also to Vehicles for other Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: also to Vehicles for other Purposes.
I, WILLIAM WALTER BARTON, of Molineux Cottage, Waterloo Road North,
Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, contractor to the Sanitary Department
of the Wolverhampton Corporation, do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN VEHICLES FOR THE REMOVAL OF EXCRETA, APPLICABLE ALSO
TO VEHICLES FOR OTHER PURPOSES, to be as follows:-
The chief object of this invention is to construct vehicles for the removal of pans
containing excreta, in such a way that no effluvium or slops can escape from a
vehicle during its passage through the streets, and so that only a small part of the
contents of a vehicle are-in communication with the outside atmosphere during the
operation of changing a pan and also so that a vehicle may be readily cleansed and
disinfected.
A vehicle constructed according to this invention, has the body or part for
receiving the pans formed of a number of separate transverse chambers removable
independently of each other, and made preferably of galvanized sheet metal. Each
chamber has an opening at each end for the reception and removal of the pans, for
which there is preferably room for three, longitudinally of each chamber, and each
opening is fitted with a hanging hinged door of the usual type, but preferably of
galvanized sheet metal. The bottom of each chamber is lower than the sills or
lower edges of the openings so as to prevent any slops from running out at a door
when open, and the bottom is formed to drain to the ends, and plugs and holes are
provided by which to run out any slops or liquid in the bottom of the chamber on
suitable occasion. Rails are fixed longitudinally of each chamber (that is trans-
versely of the vehicle) with their upper surfaces on a level with or slightly above
the sills or lower edges of the door openings, and the pans are pushed along and
rest upon such rails. An effluvia-tight joint is made between each door and end
face of a chamber by means of india-rubber tubing or other suitable jointing
material let into a groove or recess formed at the outer face of each end of the
chamber or at the inner face of each door. When india-rubber tubing is employed
for this purpose it may be conveniently fixed by means of iron rods or wires
inside the tubing having their ends screwed and bent so as to pass through the
back of the tubing and the base of the groove, and be secured with nuts on the
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page_text: ends of such bent parts; or in lieu of the bent ends studs may be fixed to such
rods or wires to project through the back of the tubing and the base of the groove
and be secured with nuts at their outer ends. The doors are tightened against
such rubber-tubing or other jointing material, when closed, by means of keys
passing through studs projecting through snugs or catches on the doors. These
keys are tapered so as to tend to tighten themselves by their own weight. Each
chamber is fixed down to girders or bearers, forming longitudinal parts of the
under framing of the vehicle, by means of bolts passing down through the rails,
aforesaid, and through the bottom of the chamber, or in any convenient manner.
A vehicle constructed in the manner above described may be very readily
washed out and disinfected, and any or each chamber thereof may be removed, if
desired, independently of the others, for repair or for cleansing and disinfection by
dipping in a suitable bath or otherwise. The pans, also, in each chamber are
completely isolated from those in the other chambers; and when a door is opened
only the pans in the chamber to which such door belongs are exposed. The door
joints also are effluvia-tight, and the vehicle is cheaper and lighter in construction
and more durable than those usually employed for the purpose.
A vehicle constructed substantially in the manner above described, with any
modifications necessary for altered circumstances, may be employed for the
conveyance of noxious materials generally; and also for the conveyance of
dangerous substances, as the isolation of the materials in one chamber from those
in another is of advantage in the case of gunpowder and other explosive
substances.

page_text: also to Vehicles for other Purposes.
I, WILLIAM WALTER BARTON, of Molineux Cottage, Waterloo Road North,
Wolverhampton in the County of Stafford, Contractor to the Sanitary Department
of the Wolverhampton Corporation, 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 being had to the
accompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon (that is to
say) :-
The chief object of this invention is to construct vehicles for the removal of pans
containing excreta, in such a way that no effluvium or slops can escape from a
vehicle during its passage through the streets, and so that only a small part of the
contents of a vehicle are in communication with the outside atmosphere during the
operation of changing a pan, and also so that a vehicle may be readily cleansed and
disinfected, and repaired.
