Improvements in Urinals.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Urinals.
We, DANIEL THOMAS BOSTEL, FREDERICK JAMES BOSTEL, and ERNEST BOSTEL
all of 73, Ebury Street, Pimlico, in the County of London, Sanitary Engineers,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows.
The object of our invention is to provide a front or face for urinals, of that
class that has no basin, which will prevent a person using such urinal from being
splashed either by the flushing water issuing from the usual spray or sprays, or
by reason of the urine being returned or deflected from the inside of the said
urinal upon, say, the boots or trousers.
In carrying out our invention, we may form the urinal division, or its face, of
metal or other suitable material, having incurved vertical lips or wings, the whole
urinal preferably tapering from the top towards the bottom thus ensuring proper
and complete flushing. Said wings may be of small width at and near the top of
the urinal, being merely sufficiently large to keep the flow of flushing liquid
within proper bounds, but, towards the lower part of the urinal front, where it
joins or delivers into the receptacle near the feet before passing into the drain,
said wings are extended or brought nearer together, thus forming a screen or
screens and effectually protecting the front of the person as already mentioned.
The wings or lips aforesaid may be made in the form of curves projecting for-
wardly from the face of the urinal and then inwardly (in plan), or it may be more
convenient in some cases to form the front of two flat upright pieces say of marble,
slate, or any other, natural or artificial stone or material, each piece being cut away
in a curved.or tapered manner, the two pieces, when in position, leaving an open-
ing, wide at the top, and of less size as it approaches towards the bottom of the
urinal.
In either of the above cases, the opening may be gradually tapered towards the
bottom, or curved in a sudden bend, or in any other desired or convenient manner.
Dated this 7th day of January 1897
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co.
7 & 8, Southampton Bldgs, Chancery Lane, London
Chartered Patent Agents Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in Urinals.
We, DANIEL THOMAS BOSTEL, FREDERICK JAMES BOSTEL, and ERNEST BOSTEL,
all of 73, Ebury Street, Pimlico, in the County of London, Sanitary Engineers,
5 do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is
[Price 8d.1

page_text: to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the follow-
ing statement.
The chief object of our invention is to provide urinals, of that class that has no
basin, or equivalent above the level of the floor, with a front or face which will
prevent the boots or clothes of a person using such urinal from being splashed, or
to apply a front or face to this class of urinals which will carry out the said pur-
pose of our invention.
Our invention also has the further advantages of occupying a very small space,
and by reason of its shape produces a concentrated and more powerful flush
towards the lower part of the urinal. It can be fitted either as an angle stall, or
in series, or in radial form.
On the accompanying drawing, Figure I shows a single stall urinal of a series,
Figure 2 being a cross section on line A------A, and Figure 3 the same on line
B--- B, the form shown being intended to serve as an illustration, and not
to limit us to the particular shape.
In carrying out our invention, we may form the urinal division, or its face, of
metal or other suitable material, having incurved vertical lips or wings, the whole
urinal preferably tapering from the top towards the bottom, thus ensuring proper
and complete flushing. Said wings may be of small width at and near the top
of the urinal, as shown by a, Figures 1 and 2, being merely sufficiently large to
keep the flow of flushing liquid within proper bounds, but, towards the lower
part of urinal front, where it joins or delivers into the receptacle near the feet
before passing into the drain, said wings are extended or brought nearer together,
as shown by b, Figures 1 and 3, thus forming a screen or screens, and effectually
protecting the front of the person as already mentioned.
The sides and back c of the urinal may be curved in section, or the sides may
be straight throughout the most part of their surfaces, being curved only where
they join one another at an angle. We prefer to manufacture the basin or re-
ceptacle d and stall in one piece of ware, frost and acid proof, and, as far as
possible, unbreakable. In this compact form it may be easily disconnected and
removed for access, and connecting or disconnecting the service pipes.
A brass rose e capable of distributing the flushing medium sufficiently may be
provided, or any other known device for this purpose employed.
for
In cases where the urinal stall is itself tapered, the lips or wings aforesaid may
some purposes be of the same proportions throughout, being brought
sufficiently near together at the bottom by the tapering of the urinal.
The wings or lips aforesaid may be made in the form of curves projecting for-
wardly from the face of the urinal, and then inwardly (in plan), or it may be more
convenient in some cases to form the front of two flat upright pieces, say of marble,
slate, or any other natural or artificial stone or material, each piece being cut
away (as to its width) in a curved or tapered manner, the two pieces, when in
position, leaving an opening, wide at and near the top, and of less size as it
approaches towards the bottom of the urinal.
"In any of the above cases, the opening may be gradually tapered towards the
bottom, or curved in a sudden bend, or in any other desired or convenient manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. Providing urinal stalls with a front or face in the form of incurved lips or
wings larger and nearer together at and near the bottom and smaller and wider
apart at and near the top of the urinal substantially as described.
2. Providing urinal stalls with a front or face consisting of two flat upright
pieces so shaped that when in position they leave an opening wide at and near
the top and of less size as it approaches towards the bottom of the urinal sub-
stantially as described.

page_text: 3. A urinal stall, either tapered or of the same width throughout, having lips
or wings, either straight or curved in section, projecting partially across its front
or face in such a manner as to leave an opening which shall be comparatively
wide apart at the top and narrower at the bottom substantially as described.
Dated this 11th day of October 1897
STANLEY, POPPLEWELL & Co
Chartered Patent Agents, 61, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.
Agents for the Applicants.