Improvements in Gullies.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Lelt, 20th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 3rd Feb., 1894
Improvements in Gullies.
I FRANK EDWARD PRIEST of Harrington Street, Liverpool, in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
This invention has reference to gullies used in roads and streets for carrying off
the surface waters, and from which said waters are conveyed by a suitable drain
or conduit to the sewer or drain.
This invention comprises a construction of gullies in which, at the surface, a
removable grid or the like is provided, fitting in small chamber. Below this a
gully chamber preferably having a small surface area compared with its depth—
is provided and the fluid to which passes from the upper chamber through a passage
or way of small area, and which is sealed off from the rest of the chamber, so that
a small area only is exposed to the air, and foul emanations in warm weather, or at
other times, and cape of sewer gases, are less liable to be given off, and by which
other advantages or effects are obtained. The aptum forming the sealing device
is so arranged, & the parts constructed, that it can be withdrawn, um the road
surface, at will, and thus the gully can be readily cleaned or inspected.
i
In one form [the sealing device consists of tube supported to the floor of the
upper chamber by a flange, where a joint can be made by puddle, or mechanically
if desired, and the escape of gases prevented. In some case the rule may have a
tapering mouth; and a handle may be provided by which the tube may be with-
drawn when desired and lowered into place.
The outlet pipe or drain will be disposed at a suitable point or level to give the
required depth of liquid in the gully.
This construction may be applied to street or road gullies, or it may be used for
other like or analogous purposes; and it may be made partly of metal and partly
of brickwork concrete or the like, or wholly of metal, or concrete or earthenware,
or of any suitable material or materials.
Dated the 18th day of March 1893.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON, Fels. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gullies.
I, FRANK EDWARD PRIEST, of 13, Harrington Street, Liverpool, in the
County of Lancaster, Engineer, 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 :-
This invention has reference to gullies used in roads and streets for carrying off
the surface waters, and from which said waters are conveyed by a suitable drain or
conduit to the sewer or drain.
This invention comprises a construction of gullies in which, at the surface, a
removable grid or the like is provided, fitting in a small chamber. Below this a
gully chamber, preferably having a small surface area compared with its depth, is
provided, and the fluid to which passes from the upper chamber through a passage
or way of small area, and which is sealed off froin the rest of the chamber, so that
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page_text: a small area only is exposed to the air, and foul emanations in warm weather, or at
other times and sewer gases are less lialde to be given off, and by which other
advantages or effects are obtained. The septum forming the sealing device is so
arranged, and the parts constructed, that it can be withdrawn from the road surface
at will, and thus the gully can be readily cleaned or inspected.
In one form the sealing device consists of a tube supported to the floor of the
upper chamber by a flange where a joint can be made by a puddle, or mechanically
if desired, and the escape of gases prevented. In some cases the tube may have a
tapering mouth, and a handle may be provided by which the tube may be with
drawn when desired and lowered into place.
The outlet pipe or drain will be disposed at a suitable point or level to give the
required depth of liquid in the gully.
This construction may be applied to street or road gullies, or it may be used for
other like or analogous purposes, and it may be made partly of metal and partly
of brickwork, concrete, or the like, or wholly of metal, or concrete or earthenware,
or of any suitable material or materials.
In the drawings illustrating this invention,
Figure is a sectional elevation, taken at A. B, Figure 2; Figure 2 is a sectional
plan, taken at E. F., Figure 1; and Figure 3 a transverse sectional elevation taken
at C. D., Figure 2, of a street gully according to this invention,
Figure is a sectional elevation shewing a street or other gully made wholly of
metal, the outer ease being made in one piece; and Figure is a sectional elevation
of similar gully to that shewn in Figure 4, but with the outer case made in two
parts in lieu of one.
Figure 6 is a sectional elevation of a gully according to this invention adapted
more particularly as a house or like trap, or gully; and Figure 7 is a modified
construction of the gully shewn in Figure 6.
d
Referring now to the drawings, and more particularly to Figures 1 to 5,
designates the outer ease, constituting the main portion or body of the gully;
whilst al is the upper part thereof, lying above the mouth of the inlet pipe to the
Innly d is the inlet pipe through which the liquids are conveyed from the upper
part of the gully into the body a; and is the outlet pipe of the gully, and is
disposed near or towards the top of the body a
itself
Regarding the construction of the gully shown in Figure 6 and Figure 7, these
have the same characteristics of construction as those of the previous figures, with
the exception that the upper part al is not used, and the mouth of the pipe
is provided with a grid." This latter type of gully or trap is more particularly
suitable for use in connection with house, stable, and other drains: that is, drains
or gullies other than those used in streets and public roads.
1,
Referring to Figures 1 to 3, the body a in this instance is made of brickwork,
having, preferably, a lining of cement a The upper part or grid box a' is made
of cast iron, and rests upon the brickwork body, and in its upper features is
according to a common type grid-box, having a grid d of the movable kind therein.
The inlet pipe to the body a in this case, as shewn, (ns also in all the other figures
or examples) has a funnel shaped mouth or inlet; and in all cases, except that
shewn in Figure 7, is provided with a turned over lip forming an annular recess
between it and the tapered part of the metal forming the mouth; whilst on the
lower flange e of the grid box al is provided an annular ledge or ribe, corresponding
with the annular recess in the under side of the mouth of the tube just specified,
and on which the said pipe rests, and with which it makes a metallic joint. The
metal where the joint is made may be rough or tooled. In the case of the gully
shown in Figures 1 to 5, the space within the grid box al below the level of the
upper surface of the mouth of the pipe, constitutes a tray, and will become filled
with mud, and will assist therefore in rendering gas-tight the joint between the
pipe and the rib e¹.
h
The tube is adapted to be lifted out of and placed in position, when required,
by the handle 2.

page_text: The area of the inlet pipe, at the water level W.L., as will be seen, is small in
relation to the other part of the gully, and consequently the amount of water
evaporated, as above stated, which takes place in this tube, is small. Further the
depth of the gully is deep relatively with the sectional area thereof; and with
these two features of construction the gully will be kept sealed, and perform the
functions required of it, in the hottest weather and in positions the most exposed
to heat.
To clean out the gully, in the case of the type shewn in Figures 1 to 5, the
grid dis turned back or removed, and the central tube b is lifted out by its
handle &; then the matter to be removed is easily taken out through the aperture
in the plate e, such aperture being made of ample size for the purpose, as shewn in
the drawings.
In the modification shewn in Figure 4, the body a and upper part a', are formed
in one casting, the tube being constructed and adapted to fit in the gully in the
same manner as that set forth with reference to Figures 1 to 3.
In the construction shewn in Figure 5, the gully is all of cast metal, but the grid
box or upper part a' is of the kind set forth with reference to Figures 1 to 3, and
separate from the main portion a.
The gully or trap shewn in Figures 6 and 7, respectively, are, as above stated,
designed more particularly for house drains, stables, and the like. In this case the
top of the gully is flush with the top of the tube b, and the grid d is cast in and
with the mouth of the tube ; or, in some cases a loose grid may be fitted in the
mouth of the tube b.
The modification shewn in Figure 7 is the same in all respects as that shewn in
Figure 6, except that the mouth of the tube is secured in the body a by
providing threads on the upper part of these parts, and screwing the tube into the
body.
The outlet pipe c it will be seen is disposed nearer to the level of the mouth of
the tube than its bottom, and thus a large depth of liquid is always obtained
within the gully or trap; this level being of course at the same point as the lower
part of the outlet c. The liquid level is designated W.L.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A gully or trapped receptacle for use in connection with sewers or drains,
consisting of an outer part or body, and an inner removable tube, forming the trap
and adapted to make a joint with said body, and whereby escape of gas is
prevented; substantially as herein set forth.
2. A gully or trapped receptacle for use in connection with sewers or drains,
consisting of a body, as a; a removable inner pipe or tube, as b, by which the
liquids are conveyed into the said body, and whereby the area of liquid exposed to
evaporation is rendered small; said body and pipe or tube being long in relation
to the sectional area thereof, and the outlet arranged or disposed at or towards the
upper part; substantially as set forth.
3. The different gully or trap receptacles having their parts arranged, combined,
and adapted to operate particularly as set forth respectively with reference to
Figures 1 to 3; Figure 4; Figure 5; Figure 6; and Figure 7.
Dated shin 10th day of Dal 1002
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON, Fels. Chart. Inst. P.A.,
15, Water Street, Liverpool, Applicant's Patent Agents.