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2 SheetsSheet 1.

(No Model.)

Patented Oct. 25,1881.

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(No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 J. SMITH.

FLOATING WATER POWER. No. 248,619. Patented Oct. 25,1881.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOB SMITH, OF PARADISE, UTAH TERRITORY.

FLOATING WATER-POWER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,619, dated October 25, 1881. Application filed J anuary 21, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, J OB SMITH, of Paradise, in the county of Cache and Territory of Utah, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Floating ater-Powers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompan yin g drawings, which form a part of this specification.

Figure l is a plan view of a floating waterpower of my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elesectional view.

This invention relates to floating water-powers for raising and delivering water for the purpose of irrigation and for other purposes, and is designed for use in streams where the building of dams is impracticable; and it consists in the improved features of construction and combination hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

Referring by letter to the accompanying drawings, a designates the frame of the machine, which is supported or floated in the stream by five or more coal-oil barrels, 1), secured to the corners and other portions of the frame. Cables 0 are used to attach the frame to the shore or bank of the stream, and timbers d are employed to hold the frame in the current of the stream, the said timbers abutting against the shore and being connected to the frame a. One or both of these timbers may be employed as bridges for a pipe or pipes, 6, leading from a pump,f, to the shore, to conduct the water over the banks for the purposes of irrigation, or to drive a wheel at any suitable point distant from the stream.

The frame a is provided with axles g 9, carrying pulleys h h, and endless chains i i run over these pulleys. The chains 1' t are provided with paddles j j, which, when of great length, should be braced to strengthen them. Said paddles j j are pivoted to the chains t i, and have stops 7c 76 on their rear faces, to hold them from turning over when it is necessary that their edges should be presented to the current. The axle gis provided with a crankarm, I, and wrist-pin m, by which the pitman a, which operates the pump, is connected to the endless chains and paddles.

is a vertical longitudinal movements expands or closes said chambers I alternately. These chambers s s are firmly clamped to the pump f, and communicate, respectively, with the vertical chambers f f of the pumpf, and which are provided with valves tt below or near the openings into bellowschambers, and valves 10 to above said openings, all as clearly shown in Fig. 3.

The operation of the pump is as follows: As the pitman reciprocates it operates the bellows-chambers, alternately opening and closing them, which operation draws the water in one chamberan d expels it from the other chamber, opening and closing the valves of each ch amber f f alternately, for the admission of water thereto and discharge therefrom into the conveying-pipe 0, thus producing what is termed a double-acting force-pump.

The operation of my improved motor is deemed obvious from the foregoing. It being anchored in the stream, the paddles are moved by the water-current, which communicates mo tion to the endless chains and pulleys, which communicates motion to the pitman, and thus operating the pump in the manner before described.

The adjustable frame carrying the frame may be suitably braced to strengthen it. The banks of the stream can be prepared to prevent washing. The endless belts may be made adjustable by means of a perforated upright connected at the lower bearings of the pulley, for adjusting it relatively to the depth of the stream, and many minor changes or additions may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

The advantages of the invention are obvi- Having thus described my invention, what I stantially as described, the Whole being adapt- I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a floating water-power, the combination,

5 with the adjustable frame, of the frame sup ported on floats, the endless chains carrying paddles and passing; over the pulleys on shafts mounted in the adjustable frame, the pump,

and the pitman connected with the pump-rod o and actuated by one oi the pulley-shafts, subed to be anchored in a stream, for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixed my signature in I 5 presence of two Witnesses.

JOB SMITH.

\Vitnesses:

Jas. O. BIGLOW, MARANDA BIGLOW.

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