Year: 1885

page_text: I JAMES CUSHING of 5 Raleigh Street Barrow-in-Furness in the county of
Lancaster Clerk of Works do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to produce a water closet basin that shall have
the following advantages. The basin and the trap thereof are made in one piece
and are so formed that while a sufficient depth of water is retained in the bottom
of the basin to maintain an efficient seal the flush has a clear and easy course on
its way to the soil pipe and thus all matters are surely and effectively discharged
from the basin. This my improved water closet basin also can easily and quickly
be fixed in any position without cutting or otherwise interfering with the floor or
other foundation on which it is to be placed and can be connected securely to the
soil pipe above the floor line by even an unskilled workman and this basin is so
constructed and fitted that one model or style or form thereof is suitable for use
in every case irrespective of the relative or absolute positions of the soil pipe and
of the water supply pipe and of the basin itself which positions do in no case require
to be altered.
To carry out this object I form the basin and the trap thereof in one piece of
any suitable material preferably of glazed earthenware. The basin itself may be
made of any desired shape in a vertical plane but the top edge thereof in an
horizontal plane must be round or circular as is hereinafter stated and from the
bottom of the said basin on one side rises the trap the bend of which is formed at
such a height as to retain the desired depth of water in the said basin. This trap
so rises preferably at rather a large angle from the perpendicular and declines
beyond the bend thereof at a corresponding angle or thereabouts terminating above
the floor line with the usual full sized nozzle and flange to which the flange of a
collar securely fixed on the end of the soil pipe can easily be attached. The basin
may directly stand on the floor but preferably is secured to a metal stand which
stand can be screwed down or otherwise fixed on the floor or other foundation.
On the top of the bend of the trap is formed an aperture for purposes of inspection
and cleaning which aperture normally is closed by a cover with a nozzle to which
a ventilating pipe can be secured and this nozzle is preferably bent so that the said
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page_text: pipe can pass under the closet seat. The circular flushing rim is made separate
from the basin and is secured with a water tight joint in a rebate formed on the
circular top edge of the same by hook bolts the hooks of which engage under a
flange formed outside the said top edge while the shanks thereof pass up through
lugs on the said rim or in other convenient manner. The flushing part of this rim
preferably extends only about half round the same but the water therefrom is
caused to flow over all the interior surface of the basin.
By this arrangement and method of fitting as aforesaid the basin can be placed
in the desired position and can easily quickly and securely be connected with the
water supply pipe and with the soil pipe without necessitating any alteration in
the respective positions of the said pipes and without requiring anything to be done
to and with the floor or other foundation on which it is placed.

page_text: I JAMES CUSHING of 5 Raleigh Street Barrow-in-Furness in the county of
Lancaster Clerk of Works 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:—
The object of my invention is to produce a water closet basin that shall have the
following advantages. The basin and the trap thereof are made in one piece and
are so formed that while a sufficient depth of water is retained in the bottom of
the basin to maintain an efficient seal the flush when given bas a clear and easy
course on its way to the soil pipe and thus all matters are surely and effectively.
discharged from the basin. This my improved water closet basin also can easily
and quickly be fixed in any position without cutting or otherwise interfering with
the floor or other foundation on which it is to be placed and can be connected
securely to the soil pipe above the floor line by any even an unskilled workman
and this basin is so constructed and fitted that one model or style or form thereof
is suitable for use in every case irrespective of the relative or absolute positions of
the soil pipe and of the water supply pipe and of the basin itself which positions
do in no case require to be altered.
In order clearly to explain my invention I refer to the accompanying drawing.
Figure 1 is a vertical section of my improved water closet basin.
Figure 2 is an horizontal section of the same taken at a. b. in Figure 1.
The basin A and the trap B thereof are made in one piece of any suitable
material preferably of glazed earthenware. The basin A itself may be made of any
desired shape in a vertical plane but the top edge thereof C must be round or
circular in an horizontal plane for the reason hereinafter stated and from the
bottom of the said basin A on one side rises the trap B in the usual or other
convenient manner the bend D whereof is formed at such an height as to retain
the desired depth of water in the said baŝin A and maintain an efficient seal. This
trap B so rises preferably at a rather large angle from the perpendicular and
declines beyond the bend D thereof at a corresponding angle or thereabouts
whereby a clear and easy course is afforded to the flush and the said trap B
terminates above the floor line with the usual full sized nozzle and flange E to
which the flange of a collar securely fixed on the end of the soil pipe can very
easily and simply be attached by screw bolts and nuts or otherwise. The basin A
may stand directly on the floor or other surface but preferably is secured to any
suitable stand which can conveniently consist of a wooden block F by which stand
the said basin A is raised to a convenient and suitable height. On the top of the
bend D of the trap is formed an aperture H for purposes of inspection and
cleaning which aperture H normally is closed by a cover K fitted with a nozzle L
whereto a ventilating pipe can be secured and this nozzle L is preferably bent as
shewn in the drawing so that the ventilating pipe can pass under the closet seat.
A circular flushing rim M is made separate from the basin A whereto the said
rim M is secured with a water tight joint in a rebate formed in or on the circular
top edge of the same in and by any convenient manner and method. I show in

page_text: the drawing a very suitable arrangement wherein a convenient number of hook
bolts N are used the hooks of which engage under a flange P formed on the outer
side of the top edge C continuously round the basin A while the shanks thereof
pass up through lugs R formed in the desired positions on the outer side of the
rim M. and the joint is made water tight by screw nuts on the shanks of the said
bolts N. The flushing arm T through which water is admitted to the basin is
formed in any position on the rim M which rim M can be formed and can deliver
the flush to the basin in and by any usual or [suitable manner and the flushing
part of this rim can very conveniently extend only about half round the same as
shown in the drawing but the water therefrom can be caused to flow over all the
interior surface of the basin.
As is aforesaid the top edge of the basin is circular the circular flushing rim can
therefore be placed thereon with the flushing arm in any desired position and in
such position the said rim can be firmly and tightly secured to the said basin as is
desired.
By this arrangement and method of construction and fitting as hereinbefore
described the water closet basin can be placed in the desired position and can
easily quickly and securely be connected with the water supply pipe and with the
soil pipe without necessitating any alteration in the respective positions of the said
pipes and without requiring anything to be done to and with the floor or other
foundation on which the said basin is placed and as the rim can be adjusted to suit
the particular arrangements in each case and to cause the fushing arm thereof to
duly correspond with the said water supply pipe one model or style or form of this
my improved water closet basin is suitable for use in every case.
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
1. The combination with a water closet basin of a separate flushing rim sub-
stantially as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and declared.
2. The combined water closet basin substantially as herein before described and
shewn in the accompanying drawing.
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