GB2353469A

GB2353469A - Waste pipe fitting

Info

Publication number: GB2353469A
Application number: GB9914032A
Authority: GB
Inventors: Ernest Anthony Shackleton
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1999-06-17
Filing date: 1999-06-17
Publication date: 2001-02-28
Anticipated expiration: 2019-06-17
Also published as: GB9914032D0; GB2353469B

Abstract

A waste pipe fitting comprises a main body part J, which can be joined or connected to a new or existing waste pipe, an inner part L, which when moved to the required position will open or close the flow of the waste pipe. A threaded collar M holds the inner part L and seals N in position.

Description

2353469 SHEET WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR & CLEANER THIS INVENTION RELATES TO THE

PLUMBING TRADE AND IN PARTICULAR TO THE WASTE PIPES IMMEDIATELY CONNECTED TO A KITCHEN SINK UNIT, WASH BASIN, GENTS URINALS, AND OTHER SIMILAR TYPE WASTE PIPE SITUATIONS AND INSTALLATIONS.

AT THE PRESENT TIME A TYPICAL WASTE SYSTEM FOR THESE TYPE OF FIXTURES & FITTINGS, CONSISTS MAINLY OF A WASTE OUTLET FROM THE FIXTURE OR FITTING, THE WASTE OUTLET CONNECTS THE FIXTURE OR FITTING TO THE WASTE PIPES WHICH USUALLY INCORPORATE A TRAP, AS IN FIG. 1 & 2, WHICH ARE TYPICAL TYPES OF WASTE PIPE SYSTEMS FOR A MODERN TYPE OF SINK UNIT & PUBLIC TOILETS, GENTS URINALS ETC. WASTE TRAPS COME IN VARIOUS TYPES AND ARE REFERRED TO BY THEIR SHAPE OR PURPOSE INTENDED FOR, THE PURPOSE OF THE TRAP IN A WASTE PIPE SYSTEM IS TO PREVENT UNPLEASENT SMELLS ETC., FROM PASSING THE TRAP AS IN THEORY THE TRAP SHOULD ALWAYS CONTAIN A WATER SEAL.

PROBLEMS ARISE WHEN IT IS REQUIRED TO CLEAN THE WASTE PIPE SYSTEM INTERNALLY, IN THE NORMAL USE OF USING THESE FIXTURES & FITTINGS, DEPOSITS OF FOREIGN BODIES AND UNDESIRABLE GERMS, BACTERIA ETC. BUILD UP TO FORM A FILM ON AND AROUND ALL CREVICES IN AND AROUND THE WASTE OUTLET, TRAP, AND ALL OTHER FITTINGS WHICH FORM PART OF A WASTE SYSTEM. IN EXTREME CASES THESE DEPOSITS MAY BUILD UP SO THAT THE WASTE PIPE BECOMES COMPLETELY BLOCKED. AT THE PRESENT TIME THE MOST COMMON OR USUAL WAY OF TRYING TO CLEAN THE WASTE PIPE SYSTEM IS TO POUR BLEACH OR OTHER CLEANING AGENT DOWN THROUGH THE WASTE PIPE AND INTO THE TRAP, MOST OF THIS CLEANING AGENT RUNS AWAY DOWN THE WASTE PIPE AND DOES VERY LITTLE TO CLEAN WHAT IT IS INTENDED TO CLEAN, MAINLY BECAUSE THE CEANING AGENT IS NOT IN CONTACT WITH THE BUILD UP OF WASTE DEPOSITS LONG ENOUGH TO DO ANY GOOD, OR TO DO WHAT IT WAS INTENDED, WHICH IS TO BREAK UP ANY BUILD-UP OF HARMFUL DEPOSITS AND CLEAN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE ALL SURFACES AND CREVICES IN THE WASTE SYSTEM. AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF COURSE WOULD BE TO DISMANTLE ALL PARTS OF THE WASTE SYSTEM AND CLEAN AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, THIS METHOD MAY NOT BE PRACTICAL AS IT MAY REQUIRE A TRADESMAN TO RE- ASSEMBLE THE WASTE SYSTEM.

