Year: 1897

page_text: I, HIRAM WADDINGTON, of Grant Street Saw Mills, Accrington in the County
of Lancaster, Timber Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
Its objects are to obviate the necessity of using brass or other metallic hinges in
attaching movable seats to closets and urinals; to reduce the cost of such attach-
ment, and to strengthen or increase the stability of such seats and reduce the
liability to be damaged or broken by being banged down, or allowed to fall, which
incariably results in the back of the seat being split, and the hinges hitherto used,
loosened.
In order to successfully accomplish these desirable objects, I construct the seat
either with projections or recesses at the back, to fit into corresponding recesses
or projections in a stationary piece; the projections engaging or fitting into the
recesses and forming (with a pin, peg or bar, which penetrates the projections
longitudinally) a hinge or hinges, on which the seat may be raised or lowered.
The pin or peg may be of such a section or size, as to prevent it's working round
in the stationary piece, but so as to allow the sealt to work or pivot freely thereon,
and, if necessary, it may be held firmly in position with a screw or pin.
Instead of fixing the pin rigidly in the stationary part or piece, it may be secured
te the seat and the pin allowed to move in the stationary piece.
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The pin or pegs may be formed of lignum vitæ or any other suitable material.
In order to strengthen the seat and render it less liable to be split or broken, I
provide it with one or more dowells which penetrate the seat horizontally, both at
the back and front of the hole or opening.
By these means the seat in rendered more durable and economical.
I, HIRAM WADDINGTON, of Grant Street Saw Mills, Accrington in the County
of Lancaster, Timber Merchant, 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:
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Its objects are to obviate the necessity of using brass or other metallic hinges in

page_text: attaching movable seats to closets, urinals, and the like: to reduce the cost of
such attachment, and to strengthen or increase the stability of such seats, and
reduce the liability to be damaged or broken by being banged down, or allowed
to fall, which invariably results in the back of the seat being split, and the hinges
hitherto used, loosened.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1, is a plan of a Water-Closet seat, con-
structed in accordance with this Invention. Fig. 2 is a section of same, on dotted
line A B.
In order to successfully accomplish these desirable objects, I construct the
seat (1) with a projection (2) at the back, to fit into the corresponding recess (4),
in the stationary piece (5), the projection engaging or fitting into the recess, and
forming (with a pin, peg, or bar (6) which penetrates the projection, longitudin-
ally) a hinge on which the seat may be raised or lowered.
The pin or peg may be of such a section or size as to prevent its working round
in the stationary piece, but so as to allow the seat to work or pivot freely thereon,
and, if necessary it may be held firmly in position with a screw or pin.
Instead of fixing the pin rigidly in the stationary part or piece, it may be
secured to the seat and the pin allowed to move in the stationary piece.
The pin or pegs may be formed of lignum-vitæ or any other suitable material.
It will be obvious that the projection and recess may be reversed instead of as
shown, i.e. the recess may be in the seat and the projection in the stationary piece.
Instead of one recess and projection, two or more may be employed. The seats
may, of course, be made any shape or size.
.
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. Water Closet Seats substantially as and for the purpose specified and described
and illustrated in and by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1807
JOS. T. PEARSON,
Registered Patent Agent,
Burnley, Agent for the Applicant.