Improvements in Street Gullies, and in Apparatus and Arrangements for Facilitating Removal of the Contents of Street Gullies and other Street Refuse Receptacles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application. 11th Dec., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 13th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 26th Mar., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Street Gullies, and in Apparatus and Arrangements
for Facilitating Removal of the Contents of Street Gullies and
other Street Refuse Receptacles.
I WILLIAM BENJAMIN GEORGE BENNETT of Cranleigh Portswood in the
Town and County of Southampton Civil Engineer do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to street gullies and other receptacles for receiving drainage
and refuse from streets such as are described in the Specification of the Letters
Patent No. 16535 of 1890 that is to say street gullies and receptacles consisting of
vessels so mounted in pits below the level of the surface of the street as to be
capable of being raised above the said surface for the purpose of removing or
discharging their contents. And my said invention consists of the improvements
hereinafter described in the construction of such gullies and in the arrangement of
the vessels therein. Also of portable apparatus for facilitating the raising of the
gully vessels and other similarly arranged street refuse receptacles and the discharge
of their contents into carts or trucks or other required receptacles. Also of
arrangements admitting of the raising and discharge of the said vessels as required
by means of the said apparatus or by means of compressed air.
The improvements in the construction of the said gullies and in the arrangement
of the vessels therein are as follows:-The communication between the sewer and
the pit under the ordinary grid in the carriageway is cut off and the said pit is
connected with another pit formed beneath the footway in which pit a vessel is
placed so as to receive the matter passing through the said grid and so as to be
capable of being readily withdrawn for the purpose of removing its contents. And
provision is made for the escape of water from the said vessel and from the pit in
which it is placed into the sewer by means of a trapped pipe or passage.
One form of portable apparatus for use in raising the gully vessels and other
similarly arranged street refuse receptacles and discharging their contents consists
of endless chains passing over drums or rollers mounted in a frame composed of
bars of metal or other suitable material secured parallel to each other by means of
cross bars or ties or other suitable means the said bars being of such length that
when placed on end in an upright or nearly upright position their upper ends are
above the upper edge of the cart or truck or other receptacle into which the
contents of the vessels are required to be discharged. The said frame is furnished
with legs or struts by which it may be supported in the position required for use
and carries a winch provided with a pawl and gearing by means of which winch and
gearing motion is communicated as and when required through the aforesaid drums
or rollers to the endless chains passing over them. The said frame is or may also
be furnished with hooks for admitting of its engagement at the upper part with
the upper edge of the cart or receptacle which is to receive the contents of the
gully.
To admit of the vessels being raised and emptied as required by means of the
said apparatus I support the said vessels freely in their pits and I provide for
the connection of the said vessels to the endless chains of the portable apparatus
by means of a chain and hook or hooks or otherwise and apply wheels or
rollers to the said vessels at about the same distance apart as the bars or uprights
of the frame of the said apparatus. To guard against shifting of the said apparatus
when in use I provide for engagement of the lower part of the frame thereof
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page_text: with the upper part of the gully pit by means of sockets secured therein or by
other convenient means.
In using the said apparatus it is placed in the required position relatively to
the pit containing the vessel to be emptied and the cart or other receptacle into
which the contents of the said vessel are to be discharged is placed in a suitable
position relatively to the said apparatus. The said vessel is then connected to the
endless chains of the said apparatus and the winch is turned the said vessel being
thereby drawn out of its pit and caused to travel up the frame of the portable
apparatus to the top thereof and then turn or tilt so as to cause its contents to fall
into the cart or other receptacle in which they are required to be received. When
the vessel has thus been emptied it is returned to its place in the pit by turning
the winch in the reverse direction.
Another form of portable apparatus for use in raising the said vessels consists
of a suitably formed frame capable of being secured by the side of the pit and
carrying a drum to which is connected one end of a chain the other end of which
passes over a pulley and is capable of being connected to the vessel to be raised.
The said frame is also provided with means for guiding the said vessel while it is
being raised and for tilting it when sufficiently raised and directing its contents
into the cart or other receptacle into which they are to be discharged. The said
drum is provided with a winch or other suitable provision is made for turning the
said drum so as to cause the chain to be wound around it in order to raise the
vessel as required.
For the purpose of raising the said vessels by means of compressed air apparatus
capable of being actuated thereby is arranged below or in or adjacent to the pits
containing the said vessels and provision is made for working the said apparatus as
required by connecting it to any convenient supply of compressed air or by means
of pumps or other suitable air forcing apparatus worked by hand.
Dated this 11th day of December 1891.
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Street Gullies, and in Apparatus and Arrangements
for Facilitating Removal of the Contents of Street Gullies and
other Street Refuse Receptacles.
I WILLIAM BENJAMIN GEORGE BENNETT of Cranleigh Portswood in the
Town and County of Southampton Civil Engineer 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 :-
My invention relates to street gullies and other receptacles for receiving drainage
and refuse from streets such as are described in the Specification of the Letters
Patent No. 16535 of 1890 that is to say street gullies and receptacles consisting of
pits below the level of the surface of the street and having vessels so mounted in
them as to be capable of being raised above the said surface for the purpose of
removing or discharging their contents. And my said invention consists of the
improvements hereinafter described in the construction of such gullies and in the
arrangement of the vessels therein. Also of portable apparatus for facilitating
the raising of the gully vessels and other similarly arranged street refuse receptacles
and the discharge of their contents into carts or trucks or other required
receptacles.
The improvements in the construction of the said gullies and in the arrangement
of the vessels therein are as follows. The communication between the sewer and
the pit under the ordinary grid in the carriageway is cut off and the said pit is
connected with another pit formed beneath the footway in which pit a vessel is

page_text: placed so as to receive the said matter passing through the said grid and so as to
be capable of being readily withdrawn for the purpose of removing its contents.
And provision is made for the escape of water from the said vessel and from the
pit in which it is placed into the sewer by means of a trapped pipe or passage.
Portable apparatus constructed according to my invention for use in raising the
said vessels consists of a suitably formed frame capable of being secured by the side
of the pit containing the vessel hereinbefore referred to and carrying a drum to
which is connected one end of a chain or cord the other end of which passes over a
pulley and is capable of being connected to the vessel to be raised. The said frame
is also provided with means for guiding the said vessel while it is being raised and
brought into position for discharge of its contents into a cart or other receptacle.
The said drum is provided with a winch or other suitable provision is made for
turning the said drum so as to cause the chain or cord to be wound around it in
order to raise the vessel as required.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings illustrates in transverse section a
portion of the footway and adjacent roadway of a street and a gully and gully
pit constructed as herein before described a removable vessel being shown in place
in the said pit for receiving the drainage and refuse from the street. The said
figure also illustrates in elevation portable apparatus constructed as herein before
described in position for raising the said vessel from the said pit in order to
discharge the contents of the said vessel. Figure 2 is a plan view of the same.
In the following description of the said figures the parts thereof are referred to
by the letters marked thereon. The same letters of reference indicate the same
parts in both the said figures.
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a is the footway. is the roadway. is the grid of the gully. is the pit
beneath the said grid. e is the pit beneath the footway and is a portion of the
trapped passage connecting the pit e with the sewer which is not shown in the
drawings. 9 is the removable vessel arranged in the pit e which vessel receives
the drainage and refuse passing through the grid c. The pit e is provided with
a cover i hinged to a frame j set in the mouth of the said pit e by raising which
cover access may be obtained to the said pit when necessary for the purpose of
removing the vessel g or for other purpose. To provide for ready discharge of
the vessel gas and when required it is jointed below the centre of gravity to a
loop and to prevent overturning of the said vessel when suspended by the said
loop while being raised from the pit as hereinafter described the said vessel is
secured in its normal position relatively to the said loop by means of a catch
jointed to the said vessel a notch in the lower side of which catch engages with a
pin m projecting from the inner side of the said loop k.
The frame of the portable apparatus for raising the vessel g consists of the
parts op 1. The part n is tubular and has a foot formed on it to admit of its
being mounted in one or other of two sockets rr formed in the angles of the frame į
nearest the roadway. The part o is also tubular and may be of such diameter and
so connected to the part n as to admit of being slidden within the said part n for
compactness while the apparatus is being carried from place to place. s is the
raising cord or chain. t is the drum to which it is connected and is the pulley
over which the said cord or chain passes. is the winch by which the drum t is
turned motion being communicated thereto from the said winch by means of a
pinion and a toothed wheel a formed on one side of the said drum. The said
parts to are carried by a bracket y secured to the part n. z is a hoop secured
to the part n by which hoop the vessel 9 is guided and steadied while the raising
apparatus is being turned in the socket in order to bring the said vessel over a cart
or other portable receptacle in which the contents of the said vessel may be
received. In the drawings a cart marked * is shown in position for receiving the
contents of the said vessel.
In using the said apparatus the cover i of the pit e is raised and the foot of the
part of the frame or standard n o p q is placed in one or other of the sockets ***

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in the frame and the hook at the free end of the raising cord or chain sis
engaged with the loop k of the vessel g as shown in the drawings. The winch vis
then turned until the vessel 9 is raised sufficiently to bring its lower part within
the hoop as indicated by the broken lines on the left of the standard in Figure 1.
The said standard is then turned in the socket in which it is mounted until the
vessel g is brought over the cart 2* when the said vessel is fully raised by further
turning the said winch and the said vessel g is permitted to tilt and discharge its
contents into the cart by disengaging the catch on the said vessel from the pin m
on the suspending loop. The position of the vessel g when tilted for the purpose
of discharging its contents into the cart is indicated by the broken lines on the
right of the standard in Figure 1.
Where convenient or desirable provision may be made for raising the receiving
vessels from the pits hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying
drawings by means of water under pressure or compressed air as described in the
Specification of my application for Letters Patent No. 10922 dated 26th June 1891
instead of by means of the portable apparatus hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings.
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 I claim :-
First The improvements in street gullies herein before described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings which improvements consist in forming a pit beneath
the footway of the street for the reception of a removable vessel and connecting the
said pit with the sewer by means of a trapped passage and disconnecting the pit
under the ordinary grid in the roadway from the sewer and so connecting the pit
last referred to with the pit under the footway that drainage from the street passing
through the said grid may enter the said vessel.
Secondly-Portable apparatus constructed and acting substantially as herein-
before described with reference to the accompanying drawings for use in raising
gully vessels from their pits and discharging their contents into carts or other
portable receptacles.
Dated the 11th day of Febru 1809
W. T. WHITEMAN,
Agent for the Applicant.