IMPROVEMENTS IN WATERCLOSETS, LAVATORIES, AND OTHER APPARATUS RELATING TO SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS AND THE PARTS CONNECTED THEREWITH, ALSO IN THE COCKS, VALVES, BALL OR FLOAT VALVES, HYDRANTS, AND APPARATUS FOR CON- TAINING, MEASURING, CONTROLLING, REGULATING, AND ARRESTING THE DRACO
Year: 1874

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alfred Tylor, of No. 2, Newgate Street, in the
City of London, Brassfounder, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS
IN WATERCLOSETS, LAVATORIES, AND OTHER APPARATUS RELATING TO SANITARY
ARRANGEMENTS AND THE PARTS CONNECTED THEREWITH, ALSO IN THE COCKS,
VALVES, BALL OR FLOAT VALVES, HYDRANTS, AND APPARATUS FOR CON-
TAINING, MEASURING, CONTROLLING, REGULATING, AND ARRESTING THE
DRACO "
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alfred Tylor at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the
29th October 1874.
I, ALFRED TYLOR, of No. 2, Newgate Street, in the City of London,
Brassfounder, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN WATERCLOSETS, LAVATORIES, AND OTHER APPARATUS RELATING
TO SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS AND THE PARTS CONNECTED THEREWITH, ALSO IN
THE COCKS, VALVES, BALL OR FLOAT VALVES, HYDRANTS AND APPARATUS FOR
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page_text: CONTAINING, MEASURING, CONTROLLing, Regulating, AND ARRESTING THE WATER
SUPPLY OF THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES,' to be as follows:―
"
This Invention has for its object "Improvements in Waterclosets,
Lavatories, and other Apparatus relating to Sanitary Arrangements and
the Parts connected therewith, also in the Cocks, Valves, Ball or Float
Valves, Hydrants, and Apparatus for Containing, Measuring, Controlling,
Regulating, and Arresting the Water Supply of the same, and for other
Purposes," and consists in arranging and modifying the same, so as to
be more readily and conveniently made and applied, and so as to give
greater convenience in use, at the same time that objections which exist
to the use of various apparatus employed for these purposes may be as
far as possible diminished if not removed.
"
In carrying out that part of my Invention which relates to water-
closets I so arrange the parts connected therewith as to allow of a full
sized "Bramah's valve closet basin being used with the ordinary
height of closet, about 17 to 18 inches, and of the same being trapped
above the floor level. Waterclosets have been already trapped above
the floor level with the ordinary height of closet about 17 to 18 inches,
but this has been carried out by reducing the size of the basin, and
consequently the advantages to be gained by using a full sized basin.
A ventilating pipe may be applied to the trap, so as to lead away the
foul air and gases to the top of the house, or where desired. I form
the trap and part to which the basin is attached with a flange rim or
part all round about the middle of its height, so as to enable the same
to be joined or attached on the floor line and to the outlet or discharge
aperture, which latter portion is let into an opening or recess in the
floor, so as to give more height and room to enable the full sized basin
to be employed with the ordinary height of closet.
In carrying out that part of my Invention which relates to lavatories
I arrange what I call my "School Board lavatory," so as to be simple
and of casy use, and also to be readily accessible for examination and
repair, at the same time that it is less likely to get out of order and is
more convenient in use and application. This lavatory arrangement
will also be found very suitable for workhouses, prisons, asylums,
barracks, and other large institutions, as it is arranged so as to prevent
waste of water, to discharge the waste water quickly, to be simple and
easy in action, cheap to manufacture and fix, and very durable. It may
be fitted with J. Tylor and Sons' Patent "Waste not" valves or cocks

page_text: on the inlets, which may be actuated by a lever provided with a weight
or weights to return the actuating part to its proper position on letting .
go of the knob or handle, the valves and weights being placed behind
the basin.
The valves may be arranged to act by pulling down or pushing in the
actuating parts, or pulling out or up of the same, as preferred, or made
so as to be actuated by the foot by means of rods or chains connected
with the valve and actuating part, and almost any kind of valve or tap
may be used for supplying the inlet, and by the arrangement herein-before
described they become self closing. Plugs and chains, which have been
found so objectionable, by this arrangement are dispensed with, as also
the use of india-rubber, and any number of these basins may be fixed
in a row and connected with one supply and one waste pipe.
The whole of the apparatus can be made of cast iron and fixed to a
wall without having to be attached to or rest on the floor, thus saving
or avoiding the collection of dirt and damp under and about the
lavatory.
In carrying out that part of my Invention which relates to ball or
float valves I modify and arrange the hinged valve Patented by Alfred
Tylor and George Frasi in Patent No. 11,091, granted in 1852, and also
that Patented and shewn in Patent No. 277, of 1874, granted to Alfred
Tylor and Joseph John Tylor, by making a prolongation of the hinged
part, or parts on which the valve moves to open and close the inlet orifice,
and cause a projection on the end of the ball or float lever to act on this
prolonged or lengthened part, so as to close the valve against its seat,
and by moving or retreating away from it to allow the valve to open.
The ball or float lever is independent of and not attached to the pro-
longed or lengthened part of the valve hinge, and when the ball or float
has arrived at its highest point the projection or end of the ball or float
lever stands vertically or in a straight line, or nearly so, between the
pin or joint on which it moves and the prolonged part or end of the
valve hinge on which it touches, so that the valve is held against its seat
by the resistance of the pin rather than by the floating or lifting power
of the ball or float.
By arranging the valve and the ball or float and intermediate
parts in the manner described the oscillation, hammering, or pumping of
the valve and ball or float, caused by pumping into the mains, or when

