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Year: 1888

page_text: 1 JOSEPH HENRY DA FONSECA of 51 Shaw Road, Heaton Moor near Stockport in
the county of Lancaster Designer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates to water-closets and urinals and consists in arrangements of
apparatus for supplying disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid to such water-
closets and urinals.
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In one method of applying one part of my invention to a water-closet
beneath the seat and within the basin or pan of the water-closet a plate of metal or
other suitable material supported by suitable bearings in which it is free to be turned.
The said plate of metal or other suitable material is so placed that when water is
allowed to flow to flush the water-closet such water will cause the plate to turn.
In any convenient position I place a suitable vessel for containing disinfecting,
deodorizing or antiseptic fluid, which vessel I place in communication by means of
a pipe with the basin or pan of the water-closet and 1 provide the said pipe with a
tap or valve which tap or valve I connect to the plate above mentioned in such
manner that when the plate is turned the tap or valve will also be turned. When
water is allowed to flow into the basin or pan of the said water-closet for the purpose
of flushing the said water-closet the in-flowing water will act upon the plate before
mentioned and turn it, thereby opening the tap or valve before referred to so as to
allow disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid to flow into the basin or pan of the
water-closet and mix with the water in the basin or pan of the water closet. When the
water ceases to flow into the basin or pan of the water closet the plate above
mentioned will be turned into its normal position by means of a weight or spring
and close the tap or valve. In some cases when the apparatus constructed according
to this part of my invention is placed within the basin or pan of the water-closet I
place a cover, plate, shield or guard over the said apparatus.
According to another arrangement of this part of my invention I place the plate
above mentioned within a chamber formed upon or in the pipe by which water is
supplied to the basin or pan of the water-closet. When water is allowed to flow, to

page_text: flush the water-closet such water will act upon the plate and turn it and thereby
allow disinfecting deodorizing or antiseptic fluid to flow into the basin or pan of the
water-closet.
When the water ceases to flow the plate previously referred to is turned by means
of a weight or spring into its normal position and is thus caused to shut the tap or
valve above mentioned and arrest the flow of disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic
fluid to the pan or basin of the water-closet.
In applying this part of my invention to urinals I employ apparatus similar to and
arranged similarly to that above described and cause each urinal to be flushed
intermittently. At each flushing of the urinal the apparatus constructed according
to this part of my invention will supply disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid
to the water by which the urinal is flushed.
A further part of my invention consists in a method of and means for regulating
the quantity of disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid supplied to the basin or
pan of the water-closet or to the water employed to flush the urinal, by the apparatus
above described. I provide the vessel containing the disinfecting, deodorizing or
antiseptic fluid with an air-tight lid or cover and I admit air to the said vessel by
means of a small opening or by means of a tap or valve, the quantity of air admitted
to the said vessel governing the quantity of disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic
fluid which will escape from the vessel above mentioned into the water employed to
flush the water-closet or urinal.

page_text: Improvements Connected with water-closets and
I, JOSEPH HENRY DA FONSECA of 51 Shaw Road, Heaton Moor near Stockport in
the County of Lancaster, Designer 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 :-
My invention relates to water-closets and urinals and consists in arrangements of
apparatus for supplying disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid to such water-
closets and urinals.
In one method of applying one part of my invention to a water closet 1 place
beneath the seat and within the basin or pan of the water-closet a plate of metal or
other suitable material supported by suitable bearings in which it is free to be turned.
The said plate of metal or other suitable material is so placed that when water is
allowed to flow to flush the water-closet such water will cause the plate to turn. In
any.convenient position I place a suitable vessel for containing disinfecting, deodorizing
or antiseptic fluid, which vessel I place in communication by means of a pipe with the
basin or pan of the water-closet and I provide the said pipe with a tap or valve
which tap or valve I connect to the plate above mentioned in such manner that when
the plate is turned the tap or valve will also be turned. When water is allowed to
flow into the basin or pan of the said water-closet for the purpose of flushing the
said water-closet the inflowing water will act upon the plate before mentioned and.
turn it, thereby opening the tap or valve before referred to so as to allow disinfecting,
deodorizing or antiseptic fluid to flow into the basin or pan of the water-closet and
mix with the water in the basin or pan of the water-closet. When the water ceases
to flow into the basin or pan of the water-closet, the plate above mentioned will be
turned into its normal position by means of a weight or spring and close the tap
or valve.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a water-closet with
one arrangement of this part of my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 is a section,
taken on the plane indicated by the line A A of Fig. 1 and Fig. 3 is a plan of a
portion of that which is shown in Fig. 1. The same letters of reference are applied
to corresponding parts in all of the said figures.
a is the basin or pan of the water-closet. b is the pipe by means of which the
water for flushing the basin or pan a of the water-closet is supplied. are the
openings or lips by which the water employed to flush the basin or pan a of
the water-closet is caused to "spread" over the interior of the basin or pan a. c is a
plate upon which are formed lugs c¹ which extend downward on the outside of the
basin or pan a. Upon the plate c are formed projections or arms c² which pass a
short distance down the interior of the basin or pan a. Between the lugs c¹ and the
basin or pan a wedges d are fixed. By means of the projections or arms c², lugs c¹
and wedges d the plate c is firmly secured to the basin or pan a. Between the
projections or arms c² is situate a bar e capable of being turned upon pins or pivots.c³

