Improvements in Preventing Certain Cellars, Rooms, Yards, or similar Places and Low-lying Lands from being Flooded with Water Flowing from the Drains or Sewers by which such Cellars, Rooms,, or similar Places and Low-ing Lands are Drained.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 7th July, 1888
Complete Specification Left, 30th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Dec., 1888
Improvements in Preventing Certain Cellars, Rooms, Yards, or
similar Places and Low-lying Lands from being Flooded with
Water Flowing from the Drains or Sewers by which such
Cellars, Rooms, Yards, or similar Places and Low-lying Lands
are Drained.
We THOMAS CLARKE of Station Road Altrincham in the. County of Chester,
Confectioner and CHARLES FREDERICK CRAPP of Stamford Street Altrincham
aforesaid Architect do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention relates to the drains or sewers of cellars, rooms, yards, or similar
places situate in localities where either from their situation or from their proximity to
rivers or streams or to the sea or from other causes water is liable to be forced up
such drains or sewers and into the cellars, rooms yards or similar places by floods or
other causes and our invention also relates to the drains or sewers passing through low
lying lands situate in localities where either from their situation or from their
proximity to rivers or streams or to the sea or from other causes water is liable to be
forced up such drains or sewers and on to such low-lying lands.
Our invention consists firstly in apparatus by which we prevent water from
passing from the said drains or sewers into the cellars, rooms, yards or similar places
above mentioned or on to the low-lying lands before referred to.
According to the first part of our invention we fix a pipe, tube or funnel of metal,
earthenware or any suitable material over the trap, grid or gully employed to drain the
cellar, room, yard, or similar place or low-lying land-We secure the pipe, tube or
funnel to the trap grid or gully before mentioned by means of clips or cramps which
clips or cramps are provided with screws, wedges cotters or other suitable means, by
means of which the said clips or cramps may be enabled to secure the pipe, tube or
funnel to the trap grid or gully and we provide the pipe, tube or funnel with a ring or
rings of india-rubber or other suitable material so that a water-tight joint may be
readily made between the pipe, tube, or funnel-and_the_trap, grid or gully-The pipe,
tube or funnel before mentioned may be made in one length or portion or in two or
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page_text: more lengths or portions and may be made straight, curved, or bent or of any other
suitable form-When the said pipe tube or funnel is made in two or more lengths or
portions the said lengths or portions may be secured together by screws or by any
other convenient means and to enable a water-tight joint to be made between the
adjacent portions or lengths we provide one or both of such adjacent portions or
lengths with a ring or rings of india-rubber or other suitable material-When the
pipe tube or funnel before mentioned is secured to the trap grid or gully, water forced
up the sewer or drain will rise within the said pipe, tube or funnel until it has attained
the level of the flood-water of the river or stream or other place with which such
sewer or drain is in communication, the said pipe tube or funnel preventing the said
water from escaping into the cellar room or yard or similar place or on to the low-
lying land-When required in order to enable the trap grid or gully to drain the
cellar, room, or yard or similar place or the low-lying land, the pipe tube or funnel is
removed from the trap, grid or gully.
In some cases instead of as above described securing the pipe, tube or funnel above
mentioned to the trap, grid or gully by means of clips or cramps provided with screws,
wedges, cotters or other suitable means we secure the said pipe, tube or funnel to the
trap, grid or gully by means of hinges or in any other suitable manner and provide
the said pipe, tube or funnel or the trap, grid or gully or the pipe, tube or funnel and
the trap, grid or gulley with a screw, cotter or wedge or screws, cotters or wedges or
other appliance or appliances by means of which the pipe, tube or funnel may be
secured to the trap, grid or gully and in such cases we provide the said pipe, tube
or funnel or the trap, grid or gully with a ring or rings of india-rubber or other
suitable material by the employment of which a water-tight joint may readily be
made.
In some cases we provide the pipe, tube or funnel before named with an opening
or openings by means of which the cellar, room, yard or similar place or low-lying
land may be drained and we close the above mentioned opening or openings by
means of a valve or stopper or valves or stoppers-In some cases we employ a
spring or springs to cause the valve or stopper or valves or stoppers to close the said
opening or openings and we keep the valve or stopper or valves or stoppers away
from the opening or openings by means of levers and catches-When it is desired
to close the opening or openings the spring or springs before mentioned is or are
liberated and permitted to close the opening or openings by means of the valve or
stopper or valves or stoppers previously referred to.
A further part of our invention refers to deodorizing or disinfecting any gases
escaping through the grid, trap or gully to which the pipe, tube or funnel above
described is attached into the said pipe, tube or funnel-According to this part of
our invention we place in the pipe, tube or funnel a grid or perforated plate
supported upon projecting parts or upon a projecting ledge formed upon or secured
to the pipe, tube or funnel upon which grid or perforated plate we place any
suitable deodorizing or disinfecting material or substance-In those cases in which we
employ a deodorizing or disinfecting material in a liquid form we form upon the
interior of the pipe, tube or funnel a trough in which we place the liquid deodorizing
or disinfecting material and we also employ a lid or cover provided with flanges which
pass into the liquid contained within the said trough so that any gas or gases passing
up the pipe, tube or funnel will be compelled to pass through the deodorizing or disinfect-
ing liquid The arrangement used in connection with deodorizing or disinfecting
material in a liquid form is also applicable for use with solid granular or pulverulent
deodorizing or disinfecting material or substance.
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page_text: Improvements in Preventing Certain Cellars, Rooms, Yards, or
similar Places and Low-lying Lands from being Flooded with
Water Flowing from the Drains or Sewers by which such
Cellars, Rooms, Yards, or similar Places and Low-lying Lands
are Drained.
We the undersigned THOMAS CLARKE of Station Road Altrincham Confectioner and
CHARLES FREDERICK CRAPP of Stamford Street Altrincham Architect do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
Our Invention relates to the drains or Sewers of Cellars Rooms Yards or similar
places situate in localities where from any cause whatever water is liable to be forced
up such drains or sewers into the Cellars Rooms Yards or similar places and consists
of apparatus by means of which we prevent such flooding.
We form a truncated cone with a cylindrical elongation as A B C D E F Figure 1
of length and dimensions proportionate to the requirements of each separate case and at
the bottom A F we provide a flange which is fitted as shown in Figure 2 with two
projecting parts G. H. This part of the apparatus we make of various sizes to suit the
different sizes of grids or gulleys and we place it on the grid or gulley as shewn in
Figure 2 with the ears at the two angies. Between this and the grid or gulley we place
and secure to the flange an India rubber ring of circular or other section as shewn at I
and J on Figure 1.
The next part of the apparatus consists of two clips shewn by Figures 34 and 5 we
place these at the angles G and H Figure 2 the lower flange passing under the angle
of the grid or gulley and the upper flange standing a little above the flange of the
conical part of our apparatus this upper flange has a hole in it tapped or threaded
and a suitable screw with a fly handle or spanner handle as shewn is inserted on
turning these two screws the flange of the conical portion is forced tightly down
towards the grid or gulley and the India Rubber ring is compressed until it forms a
perfect water tight joint. We permit the water to flow freely towards the cellar room
or yard or similar place and it passes through the trap and grid or gulley and
ascends the cone and elongated portion above to a height corresponding with the
height of water outside the premises but the joint at the India rubber ring being
water-tight the water is confined to the inside of the apparatus and does not extend
further.
The actual shape and size of the apparatus we vary according to the requirements
of the case to be treated to lessen weight and for other purposes.
In cases where an upright apparatus over the grid or gulley would be objectionable
we form the apparatus essentially as above described but connect the trap portion by
means of a horizontal water tight tube or pipe laid along or sunk in or under the
floor communicating with an upright tube or pipe fixed against an adjacent wall.
We form this apparatus of any material but preferably of iron galvanized and we
use four clips when desirable.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
(1) The employment of a cone cylinder or pipe or any shaped vessel of the nature of
either open at both ends straight or bent placed vertically or horizontally over or in
connection with the trap grid or gulley.
(2) The formation of a water tight joint at the junction of the cone cylinder or pipe
or other shaped vessel of the nature of either.
(3) The manner of securing the apparatus to the grid as shewn.