Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1887
Complete Left, 10th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 24th Feb.,. 1888
PHILIP JAMES PRESTON No. 8 Taylor Street Batley Yorkshire Traveller 1 do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
1st. The structure consists of an Iron Building, except the Closet Doors & Seats.
The bottom of the Ashpit is of Iron, so that water or damp cannot drain into property
ajoining.
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2nd. On the side of the Building where the Ashpit is emptied, there is two Large
Iron Doors from top to near the ground level; which closes in the center, which when
open, the ashes can be put direct into the cart for conveyance away.
In one of these doors there is another small door for ashes as in ordinary
aspits.
3rd. On the same side as above there is another small Door, with a receptacle for
Dirty Water or Slops which is carried away by a pipe into a ventilated Trap below, and
then into the Drain with another pipe. The mouth of the Trap comes into the low
corner of the Ashpit so that it can easely be emptied every time the ashpit is cleaned
out. The trap as a Lid fixed on to the mouth, so as to keep the stench from coming
out except at the ventilator, which goes to the house top where convenient.
The above Trap would be very usefull, where a Flushing Closet is required.
The structure is covered & ventilated.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and Connected with Slop Sinks and Dry
Ash Pits.
PHILIP JAMES PRESTON No. 8 Taylor Street Batley Yorkshire Traveller do hereby
declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN DRY ASHFITS & CLOSETS
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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1st. The structure consists of an Iron Building, except the closet doors and seats,
which may be of wood. The bottom of the ashpit is of Iron, so that water or damp,
cannot drain into property ajoining.
2nd. One the side of the Building where the ashpit is emptied, there is two large
Iron doors from top to near the ground level, which when open the ashes can be put
direct into the cart for conveyance away.
In one of these doors there is another small Door for ashes as in ordinary
ashpits.
3rd. On the same side as above or where convenient, there is another small door,
with a receptacle or slop Basin for dirty water or slops, which is carried away by a
pipe into a ventilated Trap below, and then into the drain with another pipe. The
mouth of the Trap comes into the low corner of the ashpit, so that it can casely he
emptied every time the ashpit is cleaned out. The Trap has a Lid fixed on to the
mouth, so as to keep the stench from coming out except at the ventilator, which goes
to the house top where convenient, or above the roof of the Ashpit.
4th. In the above receptacle or slop Basin there is a Grate fixed on an axel or shaft,
with a Bevel Wheel fixed on the end.
This axel or shaft comes through the wall or Building, and the Bevel Wheel been
outside meets another Bevel Wheel, attached to the axel on which the door swings,
and therby when the door is shut the Grate is thrown upwards into the inside of the
ashpit, and throws off any substance, which may have been put in along with slops,
or any other hard substance.
Therefore this prevents the receptacle from getting choked up, and assists to keep
the Trap clean from sediment.
The above Grate to be worked either by wheels, or lovers, as the case may require,
and made of Iron or any kind of metals according to requirements.
The receptacle, pipes, and Trap, to be made, either of Iron, Zink, or simular metals,
or Earthenware, Cement or as the case may nessesitate.
5th. There is also a trough that goes underneath the closet seat to catch the urine,
which is conducted into the fall pipe from the receptacle to the Trap.
There is therefore nothing but the ashes and excrement left together in the ashpit
thus causing the ashpit to be dry.
6th. But in case the afforsaid cannot easely be fixed for the Trap Mouth to be inside
the ashpit, then the mouth of the Trap would have an India rubbar ring, put between

page_text: the Lid and Trap mouth, and fastened down by screws or otherwise, and the receptacle,
Trap &c. forming a Wall Box with door as before. But the Trap would be under-
neath, in the ground, in a place made so as to get to it to clean out.
The above is applicable to any kind of ashpit and closet.
7th. The above Trap would be very usefull where a flushing closet is required.
The structure is covered and ventilated.
8th. In order that my said Invention may be properly understood I shall now
proceed to describe the severl letters on the sheet of Drawings hereunto attached.
The section through Trap and slop Basin is a drawing of a perpendicular section
through the Trap and slop Basin or receptacle. The dotted lines show the direction
in which the grate rises to throw out anything that may be upon it, when slops have
been thrown in.
It also shows the ventilating pipe of the Trap, which is carried up to the roof,-and
the rain water pipe, which conveys the water from the roof of the closet into the slop
Basin.
The Plan on line A B shows moveable cover to Trap in corner of ashplace, and the
ventilating pipe, and the pipe which carries the urine from underneath the Closet
seat, and joins into the discharge pipe from the slop Basin.
The Plan on line C D. shows the top of the Receptacle or slop Basin with Grate to
catch any refuse, also the section plan of the outside of door, with top of Bevel wheel
working in conjunction with Bevel wheel on axel of Grate.
The Part Elevation showing door of slop Basin-showing the height of the door
above the ground outside-and the Bevel Wheel on axel of door.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said Invention
and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into effect-1 may
observe, in conclusion that I do not confine or restrict myself to the precise details or
arrangements which I have had occation to describe or refer to, as many variations
may be made therefrom without deviating from the principles or main features of my
Invention, but what I consider to be novel and original, and therefore claim as my
Invention is
Ist. The Receptacle or slop Basin with outlet pipe to Trap.
2nd. The Grate to swing on axel, and worked by Wheels or Levers-as per
Drawings.
3rd. The Ventilated Trap--with moveable cover-and mouth to clean inside.
4th. The Door ou axel-with Bevel Wheel or Lever.