Improvements in or connected with Street or Road Gullies.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Street or Road Gullies.
We, ASPLAN BELDAM, of The Lodge, Acton, West, in the County of Middlesex,
Consulting Engineer, and GEORGE WILLIAM BELDAM, M.A., Cantab, of the Beldam
Foundry Company, Brentford, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:--
This invention has reference to gullies and parts of gullies used in streets, for
the taking off of water and debris, which flow off the surface of such roads or
streets; and it has, more especially, for its object and effect, amongst other things,
to provide a gulley in which grates can be fitted to or taken from the frame when
fixed in the street or road, without disturbing the frame; and also to provide
improvements in the forms or constructions of the grates by which their power
cf collecting or captivating a large amount of surface of water is rendered greater
than that of the present ordinary form of grids or grates.
According to this invention, the hinge or hinges of the grate is or are provided
on a separate piece, at each side of the frame, say in a bracket secured onto the
side of the frame by a bolt, the hinge pin being cast in it, or suitably fastened in
it; whilst the grate is provided with a hole at each part where it is to be supported
or hinged, into which the hinge pins fit.
As a modification, instead of employing the bracket or fitting at each end of the
frame, a wrought iron or other pin may be cast into one end of the grate, whilst
the other end is supported by a hinged bracket.
As a modification by which the end referred to is obtained, the frame at the
sides inside has slots at a point between the hinged part and the end, and these
slots extend from the upper edges downwards, and then towards the end of the
frame, where they are given a downward turn. The grate or grid has wrought
iron or similar pins cast in it, which constitute the hinge pins, and these are
introduced into the slot, and then slid into the horizontal portions of the slot, to
the part at the back, which forms the socket part or bearing for the hinge pins.
The grates also, in some cases, are provided with projections on each side, which
fit into and fill the slot entrances in the side of the frame, when the grate is down,
thereby preventing any dirt falling into the slots.
According to a further part of this invention, the grids or grate bars are corru-
gated on their upper surfaces, and the corrugations or rises of the alternate bars
may come opposite the hollows of the others. This construction may be used
whether the grate is of the kind hereafter described, or not. By it the flow of
water is broken up, and in this respect it is particularly useful for use on hills
or inclines.
According to another modification, the grate bars are of a V arrangement, with
a longitudinal bar running through the apices of the V's. According to one form,
the inclined bars may be disposed all in one direction, which arrangement is very
suitable for use on hills or inclines; while, in another form, the inclines are in
opposite directions on each side of the centre, with cross bars running longitu-
dinally and laterally across the centre.

page_text: As a further modification, the bars of the grate, in lieu of being straight, may
be curved or parts of a circle, and arranged in any of the manners herein set forth.
Or, again, they may be corrugated at their sides in the direction of length, or,
some of the bars, say the alternate bars, may be corrugated, and the others straight.
It is to be stated, that the improvements herein described can be used
separately, as well as in conjunction, and therefore, one or more of them may be
employed in conjunction with gullies which may differ in other respects from those
herein referred to.
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CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
Applicants' Patent Agents, 15, Water Street, Liverpool.
Improvements in or connected with Street or Road Gullies.
We, ASPLAN BELDAM, of The Lodge, Acton, West, in the County of Middlesex.
Consulting Engineer, and GEORGE WILLIAM BELDAM, M.A., Cantab, of the Beldam
Foundry Company, Brentford, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement;
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This invention has reference to gullies and part of gullies used in streets, for
the taking off of water and debris, which flow off the surface of such roads or
streets; and it has, more especially, for its object and effect, amongst other things,
to provide a gulley in which grates can be fitted to or taken from the frame when
fixed in the street or road, without disturbing the frame; and also to provide
improvements in the form or constructions of the grates by which their power
of collecting or captivating a large amount of surface of water is rendered greater
than that of the present ordinary form of grids or grates.
According to this invention, the hinge or hinges of the grate is or are provided
on a separate piece, at each side of the frame, say in a bracket secured onto the
side of the frame by a bolt, the hinge pin being cast in it, or suitably fastened in
it; whilst the grate is provided with a hole at each part where it is to be supported
or hinged, into which the hinge pins fit.
As a modification, instead of employing the bracket or fitting at each end of the
frame, a wrought iron or other pin may be cast into one end of the grate, whilst
the other end is supported by a hinged bracket.
As a modification by which the end referred to is obtained, the frame at the
sides inside has slots at a point between the hinged part and the end, and these
slots extend from the upper edges downwards, and then towards the end of the
frame, where they are given a downward turn. The grate or grid has wrought
iron or similar pins cast in it, which constitute the hinge pins, and these are
introduced into the slot, and then slid into the horizontal portion of the slot, to
the part at the back, which forms the socket part or bearing for the hinge pins.
The grates also, in some cases, are provided with projections on each side, which
fit into and fill the slot entrances in the side of the frame, when the grate is down,
thereby preventing any dirt falling into the slots.
According to a further part of this invention, the grids or grate bars are corru-
gated on their upper surfaces, and the corrugations or rises of the alternate bars
may come opposite the hollows of the others. This construction may be used
whether the grate is of the kind hereafter described or not. By it the flow of

page_text: water is broken up, and in this respect it is particularly useful for use on hills
or inclines.
According to another modification, the grate bars are of a V arrangement, with
a longitudinal bar running through the spaces of the V's. According to one form,
the inclined bars may be disposed all in one direction, which arrangement is very
suitable for use on hills or inclines; while, in another form, the inclines are in
opposite directions on each side of the centre, with cross bars running longitu-
dinally and laterally across the centre.
As a further modification, the bars of the grate, in lieu of being straight, may
be curved or parts of a circle, and arranged in any of the manners herein set forth.
Or, again, they may be corrugated at their sides in the direction of length; or,
some of the bars, say the alternate bars, may be corrugated, and the others straight.
It is to be stated, that the improvements herein described can be used
separately, as well as in conjunction, and therefore, one or more of them may be
employed in conjunction with gullies which may differ in other respects from those
In these drawings,
herein referred to.
The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is a section through the hinges of the gulley grate; Figure 2 is an
outside elevation of a part thereof; and Figure 3 is a plan, shewing one construe-
tion or modification under this invention.
Figure 4 is a sectional elevation, and Figure 5 is a plan, shewing a modified
construction and mode of mounting the grates in their frames.
Figure 6 is a side sectional elevation, and Figure 7 a plan, showing a construc-
tion wherein the rate bars are corrugated on their upper surfaces.
Figures 8, 9, and 10 shew modifications of forms or constructions of gulley
grates.
In the different figures, or sets of figures, illustrating the different modifications,
the same letters and figures of reference are used to denote the same or equivalent
parts wherever they occur.
Referring in the first instance to Figures 1, 2, and 3, a is the frame, and b
generally designates the grate of the gulley. The hinges in this case consist of
pins e of steel or wrought iron, preferably cast in, and supported by brackets or
plates of cast metal fitted on to the outside of the frame; and held thereon,
below, by a bolt and nut e. The hinge pins c pass through holes formed in the
side of the frame ", and pass into sockets or holes in the grate.
It will be seen that by removing the nut of the bolt e, and withdrawing the
brackets with their hinge pins e, the grate can be removed from the frame
without disturbing the frame. And, consequently, in the case of a fracture of
the grate, or for any other purpose, should it be desired to replace it by a new
one, it can readily be done. After a grate is placed in position, the brackets d
are placed in position and bolted up by the bolts e; the pins being passed
through the holes in the frame a provided for them.
In the modification shewn in Figures 4 and 5, the frame has slots f between
the two ends of the frame. These slots extend from the upper edges downwards,
and then along the inside of the frame to the end of same, where they are given
a downward turn, as shewn in dotted lines. The grate has hinge pins cast in
ne end, and to place it in position, these pins are introduced into the entrance of
the slots f at the upper edge of the frame a, and then moved along the longitudinal
portion of the slot or groove to the dropped end, which form bearings or sockets
for these pins.
In some cases the grates bare provided with projections f' on each side, which
fit into and fill the slot entrances f when the grate is down; thereby preventing
any dirt falling into the slots.
To remove this grate, the reverse action to that described for its introduction,
has of course only to be adopted.
Referring now to Figures 6 and 7, these figures illustrate the bars of the grate b,
corrugated on their upper surface. The corrugations or rises of the alternative

page_text: bars come opposite the hollows or falls of the others. By this construction the
water flowing down a gutter is broken up when it comes on to a grating, and its
velocity checked, and in consequence is better captivated, and falls with greater
ease and readiness through the openings between the bars of the grate.
As regards the special construction and arrangement by which the flow of water
is broken up in the manner just referred to, and captivated, in one case the bars
are in Varrangement, as shewn in Figure 3, while a longitudinal bar runs through
the apices of the V's. The inclinations of the bars in this case are all in one
direction, and the arrangement is suitable for use on hills or inclines, the grate
being so disposed, that the bars cause the flow of water to be directed towards the
centre.
In the arrangement or form shewn in Figure 8, the inclines are in opposite
directions on each side of the centre, with crossbars running longitudinally and
laterally across the centre.
In Figure 9, the bars of the grate are curved in opposite directions on each side
of the centre, similarly as in Figure 8; whilst in Figure 10 the bars of the grate
are waved or corrugated laterally, as shewn at the left hand side, and at the right
hand side, alternately straight and corrugated.
This allows a greater space
between the bars being used.
With regard to the faces of these grates they may be level, or curved, to suit
the gutter; and the upper edges of the bars, or some of them, may be straight or
even, or alternately corrugated, similarly as in Figures 6 and 7.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:
1. The herein described street or road gulley, constructed and adapted, substan-
tially as described, to permit of the grate being taken out, or replaced; for the
purposes set forth.
2. The improved street or road gullies constructed and adapted to break up and
captivate the water flowing over them, substantially as set forth and shewn.
3. The construction of the hinged road or street gullies, particularly as shewn in
and set forth with reference to Figures 1 to 3, and Figures 4 and 5, respectively.
Dated this 24th day of February 1899.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
Applicants Patent Agents, 15, Water Street, Liverpool.