Improvements in and connected with Public Urinals.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Public Urinals.
We, WALTER ESPLIN MASON, and HERBERT EVANS MASON, both of Horwich,
near Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, Sanitary Engineers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:
This invention relates to public urinals consisting of a plurality of stalls
which, when the number of stalls is considerable, are divided into sections con-
taining a suitable number (for example eight) stalls in each section. There
is a common trough to each range of stalls, and this trough is continuous
throughout the whole length of the sections. In the front upper edge of this
trough there is formed, in each stall, a protruding lip which is horizontally
Hanged and throated. The front under edge of the trough may also be throated.
This throating prevents trickling of the liquid and consequent staining of the
front part of the trough and of the wall or brickwork below. At each end of
each section there is formed an outlet in the bottom of the trough, to which
outlet a down-pipe is detachably secured. This downpipe delivers immediately
over a grid covering a trap connected with the drain. On each side of each
of the outlets, or at the terminus of the trough, on the urinal side only, there
is constructed a slight dam or weir, the object of which is to retain a small
depth of water in the trough after it has been flushed.
The flushing cistern is generally arranged over, or to deliver at, the centre
of each section in both directions that is to say, to the right and to the left
simultaneously; or, in the case of a short range of stalls, the flushing may be
done at one end only. When the flush pipe is arranged at the centre of a
section, it may be fitted with an inverted outlet at the point of discharge,
and an internal mid-feather between the limbs of the outlet.
The piers which divide the stalls, instead of having vertical front edges, may
be curved outwards just above and about the level of the trough so as to afford
better cover for users.
A channel is constructed a little below the floor level under the trough when
desirable, as will generally be the case, and communicates with the traps into
which the herein before mentioned down-pipes discharge.
In the floor of each stall we may form a slight step or raised part inclining
from the front downwards towards the channel. This step may be enclosed in
a frame made from fire-clay or other suitable material, filled with concrete
faced or not with mosaic, so that the mosaic, if used, forms the tread of the
step. Or, a similar frame with concrete and mosaic cover may be used flush
with the floor, and in this case also it is desirable that the framed part should
incline downwards towards the channel. This tends to bring the user of the
urinal into the correct position, and avoids much risk of mis-use and unclean-
liness.
When the steps are used. a gutter extending from the front to the channel
at the back, may be ananged under each pier so that when the floor is swilled

page_text: the washing water can escape freely, and is not retained by the front edges of
the steps. Each of these gutters may be covered by a removable grid.
As a finish to the structure, a capping of any suitable material and with any
desired amount of ornamentation may be arranged above each pier and partly
or wholly above each stall.
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1800
W. E. HEYS & SON,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in and connected with Public Urinals.
We, WALTER ESPLIN MASON, and HERBERT EVANS MASON, both of Horwich,
near Bolton, in the County of Lancaster, Sanitary Engineers, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention, and in what manner the saine is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following state-
ment-
There
This invention relates to public urinals consisting of a plurality of stalls
which, when the number of stalls is considerable, are divided into sections con-
taining a suitable number (for example eight) stalls in each section.
is a common trough to each range of stalls, and this trough is continuous
throughout the whole length of the sections. In the front upper edge of this
trough there is formed, in each stall, a protruding lip which is horizontally
Hanged and throated. The front under edge of the trough may also be throated.
This throating prevents trickling of the liquid and consequent staining of the
At each end of
front part of the trough and of the wall or brickwork below.
each section there is formed an outlet in the bottom of the trough, to which
outlet a down-pipe is detachably secured. This downpipe delivers immediately
over a grid covering a trap connected with the drain.
On each side of each
of the outlets, or at the terminus of the trough, on the urinal side only, there
is constructed a slight dam or weir, the object of which is to retain a small
depth of water in the trough after it has been flushed.
The flushing cistern is generally arranged over, or to deliver at, the centre
of each section in both directions that is to say, to the right and to the left
simultaneously; or, if desired, the flushing may be done at or from one end only
of the section. When the flush pipe is arranged at the centre of a section, it
may be fitted with an inverted Toutlet at the point of discharge, and
internal mid-feather between the limbs of the outlet.
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The piers which divide the stalls, instead of having vertical front edges, may
be curved outwards just above and about the level of the trough so as to afford
better cover for users.
A channel is constructed a little below the floor level under the trough when
desirable, as will generally be the case, and communicates with the traps into
which the herein before mentioned down-pipes discharge.
The accompanying drawings, which will be hereinafter referred to illustrate
one of a range of stalls constructed according to these improvements.
In Figure 1 it is illustrated in front elevation; in Figure 2 in vertical cross
Fection and in Figure 3 in horizontal section.
A is the stall beneath which and adjacent stalls is placed the trough or
channel B. Within each stall the trough is formed with a lip or basin like
projection or part C', the front edge of which is flanged or "throated
"
as shown
at D, Figure 2, so as to form a dripping edge, and thus prevent trickling and

page_text: the consequent staining of the front of the basin. With the same object the
full length of the tront upper edge of the trough may be similarly formed and
its lower edge may be beaded or recessed as indicated at E.
the stalls when sufficiently numerous are arranged in sections of any con-
venient number and the trough is formed with one or more outlets for each
section. One outlet may be arranged at each end of each section or one outlet
Fis such an outlet formed or pro-
only may be employed with each section.
vided on each side with a dam, weir, or projection G, which acts to prevent
the outflow of all the water and ensures a small depth always remaining in
the trough after flushing. In the case of an outlet at the end of the trough,
a weir upon one side only is necessary.
To each outlet is attached a down-pipe H which may discharge over a grid
covering a trap connected with the drain, or may be led out of sight behind a
wall into direct communication with a trap, as illustrated in Figure 2.
J, J, are the piers or partitions between stalls, curved or extended outwards
at their lower ends to give better cover.
A channel K is formed in the floor below the trough, and, like the downpipe
or pipes, also communicates with a trap.
In the floor of each stall we may form a slight step or raised part inclining
from the front downwards towards the channel. This step may be enclosed in
a frame made from fire-clay or other suitable material, filled with concrete
faced or not with mosaic, so that the mosaic, if used, forms the tread of the
step. Or, a similar frame with concrete and mosaic cover may be used flush
with the floor, and in this case also it is desirable that the framed part should
ineline downwards towards the channel. This tends to bring the user of the
urinal into the correct position, and avoids much risk of mis-use and unclean-
liness.
When the steps are used, a gutter extending from the front to the channel
at the back, may be arranged under each pier so that when the floor is swilled
the washing water can escape freely, and is not retained by the front edges of
the steps. Each of these gutters may be covered by a removable grid.
As a finish to the structure, a capping L of any suitable material and with
any desired amount of ornamentation may be arranged above each pier and
partly or wholly above each stall.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
we claim is:
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1. A urinal having a plurality of stalls which are grouped in sections, a com-
mon trough having one or more outlets to each section, and piers or partitions
between stalls, all constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore
described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
2. A urinal having a plurality of stalls, a trough running beneath the stalls,
and piers or partitions all constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore
described and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
3. A urinal constructed and arranged substantially as described and as illus-
trated by the accompanying drawings.
1441 la of Hatalov 1 1800