WITH THE PRESENT INVENTION IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO ISOLATE THE MAIN WASTE PIPE SYSTEM FROM THE FIXTURES AND FITTINGS AS SHOWN IN FIG. 1 & 2 OF THE ACCOMPANING DRAWINGS. BY THE USE OF THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR &CLEANERJ. WHICH DOES IN EFFECT SEAL OFF THE WASTE PIPE FROM THE FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, IT IS NOW POSSIBLE TO FILL THE WASTE PIPE INCLUDING THE TRAP, WASTE OUTLET, ETC. WITH A CLEANING AGENT,AS SHOWN IN FIG. 3 & 4, OF THE ACCONIPANIONING DRAWINGS, WHICH CAN NOW BE LEFT FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME REQUIRED TO ALLOW THE CLEANING AGENT TO SHEET (2) DO WHAT IT WAS INTENDED TO DO, E.G. BREAK UP UNPLEASENT AND UNWANTED DEPOSITS WHICH HAVE FORMED, KILL GERMS AND BACTERIA IN CREVICES ETC. IN AND AROUND THE WASTE SYSTEM, WHICH COULD BE A POTENTIAL DANGER TO THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND ANIMALS ETC. WHO MAY COME IN CLOSE CONTACT.

THIS OPERATION OF CLEANING THE WASTE SYSTEM CAN BE CARRIED OUT EASILY AND QUICKLY BY ANYONE, IT CAN BE CARRIED OUT ON A REGULAR BASIS OR AS OFTEN AS MAY BE REQUIRED, NO SKILL IS REQUIRED TO USE THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR & CLEANER.

SHEET ( 3) SUMMARY OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1.

SHOWS A TYPICAL WASTE SYSTEM FOR A PRESENT DAY SINK UNIT, INCLUDING TRAP WITH NORMAL LEVEL OF WATER SEAL, ALSO SHOWN ARE ALTERNATIVE POSITIONS TO FIT THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR & CLEANER, J.

FIG. 2.

SHOWS A TYPICAL WASTE SYSTEM FOR A PUBLIC TOILETS GENTS URINAL, INCLUDING TRAP WITH NORMAL LEVEL OF WATER SEAL, ALSO SHOWN IS A SUITABLE POSITION TO FIT THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR & CLEANER, J.

FIG, 3 & 4, SHOWS SYSTEMS SHOWN IN FIG, 1 & 2 W11ERBY A CLEANING AGENT IS USED TO FILL AND CLEAN THE WASTE SYTEM TO THE REQUIRED LEVEL FIG, 5 & 6 SHOWS THE REAR AND SIDE ELEVATION OF THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR AND CLEANER IN AN OPEN POSITION.

FIG. 7 & 8 SHOWS THE FRONT ELEVATION AND SECTION OF THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR AND CLEANER, IN AN OPEN POSITION.

FIG. 9 & 10 SHOW SECTIONS OF THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR AND CLEANER, IN A CLOSED POSITION.

FIG. 10 & 11 SHOW FRONT AND REAR ELEVATION SECTIONS OF THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR AND CLEANER, IN OPEN AND CLOSED POSITIONS USING 0 TO CONTROL POSITION OF PART L.

FIG. 12, 13, 14, SHOW DIFFERENT METHODS OF JOINING OR CONNECTING THE VARIOUS FITTINGS AND WASTE PIPE WHICH ARE USED IN A WASTE PIPE SYSTEM.

FIG. 12. SHOWS A PUSH ON TYPE FITTING WHICH USES AN 0 RING TO SEAL THE JOINT, FIG. 13. SHOWS A FITTING WHICH USES A TAPERED SHAPED RING TO SEAL THE JOINT, THIS IS DONE BY USING A THREADED COLLAR, AS THE COLLAR IS TURNED CLOCKWISE IT FORCES THE TAPERED SHAPED RING FORWARD, THIS SEALS THE JOINT.

FIG. 14. SHOWS A COMPRESSION TYPE FITTING WHERE THE WASTE PIPE IS SIMPLY PUSHED INTO THE FITTING TO ACHIEVE A SEALED JOINT, OR THIS TYPE OF FITTING MAY BE MADE PERMANENT BY SHEET ( 4) USING A SOLVENT BASED CEMENT & FILLER TO SEAL THE JOINT.

