APPARATUS FOR DISINFECTING AND DEODORIZING CLOSETS, AND URINALS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, BENJAMIN HAIGH of 70 Glengall Road, Cubitt Town, London, E. Plumber,
Coppersmith &c do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for APPARATUS
FOR DISINFECTING AND DEODORIZING CLOSETS, AND URINALS, to be as follows:-
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It consists of a Container of suitable material, shape or size, say 44 ins deep
by 24 ins diar preferred-On one side near the top, I fix a small tube or spout, for
outlet or discharge of the disinfectant fluid-On the top of the Container, I fix a
Cap, or hollow sphere, or box with hole in top and bottom of same-The top hole
is open to the water in cistern, and to the bottom hole is fixed a tube of convenient
size & sufficiently long to reach within about inch of the closed bottom of
container-The Cap, Sphere or Box is screwed on to the top of Container, the
male thread being on the Cap & the female thread on Container, and the aperture
of the Cap is of sufficient size to admit of the Container being readily charged
with the disinfectant. A double wire or otherwise is attached to the Container,
& bent over the edge of cistern, so as to retain the Vessel in its proper position-
When charged with the disinfectant, the Container is immersed in the water of the
cistern, to a depth of 1 inch or more over top of Cap, and as the water in the cistern is
being drawn off, it leaves that portion remaining in the Cap or box to discharge
itself through the internal tube into the disinfectant, thereby forcing an equivalent
quantity of the latter into the cistern by means of the tube or spout on the top
side of container-The disinfectant is thus mixed & discharged with the water
every time the closet or urinal is flushed-Being completely self-acting, it is
impossible for it to get out of order, and when the disinfecting fluid is spent, the
Container can be lifted out & by simply unscrewing the Cap, can be refilled and
replaced ready for action again,

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I BENJAMIN HAIGH 70 Glengall Road, Cubitt Town London E. Plumber
Coppersmith &c do hereby declare the nature of my invention for APPARATUS
FOR DISINFECTING AND DEODORIZING CLOSETS, URINALS &c, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
It consists of a container, of suitable material shape or size say 41 deep by
21 diameter prefered-On one side near the top, I fix a small tube or spout
for outlet or discharge of the disinfectant fluid.
On the top of the Container I fix a cap, or hollow sphere or box, with hole in
top and bottom of same. The top hole is open to the water in Cistern, and to the
bottom hole is fixed a tube of convenient size and sufficiently long to reach within
about inch of the closed bottom of container The Cap, Sphere, or Box is screwed
'on to the top of container, the male thread being on the cap and the female
thread on container, and the aperature of the Cap is of sufficient size to admit of
the Container being readily charged with the disinfectant A double wire or other-
wise is attached to the Container and bent over the edge of Cistern so as to retain
the vessel in its proper position.
When charged with the disinfectant the Container is immersed in the water of
the Cistern, to a depth of inch or more over top of Cap and as the water in the
Cistern is being drawn off, it leaves that portion remaining in the cap or box to
discharge itself through the internal tube into the disinfectant, thereby forcing an
equivalent quantity of the latter into the cistern by means of the tube or spout
on the top side of container The disinfectant is thus mixed and discharged with
the water every time the closet or urinal is flushed.
Being completely self-acting it is impossible for it to get out of order and when
the disinfecting fluid is spent, the container can be lifted out and by simply
unscrewing the cap can be refilled and replaced ready for action again.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying drawings the
various ways in which I construct and carry out my invention.
Figure 1 shows the container and pipes hung inside a tank.
Figure 2 shows the container and pipes hung outside a tank or pipe..
Figure 3 shows an enlarged view of the ends of D pipes representing the inlet
and outlet flaps, both open.
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Figure 4 is a detailed view of part of the union joint.
Figure 5 shows one half of the D pipe with a cup or receptacle similar to Fig 1.
Figure 6 is a section of one D pipe.
Figure 7 shows the two D pipes together forming a complete circle.
In carrying out my invention I provide a container A as illustrated at Fig 1 and
Fig 2 into which is screwed the cap B In the cap BI fix the hollow sphere
or box C with a hole or passage D, to which is connected a tube of convenient
length E.

