An Improved Method of Raising Water Closet Seats.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Oct., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 15th Apr., 1889-Accepted, 22nd June, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Raising Water Closet Seats.
We ROBERT THOMPSON MOKEEMAN and SAMUEL HUDSON PILLAR both of
10 Lower Baggot Street, Dublin, Ironmongers Assistants, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows :-
:-
A spring hinge for automatically raising the seats of water closets when not in use.
It consists first of a pair of plates A and B, the latter being fixed to the stationery.
portion of seat and the former to the moveable portion. To the plate B is attached
permanently by brazing or other means a tube C which contains the spring for raising
the seat. In centre of said tube is fitted the spindle D which turns freely in said tube
having a bearing at each end. One end of the spring passes out through end of tube at E
and is there firmly held, the other end passes into a hole in head of spindle at F.
The plate A fits on a circular collar in-the pin D-to which it may be fastened by a set
screw or other means; thus one end of the spring being fastened to the fixed tube C
and the other into the head of the moveable spindle D by moving the plate A down
or up the power of the spring is brought into play. The extremity of pin D is
formed to take a spanner for the purpose of twisting the spring into increased tension
before fixing the plate A to it thus giving facility for increasing or reducing the
power of the spring.
The features upon which we claim a patent are, the use of a spiral spring for
the purpose of raising a water closet seat, the spring and other working parts
forming a portion of the hinge being concealed in the timber work of seat when
fixed.
Dated Oth Ontahan 1000
ROBERT THOMPSON MCKEEMAN.
SAMUEL HUDSON PILLAR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Raising Water Closet Seats.
We ROBERT THOMPSON MCKEEMAN and SAMUEL HUDSON PILLAR both of
10 Lower Baggot Street Dublin, in the County of Dublin, Ironmongers Assistants
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
statement:
A and B are two metal plates which when put together by the addition of the
spindle F as a pivot form a hinge.
To the plate A is fixed a tube C by brazing or other means which projects at right
angles to the said plate A. The plate A is to be fixed to the stationary portion of
seat, the tube C being inserted into the same, and the plate B to the movable portion
of same. Through both plates passes a spindle F which is secured to the plate B by
a set screw or other suitable ineans and turns freely in the plate A. This spindle
extends through the tube C and has a bearing in the end of the tube at H. A
spring G is coiled round the spindle F, one end of which is attached to the said
spindle at the enlarged end, the other is secured to the end of tube as indicated at 1 or
otherwise.
The enlarged end of spindle F projects outside the plato B and is formed so as to be
easily gripped by a spanner or wrench for the purpose of increasing or diminishing
the tension of the spring.
In the portion of the spindle enclosed by the plate B are bored a number of holes
to receive the point of the set screw already referred to, for the purpose of maintaining
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page_text: the tension of the spring. The object of this invention is to keep the seat of a water
closet in a vertical position so that the closet may be used as a urinal or slop receiver
without wetting the seat. The spring is so arranged that on drawing down the seat
when required as a water closet it is brought into increased tension which on the seat
being released after use brings it again to the vertical position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is
1. The use of a combined hinge and spring as specified, for the purpose of raising
water closet seats.
2. The insertion and concealment of the spring in a portion of the woodwork of
the seat.
Dated this the 10th day of A: 1000
ROBERT THOMPSON MOKEEMAN.
SAMUEL HUDSON PILLAR.