Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Lighting, Extracting, and Destroying Sewer and such like Gases, also for Ventilating, Heating, and Consuming Smoke.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug.. 1894
Complete Specification Left, 4th May, 1895-Accepted, 29th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Lighting, Extracting,
and Destroying Sewer and such like Gases, also for Ventilating,
Heating, and Consuming Smoke.
1, CORNELIUS HORTON of Newton Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Estate Agent do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide more particularly an apparatus which
gives an incandescent light the said light also destroying and consuming the
poisonous gases, which arise from sewers and such places.
In describing my said apparatus I fix the same preferably at the top of the
lamp post the said lamp post to form the upright ventilating shaft up which the
sewer gases arise. I make the said apparatus preferably like an inverted tundish,
the large end being fixed to the top of the said lamp post in any convenient way.
From the small end I carry a pipe of a suitable diameter and length, the ends of
said pipe being covered with wire gauze or perforated metal.
large end of said inverted tundish with wire gauze or perforated metal, but I may
use only one, or two of these said gauze coverings.
I also cover the
At the top of the said pipe, I use a mantle, the same being made preferably of
any suitable material and perforated in any suitable manner, the said mantle being
screwed preferably to a cup like casting, screwed or otherwise fixed to the top of
the said pipe. The inside of the cup like casting being of a smaller diameter at
the bottom than at the top of same. Into the bottom of said cup like casting,
I screw a centre piece, which when in place is so formed as to nearly touch the
sides of the said cup like casting and thus forming a circular passage, through
which the sewer and coal gases pass into the aforesaid mantle, the same being
lighted forming an incandescent light, and which also destroys the gases which
arise from the sewers, up the lamp post, and through my said apparatus the same
being sucked up by means of the heat caused by the said lighted mantle, the said
light being used for lighting thoroughfares and buildings.
I fix inside the said inverted tundish a burner of any suitable type, and the
same to be connected to the gas pipe. I also carry a small gas pipe to within the
said mantle the gas being so regulated by a separate cock, as to allow of sufficient
gas to pass to keep a small light, always within the said mantle, and arranging for
the whole or portion of a thoroughfare or building to be simultaneously lighted by
means of cocks, placed at different parts.
In fixing my said apparatus in a ventilating shaft, below the street, or road, I
can do away with the aforesaid mantle, or I may use the same if preferred, the said
apparatus being held by the gas pipe, or, by means of light brackets, or wire carried
to the sides of the said ventilating shaft.
In this case the gases will likewise pass through the said apparatus, and be
burnt by the lighted end and so preventing bad smells, to pass into the street or
road.
In applying my said apparatus for ventilating, I fix the same in any convenient.
place the impure atmosphere being drawn through the same, aud burnt.
When it is desired to heat a building or the like with my said apparatus
one, or more pipes from the lighted end, the same arranged as desired.
I
carry

page_text: In a modification of my invention, I can use the same for burning oil, or spirits,
in which case I make an oil or spirit chamber separate from the said inverted tun-
dish, of any shape with pipe carried from same to the inside of said inverted
tundish.
In another modification for consuming smoke arising from furnaces and other
fires I prefer to fix my said apparatus at any suitable distance in the flue (or
otherwise) from the fire, and the smoke passing through the said apparatus, is
consumed by the lighted end, and thus gives a great heat which can be utilized in
such a manner if required to act as fuel for the purpose of generating steam and
for other purposes.
Dated this 3rd day of August 1894
CORNELIUS HORTON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Apparatus for Lighting, Extracting,
and Destroying Sewer and such like Gases, also for Ventilating,
Heating, and Consuming Smoke.
I CORNELIUS HORTON of Newton Street Birmingham Warwickshire Estate
Agent 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 :-
The object of this invention is to provide more particularly an apparatus which
gives an incandescent light, the said light also destroying and consuming the
poisonous gases, which arise from sewers and such places.
