Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr.,"1886.
Complete Left, 13th Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 18th Jan., 1887.
I JOHN PARKER of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Dry Earth and Ash Closet Manu-
facturer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to arrange certain mechanical and other appliances in
or to dry earth and ash closets that the charging and discharging of the dry earth or
ashes into and from a receptacle after leaving the hopper which is itself oscillatory can
be accomplished in an efficient manner. All the parts are arranged complete or in
combination and capable of being fitted in position without skilled labour.
I purpose forming the inner front part of the seat lining that urine can be kept
separate and conveyed to any suitable receptacle.
For the purpose of this invention I employ a cast iron spindle working on centres
in two side irons or brackets, the spindle has a square plate in the middle to which is
rivetted a shoot which works against an iron plate made concave to fit it. This plate
has a square hole to allow the earth to fall through. The earth shoot has a hit and
miss action the shoot being made to measure the proper quantity of material for
each use.
The plate is preferably screwed to a board having a square hole in it to correspond
with the opening in the iron plate. The side brackets have a flange cach which is
screwed to this board on the underside so that the apparatus is so far complete in
itself and has only to be placed between the uprights of a closet frame and be fixed
by a few screws.
The movement of the apparatus is caused by two weighted levers which are coupled
to two projecting arms from the spindle the other ends of the levers being underneath
the front of the seat. When the seat is pressed down the earth shoot is thrown back
and receives the charge of earth and when the pressure is removed the shoot is thrown
forward to discharge its contents and to close the valve. The side irons referred to
have in a self acting closet a projecting arm with a slot in which the back of the
seat is centred to allow it to rise and fall and to be easily lifted off.
This apparatus can be made to work with a pull up handle as in a water closet.
For a cheap earth closet for Cottages ete the landle would be at the back but in these

page_text: cases the spindle would have two arms projecting at the back springing on each side
of the square plate referred to and holding between them a weight which would throw
the shoot back which would always be charged so by pulling the handle at the seat or
back it would throw forward the charge.
Two arms are attached to the spindle and project and are connected to the earth
hopper which is hung on centres. The backward and forward movement of the
spindle cause the hopper to shake which prevents the material from settling in the
hopper.
I form a kind of lip to the front part of the seat lining to separate the Urine a lead
pipe conveying it to a suitable outlet.
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The working parts are few and the apparatus does not require a skilled person to fit
up and neither is it likely to get out of order should any part become deranged or
broken, a duplicate can always be had to replace it.
The apparatus is preferably screwed to a board and is complete in itself so that it
can be easily and accurately fixed. The movement of the hopper is an advantage also
the bracket irons projecting to receive the seat and the method by which the urine
can be separated.
H. GARDNER,
166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said J. Parker.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and Connected with Dry Earth and Ash Closets.
I, JOHN PARKER, of Woodstock, Oxfordshire, Dry Earth and Ash Closet
Manufacturer 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 this invention, is to arrange certain mechanical and other appliances
in or to dry earth and ash closets that the charging and discharging of the dry earth
or ashes into and from a receptacle, after leaving the hopper which is itself oscillatory,
can be accomplished in any efficient manner. All the parts are arranged complete or
in combination and capable of being fitted in position without skilled labour.
I purpose forming the inner front part of seat lining that urine can be kept
separate and conveyed to any suitable receptacle.
For the purpose of this invention, which will be understood by reference to the
annexed drawings (in which Figure 1 is a sectional elevation and Figure 2 a
perspective view) I employ a cast iron spindle a working on centres in two side
irons or brackets b, b, the spindle has a square plate c in the middle, to which is
rivetted a shoot d which works against an iron plate e made concave to fit it. This
plate has a square hole to allow the earth to fail through, the earth shoot has a hit and
miss action, the shoot being made to measure the proper quantity of material for
each use.
The plate e is preferably screwed to a board f having a square hole in it to correspond
with the opening in the iron plate, the side brackets b, b, have a flange.g on each of
which is screwed to this board on the underside so that the apparatus is so far.
complete in itself and has only to be placed between the uprights in a closet frame and
be fixed by a few screws.
The movement of the apparatus is caused by two weighted levers h, h, which are
coupled to two projecting arms i, i, from the spindle a, the other end of the levers h, h,
being underneath front of seat k. When the seat k is pressed down, the earth shoot d
is thrown back and receives the charge of earth and when the pressure is removed
the shoot is thrown forward to discharge its contents and to close the aperture which
allows the earth to fall through.
The side irons b, b, referred to have, in a self acting closet, a projecting arm / with
a slot m in which the back of the seat k is centred, as at n, to allow it to rise and fall
and to be readily lifted off.
This apparatus can be made to work with a pull up handle as in a water closet.
For a cheap earth closet for Cottages etc. the handle o would be at the back but in
these cases the spindle would have two arms p, p, (see Figure 3) projecting at the
back, springing on each side of the square plate c referred to and holding between
them a weight q which would throw the shoot back, which would be always charged.
The projecting arms i, i, are dispensed with and by pulling handle at seat or back it
would throw forward the charge.
Two arms r, r, are attached to the spindle a which project through slots in the

page_text: board and take against the earth hoppers which is hung on centres t, t, the
backward and forward movement of the spindle a by these means causes the hopper
to shake which prevents the material from setting in the hopper s.
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I form a kind of lip u to the front part of the seat lining and a lead pipe w, to
separate the urine and convey it to a suitable outlet.
Figure 4 shows an arrangement for having the pull up handle o in front, as in an
ordinary water closet. For this purpose the projecting arms i, i, are connected to a
lever pivotted at y and attached at the other end to the pull up handle o. In this
caso the earth shoot is always full of earth except when the handle o is pulled up.
The working parts are few and the apparatus does not require a skilled person to fit
up neither is it likely to get out of order. Should any part become deranged or
broken a duplicate can always be had to replace it.
The apparatus is preferably screwed to a board and is complete in itself so that it
can be easily and accurately fixed, the movement of the hopper is an advantage, also
the bracket irons projecting to receive seat, and the method by which the urine can be
separated:
Having now particularly, described and 'ascertained the nature of this invention
and in' what manner the sanić ‘is to be performed I déclare that what I'claim is —
.1. The improved construction of dry earth or ash closets, as shown in the annexed
drawings Figures 1, 2, and 3, in which weighted levers h act directly on the spindle a
carrying the earth shoot d as herein before described and in which closets the urine
is separated from the soil."
2. The modified improvements in and connected with dry earth and ash closets
herein before described and substantially as shown at Figure 4˝ on the annexed
drawings.