US Patent: 192,304
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| Water-Wheel
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Patentees:
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| Samuel Stearns (exact or similar names) - Glens Falls, Warren County, NY |
| Russell R. Ogden (exact or similar names) - Glens Falls, Warren County, NY |
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| Not known to have been produced |
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Patent Dates:
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| Applied: |
Nov. 04, 1876 |
| Granted: |
Jun. 19, 1877 |
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Joel Havens
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Description: |
| This patent was improved upon by patent #335,713.
Abstract:
Iu operation, when a jet of water from a hydrant or other source is directed and strikes the center at the bottom, its tendency is to spread and impinge against the inclined sides of the bucket, thereby producing a reacting force, which is an important advantage in giving a waterwheel the greatest percentage of power, or of using the water to the best possible advantage.
Claim:
The conical pyramidal buckets B B, arranged on the periphery of the wheel A, for the purposes herein set forth. |
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