Improvements in Intermittent Flushing Syphons.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 17th July, 1890
Complete Specification Left, 17th Apr., 1891-Accepted, 17th Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Intermittent Flushing Syphons.
We JOHN MORRIS of Neston in the Parish of Neston County of Cheshire
England Civil Engineer and Surveyor and ARTHUR RAMSDEN of the Vestry
Hall Chiswick, London, in the County of Middlesex England Civil Engineer
and Surveyor do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
--
These improvements relate to a novel and particular arrangement of stoneware
sanitary tubes or pipes, preferably those with joint known as the "Archer
Watertight Joint" (for which Letters Patent No. 9028 1889 were granted to
Arthur Ramsden, one of the present applicants) in the construction of what is
commonly known as the bell-shaped and the S shaped intermittent flushing syphons,
for flushing sewers and drains and for other purposes; whereby the construction of
such syphons, hitherto usually made of iron, which rusts and interferes with their
efficient operation and renders them so expensive as to make their use prohibitive
in many needful cases, is greatly simplified, & cheapened.
In constructing a bell-shaped intermittent flushing syphon we form the inner or
discharge leg by two stoneware pipes of a diameter of six inches and each two feet
long or of other dimensions. These pipes are jointed at the bottom of the cistern;
the shoulder of the socket of the lower pipe resting, or sunk into the floor of the
cistern, and the opposite end of the lower pipe extending downwards and dipping
into a concrete or stoneware basin so as to secure a water-scal of six inches or more
or less; or the lower pipe may be extended downwards in the form of a deep trap
with an outlet to the sewer or drain or other channel.
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The angular space or recess in the socket of the upper end of inner pipe is filled
in with cement tapering to a point at the lip of the socket.
Another pipe of a diameter of twelve inches and two feet long or of other
dimensions is placed socket-end upwards over the inner leg or length of piping, and
the rim or spigot-end is made to rest on two or three stoneware blocks placed at cqual
distances on the floor of the cistern, and grooved to receive the rim or spigot-end
which is thus sustained about two inches or more or less above the bottom of the
cistern. A stoneware cover made so as fit into the socket of the outer or larger
pipe, now forming the outer or wider leg of the syphon is fixed in with cement so as
to form an air-tight joint or cap over the inner pipe or leg.
In forming the S syphon we joint a stoneware bend with spigot-ends to the upper
or socket-end of the discharge pipe, and the opposite limb of the bend is cemented
into the socket of a receiving pipe which is made to rest upon two or more stoneware
blocks on the floor of the cistern; these blocks being grooved out to receive the end
of the pipe.
Dated this Seventeenth day of July 1890.
JOHN MORRIS.
ARTHUR RAMSDEN.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Intermittent Flushing Syphons.
We JoN MORRIS of Neston in the Parish of Neston, County of Chester,
England Civil Engineer and Surveyor and ARTHUR RAMSDEN of the Vestry
Hall, Chiswick London in the County of Middlesex England Civil Engineer
and Surveyor do liereby 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
1le following statement :-
These improvements relate to a novel, and particular arrangement of stoneware
sanitary tubes, or pipes preferably those with joint known as the "Archer
Watertight Joint" (for which Letters Patent - No. 9028 1889 were granted to
Arthur Ramsden one of the present applicants) in the construction of what is
commonly known as the bell-shaped, and the S shaped intermittent flushing
syphons, for flushing sewers and drains, and for other purposes; whereby the
construction of such syphons hitherto usually made of iron which rusts & interferes
with their efficient operation, and renders them so expensive as to make their use
prohibitive in many needful cases.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, which form part of this
Specification.
Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the particular bell-shaped syphon, and
Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view of the particular S shaped syphon herein
described.
In constructing a bell-shaped intermittent flushing syphon we form the inner or
discharge leg by two stoneware pipes A Figure 1.of a diameter of six inches and
each two feet long, or of other dimensions. These pipes are jointed at the bottom
of the cistern the shoulder of the socket of the lower pipe resting, or being sunk
into the floor of the cistern at B Fig. 1, and the opposite end of the lower pipe,
extending downwards in the form of a deep trap C Fig. 1 affording a water scal of
six inches or more or less and with an outlet D Fig. 1 to the sewer or drain or other
channel or the lower pipe with plain straight end may be extended downwards, &
dip into a concrete, or stoneware basin, so as to secure a water seal of six inches or
more or less.
The angular space or recess in the socket E Fig. 1 of the upper end of inner pipe
is filled in with cement tapering to a point at the lip of the socket.
Another pipe of a diameter of twelve inches, and two feet long or of other
dimensions Fig. 1 is placed socket end upwards over the inner leg or length of piping,
and the rim or spigot end is made to rest on two or three stoneware blocks G Fig. 1
placed at equal distances on the floor of the cistern and grooved to receive the rim
or spigot-end, which is thus sustained about two inches or more or less above the
bottom of the cistern.
A stoneware cover H. Fig. 1 made so as to fit into the socket of the outer
or wider leg of the syphon is fixed in with cement, so as to form an air-tight joint,
or cap over the inner pipe or leg.
In forming the S syphon Fig. 2 we joint a stoneware bend I with spigot ends J
to the upper or socket-end of the discharge pipe, and the opposite limb of the bend
is cemented into the socket of a receiving pipe K which is made to rest upon two or
more stoneware blocks G on the floor of the cistern; these blocks being grooved
out to receive the end of the pipe.
In the construction of this particular arrangement of earthenware pipes, those
with ordinary faucet joints may be used; but those with the "Archer Water-tight
Joints" aforementioned, and with a thickness slightly greater than what is usual in
the body of such pipes, are preferred as tending to greater certainty in securing the
air-tight condition of the pipes and joints necessary to the production automatically
of syphonic action in this instance.

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In jointing the pipes with "Archer joints a mixture of water and pure Portland
cement, having the consistency of a thick cream, is poured into the groove or
socket, until it is nearly full; after which the tongue of the other pipe or cover is
pressed down and embedded in the cement.
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 :-
1st. The particular arrangement of stoneware or earthenware pipes for the
purposes set forth in the accompanying Specification and drawings.
2nd. The use, in the construction of the particular arrangement of stoneware or
carthenware pipes, of what is known as the "Archer joint for the purposes set
forth in the accompanying Specification and drawings.
3rd. The use, of the particular deep stoneware or earthenware trap C, having an
extended continuous length of upright piping for the purposes set forth in the
accompanying Specification and drawings.
Dated 17th day of Jul 1890
JOHN MORRIS.
ARTHUR RAMSDEN.