p1,484,768 deseendi-ng weigh@u 51, dtiring the period when 'ube c(,,ntrol valves tire s-tiecessively opelied, turiis the va'ive lever 53 to ulticlose the cock 54 and opeii 'he governing i,,al@,e 39, -ard tl-ie desceild'irig -@,@eight 25 -Liiiallv e-.ico,,iiiters [lie tappet 44 on the u.tppet od z@L2 to s-@-i--iig the lever 48, opep Val,le 40 and close 'uhe drain cock 56. closing of the cocks and the opening oL lo valves l')9 and 40 takes place subF,,,:@,,I;it,3--Q-I-lv to the ol)ening o'L the vilve 15 o';' 'L-he se,.,ies of coiit--,,ol valves, thus the cylinclers are automatically filled tga-Ln -",ith v;ater., t-@ie -@velgli'us ai-G@ !;-@-@ted 'Lo elevltcd posil-loii, !),- ,id 15 the openin,, ol'--' thc-, t@prinklin- valves ag,,ii---l performed as clesci-;bed. '@n this @ihe spri.nkli-ng v,,)Ives a-re p,-rioO,,Icall@, opeiied and c'iosed Ls loii- qs the cut off vtilve 9 'Is op-n for passage o-@ Avater to 'ulie op-,rati20 parts o-i2 the s-i'steni, the iitaste vvater 1'rori-i the drain cocks p-ssii,,- o.Ll' throiigli a, dra-iri .,-)6 iii the floor o'L the basement or Provision is riade for suspension ol@ the spi@iE,i:li-,,,g system i-aitifall, by pro25 v.-Id';--a,,, a OLo@vn spout or pi-pe 5i from the i-oo--,' of the building 'bo cari,y raip- -,,vater ,@o a eontainc-i- 58 suspeiided at the end o-" -C a valve rod 59 ol the valve 60 iii the slipply I)lpe. This vtlv-, is iiormally open, but it 30 will be appareiit th,,tt dtiring a copious rai---Lii.all the con'ug.'Ine.-, A,,ill bc-, fi'j.led witli rair.-wa'Ler. and -Yvilen filled is of s,,iflicient wei-glit to close tlie, valve 60. s-iovt draiii cock 61- or bucket 58, 35 wheii opened -vill per.-in-i'u the water IL-lo d,2,q;l-n slowly from the btick,,,,t, a,@id ,ts the ivei,aht olL ti-ie biteket is reduced a co-.,interbi-lancing -v,veight 61 on the end of tli,- valve rod or le@-ei- 59 -o-radually swiii,-s the valve lever @loo 'It'lon Lii 40 I)Os O'i il-I '10'1 -e I to ao-aiii ope-,,i the e-.--qertn -(@eiicy valve 60. As loii- as the j-ai-ti-'Lall, Z, ec)iiti-nues the b-Liel@:et -will be maintt@Ined 'P,,r @'Ls welo@l-it of w,,,iter in lo-,vered positioii, ,tnd ,ifter the raiiitall ceases the bucli@et is gradu45 ei@ipt;led restoring 'Llie control sys'Llem Lo op-,rative conditio-Ti. 'Lhf-, co-,,,-iibii-iecl tise o-.' the i-iiqi.n cyl;,nder '1'-.ary ey'llinder qncl 'Lho,,r connections a,-i(i aii@@:i - i-i-io,iires ). cons@uant iiid ,in-Lforin oper-,tion o'c r) 0 the co,,itr@ol systerii., aiid the parts ,ire timed nd a-L'-,'a-,ic,;ed in orclor tli@--t 'Llhe operation of LL, o ,-a'@ v-, 40 a-i-i(I cyl-ip-cler 49 may be iii, "tiated i'l@- 'n va,--t)ce o' 'lie act'oii o-'L' main si oll -1 i -L U aiid valATe 39 t'o I'nsure a,-ttia'ion of 55 the in,,iin cylincler and its connections at the eiici of the woi@king strol@e-of the )Yeio,,hted plate 31. the bottoii, o-i@ the Having thus fttIlIT described my ip-vention. what @-I claim and desire to secure by Le"t-ers P,,tle.@-it is60 1. The cgmbiiia@t,'Iop- i-,i -, water distributin,, system 'ITic'- li7,ding disti-ibuting pipes -,,,ich t coiitrol vLI-ve, of means fo-- -li, ope successiv s,,tid co-Titrol vtives, Ind i ':' iilderondej;t j-,ie-Litis -'Lo@, subseque-p.',-,Iv closing 66 theri, hy@Lr,;.tille means T-or operating said vilve ol-eniig --neans, ,,jicl inertns tind-r resp sti,.,e 'Loi! goiernin(l, s,,tid 1,@y,-Irauiic medirls. 