page_text: the water oscillates in the cistern from flowing in, will be greatly
diminished, if not if not prevented, and the ball or float being loose and
not attached to the valve will aid greatly in obtaining this result.
In that part of my Invention relating to hydrants I use that known
as the "Brighton pattern hydrant," but I modify the same and make it
with a stuffing box, if required, and a loose valve, on the principle of
Guest Chrimes' loose valve cock. This hydrant is arranged with a flange
or collar in connection with the valve or the part which opens or closes
it, so that when the valve is open this flange or collar comes in contact
with or bears against or upon the shell or part in which the valve is
placed, so as to prevent leakage through the orifice or passage in or
through which the actuating part is placed or passes.
In order that my hydrants may be used in situations where they may
have to encounter the action of frost I make a hole or holes, opening or
openings, in the shell or part in which the valve works, or in the pipe
or connection between the valve and the outlet, which hole or holes is,
are, or may be closed by a pin or pins, projection or projections, of a
tapered or other suitable or convenient form, or other suitable means in
connection with or attached to the valve or the part which is in
connection with or forms part of the same when the valve is open, and
on shutting or closing the valve these holes or hole are or is opened, and
the water in the pipe or connection between the valve and the outlet
runs out so as to leave the same empty, and thus prevent any freezing
up or damage by frost; at the same time the passage of the pin or
projections into and out of the hole or holes clears the passage, and
leaves it or them open for the passage of the water. By this arrangement
the draining hole or holes is or are cleared out each time the valve is
opened, and the deposit of any matter which might clog or choke the
same prevented, whereby the necessity of taking out the valve and parts
or the necessity of employing men to clean the same is prevented, and
any use of cocks, taps, or valves in addition to the main valve controlling
the inlet and outlet of the water supply is rendered unnecessary. This
arrangement will be found of great utility and convenience where
hydrants require to be employed.
I
may also make the actuating part hollow or of a tubular form, with
an opening or openings in the same leading into the space between the
valve and the outlet with which it or they coincides or coincide when

page_text: thic valve is closed, and on opening the valve is or are shut off from the
same, so as to prevent any water passing during the time the valve is
open, and only to drain off when the valve is closed.
I also arrange the hydrant known as "Bateman and Mooro's hydrant"
so as to be more convenient in the use, and capable of being used as a
hydrant and water post by dispensing with the long stand pipe and
vertical rod or spindle for operating the valve as usually employed with
it, and use the diaphragm of india-rubber, leather, or other suitable
material for the ball valve to bear against, but use a small kcy or
spanner for opening or closing the valve. Where such hydrant would
be exposed to the action of frost the arrangements or a modification of
the same herein-before described for the other hydrant may be employed
to enable the water to be discharged from the pipe between the valve
and the outlet.
In that part of my Invention which relates to containing, measuring,
and controlling the water supply I employ a vessel or vessels of any
convenient form and capacity, either open, closed, or partially closed
(which I place in the cistern), and provided with inlet and outlet
apertures, controlled by valves so arranged that when the inlet valve is
open the outlet valve is closed, and when the inlet is closed the outlet
valve is open, and by means of a lever in connection with a weight cause
the inlet valve to remain open when the outlet valve is closed. In this
state of the apparatus the vessel or vessels is or are charged ready for
use, and on operating the actuating connection the connection which
operates the outlet valve causes the inlet valve to close before the outlet
valve can be moved from its seat, and then having closed the inlet valve
opens the outlet and discharges the contents. The air pipe forms a
passage or tube through which the actuating part or connection which
operates the valve passes when the vessel or vessels employed is or are
closed.
I also arrange the air pipes used with submerged measuring apparatus
or valves placed under water in cisterns in such a manner as to prevent
the possibility of their acting as waste or overflow pipes and so emptying
the cistern. In order to obtain this result when applied to a measuring
apparatus I may cause the pipe to enter the measuring vessel or chamber
and extend nearly to the top of the same, whilst the remainder of the
pipe passes through the bottom of the cistern or other convenient part of
the same, or of the apparatus connected therewith, and it may be made

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so as to form part of the apparatus if desired, and then turns upward so
as to rise above the level of the water in the cistern. This same or a
nearly similar arrangement may be applied to the submerged valves or
other apparatus requiring the use of an air pipe.
In that part of my Invention relating to meters for measuring water
I place the inlet of the water to the measuring parts of the apparatus at
the bottom of the case or body in place of at the side, as shewn in the
meters previously Patented by me, in order to facilitate the manufacture
of the same, keeping the moving and adjusting parts as they are shown.
in my former Patents.
In that part of my Invention which relates to controlling, regulating,
and arresting the water supply, and where it is required to make a
connection between the main and the service, and to enable the Patent
apparatus of Alfred Upward for making connections with the main
'whilst under pressure to be more readily used, I arrange the part which
is to be inserted in the main and to which the service or connection is to
be attached in such a manner as to prevent the passage of the water
from the main until the connection is attached and the joint made, and
so that the making of this connection shall gradually permit the passage
of the water. In order to obtain this result I form a chamber or part
of metal or other suitable material with inlet and outlet orifices, on the
exterior of which a screw or screws is or are provided, and in, on, or
connected with the outlet orifice I place a valve or valves which is or
are caused by the pressure of the water to keep against its or their seat
or seats and close the outlet orifice. I also provide a suitable opening
or openings which may be closed by a moveable door or screw plug, by
means of which the valve or valves may be inserted or removed. In the
valve chamber a division or partition may be provided for the purposc of
directing the flow of the water on to or against the back of the valve or
valves and so force the same against the seat or scats. Provision is
made by means of which the part may be screwed into the main or
. removed therefrom by the use of a box key or spanner inserted into an
opening or recess in the part or chamber, or on to a projection or pro-
jections formed on or attached to the same; when the hole in the main
is completed ready for the insertion of the part the same is screwed
therein and fixed in the required position, the connection with the service
is made, and the act of making this connection or joint causes the end
of the pipe to come in contact with the valve or valves and so open the

