AN IMPROVED MACHINE FOR RAISING WATER
Year: 1859

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Jozé Luis, of the British & Foreign Office for
Patents, No. 1B, Welbeck Street, Cavendish Square, London, in the
County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED
MACHINE FOR RAISING WATER."-A communication from abroad by M.
Dupré, of No. 10, Rue Mogador, Paris, in the Empire of France.
Sealed the 7th October 1859, and dated the 18th April 1859.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Jozé Luis at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 18th April
1859.
I, JOZE LUIS, of the British & Foreign Office for Patents, No. 1B, Welbeck
Street, Cavendish Square, London, in the County of Middlesex, Patent
Agent, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
MACHINE FOR RAISING WATER," (a communication to me from abroad by M.
Dupré, of No. 10, Rue Mogador, Paris, in the Empire of France, to be as
follows:-
This new machine, by the quantity of water obtained, and the ease and
facility with which it is raised, whatever the depth of the wells, is not to be
compared to any system of mechanism at present in use for this purpose.
The principal parts of which our machine is composed are (see accompany-
ing Drawings),-
1st, the conductor A, fixed at the top of the machine, facing the person who
draws the water at one part, and on the other maintained in a perpendicular
line by a weight B, of about fourty-two pounds, placed within four inches of
the bottom of the well C. It is along this the bucket works with a speed
which can be at the rate of one hundred yards a minute and even more.

page_text: 2nd, the bucket D, besides its peculiar form, from which it has the name
diver, is attached on an equilibrium, at about two inches from its upper edge,
which permits it to swing with great facility at the moment of emptying the
water into the basin.
3rd, the counterpoise E, divides the weight of the water in two equal
parts; owing to its elongated form its rapid course through the water finds
hardly any resistance, and it passes without danger of meeting the bucket.
4th, an endless cord F, made of pliable leather, passes over a pulley,
placed at the top of the machine. By means of these pullies, the hauling
only takes place at about six inches from the person drawing, and this is the
most favorable position for his strength.
The machine acts with such facility that a child of seven or eight years old
can draw with a bucket holding twenty-five pints, and with a single finger
empty it into the receiver. It can raise water from any depth without
necessitating any alteration in the machine, notwithstanding the change
of water level in the wells. Economy of time, of strength, and expense are
the results which our Invention gives.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Jozé Luis, in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 17th
October 1859.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JozÉ LUIS,
of the British and Foreign Office for Patents, No, 1B, Welbeck Street,
Cavendish Square, London, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Eighteenth day of April, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, in the twenty-second year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me, the
said Jozé Luis, Her special licence that I, the said Jozé Luis, my execu-
tors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Jozé Luis,
my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with,
and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel
Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN IMPROVED MACHINE POR
RAISING WATER," a communication from abroad by M. Dupré, of No. 10, Rue

page_text: Mogador, Paris, in the Empire of France, upon the condition (amongst
others) that I, the said Jozé Luis, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same
to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months
next and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Jozé Luis, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement and accompanying Drawings, that is to say:—
The object of the present Invention is a cheap and effective means for
raising water, greatly excelling the machinery at present in use, both from the
quantity of water it is capable of raising, and the great facility with which it
is worked. The average quantity of water which may be raised per hour, is
as follows: When the machine is worked by a force of 12 lbs., and at a rate
of about 66 yards per minute, in a well 17 feet, about 924 gallons; 34 feet,
about 462 gallons; 84 feet, 210 gallons; 166 feet, about 122 gallons, and
so on.
The height of the machine is about 7 feet 8 inches, the wooden frame at
the bottom is 4 feet by 3 feet, and the top of the frame is rather more than
2 feet by 1 foot 8 inches, but these dimensions may, of course, vary according
to the size of the well.
The apparatus is composed of a conducting chain A, attached to the top of
the framework facing the person drawing the water; it is held steady by a
weight B, of about 40 lbs. attached at the other end, which reaches within
an inch or so of the bottom of the well. It is along this conducting chain A,
the bucket D works (ascending and descending) being held to it by an iron
arm strongly fastened to an iron frame passing round the bucket, and having
an eye at its other extremity, large enough for it to slide along the conducting
chain. The shape of the bucket D is such as to permit of a rapid course
through the water; the form I adopt is circular, but having the bottom
sloping, so that one side of the bucket is longer than the other, see Drawing.
It is attached on an equilibrium at about two inches from its upper edge,
permitting it, to swing with great facility when being emptied. A counter-
weight E dividing the weight of the water equally, owing to its elongated
form, its course through the water meets with hardly any resistance, and it is so
suspended, see Fig. 1, as to avoid meeting the bucket in its upward and down-
ward motion; the bucket and counterweight are both attached to the same

