IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOSETS AND URINALS
Year: 1885

page_text: I WALTER MACFARLANE of Saracen Foundry Possilpark Glasgow in the County
of Lanark North Britain Engineer do hereby declare the nature of said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOSETS AND URINALS" to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to provide closets or urinals which are economical
in construction and efficient in use as hereinafter explained.
According to my Invention as applied to what I term foot rest closets the foot
rest consists of a fixed portion and hinged portion in front thereof the hinges
being so placed as to allow the hinged portion to be raised upon its hinges and to
rest backwards to give access for removing and replacing the receptacles beneath-
The foot rest has two openings the larger one being at the back for the passage of
the faces and the smaller one being towards the front for the passage of the urine.
-Above and in front of the last named opening is a concave splash plate and the
surface of the hinged portion of the plate between the two openings is inclined
from the back to front these inclinations and the splash plate being provided for
the purpose of conducting the liquid through the opening for it-On either side of
the hinged place are roughened parts for the feet to rest upon-The solid matter
may be conducted into one receptacle and the urine into another in which case the
urine receptacle is covered closely in, with the exception of a funnel-like opening
for the admission of the urine-Before the receptacle for the faeces is removed a
tight cover is fixed over it-The receptacles are preferably sunk in to the ground
sufficiently to bring the foot rest within a convenient distance from the floor-
There are also preferably perforated gratings at front and back beneath the foot
rest which whilst giving free ventilation prevent the receptacles from being
tampered with until the lid is unlocked and raised-In place of separate receptacles
beneath there may be one common receptacle or trough across which where the
closet is a water closet a bar may be placed beneath the larger opening above to
break the fall of solid matter and prevent splashing-When the Invention is
applied to urinals only, the foot rest is the same as herein before described except
that there is no opening for solid matter and the surface of the foot rest slopes
from all sides towards an opening for the passage of urine the said opening being
situated in the central line of the hinges and the edges of the fixed and hinged
Prior R71

page_text: parts of the foot rest at the joint on the line of the hinges is slightly raised to
prevent urine passing through before reaching the special opening therefor. In the
case of seated Closets the seat is hinged and is preferably as is the case with the
foot rest of cast Iron but in seat closets the front part may be covered with wood
-The back fixed part in this case may be dispensed with by fixing the hinges or
pivots (upon which the seat can be raised) a little way forward of the back edge of
the seat so that the lid can be rested back against the wall when open-Below is a
pan or receptacle which can be removed when the lid is raised.
On the underside of the seat at the back is a projection dipping into the pan and
keeping it in its place when the seat is down and on the underside of the seat in
front is a splash plate also dipping into the pan for preventing the escape of urine
on to the floor. At the back fixed to the wall or floor beneath the seat is a guide
to enable the pan to be readily put in position-A tight lid is applied to the pan
on removal and a lock is used as in the other cases to secure the seat of the closet
when closed.

page_text: I WALTER MACFARLANE of Saracen Foundry Possilpark Glasgow in the County
of Lanark North Britain Engineer 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 provide Closets or Urinals which are economical
in construction and efficient in use as hereinafter explained I will describe my
Invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
My Invention is applicable to what I term foot rest closets, one form of which
is illustrated in front elevation in Figure 1 in transverse section in figure 2 in plan
in Figure 3 with the top part removed and in plan in figure 4, with the top part in
place. The "foot rest" consists of a fixed portion B and a hinged portion A in
front thereof the hinges C C being so placed as to allow the hinged portion A to
be raised upon the said hinges and to rest backwards as shewn by dotted lines in
figure 2 to give access for removing and replacing the receptacles E and D beneath.
The foot rest has two openings F and G the larger one F being at the back and
crossing the line of the hinges so that it is partly in each portion A and B and is
for the passage of the faces into the receptacle E the smaller opening G being
towards the front for the passage of the Urine into the receptacle D. Above and
in front of the opening G is a concave splash plate H and the surface of the hinged
portion of the plate between the two openings is inclined from the back to front
and from the sides inwards these inclinations and the splash plate H being provided
for the purpose of conducting the Urine through the opening for it. On either
side of the hinged plate A are roughened parts I for the feet to rest upon and
defining the position of the feet and having inwardly sloping grooves to carry off.
any liquid and to give a firm foothold. The front edge of the plate A is preferably
curved as shewn in figure 4 to further ensure the proper position of the user and
the receding parts at b give room for the user to step upon the step J when the
footrest is otherwise too high for easy ascent. This step may be recessed as shewn
in Figure 3 to form a guide for placing the receptacle D in position. The said
receptacle D is covered closely in by a removeable lid having therein a funnel like
opening K for the admission of the Urine. Before the receptacle for the fæces is
removed a tight cover is fixed over it. M are snugs on the underside of the plate B
to form guides for the placement of the receptacle E.-0 is a perforated grating
or filling plate at the back, and N is a lock to secure the receptacles. When a
grating is used at O it gives ventilation. The receptacles may be sunk in the
ground to bring the foot rest within a convenient distance from the floor and then
the step J is not needed and in place of separate receptacles beneath there may
be one common receptacle or trough P. Figure 5 illustrates this modification.
Figure 6 shews in section and Figure 7 in plan the invention applied to Urinals
only. The foot rest is the same as hereinbefore described except that there is no
opening for solid matter and the surface of both parts of the foot rest slopes from
all sides towards the opening F for the passage of Urine the said opening being
situated in the central line of the hinges between hinged part A and fixed part B

page_text: and the part A over laps the part B slightly and the edge of the fixed and lower
part B of the foot rest at the joint on the line of the hinges is slightly raised to
prevent urine passing through before reaching the special opening F therefor. The
other parts shewn in these figures which correspond with or are analogous to those
illustrated in the preceding Figures are marked with the same letters of reference.
On the underside of the foot rest is a projection Q for keeping the pan in its
place when the foot rest is down.
It will be evident that the receptacles for the fæcal matter or urine or both may
be of any ordinary or convenient kind, for example the receptacle may be an
ordinary drain as in Figures 8 and 9. Figures 10 and 11 shew a modification of
the foot rest as receiving a constant flow of water which overflows and passes into
the drain.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said Invention and the
manner in which the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
First. In closets a foot rest having separate openings for fæces and for Urine
with sloping and guiding surfaces to direct the urine in the proper course sub-
stantially as herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Second. In closets a foot rest formed in separate fixed and moveable or hinged
parts and having separate openings for Fæces and Urine and sloping and guiding
surfaces to direct the Urine in the proper course substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the accompanying Drawings.
Third. In Closets and Urinals having a foot rest or its equivalent in two parts
one fixed and one hinged forming the opening for the discharge in the line of the
hinges or between the hinged part A and the fixed part B so as whilst keeping
the opening well back allowing the hinge to be brought well forward and allowing
of the footrest or the like when raised resting back substantially as herein before
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Fourth. In Closets or urinals a footrest provided with raised portions defining
the position for the feet and with grooves therein which grooves and the plain
portion of the foot rest slope towards the opening for the Urine substantially as
herein before described and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Fifth. In foot rest closets or urinals the formation of the front portion
substantially as illustrated in the drawings and for the purpose hereinbefore
described.
Sixth. The several arrangements and combinations of parts constituting the
several closets and urinals herein before described and illustrated in figures 1 to 4,
Figure 5; Figures 6 and 7, Figures 8 and 9 and Figures 10 and 11 of the
accompanying drawings.