page_text: outlet orifice, which outlet continues open so long as the connection or
pipe is inserted therein. A leather or india-rubber washer or other
suitable means is provided so as to make a tight joint when the con-
nection is screwed up tight and so prevent leakage.
In that part of my Invention which relates to sanitary arrangements
I arrange the sinks and parts relating thereto for use in sculleries and
elsewhere with a receptacle or vessel for receiving the dirty or refuse
water, which I form so that it makes or contains its own trap, and is so
arranged as to afford great facilitics for cleansing and great convenience
in use.
In order to obtain these results I make the receptacle or vessel
of earthenware, cast iron, or other suitable material, of a round, square,
or other suitable or convenient form, and place a partition or division
across the same, which may be made so as to form part of the vessel or
receptacle, and on or connected with the smaller division or part of the
receptacle formed by this partition I place the waste pipe passage or
discharge opening which leads or conducts away the refuse water. I
combine this receptacle or vessel with a trough or larger sink of wood,
stone, slate, or iron, or other suitable material, to which it is joined with
a tight joint, and place over the same the ordinary hinged grating, slab,
or platform, perforated or otherwise formed so as to let the water pass
if desired; and I form or arrange this grating, slab, or platform so that
it is raised sufficiently above the vessel or receptacle and is kept
sufficiently far off the side or all round the sides of the sink or trough to
allow the dirty water to pass freely, and at the same time keep back or
hinder the passage of such solid matters or substances as may be in the
water. The grating, slab, or platform is left free so as to be readily
removed or replaced when required for cleaning out or inspecting the
interior of the receptacle or vessel. This trough or larger sink may have
combined with the same the usual drip board, cocks, or taps, and the
usual conveniences applied to such purposes, so as to form a convenient
whole, including all that is necessary in one apparatus; and an ordinary
hopper and trap may be used if preferred in place of the receptacle or
vessel herein-before described.
I also improve that class of meter which consists of a helix or blade
wound spirally round a spindle, axis, cylinder, or drum, working in a
vertical, horizontal, or inclined cylinder, tube, or case, and on which the
water acts to give motion to the counting or recording apparatus of the
meter by applying to the same my fixed or adjustable retarding or

page_text: regulating breaks, which may be actuated from the exterior of the case,
and which are specified in my Patents No. 1411 of 1871, No. 907 of
1873, and No. 277 of 1874; and I may combine with the same, if
desired, a valve or valves on the inlet part, which may be made self.
adjusting if desired or preferred in order to regulate and adjust the area.
of the inlet opening to admit of the required quantity of water passing,
and by these means render the apparatus more sensitive and make it
record more truly the quantity of water passing, which now passes
without being recorded.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Fatent,.]
filed by the said Alfred Tylor in the Great Scal Patent Office on.
the 29th April 1875.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, ALFRED
TYLOR, of No. 2, Newgate Street, in the City of London, Brassfounder,
send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Twenty-ninth day of October, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-four, in the
thirty-eighth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and suc-
cessors, give and grant unto me, the said Alfred Tylor, Her special
licence, that I, the said Alfred Tylor, my executors, administrators,
and assigns, or such others as I, the said Alfred Tylor, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no.
others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term
therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, excrcise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the
Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
WATERCLOSETS, LAVATORIES, AND OTHER APPARATUS RELATING TO SANITARY
ARRANGEMENTS AND THE PARTS CONNECTED THEREWITH, ALSO IN THE Cocks,
VALVES, BALL OR FLOAT VALVES, HYDRANTS, AND APPARATUS FOR CONTAINING,
MEASURING, CONTROLLING, REGULATING, AND ARRESTING THE WATER SUPPLY OF
THE SAME, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES," upon the condition (amongst others)
that I, the said Alfred Tylor, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and

page_text: seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Alfred Tylor, do hereby declare
the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement and six Sheets of Drawings, and letters of reference.
marked thereon :-
This Invention has for its object "Improvements in Waterclosets,
Lavatories, and other Apparatus relating to Sanitary Arrangements, and
the Parts connected therewith, also in the Cocks, Valves, Ball or Float
Valves, Hydrants, and Apparatus for Containing, Measuring, Controlling,
Regulating, and Arresting the Water Supply of the same, and for other
Purposes," and consists in arranging and modifying the same so as to be
moro readily and conveniently made and applied, and so as to give
greater convenience in use at the same time that objections which exist as
to the use of various apparatus employed for these purposes may be as
far as possible diminished if not removed..
In carrying out that part of my Invention which relates to water-
closets I so arrange the parts connected therewith as to allow of a
full sized Bramah's valve closet basin being used in the ordinary
height of closet, about seventeen to eighteen inches, and of the same
being trapped above the floor level. Waterclosets have been already
trapped above the floor level with the ordinary height of closet,.
about seventeen to eighteen inches, but this has been carried out
by reducing the size of the basin and consequently the advantages
to be gained by using a full sized basin. A ventilating pipe may
be applied to the trap, so as to lead away the foul air and gases
to the top of the house or where desired. I form the trap and part to
which the basin is attached with a flange, rim, or part, all round about
the middle of its height, so as to enable the same to be joined or attached
on the floor line and to the outlet or discharge aperture, which latter
portion is let into an opening or recess in the floor so as to be below the
floor level at its point of junction, and thereby give more height and
room to enable the full sized basin to be employed with the ordinary
height of closet. By placing the flange, rim, or part, as herein-before

