Improvements in Gullies for Sinks, Downspouts, Lavatories, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 3rd July, 14-Accepted, 4:h Aug., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gullies for Sinks, Downspouts, Lavatories,
and the like.
We, GEORGE CLARKE, JOSEPH CLARKE and MARK CLARKE, all of Norden
Fire Clay Works, Rishton, in the County of Lancaster, Fire Clay Manufacturers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :—
Channelled dishbricks or gully blocks as hitherto used have been made with the
channel inlet running from the right hand to grate, or the left hand to the grate to
suit circumstances, and persons have often been in doubt as to which they require,
whether right or left-hand. The object of this invention is so to make the dish-
brick or gully-block by forming therein two inlets for the water on the right and
left-hand side respectively, that the same is reversible, and capable of being used
for whichever hand it may be required to be applied.
These two inlets on the right and left hand side of our improved gully may lead
into two separate and distinct channels to convey the water to the grate, there
being a ridge or partition between the two channels, and it will be obvious that any
water which may splash over the side of one channel, will be conveyed by the other
to its destination.
We would point out that an essential feature of our invention consists in forming
two inlets in one gully, that the same may be reversible, and applicable for either
right or left hand, and we do not by any means confine ourselves to the particular
method of channelling or afterwards conveying the water to the grate, as it will be
obvious that the two inlets may terminate into one channel to the grate, or three
channels may be formed with two inlets, or the channelling may be modified in
other and various ways.
DL: noch den of El 1801
F. RICHMOND,
79, St. James Street, Burnley, Agent for Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gullies for Sinks, Downspouts, Lavatories,
and the like.
We GEORGE CLARKE, JOSEPH CLARKE and MARK CLARKE, all of Norden
Fire Clay Works, Rishton, in County of Lancaster, Fire Clay Manufacturers,
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:-
Channelled dish bricks or gully blocks as hitherto used have been made with the
channel inlet running from the right hand to the grate, or the left hand to the grate
to suit circumstances, and persons have often been in doubt as to which they
require whether right or left hand. The object of this invention is so to make the
dish-brick or gully block by forming therein two inlets for the water on the right
and left-hand side respectively, that the same is reversible, and capable of being
used for whichever hand it may be required to be applied.
These two inlets on the right and left hand side of our improved gully may lead
into two separate and distinct channels to convey the water to the grate, there
being a ridge or partition between the two channels, and it will be obvious that any

page_text: water which may splash over the side of one channel will be conveyed by the other
to its destination.
We would point out that an essential-feature of our invention consists in forming
two inlets in one gully, that the same may be reversible, and applicable for either
right or left hand, and we do not by any means confine ourselves to the particular
method of channelling or afterwards conveying the water to the grate, as it will be
obvious that the two inlets may terminate into one channel to the grate, or three
channels may be formed with two inlets, or the channelling may be modified in
other and various ways.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a plan, and Fig. 2 an elevation
of a channelled dish-brick or gully-block, constructed in accordance with our
invention.
Referring to Fig. 1, A. A are two inlets formed on the right hand, and left hand
sides respectively of the gully block B, so that such gully-block is reversible, and
capable of being used either for the right or left hand. The said inlets are
preferably made to lead into two separate and distinct channels C C to convey the
water to the grate D, the ridge E being formed between the two channels. This
improved dish brick also possesses the advantage over others hitherto existing, that
in case the water overflows in one channel it will be conveyed by the other to its
destination.
Instead of using two channels C C as shewn, the two inlets A A may lead into
only one channel, or three or more channels may be used to suit circumstances.
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. In a dish-brick or gully-block for sinks, lavatories, downspouts or the like,
forming two inlets A A on the right and left hand sides respectively, and leading
into one or more channels to the grate, so that the block may be reversible and
capable of being used for the right or left hand side respectively to suit
circumstances.
Dated this 28th day of June 1894.
F. RICHMOND,
12, Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for Applicants.