Year: 1897

page_text: I MOSES JAMES ADAMS Engineer Park Lane Sanitary Works Leeds 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:-
In the past urinals have been constructed in such a way that each particular type
and size was made up of special parts such as back and front, trough or channel,
so that it was necessary to make and stock a variety of parts and fittings for each
type. Now by my present invention I form the body of a urinal somewhat like an
enlarged ridge till having extended wings and by reversing and erecting these
bodies together I am able to make a complete urinal and one that may be expanded
or contracted in length and projection at will to fill any desired space and that with
the same parts. For more ready comparison of my new proposal with these types
which have preceded it I shew by drawings certain forms of urinal made by my own
firm and others which most nearly resemble my present invention and by these
drawings it will be seen that they are quite dissimilar in detail of construction and
erection to the plan I now adopt, on reference to the drawings Sheet 1 Fig. 1.
2 and 3 shew the form of urinal as used in the past consisting of back A pillar B
these pllars were so far as design is concerned solid that is they did not open as
wings to cover any portion of the wings or sides of the urinal back, but where a
recess has been formed in the pillar it has been for the purpose of covering the front
edge of A at C this cover is shewn more clearly at Fig. 1 but it will be seen that
here there has been a special pillar formed and that the pillar would have to be made
wider or the backs wider if it was desired to make the urinal stalls wider than as shewn,
there was also no possibility of bolting the overhanging part of the pillar on to
the wings of the urinal back nor of otherwise attaching it directly to that back.
Now in my present invention as before stated I desire to simplify construction to
facilitate fixing and to so form a urinal that it may be used for varying purposes
and for varying widths the latter without the need for specially manufactured parts,
and these objects I accomplish in the following manner, By preference I use backs
formed as an angle or if not angular they must be sufficiently flat at the sides or.
wings to allow the overlapping of one portion of the urinal over the other portion
and to make it possible to obtain a satisfactory joint at the overlap. Fig. 4 will
shew this more clearly, it will be there seen that the back A and front B
are, the
same in form but that it is merely reversed, and it will be evident that only because
B is hollow (and therefore quite unlike the front pillars previously used as shewn
at Fig. 1 and 2) can it serve to cover the wings of that part used for the back
sufficiently far to make a satisfactory joint between the two pieces, these edges.
I sometimes bolt together at the overlap C, Fig. 4 and Fig. 6 and am thus able
readily and simply to erect these appliances; again by the use of this form of urinal
I am able to vary the space each stall occupies. And its projection from back to
front because it will be seen that if I overlap more as at Fig. 6 then the space
occupied is less than shewn at Fig. 4. It is also evident that if preferred the back
may overlap the front though I prefer for the sake of cleanliness that the front shall
overlap the back. By preference I form the urinal with an indent or vertical
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page_text: channel in it as shewn at D this aids cleanliness but it is also helpful in giving form
to the portion which forms the front pillar when the parts are reversed as E Fig. 4.
That I may be able to use one pattern both to form front and back for convenience
of manufacture and other reasons I form them:lly preference of the same size that
they may be interchangeable but it is evident that fronts and backs of varying size
may be used it being sufficient for my purpose that one wing may overlap the other
wing to adequately cover the junction, of, the two and that the portion used to
overlap the other is made sufficiently hollow that its wings may effectively do this
for the purposes described. As I often form this urinal in glazed earthenware and
desire to keep it straight and true during the process of firing in the kiln and in
process of manufacture, it is desirable. to. so. tie the wings or sides together
that they shall not be liable to twist or warp. Fig. 7 shews a sketch of the
body of the uriual laid down, its sides or wings: A A. being tied together by the
earthenware or other bars H H H H or in place of these ties I may completely fill
in the space between A A then when after manufacture the filling or bars are
removed there will be an unglazed surface where they have been separated from
the urinal and these surfaces will be covered by the wing of the part used for the
urinal front. This will be seen more clearly at Fig. 6 where at C the overlap covers
the portion referred to. At Fig. 7 the dotted lines shew where the bars would be
removed, this somewhat roughened space serves also as a bed or key for the cement
or other material which sometimes I employ to joint the back and front pieces in
Fig. 5 at J J. I indicates bolts or screws which I often use to fix the two pieces
of my structure together. It will be seen that as the back and front of the urinal
are alike a range is readily made up whereof both sides may be used, and this is a
novel feature it may be seen at Fig. 4 Sheet 1 supposing the wall to be removed.
My present invention I use in a variety of ways on Sheet 2 Fig. 8 and 9 it is
shewn with a bottom or sole piece N, the sole piece having a front outlet M led by
hand piece O to drain P so conveying liquid from the urinal, sometimes I use a
basin as R and it will be seen that this basin has an overflow by which the liquid
it receives is discharged on the back and lower part of the urinal, this plan whilst
flushing the urinal renders the waste pipe unnecessary. Sometimes I use the same
formation of urinal placing the back pieces over a trough as Fig. 10 and sometimes
in backs shortened as at Fig. 11 I use a basin made as an integral portion of the
apparatus and at other times I place the backs over a channel in floor this I shew at
Fig. 12. It is evident that there are other modes of interchanging of back and
front and of overlapping of wings to allow widering or reducing of the distance
from stall to stall or back to front and of covering the joints between front and
back portion of urinal and of uniting the same but the foregoing explanation will
make the novelty of my invention apparent, consisting as it does of the particular
points mentioned in the design and formation and use of the parts of a urinal
designed to serve as I have herein indicated.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and ascertained
the inanner in which it is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
1st. The design and use of portions of a urinal so constructed that they may serve
for either the front or the back of the complete apparatus, as a back.forming the body
of the urinal and being reversed forming the front or dividing pillar or portion
between stall and stall:
2nd. The design and use of portions of. a urinal so formed that whilst they serve
either as front or back the wings shall overlap the other portion forming the urinal
sufficiently far to cover the roughness left by the ties used in process. of manufacture
or other purpose.
3rd. In a urinal the formation of a basin having its outlet or overflow so arranged
that no downpipe is needed thereto but that the liquid coming from it shall pass
down the body of the urinal as described herein as Fig. 9:
4th. The use of a urinal basin as described used with any desired urinal or slab
or other back:

page_text: 5th. The use of a urinal formed with short back and basin in combination with
the front pillar having overlapping wings as herein described Fig. 11.
6th. The use of a urinal back made with dish or sole attached in combination with
a front pillar having overlapping wings which allow the distance apart from stall to
stall to be varied according to the amount of overlap given.
7th. The use of urinal back made with or without a dish or sole in combination
with a front piece having overlapping wings overlapping sufficiently far to attach to
the wings of the back portions by bolts.or by other means.
8th. The mode of manufacture of a urinal wherein certain ties are left during
firing and are subsequently removed the overlapping wings of another part of the
urinal covering these unglazed places.
9th. The design and use of a front and back portion of a urinal which shall have
wings long enough to cover the other portion sufficiently far for a bolt or other
fastening to be used to unite the two or to form a sufficient bed for cement fixing
as shewn.
10th. The design and use of a part of a urinal which of the same section may at
will be used as back or front portion.
11th. The design and use of a urinal back whether semi circular angular or of
other form the said back having a vertical groove recess or indent of any desired
size or projection larger or smaller as necessary.
12th. The design and use of an apparatus where a series of stalls are so formed
that either the fronts may be used for urinals or both sides.
13th. The arrangement and design of urinals and the combination of parts as
shewn and described or their equivalent though differing in conformity substantially
the same.
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MOSES JAMES ADAMS,
Engineer, Park Lane, Leeds.