AN IMPROVED WATER CLOSET
Year: 1885

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I ANDREW AINSLIE COMMON, of 63 Eaton Rise, Ealing, in the County of
Middlesex, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN
IMPROVED WATER CLOSET to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improvement in Water Closets of, the valve or
"Bramah" pattern, whereby I permit their use as slop sinks and urinals.
It consists in providing a means of securing the opening of the valve only to
such an extent as will give passage to, liquid matter when not used for the ordinary
purposes of a water closet.
I attain my object either by putting the seat, which for this purpose I make
movable on a hinge, in connection with the valve or with the ordinary lever
actuating the valve, by any suitable mechanical means, or by providing, in addition
to the ordinary pull by which the contents of the pan are discharged, a separate
independent pull, or attachment to the ordinary pull, which will operate to open
the valve only to the extent required.
I may so arrange that the action of the seat, or of the independent pull, may or
may not operate the water supply valve.
The effect of my improvement is that, on the seat, or the independent puli,
being raised, opening the valve only to a slight extent, sufficient for the exit of the
liquid, any solid body, that may be accidentally in the slops emptied into the pan,
cannot pass into the pipe and choke it; further, if valuable it is easily recovered;
again, the lifting of the seat exposes the whole area of the pan to receive the slops,
and also for use as a urinal, thereby securing the seat from being soiled.
The closet having been used for the emptying of slops or as a urinal and the seat
lowered, the ordinary pull may be used to Hush the pan in the ordinary manner,
leaving the closet in the usual condition.

page_text: I ANDREW AINSLIE COMMON, of 63 Eaton Rise, Ealing, in the County of
Middlesex, 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 an improvement in Water Closets of the valve or
"Bramah" pattern, whereby I permit their use as slop sinks and urinals.
It consists in providing a means of securing the opening of the valve only to
such an extent as will give passage to liquid matter when not used for the ordinary
purpose of a water closet..
I attain my object, either by putting the seat, which for this purpose I make
movable on a hinge, in connection with the valve, or with the ordinary lever
actuating the valve, by any suitable mechanical means or by providing, in addition
to the ordinary pull, by which the contents of the pan are discharged, a separate
independent pull or attachment to the ordinary pull, which will operate to open
the valve only to the extent required.
On the accompanying Sheet of Drawing:
Figure 1 is a side view, partly in section, of water closet apparatus embodying
my improvement, Figure 2 being a front view of same.
A indicates the hinged movable seat; B the hinge upon which it works; C an
arm fixed to seat A, operating the lever D by the rod or connection E, to actuate
the lever F for the purpose of opening the ordinary water closet valve, or its
equivalent, for the passage of liquid only; the dotted lines indicating the
approximate extent of movement required for this purpose.
It will be seen by reference to Fig. 1, that when the seat A is down, the lever D
is not in contact with the lever F of the apparatus, but that on raising the seat as
shown in dotted lines, the arm C, by means of the connecting rod E and the
lever D, lifts the lever F of the apparatus; this lever returning to its normal
position closing the valve when the seat is lowered.
I have not shown the pull up handle, the water supply valve and other details
of a water closet, deeming it unnecessary, these parts and their action being well
known.
I may so arrange that the action of the seat, or of the independent pull, may or
may not operate the water supply valve.
The effect of my improvement is, that on the seat, or the independent pull,
being raised, opening the valve only to a slight extent, sufficient for the exit of the
liquid, any solid body that may be accidentally in the slops emptied into the pan
cannot pass into the pipe and choke it, further, if valuable it is easily recovered;
again, the lifting of the seat exposes the whole area of the pan to receive the slops,
and also for use as a urinal, thereby securing the seat from being soiled.
The closet having been used for the emptying of slops, or as a urinal, and the
seat lowered, the ordinary pull may be used to flush the pan in the ordinary
manner, leaving the closet in the usual condition.

page_text: 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:-
An improved Water Closet in which the discharge valve while free to operate in
the ordinary way may, when required, be opened only sufficiently for the passage
of liquid matter, substantially as described.