page_text: formed upon or secured to the projections or arms c. Formed upon one of the
projections or arms c² is a projecting part c¹ to which is secured a tap or valve f.
The thoroughfare of the tap or valve f communicates with a passage formed in the:
projecting part c and communicates by means of such passage, with one end of a
pipe g. To the plug f¹ of the tap or valve fis secured a cross-bar f2 the extremities f³
of which are forked. Upon the bar e are formed jaws e¹ the ends of which pass
through the forked extremities f³ of the cross-bar f2. Secured to the bar e by screws
or by other convenient means is a plate h. Secured to or formed upon the plate / or
the bar e, is a weight; which tends to turn the bar e and plate h upon the pins or
pivots c³ in the direction indicated by the arrow B so as to at times cause the edge h¹
of the plate to be in contact with the inner surface of the basin or pan a. Situate
in any convenient placé is a vessel which contains-any-suitable fluid disinfecting,
deodorizing or antiseptic material. The interior of the vessel k cominunicates with
the thoroughfare of the tap or valve f by means of the pipe g. The vessel k I
preferably form of glass and I secure the pipe g to the vessel k by means of any
suitable union such as that indicated at g'.
When the plate h and plug f¹ are in the position in which they are indicated in
Figs. 1 and 2 the tap or valve fis "closed." "When the water is allowed to issue from
the lips or openings 6' to flush the basin or pan a the water striking against the plate h
will cause such plate hand with it the bar e to turn in a direction opposite to that
indicated by the arrow B. Such turning of the plate h and bar e will cause the plugf
of the tap or valve f to be turned so as to allow disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic
fluid to flow from the vessel k and mix with the water flowing to flush the basin or
pan a.
So long as water issues from the lips or openings the tap or valve f will
remain "
open and disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid will be allowed to
flow from the vessel k. When water ceases to issue from the lips or openings 6' the
weight will cause the plate and bar e to be turned in the direction indicated by the
arrow B until the edge h¹ of the plate / arrives against the interior surface of the basin
or pan a of the water-closet when the tap or valve will be "closed" and disinfecting,
deodorizing or antiseptic fluid will cease to flow from the vessel k.
In some cases when the apparatus constructed according to this part of my inven-
tion is placed within the basin or pan a of the water-closet I place a cover, plate, shield
or guard over the said apparatus as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3 and by dotted lines in
Fig. 1.
According to another arrangement of this part of my invention I place the plate
above mentioned within a chamber formed upon or in the pipe by which water is
supplied to the basin or pan of the water-closet. When water is allowed to flow to
flush the water-closet such water will act upon the plate and turn it and thereby allow
disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid to flow into the basin or pan of the water
closet. When the water ceases to flow the plate previously referred to is turned by
means of a weight or spring into its normal position and is thus caused to "shut" the
tap or valve above mentioned and arrest the flow of disinfecting, deodorizing or anti-
septic fluid to the pan or basin of the water-closet.
This arrangement of this part of my invention is illustrated by Figs. 4 and 5 of the
accompanying drawings Fig. 4 being an elevation showing the arrangement and Fig. 5
is a vertical section taken on the plane indicated by the line CC of Fig. 4.
m is the
pipe along which the water employed to flush the basin or pan a of the water closet
flows. I provide the pipe m with a chamber n-Formed with and projecting from the
side of the chamber n are arms n' which support the pivots which support the bar e-
To those parts of the arrangement illustrated by Figs. 4 and 5, which are similar to
parts of the arrangement illustrated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 I shall affix the same letters
of reference as I have affixed to the corresponding parts illustrated in Figs. 1 2 and 3
and thus render it needless to describe such parts.
At such times as water is not flowing along the pipe m the weight j will cause the
edge h¹ of the plate h to be against the side n² of the chamber n so that the valve or
tap will be "closed "-So soon as water is caused to flow along the pipe m such
water passing through the chamber n will act against the plate h and cause it to turn

