Improvements in Flushing Apparatuses for Water Closets.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left. 1st Dec. 1896-4ccepted. 23rd Jan.
1897
Improvements in Flushing Apparatuses for Water Closets.
I, EUGENE HAYS MCKAY, residing at 439 East Bay Street, in the City of Jackson-
ville, County of Duval, and State of Florida, United States of America, Piano Tuner,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to flushing apparatus for water closets, and the object thereof,
is to provide an improved apparatus of this class, whereby the closet basin will be
flushed each time that the closet door is opened.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification.
I provide an ordinary water closet flush tank, which, as will be understood, is
in communication with the closet basin, and said tank is also provided with a valve
by which said communication is controlled, and said valve is operated by a lever.
I also provide a casing which in practice is secured to the side of the flush tank,
and in the lower part of said casing is mounted a lever which is pivoted and below
the lever is a contractile spring one end of which is secured at, and the other to
the lower side of said lever near the free end thereof, and beneath the free end
of said lever is a pin which limits the downward movement thereof, and secured
vertically in said casing is a plate or bar the lower end of which is provided with
a set screw which is intended to limit the upward movement of said lever.
Pivotally connected with the lever and centrally thereof, is an arm provided on
one side with a rounded shoulder or projection to which is secured near the pivotal
point thereof, a contractile spring which is curved outwardly and upwardly, and is
connected with a lever, and said lever is arranged transversely of the arm of the
lever and the inner end of said lever is adapted to rest upon an anti-friction roller
and the upper end of the arm is adapted to be held into contact with said roller
by the spring, and the inner end of the lever is also held in contact with said roller
by the spring, and said lever projects through the side of the casing and the upper
end of the arm of the lever is provided with an outwardly directed shoulder which
serves to operate the lever as hereinafter described.
Connected with the valve lever is a small rod or wire which is also connected per-
pendicularly with the outer end of the lever, and connected with the free end of the
lever is a cord which passes upwardly and over a suitable reversible pulley, and out
through an opening in the side of the casing and is secured to the door of the closet,
preferably about six or eight inches from the upper hinge. If the door is hinged so
as to open inwardly however, it would be necessary to connect said cord with a
suitable pulley secured to the frame of the door, and then to connect the end thereof,
with a bracket or arm secured to the door.
The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description and the
following statement thereof.
When the door of the closet is opened, the cord will be drawn outwardly and the
free end of the lever will be drawn upwardly, the arm will also be forced upwardly
and the inner end of the lever will be raised thereby, and the outer end of said
lever depressed, and this operation will operate the valve lever, as the opening of the
door, and the raising of the arm, and the consequent pressure of the shoulder or
projection formed thereon, against the anti-friction roller releases the transverse lever
allowing said lever to drop back to its original position of rest upon or against the
anti-friction roller.

page_text: This operation, in itself, results in flushing the basin, although the door may not
be entirely open when the lever trips, and it will be understood that the door is held
open, there is no waste of water; the apparatus being automatically re-set when the
door is again opened.
When the door is again closed, the valve lever will be again operated, and the
valve of the flush tank will be opened, and this operation will be repeated each time
that the door of the closet is opened.
The casing may be secured to either side of the back and may also, under certain
circumstances, be connected with or secured to the side of the closet, and my inven-
tion is not limited to the location of said casing.
The body portion of the spring is curved outwardly as herein before described, and
is held in such position by a wire or other fastening device, but this construction is not
absolutely essential, and two springs may be substituted for the spring if desired, and
other changes in, and modifications of the construction herein described, may be
made without departing from the spirit of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.
Dated this 1st day of October 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
Improvements in Flushing Apparatuses for Water Closets.
1, EUGENE HAYS MCKAY, residing at 439 E. Bay Street, in the City of Jackson-
ville, in the County of Duval, in the State of Florida, United States of America,
Piano Turner, 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 flushing apparatus for water closets, and the object thereof
is to provide an improved apparatus of this class, whereby the closet basin will be
flushed each time that the closet door is opened.
The invention is fully disclosed in the following specification, of which the accom-
panying drawing forms a part, in which ;-
Fig. 1, is a side view of the flush tank of a water closet showing also the door of the
closet and my improved apparatus connected therewith; and,
Fig. 2, a side view of a casing which forms a part of the apparatus with one
side thereof, removed.
In the drawing forming part of this specification, I have shown at 5, an ordinary
water closet flush tank, which, as will be understood, is in communication with the
closet basin, which is not shown, and said tank is also provided with a valve by
which said communication is controlled, and said valve is operated by a lever 6, all
these parts being of the usual construction and not shown in detail.
I also provide a casing 7, which in practice, is secured to the side of the 'flush
tank 5, and in the lower part of said casing is mounted a lever 8, which is pivoted
at 9, and below the lever 8, is a contractile spring 10, one end of which is secured
at 11, and the other to the lower side of said lever, near the free end thereof, as
shown at 12, and beneath the free end of said lever is a pin 13, which limits the
downward movement thereof, and secured vertically in said casing is a plate or bar 14,
the lower end of which is provided with a set screw 15, which is intended to limit
the upward movement of said lever.
Pivotally connected with the lever 8, and centrally thereof, is an arm 16, provided
on one side with a rounded shoulder or projection 31, and to which is secured
near the pivotal point 17, thereof, a contractile spring 18, which is curved outwardly and