2. -1@he - dis'Lributing pipes el@@c@@i a nori.,i,@illy close(! con- 70 -vol @t coii'L-col 'ic@-er ior eaci-i a ,Ivote,-l on eacl,@ le-,Tei@-, a spriii--For holdi-@l(, ,@aid eic'il v.IIA-e iii iormal posit@lon, of pressure ac'tuitecl reciprocable ,ii@Lmber T'oi.- stiece-ss@,A7-,Iv e.-i(,,,io,iii(f so,;,d cam 7ri a,.,ms -oii its wo-,-@-kin@-; SLI i-,z -Lo-" Opeull-@Ig sa id inct -@'-'oi@ r(,turni-n(Ir sii(i ii-ieribei- to position afteio rkiii@(". @@'trokp@. 3. The coiiibi.,i,-,tion ivitli ivater distri-but- 50 ir,,, )ipes aiid coiif_rol -N-alvec tl,,e-cef-,)r, of -1 pe rio@,.I,ic viiye acu-t,-iati-.-ig ii-iechinism col-qpri siiio- @,L h.@draullic ey-iinder, pisto--Li aiid ste m anc'@, a, oil tlle steni a clapted to coact witli sal,,l v-,Ives, -I vv@1'er stiodly pipe 85 in ai, @d a goveriior valve -L'or fill g said cylin@- Ler a-@id Eft-i,,,,g the v,,eighil, ,)nd means 4r, bv said -,-,Teiglit for opening and clo si-.-lcr said governor valve. 4 . The co,-iibination in a @vater distribut9 0 ing systeii .nelLi:dilig cortrol valves, of pcri-odic vilve actli,,tting meel-i-@nisill compl @-isi-7)g a hydraulic cylinder, pistoli and s@ Leni ancl a valve actuatiii- iveio-ht on said s'tIc-in, -. iya'uer supply pipe and a -overnor 95 val ve -i'Or said cylipder, meeliarii-sm for op--n'ng and closing said uovernor valve, and presslire Lettiated m-.anns Xor opera@ing said I u goa@ei,nor valve meelia-@iism. 5. The combiiiation in a iv.-iter distribut- 100 ii-i- system incitiding coatrol valves, of a periodic valve ac'6uating mec@hanisi-n com@)rising a, hydratilic cyli.nder, piston, stem i,,Pd -vveight on sai-cl stem, a -overnor valve for said c@ii-@ider -n hydrpulic 105 cylinder, piston, steri-i and -weigh't-I oi,. IL-he stem and an auxiliary governor valve, means actuated by the first weight for operating the second au@x'li ol i ary ovemoii i,alve and I 110 iiieans actuated by the second wei-,,ht for operatir,-u the first - overnor valve. In tes@;mony wbe@'eof I affix iny signature. LANE M. FOUTS.

-Pato-@n vet,. 26 1924. 12484@768 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE. LANE M. FOUTS, OF SPOKAXE, WASHINGTON. WATER-SP'@R@IXKLING SYSTEM. Application filed June 7, 192-,.. ',-,erial No. 475@825. .Y'o all wltoi@b it may con,cern: Be @@t known thfil- I, LANE M. FOUTS, a ci'uizei-i of the T7nited States, residing at Spokane. iii Spol@a-,ie Couiity a.id State of ll,"Lshington, htve invent'ed certain new a-@id use_Tul Iiiiprovemen,Ls in Water-Sprinkling Systelais, o-L' "@hicli t'lie followina is a specification. Aly present invention rela'Lles @@O 'InIprove10 Ments ir@ i-, ater sprinkl-L.-,ig systems especially designed for sprinkling la@itns which e,re equipped with underarotind wate@ pipes T-,.-om whi-ch the water is spri-nkled or sprayed throiio-h vei-,tical risei-s, and the in15 vej--l,u,loll co-ii1enlpla'tes particularly --neans actiiat-.cl by i,alve coiatrol mecli@,Lnism for perll'tting d I , Aow of water at perio ic intervals --hose sprinli W'th this purt,) 'u :Iij-ig pipes. pose in vievv the iiivention consis'us essen],illy in pi:essu-i.e actuated and o-i,airity ae20 t@ n t-Lia'c-ed @Lcvices for controllillg the flo-vv of i@-,i'Lei- by iitermittently openinq control va-'Lves, iv'iiieli are subsequeiitly closed by