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buckets. The frame 23 is provided with a down the chutes 10 and 11 and operates on 65
lever 27 having a suitable weight 28 to coun- the wheel 9, thence passing to the point of
terbalance the frame 23 and attached parts, final deposit.
and the lever 27 moves along a toothed sec- From the foregoing description, taken in
5 tor 29 to which it is locked in any desired ad- connection with the accompanying drawings,
justed position by a latch device 30. By the advantages of the construction and of 70
means of this swinging frame, the lower end the method of operation will be readily ap-
of thecan preciated by those skilled in the art to which
of te edles buket arringaonvyer theinuvention appertins.d Briefly descrb
be raised out of the water when thea desi
1o tus is to be set in motion by the motor. i ing the operation, the attendant first de-
After the moving parts have acquired a cer- presses the lever 27 and locks the same by 75
tamo momentum, the frame 23 can be slightly means of the latch device 30 in such a posi-
lowered so that each bucket will take up tion that the buckets at the lower end of the
a small quantity of water and deposit it bucket conveyer or elevator are out of the
15 against the wheel 8 whereby the latter is ac- water. The circuit of the motor 7 is then
celerated and contributes its share in driving closed so that the motor will start up and 80
the machinery. The frame 23 can thus be drive the bucket elevator and water wheels.
gradually lowered step by step until the Since the buckets are elevated out of the
buckets are taking up their full quota. j water, the load on the motor is materially
20 Approximately the entire upper half of the decreased, and after the parts have gotten
endless bucket conveyer runs on the inclined up to a sufficient speed, the lever 27 is 85
chute 6. This chute, as shown in Fig. 2, is slightly raised so that the buckets will be
provided with a bottom 31 on which the only partially filled as they pass through the
buckets 24 run. To diminish the friction, water. As the partially filled buckets reach
25 the buckets are each provided with a roller the upper end of the inclined chute 6, they
32 having ball bearings 33, and the parts are deposit their contents upon the wheel 8 90
so proportioned that the weight of each and thereby give an impetus to the latter,
bucket is sustained by its respective roller and, alter acting on the wheel 8, the water
32, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3. The buckets passes to the wheel 9 and assists in rotating
30 are formed with covers 34 that partially it. Thus the wheels S and 9 contribute ma-
close the same so that the contents will not terially in running the apparatus. The op- 95
spill out as the buckets take the inclined posi- erator then lowers the frame 23 another step
tion shown in Fig. 1 while passing upwardly so that the buckets will take tip a larger
from the body of water 35 to the first wheel quantity of water or other material, and this
35 8. The sides of the buckets are provided is repeated until finally the buckets take up
with pivots 36 which connect with the chains their full amount. By thus gradually taking 100
21, and these chains run in ways 37 provided up the load, a much smaller motor is re-
in the sides 37a of the chute 6. It will thus quired than if the maximum load was
be seen that the chute aids materially in re- thrown on the apparatus at once, and, since
40 lieving the chains of the weight of the buck- the water or other material that passes down
ets when filled. At the lower end of the the chutes 10 and 11. can be utilized for driv- 105
chute 6 and mounted on the derrick 5 is a ing the wheels S and 9, comparatively little
sprocket wheel 38 for each chain of the power is required for the motor 7.
bucket conveyer, to assist in preventing sag- I have described the principle of operation
45 ging of the chains between the wheels 22 and of the invention, together with the apparatus
38. The sprocket wheel 38 also supports the which I now consider to be the best embodi- 110
chain and takes a great 'part of the strain iment thereof, but I desire to have it under-
froni the wheel 22 and by keeping it above stood that the apparatus shown is merely
the chute when the direct line of the chain is illustrative, and that various changes may
50 broken as the wheel 22 is raised and lowered, ibe made, when desired, as are within the
the chain is prevented from bearing on the scope of the claims. 115
end of the chute and wearing it. Another What is claimed is:-
function performed by the sprocket wheels 1. In an apparatus of the class described,
22 is to steady and bring the buckets 24 to a the combination of an endless conveyer, a
55 proper position to enter the chute, as they motor for driving the same, and means for
have a swinging motion from the time they loading the conveyer gradually. 120
emerge from the water. The inclined bucket 2. In an apparatus of the class described,
conveyer or elevator is preferably located in ithe combination of an endless conveyer, a
the same plane with the wheels 8 and 9, and motor for driving the same, and means for
60 the buckets discharge directly upon the adjusting the conveyer at its loading end for
blades or vanes of the wheel 8. The water varying the quantity of material taken up 125
or material thus discharged on the wheel thereby.
causes the same to rotate, and, after acting 3. In an apparatus of the class described,
on the wheel, the water or material passes the combination of an endless conveyer hav--2B
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Dove, John Oliver & Wirsing, Charley. Water-Conveyer., patent, December 24, 1907; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth511527/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.