An Improved Method of Ventilating Sewers and Drains.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Nov., 1887
Complete Left, 14th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 20th Apr., 1888
PRUVIDIONAL DIVIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Ventilating Sewers and Drains.
I THOMAS PARKINSON WORTHINGTON Architect and Surveyor of 12 Waterloo Road
Southshore Blackpool in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for AN IMPROVED METHOD OF VENTILATING SEWERS AND DRAINS to be as
follows:-
That to gas lamp pillars or Standards 1 insert and attach disinfecting chambers
and automatic extractor Ventilators such automatic ventilating extractors to be
actuated by the wind and by the gas jets either conjointly or separately.
My invention consists of the combination-to a gas lamp pillar or standard-of
disinfecting chamber A containing receptacles bb bbb... for disinfectants and over
which the air or sewer gas must pass with "full way" into the shaft or column and
an automatic extracting ventilator C fitted on lamp with "full way" mouth d over
the gas jets; the said extractor and disinfecting chamber working in conjunction.
th: 11th date of November 1887

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Ventilating Sewers and Drains.
I THOMAS PARKINSON WORTHINGTON Architect and Surveyor of 12 Waterloo Road
Southshore Blackpool in the County of Lancaster 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 and drawings here-
with on which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the 5
figures :-
To gas lamp pillars or standards I insert and attach disinfecting chambers and
automatic extractor ventilators, such automatic ventilating extractors to be actuated
by the wind and by the gas jets either conjointly or separately.
My invention consists of the connection to any gas lamp pillar or standard-which
is or may be put in free communication with any sewer or drain-of disinfecting
chamber, either cast in one piece with the lamp pillar or standard or otherwise
attached to answer the same purpose and as indicated on drawings by letter A and
containing receptacles either perforated or otherwise to hold either solid or liquid
disinfectants and deodorizers, placed in the said chamber in such a manner that the
sewer gas or air must pass immediately over or through the disinfecting and
deodorizing material with full way, such receptacles are for this purpose indicated on
drawings by letters b. b. 111-An automatic extracting ventilator C fitted on lamp
with full way mouth d immediately over gas jets or burners and so near to them that
the sewer air in passing will be heated-when jets are lit-to not less than the
boiling point of water, the said extracting ventilator and disinfecting chamber working
in conjunction.
E is a plan shewing bottom of lamp, and open top of column G allowing sewer air
to pass freely into lamp, the sections or divisions ffare intended to be glazed and
one or more of them as f¹ made to open for access.
The arrows indicate direction sewer gas and air will take from sewer to exits at C.
The horizontal arrows indicate impingement of outer air upon deflecting plates of
ventilator and its deflection so as to cause an up current from lamp.
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 The connection to gas lamp pillars or standards of disinfecting chambers
to receive disinfectants not requiring flame to be effective and substantially as
indicated

page_text: 2nd The connection to gas lamp pillars or standards of automatic extracting
ventilator having outlet mouth placed near the gas jets ensuring heat sufficient to
destroy organic germs injurious to health and for the purpose described and sub-
stantially as indicated.
3rd-To gas lamp pillars or standards which are or may be connected with sewers
or drains, the connection with and joint working of disinfecting chambers automatic
extracting ventilators, and a lamp giving light and burning sewer germs simul-
taneously and substantially as described.
Dated this 13th day of March 1888.