Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Sept., 1886.
Complete Left, 9th June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 12th July, 1887.
We GEORGE HENRY JENNINGS and SIDNEY JENNINGS, both of Palace Wharf
Stangate, Lambeth, in the County of Surrey, Sanitary Engineers do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
We have for many years manufactured waterclosets having the exit from the pan
at the side or back, the exit being closed by a valve actuated by a pull up handle. In
these closets it has been usual to carry up to above the water line to the level of the
seat a cylinder or pipe in which the outlet valve is placed the recess for the handle
having been generally formed in the top of the cylinder.
We have found that the upper part of the inside of this cylinder above the water
line and the parts therein are apt to become foul by reason of splashes. We avoid
this by shortening the cylinder so that its top and entire surface are below the water
level and closing its end with a cover. A small pipe is then carried up from the centre
of this cover for the valve rod to work in.
With this mode of construction it is obvious that a tight joint between the top of
the cylinder and the cover is essential. We obtain this in the following way:-
around the outside of the top, of the cylinder (which is of earthenware) we form a
flange and beneath the flange we put on a metal collar made in pieces which can be bolted
together an elastic washer being placed between the flange and the collar. The collar is
provided with two or more lugs which come opposite to lugs on the cover, bolt holes
being provided in both. An elastic ring is placed on the top of the cylinder and the
cover is screwed down by means of bolts passing through the holes in the lugs. We
prefer to make an annular recess in the cover to receive the elastic ring which is thus
held as it were in a box. The pipe for the valve rod may either be made in one piece
with the cover or may be fixed to it.

page_text: We carry the cup or recess for the handle at the end of the valve rod on an
upright bracket which is fixed to or forms part of the cover to the cylinder.
The handle has fixed to it the ends of two rods one on each side of the valve rod and
their other ends are fixed to a ring sliding outside the tube in which the valve rod
works. When the handle is drawn up the above mentioned ring comes against and
raises a weighted forked lever which opens the water supply. When the handle is
put down again the weighted lever is not forced down but gradually descends by its
own weight so that the water supply is not immediately cut off but the flow continues
sufficiently long to properly fill the pan.
Dated this 0th day of Santamber 1886

page_text: We, GEORGE HENRY JENNINGS and SIDNEY JENNINGS, both of Palace Wharf Stangate,
Lambeth, in the County of Surrey, Sanitary Engineers do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the saine is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
We have for many years manufactured water closets having the exit from the
pan at the side or back, the exit being closed by a valve actuated by a pull up handle.
In these closets it has been usual to carry up to above the water line to the level of
the seat a cylinder or pipe in which the outlet valve is placed the recess for the handle
having been generally formed in the top of the cylinder.
We have found that the upper part of the inside of this cylinder above the water
line and the parts therein are apt to become foul by reason of splashes. We avoid
this by shortening the cylinder so that its top and entire surface are below the water level
and closing its end with a cover. A small pipe is then carried up from the centre of
this cover for the valve rod to work in.
The
With this mode of construction it is obvious that a tight joint between the top of
the cylinder and the cover is essential. We obtain this in the following way: around
the outside of the top of the cylinder (which is of earthenware) we form a flange and
beneath the flange we put on a metal collar made in pieces which can be bolted
together an elastic washer being placed between the flange and the collar.
collar is provided with two or more lugs which come opposite to lugs on the cover,
bolt holes being provided in both. An elastic ring is placed on the top of the cylinder
and the cover is screwed down by means of bolts passing through the holes in the
lugs. We prefer to make an annular recess in the cover to receive the elastic ring
which is thus held as it were in a box. The pipe for the valve rod may either be
made in one piece with the cover or may be fixed to it.
We carry the cup or recess for the handle at the end of the valve rod on an upright
bracket which is fixed to or forms part of the cover to the cylinder.
The handle has fixed to it the ends of two rods one on each side of the valve rod
and their other ends are fixed to a ring sliding outside the tube in which the valve
rod works. When the handle is drawn up the above mentioned ring comes against
and raises a weighted forked lever which opens the water supply. When the handle
is put down again the weighted lever is not forced down but gradually descends by its
own weight so that the water supply is not immediately cut off but the flow continues
sufficiently long to properly fill the pan.
In order that our said invention may be fully understood and readily carried into
effect we will proceed to describe the drawings hereunto annexed.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in section of water closet apparatus constructed
in accordance with our invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same.
Figure 3 is a plan of the joint collar.
a is the closet pan a¹ its trap, a² the neck connecting with the discharge pipe and a³
the valve cylinder. The upper end of the valve cylinder it will be seen is considerably
below the water level in the pan. 6 is the discharge valve closing against a seat at

page_text: the bottom of the pan b' is the valve rod and 2 is the handle c is the cover of the
valve cylinder. it is formed with a circular recess in which a packing ring is placed
to make a tight joint against the upper end of the valve cylinder. c is one of the
lugs upon the cover, these lugs receive the bolts d. e is a metal collar made in two
pieces connected by a bolt at el, it partly embraces the cylinder. a is a projecting
flange on the exterior of the valve cylinder serving to keep the collar e in place; a
packing is interposed between the collar and the flange. Separate stop pieces or
projections may be substituted for the flange a*. The bolts d d pass through the lugs e³
on the collar e and the lugs c¹ on the cover c. ff are nuts which when screwed tight
upon the bolts hold the cover securely in place.
2 is the small pipe on the cover by which the rod 6' passes. 99 are other rods
connecting the handle with the ring h which is capable of sliding on the exterior of
the pipe ².
i is the forked lever working the water supply valve; when the handle
is raised the ring h comes against the cross piecej which is connected by links with
the lever i. The lever is jointed to the stem of the water supply valve, and the
links mm serve as a fulcrum for the lever. When on pulling up the handle b² the
further end of the lever i is raised the valve is lowered away from its seat and water
is admitted by the pipe n to the top of the pan and also by the pipe o to the upper
part of the overflow passage. The water supply valve is provided with ordinary
control apparatus which prevents it closing suddenly when the handle 62 is returned to
its place but the weight on the lever i brings the valve up slowly to its seat. The
overflow from the pan is arranged to take place by the passage c³ on the cover c, this
is connected by the coupling piece p with the socket a leading into the trap a'. The
descending limb of the overflow contains a valve which prevents the passage of gas if
at any time the trap a¹ should be left dry.
In connection with the passage e³ a bracket c is provided on the cover c to support
the cup 9
which recives the handle b². The cup is held down upon the bracket by a
screwed upon the tube c². Another bracket formed in connection with the
cover c supports the water supply valve and its control apparatus.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is :-
1. The combination in a water closet substantially as described of the valve
cylinder a³; its cover c below the water level; and the small pipe c² to receive the
valve rod.
2. The combination in a water closet substantially as described of the valve
cylinder a³ the flange or projections a* thereon; the collar made in parts fixed
together around the valve cylinder; the cover c; and the bolts d clamping the cover
to the collar.
3. The combination in a water closet substantially as described of the valve
cylinder a³; its cover c; the bracket c upon the cover; and the handle cup or
recess g.
4. The combination in a water closet substantially as described of the valve
cylinder a³; its cover c; the tube c² on the cover; the valve rod 6' passing up
through the tube; the handle 62; the ring h; the rods g connecting the handle with
the ring and the weighted lever i of the water supply valve which the ring h
operates.
5. The improved water closet substantially as described and represented by the
annexed drawings.