Gully arrangement
AssigneeBluewater Design Associates Limited
InventorFrank Kelly
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Abstract
A gully arrangement comprises a housing (1) having an inlet (17) at an upper end thereof, a reservoir (3) in a lower region thereof, and a conduit system (5, 7) forming a trap at a side of the housing. A valve (19) is provided in an upper region of the housing and adapted to close the inlet in the event liquid in the housing rises substantially to the level of the valve. The conduit system comprises an upper conduit (5) communicating with the housing at a level below the inlet, the upper conduit being closed at the housing by a removable stopper (20), and a lower conduit (7) exiting the housing at a lower level than the upper conduit and extending in an upwardly inclined direction to communicate with the upper conduit.
Claims14
A gully arrangement comprising:
- a housing having an inlet at an upper end thereof, a reservoir in a lower region thereof, and a conduit system forming a trap at a side of the housing;
- and a valve provided in an upper region of the housing and adapted to close the inlet in the event liquid in the hosing rises substantially to the level of the valve, wherein the conduit system comprises an upper conduit communicating with the housing at a level below the inlet, the upper conduit being closed at the housing by a removable stopper, and a lower conduit exiting the housing at a lower level than the upper conduit and extending in an upwardly inclined direction to communicate with the upper conduit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.