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21, located at the centers of the horizontal
top bars 7 of the base. Inside each bearing
a large disk or ring 22 is mounted concen-
trically around the journal of the shaft with
5 which it turns, this ring preventing the acci-
dental dislocation of the journals from their
boxes, which might occur when the mast is
swung during a high wind. Such swingilng
of the mast is accomplished by means of the
to rope.R in a manner which will be obvious,
and as the mast is drawn down around its
journal it strikes a buffer-spring 23, secured
to one of the striner-frames, whereby the
jarring of parts is cushioned.
15 The latch or lock L for holding the.mast
raised is best seen in Fig. 7. It comprises a
tubular body 30, sliding on the mast proper
between the outer face of the casing 17 and a
stud or set-screw 31 inserted in the mast, and
20 the body 30 has a depending tongue 32, which
is adapted to be dropped over the curved rod
5, which connects the angles of the V-rods 4,
as above described. Thus it willbe seen that
as the mast swigs into upright position its
25 weighted end passes into the open side of the
base and the outer end of the then lowermost
tube 14 is guided into the curved rod 5. As
soon as it strikes against said rod the tubular
body 30 is moved downward, so that its tongue
30 32 engages over the rod and the mast is held
upright.
Every part of .this tower is preferably of
metal, except the weights and the rope, which
may be of any desired material. By having
35 the mast tubular, as seen, the pump-rod P of
the windmill NW (when the latter is supported
by the mast) may pass downward through the
two tubes 14 and be detachably connected in
any suitable manner at its lower end with the
40 pump or other machinery which the mill is to
operate, the connection being necessarily a
detachable one, in order that it may be dis-
connected when it is desired to lower the mast.
IIowever, this feature I have not described, as
45 it forms no part.of the present invention.
Such a tubular guide for the pump-rod will
prevent it from being swayed in the wind or
from exposure to the other elements.
The use and advantage of a tilting tower
50o to support a windmill are too obvious to need
elaboration here. By the construction de-
scribed the base and the mast are each braced
against deflection in any direction, the mast
occupying a position at the center of the base
55 and of its braces, which consist of the frame
and truss-rods.
I do not describe in detail the manner of
connecting the various members, although it
will preferably be by bolts, and I reserve the
60 right to make such changes in the construc-
tion as may come within the spirit of my in-
vention, one of which will include the sub-
.stitution of wood or other material for some
of the parts of this device.
65 What is claimed as new is-
1. The herein-described tower, the samecomprising a skeleton base of rectangular
cross-section and with one side open, horizon-
tal bars at the top of said base having oppo-
sitely-disposed journal-boxes, a shaft liav- 70
ing bearings mounted in said boxes, aligned
bosses at the center of said shaft, a mast hav-
ing its center secured in said bosses, a rect-
angular frame secured to said shaft, and truss-
rods connecting the ends of the masts and 75
leading over the corners of the frame, as set
forth.
2. The herein-described tower, the same
comprising an upwardly-tapering skeleton
base of rectangular cross-section and with one 8o
open side, two parallel bars at the top of said
base having opposite journal-boxes, a shaft
having bearings mounted in said boxes, a
mast secured at its center to the center of said
shaft, a rectangular frame secured to the shaft, 85
truss-rods connecting the ends of the masts
and leading over the corners of the frame, a
striuger-fi-ame in the base, and means for
locking the lower end of the mast to said
frame, as and for the purpose set forth. 90
3. In a tower, the combination, with a skele-
ton base having opposite journal-boxes at its
-upper end and one open side, of a shaft jour-
naled in said boxes, a mast centrally secured
through said shaft, truss-braces for the mast, 95
and disks or rings surrounding the shaft just
inside the journals thereof, as and for the pur-
pose set forth.
4. In a tower, the combination, with an up-
wardly-tapering skeleton base open at one ioo
side, two V-shaped rods connected at their
ends to the corners of the base, and a curved
rod connecting -the angles of said V-shaped
rods with its inwardly-curved side facing the
open side of the base, of a mast pivoted at o05
its center to the upper end of the base, with
its lower end adapted to swing into the open
side thereof and against said curved rod, a
lock on said mast, comprising a tubular body
sliding on the mast, and a depending tongue i1o
adapted to engage over said curved rod, as
and for the purpose set forth.
5. In a tower, the combination, with a skele-
ton base comprising corner-posts, horizon-
tal stringer-frames all open at one side, in- g15
clined struts, a curved rod supported at the
center of the lowermost stringer-frame, and
inclined braces across the angles of the other
stringer-frames, of a mast pivoted at its cen-
ter to the upper end of the base and adapted I2o
to swing into the open side thereof with its
lower end against said curved rod, a lock be-
tween saidlower end and rod, and truss-braces
for the mast, as set forth.
G. In a tower, the combination, with a skele- 125
ton base open at one side and having oppo-
site journal-boxes at its upper end, and a
stringer-frame in said base, having a curved
rod at its center facing toward said open side,
of a mast having at its center a shaft jour- 130
naled in said boxes, a wind-wheel at the up-
perend of the mast, a counterbalancing-weight
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Walton, Jacob Gipson. Windmill-Tower., patent, December 15, 1891; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172886/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.