Improvements in and relating to Buffers and their Fittings used in connection with Automatic Tilting Tanks for Waste Water Closets.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 18th July, 1895-Accepted, 7th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Buffers and their Fittings used
in connection with Automatic Tilting Tanks for Waste Water
Closets.
We, JAMES DUCKETT AND SON LIMITED of Mitre Sanitary Works, Burnley,
in the County of Lancaster Sanitary Ware Manufacturers, and SIMPSON
MIDDLETON of Coal Clough Lane, Burnley, aforesaid, Wheelwright, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention has for its object certain improvements in the arrangement and
eombination of the parts of buffers and fittings used in connection with automatic
tilting tanks of waste water closets, whereby such parts are easier of adaptation
and application, simpler in arrangement and less liable to get out of order.
We mount the buffer or buffers (which may be of indiarubber) on a rod, but
instead of this being situated near the centre of the tipper-box as in some previous
arrangements, we fit such rod loosely into recesses at the back end of tipper-box,
one of the said recesses being tapered off or formned with a tapering slot to admit
of the reception at an angle of the rod on which the buffer is mounted, so that such
rod may be introduced into the recesses and readily got into position. After
getting rod into its exact position, the said holes and recesses are filled up with
cement.
The tipper is formed with a lip at the bottom, which, when the tipper tilts,
comes against the rubber buffer on the rod already described, and checks the tipper
in falling. In its return movement, the tipper is impeded by a recess or ledge or
another lip formed near the top edge of tipper, which nicely comes into position
against the buffer, when the tipper has reached its normal position.
We find this arrangement of buffer and the method of impeding the motion of
the tipper very effective, the tipper performing its functions almost noiselessly and
with certainty of action.
By reference to the accompanying drawings our invention will be fully
understood.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan of a tipper box and tipper with
buffer and fittings applied, constructed in accordance with our invention.
A is the tipper box; B the tipper provided with a lip C at the bottom, and near
its top edge formed with a recess D.
The buffer E is mounted on a rod F, which is introduced into recesses G and H
formed in the box or receptacle A. Recess H is made with a tapering slot, as
shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that the rod F may be introduced at an angle,
and then got into position.
The action of the buffer and checking appliances is clearly shewn in Fig. 1, the
tipper being here illustrated in its normal position, and the recessed portion
impeding its movement by bearing against rubber buffer E. Lip C is preferably
made loose and fixed by a bolt or otherwise, so that it can be regulated to exactly
suit position of buffer D¹.
By forming the recess at the top edge of tipper, and in the tipper box instead of
one or two lips, we obtain the advantage of the tipper occupying less space.
Another plan is to fix the rod to the tipper-box A with one or more buffers upon
it at or about W (Fig. 1.) and to fix a lug or stopper at R, but we prefer the

page_text: former arrangement. The buffer W in this arrangement checks the motion of the
tipper in both directions, the lip R maintaining the tipper in its normal position,
but when the latter tilts its fore part comes against the buffer or rod W.
Dated this 26th day of October 1894.
F. RICHMOND,
12 Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in and relating to Buffers and their Fittings used
in connection with Automatic Tilting Tanks for Waste Water
Closets.
We, JAMES DUCKETT AND SON LIMITED of Mitre Sanitary Works, Burnley,
in the County of Lancaster, Sanitary Ware Manufacturers, and SIMPSON
MIDDLETON of Coal Clough Lane, Burnley aforesaid, Wheelwright, 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:—
This invention has for its object, certain improvements in the arrangement and
combination of the parts of buffers and fittings used in connection with automatic
tilting tanks of waste water closets, whereby such parts are easier of adaptation
and application, and less liable to get out of order.
We mount the buffer or buffers (which may be of indiarubber) on a rod, but
instead of this being situated at H Fig. 1 as in some previous arrangements, we fit
such rod loosely into recesses at the back end of the tipper box, one of the said
recesses being tapered off or formed with a tapering slot to admit of the reception
at an angle of the rod on which the buffer is mounted, so that such rod may be
introduced into the recesses and readily got in position. After getting rod into
its exact position, the said holes and recesses are filled up with cement.
The tipper is formed with a lip at the bottom, which, when the tipper tilts,
comes against the rubber buffer already mentioned, and checks the tipper in falling.
In its return movement, the tipper is impeded by
formed near the top edge of tipper which nicely comes into position against the
a recess or ledge or another lip
buffer, when the tipper has reached its normal position.
We find this arrangement of buffer, and the method of impeding the motion of
the tipper very effective, the tipper performing its functions almost noiselessly, and
with certainty of action.
Referring to the drawing accompanying our Provisional Specification, Fig. 1 is
a sectional elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan of a tipper box and tipper with buffer and
fittings applied, constructed in accordance with our invention.
A is the tipper box; B the tipper provided with a lip C at the bottom, and near
its top edge formed with a recess D. To prevent confusion, we would here state
that the parts marked W R are another modification and will be hereinafter
described.
The buffer E, Fig. 2, is mounted on a rod F, which is introduced into recesses G
and H formed in the box or receptacle A. Recess H is made with a tapering slot,
as shewn in dotted lines in Fig. 2, so that the rod F may be introduced at an angle,
and then got into position, when it is then secured by cement.
The action of the buffer and checking appliances is clearly shewn in Fig. 1, the
tipper being here illustrated in its normal position, and the recessed portion D
impeding its movement by bearing against rubber buffer E. Lip C is preferably
made loose and fixed by a bolt or otherwise, so that is can be regulated to exactly
suit position of buffer D¹.

page_text: By forming the recess D at the top edge of tipper, and the one near it in the
tipper box, instead of introducing one or two lips, we obtain the advantage of the
tipper occupying less space, by which the box A may be reduced in size.
Another plan is to fix the rod to tipper box A with one or more buffers
upon it at or about W (Fig. 1) and to fix a lug or stopper at R, but we
prefer the former arrangement. The buffer W in this arrangement checks the
motion of the tipper in both directions, the lip R maintaining the tipper in its
normal position, but when the latter tilts, its fore part comes against the buffer
or rod W. In some instances the rod W may project vertically from the bottom
of the tipper box, and carry a rubber buffer at its extremity instead of a rod
extending across from one side to the other, as described in the preceding
arrangement.
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. The improved arrangement and combination of parts for impeding_the
motion of tippers, substantially as described and shewn at C D E F G and H in
Figs. 1 and 2.
2. The modification shewn at W R in Fig. 1, substantially as described and
illustrated for the purpose set forth
Dated this 17th day of July 1895.
F. RICHMOND,
12, Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicants.