Improvements in Waste Water Closets.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Waste Water Closets.
I, WILLIAM OATES, of Oates and Green, Limited, of Claremount, Halifax, in the
County of York, Sanitary Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion to be as follows;
This invention has reference to waste water closets and especially to that type
wherein the tipper box and pan are constructed in one piece or integral with one
another.
My invention in such closets consists in forming the shaft whereon the ped-
estal rests and is supported, oval shape in cross section the longer area or diameter
thereof extending from front to back. The pedestal is also made oval, the front
thereof being vertical whilst the rear side is inclined or slopes away from the ver-
tical, that is say from the rear of the seat, by which means, fouling of the back
of the pedestal is minimised.
Preferably I employ an ordinary seat with circular opening upon the top of
the pedestal, although a seat of oval or other shape may be employed.
Although I have described my invention as having particular reference to waste
water closets having a combined pan and tipper box the improvements may with
equal advantage be applied to other forms of waste water closets.
Dated this 28th day of April 1899.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents, Halifax, Agents for Applicant.
I, WILLIAM OATES, of Oates and Green, Limited, of Claremount, Halifax, in the
County of York, Sanitary Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 to waste water closets and especially to that type
wherein the tipper box and pan are constructed in one piece or integral with one
another. My invention in such closets consists in forming the shaft, whereon
the pedestal rests and is supported, oval shape in cross section the longer area or
diameter thereof extending from front to back. The pedestal is also made oval,
the front thereof being vertical whilst the rear side is inclined or slopes away out-
wards from the vertical, that is to say from the rear of the seat, by which means

page_text: fouling of the back of the pedestal is minimised. Preferably I employ an ordinary
seat with circular opening upon the top of the pedestal, although a seat of oval or
other shape may be employed.
Although I have described my invention as having particular reference to waste
water closets having a combined pan and tipper box, the improvements may with
equal advantage be applied to other forms of waste water closets.
The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention, Fig. 1 being sectional
elevation of the pedestal and shaft, and Fig. 2 plan view of same.
Letter a represents the shaft which is made oval as shewn in the plan view
(Fig. 2), and 6 the pedestal resting thereon, which is also made oval. The front
side 6 of the pedestal is vertical whilst the rear side 62 is inclined or slopes away
from top to bottom, as shewn, this being designed to lessen or prevent fouling of
said pedestal. Letter c represents the seat, which is herein shewn as being oval
in shape although the ordinary circular wood seat may be employed.
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 claim is:
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In waste water closets the oval formation of the pedestal and shaft together with
a sloping or inclined back to said pedestal substantially as shewn and for pur-
poses described.
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