A vehicle constructed according to this invention, has the body or part for
receiving the pans formed of a number of separate transverse chambers removable
independently of each other, and made, preferably, of galvanized sheet metal. Each
chamber has an opening at each end for the reception and removal of the pans, for
which there is preferably room for three, longitudinally of each chamber; and each
opening is fitted with a hanging hinged door of the usual type, but preferably of
galvanized sheet metal. The bottom of each chamber is lower than the sills or
lower edges of the openings, so as to prevent any slops from running out at a door
when open, and plugs and holes are provided by which to run out any slops or
liquid in the bottom of the chamber on suitable occasion. Rails are placed longi-
tudinally of each chamber (that is transversely of the vehicle) with their upper
surfaces on a level with or slightly above the sills or lower edges of the door
openings, and the pans are pushed along and rest upon such rails. An effluvia-
tight joint is made between each door and end face of a chamber, by means of
india-rubber tubing, or other suitable jointing material, between the outer face of
each end of the chamber and the inner face of the door.
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings illustrates, in longitudinal section, that
is a section taken transversely of the vehicle, one of the removable chambers, afore-
said. The chamber is, however, shewn as if broken in its length, for convenience
of illustration. Figure 2 is an end view of one of such chambers. Figure 3 is a
transverse section through two of such chambers adjacent to one another, the
section being taken, in the case of each chamber, on the line xx figure 1. Figure 4
is a sectional plan of two of such chambers, taken on line y y of figure 3, but
shewing, for convenience, one end and part of the length of each chamber only.
Figure 5 is a side elevation, to a smaller scale, of a vehicle with a set of chambers.
This view is shewn in outline only. Figure 6 is a full size section shewing, in
detail, the rubber joint for a door.
The same letters of reference occurring upon two or more of these views indicate
corresponding parts.

page_text: A A etc. (figure 5) are the chambers placed transversely on the frame B supported
in the usual manner on the wheels F F. Each chamber is formed of sheet metal
sides and top and bottom b b etc., preferably galvanized. The top and bottom are
shewn as if riveted to the sides, but they may be seamed thereto, if preferred.
cc are end frames, preferably of malleable cast iron, having flanges c¹ c¹ etc. by
which they are riveted to the sheet metal sides, tops and bottoms. The upper
edge d of the lower part of each frame stands up above the bottom of the chamber, as
shewn. e e are strips of angle bar one against the inside of each side of a chamber,
and e¹ is a flat bar down the middle of each chamber. ff are transverse bars
underneath the bars e e and e¹. These bars ff are turned down at their ends to
form legs, as shewn at fif¹, for the purpose of supporting the bars ff, and conse-
quently the bars e e and e¹, from the bottom of the chamber, and the legs are of
such length as to maintain the upper surface of the horizontal members of the angle
bars e e, and the upper surface of the bar e', slightly above the edges dd, or at any
rate in position not below such edges. The bars f f are riveted to the bars e e
and e¹ to form a frame, and such frame, while it lies securely in its place within the
chamber, is readily removed therefrom to facilitate the cleansing of the chamber
and of itself. Two intermediate bars ƒ ƒ are, preferably, employed in addition to
the two end bars. C is a sanitary pan; it is placed within a chamber by being
slid along the bars e e and e¹. g is a plug fitting within a hole in the bottom of
the chamber, two of such plugs, preferably, being placed in each compartment and
at opposite corners thereof (preferably diagonally), so that whenever the vehicle of
which the chambers form a part is out of level sideways any slops may be run 'off
from a compartment, by lifting the plug at the lower end thereof. D D are doors
one being hinged preferably (in the usual manner with sanitary vans) to each end
of each chamber. One of the doors is shewn open and the other closed. These
doors are formed, preferably, of sheet metal galvanized; and the metal may be
raised to form panels of any design for the purpose of giving strength to the doors
and for the sake of appearance. h h is a frame, preferably of malleable cast iron,
one of such frames being held to the outer face of each door around the outer margin
thereof, by means of the screw bolts jj etc. which are employed also for another
purpose. This frame h h stiffens the edge of the door, and has parts of the hinges
le cast thereon, the other flaps or joints of the hinges being cast with the frame.con
the corresponding end of the chamber. The door may be fastened by any convenient
means, those illustrated consisting of catches 11 carried in snugs at the bottom of
a frame c, and projecting through corresponding snugs in the bottom of a frame hh
when the door is closed, and of latches m m hinged to the frame h h and opening
against a spring n. The doors lie back against the usual bars E E when open.
