Improvements in Supply and Waste Fittings for Lavatories and Baths.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th July, 1874
Complete Specification Left, 13th Apr., 1895-4 ccepted, 22nd June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Supply and Waste Fittings for Lavatories and
Baths.
WILLIAN MATTHEWS, Sanitary and Heating Engineer 42 Long Millgate
Manchester. I do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates, to inlet and waste valves, and cocks for baths & lava-
tories of all kinds, but especially, for public baths and lavatories where it is
essential, that the valves and cocks, and waste arrangement should be under the
control of an attendant.
According to this invention, I use a stand pipe with two cavities, one for hot and
one for cold water opening into a larger inlet pipe, discharging into a larger inlet
pipe, discharging into the bath or lavatory.
Into each of these two cavities, I fix a valve indexed hot and cold respectively,
the spindle from each of these valves having a square or triangular head with
loose key, to fit same. These spindles are extended until they reach the outside
of the bath or lavatory partition where the attendant can regulate the supply of
water.
At the bottom of the stand pipe, I construct a junction, with a waste pipe
connected with the bottom of the bath or lavatory.
The bottom flange of this junction, may be used as a seating for a valve to open
and close this waste.
This valve is connected with a rod passing up the stand pipe, to a cam, by means
of which it may be raised & lowered.
This cam may have an extended spindle with square, or triangular shaped head,
similar in size to that on the valve spindle and it is intended that one key shall fit
each of the heads.
Dated this 19th day of June A D 1894
WILLIAM MATTHEWS,
42, Long Millgate, Manchester, Sanitary and Heating Engineer.
Improvements in Supply and Waste Fittings for Lavatories and
Baths.
I WILLIAM MATTHEWS Sanitary and Heating Engineer 33 Princess Street
Manchester (late 42 Long Millgate) 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 relates to inlet & waste valves and cocks, for baths & lavatories
of all kinds, but especially for public baths & lavatories where it is essential that
the valves and cocks and waste arrangements, should be under the control of an
attendant.
In bath & lavatory inlets & waste arrangement, the method of lifting, the
waste valve, is liable to get out of order, and the series of valves is difficult
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This invention is intended to obviate these defects and to render the waste
arrangement perfectly reliable, and to make the whole set of valves accessible.
One sheet of drawings is appended hereto, and reference is hereinafter made to
the figures thereon.
According to this invention, I use a stand pipe A with two cavities, one for hot,
and one for cold, water opening, into a larger inlet pipe, discharging into a larger
inlet pipe, discharging into the bath or lavatory.
Into each of these two cavities, I fix a valve B indexed, hot & cold respectively.
The spindle from each of these valves having a square or triangular-head, with
loose key to fit same.
These spindles may be extended until they reach the outside of the bath or
lavatory partition, where the attendant, can regulate the supply of water.
At; the bottom of the stand pipe, I construct a junction with a waste pipe
connected with the bottom of bath or lavatory.
The bottom, flange D, of this junction, may be used, as a seating. for a valve E,
to, open and close this waste.
This valve is connected with a rod, passing up the stand pipe to a cam F, by
means of, which it may be raised or lowered.
This cam may have an extended spindle, with square or triangular head, similar
in size to that on the valve spindle, and it is intended, that one key shall fit each of
these, heads.
1.
1 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
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That the cam arrangement, for raising & lowering the waste valve is reliable,
and cannot get out of order that all the valves are, accessible, and under the
control of the attendant,, and that the whole arrangement is simple economical
& novel in application.
Dated this 11th day of April A.D: 1895.