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US 10,358,900 B1Granted
Well pump system
OwnerMark Fonginventor
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Abstract
A well pump system can include piping having an end positioned proximate to an entrance end of a borehole (e.g., a water well), and piping having an end positioned proximate to an opposing end of the borehole. A connector can couple the piping together, where the connector has ports for aligning the piping to form a longitudinal passage. The well pump system may further include a valve in the piping that can open and close the longitudinal passage with an actuator to be actuated from the entrance end of the borehole. A pump may be coupled to the piping, and a rod can be used to operate the pump. An end of the rod can be positioned between the opposing end of the borehole and the valve and connected to a second rod inserted through the longitudinal passage when the valve is open to operate the pump.
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A well pump system comprising:
- first piping configured to extend into a borehole, the first piping having an end to be positioned proximate to an entrance end of the borehole;
- second piping configured to extend into the borehole, the second piping having an end to be positioned proximate to an opposing end of the borehole;
- a connector configured to couple the first piping to the second piping, the connector having a first port for connecting to the first piping, a second port for connecting to the second piping, and a third port, the first port and the second port configured to align the first piping and the second piping to form a longitudinal passage that extends through the first piping and the second piping;
- a first valve in the first piping, the first valve adjustable between a first orientation to open the longitudinal passage through the first piping and the second piping and a second orientation to close the longitudinal passage;
- a first actuator connectable to the first valve and configured to be actuated from the entrance end of the borehole to open and close the first valve;
- a first pump to be coupled to the second piping proximate to the opposing end of the borehole;
- a first rod configured to be reciprocated to operate the first pump, the first rod having a first end connectable to the first pump and a second end to extend from the first pump toward the entrance end of the borehole, the second end of the first rod to be positioned between the opposing end of the borehole and the first valve, and configured to be connectable to a second rod to be inserted through the longitudinal passage when the first valve is open, the first rod including a threaded coupler to connect to the second rod;
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- a sleeve having a first socket configured to mate with the threaded coupler, the second rod configured to extend through the sleeve.
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A well pump system comprising:
- first piping configured to extend into a borehole, the first piping having an end to be positioned proximate to an entrance end of the borehole;
- second piping configured to extend into the borehole, the second piping having an end to be positioned proximate to an opposing end of the borehole;
- a connector configured to couple the first piping to the second piping, the connector having a first port for connecting to the first piping, a second port for connecting to the second piping, and a third port, the first port and the second port configured to align the first piping and the second piping to form a longitudinal passage that extends through the first piping and the second piping;
- a first valve in the first piping, the first valve adjustable between a first orientation to open the longitudinal passage through the first piping and the second piping and a second orientation to close the longitudinal passage;
- a first actuator connectable to the first valve and configured to be actuated from the entrance end of the borehole to open and close the first valve;
- a first pump to be coupled to the second piping proximate to the opposing end of the borehole;
- a first rod configured to be reciprocated to operate the first pump, the first rod having a first end connectable to the first pump and a second end to extend from the first pump toward the entrance end of the borehole, the second end of the first rod to be positioned between the opposing end of the borehole and the first valve, and configured to be connectable to a second rod to be inserted through the longitudinal passage when the first valve is open;
- a second valve in the first piping, the second valve adjustable between a first orientation to open the longitudinal passage to the borehole and a second orientation to close the longitudinal passage to the borehole;
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- a second actuator connectable to the second valve and configured to be actuated from the entrance end of the borehole to open and close the second valve.
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A well pump system comprising:
- first piping configured to extend into a borehole, the first piping having an end to be positioned proximate to an entrance end of the borehole;
- second piping configured to extend into the borehole, the second piping having an end to be positioned proximate to an opposing end of the borehole;
- a connector configured to couple the first piping to the second piping, the connector having a first port for connecting to the first piping, a second port for connecting to the second piping, and a third port, the first port and the second port configured to align the first piping and the second piping to form a longitudinal passage that extends through the first piping and the second piping;
- a first valve in the first piping, the first valve adjustable between a first orientation to open the longitudinal passage through the first piping and the second piping and a second orientation to close the longitudinal passage;
- a first actuator connectable to the first valve and configured to be actuated from the entrance end of the borehole to open and close the first valve;
- a first pump to be coupled to the second piping proximate to the opposing end of the borehole;
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- a first rod configured to be reciprocated to operate the first pump, the first rod having a first end connectable to the first pump and a second end to extend from the first pump toward the entrance end of the borehole, the second end of the first rod to be positioned between the opposing end of the borehole and the first valve, and configured to be connectable to a second rod to be inserted through the longitudinal passage when the first valve is open.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.