? (see specially figure 6) is an india-rubber tube forming an effluvia-tight joint
between a door and end of a chamber, when the door is closed. s is a wire (or
metal rod) passing through the entire length of the tube p. The tube p is held to
the inner face of the door by means of the screw bolts j j etc., each of which is
formed with an eye through which the wire passes. The tube p, wires, and bolts
jj etc., are put together while the wire is in one straight length, and for this
purpose slits are formed lengthways of the tube at the places where the bolts are to
be inserted. The eyes of the bolts are passed through the slits and then turned
at right angles to the line of the tube, and the wire is threaded through the tube
and through the eyes. The wire, with the tube around it, is then bent into the
rectangular shape required, and fixed to the door. The ends of the tube and wire
butt together at t (6gure 2), but when the joint is tightened up, by closing the door,
the rubber spreads so as to make an efficient joint at this point.
Each chamber is held to the frames B B by means of bolts t¹ t¹.
A vehicle constructed in the manner above-described may be very readily washed
out and disinfected, and any or each chamber thereof may be removed, if desired,
independently of the others, for repair, or for cleansing and disinfection by dipping
in a suitable bath or otherwise. The pans, also, in each chamber are completely
isolated from those in the other chambers; and when a door is opened only the

page_text: pans in the chamber to which such door belongs are exposed. The door joints also
are effluvia-tight, and the vehicle is cheaper and lighter in construction, and more
durable, than those usually employed for the purpose.
A vehicle constructed substantially in the manner above-described, with any
modifications necessary for altered circumstances, may be employed for the con-
veyance of noxious materials generally, either in pans or other receptacles or loose
in the chambers; and also for the conveyance of dangerous substances, as the
isolation of the materials in one chamber from those in another is of advantage in
the case of gunpowder and other explosive substances; and such a vehicle may be
employed for the conveyance of any material or materials which it is desired shall
be carried in masses isolated from each other. The india rubber tubing fixed as
described may be used for any vehicle required to be airtight.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. A vehicle for the removal of excreta or other noxious, or dangerous material,
or other material or materials to be carried in masses isolated from each other
having the body or part for containing such material or materials, formed of
separate chambers removable independently of each other, substantially as described
and shewn, and for the purpose set forth.
2. In a vehicle for the removal of excreta, or other liquid or partly liquid noxious
material, in pans or vessels, contained within chambers forming the body of such
vehicle, door openings to such chambers formed with the lower edges thereof above
the bottoms of the chambers in combination with means by which the pans are
carried above the bottoms of the chambers, substantially as described and shewn,
and for the purpose set forth.
3. The means by which the india-rubber tubing, forming the joint between the
body and door of a vehicle for removing excreta, or other noxious, or dangerous
material, or other material required to be kept air tight, is fixed, comprising a wire
(or metal rod) within such tubing, bolted to the part to which such tubing is
desired to be fixed, substantially as described and shewn, and for the purpose set
forth.
4. The combination of an india-rubber tube p, wire (or rod) 8, and eye bolts
jj etc., substantially as described and shewn, and for the purposes set forth.
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