AUTOMATIC FLUSHING APPARATUS AND WATER-WASTE PREVENTOR FOR WATER CLOSETS, URINALS AND FOR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
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I JOB DEELEY of Birmingham in the County of Warwick, Plumbers Brass
AN IMPROVED
Founder do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for,
AUTOMATIC FLUSHING APPARATUS AND WATER-WASTE PREVENTOR FOR WATER
CLOSETS, URINALS AND FOR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES" to be as follows:-
My Invention has reference to what are commonly known as syphon flushing
apparatus for water closets, urinals and for other like purposes, in which a fixed
or determinate amount, of water is allowed only at a given time to flow from a
flush box or reservoir to the pan of the closet, urinal, or other similar object to be
flushed, and my said improvement has especial reference to that class of flushing
cisterns in which the starting of the flushing is effected by allowing water to
temporarily flow or pass through a valve or opening in the bottom of the said
cistern.
The flushing can only be effected intermittently as the cistern is divided by a
partition about the middle, and only the water from its flushing partition, can be
discharged at a time, but when once the flushing has been started the cistern
empties itself automatically by atmospheric pressure acting upon the surface of the
water in the cistern, and cannot be again started until water enters from the
non-flushing or reserve part of the cistern.
By the means hereinafter described, a perfect water-waste preventor is
produced.
I will describe my Invention as applied to a water waste preventor.
Situated in the bottom of the flushing part of the cistern is an open socket or
valve seat, leading to the delivery pipe, for conveying water from the said
compartment to the closet pan.-The said valve part or opening is affixed to the
bottom of the cistern and attached to the delivery pipe by an ordinary union.
The open socket or valve opening described has a flange at the top, upon which
a collar of a combined movable bell and down pipe rests as hereinafter described-
for cutting off water after starting the flushing.
The part constituting the syphon arrangement consists, of a bell made in one
piece with the down pipe, the lower end of which fits into the hollow socket or
valve opening as before described, while a collar at a short distance from the end,
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page_text: rests upon the flange of the valve or socket opening-An opening or openings on
the lower end of the down pipe leads to the delivery pipe while openings at the
upper end of the delivery pipe, leads or passes to the inside of the bell-The
lower end of the bell comes within a short distance of the bottom of the cistern
which is of larger internal diameter than the down pipe, the division left, forms
an annular space.
The action of the apparatus for flushing is as follows :-
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The combined bell and down pipe is raised by pulling one end-of a jointed lever
by a chain-The lever is hooked at its free end, which embraces trunnion-like
centres on both sides of the bell, so that by raising the lever and bell the lower end
of the combined bell and down pipe is partially removed or raised from the socket
in the bottom of the cistern, thereby allowing water to pass through the opening
or openings in the end of the down pipe, to the delivery pipe, in its passage,
removing air from the inside of the bell and down pipe, the mouth of the bell
being seated by the water in that division of the cistern-A vacuum having now
been created the combined bell and down pipe is liberated when its end falls again
into its socket and prevents the passage of water therethrough-A secondary
valve attached by a chain on the axis of the lever closes the valve opening of the
partition.
The rareification of air in the bell and down pipe causes the water to rise up the
inside of the bell and flow through the openings at the top, and into the down
pipe Water now rushes with great velocity down the delivery pipe to the pan or
other receptacle to be flushed-until the whole of the water in the division or
Blush box of the cistern has been exhausted. So that by giving a simple pull to
the chain attached to the lever the whole contents of the cistern is or are
discharged with great rapidity down the pipe leading to the pan of the closet or
urinal and so effectually cleansing the same.
Dated the Eighteenth day of February One thousand eight hundred and

page_text: I JOB DEELEY of Birmingham in the County of Warwick Plumbers Brass
Founder do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for "AN IMPROVED
AUTOMATIC FLUSHING APPARATUS AND WATER-WASTE PREVENTER FOR WATER
CLOSETS, URINALS, AND FOR OTHER SIMILAR PURPOSES," and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
My Invention has reference to what are commonly known as syphon flushing
apparatuses for water-closets, urinals, and for other like purposes in which a fixed
or determinate amount of water is allowed only a given time, to flow from a
flush-box or reservoir, to the pan of the closet, urinal, or other similar object to be
flushed; and my said Invention has especial reference to that class of the flushing
cisterns in which the starting of the flushing is effected by allowing water to
temporarily flow or pass through a valve or opening in the bottom of the said
cistern.
The flushing can only be effected intermittently, as the cistern is divided by a
partition about its middle, and only the water from the flushing cistern partition
can be discharged at a time, when the syphon bell valve is open; but when once
the flushing has been started and the valve closed, with the syphon bell down, the
cistern entirely empties itself through the syphon bell automatically by atmospheric
pressure acting upon the surface of the water in the cistern. The flushing cannot
again be started until, water enters from the main supply.