SHEET (S) THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR AND CLEANER CONSISTS OF A MAIN BODY PART J, AN INNER PART L, SHAPED RINGS N, TO PROVIDE SEALS TO PARTS J & L, A THREADED COLLAR M TO MAINTAIN SEALS BETWEEN PARTS J & L AND TO KEEP THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FROM COMING APART. MEANS BEING PROVIDED TO CONNECT BODY PART J TO A NEW OR EXISTING WASTE PIPE SYSTEM. MEANS BEING PROVIDED TO CONTROL OR LINE UP THE FLOW OF THE WASTE PIPE, FROM A FULLY OPEN POSITION TO A FULLY CLOSED POSITION.

SHEET (() THE WASTE P11PE ISOLATOR AND CLEANER J, SHOWN IN FIG 1 2, IS A FITTING WHICH CAN BE JOINED OR CONNECTED TO A NEW OR EXISTING WASTE PIPE SYSTEM, USING NEW OR EXISTING METHODS, AS SHOWN IN FIG. 12 13, 1,1 +, THE WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR AND CLEANER MAY BE FITTED TO THE WASTE SYSTEM AS SHOWN IN FIG 1 CLOSELY FOLLOWING THE TRAP, BUT CAN BE FITTED IN ANY SUITABLE PLACE, IT CAN BE FITTED VERTICLE, HORIZONTAL, OR AT ANY OTHER SUITABLE ANGLE. THE WASTE P11PE ISOLATOR AND CLEANER IS A FITTING OR DEVISE WHICH CARRIES OUT TWO VERY WORTANT FUNCTIONS, IN ITS NORMAL STATIC STATE IT ALLOWS WASTE WATER ETC. TO FLOW THROUGH THE FITTING AND AWAY INTO THE WASTE SYSTEM, WHEN THE INTERNAL PART L, AS SHOWN IN FIG. 8 & 9, IS TURNED OR ROTATED AT 90 DEGREES USING THE INTEGRAL HANDLE, IT SHUTS OFF OR ISOLATES THE WASTE PIPE SYSTEM FROM THE FIXTURES AND FITTINGS, THIS ALLOWS TWO OPERATIONS TO BE CARRIED OUT IF REQUIRED, FIRSTLY ANY MAINTAINANCE WHICH NEEDS TO BE CARRIED OUT CAN BE DONE AS ANY UNPLEASENT SMELLS SHOULD NOT NOW PASS THE ISOLATOR, TI-IIS IS PARTICULARLY IMPORTANT IF THE WORK CANNOT BE COMPLETED AT ONCE, SECONDLY IF THE WASTE PIPES AND FITTINGS REQUIRE CLEANING INTERNALLY BECAUSE OF A BUILD UP OF HARMFUL DEPOSITS, OR FOR A ROUTINE CLEANING OF WASTE PIPES AND FITTINGS A SOLUTION OF BLEACH OR OTHER CLEANING AGENT CAN NOW BE POURED INTO WASTE PIPES,TRAP ETC. AND LEFT FOR THE DESIRED PERIOD OF TIME TO DO AS INTENDED. WHEN DESIRED THE INTEGRAL HANDLE IS TURNED OR ROTATED BACK 90 DEGREES WHICH ALLOWS THE SOLUTION OR CLEANING AGENT TO RUN AWAY INTO THE MAIN WASTE SYSTEM, TIHE SEAL IN THE TRAP REMAINS AND THE SYSTEM IS BACK TO NORMAL USE. THIS OPERATION CAN BE CARRIED OUT AS AND WHEN REQUIRED. IF THE WASTE P11PE ISOLATOR AND CLEANER J, REQUIRES TO BE SERVICED FOR ANY REASON IT CAN BE CARRIED OUT BY TURNING OR ROTATING THE THREADED COLLAR M ANTI - CLOCKWISE AND REMOVED, THE INTERNAL PART L. FIG 8 & 9 CAN NOW BE REMOVED, USING THE FINGER GRIP IF REQUIRED, WITH PART L REMOVED THE INTERNAL PARTS OF THE ISOLATOR J MAY BE CLEANED IF REQUIRED, ALSO PART L MAY BE CLEANED AND ANY RUBBER SEALS N REPLACED IF REQUIRED.THE PART L CAN NOW BE REPLACED AND HELD IN PLACE BY PART M WHICH IS NOW TURNED OR ROTATED CLOCKWISE UNTIL IT REACI-IES THE DESIRED POSITION.

