IMPROVED MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEWAGE, LIQUID MANURE, AND WATER FOR IRRIGATING LAND
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Holder Shipway of Birmingham in the County
of Warwick for an invention of IMPROVED MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE
DISTRIBUTION OF SEWAGE, LIQUID MANURE, AND WATER FOR IRRIGATING
LAND
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Holder Shipway at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st May 1882.
JAMES HOLDER SHIPWAY of Birmingham in the County of Warwick "IMPROVED
MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEWAGE, LIQUID MANURE, AND
WATER FOR IRRIGATING LAND
"
This invention relates to apparatus consisting of valves, valve chambers and
pipes, designed for the purpose of distributing Sewage, Liquid Manure, and water,
for the irrigation of land.
The valve consists of a double faced iron flap to be hung loose as a shackle valve,
or on hinges; it can be faced with leather or india rubber on both sides and made
watertight without grinding or planing the faces, and it is capable of being closed
against either of two seats formed in the valve chamber corresponding to two
pipes one longitudinal, and the other vertical. The longitudinal pipe is made of
any size and is laid under ground as a main carrier drain, to carry Sewage, Liquid
Manure, or water, and when the valve is down it closes this pipe, and the vertical
pipe being open, the sewage or water rises in the vertical pipe to any desired
height and the pipe is provided with an outlet for distribution over the land. In
closing the vertical pipe, the valve is drawn up by a chain running up through the
pipe, and held in its place by a block of wood, as a balance weight hanging over
the top of the pipe, the sewage or water then passing on along the main carrier on
which there are a number of these valves and vertical pipes fixed at intervals, and
by arranging any number of outlets at an equal height in the vertical pipes,
irrigation can be carried on at several points at the same time by partly opening
each valve.
To obtain access to the interior of the valve pipe or box, when laid in a carrier
drain, and to diminish the opening of the valve pipe or box to the size of the drain
a pipe is designed one foot in length, diminishing from the size of the valve pipe
or box to the size of the drain and having a removable cover which is held in
position when under pressure of sewage by a band of hoop iron and made water-
tight by a web of india rubber round the opening.
The sockets of the valve chamber and diminishing pipe are well caulked with
tarred gasket and made watertight.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said James Holder Shipway in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
1st November 1882.
JAMES HOLDER SHIPWAY of Birmingham in the County of Warwick "IMPROVED
MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE DISTRIBUTION OF SEWAGE, LIQUID MANURE, AND
WATER FOR IRRIGATING LAND
This invention relates to apparatus consisting of valves, valve chambers and
pipes designed for the purpose of distributing sewage, liquid manure and water for
the irrigation of land.
The Invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings,
wherein Figures 1 and 2 show one form of valve and Figure 3 another form,
either of which may be used.
In Figures 1 and 2, a is a double faced flap valve, hung loose as a shackle valve
or on hinges at a¹. It may be of metal or metal faced with leather or indiarubber
on both sides and made watertight without grinding or planing the faces. The
valve is capable of being closed against either of two seats formed in the valve
chamber corresponding to two pipes b and c. (which can be made in stoneware or
earthenware, or it may be of metal) one longitudinal and the other vertical. The
longitudinal pipe b is made of any size and is laid underground as a main carrier
When the valve is down as in
drain to carry sewage, liquid manure or water.
Figure 1 it closes this pipe and the vertical pipe being open, the sewage or water
rises in the latter pipe to any desired height, the pipe being provided with an
outlet d for the distribution of the liquid over the land. In closing the vertical
pipe, the valve is drawn up by a rod or chain e, or other suitable arrangement for
effecting the same purpose, running up through the pipe, and held in its place by
a counterbalance f hanging over the top of the pipe as seen in Figure 2. The
sewage or water, when the valve is in this position, passes on along the main
carrier b on which there are a number of these valves and vertical pipes fixed at
intervals. By arranging any number of outlets at an equal height in the vertical
pipes, irrigation can be carried on at several points at the same time by partly
opening each valve.
To obtain access to the interior of the valve box when laid in a carrier drain,
and to diminish the opening of the valve box to the size of the drain, a short
length of pipe g is designed diminishing from the size of the valve box to the size
of the drain and having a removable cover gwhich is secured in position and
made watertight when under pressure from a head of water or other liquid.
The sockets of the valve chamber and diminishing pipe are well caulked with
tarred gasket and made watertight with cement or other composition.
Figure 3 represents a plug valve which may be employed instead of the flap
valve. In this case h is a plug attached to a rod h¹ which passes through the
block and capable of closing either the vertical pipe c or the bent portion b¹ of
the horizontal pipe or main carrier b. This plug would be made of iron or wood or
other suitable material and covered with leather to ensure a watertight joint
between the plug and its seats.
Having described the nature of the said Invention and the manner of performing
the saine I declare that what I claim as the Invention to be protected by the
herein before in part recited Letters Patent is.
1st The means for controlling the distribution of sewage, liquid manure and
water for irrigating land consisting in the combination of the horizontal and
vertical pipes and controlling valves, substantially as shown and described.

page_text: 2nd The combination of the horizontal pipe or main carrier b, flap valve a
attached by a rod or chain to the block f and vertical pipe c furnished with the
outlet & substantially as and for the purpose described.
3rd The combination with the horizontal drain or main carrier b of the
diminishing box g provided with a removable cover g' substantially as and for the
purpose described.
In witness whereof I the said James Holder Shipway have hereunto set my
hand and seal this twenty-eighth day of October in the year of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
JAMES HOLDER SHIPWAY. (L.S.)