Improvements in Seats of Water Closets.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Seats of Water Closets.
MATTHEW PAGE, 58, Chester Road, East Ham, Essex, Inventor, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
I prepare a reel of sanitary paper or, other suitable material of a convenient
width and shape, to cover the seat of any particular water-closet. The reel of
paper or other suitable material is perforated in lengths to conveniently cover
the whole seat and is fixed at the back of the seat in such a way that it may
easily revolve to allow a fresh length when required. The paper or other suitable
material, upon the reel may be disinfected, perfumed, decorated, or may be used
printing advertisements thereon. The invention thus provides a preventive
against possible disease or vermin likely to accumulate by the frequent use of
water closets at railway stations, public conveniences, and other places.
Dated this Third day of December 1898.
MATTHEW PAGE.
I, MATTHEW PAGE, of 58, Chester Road, East Ham, in the County of Essex,
Inventor, 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:-
My invention relates to improvements in seats of water closets.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a plan of a water closet seat covered with the sanitary paper.
Fig. 2, is a section on line A, B.
Fig. 3, is a plan of the under side of one of the hinged side strips showing
the india rubber blocks.
In carrying my invention into practice I prepare a reel a of sanitary paper b,
or other suitable material of a convenient width and shape to cover the seat c
of any particular water closet, the reel a of paper or other suitable material
is perforated at f in lengths to conveniently cover the whole seat e, and is at
the back of the seat e in a box g on a spindle h in such a way that it may easily
revolve to allow a fresh length when required. The paper b or other suitable
material forming the reel a in the box g may be disinfected, perfumed, decorated
or may be used for printing advertisements thereon.
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page_text: At the sides of the water closet seat e I fix hinged strips e or flaps, and beneath
these said strips india rubber blocks are provided in order to grip the sides
of the paper when the strips c are closed as in Fig. 1. The object of the hinged
strips or flaps is to keep the paper in position and in hot weather to prevent the
paper sticking to ones person.
The opening in the paper bis provided in the front with a projecting flap
or tongue this being a particular feature in my invention.
If preferable the paper b may be made in book form of any number of sheets
bound together and hung up behind the seat, so that a sheet may be pulled down
when required.
My invention thus provides a preventative against possible disease, or vermin
likely to accumulate by the frequent use of water closets at railway stations,
urinals and other places.
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. In the seats of water closets, the combination and arrangement of the
various parts substantially as above fully described in this specification and
illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. The combination of the opening i and the projecting flap or tongue j cut
in the paper b, substantially as herein described and according to the accom
panying drawing.
3. The combination and arrangement of the perforated papers bound up in
book form, substantially as described.
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J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, London, W., Agent for the Applicant.