page_text: described, so as to allow of the trap being partly below the floor line, I
am enabled to employ a basin of one-fourth to one-third deeper than by
the arrangements in use for trapping above the floor level or line, and
also render it unnecessary to use the step so often required, the ordinary
height of riser sufficing, several inches being saved in the height of the
apparatus, which by my plan are added to the basin, making it that much
deeper.
Fig. 1, Sheet 1, is a front elevation of an arrangement of my improved
watercloset, whereby a full sized Bramalı's valve closet basin is used, as
herein-before described. A is the closet basin; B, the container and trap
to which the basin A is connected, and which rests on the floor line by
means of the flange, rim, or part C, C, (which may be formed in one with
or attached to the part B) as herein-before described; D in Figs. 1, 2,
and 3, is the cover of the opening or aperture for giving access to the
interior of the trap, and is readily detached or replaced by means of the
fly nuts or adjustable fastenings E, E. The overflow is shewn at F, and
G represents an air pipe to allow of the escape of foul air or gases, which
may be continued to any suitable or convenient point of exit. This
arrangement of closet enables a full sized valve closet basin to be used,
and affords great facility for inspecting or cleansing of the parts without.
disturbing the floor, and it may be operated as shewn by a pull up action
or any other suitable or convenient_mode which may be preferred of the
many well-known plaus in use.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal. vertical section of the container and trap B,
the pan A being removed, similar parts being indicated by similar letters
of reference to those in Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation of an arrangement of my improved pan
closct, to fulfil the conditions shewn in Fig. 1, and herein-before.
described. A, basin; B, B, container; B¹, metal pan; C, C, flange, rim,
or part, which rests on the floor line; D, cover for inspecting aperture,
which is arranged in a similar manner to that shewn in Fig. 1. The
actuating parts or arrangement may be any of the plans now in use for
such purposes, which may be preferred or found most suitable; when
preferred the junction of trap and container may be made on the line of
joint of the cover for the cleaning opening.
In carrying out that part of my Invention which relates to lavatories
I arrange what I call my "School Board lavatory," so as to be simple

page_text: and of easy use, and also to be readily accessible for examination and
repair, at the same time that it is less likely to get out of order, and is
more convenient in use and application. This lavatory arrangement
will also be found very suitable for workhouses, prisons, asylums,
barracks, and other large institutions, as it is arranged so as to prevent
waste of water to discharge the waste water quickly, to be simple and easy
in action, cheap to manufacture and fix, and very durable. It may be
fitted with J. Tylor & Sons' Patent "waste-not" valves or cocks on the
inlets, which may be actuated by a lever provided with a weight or
weights, spring or springs, or a combination of the same, to return the
actuating part to its proper position on letting go of the knob or handle,
the valves and weights being placed behind the basin.
The valves may be arranged to act by pulling down or pushing in the
actuating parts or pulling out or up of the same, as preferred, or made
so as to bo actuated by the foot by means of rods or chains connected
with the valve and actuating part; and almost any kind of valve or tap
may be used for supplying the water, and by the arrangement herein-
before described they become self-closing. Plugs and chains, which
have been found so objectionable by this arrangement are dispensed
with, as also the use of india-rubber; and any number of these basins
may be fixed in a row, and connected with one supply and one waste
pipe.
The whole of the apparatus can be made of cast iron, and fixed to a
wall without having to be attached to or rest on the floor, thus saving
or avoiding the collection of dirt and damp under and about the lavatory.
I may also in some cases make the waste overflow and trap in one
picce in place of separately, and thereby do away with some of the usual
plumber's joints.
Fig. 4, Sheet 1, is a part cross section and elevation of an arrange-
ment of my School Board lavatory, as herein-before described. A is the
basin; B, the outlet for waste; C, the waste outlet valve; D, the handle
for actuating the same; E, supply inlet; F, the overflow, which may
be connected as found most convenient. Fig. 5 is a view of the front of
the same shewing the inlet and actuating handles, the basin and parts
behind the front board being indicated by the dotted lines.
Fig. 6 shews an arrangement, which may be employed in those cases
where the self-closing "waste not" valves are not used, so as to. prevent

page_text: inlet and outlet being open or partially open together. It consists of a
bar or double-ended lever working on a fulcrum extending from the same
far enough to project over or under each actuating part, as may be prc-
ferred or found most convenient, and so that on operating either handle
or actuating part to the opposite end of the lever shall lock or prevent |
the opening of the valve with which it comes in contact, and keep it so
during the time that the handle or actuating part first operated is kept
in use.
India-rubber or other flexible or compressible pieces may be
placed at the points of contact, so as to give sufficient lost motion to
enable the parts to operate, and at the same time afford a quiet or silent
action. If preferred the lost motion needed to prevent both valves from
being opened on the operation of either may be obtained by any of the
most suitable or convenient of the ordinary means known for this
purpose. A is the double-ended lever working on the fulcrum; B and
C, C¹, represent in section the two actuating handles or parts, which, it
will be seen, are shown placed under the ends of the lever A. It will
be obvious that on raising up either O or 0¹ the end of the lever with
which it comes in contact will be raised also, depressing the opposite
end, and preventing thereby the raising of the actuating part. If pre-
ferred the lost motion may be obtained by allowing the actuating part
with which the end of the lever opposite to the actuating part which is
being operated comes in contact to be depressed sufficiently to enable
the lever to rise high enough to let the valve open.
Fig. 7 is a cross section of the lavatory basin, which may be employed
also in other suitable cases, and where a quick waste or discharge is
desired, which consists of an iron or metal casc A, in which the per-
forated portable basin B is placed. It will be seen that the case A has a
large outlet opening C to ensure the rapid emptying of the basin where
desired. B may be dispensed with, and the part A formed or arranged
with the perforations over the large outlet. The portable basin B may
be formed of earthenware, porcelain, or other suitable material, or of
enamelled metal if desired.
Fig. 1, Sheet 2, is a sectional elevation of another arrangement of
my improved quick waste lavatory suitable for school boards, barracks,
public buildings, or other use. A is the basin; B, the waste outlet
container; and C, the waste outlet valve; D, the main waste pipe; E,
the overflow; F, the inlet; G, the rim or edge of the basin turned over

