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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
YOUNG RHEA ANDERSON, OF OLNEY, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-TENTH TO LAWSON
CEPHAS COUNTS, OF OLNEY, TEXAS.
ELEVATED IRRIGATION SYSTEM.Specification of Letters Patent.
Paeteted iSept. ! , 1.9.1 :.
Application filed October 7, 1912. Serial No. 724,493.
To all whom d rn a concern:
Be it known that I, YOUNG RHEA ANDF-
SON, a citizen of the United States, residing
at Olney, in the county of Young and State
5 of Texas, have invented a new and useful
construction of Elevated Irrigation Sys-
tems, of Ihich the following is a specifica-
tion.
This invention relates to a new and useful
10 apparatus or system for supplying and dis-
trilbuting water, for the irrigation of large
tracts of land.
One of the objects of the invention is the
provision of such an apparatus, so con-
15 strueteci that a lead water trough including
lead spray pipes may be adjusted, whereby
the water for irrigating, sprinkling or
watering the land may be regulated, in a
manner resembling nature's draining sys-
20 tem.
A feature of the invention is the provision
of an apparatus or system which may be
used in connection with various elevated
water tanks systemmatically arranged, how-
25 ever, only one of such tanks is illustrated in
the accompanying drawings. This tank may
be supplied or filled from any available
water supply by pumping or other conven-
ient means from rivers, lakes, ponds, or
30 wells. The tank or tanks may be elevated
at any desirable height, so as to cause a
proper flow of water into one or more main
water pipes.
Another feature of the invention is the
35 provision of a water lead trough, either end
of which may be lowered below the other
end, and having means whereby the same
may be mounted upon elevated tracks or
cables. The lead water trough may receive
40 its supply from other pipes 15a (not shown,
and which may receive their supply from
the pipe 14), or said trough may receive its
supply from other tanks and pipes 14 and
i5a (not shown).
45 In practical fields the details of construc-
tion may necessitate alterations, to which
the patentee is entitled, provided the altera-
tions fall within the scope of what is
claimed.
50 The invention comprises further features
and combination of parts, as hereinafter set
forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.
In the drawings :-Figure 1 is a planvie w, showing a tank and a portion of the
tracks or cables, with the lead water trough 55
including the spray or lead pipes. Fig. 2
is an end elevation, likewise showing an ele-
vated tank. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of one
of the lead water troughs, showing the same
mountedi upon its elevated tracks. Fig. 4 6o
us a view sniliiar to Fig. 3, showing one
end of the lead water trough lowered, there-
by disposing the lead water trough upon an
inclination, whereby the water or irrigation
fluid may find its way to the lead or spray 65
pipes at one end of the trough1. Fig. is a
detail view of the swiveled connection 96a.
Fig. (3 is a detail view of the universal con-
nection 251.
Referring more particularly to the draw- 70
ings, 1 and 2 designate rows of standards,
the standards I aree arranged opposite the
standards 2, and connecting them are tracks
3, 4 and 5, such as cables or the like. Con-
necting the standards 1 are tie cables or the 75
like 6, while connecting the standards 2 are
similar tie cables or the like 7. As shown
in the drawings a tower S having a water
tank 9 is provided, and leading from the
lower end of the tank 9 is a pipe 10 pro- 80
vided with the usual form of valve 11. The
lower end of the pie) 10 is provided with a
T-union 12, into which the pipes 13 and 14
are connected in the usual manner as at 15.
The pipe 14 is provided with i plurality of 85
downwardly extending pipes 15a having
valves 10, while the pipe 13 is designed to
have pipes (not shown) similar to the pipes
15". In actual practice, it is the purpose of
this invention to employ a series of towers, 90
including elevated tanks.
As shown ini the cravingss a lead water
trough 17 is provided having upwardly ex-
tending members 1 and 19, the upper ends
of which are connected by the tie rods or 95
wires 20. Universally connected to each end
of the lead water trough, as at 25, and com-
municating therewith are lead or spray
pipes 21 having perforations 22 and pro-
vided with reintorcing mnealns 23 and 24 of 100
the usual construction. Connecting the lead
or spray pipes and the members 18 and 19
are tie wires or similar members 25, which
may be made longer or shorter, in any suit-
able manner (not shown), so as to accom- 105
modate the adjustment of the lead or spray1,073,834.
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Anderson, Young Rhea. Elevated Irrigation System, patent, September 23, 1913; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth853662/m1/4/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.