Claims

SHEET ( -1) CLAILM 1 A WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR & CLEANER COMPRISES A MAIN BODY PART J, AN INNER MOVABLE OR REVOLVING PART L, WHICH WHEN TURNED OR MOVED TO TIHE DESIRED POSITION, OPENS OR CLOSES THE FLOW OF THE WASTE PIPE AS AND WHEN REQUIRED. SEALS N TO PREVENT LEAKAGE OF WASTE PRODUCTS, A THREADED COLLAR M TO KEEP THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY TOGETHER AS A UNIT, THREADED COLLARS AND SEALS N ( FIG. 13) TO JOIN OR CONNECTTHE MAIN BODY PART J TO A NEW OR EXISTING WASTE PIPE SYSTEM.

CLAIM 2 A CLAIM AS IN CLAIM 1, WHEREBYTHE INTERNAL PART L MAY BE OF A TAPERED CYLINDER SHAPE, A PARALLEL CYLINDER SHAPE, A SINGLE, OR DOUBLE FLAP TYPE OF BAFFLE, OR ANY OTHER SHAPED PART, CH IS CAPABLE OF OPENING OR CLOSING THE FLOW OF THE WASTE PIPE AS AND WBENREQUIRED.

CLAIM 3 A CLAIM AS IN CLAIM 1, WHEREBY THE MEANS OF OPENING OR CLOSING THE FLOW OF THE WASTE PIPE MAY BE THE SAME AS OR SEWILAR TO TE1AT USED IN A STOP TAP OR A GATE VALVE.

CLA11M 4 A CLAIM AS IN ANY PROCEEDING CLAIM WHEREBY THE INTERNAL PART L OR MEANS OF OPENING OR CLOSING THE FLOW OF THE WASTE PIPE AS AND WHEN REQUIRED, MAY BE INCORPORATED INTO ANY OTHER WASTE PIPE FITTING, INCLUDING ANGLED BENDS, ANGLED OR SLOPING JUNCTIONS, TRAPS OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS, INCLUDING " S " AND " P " TRAPS, BOTTLE TRAPS - NORMAL AND DEEP SEAL, OR ANY OTHER TYPE OF TRAP DESIGNED FOR ANY OTHER PURPOSE- CLAIM 5 A CLAIM AS IN ANY PREVIOUS CLAIM WBEREBY THE INTERNAL PART L OR MEANS OF OPENING OR CLOSING TBE FLOW OF THE WASTE PIPE ARE OF A REMOVABLE TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION TO FACILITATE THE INTERNAL CLEANING OF PARTS AND THE RENEWAL OF SEALS N OR OMHER PARTS.

CLAIM 6 A CLAIM AS IN ANY PREVIOUS CLAIM WHEREBY THE INTERNAL PART L OR MEANS OF OPENING OR CLOSING THE FLOW OF THE WASTE P1PE IS OF A FIXED ENCLOSED TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION, THUS PREVENTING THE REMOVAL OF THE INTERNAL PARTS.

SHEET ( 9) CLAIM 7 A CLAIN4 AS IN ALL PREVIOUS CLAIN4S WHEREBY THE MAIN BODY PART J MAY BE JOINED OR CONNECTED TO A NEW OR EXISTING WASTE PIPE SYSTEM PERILAMNTLY OR TEMPORARI1LY, OR BY ANY NEW OR EXISTING METHOD, WITH PARTICLILAR REFERENCE TO FIGURES 12, 13, 14, OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS.

CI.,MIM 8 A WASTE PIPE ISOLATOR & CLEANER SUBSTANTIALLY AS DESCR]1BED HEREIN WITH REFERENCE TO FIGURES 1 - 14 OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS.