IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS AND APPLIANCES FOR SUPPLYING DISINFECTING FLUID TO WATER CLOSETS AND URINALS
Year: 1884

page_text: I GEORGE NOBES of 27 Dudley Grove Harrow Road in the County of Middlesex
Plumber, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
MEANS AND APPLIANCES FOR SUPPLYING DISINFECTING FLUID TO WATER CLOSETS
AND URINALS, to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to supply waterclosets and urinals with disinfecting
fluid by means of improved apparatus.
In carrying out my invention I arrange the cistern which contains the disin-
fecting fluid in a suitably elevated position to obtain the necessary pressure for
injecting the same into the watercloset or urinal.
I fit the pipe with a plug valve which shuts off the fluid when the plug is down,
and allows it to flow when the plug is raised.
The raising of the plug takes place when the handle is raised for flushing the
closet, by means of a suitable connection therewith or attachment thereto, so that
they may act simultaneously; by which means the disinfecting fluid is mixed with
the flushing water and disinfects the same.
The plug consists of an inverted T piece connected with the disinfecting pipe in
which piece a conical seat is formed in a vertical position. The bottom end of
the conical seat is plugged or capped, and the upper end is made sufficiently. large
to enclose a suspended conical plug quite clear of the through-way of the supply
pipe so as to leave the latter as an uninterrupted passage..when the .plug is
raised.
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The plug is made of solid metal, and accurately turned so as to fit into the valve
seat and entirely shut off the supply until it is again raised.
The upper end of the 1 piece is turned cylindrically both inside and out, and the
upper outer edge has a lip or flange formed thereon.
A cylindrical cap is made to surround the upper end of the 1 piece, which cap
is made of considerable weight in order that it may close the conical valve by its
weight. To the inside of the cap the conical valve is attached by means of a
vertical rod and an india rubber ring rolls between the upper end of the I piece
and the cylindrical cap, which thereby makes a fluid tight joint. A staple or ring
is attached to the top of the cap, to which a wire or chain is fixed, and whereby
the cap and plug are.raised together, when it is necessary to allow the disinfecting
fluid to enter the closet or other pan.

page_text: I, GEORGE NOBES, of 27 Dudley Grove, Harrow Road, in the County of Middlesex,
"IMPROVEMENTS
Plumber, do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention for
IN MEANS AND APPLIANCES FOR SUPPLYING DISINFECTING FLUID TO WATER CLOSETS
AND URINALS," and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
The object of my invention is to supply water closets and urinals with disinfecting
fluid by means of improved apparatus.
In carrying out my invention I arrange the cistern which contains the disin-
fecting fluid in a suitably elevated position to obtain the necessary pressure for
injecting the same into the watercloset or urinal:
I fit the pipe with a plug valve, which shuts off the fluid when-the plug is down,
and allows it to flow when the plug is raised.
The raising of the plug takes place when the handle is raised for flushing the
closet by means of a suitable connection therewith or attachment thereto, so that
they may act simultaneously; by which means the disinfecting fluid is mixed with
the flushing water, and disinfects the same.
The plug consists of an inverted T piece, connected with the disinfecting pipe,
in which piece a conical seat is formed, in a vertical position. The bottom end
of the conical seat is plugged or capped, and the upper end is made sufficiently
large to enclose a suspended conical plug quite clear of the through-way of the
supply pipe, so as to leave the latter as an uninterrupted passage, when the plug is
raised.
The plug is made of solid metal, and accurately turned so as to fit into the valve
seat, and entirely shut off the supply until it is again raised.
The upper end of the 1 is turned cylindrically both inside and out, and the
upper outer edge has a lip or flange formed thereon.
A cylindrical cap is made to surround the upper end of the piece, which cap
is made of considerable weight in order that it may close the conical valve by
its weight. To the inside of the cap the conical valve is attached by means of a
vertical rod, and an india rubber ring rolls between the upper end of the 1 piece
and the cylindrical cap, which thereby makes a fluid tight joint. A staple or ring
is attached to the top of the cap, to which a wire or chain is fixed, and whereby
the cap and plug are raised together, when it is necessary to allow the disinfecting
fluid to enter the closet or other pan.
And in order that my said invention, may be particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which
similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation shewing one method of applying my improved
apparatus to a water closet, the valve b being shewn in a raised position, and the
passage open. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the valve, shewing the same
shut. a is the T piece, b is the conical plug which fits into the seat b¹. c is a rod
which is screwed into 'the plug b. d is a heavy cap or cylinder, which fits easily to
the outside of the flange at a

page_text: The upper end of the rod c is screwed watertight through the cylinder cover
at d. is a nut for attaching the wire to the handle or lever of the closet. d³ is
a thin flange screwed to the lower end of the cylinder to act as a guide and retain
the rubber packing in its place. e is the rubber packing ring, which rolls freely
between the surfaces of a and d, with both of which it is in contact, and forms &
water-tight joint.
Other forms of packing may be substituted for the rubber-ring, or the plug may
be fitted to an elastic cylinder formed with ringa and elastic material and suitably
weighted.
The closet pan will sufficiently illustrate the application of my invention. It is
necessary that the flushing water shewn at g and h should receive a small portion
of disinfecting fluid. This is supplied immediately after the ordinary flushing by
the lifting of the plug b, whereby the disinfecting fluid is carried to the pan. The
valve b is then immediately closed, and so remains until the closet again requires
flushing, after which the valve b is again lifted for a short interval.
The cistern or reservoir in connection with the pipe i may be in any convenient
position for imparting sufficient force to the disinfecting fluid.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
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1. The application of the plug b, capable of being raised from the seat b¹, to
secure the unobstructed flow of disinfecting or other fluid, when so raised (as
shewn in Fig. 1 of the drawings), and adapted to effectually stop the same, when
lowered to its seat (as shewn in Fig. 2) substantially as hereinbefore described.
2. The method of and means and appliances for supplying disinfecting fluid to
water closets and urinals, substantially as herein before described and shewn on the
drawings.