AN IMPROVED 'SPITTOON' FOR RAILWAY AND OTHER CARRIAGES OR VEHICLES, OR FOR OTHER PLACES
Year: 1876

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Thomas Haden Richardson, of Hatton, in the County
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of Derby, Glass Manufacturer, for the Invention of AN IMPROVED 'SPITTOON'
FOR RAILWAY AND OTHER CARRIAGES OR VEHICLES, OR FOR OTHER PLACES."
ealed the 6th April 1877, and dated the 9th October 1876.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Thomas Haden Richard-
son at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th October 1876.
JOHN THOMAS HADEN RICHARDSON, of Hatton, in the County of Derby, Glass
Manufacturer. "AN IMPROVED SPITTOON' FOR RAILWAY AND OTHER CARRIAGES
OR VEHICLES, OR FOR OTHER PLACES."
This Invention, which relates to an improved "spittoon" for use in railway
and other carriages or vehicles, or in other places, such as on board ships or steam
or other boats, has for its especial object the provision of a "spittoon" for the smoking
compartments of railway carriages, which shall be easily adapted to existing
carriages, and shall diminish inconvenience and annoyance, and materially promote
the comfort and health of passengers travelling in such carriages.
The improved spittoon is constructed with a grating, a vertical carrying off pipe
or tube, and two hollow "ejector" cones or tubes or their equivalents, as material
parts. The grating is formed with cross bars or divisions of a triangular section
with the apex at the top, so that no saliva or other offensive inatter will lodge
thereon, but will fall therefrom immediately, and it is fitted flush into the upper end
of the carrying off tube, where the latter is widened bell shaped or formed as a
funnel to receive the saliva, and which tube descends therefroin and is closed at its
lower end. At this part the tube is fitted with the said hollow "ejector" cones or
tubes which are arranged opposite each other and horizontally at right angles to the
said tube.
The improved spittoon, as thus constructed, is fitted to the floor of the compart-
ment or carriage with the grating flush therewith, and with the carrying off tube
and ejector cones or tubes projecting below the bottom thereof, the cones being in a
line with the direction of motion of the carriage. With this arrangement, when the
carriage is in motion, there will always be a sharp current of air passing through
the cones, the intensity of this current of course depending on the speed of the

page_text: carriage; this causes a gentle "induced" current of air to pass down the carrying
off tube which brings all the spittle and noxious vapours from the grating and
carrying off tube with it; they are then blown away by the brisk current of air
passing through the cones, thus freeing the carriage from much unpleasantness;
whilst there will not be any upward current or draught of air to cause any incon-
venience or discomfort to the passengers. A cowl may be used instead of the said
cones.
Two or more of such spittoons can be fitted in one compartment, according to the
size and clans of ca-mince
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Thomas Haden Richardson in the Great Seal Patent Office on
the 9th April 1877.
JOHN THOMAS HADEN RICHARDSON, of Hatton, in the County of Derby, Glass
Manufacturer. "AN IMPROVED 'SPITTOON' FOR RAILWAY AND OTHER CARRIAGES
OR VEHICLES, OR FOR OTHER PLACES."
This Invention, which relates to an improved "spittoon" for use in railway and
other carriages or vehicles, and which may be used in other places, such as ou
board ships or steam or other boats, has for its especial object the provision of a
spittoon for the smoking compartments of railway carriages, which shall be easily
adapted to existing carriages, and, shall diminish inconvenience and annoyance,
and materially promote the comfort and health of passengers travelling in such
carriages.
The improved spittoon is illustrated on the accompanying Sheet of Drawings in
Figures 1 to 3.
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It is constructed with a grating 1, a vertical carrying off pipe or tube 2, and two
hollow ejector cones" 3 (see Figure 1) or their equivalents, as material parts. The
grating 1 is formed with cross bars or divisions 4 (see Figure 3) of any suitable form,
but preferably of a triangular section with the apex at the top (see Figures 1 and 2),
so that no saliva or other offensive matter can lodge thereon, but will fall there-
from immediately, and it is fitted into the upper end of the tube 2, which is widened
or formed as a funnel 5 to receive the saliva, the lower end of the tube being closed
and formed or fitted with the cones 3, which are arranged opposite each other and
horizontally at right angles to the tube 2.
The improved spittoon is fitted to the floor of the compartment or carriage with
the grating 1 flush therewith (or otherwise) and with the tube 2 and cones 3
projecting below the bottom thereof, the cones being in a line with the direction
of motion of the carriage. With this arrangement when the carriage is in motion
there will always be a sharp current of air passing through the cones, the intensity
of this current of course depending upon the speed of the carriage; this causes a
gentle "induced" current of air to pass down the tube 2 and bring all the saliva
and noxious vapors from the grating and tube, and which are blown away by the brisk
current of air passing through the cones, thus freeing the carriage from much un-
pleasantness, whilst there will not be any upward current or draught of air to cause
any inconvenience or discomfort to the passengers.
Figure 2 illustrates another modification in which the tube 2 is shown as
terminated at its lower end by a cowl 6 revolving on its axis 7 in lieu of the cones.
Two or more of such spittoons can be fitted in one compartment according to the
size and class of carriage.
Having now described the nature and object of my said Invention, together with
the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or carried into practical
effect, I would remark in conclusion that I claim as my Invention, the novel and
peculiar construction and application to the floors of railway carriages of spittoons,
in such a manner that on the carriage receiving motion there is induced a down-

page_text: ward current of air which carries off the saliva and noxious vapors from the
spittoon.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Thomas Haden Richardson, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and seven-seven.
JOHN THOMAS HADEN RICHARDSON. (L.S.)