Improvements in Gully and other Traps, and Grates connected therewith.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 28th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 19th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 30th May, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Gully and other Traps, and Grates connected
therewith.
SAMUEL HENRY ADAMS Hydraulic Engineer Peaseholm Green York and
MOSES JAMES ADAMS Sanitary Engineer Peaseholm Green York do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our improvements consist especially in the formation of the outgo of a gully.
This outgo is arranged to turn to any desired angle-in order that whatever the
position of the gully--its outgo may be turned to meet the drain or other desired
connection. We prefer to provide an inspection opening at or near the top of
this swivel or adjustable outgo so that in case of stoppage of the drain an inspection
may be made or rods passed down to clear the stoppage, which purpose is thus
effected without the removal of the gully. itself. We prefer to arrange also that
the cover of the gully proper also covers this inspection opening, but we may also
close this separately by a stopper or other device. We thus secure an inspection
to the drain outside the gully itself. We may form our swivel outgo to work in a
socket or upon a flange or in other suitable manner.
In certain cases where a
drain or sewer is subjected to the action of tidal or other waters such, water will
occasionally back into the house or road from the sewer or drain itself causing
great inconvenience. To obviate this difficulty and still to allow the free passage
of liquid to the drain we may form our gully, with a specially deep trap or seal-
in which case as the water rises back in the drain or sewer it closes the gully
mouth on its outgo side and shutting the air therein puts it under pressure of the
rising water-this air under pressure prevents the passage through of the liquid
itself until the latter shall have reached a height equivalent to the depth of liquid
in the gully itself; but when this sewer or drain again returns to its normal
condition, liquid will pass in the desired direction from the gully to the drain, or
sewer. We prefer to use a grating to close our gully formed in such a manner
that when down it is held fast and virtually locked-being only opened freely by
those who are acquainted with our device and its construction. Thus we form a
bolt as a part of the lid or cover-this when in position falls below the frame upon
which the lid or cover, rests and we attach this lid or cover to the opposite side of
the frame by a hinge and connecting link having a slot therein-now when our
grate or lid is in position and it is desired to open it-the grate or lid must be
raised at the hinged side-the slotted connection allowing this to be done and
being raised thus above the frame the grate may be drawn horizontally from its
frame the bolt attached thereto being also withdrawn when the lid or grate may
be completely opened..
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Dated this 26th day of June 1895.
SAMUEL HENRY ADAMS!
MOSES JAMES ADAMS.

page_text: Improvements in Gully and other Traps, and Grates connected
therewith.
SAMUEL HENRY ADAMS Hydraulic Engineer Peaseholm Green York and
MOSES JAMES-ADAMS Sanitary Engineer Old Queen Street Westminster London,
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 :—
Our improvements consist especially in the formation of the outgo of a gully.
This outgo is arranged to turn to any desired angle in order that whatever the
position of the gully its outgo may be turned to meet the drain or other desired
connection. We prefer to provide an inspection opening at or near the top of this.
swivel or adjustable outgo-so that in case of stoppage of the drain an inspection
may be made or rods passed down to clear the stoppage which purpose is thus
effected without removal of the gully itself. We prefer to arrange that the cover
of the gully proper also covers this inspection opening but we may also close this
separately by a stopper or other device. We thus secure an inspection to the drain
outside the gully itself. We may form our swivel gully outgo to work in a socket
or upon a flange or in other suitable manner. In certain cases where a sewer,or
drain is subjected to the action of tidal or other water, such water will occasionally
back into the house or road from the sewer or drain itself causing great
inconvenience. To obviate this difficulty and still to allow the free passage of
liquid to the drain we may form our gully with a specially deep trap or seal, in
which case as the water rises back in the drain or sewer. it closes the gully, mouth
on its outgo side and shutting the air therein puts it:under.the pressure of the
**rising water this air under pressure preventing the passage through of the liquid
itself until the latter shall have reached a .height: equivalent to the depth of the
liquid in the gully itself, but when this sewer or drain again returns to its normal
condition liquid will pass in the desired direction from the gully to the sewer, or
drain. We prefer to use, a grating to close our gully formed in such a manner that
"when down it is held-fast and virtually locked being only opened freely. by those
who are acquainted with our device and its construction. Thus we forma bolt
or tongue Fig.5 as a part of thellid or cover C. This when the lid is in position falls
below the frame A upon which the lid or cover rests and we attach this lid or
cover to the opposite side of the frame by a double hinges and connecting :links E
'having a slot therein. "Now when our grate or lid: is in position, and it is desired
to open it the grate or lid must be raised at the hinged side first-the slotted
connection allowing this to be done and being raised thus above and free from
the frame on the one side the grate may be drawn-horizontally from its frame-
the bolt attached thereto being also withdrawn, when the lid itself may> be
*completely opened.
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Reference to our drawings will explain the construction of our gully more
clearly and here at Fig. 1. is shewn a plain gully frame Awith the swivel outlet B
carried in socket Cr the inspection eye D being covered in this case by a projection
on gully,grating E. At Fig. 2. we shew another form of gully figured to correspond
but that C is a flange plate in lieu of a socket upon which the outlet turns and
that our grating is formed with a hinge as F which when opened will give access
to the gully itself and the inspection eye to drain—which may also have a distinct
plug therein if desired.
Fig. 3. shews our special grate where A is the frame B the gully on which it
rests C the grating itself in position with projection or bolt D and slotted hinge E
shewn onen by dotted lines at E.

page_text: At Fig. 4 is our gully for preventing the entry of back water to a house or
other building, yard or road--as before described where A
the gully proper
B the swivel outgo, C. C the portion forming the deep trap and D the drain
connection.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-.
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed what we claim is
1st. The combination of a gully frame or trap and an outgo which forming a
part of such gully or trap may be turned in any desired direction.
2nd. The use of a gully having a swivel outgo.
3rd. The use of a grating for gully or similar trap, having slot-hinge as shewn
at Fig. 3.
4th. The use of a gully or trap as Fig. 4 having a deep water seal and so
constructed that air shall be put under pressure therein by liquid entering from
the outgo thereof.
5th. The whole of the appliances as shewn and described though differing from
yet substantially the same and for the same purpose.
Deted this 17th dow of March 1806
S. H. ADAMS.
M. JAS. ADAMS.