
rock-shaft, the bands passing through aper-
5 tures in the forward ends of the said arms.
The bands are kept taut by means of weighted
levers or bars j, pivoted upon the ground, and
having journaled in their outer endsgrooved
pulleys, over which the endless bands pass.
io Weighted pivoted levers k are provided to
keep the platforms normally up at their free
edges.
It will be observed that when an animal
treads upon one of the platforms h the arm
15 h' will be depressed and drawn down with it
one side or portion of the endless band, where-
by the rock-shaft will be revolved one-fourth
of a revolution to close the passage-ways f f',
with its gates, and when the animal steps off
20 the platform the same will automatically (by
means of the pivoted weighted lever 7) as-
sume its normal position without revolving
the rock-shaft, the cam-lever automatically
releasing the endless band as its 1arm h' moves
25 upward.
A division-fence m may be erected across
the main inclosure, if desired, to keep the
cattle away from the working parts of the ap-
paratus and the well, and the inclosure a may
30 be provided with a gate, if desired, to let the
cattle pass out of the inclosure.
When an animal passes in under the en-
trance-gate to passage-way f, he treads upon
the platform h and thereby, in the manner
35 hereinbefore described, revolves the rock-
shaft a quarter-turn and immediately closes
the entrance-gate, and as he passes over the
double inclined chutes the well-bucket is au-
tomaticallv raised and dumped into any suit-
40 able trough in any of the usual ways. As
the animal passes out of the inclined chutes,
he will tread upon the other platform h7in
passage-way f', and thereby again rotate the
rock-shaft a sufficient distance to open both
45 passage-ways f and f', permitting himself to
pass into the main inclosure where the trough
is located and opening the entrance-gate for
the passage of another animal. The opera-
tion is kept up in this way, one animal at atime entering the main inclosure and being 50
compelled to elevate his own drinking-water
until the entire herd has entered and " wa-
tered."
The an imals may be released through a suit-
able gate in the inclosing-fence, or they may 55
be compelled to pass back over the chutes,
and thereby go through the operation of ele-
vating the water over again. This latter
method is preferable, inasmuch as a sufficient
quantity of water will be thereby elevated to 6o
supply the younger animals, which are too
small to operate the elevating apparatus.
This invention is designed to take the place
of the windmill now used for this purpose, in-
asmuch as the windmill system has been 65
found inadequate in a number of respects.
Having thus described my invention, what
I claim is-
1. The combination, with a main inclosure
surrounding a well, of inclined pivoted chutes 70
connected together and normally held up at
their adjacent ends, an overhead shaft carry-
ing a sheave and connected to the upper ends
of the chutes, a rope connecting the sheaves
to the well-bucket, a passage-way f, leading 75
into the lower end of one of the chutes, a
passage-way leading from the lower end of the
other chute into the main inclosure, gates in
the passage-ways ff', and means for simulta-
neously opening and closing said gates, where- 80
by but one animal at a time shall be allowed
to pass over the chutes into the inclosure, sub-
stantially as described.
2. The combination of the inclosure a, the
inclined chutes connected to the well-wind- 85
lass, passages f f', leading into the chutes, a
rock-shaft provided with gates to simultane-
ously open and close the said passages f ',
pivoted platforms in these passages, and
means for rotating the rock-shaft by means 90
of these pivoted platforms, substantially as
described.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
in presence of two witnesses.
GEORGE AW. CAMPELL.
Witnesses:
J. 11. KRATER,
R. P. PANIKEY.
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Campbell, George W. Water-Elevator, patent, April 1, 1890; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172339/m1/4/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.