spi-i,-,i- mech,,,nisr-ris, whereby @Lhe several n 25 spriiilK:Iing pipes are intermittently and automatically pei,mitted to coiivey the water Supply 'Loi- Sprinkliiig 'uhe lawn. @ITI-lile T have speci-Lically referred to the st)iiuklino,- of lanvias as tn exempli'ncation ol 30 thc; iise of the wechaiiisiii, i'L Nvill i-eadily be iiiidor@toocl that the conti-ol mechanism is ,i,,,Pl-i-,-,ab'- lc,, for use in relat-ions other thaii ioi., domestic pui@poses. In the accompan@,ino- drawi-iigs I han,,e 35 il'Lusti-ated one complete example of the 1)liys-leal embodii-nent of my invention -wh,-rein pressure actuated devices includin(, weiuhts are employed 'L-o open 'Lhe valves iii coi,,.'7n'ection ivitlihy@Lraulic liftin, iiieans -'oiL' 40 -"-ei@-yhts oi" the niechaiiism and tfie pai@ts ai-e- combined and ai-ranued C(,,oi-din(, @o the besi@- iiaole --t have thus @ar (levised 'Lo,.- the -oi@@,ictical o-f@ the I)i-iiiciples o@' ri-,Y ii-ii,-en'u'IOD. 45 raigtire I is ,@ view in slctioii slioiN,inp-, t portion o-i@' a house cellar or bisei-neiil, a@- qd lawn, tooe'her vvit@l-i the pipi-tig ancl actliatiiig mectanism of my coiitrol system, the control valves for the spriiiklin,,, pipes all 50 be in closed position. LI illi@ure 2 is an enlarged detail elevation showliig th-. control valves and tb-eir actuatinc, levei-s one of the levers being showli in n position witli the valve open aiid the other tai,o closed. 55 Figuro 3 is a t,op piin view of the weight, sho-@ving ;ts gliide rods in sectioi-i, which suecessivel.-@, actuates the control levers of the control i,aljes. Figtire 4 is a 'L-Lirtlier en-lai-ged viei-, show- oo c nnee Ing the o tion betiicen the lei,er and control valves. In the preferred form ol the invention as shown in the drawings I h,,tve illustrtted -. floor portion 1 of a ]:)ui.lding or residence to- uj @otber with a foundation @vall 2 and the 0-a stirface -L tl,.e tdjoining ground is indicated at 3. The sprinkling pipes 4, 5@ 6, are loc,,L'ecl at the pi-opei- distance beneath the wn through 7o surface 3 of the la and project -wall 2 as shown. These pipes are cquipped with vertical risers, lltnd sprinklers or spray devices above or at e th surface of the ground, ,tnd disposed @at desir-@ble and Pecessiry interi,als -Tor propei-ly spraying 76 or sprirkling the entire surface of t@e I q, @v ii The@ sprinkliug pi-pes are all supplied with water from the rnain pipe 7 in Fio-ure 1 n-hich receives its supply of water u@der 8o pressui-e from the street niain or other suitable supply not shown. The main pipe 7 rises 'Iroin the floor 8 of th-, cellar or basement @),nd is provided ivith -, ustial etit-off valve 9 by -Tneans of whi(,h oti water i-nait be adiiiitted to the sprinkling system or entirely_ cut of@ ther-eii-om when des-Lred. A@t, its Lipper eiid the m@tin pipe is fitte,-l ivith elbows and braiich pipes 10, 11, ancl Po 12 e:iterdiii,)- lio[- izontally aiid beiiding clownwardly ',or joint;ing ivitli the respee'uive, sprinkling pipes 4, @', tnd 6. The passa,@,,c oi- floii, of -vvtter throli,uli the@,,e 'oranch Lir,.der control of the i-es,,@-)eetive gis pipes is es 13, i4: ancl 1,,), said valves being norIRP.@L @ly C@losedi but iiitermittently and successivc,,ly opened froin the upper v@,,Ive, 13 to the lower valve 15, by means of conti-,,)l levet@s each of which is designated by the ioo numeral 16, which, as seen in Figures 2. and 4 a,.-e pivo'Led to the valve casing at 17. As these valves and their dontrol levers are similar in construction and operation the description of one viill stiffice for all. 115 iii Figiire 4 especially it will be seeli that