By the means hereinafter described, a perfect water waste preventer is produced.
I will first describe my improvements as applied to a partitioned flushing cistern
or water waste preventer of a water closet.
Situated in the bottom of the flushing part of the cistern is an open socket or
valve seat, leading to the delivery pipe, for conveying water from the said
compartment to the closet pan. The said valve part or opening is affixed to the
bottom of the cistern, and attached to the delivery pipe by an ordinary union.
The open socket or valve opening described, has a flange at its top, upon which
a collar of a combined movable bell and down pipe rests, as hereinafter described;
for cutting off water after starting the flushing.
The part constituting the syphon arrangement, consists of a bell made in one
piece with the down pipe; the lower end of which, fits into the hollow socket or
valve opening as before described, while a collar at a short distance from its end,
rests upon the flange of the valve or socket opening. An opening or openings on
the lower end of the down pipe, leads to the delivery pipe, while openings at the
upper end of the delivery pipe, leads or passes to the inside of the bell. The lower
end of the bell comes within a short distance of the bottom of the cistern which
is of larger internal diameter than the down pipe; the division left, forms an
angular space.
The action of the apparatus for flushing is as follows.
The combined bell and down pipe is raised by pulling one end of a jointed lever
by a chain. The lever is hooked at its free end, which embraces trunnion like
centres on both sides of the bell, so that by raising the lever and bolt, the lower
end of the combined bell and down-pipe is partially removed or raised from the
socket in the bottom of the cistern, thereby allowing water to pass through the
opening or openings in the end of the down pipe, to the delivery pipe, in its
passage, removing air from the inside of the bell and down-pipe, The mouth of

page_text: the bell being sealed by the water in that division of the cistern. A vacuum
having now been created, the combined bell and down-pipe is liberated, when its
end falls again into its valve socket, and prevents the passage of water there-
through. A secondary valve attached by a chain on the axis of the lever, closes
the water supply cut off valve in the partition.
The rareification of air in the bell and down pipe causes the water to rise up the
inside of the bell, and flow through the opening at the top, and from thence into
the down pipe. Water now rushes with velocity down the delivery pipe to the
pan, or other receptacle to be flushed, until the whole of the water in the cistern,
has been exhausted. So that by giving a simple pull to the chain attached to to
the lever, the whole contents of the cistern is or are discharged with great rapidity
down the pipe leading to the pan of the closet, or urinal, and thereby effectually
cleansing the same.
In applying my improvements to plain or non divisioned cisterns, the water
supply cut off valve is opened directly by the end of the lever instead of by a chain
as in the first described arrangement; so that by the raising of the combined bell
and downpipe by the lever to effect the initial flushing through the bell valve or
opening in the bottom of the cistern, the end of the lever on being raised, shuts off
the main supply. On the liberation of the lever, and the falling of the combined
bell and down-pipe to its seat, the water supply valve is allowed to open to ăn
extent dependent upon the height of the water in the cistern; or the amount
that has been allowed to pass through the bottom of the cistern for the initial
flushing.
I will now describe with reference to the accompanying Drawings the manner in
which my Invention is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents in longitudinal vertical section a partitioned flushing
apparatus or cistern, constructed according to my Invention. The said Figure 1
also represents the parts in the positions which they respectively occupy, when the
starting of the flushing takes place; that is, the combined down pipe and bell is
raised to allow water to pass from the cistern, into the delivery pipe for effecting
the necessary rareification of the air therein, so that the water in the cistern may
rise in the syphon bell; on the bell being again lowered; a water supply cut off
valve in the partition is at the same time closed, shutting off water during the
time that the bell is raised for the starting or initial flushing.
Figure 2 represents the same view as Figure 1, with the division or partition
slightly broken away. The syphon bell is shown in its normal position, or in the
act of flushing with the secondary or partition valve open for the free egress of
water, from the ball valve chamber, to the chamber in which the syphon arrange-
ment is situated. Figure 3 shows a plan of the cistern and Figure 4 is a section
of the syphon bell and down pipe combined. The view exhibits the outlet for the
free passage of the water when flushing or starting. Figure 5 shows on a larger
scale the combined syphon bell and down pipe and parts connected with it, which
can be applied to an ordinary leaden or other cistern as may be desired, for flushing
purposes generally; and Figure 6 represents a perspective view on a larger scale,
the flushing cistern Figure 1, and Figure 7 and 8 show my new or improved
flushing arrangements applied to a plain or unpartitioned cistern. In Fiture 7
the lever is in the act of falling to its lowest position; while Figure 8 represents
the said lever in its raised position, for the starting of the flushing as before
described.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in the several Figures of the
Drawings.
a is the main flushing cistern, and 6 is the reserve ball valve chamber which is
isolated from the chamber a during the starting or initial flushing, by the valve c
on the depression of the lever d by the chain d', a² is the partition dividing the
chambers. e is a water supply cut off valve, and e* the passage. a³ is the open
socket or flushing valve chamber conveying water to the delivery pipe f. The
flushing valve chamber a³ may be attached to the delivery pipe by an ordinary

page_text: union f. gg is the combined movable bell, and down-pipe, with a stem or end gʻ
at its lower part, having valve openings g³ g3 through which water passes in
starting, the said lower part g' is provided with an india-rubber valve seat or
diaphragm g, which rests upon the fixed metal seat at of the box chamber.
The action of the apparatus for flushing is as follows.
On giving a momentary pull or impulse to the chain d', the lever d is lowered
by turning upon the centre d³, which raises the counterpoise end d, and picks up
the combined bell and down pipe g, g¹ by the trunnion like arms g³. Thus the
raising of the bell g, g¹ allows water from the flushing chamber a to flow through
the openings g g³, to the delivery pipe f, for the rareification or partial removal of
air from the down pipe g' and from the upper part of the annular space in the
bell g; and at the same time closing the valve opening e' in the partition a* by
the secondary or partition valve C as fully represented as best seen in Figure 1;
that is the valve is closed before the bell begins to rise.
Let it be observed that it is not absolutely necessary that the flush chamber a
should be filled to a given water line, before a flush can be obtained; when in fact
a flush can be obtained, should the cistern be only partially filled, and on the other
hand from being a partitioned cistern the water in the ball valve chamber bis
intercepted or cut off as soon as the chain d' is pulled, even before the initial flush
valve g³ is opened for the starting of the main flush; thus making the cistern a
perfect water waste preventer. And further, should the lever d be fixed down
by inadvertence or design, no more water than is contained in the flush chamber
can be extracted.
On the liberation of the chain chain d², the combined bell and down pipe g, g1
falls to the position represented in Figure 2, which closes the valve openings g³, g³,
by the yielding seating g³ pressing upon the valve rim a', and thereby cutting off
the passage and sealing the valve. The rising of the lever d raises the partition
valve and allows free egress between the partition chambers of the cistern.
A vacuum having now been created as represented in Figure 1, the rareification
of air in the down pipe, causes the water to rise up the inside or annular space of
the bell g, and flow through the openings 9 at the top thereof and into the
down pipe g¹.
The water now being in motion, rushes with great velocity down the delivery
pipe f, to the pan or other receptacle to be flushed, until the whole of the water in
the two divisions of the cistern has been exhausted.
The application of my improvements to single or unpartitioned cisterns Figures 7
and 8 differs in no essential respect from its application to a double cistern as
hereinbefore described and represented.
The water supply valve e is cut off by the end d' of the lever d, on the combined
bell and downpipe g g¹ being raised by the said lever, for the initial flushing as
represented in Figure 8; when in this position no water can enter the cistern from
the main supply and consequently it forms a perfect water waste preventer as
already described with respect to Figures 1 and 2.
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:-
First. The improvements in automatic flushing cisterns or water waste preventers,
hereinbefore described and illustrated in the several Figures of the accompanying
Drawings; that is to say, the movable combined bell and down-pipe (constituting
the long and short leg of a syphon arrangement) which covers and uncovers a
valve opening in the bottom of the cistern leading to the delivery pipe, for the
purpose and substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly. Constructing and arranging the parts of the said cistern or water
waste preventers in the manner hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying Drawings; whereby the downward movement of a jointed lever
raises or picks up a combined bell and down pipe, by trunnion like arms, for the

page_text: purpose of effecting the starting of the flushing, by allowing water to flow through
an opening in the bottom of the cistern for the purpose of removing or rareifying
the air enclosed within the syphon arrangement, which afterwards produces the
complete flush on the falling of the bell (by its own weight) on the liberation of
the lever; the several parts being combined, arranged and operating substantially
in the manner, and for the purpose, as described and illustrated.
Thirdly. The combination of a partition cistern, and its valve arrangement;
with a movable combined bell and down pipe, having a neck or stem provided
with water passages which takes into a hollow socket or valve chamber leading to
the delivery pipe, so that on the bell being raised or picked up by its trunnion
arms, the isolation or cutting off of the two divisions of the cistern is effected, for
the purpose as herein before described and illustrated.
Fourthly. The trunnion like arms marked gs for the raising or picking up of the
bell by means of a lever as described and represented in the Drawings.
Lastly. The application of the flushing parts or arrangements herein before
described to single or non partitioned cisterns as represented in Figures 7 and 8
of the accompanying Drawings, that is, the combined bell and down pipe having
a valve or opening which takes into a box-or chamber in the bottom of the cistern,
so that on the rising of the bell by the lever, water is cut off from the main supply,
during the initial flushing as described and set forth.
Dated this Third day of September 1884.
JOB DEELEY.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham,
Agent to the Applicant.