page_text: upwardly, and is connected with a lever 19, and said lever 19, is arranged trans-
versely of the arm 16, of the lever S, and the inner end of said lever 19, is adapted
to rest upon an anti-friction roller 20, and the upper end of the arm 16, is adapted
to be held in contact with said roller by the spring 18, and the inuer end of the
lever 19, is also held in contact with said roller by said spring, and said lever 19,
projects through the side of the casing as shown at 21, and the upper end of the
arm 16, of the lever 8, is provided with an outwardly directed shoulder 22, which
serves to operate the lever 19, as hereinafter described.
Connected with the valve lever 6, is a small rod or wire 23. which is also con-
nected perpendicularly with the outer end of the lever 19; and connected with the
free end of the lever 8, is a cord 24, which passes upwardly and over a suitable
reversible pulley 25. and out through an opening 26, in the side of the casing and is
secured to the door 28, of the closet, at 29, preferably about six or eight inches
from the upper hinge. If the door 28, is hinged so as to open inwardly however,
it would be necessary to connect said cord with a suitable pulley secured to the
frame of the door, and then to connect the end thereof, with a bracket or arm
secured to the door.
The operation will be readily understood from the foregoing description when
taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, and the following statement
thereof. When the door 28, of the closet is opened, the cord 24, will be drawn out-
wardly as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 1, and the free end of the lever 8, will be
drawn upwardly the arm 16, will also be forced upwardly, and the inner end of the
lever 19, will be raised thereby, and the outer end of said lever depressed, and
this operation will oporate the valve lever 6, aud the opening of the door, and the
raising of the arm 16, and the consequent pressure of the shoulder or projection 31,
formed thereon, against the anti-friction roller 20, releases the transverse lever 19,
allowing said lever to drop back to its original position of rest upon or against the
anti-friction roller 20.
This operation, in itself, results in flushing the basin, although the door 28, may
not be entirely open when the lever 19, trips; and it will be understood that when
the door 28, is held open, there is no waste of water, the apparatus being auto-
matically re-set when the door is again opened.
When the door 28, is again opened, the valve lever 6, will be again operated,
as above described, and the valve of the flush tank will be opened, and this opera-
tion will be repeated each time that the door of the closet is opened.
The casing 7, may be secured to either side of the back 5, and may also, under
certain circumstances, be connected with or secured to the side of the closet, and my
invention is not limited to the location of said casing.
The body portion of the spring 18, curved outwardly, as herein before described,
and as shown in Fig. 2, and is held in such position by a wire or other fastening
device at 30, but this construction is not absolutely essential, and two springs may
be substituted for the spring 18, if desired, and other changes in, and modifications
of the construction herein described, may be made without departing from the spirit
of my invention, or sacrificing its advantages.
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 :-
1. An apparatus for operating the valve of the flush tank of a water closet, con-
structed as herein described, and as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, of the drawing.
2. An apparatus for operating the valve of the flush tank of a water closet, con-
sisting of a casing provided with a lever which projects through the side thereof,
and which is provided with a cord which is adaptel to be secured to the door of
a closet, another lever mounted in said casing and provided with a cord, rod, or
wire which is adapted to be connected with the valve of the flush tank, said last
named lever being provided with a pivoted arm which extends upwardly, and which
is adapted to support the inner end of the lever which is connected with the door,

page_text: said arm and said lever being each provided with a spring, and a support which is
mounted in said casing, against which the end of said arm and the inner end of said
lever are adapted to be held by said spring, substantially as shown and described. .
3. An apparatus for operating the flush valve of the flush tank of a water closet,
consisting of a casing secured to the side of said tank, a spring operated lever
mounted therein, and connected with said valve, another lever mounted therein, and
connected with the door of the closet, by a cord or similar device, said last named
lever being also provided with a pivoted arm which projects upwardly in said casing,
and which is adapted to operate the inner end of the lever which is connected with
the door of the closet, said parts being constructed, combined and arranged,
subtantially as shown and described.
Dated this 1st day of December 1896.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.