CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY, TOOLS, OR APPARATUS FOR BORING THE EARTH FOR THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING AND RAISING WATER
Year: 1823

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN.
GOODE, of Tottenham, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, send greeting.
WHEREAS His most Excellent Majesty King George the Fourth did, by
His Letters Patent under the Great Seal of that part of the United Kingdom
of Great Britain and Ireland called England, bearing date at Westminster,
the Twentieth day of August, in the fourth year of His reign, give and grant
unto me, the said John Goode, my exors, adññiors, and assigns, His especial
licence, full power, sole privilege and authority, that I, the said John Goode,
my exors, admors, and assigns, during the term of years therein mentioned,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within England,
Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "CERTAIN
IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY, TOOLS, OR APPARATUS FOR BORING THE EARTH FOR
THE PURPOSE OF OBTAINING AND RAISING WATER;" in which said Letters Patent
there is contained a proviso that if I, the said John Goode, shall not
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of my said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, by an instrument in writing under
my hand and seal, and cause the same to be inrolled in His Majesty's High
Court of Chancery within two calendar months next and immediately after the
date of the said Letters Patent, that then the said Letters Patent, and all
liberties and advantages whatsoever thereby granted, shall utterly cease, deter-.
mine, and become void, as in and by the same, relation being thereunto had,
will more fully and at large appear.

page_text: NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
John Goode, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention, and the
manner in which the same is to be carried into effect, are particularly
described and ascertained in manner following, that is to say:-
In the Drawings hereunto annexed are represented certain tools of various
formation for the purpose of boring the earth, and certain apparatus for the
"Certain Improvements" as
purpose of raising water, which constitute my
aforesaid.
And in reference to the said Drawings, Fig. 1 represents an auger or
boring tool for boring in clay and similar soils, E being the uppermost
part thereof, forming a screw for the purpose of appending the same to
the rod, and which same letter E denotes the same part in all the
Figures herein-after described up to Figure 19; the same auger being
of the form of a hollow with an opening in the side thereof from the
top to the bottom as at A, A, A, A, constituting one third of the circle,
as shewn at C, C, which represents a view of the bottom of same auger,
which open space, in proportion to the whole of the said auger, I consider
from experience to be the best, but when boring in loose or wetter soils I
reduce the size of the said opening. At A³ is a cutting piece fastened in the
internal part of the said auger by two screws or rivets, and thereby made
moveable in case of requiring repair. Cis the leading part for the purpose of
cutting into the earth. A' represents an internal view of the said piece, and
A' an external view of the same when taken out from the auger. At B is
represented the bottom view of an auger formed every way similar to Figure 1,
but having the cutting piece fixed in the middle, in which case I make the
elge at C rather lower than at C', by which means it cuts into the earth
round the side of the hole and loosens it prior to the edge piece A taking hold,
which variation of the situation of the said cutting piece I find particularly
useful in boring hard clays, chalk, or similar soils. BB is a view of the
back of the lower end of the auger, Figure 1 shewing by dotted lines, the
cutting piece fixed in the inside thereof.
Figure 2 represents a tool for the purpose of boring in loose sandy wet soils,
it being of the form of a hollow cone, having a spiral edge piece round the
outside of the same at AA, which leads into the sandy soil, and delivers the
soil at B into the internal cavity of the hollow cone.
Figure 3 represents another form of auger, in every respect similar to
Figure 1, but having no opening up the side thereof as Figure 1, it being
a. perfect cylinder containing a cutting piece as at A, and a valve at B for the
purpose of retaining what may rise into its interior; the same to be used in
boring in loose wet clays or similar soils.

page_text: Figure 4 represents a pumping tool for the purpose of getting out water or
water mixed with soils of any description which may have soaked into the
hole in the process of boring, containing a valve at B, where it is shewn
sectional. It is to be lowered into the hole by a rope at C, and by raising and
lowering it at short intervals it becomes filled with water, or water and soil,
when it is be drawn up. This Figure is broken in the middle to represent
that these pumping tools may be formed of various lengths.
Figure 5 is another pumping tool for clearing the hole of water or loose
heavy sand, and is similar to Figure 4 in every respect, but contains a rod with
a bucket or moving valve at A, which may be raised and lowered at short
intervals; the stops upon the same, as seen at C, C, prevent the rod from
passing lower or higher by the collar bar at D. It operates as Figure 4, by
being raised and lowered at short intervals.
Figure 6 represents a tool for the purpose of getting rods out of the holes
when they may have been broken by any casualty. A, A, is a cylindrical
collar fitting the hole in the act of boring. B is a sharp edge or chisel piece
forced out by the spring C. The same is passed down into the hole where-
from the broken rod is to be extracted, the end of which passing through the
collar piece raises the edge piece B, which forced against the broken rod by.
means of the spring C, and cutts into the same, holding firmly thereto, by
which means it may be drawn out, but in some cases I find it necessary
to have two cutting edges forced out by two springs in this tool, as in
Figure 7.
Figure 7 represents another tool for the purpose of extracting broken
punches, augers, or other parts of tools from the hole. A, A, are two edge.
pieces which are thrown out by the springs C, C, against the sides of the
broken tool, when the same shall have come between them.
Figure 8 represents a tool for the purpose of widening the hole. A, A, are
two semicircular cutting edges; A, A, A', A', being a view of the bottom of
the same tool, and B an internal view of one of the sides.
Figure 9 represents a punch for the purpose of sinking through stone; the
leading edge a, coming first in contact with the stone, being of smaller spread
than the whole width, operates more speedily and effectually. As is a bottom.
view of the same tool.
Figure 14 is another punching tool for the purpose of rounding the hole
below it. At A, A, is represented a bottom view of the same; the two
returned edges operate on the sides of the hole and preserve the circular
form thereof.
Figure 20 represents an apparatus for forcing down cast-iron pipes when