1,484,768 t,he valve lever 16 is provided with a cam arm 18 having a beveled ed e or calln edge 9 19, ancl ,t spriiig 20 is connected to the c,,im arm and t6 d fixed post 21 1). 0 These Posts for@m part of @ fro@m6 supported from tl-ie f-lo6r joists 22 in Figure I by plate 23, and -a siniilar botloin plate 24 is SEcui-ed by niits on these posts or threaded bars, f orming a rigid sup oi,tiiio, fr@iiie p tn 10 for the oparating parts of the control system. The valves 13, 14 15 are opened successively by th-e@ d6'w"iiWa'rd in@oveme;lit of ,t N,@6ight 24, slotted at 26 to fit ,ti-oulid the (@yt@ide bars 15 21. @;nd s@ipp6@t6d 6n t@6 @l,ite 27, the 1,,tttGv raenit@@ beiiik a@SIO']Aeci i6 6otit,,iet @i;ith the t6@ 6dg@ 6f ti@e ctti-n'16V6r @riiis 18, ds se@ii As inFigure2,wheretheselever,,tri- aresh6wn ii@ p,@ith of i-fi6vement 6f the @),h n its'iipav@ird inoitemeiit i,@ei . t ti@d @l,,tt6. O' I the weight contacts witli the 6"tiil ed@e 19 6f th6 a@@m and si@,in6-s s@Lict 611 i6 pivot 28 to p6riiiit the i@oight to @css - Lipw@rdly p w4ith6u@ iiiflliei@ein(y fh6 valve. I-Ti Fi,gure 4 @ fli e e th --uh ' ed @lis it * b s eii at e ",.m @,irni btis a I ge or fl6,nge 2q @long it lowei@ e@d&e Nyhicli c6nfa@6ts with the lo@v6r 6dge of'@l-ie 16ver 161. and the @p@ii@@ 20 series to hold tl-iis ed@2@@ 6i"the'eam Arm iii coi@tact with the lever @in 30 order.il@fit ti@6 *eigilf, cl@im Ictrni ,tiid lever n-iay c6-act to ope@n the valve. Th6 weio-:@t which operate@ by gi-avity, to SUCC,essively 6p6li the valves, is fixed ,it tl le 'e@ eiid of t piston @teri 30 whiel-i is u 35 t,@@pl,ea by suif able means 6'n th@ pltte 2T ,tnd is secur,ed thei-eto in propei- m,,tiiner. A@'u its f6wi er ei@d tl@e sfem e2-.ieiids @t,hi@6u,@h tl-Le -Lippol- liead of ,t h 3T@ll.-,@-Ullie eylijld6r 32, standiiig erect and sLi'bp6rted iA the ljl,.tte 24: of er,,t -m' e, ,t'nd ,t'T)i@toii lie,-td 3,3 i xod. 6n 40 tllf s, fi the IoNver eiid of the stem -@vitlii,,i the 6):Iind' iiiidei- pi-esstire l@ conv@eer. ved to f,i@e c@iiTide@, froi-a the i-ipply:pipe 0 . I- m-,tin pipe@ 7 thi@oiio-h the in,,tin b@,-@ncli pip@p 34, 45 ).-e,dLicecL cotiplin@ pipe 35 ,tnd ti-ie co-Li-@)llng pipe 36 t'o the lovve@ oii(I of tl-.e cylincler. A lator 37 for eqti@ili2@iii tl-ie _pi-essure i-egi:t 9 w,,itei@ p)-essu.i@e ii-i the mtill bi@aiieh pip(,@, Ityid I re(,rLl',ttillO@ N,zifve 38 ai-6 ii,.t@rp6se-d ill the p pi@ i dictited i i - Pe ',I s I'l n Figure l@ foi- the p7Lirj)6@es of. iyilci,iiitgining a LiTlifoi-m w,ttel. press,,ii-e 1,.id tl@e fl(,,v oi iv.,";,t(@,1- -tothe cylli-ider. T'lie, '@v,,@tei.- 'is pcl@"I-r-littecl to flow into tl-ic" lowe-,@ eiid of-tlie cyliiido-t-,-b6heith the I)i toil "38 -fol.