IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPERTAINING TO CISTERNS OR FLUSHING APPARATUS FOR WATER CLOSETS, URINALS, AND THE LIKE
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Urias Bromley George Crowe and William James, all
of the City and County of Chester for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN
AND APPERTAINING TO CISTERNS OR FLUSHING APPARATUS FOR WATER
CLOSETS, URINALS, AND THE LIKE.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Urias Bromley, George
Crowe, and William James at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on
the 7th July 1882.
URIAS BROMLEY, GEORGE CROWE, and WILLIAM JAMES, all of the City, and
County of Chester. IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPERTAINING TO CISTERNS, OR
FLUSHING APPARATUS FOR WATER CLOSETS URINALS AND THE like,
We construct these Cisterns in three ways, Namely first, selfacting as follows;-
The No 1 Cistern has a Syphon fixed, or cast therein, and by means of an adjustable
Cock, which can be regulated to admit sufficient water to fill the syphon and flush
at any fixed interval of time, the periodical flushing is effected.
For the water rising to top of syphon, fills it and the contents of cistern to
bottom of Syphon are discharged, and an efficient flushing effected. Secondly we
make a cistern with two independent compartments. N° 1 compartment being
fitted up as described in N° 1 cistern, and would be self acting. N° 2 compartment
is constructed with a Syphon and ordinary ball tap which will admit the water
and shut it off when near top of Syphon. We fit another ball to cistern which
when depressed in the water causes the said water to rise to top of Syphon thereby
discharging contents to bottom of Syphon.
This cistern is a waste preventor, for should the ball be tied or held down, no
flushing can take place, except through the self acting compartment, at the intervals
for which it has been adjusted. Thirdly we construct a cistern with one compart-
ment; fitted up in a similar manner to the N° 2 Compartment in the last case. To
prevent the Syphon continuing in action after discharging contents of cistern to
near bottom of syphon, at each flushing, and also to regulate the quantity discharged,
a bole is made in the Syphon inside the cistern, into which is inserted one end of
Panne GdAI

page_text: a pipe, the other end being brought down inside the cistern to near the bottom,
its distance from which, determining the quantity of contents discharged; or a pipe
may have one end inserted in the discharge pipe, the other end being brought up
and bent into the cistern.
In some cases we make a hole in Syphon inside cistern, the size and possition of 5
which regulates the amount of water discharged; in other cases a hole may be
made in top of Syphon or an aperture left at bottom of Syphon inside Cistern
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Urias Bromley, George Crowe, and William James in the Great
Seal Patent Office on the 3rd January 1883.
URIAS BROMLEY, GEORGE CROWE, and WILLIAM JAMES, all of the City and
County of Chester IMPROVEMENTS IN AND APPERTAINING TO CISTERNS OR
FLUSHING APPARATUS, FOR WATER CLOSETS URINALS, AND THE LIKE.
This Invention relates to improvements in Cisterns or Flushing apparatus for
Water closets, Urinals, and the like, and is best described by the aid of the
accompanying drawings. Figures 1, 2 and 3, are sections and plan shewing a Self
acting cistern. Figures 4, 5, and 6 illustrate a Self acting cistern, and one which
can be made to flush when desired, combined. We construct these cisterns in
three ways.
First. Self acting which can be adjusted to discharge the water at fixed intervals
of time. To the cistern A. is cast or fixed a Syphon B, to the ball tap D, is fitted an
adjustable tap C which can be regulated to admit sufficient water to cause the
tap D to be opened in any given time, thereby admitting an increased quantity of
water which on rising to the top of Syphon causes the contents of cistern to be
discharged to bottom of Syphon through outlet E into the pipe leading therefrom
to closet, Urinal, or the like. Second We construct a cistern with two independent
compartments, illustrated in figures 4, 5, and 6, the outlet from each joining into
the same discharge pipe. No 1 compartment is Self acting and is similar to the
cistern illustrated in figures 1, 2, and 3. No. 2 Compartment consists of a cistern A,
Syphon B, ball tap C, lever D, ball E and outlet G. The ball tap C allows the
water to flow into cistern A until it has risen to near the top of syphon, and
then shuts off the supply. When a flush is required the free end of lever D is
depressed, and the ball E which is attached to it is immersed, causing the water
in cistern A to rise to top of Syphon, and be discharged down it. This arrangement
prevents a waste of water, for should the lever Ď be held, or fastened down, no
water can escape, except through the Self acting compartment at the intervals for
which it has been adjusted. Third. We construct a cistern with one compartment
only, made in a similar manner to the N° 2 compartment described in the last
case, and illustrated in figures 4, 5, and 6. To prevent the Syphon continueing in
action after each flush, and also to regulate the quantity of water delivered at each

page_text: discharge, We make First. A hole in cistern as shewn at F figures 1 and 2. Second.
A hole is made in Syphon as shown at F figures 4 and 5. Third. One end of a
pipe may be inserted in the Syphon, the other end being bent down inside to near
the bottom of cistern. Fourth. One end of a pipe may be inserted in discharge
pipe, the other end being placed inside the cistern as in the last case. Fifth: An
aperature may be left at bottom of Syphon inside the cistern.
Having described the nature of our invention, and the manner in which the same
is to be performed, we beg it to be understood, that we claim the different arrange-
ments and combinations substantially as described and setforth.
In witness whereof, I the said Urias Bromley, on behalf of myself, and the
said George Crowe, and William James, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Third day of January, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty three.
Witness
JOSEPH WATSON LENG
337 Strand
London.
For self and others
URJAS BROMLEY. (L.S.)