IMPROVEMENTS IN BATHS AND IN APPARATUS TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Robert Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake,
"
& Co., Patent Agents, Southampton Buildings, London, for the Invention of
IMPROVEMENTS IN BATHS AND IN APPARATUS TO BE USED IN CONNECTION
WITH THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES." A cominunication from
abroad by Charles Albert Blessing, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
of America, Manufacturer.
Sealed the 24th April 1877, and dated the 24th February 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Robert Lake
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 24th February 1877.
"
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co., Patent Agents
Southampton Buildings, London. IMPROVEMENTS IN BATHS AND IN APPARATUS
TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES."
A communication from abroad by Charles Albert Blessing, of Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania, United States of America, Manufacturer.
This Invention relates to improvements in baths and in apparatus connected
therewith, and has special reference to means for supplying hot and cold water to
the bath and to a shower pipe, also to means for withdrawing the waste water from
the bath either while the water supply is connected with the shower pipe or while
it is not connected.
The said Invention consists in the combination with the waste pipe issuing from
the bottom of a bath of an overflow tube or pipe which operates in the manner of
a siphon, and is so contrived that the water will gradually rise in the said tube to
the level of the water in the bath, and will run off into the waste pipe when the
proper amount of water is in the bath.
The said Invention also consists in the combination with hot and cold water
supply pipes, a shower bath pipe, and a waste pipe, of a four-way cock so constructed
and arranged that the hot and cold water can be admitted through the bottom of
the bath, either separately or mixed, and can also be caused to flow into the shower
pipe while the water from the bath is running off through the waste pipe.

page_text: The said Invention further consists in the combination with a bath having
countersunk or struck-up recesses in its sides, of a detachable seat which is held in
place by a sliding clamp and thumbscrew.
The bath may be of the usual portable form with a moulding around its top and
sides to give it the proper ornamental finish. There is an extension or board at the
top of the bath which supports the key for operating the supply and waste cocks.
In the sides of the bath are formed cavities or recesses for receiving the ends of the
removable seat which is retained in position by a sliding clamp.
In the bottom of the bath is an opening covered by a strainer plate which has a
screw stem, screwed into a cross bar at the top of the combined supply and waste
pipe. The said pipe is secured to the bath by means of an external jam nut. This
pipe is connected with a shell or casing containing the cock or valve which may be
of the ordinary form termed a "four-way cock."
The key is separate from the cock; likewise the different pipes are detachably
connected with the shell of the cock, so that the different parts can be readily
attached to and removed from the bath. A curved overflow pipe is connected with
the pipe leading into the bath, also with the waste pipe. The overflow pipe is pro-
vided with an air opening at the junction of its two vertical legs. Instead of
making the overflow pipe like a siphon, it may enter the bath at the high water
level thereof and communicate at its other end with a waste pipe.
In certain instances it is desirable to permit the water in the bath to run off
while the shower bath is in use; and for this purpose I employ a cock made long
and fitting into a correspondingly extended shell or casing. The lower portion of
the shell of the cock is in this instance provided with a groove or waterway which
receives the water from the bath and conveys it through the cock into the waste
pipe. The upper part of the cock is properly separated from the lower part by a
partition, so that the hot and cold water, either or both, can enter the shower pipe
without mingling with the waste water from the bath.
The overflow pipe may be connected to the valve casing or to the supply and
waste pipes, and the point of attachment may be at the top or at the side of said
pipes, as may be found most convenient, in fitting the water supply and waste
attachment to the bath in order to take up as little room as possible outside of the
bath.
The apparatus or attachments above described are adapted to wash basins, sinks,
the
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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Robert Lake in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 23rd
August 1877.
"
WILLIAM ROBERT LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake, and Co., Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, London. "IMPROVEMENTS IN BATHS AND IN APPARATUS
TO BE USED IN CONNECTION WITH THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER LIKE PURPOSES."
A communication from abroad by Charles Albert Blessing, of Philadelphia, Penn-
sylvania, United States of America, Manufacturer.
The present Invention relates to improvements in baths and apparatus connected
therewith, and has special reference to means for supplying hot and cold water to
the bath and to a shower pipe; also to means for withdrawing the waste water
from the bath either while the water supply is connected with the shower pipe or
while it is not connected with the same.
The said Invention consists in the combination with the waste pipe issuing from
the bottom of a bath, of an overflow tube or pipe which operates in the manner of a
syphon, and is so contrived that the water will gradually rise in the said tube to

page_text: the level of the water in the bath, and will run off into the waste pipe when the
proper amount of water is in the bath.
The said Invention also consists in the combination with hot and cold water
supply pipes, a shower bath pipe, and a waste pipe, of a four-way cock so con-
structed and arranged that the hot and cold water can be admitted through the
bottom of the bath, either separately or mixed, and can also be caused to flow into
the shower pipe while the water from the bath is running off through the waste
pipe.
The said Invention further consists in the combination with a bath having
countersunk or struck up recesses in its sides, of a detachable seat which is held in
place by a sliding clamp and thumbscrew.
the level of the water in the bath, and will run off into the waste pipe when the
proper amount of water is in the bath.
. The said Invention also consists in the combination with hot and cold water
supply pipes, a shower bath pipe, and a waste pipe, of a four-way cock so con-
structed and arranged that the hot and cold water can be admitted through the
bottom of the bath, either separately or mixed, and can also be caused to flow into
the shower pipe while the water from the bath is running off through the waste
pipe.
The said Invention further consists in the combination with a bath having
countersunk or struck up recesses in its sides, of a detachable seat which is held in
place by a sliding clamp and thumbscrew.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING.
Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a bath having any suitable water
supply and discharge apparatus applied or connected with the same.
Figure 2 is a plan or top view showing the strainer, key for operating the bath,
and shower pipe. Figure 3 is a plan of part of the said bath.
Figure 4 is a sectional view of the said four-way cock in position for admitting
cold water to the bath.
Figure 5 shows the plug of the said cock in position for supplying hot water to
the bath.
Figure 6 shows the position of the plug when the cock is in communication with
the hot and cold water pipes and the shower pipe.
Figure 7 shows the said cock in position for discharging the water from the bath
into the waste pipe.
Figures 8, 9, and 10 illustrate a modification of my Invention in which the
discharge of the waste water is taking place while the shower supply pipe is on.
The bath as shown in the Drawing is of the usual portable form, and has a
moulding around the top and sides to give it an ornamental or finished appearance.
B is an extension or board at the top of the bath which supports the key for
operating the supply and waste cocks C, also the coupling D with which the shower
bath pipe is connected. The interior of the bath is provided with the usual zinc,
copper, or other metallic lining D¹, in the sides of which are formed, by swaging or
stamping, cavities or recesses E for receiving the ends of a removable seat F; the
latter is retained. in position by a sliding clamp G bearing against one side of the
bath and secured to the seat by a thumb or clamp screw g.
In the bottom of the bath is an opening covered by a strainer plate H which has
a screw stem h screwed into a cross bar i at the top of the combined supply and
waste pipe I. The said pipe is flanged at its upper end, and is secured to the
bath A by means of an external jam nut J fitted on the pipe beneath the bath A.
The pipe I is connected with the branch I¹ of a shell or casting containing the cock
or valve C which may be of the ordinary form of a "four-way cock."
The pipes or connections for the hot and cold water are shewn at L, M, the
shower pipe connection at N, and the waste pipe connection is shown at O. The
cock C is made hollow and provided with the openings m, n, which when turned to
register" with the cold water pipe, as shown in Figure 4, will serve to admit cold
water into the bath A through the pipe I. When the cock is turned, as shown in
Figure 5, hot water alone is admitted into the bath A.
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When it is desired to shut off the water supply from the bath A and to bring the,
shower bath into use, the cock is turned, as shown in Figure 6, and will cause hot
and cold water to flow into the shower pipe. A reverse movement of the said cock
will open the communication between the bath A and the waste pipe to allow the
waste water to run off, this position of the cock being shown in Figure 7. The
position of the cock or the manner of turning the same to communicate with the
different pipes is indicated by a fixed dial plate P on the top of the board B

page_text: arranged in the proper relation to the key Q, carrying a pointer used for turning
the cock.
The said key is separate from the cock, and the different pipes are detachably
connected with the shell of the cock, so that the various parts can be readily
attached to and removed from the bath. A curved overflow pipe R is connected
with the pipe leading into the bath A, also with the waste pipe o; this overflow
pipe operates somewhat in the manner of a siphon, so that when the water in the
bath A reaches its maximum level or height, the water in the overflow pipe will
commence to run and discharge into the waste pipe for maintaining the proper level
in the bath A. The overflow pipe is provided with an air opening p at the junction
of its two vertical legs, as shown in Figure 1. Instead of making the overflow pipe
like a siphon, as above described, it may enter the bath A at the high water level
thereof, and communicate at its other end with a waste pipe.
In some instances it is desirable to permit the water in the bath A to run off
while the shower bath is in use; and for this purpose I employ a cock of the form
shewn in Figures 8, 9, and 10 of the Drawing, this cock differing from the one
herein-before described in being made longer and fitting into a correspondingly
extended shell or casing. The lower portion of the shell of the said cock is in this
instance provided with a groove or waterway T, which receives the water from the
bath A and conveys it through the cock into the waste pipe. The upper part of
the cock is properly separated from the lower part by a partition, so that the hot or
cold water or both can enter the shower pipe without mingling with the waste
water from the bath A.
I wish it understood that I do not confine myself to the exact details of con-
struction and arrangement herein described, as the same may be varied to a certain
extent without departing from the principles of this Invention; for instance, the
shower pipe may be conducted to the sides or end of the bath A opposite to that
where the supply takes place, and the water may be caused to enter and run off at
the side or any other convenient portion of the said bath.
The overflow pipe, may be connected to the valve casing or to the supply and
waste pipes, and the point of attachment may be at the top or at the side of said
pipes as may be found most convenient in fitting the water supply and waste
attachment to the bath in order to take up as little space as possible outside of the
bath.
I wish it to be observed that the above-described apparatus or attachments can be
applied to a bath with great facility and will take up much less space than in the
baths heretofore constructed, and baths provided with the said attachments are
ready for the market and for immediate use. The said apparatus or attachments
are adapted to wash basins, sinks, and the like, as well as to baths; and I wish it
understood that I do not restrict my Invention to baths.
In Figure 11 I have shown a modification wherein I dispense with the shower
pipe inasmuch as this construction is only intended for wash basins where no
shower is required.
Having thus fully described the said Invention as communicated to me by my
foreign correspondent, and the manner of performing the same, I wish it understood
that I claim,
First. The combination with the water supply and waste pipes of a bath and a
supply cock of a siphon-shaped overflow pipe connected with the supply and waste
pipe, and constructed and arranged to operate as above described.
Second. The combination with the water inlet pipe, hot and cold water supply
pipes, and waste pipe of a bath, of a single cock constructed as herein described for
admitting hot or cold water separately or together into the bath, and for discharging
the same into the waste pipe, as above set forth.
Third. The combination with a shower bath pipe and pipes for admitting hot and
cold water into the shower pipe of a single cock, constructed as shown, for per- 5
mitting a simultaneous flow of water from the bath and into the shower pipe, as
above set forth.

page_text: Fourth. The combination with a bath which has recesses in its lining, formed as
described, of a removable seat and suitable retaining device therefor, as above
described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Robert Lake, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Twenty-third day of August, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
W. KUB. LAKE. (L.S.)