page_text: endless chain or cord, at equal distance from each other, see Drawings; the
cord or chain passes over a pulley G, Fig. 2, at the top of the frame, the
bucket hanging one side and the counterweight the other. An endless
band F, of leather or other suitable material, passes over another pulley H,
fixed at the top of the frame, see Fig. 2, and communicates movement to
the pulley working the bucket; this band can either hang loose at a con-
venient length for the persons drawing water, or be passed round a second
grooved pulley, held to the bottom frame; it is by means of this band
that the apparatus is worked, for pulling the band on one side causes the
bucket to rise, and on reversing the movement, the bucket descends; the whole
works with such ease that a child, seven or eight years old, can draw with a
bucket holding about 3 gallons. The pulley or grooved wheel over which
the leather band passes is about one-third larger than the grooved pulley over
which the chain bearing the bucket and counterweight passes; these pullies
must be strongly connected with each other, either by being made in the same
piece or otherwise. The bucket must be held in equilibrium, so as to swing
freely in an iron frame, passing round it, from the top to the bottom, see
Drawing; it is to this frame that the arm, above mentioned, is fixed, so as to
act as guide to the bucket in its upward and downward motion; the endless
chain is firmly attached to this frame, above and below the bucket, the counter-
weight must depend on the size of the bucket.
The above, by a few modifications in the system, may be adapted to horse,
steam, or other power, as follows:-An endless chain is supported by a grooved
pulley, which is mounted on the driving shaft, moving in bearings arranged in
the framework erected over the well; the chain then passes under another
similar pulley placed in the water, at a certain depth, and maintained in
equilibrium by a frame, in which the pivots of the shaft of the pulley turn.
The endless chain carries two or more buckets of equal size, and fixed at equal
distance from one another on the chain by means of ring bolts. The buckets
are, as it were, grooved or separated for about half their diameter, to allow
passage to the pullies, so that there be no resistance during the emptying of
the water into a receiver placed conveniently for that purpose. To prevent the
compression of the air in the buckets when they enter the water, a valve is
arranged, which opens during the descent to the water, and shuts naturally as
the bucket passes under the lower pulley. The buckets may vary, both in
size and shape, to suit the circumstances; the increased length on one side aids
the emptying of the water; they can be made of sheet iron, zinc, or any other
suitable material. A double chain is attached to the framework beneath the
top pulley, and its two ends are then fastened to the ends of two slides attached

page_text: on the framework of the lower pulley, it acts as guide to the buckets; the
conductors can be of iron, or any other suitable material. A large heavy iron
hoop is fixed at the bottom of the frame to prevent the oscillations of the
mechanism, but it must not touch the bottom of the well. The bucket is held
in a sort of half frame of cast iron, in which it moves freely on two small
pivots, which are securely fixed to it; two stop bars limit the movement
beyond a certain point. The driving shaft bearing the upper pulley may
have either a cogged pinion or grooved pulley, on which an endless band could
act, or in short any suitable arrangement for communicating motion. Two
stays are fixed at half the height in the buckets, to enable them to maintain
the weight of the chains which act on the half frame above mentioned, which
maintains the balance of the buckets, and prevents them from overturning
when the water is being emptied, by resting on a knee or stop bar, and in
descending, resting on another stop bar, so as to keep the bucket in a straight
position in the passage along the conducting chains. A small tube is fixed near
the bottom of the buckets to conduct the water from one to the other, in
order to preserve an equal level of water in them; this is only useful when any
escape of water takes place from the valves, which would be of very rare
occurrence. A plate is hinged to the receiver for the water; this plate yields
a passage for the bucket, and then resumes its place to await the next
emptying.
Having thus described the nature of my Invention, and the manner in
which the same may be carried into effect, I wish it to be clearly understood
that I do not confine myself to the precise details above stated, as they can be
varied or modified without departing from the principle; what I claim is the
system, as above described and shown in the accompanying Drawings, in
which the conducting or guide chain, with steadying weight, the endless chain
supporting the bucket and counterweight, the endless band communicating
movement, the arrangement of the pullies, the form of the bucket, and the
valve arranged in the latter are the principle features.
In witness whereof, I, the said Jozé Luis, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Seventeenth day of October, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine.
JOZE LUIS. (L.S.)