Improvements in Pedestal Water-closets.
Year: 1891

page_text: Improvements in Pedestal Water-closets.
I SAMUEL HUNT ROWLEY of Swadlincote in the County of Derby, Earthenware
Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to pedestal water closets of the kind in which the
pedestal encloses, and is formed in one piece of earthenware or china with, the
basin and trap. In these closets as generally constructed the part that has to be
connected with the soil pipe is to one side of a vertical line drawn through the centre
of the basin and consequently difficulties are met with when one of these closets
has to be substituted for an old pau valve or similar closet. Now according to
my invention I construct pedestal closets of the kind referred to in such manner
that the outlet therefrom is in the centre vertical line of the basin so that it can
replace an old pan valve or similar closet without necessitating any alteration in
the position of the soil pipe. With this object I make the basin with a trap or
water seal at bottom, the outlet from the basin being at the back or side and I
continue this outlet in the form of a bend which terminates in a vertical part in the
centre line of the basin; consequently this termination will come precisely to the
position of the outlet of an old pan valve or similar closet. I make the basin,
trap, outlet and pedestal in one piece of earthenware or china and I keep the trap
from contact with the pedestal because I find that where contact between these
parts is allowed, the closet is liable to crack or break after manufacture owing to
irregularity in cooling.
My invention further consists in moulding the pedestal with an inspection hole
at the back so as to allow of the joint between the soil pipe and the closet being
readily inspected.
J. C. MEWBURN,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agent.
J. C. MEWBURN,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Patent Agent.

page_text: I, SAMUEL HUNT ROWLEY of Swadlincote in the County of Derby, Earthen-
ware Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to he performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
My invention has reference to perlestal water closets of the kind in which the
pedestal encloses, and is formed in one piece of earthenware or chica with the basin
and trap.
My invention consists in moulding the pedestal with an inspection hole at
the back so as to allow of the joint between the soil pipe and the closet being
readily inspected.
The accompanying drawings represent a pedestal water closet in which my
improvements are embodied.
Figure 1. is a side elevation of the closet,
Figure 2 a plan and Figure 3 a section on the line A B of Figure 2.
Figure 4 is a back view with the cover to the inspection hole removed.
Figure 5 is a section on a larger scale showing the inspection hole and its
-cover and
Figure 6 is a view of the cover.
a is the pedestal, the basin, c the trap, and d the outlet all formed in one piece
of earthenware.
Figure 3 represents the central vertical line of the closet.
It will be secu that the outlet d from the basin is continued in the form of a bend
which terminates in a vertical part e in the centre line - so as to come precisely
to the position of the outlet of an old pan valve or similar closet for which the
pedestal closet may have to be substituted. It will also be seen that the trap and
outlet are not in contact with the pedestal a; when such contact is allowed the
closet is liable to crack or break after manufacture owing to irregularity in
cooling. The trap c and outlet d are preferably made elliptical in section except
at the inlet of the trap and at the bottom of the outlet where it is connected to the
soil pipe these parts being of circular section, there are thus no corners or angles
where matter can collect, the whole contents being cleared out every time the
closet is flushed. is the inspection hole for allowing the joint between the soil
pipe and the closet to be readily inspected and made good if necessary. 7 is the
cover of this inspection hole.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
Constructing pedestal water closets with an inspection hole as and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated thi 92nd day of Wahu
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J. C. MEWBURN,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agent.
J. C. MEWBURN,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agent.