Improvements in Automatic Apparatus for Supplying Disinfectant to Urinals, Closets, and Drains.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application. 19th Sept., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st May, 1890-Accepted. 30th Aug. 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Apparatus for Supplying Disinfectant
to Urinals, Closets, and Drains.
JOSEPH COUCH KENT Sanitary Engineer 76 Bousfield Road Hatcham Surrey do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improved apparatus to be applied to urinals water closets
and drains for automatically supplying a disinfectant thereto in regulated quantities
each time the urinal closet or drain is used whereby to ensure the neutralisation and
destruction of foul gases and the deodorization of all objectionable matter.
The object of the invention is to increase the efficiency and at the same time to
simplify and cheapen the construction of the disinfector used for this purpose and to
provide a means whereby the disinfector may be readily adapted to the circumstances
of the situation in which it may be placed and whereby the supply of the disinfectant
may be readily renewed as required. The disinfector consists of a round earthenware
chamber flat on the face and back having a flange thereto with holes in same for the
purpose of screwing up or fixing in the required position, an air vessel on the top
screwed to receive a cap through which the disinfector is charged with the disinfecting
crystals and a screwed boss on either side of air vessel to receive the inlet and outlet
pipes both bosses being of the same size so that they need not be made right and left
handed but the outlet pipe having a reducing socket thereto to receive the small pipe,
the inlet pipe is provided with a stop cock so that the pressure of water from the
Alushing pipe may be regulated or the disinfectant shut off entirely the outlet pipe is
returned into the flushing pipe so that the disinfectant mixes in the Alush pipe before
reaching the urinal closet or drains. The chamber is fixed or screwed up in or as
near the urinal or closet to be supplied as practicable or may be fixed under the seat
of W.C. the position in no way affecting the working of the disinfector but rather the
convenience of recharging it.
and this 10th naushan 1000
JOSEPH COUCH KENT.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Automatic Apparatus for Supplying Disinfectant
to Urinals, Closets, and Drains.
JOSEPH COUCH KENT 76 Bousfield Road Hatcham County of Surrey Sanitary
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to improved disinfectors to be applied to urinals, closets &
drains, for automatically supplying a disinfectant thereto in regulated quantities each
time the urinal watercloset or drain is used, whereby to ensure the neutralization and
destruction of foul gases, and the deodourization of all objectionable matter.
The object of my invention is to increase the efficiency, and at the same time to
simplify & cheapen the construction of the apparatus used for this purpose, & to
provide a means whereby the disinfector may be more readily adapted to the
circumstances of the situation, & whereby the supply of disinfectant may be more ⚫
easily renewed, when required.
My invention consists of a round or other shaped vessel A. made of earthenware,
glass or metal, (preferably of the Srst named) having a flange & screw holes to screw
the vessel to the wall partitions, or other surroundings of the urinal, closet or drain,

page_text: and which contains the disinfecting compound or material, into which vessel leads a
pipe B. branched into the pipe supplying the flushing water to the urinal, closet or
drain, in such a manner as to ensure the passage of a sufficient quantity of water
through the branch pipe B. to the vessel A.
For this purpose the branch pipe B. projects into the flushing pipe and has its end
bevelled, and presented towards the flow of water through the flushing pipe, to ensure
a proportion of the water passing through the branch pipe B.
The pipe B. is conducted into the vessel A, & down towards the disinfecting
compound which lies at the bottom of the vessel.
The outlet pipe C. for the water after it has dissolved & taken up the disinfectant,
is situated at the opposite side of the vessel, & is led directly over the edge of the
basin of urinal, closet or drain, or turned back into the flushing pipe, so that the
disinfectant may come into the basin with the flushing water.
Both the pipes B. & C. terminate immediately inside the vessel or disinfector, and
in order to enable the disinfectant to be placed in the vessel, the disinfector is provided
with an air vessel or tube which is closed at the top with a screw cap D.
The vessel A, is mounted or fixed directly over or beneath the closet seat, or adjacent
to the urinal or drain to be supplied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is.
An apparatus for impregnating water with disinfectant the combination of the
vessel A, with inlet & outlet pipes B & C. Such vessel A, having screwed bosses
the same size on either side, & whereby the smaller ontlet pipe, may be attached to
the nipple of the union, so that the vessel A, need not be made right or left handed.
Dated this 28th day of April 1890.
JOSEPH COUCH KENT.