The Use of Earthenware Pipes in the Place of Brickwork or other Material in the Formation of Self-flushing Water Closets.
Year: 1885

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 16th day of November 1887, amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
The Use of Earthenware Pipes in the Place of Brickwork or
other Material in the Formation of Self-flushing Water
Closets.
I, WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN, Builder, of Tamworth Road, in the Parish of
Erdington, Warwickshire, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
THE USE OF EARTHENWARE PIPES OF NOVEL FORM, IN PLACE OF BRICKWORK,
CEMENT, SLATE, STONE, CONCRETE, OR OTHER MATERIAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
SELF-FLUSHING WATER CLOSETS, to be as follows:-
It consists of pipes of earthenware of round oval, octagonal, hexagonal, square,
or other required section, which connect the aperture of the seat of the water-
closet with the main-drain, in a manner to make the main-drain a direct receptacle
for excreted matter, and the main drain will be flushed by waste and surface water,
by an automatic syphon, and collecting cistern, as in the ordinary manner.
The pipes are to be applied as follows, viz. :-
No. 1. A horizontal pipe to connect the main drain, and having a socketted
aperture to receive end of vertical pipes.
No. 2. A vertical taper pipe contracting from diameter, at aperture of seat to
socketted aperture of No. 1 pipe.
No. 3. A vertical pipe of straight section of length required to complete height
to underside of seat.
Dated this 7th day of December 1885.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
The Use of Earthenware Pipes in the Place of Brickwork or
other Material in the Formation of Self Flushing Water
Closets.
I WILLIAM THOMAS ALLEN, Uffington House Tamworth Road, Erdington in
the county of Staffordshire, Builder do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for THE USE OF EARTHENWARE PIPES OF NOVEL FORM IN PLACE OF BRICKWORK
CEMENT, SLATE, STONE CONCRETE, OR OTHER MATERIAL IN THE CONSTRUCTION
OF SELF FLUSHING WATER CLOSETS, and in what manner. the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
It consists of pipes of earthenware of round, oval, octagonal, hexagonal, square
or other required section, which connect the aperture of the seat of the water
closet with the main drain, in a manner to make the main drain a direct receptacle
for excreted matter and the main drain will be flushed by waste or surface water
by an automatic syphon and collecting cistern as in the ordinary manner.
The pipes are to be applied as follows viz-
N° 1 A horizontal pipe to connect the main drain and having a socketted
aperture to receive end of a vertical pipe.
N° 2 A vertical taper pipe contracting from diameter at aperture of seat to
socketted aperture of N° 1 pipo.
N° 3 A vertical pipe of straight section of length required to complete height
to underside of seat.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I do not claim as novel pipes 1, 2 and 3 respectively, but I claim is→
1. The use of pipes of novel the above form, constructed of earthenware to form, as
hereabove stated and described, a direct connection of the water closet seat with the
main drain.
Dated this 13th day of August 1886