page_text: all round so as to receive and distribute the water over the interior
surface of the basin, and so cleanse the same.
Fig. 2 is a front view of a basin on this arrangement, in which the
inlet and outlet valves are actuated by the feet, as herein-before dc-
scribed, similar parts being shown by similar letters of reference to
those in Fig. 1, and the parts behind the front board are shown by
dotted lines; H, H', are the pedal arrangements for actuating the valves,
provided with lost motion, which may be arranged as shewn at I, I', so
as to act as waste preventers; J, J', connecting rods for operating the
valves; K, lever or part for operating the outlet valve C, as shown in
Fig. 1, which is operated by the rod J¹ and pedal H¹ provided with the
lost motion I',
Fig. 3 is a side view of the same, shewing the connections and
levers to valves. On pressing down H' the rod J' in connection with
K is pulled down and causes the lever K connected with the spindle of
the valve C (shown in Fig. 1) to open the same, the lost motion at I
allowing this to take place without moving or opening the inlet valve L
It will be seen in Fig. 2 that on depressing H the rod and lost motion I
cause the inlet valve L to open and allow the water to flow, the weights
shown on the ends of the levers causing the valves to close on the
actuating pressure being removed.
Fig. 4 is a vertical section of another arrangement or modification
of my quick waste lavatory with pedal action, in which a flexible joint
is used for enabling the waste outlet valve to be worked. A is the basin;
B, the waste outlet and container; C, the outlet valve; E, the overflow;
F, the inlet; G, the turned over basin rim, as hercin-before described;
H, the actuating pedal; I, the connecting rod; K, the lever for operating
the outlet or waste valve C; and Lis the clastic or flexible joint for
enabling the outlet valve C to be worked. It will be seen that the over-
flow E is shewn as being made in one with and forming part of the
basin, by which means the joints at the connections to the basin and
waste or outlet are done away with, and the fitting up simplified
thereby.
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Fig. 5 is a front elevation of Fig. 4, similar parts being indicated
by similar letters of reference. The action of this arrangement is as
follows-On placing the foot on H, or depressing the same, the rod I
connected to the lever K depresses the end of the same and raises the

page_text: valve opening thereby the waste outlet. The flexible or elastic joint L,
allows sufficient play to enable this action to take place. If desired
the outlet may be arranged to be operated by the foot also, and so as to
prevent waste. The flexible or elastic joint is readily made by employing
a pieco of vulcanized india-rubber tubing slipped over the projection on
the container B, and firmly attached thereto and also to the lever K,
somewhat as shown, whereby leakage would be easily prevented. .
Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of an arrangement or modification of
my quick waste lavatory with clastic joint, in which the waste outlet
valve is operated by a pull-up action (the parts being the same as in
Fig. 5, and shewn by similar letters of reference) H being the pull-up
knob or handle.
Fig. 7 is a part section and part elevation of a modification of my
quick waste lavatory with a pull-up action, in which the flexible or
elastic joint L is not required, the part B being formed with an arm so
as to receive the overflow E.
In carrying out that part of my Invention which relates to ball or
float valves I modify and arrange the hinged valve Patented by Alfred
Tylor and George Frasi in Patent No. 14,091, granted in 1852, and also
that Patented and shewn in Patent No. 277 of 1874, granted to Alfred:
Tylor and Joseph John Tylor, by making a prolongation of the hinged
part or parts on which the valve moves to open and close the inlet
orifice and cause a projection on the end of the ball or float lever to act
on this prolonged or lengthened part so as to close the valve against its
scat, and by removing or retreating away from it to allow the valve to!
open. The ball or float lever is independent of and not attached to the
prolonged or lengthened part of the valve hinge, and when the ball or
float has arrived at its highest point the projection or end of the ball or
float lever stands vertically or in a straight line, or nearly so between
the pin or joint on which it moves, and the prolonged part or end of the
valve hinge on which it touches, so that the valve is held against its
seat by the resistance of the pin rather than by the floating or lifting
power of the ball or float.
By arranging the valve and the ball or float and the intermediate
parts in the manner described the oscillation hammering or jumping of a
the valve and ball or float caused by pumping into the mains, or when
the valve oscillates in the cistern from the water flowing in will be

page_text: greatly diminished, if not prevented, and the ball or float being loose
and not attached to the valve will aid greatly in obtaining this result.
Fig. 1, Sheet 3, is a vertical longitudinal section of an arrangement of
my improved ball or float valve hercin-before described, adapted to close
against the stream. A, the inlet pipe or part; B, the valve closing the
inlet opening jointed or hinged at B' to the prolonged part 0;
C, the prolonged hinged part working on the pin, hinge, or joint C¹;
D, the ball or float lever working on the pin or joint D', and provided
with the projection E, which operates the part C;. E, the projection on
the ball or float lever for operating C; F, the projection on the inlet
part forming the part for the attachment or placing of the pin or
joint D' on which the ball or float lever D works.
Fig. 2 is a part elevation and part section on the line a, a, a, of the
inlet part A, Fig. 1, showing the hinged part C in section.
Fig. 3 is a part elevation of Fig. 1, similar parts in each being denoted
by similar letters of reference.
Fig. 4 is a vertical longitudinal section of another arrangement of my
improved ball or float valve hercin-before described, adapted to open
against the stream. A, the inlet part; B, the valve working on the part C
by the pin or joint B'; C, hinged part and projection turning or working
ou pin or joint C¹; D, ball or float lover working on pin or joint D' ;
E, projection or part for carrying ball or float lever D; F, screw cap
for closing aperture, through which the valve B is inserted; H, a short
tube or cylinder to act as a guide and water cushion for valve B, in
which the projection or plug G on said valve works so as to prevent or
diminish the jumping of valve. If desired this arrangement of guide
and water cushion may be dispensed with.
Fig. 5 shews the valve and parts removed from the inlet part A, and
similar parts are denoted by similar letters of reference to those in
Fig. 4.
.
Fig. 6 is a part elevation of Fig. 4, similar parts being denoted by
similar letters of reference. If preferred the part O may be prolonged
so as to be the ball lever and the fulcrum shifted to suit. By the
arrangement of ball or float valve and lever and hinge valve shewn in
Figs. 1, 2, and 3, it will be seen that the ball or float on rising comes in
contact with the prolongation or projection on the hinged part, and

page_text: when lifted so as to close the valve causes the pressure to be taken by
the pin or joint D', and thus be independent or nearly so of the floating
or buoyant power of the ball or float for keeping the valve closed or on
or against its scat, as herein-before described.
In that part of my Invention relating to hydrants I use that known as
the "Brighton pattern hydrant," but I modify the same and make it
with a stuffing box, if required, and a loose valve on the principle of
Guest and Chrimes' loose valve cock. This hydrant is arranged with a
flange or collar in connection with the valve or the part which opens or
closes it, so that when the valve is open this flange or collar comes in
contact with or bears against or upon the shell or part in which the
valve is placed, so as to prevent leakage through the orifice or passage in
or through which the actuating part is placed or passes.
In order that my hydrants may be used in situations where they may
have to encounter the action of frost I make a hole or holes, opening or
openings, in the shell or part in which the valve works, or in the pipe or
connection between the valves and the outlet, which hole or holes is, are,
or may be closed by a pin or pins, projection or projections, of a tapered
or other suitable or convenient form, or other suitable means, in
connection with or attached to the valve or the part which is in
connection with or forms part of the same (when the valve is open),
and on shutting or closing the valve these holes or hole are or is opened,
and the water in the pipe or connection between the valve and the
outlet runs out so as to leave the same empty, and thus prevent any
freezing up or damage by frost; at the same time the passage of the
pin or projections into and out of the hole or holes clears the passage
and leaves it or them open for the passage of the water. By this
arrangement the draining hole or holes is or are cleared out each time
the valve is opened, and the deposit of any matter which might clog or
choke the same prevented, whereby the necessity of taking out the valve
and parts, or the necessity of employing men to clcan the same is
prevented, and any use of cocks, taps, or valves in addition to the main
valve controlling the inlet and outlet of the water supply is rendered
unnecessary. This arrangement will be found of great utility and con-
venience where hydrants require to be employed.
I
may also make the actuating part hollow or of a tubular form, with
an opening in the same leading into the space between the valve and the

page_text: outlet with which it coincides when the valve is closed, and on opening
the valve is shut off from the same, so as to prevent any water passing
during the time the valve is open, and only to drain off when the valve.
is closed.
3. I also arrange the hydrant known as " Bateman and Moore's hydrant "
so as to be more convenient in use and capable of being used as a hydrant
and water post by dispensing with the long stand pipe and vertical rods.
or spindle for operating the valve as usually employed with it, and use.
the diaphragm of india-rubber, leather, or other suitable material for
the ball valve to bear against, but use a small key or spanner for
opening or closing the valve. Where such hydrant would be exposed
to the action of frost the arrangements or a modification of the same
herein-before described for the other hydrant may be employed to enable
the water to be discharged from the pipe between the valve and tho
outlet.
.
Fig. 1, Sheet 4, is a longitudinal vertical section of my improved
arrangement of Brighton pattern hydrant herein-before described,
whereby I am enabled to reduce the chance of damage from frost. A is
the shell or body; B, the valve and spindle; C, the pins or projections
for clearing, opening, and closing the draining outlets; D, the actuating
spindle or part to which the valve and spindle B may be attached, if
desired, and is preferable when the frost proof arrangement is adopted ;
E, the flange or collar for closing the opening through which D works.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of an arrangement of a frost-
proof hydrant with a loose valve, and closing with the stream in which
the hollow or tubular actuating part herein-before described is applied.
A is the shell or body; B, the valve; O, the passage or draining hole or
outlet in the actuating part D ; D is the actuating part; E, the flange
or collar for closing the aperture through which D works; F is the cap
or cover which forms a guide for the actuating part, and also enables C
to be closed or nearly so when the valve is open.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of my improved arrangement
of Bateman and Moore's. hydrant, as herein-before described. A is the
shell or body; B, ball or valve for closing outlet; C, the cup or recess.
attached to the spindle D, which comes in contact with B on operating
the spindle D; E, the guard or cage enclosing the ball or valve, which
may if desired be formed as a suitably shaped box or case with the
opening at the bottom of the same,

