Improvements in Disconnecting Chambers for Drains.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Disconnecting Chambers for Drains.
I, MOSES JAMES ADAMS, Engineer, Park Lane Sanitary Works, Leeds, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In disconnecting chambers a central drain is laid formed of an open pipe from
which open curved branches radiate and are connected to drains, of these curved
branches both left and right hand are different, Now my improvement in these
curves is to so form them that the same branch will serve for right or left, and
this I do by making them so that the extremities are the same and that either
extremity serves to receive the incoming drain. At the outlet of the chamber an
inspection trap is provided hitherto these have had the inspection eye placed above
the trap and the said eye has entered drain obliquely placed thus it is somewhat
difficult to pass in the cleansing rods to drain. My improvement on this portion is
to form the inspection eye at the side of the trap and by this means it is to all
intents and purposes on the level of drain and inspection is easy through it.
Dated this 20th day of April 1898.
MOSES JAMES ADAMS,
Engineer, Park Lane Sanitary Works, Leeds.
Improvements in Disconnecting
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I, MOSES JAMES ADAMS, Engineer, 72, Park Lane, Sanitary Works, Leeds, 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:
Reference to the accompanying drawing will shew my improvements. The
central channel A and B leading into the mouth or entry of the disconnecting
trap E. This trap has an arm F placed slightly at the side and the arm has a
socket end closed by plug F¹. It will be seen that on removing the plug FI
there is an open way to the drain which would be connected at G, and it is of
very great importance to have this arm with its inspection opening F almost as
level as the drain for it enables a cleansing rod or brush to be pushed right into
the latter without difficulty, where under the old plan with an arm set up
obliquely as H dotted lines, the brush or rod would strike on the bottom of the
drain and render the cleansing difficult. Communicating with the channel A_B
are channels C, C, D and D¹. The channel C is so formed that it serves equally
well for the other side C¹ and the channel D) is also so formed that it serves for Di.
To effect this adaptability the said channels must have each end formed of same

page_text: curve and shape. The interchangeability is of great value for it reduces the
parts necessary to stock by half.
Having now particularly described 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 form of the trap E with arm F placed slightly on one side that the
said arm F may be practically level with drain.
2. The use of a disconnecting trap having the inspection arm slightly to one side
that the arm may be made practically level with drain.
3. The use of side channels as CD wherein by making both ends alike I am
able to use them reversed as C and D₁₁
The design and use of the trap and channels shewn and described or their
equivalent, though differing in conformity substantially the same.
Dated this 1st day February 1899.
MOSES JAMES ADAMS,
Engineer, Park Lane Sanitary Works, Leeds.