- ti-io, p@tlil,)ose of 6leA,,@tiino- th(,, Nv@@ight 2,5 itg pl"),te, t,6 the I)ogition, iiidicated in Figi,ii.C 1, pi-ep@i-I@tory to th6 6penino@ of the c6litrol vil@6s by the,'d6seen'dii-ig iaieiglit, and the ,tctmission ot w,,tter@pi@essure t6 th6 cyliy@ae't i@ g6ver@6d by the tliree w@-@ @val@6,39 i h6,-pi'pe s66tibn 36. .n t This v,,tlve@ 39 of coui-se is openecl for pass,@(,b of wtter t6 the eylinder for elei@@ting ti@e weight, but is closed a@@iinst 'upwar movement of water when the weight is descending with the piston 33 on its workino, stroke and the governor valve is under control of an auxili,,try valATe 4 0 also oi the tl-ii-ce-way type and inte@p6sed in t pipe -11 branched o:ff. frod-i 7o tl-ie n-iaiii br,,tiieh -oipe 34 in Figiire 1. The ,tuxili,@try -v,,tive is. oper,,tted iroiii the weight 25 tlirotio'li the instruiiieiit,-@lity of a tappet i,o(I 4-2 sti@l@0'r'u-ed in vertical positioii in the fran'le plates 23 tiid 24 iii @vliiel-i it is adlpted 75 to reelpr66,-,te@ q@iCL the rod i-s p@issed tlirougli 'I lug 43 on the -v,,eiuht supporti i i g p 1,, i t (, 2 7 ( s o e T -'i p p,,@ t 6 -,I I s I pi-6vid6d wiL-Iii ail -LippGi@ tappet 44 aiid a liiei, 16w6i- t ppe 6- 1'5, 'Lh f o,,@ ad pted to co-act 80 ivitli the iii... ,ti@d tl@e latter 'Lo encouiiter the botton, piit(, 24'o-'c the f ran-ie J'o,,@ iiiy-iiting -"T , 11 - ti-i,-, (lo-wii trd iiiovc-- c-@it of the tlppet rod. -@'it ii8 elicl. below t he plate 24 the tappet l@ocl is pi-ovicle(I witli a fl xible cou@- s5 e !iD 46 to tl-ie co@nectin--- r6d 4@i, Nvhiel-i in ttiiii is i'ie:l@ibly coniiec@ed witli a v,,tlve le-vel@ 48-@ foi.@ tli6 i@,ilve 40 and it will be I @tlipLi-eiit tlia,t as tlic,, Avttf@er flo-Nvs into the c@), Iiiicter 32 tli e pis-@oii Lind-weiglit ar6 ele- go vitec-[ iii okdeitli,,tt the pl,,tte lug may encoillitei- ftilid lift the t"Lppet 4@t to ele . vated,positioii iii Fi6-iii-e I 'chus el6silig tlle P.Uxlliary 6on'trol 40 tLc@,,tinst Lipward passage Of",,,tter throt-igli th(@ pip6 41. 95 Above tl-ie Lluxili-,try v@tive is:16cated an auxili@,,ry cylinder 49 to which n-f,,ty flow 'Uhe i -ii, and the cylindor @,.Ive 40 is op is cquipped Avich ii pi toi! and steni 50 lipon A,71@ich -is tffixod t v@ei,,):ht 51. TI@e I weight 51- loo is coiiiiected b@ , connectiiig i@oct r)2 with VILive lever 53 6f the goveriiing v,,tlve 39. Ea@li of the thpe(, -@@ay valves 39 and 40 is eqilipped with -, cf-r@iin cook --s 54 tuiid 55 Nvhich c661i:@ ttr - -ist AN o w@tter 105, e, closed agtii flo f -@,vlien the o-Dei-i fo-,_, u-Dward p-sCY sagc of -t,@Vtter to the resp,-,ctive fi.i-iders, tiid e,,tch of the-s6 coc@its ,tre ope--4i to d,.-,,ii-n 'L,-.@e cylinders Nvheii ihe resp-@- .t-',.vo valves are closed ag,,tiiist ilp-vvai-d ffo@v ol witc-r 'L,o the ll( 6ylinders., Tlie@ o,,-, r eylilade@,-s' a@,id ati-on o@ @l-le tA@,To' their conneeLi6ii@-, -i's ,,,s -i@a@'cs t6 b6 ii) posj-,,io-n- of Fi @_),t,,re 'LI botl@ 1,%,,,,iglts 25 ti dors filled, and b,,)tli IT,@ @@) '@o i S s CL c (- e,(i against ul)Avai,d f!oA-@7 of Botl,.i ,I rq@ i -a cocks -04 ,t-qd 5@') bult these I ,ill@e O'l. witli tl@e cit-,I-,iteity o-1,@ 'LliQiicylirt- 19@o dei@s@ in ojdei- to iiislire. ,i, qt,ov,.- AAate-f- fi@oiti tcie (,,ylinders. The opelf cock,--, the @iat4@r froii-i the c-,71i-iiciers to pass therethroti,-,-I,' @,ediLiciii,6; tho I)r I es,@@Llre in 'cl@o, eyfindoi@s f@ncl. pe-l@il-[itting tip. Stems 30 ,tiid 125 50 aTid@tli'eif- weigiits 25 all 51 u'O d6scend, Op6h The desce-ncli-- nol- weiuht 2,, tl-ie conurol v-alves fo-r Viie spi@inIKI.iiii-pipes asdescribed, aiid tli-ese v:ilves are stibseq-@ently closod by their s-priii'gs. 20@ The,, 130