Improvements in Apparatus for Supplying Water to Basins, Wash-hand Stands, also Applicable to Lavatories.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 11th June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 11th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 19th Apr., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Supplying Water to Basins,
Wash-hand Stands, also Applicable to Lavatories.
I, JOHN JAMES ROYLE of 27 and 29 King Street West, Manchester, Mechanical
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of iny said invention to be as follows :-
This invention has for its object improved means of supplying water to a basin,
wash-hand stand or lavatory without having to lift a heavy jug or ewer as heretofore
and so as to obtain the supply of water instantly and en masse without having to wait
for it to pass through a small cock or valve as heretofore.
In carrying out my invention I employ a vessel of elongated form and so capable
of lying compactly behind the basin, this vessel may be of any desired cross section.
I so mount this receptacle in a inetal, earthenware or other frame or base or in the
wash-hand stand or lavatory top as to be capable of being tilted forwards and to pour
its contents into the basin through the open hopper mouth or spout. This being
effected by simply pulling forwards a handle and without the necessity of lifting the
receptacle or receiving the weight of the receptacle or its contents into the hand of
the user.
In some cases I connect the tilting vessel with a supply cistern formed beneath the
stand or lavatory and either supply the water through an inlet valve or through
the hollow trunnions upon which the receptacle is pivoted from the supply cistern
fixed beneath or in any other desired adjacent position.
In this manner I facilitate the supply of water and dispense with the lifting and
waiting as aforesaid.
The base or frame supporting the receptacle below the basin may be formed as a
receptacle for soap at either end.
In accordance with another arrangement of my invention and as applied to a
lavatory I employ an india-rubber or other bag in the cistern which in this case is by
preference formed beneath and around the basin the bag having an orifice or opening
at the bottom to admit the water the top of this bag is connected by a stationary
pipe of large area with the inlet to the basin and by having a rod or chain carried
down from a pivoted handle to a plate of large area capable of exercising pressure
upon the bottom and outside of the bag I am enabled to close its orifice and to exercise
pressure upon its contents and so cause the same to rise in the stationary pipe and to
over flow into the basin.
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JOHN G. WILSON,
Patent Office, 55, Market Street, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Supplying Water to Basins,
Wash-hand Stands, also Applicable to Lavatories.
I, JOHN JAMES ROYLE of 27 and 29 King Street West, Manchester, Mechanical
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner
the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :—
This invention has for its object improved means for supplying water to a basin
wash-hand stand or lavatory without having to lift a heavy jug or ewer as heretofore
and so as to obtain the supply of water instantly and "en masse" without having as
in the case of a lavatory to wait for the said supply to pass through a small cock valve,
or spout.

page_text: In carrying out my invention I employ a vessel of horizontally elongated form and
so capable of lying compactly behind the basin this vessel may be of any desired
cross section. I so mount this receptacle in a metal, earthenware or other frame or
base or in the wash-hand stand or lavatory top as to be capable of being tilted
forwards and to pour its contents into the basin through the open hopper mouth or
spout. This being effected by simply pulling forwards a handle and without the
necessity of lifting the receptacle or receiving the weight of the receptacle and its
contents into the hands of the user. In this manner I facilitate the supply of water
and dispense with the objectionable lifting and waiting as aforesaid.
In some cases I connect the tilting vessel with a self-supplying cistern fixed in
any adjacent position.
On the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 is a perspective view of one form of my
invention being a receptacle for containing and supplying water to a wash-hand basin
and especially suitable for use on an ordinary wash-hand stand or dressing table,
Fig. 2 is a front view Fig. 3 a side view Fig. 4 a plan and Fig. a transverse section
(all on a larger scale) of the same apparatus.
In all the views a is the basin which although shown of an oval form may be of
circular or any other desired shape. b is my improved receptacle hereinafter called
the container which is of horizontally elongated shape and of cylindrical or any
other desired form in cross-section so as to lay compactly behind the basin and is
provided with a tilting handle f. This vessel b is supported upon its frame or base o
with its central axis about on a level with the top of the basin so that it can be
conveniently tilted over the back of the basin (as shewn by dotted lines in Fig. 5)
and thus pour its contents into the basin as hereinafter described.
This is nost
conveniently effected by providing the frame c with a pair of horizontal (by preference
metallic) rods c¹ and c the former constituting an axis upon which the container is
hung by means of a claw or bearing piece a projecting froin its front surface and the
latter rod forming a back rest for the same. This base or frame c is shewn of
tubular construction but admits of wide variation in its design and materials
of construction and thus introduces a novel element of decoration for toilet
ware.
A reference to Fig. 5 will show that the container b is mounted excentrically
upon its frame and that as it turns upon its rod c' it rises bodily above the basin top
and is thus as I believe in the best position to empty itself completely into the
basin. Although I prefer it I do not limit myself to this eccentric mounting of the
container.
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e is a large hopper mouth arranged in the centre of the container and by means of
which it can be readily filled with water and the front of which mouth is formed as
a broad spoute to permit the contents to flow out instantly and practically
en masse" immediately the container is pulled forwards. The back of the hopper
mouth forms a boss or projection e' to which the bandle (for tilting the container)
is fixed by means of a pair of side brackets g-a clamping bolt passing through
these brackets and through the handle f provided with screw clamping nuts or
caps at either end. This constitutes a secure method of fixing the brackets and
especially to earthenware containers and a similar mode of fastening is adopted in
securing the same side brackets to the boss or projection e² say by means of the
clamping nuts f. It will however be apparent that the tilting handle might in
the case of earthenware containers be formed of earthenware in one piece with the
container.
To prevent the frame c from sliding upon the polished surface of the wash-hand
stand or table I provide the feet of the same with india-rubber or other suitable
frictional facings h. In using this improved toilet apparatus to pour out the contents
of the container b (which forms a substitute for the ordinary ewer) all that it is
necessary to do is to pull forward the handle when the apparatus will assume the
position indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 5 when the water will immediately flow
copiously through the spout e' into the basin with certainty and uniformity-avoiding
not only the inconvenience of having to lift a heavy ewer as heretofore but also the

