Electric pumping apparatus with extendable drawing pipe and pump light tower

Abstract

A pumping apparatus for delivering water upwardly from a holding area and over a holding area bank includes an apparatus base having an apparatus base upper surface; a water drawing pipe including a pipe intake end and a pipe discharge end and being mounted to the apparatus base and extendable from the apparatus base; an impeller rotatably mounted within the drawing pipe discharge end; an impeller motor drivably connected to the impeller at the drawing pipe discharge end; impeller motor power supply structure; and a light tower having a tower mounted end mounted to the apparatus base and a tower free end including a light source structure having at least one light source for delivering light onto the apparatus base, and a tower body extending between the tower mounted end and the tower free end.

I claim as my invention:  
     
         1 . A pumping apparatus for delivering water upwardly from a holding area and over a holding area bank, comprising: 
 an apparatus base having an apparatus base upper surface;    a water drawing pipe comprising a pipe intake end and a pipe discharge end and being mounted to said apparatus base and extendable from said apparatus base;    an impeller rotatably mounted within said drawing pipe discharge end;    an impeller motor drivably connected to said impeller at said drawing pipe discharge end;    impeller motor power supply means;    and a light tower having a tower mounted end mounted to said apparatus base and a tower free end comprising a light source structure having at least one light source for delivering light onto said apparatus base, and a tower body extending between said tower mounted end and said tower free end.    
     
     
         2 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said tower body comprises tower body telescoping means permitting said tower body to extend in length and to contract in length.  
     
     
         3 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 2 , wherein said tower body telescoping means comprises: 
 an outer telescoping tube connected to and extending from said tower mounted end;    an inner telescoping tube slidably fitted into said outer telescoping tube and connected to said tower free end including said light source structure;    and tube interlocking means for releasibly securing said inner telescoping tube at a certain extension out of said outer telescoping tube.    
     
     
         4 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 1 , additionally comprising tower body pivot means pivotally interconnecting said tower mounted end and said tower body such that said tower body is pivotable into a substantially horizontal position for compact apparatus storage and transport, and into an upright, position for casting light during pump apparatus operation after sundown.  
     
     
         5 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 4 , wherein said tower mounted end comprises: 
 a tower base panel secured to said apparatus base upper surface;    a tower base tripod standing upright on and secured to said tower base panel;    and a tower mounting tube secured to and extending upwardly from said tower base tripod, said tower mounting tube extending substantially parallel and laterally adjacent to at least part of said outer telescoping tube.    
     
     
         6 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein said tower body pivot means comprises: 
 a pivot collar engagingly and encircling said tower body and having an outward radially protruding axle rod passing substantially horizontally through said tower mounting tube such that said tower body is pivotable to an upright orientation and pivotable to a generally horizontal orientation.    
     
     
         7 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 6 , additionally comprising a tower winch cable reel mounted to said tower mounting tube and an extended length of tower cable wound around said tower winch cable reel and extending and affixed to said inner telescoping tube; 
 such that rotating said tower winch cable reel in a first direction withdraws and shortens said extended length of tower cable, thereby progressively pivoting said tower body upright, and such that rotating said tower winch cable reel in a second direction deploys and lengthens said extended length of tower cable, thereby progressively pivoting said tower body downwardly to its generally horizontal position.    
     
     
         8 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 4 , additionally comprising a tower body support stand spaced from said tower mounting end, for supporting said tower body in its generally horizontal position.  
     
     
         9 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 8 , wherein said tower body support stand comprises a stand base panel for securing to said apparatus base upper surface and a stand base tripod standing upright on and secured to said stand base panel, and a stand mounting tube secured to and extending upwardly from said stand base tripod, and a spaced apart pair of tower body receiving flanges extending upwardly from said stand mounting tube for receiving between them a segment of said tower body.  
     
     
         10 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 3 , wherein said light source structure comprises a light source cross bar secured to and extending across said inner telescoping tube, and a fixture stem extending from said light source cross bar, and a light fixture box having an open box end and mounted to said fixture stem and containing a light source; and electrical fixture wiring extending from said light source within each said fixture box out of said fixture box and along said fixture stem to said cross bar, and along said cross bar to said inner telescoping tube where it connects to a common supply cable, and wherein said common supply cable extends along said tower body, and along said tower mounting tube, to said apparatus base upper surface, and extends along the apparatus base upper surface to an electric power source.  
     
     
         11 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 10 , additionally comprising a protective cable tube secured along said outer telescoping tube, wherein said common supply cable extends through said cable tube.  
     
     
         12 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 11 , wherein said common supply cable is spring coiled to be resiliently extensible and retractable.  
     
     
         13 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said drawing pipe extending means moves said drawing pipe between a retracted position on said apparatus base and a deployed position extending outwardly and angling downwardly from said apparatus base into water in a given holding area.  
     
     
         14 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said apparatus base comprises a flat bed trailer.  
     
     
         15 . The pumping apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein said drawing pipe extending means comprises: 
 a winch secured relative to said apparatus base;    and a cable connection structure secured to said drawing tube intake end.    
     
     
         16 . The apparatus of  claim 1 , additionally comprising a collapsible water discharge hose sealingly secured to said water drawing pipe discharge end and extending over said apparatus base.