page_text: It will be obvious that the box C with the passage D can be made seperate and
then connected to the tube E or where desireable the box and tube can be made in
one continueous piece, I next provide an outlet tube and spout F, this outlet tube
is continued through the cap in a similar manner to the inlet tube E. A double
wire or other suitable and convenient attachment as shown at G is fixed to the
container. The container having been charged with a suitable disinfectant the cap
with the inlet and outlet pipes connected to it would be screwed into position.
The container would then be lowered into the cistern H until the top edge J of
the box C was about 1/2 an inch (more or less) below the water line K, the wire
or other attachment being bent over the edge of the cistern as shown at L.
The apparatus when so fixed would act in the following manner.
The cistern H being placed above the water-closet or urinal, and connected to
the same by suitable pipes or passages, each time the water in the cistern H is
drawn of to flush the closet or urinal, a portion would be left in the hollow sphere
or box C, and as the container A would be full-the water left in the box C, passing
by its own gravity through the tube E into the container would displace an
equivalent quantity of saturated disinfectant from the container which would pass
up the pipe F and discharge itself into the cistern H. The disinfectant is thus
mixed and discharged into the tank or cistern H every time the closet or urinal is
.flushed.
Instead of suspending or fixing the container inside a cistern, I can where
required or where more convenient fix the container outside the cistern, when
adopting that method, I could fix the box on the inlet pipe in the manner
indicated at C¹ figure 5. the action would be precisely similar to that shown at
Figure 1, the outlet El corresponding to the bent outlet E Fig 1 When fixing the
container outside a Cistern Tank or Pipe, I make my connection'in the manner fully
illustrated at Figure 2 it will be observed that for convenience of connection the
inlet and outlet tubes in leaving the container are from their juncture henceforward
to the flapped ends formed D shaped, see the section Fig 6, the two D pipes
forming a complete circle, see section Fig 7. The two pipes being so shaped "offer
facilities for connecting them to the discharge pipe of any Cistern; Closet; Urinal
Hose pipe Water Cart or other water receptacle, by means of any ordinary union
joint.
I prefer to use a union as illustrated at M Fig 2 and M Fig 4.
Figure 4 represents part of a union provided with lugs through which are
pierced holes N for the convenience of screwing the surface to the tank or
discharge pipe after the nipple part O has been placed or screwed in position.
The collar P being brazed; soldered or otherwise fastened to the pair of pipes
the sliding cap Q screwed on to the male thread R, it is obvious that the container
is fixed water tight and secure to-and stand clear of-the discharge pipe of Cistern;
Closet Urinal; Hosepipe Water Cart, or other water receptacle to which it is
connected.
In many cases I prefer to dispense with the box shown at C' figure 5 and in lieu
thereof provide on the end of each D pipe a flap as shown at S and T Fig 2 and
as shown on an enlarged scale at S¹ T¹ Fig 3 these flaps can be opened wide or
compressed so as to present a very small opening to the current. The setting and
regulating of the flaps in a propper manner to insure a small jet or flow of
disinfectant can be done before the union joint is made consequently the flaps
cannot be tampered with when in use. The two flapped ends are intended to
project inside the water receptacle about 1/4 of an inch (more or less) so that
wether the current of water be up or down, one flap acts as an injector into the
container and the other as an ejector into the current of discharged flowing
water..
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This apparatus having few working parts, it is not liable to get out of order
and when the disinfectant is spent the top of the container can be unscrewed, the
container recharged and the top screwed on again, thus completing the apparatus
for renewed action,

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my gaid
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
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1st The combination as représented at Figure 1 for the purpose of disinfecting
Water Closets; Urinals, and for other such like purposes.
2nd The combination represented at Figure 2 for the purpose of using in
connection with Cisterns or for using in connection with the discharge pipe of
Cisterns; Water-closets; Urinals; Hose-pipes Water-carts or other water
receptacles.
3rd The method illustrated at M P Q R Fig 2 of fixing a disinfecting apparatus
to a discharge, pipe, without the use of solder thus dispensing with skilled labour.
Dated this 20th day of April 1885.