An Improved Gully Covering.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Mar., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 5th Dec., 1892-Accepted, 7th Jan., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Gully Covering.
We, JOSEPH VINE of Plevna Villa, Chester Road, Upper Holloway, London,
Mason and EDMOND VINCE of 58 Chester Road, Upper Holloway, London,
Gardener, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be follows:-
This invention relates to coverings for gulleys, and has for its object to provide
a covering which will prevent stones or other objects getting into the trap and
choking it.
Instead of using a grating, we employ a plate, which rests on a ledge at the
top of the opening, coming flush with the edge. This plate fits the opening of
the gully, excepting at the inner edge, leaving a space there of about two or
three inches, this opening being situated behind the edge of the gutter and
covered by the curb or a second plate extending over it at a slight distance above.
The first plate slopes slightly towards the opening so that water may run
downwards into the trap from the side, stones or other obstacles passing over the
plate, unless specially directed sideways. A hole for the insertion of a finger is.
provided in the plate by which it may be removed for cleaning.
Dated this 14th day of March 1892.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Gully Covering.
We, JOSEPH VINE, of Plevna Villa, Chester Road, Upper Holloway, London,
Mason, and EDMOND VINCE, of 58 Chester Road, Upper Holloway, London,
Gardener, 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 :-
This invention relates to coverings for gullies, and has for its object to provide a
covering which will allow the water to pass in freely without getting blocked by
sand, leaves or other objects.
Instead of using a grating we employ a plate fitted into a frame, the latter
having a rabit on its upper inner edge to form a ledge for the plate to rest upon.
This plate fits the opening of the gully excepting at the back inner edge where
there is a space of about two or three inches. This opening allows the water to
pass into the cesspool and is situated behind the edge of the gutter and covered by
the curb or a second plate extending over it (overlapping the first plate) at a slight
distance above, the sides and back of the frame being raised there to support the
second plate. The top of the first plate fits into the frame coming flush with the
edge in front and sloping slightly towards the opening, giving the water a fall so
that it may run downwards into the trap from the side, sand, rubbish and other
obstacles passing over the plate. The first plate has a pin on each side at the
back, which are let into holes in the frame so that they form a pivot for the plate
to turn on when the cesspool has to be cleared out, or the plate is loose so that it
can be removed from the frame, a hole being provided in the plate to facilitate its
removal.
The frame has prolongations at each corner, about an inch long, to give a
stronger bearing on the cesspool

page_text: In the accompanying drawing :—
Fig. 1. the gully is shewn in plan, with the first plate (E E) fitting into the
frame A B C D, with the second plate K K above it. At "a"
are shewn the
prolongations to give the gully a firmer bearing on the cesspool. F is a hole for
the insertion of a finger.
Fig. 2. is a section at M N in Fig. 1. with the first plate E resting on the rabit
round the inner edge of the frame; with the second plate K above it. A B are the
front points of the second plate; a, a, the prolongations to the frame.
Fig. 3. is a section at ST in Fig. 1. shews the first plate E with a slight fall
towards the back of the gully, with the second plate K above and slightly over-
lapping the first plate E. An arrow shews the direction of the water into the
cesspool or trap. H and B are the corners of the 2nd plate K. The opening
between the first plate E and the second plate K, is the inlet for the water.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:—
1. The use of a solid plate instead of a barred grating in a gully covering, the
use of which is to provide a covering for cesspools, & allows the water to pass
into the drain and prevents the opening being blocked by leaves, sand or other
obstacles.
2. A frame adapted to fit on cesspools or traps with two plates arranged one
above the other so that the opening between them forms a vertical inlet for the
water to pass into the cesspool.
Dated this 5th day of December 1892.
JOSEPH VINE,
EDMOND VINCE,
Applicants.