Improvements in and connected with Water-closets.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Dec., 1890-Accepted, 3rd Jan., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Water-closets.
I, JOHN DEAN, of Market Place, Middleton, in the County of Lancaster, Plumber,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improveuents in and connected with water-closets and
has chiefly for its object to dispense with the customary water supply cistern and to
provide means whereby the flushing of water and an after flush of disinfectant is
effected in a more, simple and effective manner than heretofore has been the case.
To this end my invention consists in the first place in the employment of a closed
charging vessel, the side of which is formed with an inlet, in communication with
the water main and the lower end with an outlet, in connection with a convenient
type of valve suitably operated and in communication with the closet basin.
The said charging vessel is always open to the water main, and in size large enough
to hold sufficient water and permit of compressing above the same a volume of air.
Each time the said vessel receives a charge of water an air cushion is formed on
the latter, which when the aforesaid valve is opened expands and expells the water
through a suitable pipe into the closet basin. In cases where a sufficient force of
water is obtained from the main, the aforesaid vessel may be dispensed with and the
main be brought in direct communication with the aforesaid valve. The latter may
be operated by an ordinary band pull, or push, or by a seat action, preferably such
as described in my Patent No. 11,281, dated July, 13th 1889.
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My invention consists in the second place in the employment of a vessel charged
with disinfectant in connection with a slide or tap in communication with the closet
basin.
This slide or tap I operate either by a pull, or push, or seat action, preferably
by such as described in my Patent No. 11,281, dated July, 13th 1889.
When liquid disinfectant is used, the respective vessel is employed stationary and
furnished with a tap and when solid disinfectant, so as to oscillate, in connection with
a slide, furnished with a projection which serves to oscillate the vessel by coming
into contact therewith and thereby assist the discharge of the disinfectant, which is
received by the said slide and moved over a port arranged in connection with the
water flush pipe and closet basin.
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F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Water-closets.
I, JOHN DEAN, of Market Place, Middleton, in the County of Lancaster, Plumber,
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 and connected with water closets and has
chiefly for its object to dispense with the customary water supply cistern and to
provide means whereby the flushing of water and an after flush of disinfectant is
effected in a more simple and effective manner than heretofore has been the case.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto two sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1, 3 & 7, are partly cross sections and partly side views of a closet seat and

page_text: basin provided with my improvements. Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a cross
section of the supply cistern and Figs. 5 & 6 partly side views and partly section of
the disinfecting arrangement connected therewith.
In carrying out my invention and referring to Figs. 1, 2, 3, & 4, the improvements
consist in the first place in the employment of a closed charging vessel a which I
preferably place behind the closet basin e. The side of the charging vessel a I form
with an inlet bin communication with the water main and the lower end with an
outlet pipe c arranged to dip into the water in the charging vessel a and in
connection with a convenient type of valve or tap d, suitably operated and in
communication with the closet basin e.
The charging vessel a in this case remains always open to the water main and
in size is large enough to hold sufficient water and permit of compressing above
the same in the space a³, see Fig. 4, a volume of air.
Each time the charging vessel a receives a charge of water an air cushion is
formed on the latter in the space a¹, which when the valve or tap d is opened expands
and expells the water through the pipe c into the closet basin e connected there-
with. In cases where a sufficient force of water is obtainable from the main, the
charging vessel a may be dispensed with and the main brought in direct communica-
tion with the valve or tap d, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1, by means of the
pipe 61
The valve or tap d may be operated by an ordinary band pull as shown in Fig. 3,
by means of an angular lever f bearing against the valve spindle d¹ and the one
end of a rocking lever g the other end of the latter being connected to the pull
handle and under the influence of a weight i and air or liquid cylinder g. In a
similar manner the valve or tap d may be operated by a push action or by a seat
action, preferably, such as described in my Patent No. 11,281, dated July, 13th 1889,
and as shown in Figs. 1 & 2. In the latter case I operate the valve or tap d by
providing its spindle d' with a lever I connected by means of a link m to the lever f
on the rocking shaft actuated by the contact piece or cam lever n fixed thereto
and operated upon by the rocking lever g which is under the influence of a weight i
and liquid or air cylinder q and which under normal conditions retains the closet
seat in a raised position and when depressed opens the valve or tap d.
In order to prevent waste of water communication may be cut off between the
water main and the charging vessel a, i.e. when the closet seat e¹ is in its normal or
raised position, and open during the time it is depressed, see Fig. 7, Sheet II. This
I effect by inserting into the pipe b between the water main and the charging
vessel a a push valve d which is operated by means of a rod e³ the upper end of
which is hinged to the closet seat e¹ and to the rocking lever g, the lower end thereof
being formed with a sleeve e fitting onto the valve spindle d¹. The rocking lever
is also under the influence of a weight i and air or liquid cylinder 9 and has jointed.
thereto a rod g' which, operates the valve between the charging vessel a and closet
basin e in a similar manner as the valve d².
On depressing the closet seat e¹, the valve d² opens and permits the water from
the main to flow into the charging vessel a while the valve à closes and cuts off the
water between the charging vessel a and the closet basin e, and vice versa, thus
allowing each time only a certain quantity of water to be used for flushing.
My invention consists in the second place in the employment of a vessel k charged
with disinfectant in connection with a slide o or tap o¹ which is in communication
with the closet basin e, see Figs. 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 & 7.
When liquid disinfectant is used, the vessel k is employed stationary and
furnished with a tap o¹, as shown in Fig. 5, and when solid disinfectant in granular
form, so as to oscillate, see Fig. 6. In the latter case the slide o or the vessel k is
furnished with a projection ³ and the slide o with a slot k so as, on the latter being
moved, to come into contact with and rock the vessel k and thus assist its discharge.
The outlet k¹ of the vessel k is then brought over the slot k² of the slide o and the
disinfectant permitted to drop through the same and a port c¹ arranged in connection
with the water flush pipe c into the closet basin e,

page_text: Solid disinfectant may also be used in the form of a block p, as shown in Figs. 1 & 2,
which is permitted to rest on the slide o. In this case the front edge of the slide o
forms a knife so as to scrape a portion off the block p on the slide o moving in the
direction of the arrow and push the same into the closet basin e. The front of the
vessel k I form of glass to enable of observing the use of the disinfectant, on the top
of which is placed a weight p' in order to press it against the slide o and facilitate
the scraping off of the same.
The slide o or tap o¹ I suitably operate from a pull or push action by means of an
angular lever f¹ connected thereto and to the rocking lever g such as shown in
Figs. 3 & 7 or preferably by a seat action such as described in my Patent No. 11281,
dated July, 13th 1889. In this case the slide o is operated by being jointed to the
upper end of the lever r fixed to the rocking shaft actuated by the contact piece
or cam lever n fixed thereto, the discharge of disinfectant taking place after the
flushing has been performed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim, is
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"In water closets."
1st. The general arrangement and combination of parts, operating substantially as
and for the purpose specified.
2nd. The combination with the closet basin e of a charging vessel a in communi-
cation with the water main and the closet basin e adapted to receive the water from
the main and permitting the water to compress a volume of air therein, which when
allowed to expand, discharges the water into the closet basin e, substantially as and
for the purpose specified.
3rd. The combination with the closet basin e of a vessel a charged with disinfectant
and a slide o or tap o¹ in connection with the closet basin e operated by either a
pull, push or seat action and adapted to charge the closet basin.e at suitable times
with disinfectant in suitable quantities, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of December 1890
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicant.