Improvements in Water Waste Preventers for Flushing Purposes.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 30th Jan., 1897--Accepted, 12th June, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Waste Preventers for Flushing
Purposes.
JOHN WALTERS General Smith and Plumber 86 Siloh Road Landore, R.S.O.
Glamorgan do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
"An automatic flushing w.c. cistern." This cistern is made double chambered. The
upper chamber is the supply or receiving chamber (made in size according to amount
of water required). It is fitted with the usual "buoy tap" for regulating inlet of
water to cistern (upper chamber). A lead syphon pipe "A" of suitable dimensions
is fixed over the bottom of this chamber the inlet of this pipe is fitted with a perforated
strainer box the other end is slightly raised at the junction of the outlet and passes
through into the lower or discharging chamber, at this end of the syphon pipe is fixed
a small metal bellmouth shape pipe "B" the end of which is closed up in a upward
curved shape, in the centre of which is a small hole or passage (size of hole to be
governed by the amount of water required to be discharged in any stated period of
time) for the discharge of water into a "tilting bucket" fixed in the lower or
discharging chamber. This bucket is of such shapo and fixed with bearings and balance
that when it has been filled with the required quantity of water running (continually)
from the outlet "B" it tilts over and discharges its contents with powerful effect into
the discharging chamber and outlet, and recovers its position on padded rests after the
discharge. To this tilting bucket may also be fixed a means of tilting over by hand if
required. The whole arrangements of this cistern works entirely automatic, valveless,
certain in action, and a positive waste water preventer, & can be made to discharge any
stated or given quantity of water daily. It is made of mild steel sheets rivetted
together so as to prevent any possibility of fracture by frost. The whole to be painted
or galvanized.
Dated this 23rd day of September 1896.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Waste Preventers for Flushing
Purposes.
I, JOHN WALTERS General Smith, and Plumber 86 Siloh Road Landore, R.S.O.
Glamorgan 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 a water waste preventer, or a automatic flushing apparatus
which discharges a given volume of water or other fluid from a cistern or tank
periodically, for the purpose of flushing urinals, sinks, waterclosets, drains and the like.
The object of this invention is to produce a simple, cheap, and efficacious apparatus
of this description.
This apparatus is made a double chambered cistern, one chamber above the other
(marked "A" and "B". respectively in the accompanying drawings Fig. 1). The

page_text: upper chamber "A" is the storage or supply chamber, of such size as required
for the amount of storage or supply water. It is fitted with the ordinary inlet
and regulating buoy tap "a" and is also fitted with an overflow warning pipe "b."
A lead syphon pipe "e" of suitable dimensions is fixed over the bottom of
chamber "A" the inlet of this pipe is protected by a perforated strainer box, and
the pipe gradually rises in a curved line and ends in a bend, where it is properly
fastened to a union pipe "1" (Fig. 2) which passes through the bottom of chamber "A"
into the lower chamber "B." To this end of union pipe "1" is joined a regulating
apparatus "D" (Fig. 1 & 2) which discharges the water or liquid into a tilting
bucket "E" fixed in chamber "B."
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The regulating apparatus "D" (see Fig. 2 which is a sectional elevation of this
apparatus "D") is a bellmouthed shaped metal tube "e" (with a projection at each
side) the bottom part of which is partially closed, and has a projectional disc ""
smaller in diameter than that of bellmouth "e." In the centre of this disc is a
cylindrical passage "g" upwards, the inside part of bottom of "e" here being formed
in a conical shape "H." Through this cylindrical passage "g"
a conical shaped
piston"" is made to pass upwards. This piston "h" is fastened on to a disc "" of
the same diameter as disc "f" and this again is fastened on to a crossbar "J" at both
ends of which ("J") is a threaded hole, through which is screwed two regulating guide
bars "K" and which passes upwards through
bellmouth "e." In the centre of crossbough guideholes in projections "1" at sides of
J" and underneath is fastened a short
bar to which is attached a float or buoy-ball "m" which elevates with the water rising
in tilting bucket "E" and so forces the piston "" up through passage "g" and so
governs the outflow of water to the bucket "E."
This tilting bucket "E" is of such size and shape and fixed with bearings and
balance (as per accy. drawings Fig. 1) that when it has filled with the required
quantity of water running from the apparatus "D" it tilts over, and rapidly discharges
its contents into the discharging chamber "B" and outflow "n" and recovers its
position on to padded rests "o" after each discharge.
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To this tilting bucket "E" is also attached a means of tilting over by hand (if
required) by means of a small lever "p" attached to the side of cistern. A plate ",
of suitable thickness and breadth is fixed across from side to side at bottom of
chamber "B" so as to protect against back rush of water and to confine and give
greater effect to flush. The upper chamber "A" is provided with a removable
cover "R" and the lower chamber "B" with a hinged door S at side for adjusting
internal arrangements. Brackets for fixing apparatus to be attached were suitable.
The apparatus is constructed of steel or other metal sheets rivetted together or made
of cast iron or such like metal and either painted or galvanized.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and in what manner the same is performed; I declare that what I claim is
1. The combined arrangements and construction of the various parts of my improved
water waste preventer substantially as described and illustrated with reference to
accompanying drawings.
2. An improved automatic flushing apparatus constructed or operating substantially
as described with reference to accompanying drawings.
3. My invention does not limit the shape of tank as illustrated in Fig. 1 as my
invention includes any modification of shape of tank as may be applicable or to a
multiplication of the automatic-flushing apparatus "D" and "E" as described and
illustrated with reference to the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 28th day of January 1897
JOHN WALTERS,
Applicant.