page_text: well-known difficulty of pouring from a ewer or toilet jug. The container b has thus
a normal position behind the basin and owing to its eccentric mounting the pre-
ponderance of weight always remains behind the centre of rotation giving to it a
sense of security and convenience in handling, the tendency no matter how far tilted
forwards always being to return to its original position on the frame.
In filling my improved container I either pour the supply of water through the
hopper mouth from any convenient vessel or I lift the container off its stand and
carry it by means of its handle to the water supply.
In Figs, 6 and 7 I illustrate a side sectional and front view of a modification of
the mounting of the container in which the container I is supported in its rotation
upon a horizontal bar J affixed to ornamental standards K rising from the wash-hand
stand top L and affixed thereto behind the basin L' as illustrated in Fig. 6.
This modification is intended to form a permanent attachment with the existing
construction of an ordinary wash-hand stand or the horizontal bar could be affixed to
a separate base or stand or be bracketed to the back of the wash-stand or to the wall
of the room.
In Fig. 8 I illustrate a perspective view of a modified design of my improved toilet
apparatus in which the frame or base herein before described is dispensed with and the
back edge M of the basin O is constructed to take its place. The point of rotation of
the container P is marked R. In constructing this modification it is important that a
foot or projection S or its equivalent be attached to or form part of the basin so that
the centre of rotation R shall be always inside the points S and T or thereabouts and
thus avoid any tendency of the basin to tilt upwards when the weight of the container
which normally rests upon the table immediately behind the basin is received on to
its back edge in the act of tilting the container. India rubber facings should be
inserted in or affixed to the bottom of the basin to prevent its sliding. The handle U
illustrated in this modification is intended to be formed of metal and attached to the
container P by bolts Q but it is obvious that it might be formed of earthenware in
one piece with the earthenware container.
In Figs. 9 and 10 I illustrate a side sectional view and plan respectively of a
lavatory arrangement of my invention shewing the container A mounted in a recess B
formed in the earthenware lavatory top C.
The waste pipe D from the basin E may discharge itself into a slop receptacle F
or may be connected with the drain.
G represents a gas jet shewing how the contents
of the container A may be warmed or kept warm.
In my provisional specification I alluded to supplying my improved receptacle with
water from the usual ball valve supply cistern. It will be obvious that if a flexible
connection could be established between the interior of the container and the water
supply cistern mounted at or about on the same level therewith that the supply cistern
would replenish the container as its contents became withdrawn, this being con-
veniently effected as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 viz. by an india-rubber tube H which
forms a connection between the bottom of the container and the ball valve supply
cistern with sufficient slack or additional length of tubing to allow the container to
be pulled forward, or the supply might be conveyed through the standards K and
hollow axis J by means of gland joints.
I construct my improved container of earthenware, glass, metal or other suitable
material.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that
what I claim is :-
:-
1st. The improved apparatus for supplying water to a basin wash-hand stand or
lavatory substantially as herein before described and illustrated on the accompanying
drawings.
2nd. The improved arrangement construction and form of water container fitted
with a tilting handle and adapted to lay horizontally behind the basin and mounted

page_text: and operated substantially as and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated
on the accompanying drawings.
3rd. The improved water container or receptacle so mounted horizontally upon an
axis in a frame or base or in the wash-band stand or lavatory top as to be capable of
turning on its axis by preference eccentrically and of being tilted forwards to pour
out its contents into the basin substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described and illustrated on the accompanying drawings.
4th. In a water container for supplying a basin constructing the same with a
centrally arranged hopper mouth or spout and supporting a tilting handle also
provided with a claw projecting from its front surface substantially as and for the
purposes herein before described and illustrated on the accompanying drawings.
5th. In a water container for supplying a basin constructing the same to stand
normally behind a basin and to be capable of turning or tilting forwards upon the
back edge of the basin substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described
and illustrated on the accompanying drawings.
6th. The combination and arrangement of water container and supporting frame-
work substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and illustrated in
Figs. 1 to 5 on the accompanying drawings.
7th. The combination and arrangement of water container and supporting
horizontal bar substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and
illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 on the accompanying drawings.
8th. The improved construction and arrangement of lavatory combined with a
tilting water container and with or without a self acting water supply and means of
heating the same substantially as and for the purposes herein before described and
illustrated in Figs. 9 and 10 of the accompanying drawings.
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JOHN G. WILSON,
Patent Office, 55, Market Street, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.