Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Sept., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 29th June, 1897-Accepted, 28th Aug., 1897
I, EDWIN CODLING, of Guardian Buildings, 3 Cross Street, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Civil and Sanitary Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of
this Invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in street and other gullies and traps,
particularly to street gullies, and the improvements consist first in making the trap
adjustable relatively to the gully so as to suit the angle at which it is to be connected
to the drain, secondly in an improved cover for the gully and support for the grid
and thirdly in means for preventing leaves and other light materials passing from the
gully into the trap and drain.
In constructing a gully and trap according to my Invention I form on the gully a
short curved pipe for the escape of water and on the mouth of the trap I form a
socket to receive the end of this pipe. The trap is preferably formed with a flat base
so that it will stand on the flag or other foundation which supports the gully and by
means of the socket joint the trap can be adjusted in position to suit the angle of the
drain into which the water from the gully is to pass after which any suitable joint is
made between the gully and trap.
My improved cover for the gully is designed to prevent the latter being injured by
heavy vehicles passing over it and also to prevent water as it passes through the grid
from running over the brick work which usually covers the top of the gully and
supports the grid the water rotting the mortar and brickwork; to avoid this I make
my improved cover with a flange which rests upon the brick work or other support
built round the gully and on the under side of the cover I form an annular or other
suitably shaped lip which projects into the gully so that water entering through the
grid is prevented from running on to or against the brick work.
If desired the mouth of the gully could be enlarged on the inside and the inside
edges of the lip of the cover would be flush with the inside of the gully.
To prevent leaves and other light materials from passing unchecked into the trap
I form a bridge piece across the gully in front of the outlet so as to project slightly
over and a suitable distance below the water level therein by which means the leaves
are caught and given time to settle to the bottom of the gully.
Dated this 28th day of September 1896.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Street and other Gullies and Traps.
I, EDWIN CODLING, of Guardian Buildings, 3 Cross Street, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Civil and Sanitary 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in street and other gullies and traps,
particularly to street gullies, and the improvements consist first in making the trap
adjustable relatively to the gully so as to suit the angle at which it is to be connected
to the drain, secondly in an improved cover for the gully and support for the grid
and thirdly in means for preventing leaves and other light materials passing from the
gully into the trap and drain.
In the accompanying Sheet of Drawings-
Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation of a gully and trap made according to my
Invention and Fig. 2 is a plan of the same.
'
In constructing a gully and trap according to my Invention I form on the gully a
a short curved pipe a¹ for the escape of water and on the mouth of the trap 6 I form
a socket b¹ to receive the end of this pipe a¹. The trap b is preferably formed with a
flat base so that it will stand on the flag or other foundation which supports the
gully and by means of the socket joint between a and b the trap b can be adjusted
in position as indicated by the dotted lines Fig. 2, to suit the angle of the drain into
which the water from the gully is to pass after which any suitable joint is made
between the gully and trap.
My improved cover c for the gully is designed to prevent the latter being injured by
heavy vehicles passing over it and also to prevent water as it passes through the
grid d from running over the brick work which usually covers the top of the gully
and supports the grid d the water rotting the mortar and brick work; to avoid this
I make my improved cover with a flange or flanges c¹ which rests upon the brick
work or other support built round the gully and on the under side of the cover I form
an annular or other suitably shaped lip c² which projects into the gully so that water
entering through the grid is prevented from running on to or against the
brick work.
To prevent leaves and other light materials from passing unchecked into the trap I
form a bridge piece e across the gully in front of the outlet so as to project slightly
over and a suitable distance below the water level therein by which means the leaves
are caught and given time to settle to the bottom of the gully.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The combination with a gully, of the trap b adjustable relatively thereto
substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
2. The combination with a gully, of the cover c formed with a flange or flanges c¹
and a lip c² substantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.
3. The combination with a gully, of the bridge piece e, substantially as and for the
purposes herein set forth.
4. The general construction combination and arrangement of parts embodying my

page_text: improvements in gullies and traps substantially as and for the purposes herein
described and as illustrated.
Dated this 28th day of June 1897.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17 St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicant.