Improvements in Urinals.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left. 29th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 5th Oct., 1895
Improvements in Urinals.
I FRANKLIN ALFRED WELLS, Sanitary Engineer, of 47 Cliff Street, New
York, U.S.A., do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention has reference more particularly to economizing the cost of
production of urinals, sometimes called cradle urinals, but it also relates to the
general construction or form.
In urinals of the types commonly in use, there is a flush supply pipe at the top,
and a waste pipe at the bottom, both pipes projecting beyond the general outline of
the urinal. These projecting pipes or horns occupy, when in the kiln, an appreciable
amount of space; consequently fewer urinals with these projections can be
accommodated in the kiln than would be the case were the projecting pipes
superseded by another arrangement which would keep the supply and waste pipes
within the outline of the urinal.
As the burning operations are the most expensive in the manufacture of pottery,
it follows that the larger the number of articles that can be submitted to the
burning in a given space at one time, the cheaper will be the cost of production.
My chief object is, therefore, to arrange the supply and waste pipes of a urinal
with a view to economizing the cost of manufacture.
In carrying out my invention, I provide, near the top of the urinal, at the back
thereof, a cylindrical opening approximately in a horizontal direction, for the water
supply or flush. At the bottom is another horizontal opening leading to the
waste.
The flush opening is attached to the water supply at the back, and in front is
closed; it is, however, connected by a duct to a transverse duct extending quite
across the urinal face. This trausverse duct is pierced at intervals, to allow thin
streams of water to flow through, and its ends lead to ducts on the back of the
urinal which convey the rest of the water down to the flushing rim, which extends
quite round the basin of the urinal.
The urinal thus formed, it will be seen, has no projections beyond the general
outline, and consequently no additional room in the kiln will be occupied.
The interior of the urinal is concave, as is now usual, to reduce splashing, but to
still further reduce this evil when the urinal is in use, I propose to provide the
concave face with flutes or grooves arranged in a longitudinal direction.
The urinal may be furnished with an edge, which will lie flat against the wall or
partition, of slate or marble, in which case it is held securely by the flush and waste
pipes passing through holes in the latter, and fixed to the apertures in the urinal
above mentioned. The marble may, however, be cut out to receive the urinal,
which is embedded in it in a manner well understood, and in which case the
projected edge is omitted, so that the back of the urinal can be sunk into and
through the slate or marble slab or other partition.
Dated this 29th day of October 1894.
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Urinals.
I FRANKLIN ALFRED WELLS, Sanitary Engineer, of 47 Cliff Street, New
York, U.S.A., 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 has reference more particularly to economizing the cost of
production of urinals, sometimes called cradle urinals, but it also relates to the
general construction or form.
In urinals of the types commonly in use, there is a flush supply pipe at the top,
and a waste pipe at the bottom, both pipes projecting beyond the general outline
of the urinal. These projecting pipes or horus occupy, when in the kiln, an
appreciable amount of space; consequently fewer urinals with these projections
can be accommodated in the kiln than would be the case were the projecting pipes
superseded by another arrangement which would keep the supply and waste pipes
within the outline of the urinal.
As the burning operations are the most expensive in the manufacture of pottery,
it follows that the larger the number of articles that can be submitted to the
burning in a given space at one time, the cheaper will be the cost of production.
My chief object is, therefore, to arrange the supply and waste pipes of a urinal
with a view to economizing the cost of manufacture.
In carrying out my invention, I provide, near the top of the urinal, at the back
thereof, a cylindrical opening approximately in a horizontal direction for the
water supply or flush. At the bottom is another horizontal opening leading to the
waste.
The flush opening is attached to the water supply at the back, and in front is
closed; it is, however, connected by a duct to a transverse duct extending quite
across the urinal face. This transverse duct is pierced at intervals to allow thin
streams of water to flow through, and its ends lead to ducts on the back of the
urinal, which convey the rest of the water down to the flushing rim, which extends
quite around the basin of the urinal.
The urinal thus formed, it will be seen, has no projections beyond the general
outline, and consequently no additional room in the kiln will be occupied.
The interior of the urinal is concave, as is now usual, to reduce splashing, but to
still further reduce this evil, when the urinal is in use, I propose to provide the
concave face with flutes or grooves arranged in a longitudinal direction.
The urinal may be furnished with an edge which will lie flat against the wall or
partition of slate or marble, in which case it is held securely by the flush and waste
pipes passing through holes in the latter and fixed to the apertures in the urinal
above mentioned. The marble may, however, be cut out to receive the urinal,
which is embedded in it in a manner well understood, and in which case the
projected edge is omitted, so that the back of the urinal can be sunk into and
through the slate or marble slab or other partition.
For a full understanding of the invention, a detailed description of a urinal
construction, embodying all of the features of the invention in their preferred
form, will now be given in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a
part of this Specification, and the features forming the invention specifically
pointed out in the claims.
In the drawings,―
Fig. 1 is a front view of the urinal;
Fio is a contro

page_text: In the drawings, A is the urinal, which is provided near the top, inside the edge
of the urinal body, with a cylindrical duct 10, extending approximately in a
horizontal direction, for the attachment of the water supply or flush pipe, and at
the bottom, and preferably inside the edge of the urinal body, as shown, with a
similar duct 11 for the waste pipe. The supply duct 10 is closed at the front,
either in the manufacture of the urinal, as shown, or by the supply pipe, when the
latter is attached, but is connected by a duct 1 with a transverse duct 12 extending
substantially across the urinal face at the top of the urinal, this duct being pierced
at intervals with holes 2, to allow small streams of water to flow through, and the
ends of this transverse duct 12 connect with side ducts 13 leading to the flushing
rim 14, which extends quite around the basin of the urinal, as customary in such
constructions, and is perforated at intervals for flushing the basin. The interior of
the urinal is concave, as is now usual, to reduce splashing, but to still further
reduce this evil, when the urinal is in use, the interior face is provided with flutes
or grooves 15, extending longitudinally of the urinal, or vertically, when the urinal
is in place, the water from the transverse duct 12 being received by, and flowing
down, these grooves.
The urinal is preferably provided with an extended edge or jacket 16, which will
lie flat against the wall or partition, in which case it is held securely by the flush
and waste pipes connected to the openings 10, 11, within the body of the urinal, thus
avoiding any cutting out of the wall or partition, except for the pipes. The wall
or partition, however, may be cut out, to receive the body of the urinal, and the
latter embedded in it in a manner well known, in which case the edge 16 or jacket
is omitted.
It will be seen that the urinal thus formed has no projections beyond the general
outline, and consequently no additional room in the kilu is required for the supply
and waste pipes, and it will be found that the construction is thus strengthened for
handling and use.
It will be understood that the other features of the invention may be used in
urinals not employing the feature of supply and waste pipes within the general
outline of the urinal, and that the latter feature also may be used in urinals of other
constructions than that shown, independently of the grooves and extended edge.
I prefer, however, a construction employing all the features.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
1. A urinal having its supply pipe connections inside the edge of the urinal
body, substantially as described.
2. A urinal having its supply and waste pipe connections inside the edge of the
urinal body, substantially as described.
3. A urinal having grooves extending longitudinally of the urinal, to prevent
splashing, substantially as described
4. A urinal having a transverse duct extending across the top of the urinal, and
connected to the supply, and a series of grooves extending longitudinally of the
urinal below said duct, substantially as described.
5. A urinal having the supply duct 10 at the top of the urinal, inside the edge
of the urinal body, transverse duct 12 extending across the top of the urinal, and
grooves 15 extending longitudinally of the urinal, below said duct, substantially as
described..
6. A urinal having the supply and waste ducts 10, 11, at top and bottom of the
urinal, and inside the edge of the urinal body, and grooves 15 extending
longitudinally of the urinal, substantially as described.
7. A urinal having the supply duct 10 at the top of the urinal and inside the
edge of the urinal body, transverse duct 12 extending across the top of the urinal,
and grooves 15 extending longitudinally of the urinal, below said duct, substantially
as described.

page_text: 8. A urinal having the supply duct 10 at the top of the urinal, and inside the
edge of the urinal body, transverse duct 12 extending across the top of the
urinal, flushing rim 14, side ducts connecting the duct 12 with the rim, and
grooves 15 extending longitudinally of the urinal, below said duct, substantially
.as described.
9. A urinal having the supply duct 10 at the top of the urinal, and inside
the edge of the urinal body, transverse duct 12 extending across the top of the
urinal, flushing rim 14, and side ducts connecting the duct 10 with the rim,
substantially as described.
Dated this neth d.
1005
NEWTON & SON,
Agents for the Applicant.