page_text: Figs. 4 and 5 are two elevations of modifications of Fig. 3 applied for
fire or other purposes in buildings in which the frost-proof arrangements
herein before described may be done away with. The dotted lines shew
a mode in which the connections may be arranged.
4:
Fig. 6 is a part longitudinal section and part elevation of a modifi-
cation of my improved hydrant, in which an improved cap stuffing box
arrangement for preventing leakage is used. This consists in applying a
part A of india-rubber, or a ring of the same or other suitable or elastic
material, on which the cap B is screwed down so as to prevent leakage.
Fig. 7 and 8 are an elevation and longitudinal vertical section of an
arrangement of my improved hydrant. A, shell or body; B, valve; C,
the toothed or geared part, which is or may be attached to or connected
with or form part of the valve B, and into which the actuating worm or
screw D works. On turning round the actuating part D the valvė B is
caused to rise off its scat by means of the teeth or projections on C, being
in gear with the actuating part D. Where desired the frost-proof
arrangement and mode of closing the opening through which the spindle
or actuating part D works may be employed.
I may also adapt the hydrant arrangements herein-before described
so that the valve may close against the stream as well as with it, if
desired.
Fig. 9, Sheet 4, is a longitudinal vertical section of an arrangement of
my improved frost-proof hydrant applied as a water post, and so as to
enable the valves to be readily accessible without breaking up the street.
If desired the valves and pipes may be enclosed or packed round with
felt or other non-conducting material to prevent the access of cold. A
is the post; B, the outlet supply pipe; C, the inlet; D, the valve; E,
the actuating part.
If desired the valves may be the "waste-not" valve shewn in my
former Patents, or any other convenient or suitable known valves.
In that part of my Invention which relates to containing, measuring,
and controlling the water supply I employ a vessel or vessels of any
convenient form and capacity, ceither open, closed, or partially closed
(which I place in the cistern) and provided with inlet and outlet aper-
tures controlled by valves so arranged that when the inlet valve is open
the outlet valve is closed, and when the inlet valve is closed the outlet.
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page_text: valve is open, and by means of a lover in connection with a weight cause
the inlet valve to remain open when the outlet valve is closed. In this
state of the apparatus the vessel or vessels is or are charged ready for
use, and on operating the actuating connection the connection which
operates the outlet valve causes the inlet valve to close before the outlet
valve can be moved from its seat, and then having closed the inlet valve
opens the outlet and discharges the contents. The air pipe forms a
passage or tube, through which the actuating part or connection which
operates the valves passes when the vessel or vessels employed is or are
closed.
I also arrange the air pipes used with submerged measuring apparatus
or valves placed under water in cisterns in such a manner as to
prevent the possibility of their acting as waste or overflow pipes, and so
emptying the cistern. In order to obtain this result when applied to a
measuring apparatus I may cause the pipe to enter the moasuring vessel
or chamber, and extend nearly to the top of the same, whilst the
remainder of the pipe passes through the bottom of the cistern or other
convenient part of the sanie or of the apparatus connected therewith,
and it may be made so as to form part of the apparatus, if desired, and
then turns upward so as to rise above the level of the water in the
cistern. This same or nearly similar arrangement may be applied to the
submerged valves or other apparatus requiring the use of an air pipe.
In that part of my Invention relating to meters for measuring water I
place the inlet of the water to the measuring parts of the apparatus at
the bottom of the case or body in place of at the side, as shewn in the
meters previously patented by me, in order to facilitate the manufacture
of the same, keeping the moving and adjusting parts as they are shewn
in my former Patents.
Fig. 1, Sheet 5, is a longitudinal vertical section of an arrangement of
my improved measuring apparatus for placing in cisterns, as herein-
before described. A is the vessel, in this case closed; B, the valve con-
trolling the outlet; C, the valve controlling the inlet; D, the lever
for operating the valves by means of the actuating connection E; F, the
pipe or passage through which E passes from the air pipe. It will be
seen that the valve B is arranged so as allow C to be closed before B is
opened by means of the lost motion in B.
The action of this arrangement is as follows:-On actuating E the
lever D causes C to close, and when O is on its seat B is raised and opens

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the outlet, which continues open so long as D is maintained in that
position. On leaving go of the actuating connection B, which is made
heavy for the purpose, it closes, and in closing causes C to open, and allows
the water to fill the vessel ready for the next time of using.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical section of another arrangement of my
improved measuring apparatus, in which the air pipe or passage is not
used for the passage of the actuating connection, but is taken out in the
manner herein-before described. Similar parts in this Fig. are indicated
by similar letters of reference to those in Fig. 1. It will be seen that
the lever D, D, for operating the inlet and outlet valves has a different
form and arrangement to that shewn in Fig. 1, and passes out of the
measuring vessel through and is kept tight by the elastic joint G, which
has been herein-before described as applied for lavatory use, and from
having the minimum of motion or movement its durability is greatly
increased. If preferred the part of the lever D, D, in the vessel may be
connected with a spindle and pass out through a stuffing box or its
equivalent for keeping a tight joint.
Fig. 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of another modification of my
improved measuring apparatus applied as a cistern, similar parts being
indicated by similar letters of reference.
Fig. 4 is an enlarged view in longitudinal vertical section of an
arrangement of my improved inlet valve (another modification of which
is shown in Fig. 1), arranged so as to connect one division of a cistern
with another without having to make an opening for the same in or
through the bottom of the tank or cistern. A is the body or inlet part;
B, valve for closing inlet; C, outlet orifice or part which is connected to
the tank or cistern.
In that part of my Invention which relates to controlling, regulating,
and arresting the water supply, and where it is required to make a con-
nection between the service and the main, and to enable the Patent
apparatus of Alfred Upward for making connections with the main
whilst under pressure to be more readily used, I arrange the part which
is to be inserted in the main, and to which the service or connection is to
be attached in such a manner as to prevent the passage of the water from
the main until the connection is attached and the joint made, and so that
the making of the connection shall gradually permit the passage of the
water. In order to obtain this result I form a chamber or part of metal