page_text: the hole shall have been bored or in the course of boring, for the purpose of
keeping the upper loose soil out of the hole. B, B, is a block fitted into the
upper part of the pipe C, C, C, C, and having an upright rod D, D, upon
which the weight AA; slides, the same being raised by the ropes at F, F,
and allowed to fall upon the block B, B, forces the same and the pipe down
the hole, and when at proper distance another pipe may be entered into its
socket, and the operation continued.
Figure 19 represents a tool for the purpose of extracting an auger when
broken in the hole in such a manner that the tool Figure 7 will not operate.
A is a guiding piece which fits the side of the hole, and B is a hook which
takes under the broken tool and extracts the same from the hole.
Figure 10 represents a double bow tool for the purpose of forcing out any
-indentation which may have been made in wrought iron or tin pipes when
used for lining.
Figure 15 represents a pair of clams for the purpose of turning iron pipes
in the whole while in the act of forcing them down.
Figure 11 represents a tool which I call a triangle spear for bringing up
any loose stones which may get into the hole and evade the action of any other
tool. It operates by means of the internal teeth on the prongs a, a, a, seizing
the loose stonc.
Figure 12 represents another tool for the purpose of raising the rods out
of the hole when broken. It operates by taking hold of the rods beneath a
joint, its cavity at, A being only sufficiently wide to admit the rod therein.
Fig. 13 represents a tool for the purpose of raising pipes from the hole.
It operates by means of the surface being roughened similar to a rasp, so that
it may be forced down the pipe with comparative case; but in drawing up its
teeth take hold of the pipe, and consequently extract it from the hole.
Figure 16 is another tool for raising pipes from the hole. It operates by
means of the prongs A, A, A, A, passing with comparative ease when forced
downwards, and forcing into the sides of the pipe when attempted to be drawn
upwards, so as to bring the pipe up with them.
Figure 17 represents a tool for forcing down pipes, the lower part of the
same fitting into a pipe, and the shoulder at A, A, taking upon the upper rim
thereof.
Figure 18 represents a tool for the purpose of forcing out indentations
which may arise in the pipes, and acts similarly to Figure 10.
Figure 21 represents a hole in the act of being bored. AA; represents a
scaffold of suitable strength supporting the winch or windlas B at a con-
venient height from the ground for the purpose of raising or lowering the rods

page_text: 3,5,5,5, by means or the dogs or hook pieces D, D. H, H, are two levers
for the purpose of turning the rods to perform the operation of boring, and F is
a key for the purpose of unscrewing the rods as they are taken out of the hole.
G, G, represents the surface of the earth, and I, I, the pipe, forced down
some distance for the purpose of keeping out loose upper soil and land soaks.
Figure 22 represents a sectional view of a finished hole wherein the water is.
supposed to rise to A, A. B, B, is a long vessel having a valve at the bottom
to be opened by means of a hook C, to discharge its contents into a pail or
other vessel for domestic use, and is raised and lowered by the winch or
windlas D to be worked by the endless rope F, F, over the upper and lower
wheels G, G, and H, H, which renders the raising the water convenient and
easy. I, I, represents the surface of the earth.
Figure 23 represents another method of raising water by means of forcing a
working barrel with bucket and sucker to any distance down the hole, so that
the sucking pipe C, C, reaches into the water, by which means I avoid the
expence of lining the hole with pipe; or should the water rise near the
surface I form a working barrel at F, F, F, F, but in both cases I use
the upper pipe F¹, F', containing two vents, one at G for common purposes,
and the upper one at H for watering-carts, if necessary, which said upper pipe
is attached to the pipe which it is always requisite to drive to keep out land
springs and the loose earth near the surface.
Figure 24 represents a method of receiving the water from a bored hole.
The tube A, A', is supposed to be stopped above A', when the water rises and
flows through the tube B, B, causing the valve C, which is held down by a
spring, to vibrate, and allow some small portion of the water to escape, and by
such vibration raises the ball F, passes into the air vessel D, D, D, D, and
out at the pipe G, G, G, G, to the place requiring the supply.
And, moreover, I do further declare that the dimensions of the various tools
herein described may be varied, as may be deemed necessary for boring holes
of different diameters; and in regard to the materials to be made use of for
their construction, I do in preference use iron or tin for all parts, except cutting
parts, when I introduce steel, and that such variation of dimensions, and all
more minute particulars of construction, will be with facility supplied by
workmen in works of this nature.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Goode, party hereto, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Sixteenth day of October, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and twenty-three.
JOHN (L.S.) GOODE.

page_text: AND BE IT REMEMBERED, that on the Sixteenth day of October,
in the year of our Lord 1823, the aforesaid John Goode came before our
said Lord the King in His Chancery, and acknowledged the Specification
aforesaid, and all and every thing therein contained and specified, in form
above written. And also the Specification aforesaid was stampt according to
the tenor of the Statute made for that purpose.
Inrolled the Sixteenth day of October, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and twenty-three.