In describing my said apparatus I fix the same preferably to the top of a lamp
post the said lamp post to form the upright ventilating shaft up which the sewer
gases arise. I make the said apparatus preferably like an inverted tundish the
large end being fixed to the top of the said lamp post in any convenient way.
From the smaller end I carry a pipe of a suitable diameter and length, the ends of
said pipe being covered with wire gauze or perforated metal. I also cover the
large end of the said inverted tundish with wire gauze or perforated metal but
I may use only one, or two of the said gauze coverings.
At the top of the said pipe, I use a mantle the same being made preferably of
any suitable material and perforated in any suitable manner the said mantle being
screwed preferably to a cup like casting screwed or otherwise fixed to the top of
the said pipe. The inside of the cup like casting being of a smaller diameter at
the botton than at the top of same. Into the bottom of said cup like casting
I screw a centre piece which when in place is so formed as to neaily touch the
sides of the said cup like casting, and thus forming a circular passage through
which the sewer and coal gases pass into the aforesaid mantle the same being
lighted forming an incandescent light and which also destroys the gases which
arise from the sewers up the lamp post and through my said apparatus the same
being sucked up by means of the heat caused by the said lighted mantle the said
light being used for lighting thoroughfares and buildings.
I fix inside the said iuverted tundish a gas burner of any suitable type and the
same to be connected to the gas pipe. I also carry a small gas pipe to within the
said mantle the gas being so regulated by a separate cuck, as to allow of sufficient
gas to pass to keep a small light always within the said mantle and arranging for
the whole or portion of a thoroughfare, or building to be simultaneously lighted by
means of cocks placed at different parts.
In fixing my said apparatus in a ventilating shaft below the street, or road
I can do away with the aforesaid mantle or I may use the same if preferred the said
apparatus being held by the gas pipe, or by means of light brackets, or wire carried
to the sides of the said ventilating shaft.

page_text: In this case the gases will likewise pass through the said apparatus, and be
burnt by the lighted end and so preventing bad smells to pass into the street or
road.
In applying my said apparatus for ventilating I fix the same in any convenient
place the impure atmosphere being drawn through the same and burnt.
When it is desired to heat a building or the like with my said apparatus I carry
one or more pipes from the lighted end the same arranged as desired.
In a medification of my invention I can use the same for burning oil or spirits
in which case I make an oil or spirit. chamber separate from the said inverted tun-
dish of any shape with pipe carried from same to the inside of said inverted
tundish.
In another modification for consuming smoke arising from furnaces and other
fires I prefer to fix my said apparatus at any suitable distance in the flue (or
otherwise) from the fire and the smoke passing through the said apparatus is
consumed by the lighted end, and thus gives a great heat which can be utilized in
such a manner if required to act as fuel for the purpose of generating steam and
for other purposes.
In referring to the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 shews my said apparatus applied to a lamp post communicating with the
sewer;
Fig. 2 shews the same fixed in a ventilating shaft below the street level, with
top of apparatus removed;
Fig. 3 shews the same placed in the ceiling of a room for ventilating or heating
purposes and
Fig. 4 shews an arrangement for drying sewage matter and excreta into cakes
and destroying the gases arising therefrom.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures of the drawing.
In describing Fig. 1 A is the lamp post placed in the street over a sewer pipe a¹
connected to the main sewer a². Near the top of the lamp post A I fix my
apparatus B the same being preferably in shape like an inverted tundish. At the
small end I carry a pipe b of a suitable length and diameter. I then cover the
top and bottom end of pipe b and large end of said inverted tundish, with wire
gauze or perforated metal as shewn by b, 12, 63, for preventing back lighting. On
to the top end of pipe I fix in any suitable way a burner C of a cup like shape,
the same being hollow, with a hole at the top for receiving a centre piece D,
having a small hole d' through the same for communicating with a small pipe d'
the same to convey the gas to the top of the said centre piece D for forming a
pilot light. The said centre piece D is made preferably cone shape and is screwed
into the burner C at c, for the purpose of adjusting the flow of gas through the
annular hole formed at the top of the burner C, by the centre piece D passing
through the hole c' of the burner C. Within the said inverted tundish B I place
preferably an ordinary gas burner E attached to the gas pipe el, the gas to be
turned on and off by means of any suitable tap or cock G situated at the top of
the lamp post A or near the street level, and when several lamps have their pilot
light burning one tap or cock placed near the street level will do to turn on the
gas to the several lamps for lighting simultaneously. The small gas pipe d² to be
arranged to suit the main gas pipe el. I place over said burner C a perforated
mantle F of suitable material to be fixed or loose as desired.
In describing the action of this invention, the sewer gases are drawn up the
sewer pipe al and lamp post A (in the direction as indicated by the arrows) by the
heat caused by the lighted mantle F, the gases passing through the wire gauze or
perforated metal and mixing with the coal gas within the inverted tundish B and
theu burnt at the said lighted mantle F which when lighted causes an incandescent
light.
In applying my said apparatus to a ventilating shaft a¹ below the street level as
shewn by Fig. 2 I carry the inverted tundish B in the said shaft a' by means of

page_text: light brackets H, H, fastened to the sides of said shaft a', or instead of using the
brackets H, H, for supporting the inverted tundish B, I can suspend the same by
wire or in any other way.
In this case it will be seen that I do away with the mantle F and burner C and
light at the top of pipe & near the gauze & but I may use the aforesaid mantle and
burner as in Fig. 1 if desired.
Fig. 3 shews my apparatus for ventilating purposes in which case I fix the same
in any suitable way say the bottom of said inverted tandish B to be about level
with the ceiling of a room and fixed in a pipe I the said pipe to pass to the roof
and cowl, in impure air being burnt after being drawn into the inverted tundish B.
Instead of the heat going to wasted the heat may be carried by pipes J, J, (as
shewn dotted) for heating in which case the apparatus may be fixed below an upper
room. In a modification of my apparatus as shewn by Fig. 4 for the purpose of
drying excreta and other sewage matter into cakes or otherwise I use three lights
(or more if desired) the lights being placed under a pan for receiving the excreta
Over the said pan form a tundish into which the gases and
steam arising from the pan is drawn by the heat along the pipe into the said
apparatus where the said gases and steam are burnt by the said lights so preventing
any smells during the process of drying.
or sewage matter.
My apparatus may also be used for consuming the smoke of boilers and the like
in which case the smoke passes from the flue or flues into a box like compartment
from which it is drawn into one or more of the said inverted tundishes then burnt
and purified the heat afterwards being used for instance to generate steam in a
multitubular boiler, or for other heating purposes.
Instead of making the aforesaid wire gauze flat I can make the same a cone
or any other suitable shape.
Instead of using gas for my said apparatus I can use oil or spirits, in which case
1 make a vessel to fit around the inverted shaped tundish B with a pipe carried to
the inside of same for allowing the vapours to arise to within the aforesaid pipe b
and burner C for lighting.
I do not bind myself to the shape of apparatus shewn as it will be seen that any
other shape will answer the same purpose.
I can do away with the top part of said apparatus in Fig. 1 and use one similar
to that shewn in Fig. 2.
Or I may use two wire gauze coverings instead of three, or more than three if
required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is ;
1st. In an apparatus preferably like an inverted tundish B with pipe running
therefrom and wire gauze or perforated metal coverings 6 and burner C,
mantle F, and centre piece D, with hole d'and gas pipe and gas burner E and
gas pipe d in combination with a street or other lamp and sewer for the purpose
as herein described and illustrated by Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing.
2nd. An apparatus for destroying sewer gases, ventilating and heating
substantially as described and illustrated by Fig. 2 and 3 of the drawing.
3rd. An apparatus for the purpose substantially as herein described and
illustrated by Fig. 4 of the drawing.
4th. Said apparatus for the purpose of destroying smoke of boilers and the like
substantially as herein described.
CORNELIUS HORTON.