Year: 1886

page_text: I, BARTHOLOMEW HALEY, of Narrow Street, Limehouse, in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to what are known as storm valves used on board ships, by
which water or other substances from water closets or other places in the ship are
discharged through the ship's side, whilst any sudden inrush of the external water
is guarded against and prevented.
It has for its object a novel method of constructing and arranging such valves and
the pipes in which they are fitted, so that they can be readily removed when
required for cleaning or other purposes, without its being necessary to disconnect
and remove the pipe connected to an opening in the ship's side to which the valve
is fitted.
The pipe consists ordinarily of a metal pipe of suitable size having a flange by
which it is connected to the ship's side, preferably somewhat below the water level,
the pipe containing a hanging or flap valve opening outward, behind which valve
the pipe is turned up at right angles and carried up. or connected to a vertical pipe
at the upper end of which (above the external water level) is situated the water-
closet or other place which is to be drained.
By this usual mode of construction, if the valve be choked or obstructed or
otherwise out of order, it is impossible to remove it, without at the same time
disconnecting and removing the pipe which contains it. By my invention I make
the pipe of such shape that it contains a seat or recess into which a separate seat
can be fitted and fixed by keys or bolts. This separate seat is provided with a
suspended or flap valve opening outward, and the seat is introduced into the pipe
through an opening in the latter which is subsequently closed by a suitable cover
held down by bolts or other equivalent means.
It is evident that in this way the cover last described can be opened, and the
valve removed or cleaned, without breaking the joints by which the pipe is
connected, this being done either when the external opening in the ship's side is
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page_text: not under water, or after it has been first temporarily plugged from outside, and
in this way great facility and saving of time in cleaning or repairing the valve are
obtained.
Sometimes I provide a separate slide valve between the suspended valve and the
ship's side, by which when required the opening through the ship's side can be
closed without using a plug.
The axle of the suspended or flap valve may be connected by means of a stuffing
box with a handle outside the pipe, by means of which it can be held wide open
when required, for the purpose of cleaning the passage through it and through the
pipe, if obstructed,

page_text: I, BARTHOLOMEW HALEY, of Narrow Street, Limehouse, in the County of
Middlesex, Manufacturer, 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, and accompanying drawing (that
is to say)
J
My invention relates to what are known as storm valves used on board ships, by.
which water or other. substances from,waterclosets or other places in the ship are
discharged through the ships side, whilst any sudden inrush of the external water
is guarded against and prevented.
.
It has for its object a novel method of constructing and arranging such valves
and the pipes in which they are fitted, so that they can readily be removed when
required for cleaning or other purposes, without its being necessary to disconnect
and remove the pipe connected to an opening in the ship's side to which the valve
is fitted, and through which the contents are discharged.
The pipe consists ordinarily of a metal pipe of suitable size having a flange by
which it is connected to the ship's side, preferably somewhat below the water level,
the pipe containing an ordinary hanging or flap valve opening outward, behind
which valve the pipe is turned up at right angles and carried up or connected to a
vertical pipe at the upper end of which (above the external water level) is situated
the watercloset or other place which is to be drained.
By this usual mode of construction, if the valve be choked or obstructed or
otherwise out of order it is impossible to remove it without at the same time
disconnecting and removing the pipe which contains it.
By my invention I make the pipe of such shape that it contains a recess provided
with a seat or into or upon which is fitted a suspended or flap valve opening
outward, the valve being introduced into the pipe through an opening in the latter
which is subsequently closed by a suitable cover held down by bolts or other
equivalent means.
It is evident that in this way the cover last described can be opened, and the
valve removed or cleaned, without breaking the joints by which the pipe is
connected, this being done either when the external opening in the ship's side is
not under water, or after it has been first temporarily plugged from outside, and
in this way great facility and saving of time in cleaning or repairing the valve are
obtained. And in order to allow such removal of the valve for cleaning or repair
more readily, I prefer to provide a separate sliding or sluice valve of any convenient
kind between the suspended valve already described and the ship's side, by which
when required the opening through the ship's side can be closed without using a
plug, and the valve can be removed even when the opening is under water.
The accompanying drawing is in illustration of my invention, figure 1 being a
longitudinal section, figure 2 a plan, and figure 3. a front view of the apparatus.
a is a pipe connected by the flange b to an opening in the ship's side at f. The
pipe has an opening or recess c in a convenient position, which is closed by a cover c³
bolted or otherwise attached to it. The cover c³ is shewn carrying a suspended

page_text: valve c¹ which hangs upon a seat either formed upon the pipe as shewn, or made
separate and fixed by bolts or keys after having been introduced through the
opening c, so that whilst the valve can open freely outward it prevents the entry
of any water from outside through the opening f into the water closet or other
place which is connected above the pipe d.
A separate sliding valve is shewn at eworked by a handle or key upon the
spindle e¹, so that by shutting down this valve the cover of can be opened and the
valve c¹ removed, even when the opening fis under water.
Instead of a sliding valve as shown at e an ordinary cock of sufficient size may
be used.
The axle of the suspended or flap valve c¹ may be connected by means of a
stuffing box with a handle outside the pipe, by means of which it can be held wide
open when required, for the purpose of cleaning the passage through it and through
the pipe a, if obstructed. An opening may be also made at the lower end of the
pipe d, closed by a moveable screw or cover, through which the cleaning of the pipe
can be effected.
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. In storm valves for ships, the combination with the pipe a and suspended
valve c¹, of the opening c and moveable cover c², by means of which the valve c¹
'can be removed without disconnecting the pipe a, substantially as and for the
purpose described and shewn in the drawing.
2. In combination with the pipe a, valve c¹ and moveable cover o³, arranged and
operating as described, the sliding or other valve e, by which the pipe a, between
the valve o and the opening in the ship's side at can be opened or closed as
desired, substantially as and for the purpose described and shown.