Improvements in Urinals.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 8th June, 1896-Accepted, 18th July, 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Urinals.
J, SAMUEL JOSEPH PUTNAM, of 2 Woodvale Avenue Prince's Bay, in the County
of Richmond, and State of New York, United States of America, Machinist, 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 urinals, and has for its object to provide a simple, cheap,
readily constructed and perfectly operating device of this character, which will be
automatically flushed by the entrance thereto of the person using the same, a further
object being to provide such mechanism as may also be attached to devices now
in use.
The invention consists in the novel construction and arrangement of parts
hereinafter more fully described.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a front elevation of portion of a device of this character embodying
my invention.
Fig. 2 is a vertical cross section taken upon the line xx, Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section on the line y y, Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail view of the ejector forming part of the invention.
In the practice of my invention I constructed a base A, having formed in the
rear recess thereof a longitudinal trough B, towards which the base is inclined
downwardly or sloping. At the end of the trough is an outlet pipe B', and
projecting upwardly from the base A are the rear walls A' and the partitions A².
Pivoted in each of the partitions A² near the rear are arms upon the
forward ends of which is secured or formed integrally therewith a platform C
projecting at angles to the arms to range below the pivotal point thereof, and
having a depending flange C at the front thereof.
Above the walls A and A2 is secured the water supply pipe D, having a
valve a, provided with a projecting bar or handle b, which is maintained normally
raised and the valve thereby closed by means of the spiral spring e, secured to
the end of the bar b, and to a hook d, secured above the pipe D in the wall A
of the room or otherwise.
Depending from the end of the bar or hanger b to which it is pivoted is a
rod E, pivotally secured at its lower end to an eye e upon one end of the plat-
form C and of such length as to maintain the said platform normally in the
raised position and slightly elevated at the front, so as to assume an exact
horizontal position when depressed, as hereinafter set forth.
From the pipe D midway of the partitions A2 is suspended a branch pipe F,
arranged against the rear wall A', and having an elbow upon the end thereof, on
which is secured an ejector comprising a tube g, widened interiorly at the mouth
and having screwed therein a tubular plug provided with a concave cap i, which
bears against the tube g, except at the top where the said tube is cut away
slightly as shown to be open thereat.
Extending through the tubular portion of the plug h, is an opening ' the water
supply thus passing, when the valve a, is open, through the pipe F, the branch F,
the tube g, the plug 4, and by way of the opening into the mouth of the

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tabe g, when it escapes between the said, mouth at the top and the cap i which
said cap is provided with openings ; in which, an instrument may be inserted to
unscrew said cap in the event of the ejector becoming clogged.
The operation of the device will be readily apparent from the foregoing
description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings.
The person entering the urinal steps upon the platform C, the flange C serving
as a guard to prevent tripping, and the said platform, being depressed by the
weight of the occupant, actuates the bar or han ile 6 through the agency of the
rod E to draw the said handle downwardly to the horizontal position, thus
opening the valve a, against the spring c. which permits the water in the supply
pipe D to flow through the branch F and the ejector as herein before described,
and the said ejector being open at the top only the water is directed rearwardly
against the rear wall A¹ in a semi-spherical or fan shaped form, as shown by
dotted lines in Fig. 1 thereby washing said wall and the trough or recess B
escaping therefrom by the outlet pipe Bi. As the base A slopes towards the said
trough it will be observed that the same will be kept constantly dry and sub-
stantially clean.
I prefer to form the base and the several walls of slate or marble, and the platform (
and arms C, I construct of a single metallic casting, preferably iron, I do not
.however, confine myself to these particulars.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a device of the character described, an ejector secured against the wall
thereof, comprising a forwardly ranging tube, a tubular plug therein opening into the
mouth thereof, having a transverse groove extending therethrough near its outlet, and
having an interiorly concaved imperforated cap thereon, said plug being screwed into
the tube, and the cap thereby secured against the mouth of the tube to close the same,
the upper edge of said tube being cut out to permit the device to spray upwardly and
rearwardly, substantially as shown and described.
2. In a device of the character described, an ejector comprising a threaded tube
adapted to be secured to the water outlet, and having an interiorly enlarged mouth at
the end thereof, and cut out at the top only, a threaded tubular plug screwed in the
end of said tube and provided with a transverse groove extending therethrough and
opening into the said tubular plug, whereby the water enters the enlarged mouth of
the tube and an integral interiorly concaved imperforated cap formed upon said plug
and secured against the edge of the tube whereby it closes the mouth of the same at
the bottom and partially closes said mouth at the top, to cause said ejector to spray
upwardly and rearwardly, substantially as shown and described.
3. A device of the character described, comprising a base having a trough therein
and upwardly projecting walls, a water supply pipe, a branch leading therefrain and
opening above the trough, and an ejector thereon comprising a forwardly ranging
tube, a tubular plug therein opening into the mouth thereof, and an interiorly concave
cap secured against the mouth of the tube and closing the lower half thereof only,
whereby the ejector sprays semi-spherically upward against the rear wall of the device,
a normally closed valve in the supply pipe, and means for closing the same, sub-
.stantially as shown and described.
4. A device of the character described, comprising a base having a trough therein,
towards which it slopes, and rear and side walls projecting upwardly therefrom, a water
supply pipe above the walls, a valve therein having a bar or handle thereon normally raised
by spring pressure to hold the valve normally closed, a branch pipe leading from the main
pipe and opening above the trough, and ejector thereon held against the rear wall,
open at the top only, and having an interiorly concaved head whereby it sprays semi-
spherically upwardly against the rear wall when the valve is open, a platform pivoted
in the side walls and normally held above the horizontal plane, and a rod pivoted

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the valve opens and the ejector is caused to open, substantially as shown and
described.
Dated this 8th day of June 1896
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.