Improvements in Water Closets.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 26th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 24th Mar., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Closets.
We JAMES DUCKETT & SON LIMITED of Mitre Brick Works Burnley in the
County of Lancaster Sanitary Ware Manufacturers, and JAMES DUCKETT of
Woodleigh Burnley in County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Firstly. Our invention relates to improvements in the construction of pedestal
water closets and consists of a new arrangement for supporting and hinging the
seats. We make the pedestal platform and brackets. for same, in one piece of
earthenware.
The form of basin and trap may be of the ordinary wash down or wash out type,
having a hollow flushing rim.
The upper surface of pedestal extends preferably to the back wall of closet
forming a broad top, projecting a little at the back, and considerably at the ends-
(for easy reference) we call this the platform. When hinged seat without flap
cover is required, the top of platform is flat, and level with top of seat. The
projecting ends of platform are supported by brackets.
For "flap cover," we form a step, and the necessary additional height to back of
platform, and we hinge the flap cover to this, or it may be hinged to wood bolted
to platform. The seat is secured to the brackets of platform by two pairs of
special hinges, each hinge being in two separate pieces, one of which is a plate with
the axle or pivot on it.
We
'The plate fits the sides and front of bracket, and is bolted to it. The other
portion is screwed to the edge of seat, and has a hole at one end to receive the
axle or stud. This mode of hinging the seat will apply also to the flap cover.
We form a round hole in the top of platform to receive a straight inlet pipe, and
we make the platform of sufficient depth or thickness to form the inlet to rim,
curved in vertical section, to give more direct channel for flush water.
dispense with the usual projecting horn or inlet pipe at the top of or back of
pedestal as they are liable to breakage. The usual costly metal or wood wall
brackets for supporting the seat are dispensed with and the closet may be sent out
with hinged seat attachment complete. We are aware that pedestal closets with
hinged seat attached have been previously manufactured but on a totally different
and less substantial principal to the one herein described.
Secondly. The foregoing refers to pedestal closets flushed by an overhead flushing
apparatus but the same arrangement of platform and hinging of seat are applicable
to pedestals for slop water closets.
Dated this 5th J
JAMES DUCKETT, Managing Director.
ALFRED DUCKETT, Director.
EDWIN WILLIAMS, Secretary.
JAMES DUCKETT,
Woodleigh, Burnley, Lancashire.

page_text: Improvements in Water Closets.
We JAMES DUCKETT & SON LIMITED and JAMES DUCKETT, of Mitre
Brick Works, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster, Sanitary Ware Manufacturers,
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 :-
Firstly. Our invention relates to improvements in the construction of pedestal
water closets, and consists of a new arrangement for supporting and hinging the
seats. We make the pedestal, platform and brackets for same in one piece of
earthenware.
The form of basin and trap may be of the ordinary wash-down or wash-out type,
liaving a hollow flushing rim.
The upper surface of the pedestal extends preferably to the back wall of closet,
forming a broad top, projecting a little at the back to fit the wall, and considerably
at the ends. (For easy reference we call this the platform.)
When hinged seat without flap cover is required, the top of platform is flat
and level with top of seat. The projecting ends of platform are supported by
brackets to give strength.
For flap cover we form a step and the necessary additional height to back of
platform, and we hinge the flap cover to this, or it may be hinged to wood bolted
to platform. The seat is secured to the bracket of platform by a pair of special
hinges, cach hinge being in two separate pieces, one of which is a plate, shaped like
clip, with the axle or pivot on it. The plate fits the sides and front of bracket
and is bolted to it.
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The other portion of hinge is screwed to the edge of seat and has a hole at one
end to receive the axle or stud as usual. This mode of hinging will apply also to
the flap cover. We form a round hole in top of platform to receive a straight inlet
pipe, and we make the platform of sufficient depth or thickness to form the inlet to
rim which is so carried in vertical section, as to give more direct channel for flush
water. We dispense with the usual projecting horn or inlet pipe at the top or
back of pedestal, as they are liable to breakage. The usual costly metal or wood
wall brackets for supporting the seat are dispensed with, and the closets may be
sent out with hinged seat attachment complete.
We are aware that pedestal closets with hinged seat attached have previously
been manufactured but on a totally different and less substantial principle to the one.
herein described.
Secondly. The foregoing refers to pedestal closets flushed by an overhead
flushing apparatus but the same arrangements of platform, and hinging of seats
are applicable to pedestals for slop-water closets.
In the accompanying drawings,
Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation of a pedestal closet formed with the raised
platform P in one piece of earthenware, to which may be hinged the closet-seat A
or the flap cover, so as to dispense with the wooden cross-bar usually fixed at the
back of the seat for that purpose. This platform extends preferably to the back
wall of the closet as shewn, forming a broad top, projecting a little at the back to
fit the wall and considerably at the ends.
In the said raised platform is formed a hole D¹ to serve as an inlet for the
conduit D of the water supply, a good, sound and reliable joint or connection being
thus formed, which obviates the use of the usual horn or inlet junction, which is
liable to breakage.
Figs. 2, and 5 are respectively detached views of a pedestal closet, shewing
our improved means of hinging the closet seat A or the flap cover W to the

page_text: platform P. In the two first named views are distinctly shewn the side brackets F
formed with the platform to strengthen the structure, and at the same time to
answer as a ready means of fixing the metal fittings for hinging the seat A or the
flap cover W.
The clip F spans the bracket F¹ of the platform, to which it is secured by bolt
and nut, and is also provided or formed with a stud or axle G. Secured by screws
or like means to the seat A is a plate H, whose extremity projects beyond
the end of the seat, and is furnished with a hole to receve the axle or stud G of
the clip.
Fig. 4 is a plan view of the closet seat A and platform P shewing another
method of hinging. A hole is here formed from end to end of the platform, in
which is inserted and fixed the through rod or axle G, and the seat may be hinged
thereto as hereinbefore described; or, studs may be embedded in holes formed at
each end of the platform, and may receive the hinge plates of the seat A.
In Fig. 5 the platform P is formed with an additional step X to serve as a
means of hinging thereto the flap cover W in a similar manner as previously
described.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
1. Making the platform or raised cross-bar P in earthenware in one piece with
the pedestal A', and forming a hole D' (Fig. 4) in the top of it, with a connected
channel to conduct the water supply, and forming the projecting ends of the said
platform Pinto brackets to receive the metal fittings for carrying the seat,
or seat and flap cover, substantially as and for the purpose described and
illustrated.
2. In a platform made in combination with a pedestal closet, forming a hole D¹
at the top to serve as an inlet for the conduit D of the water supply, thereby
dispensing with the usual horn and forming a good, sound and simple connection,
substantially as described and illustrated.
3. The improved means of hinging the seat or flap cover to the projection or
brackets at ends of the platform, substantially as described and illustrated.
4. The general arrangement and combination of the parts, substantially as shewn
and described.
Dated this 23rd day of January 1894.
F. RICHMOND,
79, St. James Street, Burnley, Agent for Applicants.