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in a direction opposite to that indicated by the arrow B and "open" the tap or valvef
and thus allow disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid to flow from the pipe g-So
long as water continues to flow through the chamber n the tap or valve will be kept
open" and disinfecting deodorizing or antiseptic fluid will flow from the-tap or
valve fand mix with the water flowing through the chamber n-So soon as water
ceases to flow through the chamber n, the weight j will turn the plate in the direction
indicated by the arrow B so that the tap or valve will be "closed" and the supply of
disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid will be "shut off"-The chamber n is
provided with a cover n so that when such cover n³ is removed access may be had to
the parts within the chamber n-The cover n³ is omitted in Fig. 4 in order that the
parts within the chamber n may be clearly shown.
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The vessel for containing the supply of disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic
fluid I prefer to form o glass and place within a cabinet o the door or side of which is
provided with an opening or window o¹ so that the quantity of disinfecting, deodorizing
or antiseptic fluid contained in the vessel may at any time be readily ascertained so
that when necessary the supply of disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid in the
vessel may be replenished-In order that the supply of disinfecting, deodorizing
antiseptic fluid in the vessel k may be readily replenished the cabinet o is provided
with a cover o connected to the cabinet o by hinges-In some cases I provide the
pipe g with a tap or valve g² by means of which the quantity of disinfecting
deodorizing or antiseptic fluid allowed to flow from the vessel k to the tap or valve f
may be regulated and by means of which when required the supply of disinfecting,
deodorizing or antiseptic fluid may be shut off from the tap or valve f.
In applying this part of my invention to urinals I employ apparatus similar to and
arranged similarly to that above described and cause each urinal to be flushed inter-
mittently. At each flushing of the urinal the apparatus constructed according to this
part of my invention will supply disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid to the
water by which the urinal is flushed.
I have shown in the accompanying drawings two forms of apparatus constructed
according to this part of my invention but it will be understood that the arrangement
of the apparatus will require to be adapted in each case to the arrangement of water-
closet or urinal to which the said apparatus is applied.
A further part of my invention consists in a method of and means for regulating
the quantity of disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid supplied to the basin or
pan of the water-closet or to the water employed to flush the urinal, by the apparatus
above described. I provide the vessel containing the disinfecting, deodorizing or
antiseptic fluid with an air-tight lid or cover and I admit air to the said vessel by
means of a small opening or by means of a tap or valve, the quantity of air admitted
to the said vessel governing the quantity of disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic
fluid which will escape from the vessel above mentioned into the water employed to
flush the water-closet or urinal.
This portion of my invention is illustrated in Fig. 6 of the accompanying drawings.
To the vessel k is connected one end of the pipe 9 by which the disinfecting,
deodorizing or antiseptic fluid contained in the vessel k is at times supplied to the tap
or valve fof an apparatus similar to either of those above described in reference to
Figs. 1, 2, 3 and Figs 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawings. The vessel k containing
the disinfecting deodorizing or antiseptic fluid is provided with an air-tight lid or
cover through which lid or cover k¹I form a small opening k through which air
may pass to the interior of the vessel or which lid or cover I provide with a valve
by which a small quantity of air can be admitted to the interior of the vessel k.―The
rate at which air can enter the vessel k is thus limited and so the rate at which
disinfecting deodorizing or antiseptic fluid can flow from the vessel k is also
limited.
By means of the arrangements of apparatus hereinbefore described I am enabled to
ensure that the water employed to flush water-closets and urinals shall have a certain
amount of disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid added to it and also to ensure
that the disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid shall not be wasted, the supply of

page_text: disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic fluid ceasing when water ceases to flow to the
water-closet or urinal. In consequence of the disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic
fluid continuing to be supplied so long as water is passing to the water-closet or
urinal, any water which allowed to remain in such water-closet or urinal as an.
"after-flush' or to act as a "stench-trap," will be caused to contain disinfecting,
deodorizing or antiseptic fluid.
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. The herein before described arrangements of apparatus by means of which the
water being supplied to a water-closet or urinal to flush such water-closet or urinal is
caused to "open
a tap or valve and so allow disinfecting, deodorizing or antiseptic
fluid to flow into the water employed to flush the water-closet or urinal.
"
2. The hereinbefore described arrangements by means of which the quantity of
disinfecting deodorizing or antiseptic fluid allowed to issue from the vessel in which it
is contained is regulated which arrangements consist in a small hole or valve formed or
provided in the lid or cover of the said vessel for the purpose herein before described.
Dated this Twelfth day of April 1889.