Improvements in the Construction of the Apparatus for Receiving, Raising, and Discharging Mud and Refuse from Roads and Ways.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 22nd June, 1893-Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL
CATION.
Improvements in the Construction of the Apparatus for Receiving,
Raising, and Discharging Mud and Refuse from Roads and Ways.
I WILLIAM BOOTH POWELL Engineer and Mechanical Draughtsman 3 Tintern
Street Ferndale Road Brixton and London S.W. do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
I declare that what I now claim are certain improvements in my original
invention & Patent granted March 20th 1884 No. 5197.
1st. That the ram & case shall be raised to the level of the pavement & connected
to the receiver at the top instead of the bottom thereby suspending the receiver,
instead of supporting it as shown in the illustration.
2nd. The ram & receiver shall be guided externally by the ram case or other-
wise instead of internally, by a wrot iron casing attached to the ram or receiver
acting as a guard to the ram when exposed.
3rd. That the apparatus shall be raised by hand where hydraulic power is not
obtainable by employing two toothed racks, wheel gearing, & worm gear, the whole
to be fixed below the level of the pavement and worked by the aid of a key or
otherwise.
W. B. POWELL."
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of the Apparatus for Receiving,
Raising, and Discharging Mud and Refuse from Roads and Ways.
I, WILLIAM BOOTH POWELL, Engineer, 3 Tintern Street, Brixton, S.W., and
3 Whitehall Place Westminster London, do hereby declare the nature of the
following improvements to my original invention and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The following improvements relates to my invention for which Letters Patent
No. 5197 dated the 20th day of March 1884 was granted to myself and consists of
apparatus arranged below the level of the street for receiving mud and refuse from
the street into iron or steel receptacles, and raised by hydraulic power to such a
height as to command the mud cart, and discharged by tilting the receptacles,
such as is described in the Specification of such Letters Patent.
My present invention consists of certain improvements in the constinction of the
receptacles and the mode of jointing the same for tilting, also the raised position of
the hydraulic ram and case, and the guiding of the ram. To do this the receptacles
shall be partly divided in the centre so that the ram and case shall pass up through
the centre reaching nearly the top, a three sided case is provided surrounding the
ram, lower down on this case two open jaws are fixed for receiving the weight of
the receptacle, the later being provided with a bar spaning the division and fixed
near the centre of gravity is made to fit the above jaws, by this mode the receptacle
whether full or empty can be tilted by hand without the aid of any other mechanical
contrivance, the above three sided case will also act as a stop for the receptacle
when tilted.
Also an improvment for guiding the hydraulic ram in its travel.
I describe the above improvements by refering to three accompanying drawings,
(Firstly.) With the apparatus shown under the pavement and raised by hydraulic

page_text: (Secondly.) With the apparatus shown under the pavement and raised by hand
power, with the aid of gearing, wire ropes, and countre balance-weight.
(Thirdly.) With the apparatus shown in the existing gulleys but raised by
hydraulic power.
Drawing No. 1. Fig. 1. & 2. A is the receptable which may be made of
galvanized iron or steel, rectangular in shape with a rounded bottom. B the gap
for the ram and case. C the hinged bar near the centre of gravity. D a hinged
plate for conveying the mud to the centre and acts as a guide for tilting. E a lip
for the overflow. Fa guide plate for the overflow. G the handle for tilting. H the
three sided case for carrying the receptacle. I, I, the jaws. When the receptacle
is raised to the required height the handle is laid hold of by the attendant,
the receptacle with its contents being nearly balanced is then tilted until it comes
into contact with the three sided casc H at the bottom.
The ram J Fig. 3 will have a planed flat surface its whole length for guiding it,
the ordinary brass brush and gland having a provision made to fit this planed
surface, the ordinary studs in the top flange preventing the whole from shifting
round.
The ram and case K shall be raised nearly level with the pavement, and be
bolted to the top frame making good the pavement, as illustrated and described in
my original Patent, by so doing the apparatus is made firm and strong, and avoids
sinking so deep into the ground.
Drawing No. 2 shows the receptacle constructed in a similar manner, but raised
by hand power, with the aid of gearing, chains, or steel, or copper ropes, arranged
on the underside of cover that makes good the pavement. In this case a cast iron
guide B is required to guide the stem C, which may be made of wood or wrot iron
plate and angle iron. "D, D, D, the guide pulleys for chain or wire rope. E the
counter weight. F the iron case to form a dry sump for the stem and countre weight.
G Fig. 1 and 3 the gearing, and rope drum. H the portable handle. I the paul for
holding the stem and receptacle up in any desired position, or during the act of
tilting. JJ the two stays for fixing the cover in a vertical position for operation.
The end of the rope being first attached to the fixed cast iron guide B and passed
under the pulley fixed to the bottom of the stem then over the guide pulleys at the
top, and finally wound round a drum fixed to a large toothed wheel, and actuated
by a handle and pinion. The wire rope for counter balance will be attached to the
bottom of the stem over another pulley and joined to the weight.
Drawing 3 shows the receptacle applied to the existing gulleys and worked by
hydraulic power. The receptacle similarly constructed, supported and tilted in the
same manner as before described (riz.) for the purpose of receiving, raising, and
discharging detritus refuse and other matters swept from carriage ways and other
places and worked as before described in my original Specification No. 5197, in the
year A.D. 1884.
In this case no hinged plate is required, and the overflow will
pass through an oblong passage marked A, and the ram case bolted or secured to
the grating frame with a special provision as shown at B.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I wish it to be under-
stood that my invention is not restricted to the precise details herein before described
.as considerable variation may be made therein, without departing from the nature
of my invention; but I declare that what I claim is :-
1st. The apparatus hereinbefore described for receiving mud and refuse from the
surface of the street, raised and tilted into carts by the method substantially shown
on the accompanying drawings.
2nd. The improved method of constructing the receptacle in a manner partially
divided and provided with a hinge for tilting near the centre of gravity, and so
arranged combined and applied as heretofore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing».
3rd. The improved position of the hydraulic ram and case, by raising the same

page_text: nearly level with the street, and bolting it to the top frame that takes the cover or
grating over gulleys, as described in this Specification and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
4th. The improved mode of guiding the ram in the stuffing box, with a flat
surface planed on the ram as described in this Specification and illustrated on the
drawing.
5th. The application of hand power for raising and tilting into carts with the aid
of gearing chain or wire ropes, arranged adapted and operating substantially as,
and for the purpose described and illustrated on the drawing.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1893.
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W. B. POWELL,
Applicant.