page_text: or other suitable material provided with inlet and outlet orifices, on the
exterior of which a screw or screws is or are formed, and in or connected
with the outlet orifice I place a valve or valves, which is or are caused
by the pressure of the water to keep against its or their seat or scats and
close the outlet orifice. I also provide a suitable opening or openings,
which may be closed by a moveable door or screw plug, by means of
which the valve or valves may be inserted or removed. In the valve
chamber a division or partition may be provided for the purpose
of
directing the flow of the water on or against the back of the valve or valves,
and so force the same against the seat or seats. Provision is made by
means of which the part may be screwed into the main or removed there.
from by the use of a box key or spanner inserted into an opening or recess
in the part or chamber or on to a projection formed on or attached to the
same. When the hole in the main is completed ready for the insertion
of the part the same is screwed therein and fixed in the required position,
the connection with the service is made, and the act of making this con-
nection or joint causes the end of the pipe to come in contact with the
valve or valves, and so force the same from their seat or seats, and so
open
the outlet orifice, which outlet continues open so long as the con.
nection or pipe is inserted therein. A leather or india-rubber washer or
other suitable means is provided so as to make a tight joint when the
connection is screwed up tight, and so prevent leakage.
Fig. 5, Sheet 5, is a longitudinal vertical section of my improved
arrangement for making connections with pipes under pressure and con-
trolling and regulating the supply through the same, as hercin-before
described. C is the shell or body containing the valve E; D is the
inlet; B, the outlet; and A. the union for making the connection. It
will be seen that on screwing up the part A the part B is caused to come
in contact with the spindle or part of the valve E, and as the screwing.
continues the valve is removed off its seat and a passage opened for the
flow, which may be adjusted as required to any amount less than the full
bore of the connection if desired.
In that part of my Invention which relates to sanitary arrangements I
arrange the sinks and parts relating thereto for use in sculleries and clse-
where with a receptacle or vessel for receiving the dirty or refuse water,
which I form so that it makes or contains its own trap, and is so arranged
as to afford great facilities for cleansing and great convenience in use.
In order to obtain these results I make the receptacle or vessel of

page_text: earthenware, cast iron, or other suitable material, of a round, square, or
other suitable or convenient form, and place a partition or division across
the same, which may be made so as to form part of the vessel or recep-
tacle, and on or connected with the smaller division or part of the
receptacle formed by this partition I place the waste pipe, passage, or a
discharge opening which leads or conducts away the refuse water. I
combine this receptacle or vessel with a trough or larger sink of wood,
stone, slate, or iron, or other suitable material, to which it is joined with
a tight joint, and place over the same the ordinary hinged grating, slab,
or platform, perforated or otherwise formed so as to let the water pass if
desired, and I form or arrange this grating, slab, or platform so that it
is raised sufficiently above the vessel or receptacle and is kept sufficiently
far off the side or all round the sides of the sink or trough to allow the
dirty water to pass freely, and at the same time keep back or hinder the
passage of such solid matters or substances as may be in the water. The 1
grating, slab, or platform is left froc, so as to be readily removed or
replaced when required for cleaning out or inspecting the interior of the
receptacle or vessel. This trough or larger sink may have combined with
the same the usual drip board, cocks, or taps, or the usual conveniences
applied to such purposes, so as to form a convenient whole, including all
that is necessary in one apparatus, and an ordinary hopper and trap
may be used if preferred in place of the receptacle or vessel herein-before
described.
Fig. 1, Sheet 6, is a longitudinal vertical section of my improved
arrangement of sinks, and the parts relating thereto, for use in scullerics
and elsewhere, as lierein-before described. A is the trough of wood,
slate, or other suitable or convenient material or materials, or a com-
bination of the same; B is the moveable or hinged grating, slab, or
platform, perforated or otherwise; C, partition, which may be mado
moveable if desired; D, receptacle or vessel for slops or dirty water;
E, division or partition for forming trap in D.; and F the outlet
passage.
Fig. 2 is a cross section, similar parts to those in Fig. 1 being denoted
by similar letters of reference; and Fig. 3 is a plan of the same.
Fig. 4 is a section plan of the receptacle or vessel D, showing
trapping partition and outlet passage.
I also improve that class of meter which consists of a helix or blade
wound spirally round a spindle, axis, cylinder, or drum, working in a

page_text: vertical, horizontal, or inclined cylinder, tube, or case, and on which the
water acts to give motion to the counting or recording apparatus of the
meter by applying to the same my fixed or adjustable retarding or
regulating breaks, which may be actuated from the exterior of the case,
and which are specified in my Patouts No. 1411, of 1871, No. 907 of
1873, and No. 277, of 1874, and I may combine with the same if desired
a valve or valves on the inlet part, which may be made self-adjusting
if desired or preferred in order to regulate and adjust the arca of the
inlet opening to admit of the required quantity of water passing, and by
these means render the apparatus more sensitive and make it record
more truly the quantity of water passing, which now passes without
being recorded.
.
The platform grating or slab B, in Figs. 1, 2, 3, and 4, in Sheet 6,
may be made to lift out of the trough or sink, to slide to and fro in the
same, to tip up into notches, slots, or recesses, so as to prevent it sliding
about, and from having the part C attached to it is supported at its
proper height in the trough by the same. The bottom edge of C is
provided with notches or openings, so as to allow of the water passing
away under it when in place. I may also use the trap shown in Fig. 1,
Sheet 1, in place of the receiver or vessel shewn at D, Fig. 1, Sheet 6.
Having now described the nature of the said Invention of improve-
ments in waterclosets, lavatories, and other apparatus relating to
sanitary arrangements and the parts connected therewith, also in the
cocks, valves, ball or float valves, hydrants, and apparatus for con-
taining, measuring, controlling, regulating, and arresting the water
supply of the same and for other purposes, and the manner in which
the same is to or may be performed or carried into practical effect, I desire
to state that I do not claim as my Invention the trapping of waterclosets
at the floor level, as this has been done before, nor do I claim the uso
of lavatories, ball or float valves, or hydrants, or water posts, as these
are not new, nor the use of means for controlling the water supply of
waterclosets, nor the use of air pipes, meters, or connecting service or
other pipes with mains under pressure, nor the use of sinks or sanitary
appliances, nor any of the parts separately as new, as these are not novel,
nor do I bind or confine myself to the precise arrangements or details
shewn in the accompanying six Sheets of Drawings, as the same admit
of being modified without departing from the nature of my said Inven-

page_text: arresting the water supply of the same and for other purposes, sub-
stantially as herein-before described, illustrated, and specified, or any
mere modification of the same.
In witness whereof, I, the said Alfred Tylor, havé hereunto set
my hand and scal, this Twenty-ninth day of April, in the year of
our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-five.