IMPROVE- MENTS IN WASH STANDS
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by Alfred Julius Boult at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 5th August 1882. Communicated to
him from abroad by Nathan Oscar Bond of Fairfax Court House in the County
of Fairfax, State of Virginia and United States of America.
ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of the firm of W. P. Thompson & Boult Agents for
Foreign Patent Solicitors of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
and 6 Lord Street, Liverpool in the County of Lancaster, Engineer "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN WASH STANDS" a communication to me from abroad by Nathan Oscar
Bond of Fairfax Court House in the County of Fairfax State of Virginia and
United States of America.
The wash stand in which this invention is embodied is characterized by a wash
bowl suspended so that it may drop down within the stand to empty the contents
of the bowl, or be raised to the horizontal position which it must occupy when in
use, in combination with means whereby the bowl can thus be operated.
The invention further consists of means whereby accidents resulting from the
overflow of the bowl, or of the slop tank, are prevented.
The case of the stand may be of any desired shape, and may be made to
resemble or form part of some other article of furniture, as a desk, bedstead
wardrobe etc.
I prefer to employ a hinged lid or cover connected by suitable intermediaries
with the bowl, so that the lowering of the lid will cause the dropping of the bowl,
and the lifting of the lid will cause the bowl to rise. This lid can be made like
the top or lid of a writing desk, when the stand is in this form.
In the construction of this improved wash stand I employ a water tank to
supply the bowl which tank may be made to resemble a shelf and below the bowl
is located a waste tank or vessel and a shute of any suitable material for directing
the water to said waste-tank.
The bowl is hinged to the wash-stand so as to enable it to drop down and enter
into the shute. The wash stand proper is covered by a lid hinged thereto and
connected with the bowl in such manner by means of levers or other suitable
appliances that when the lid is let down upon the stand to close the wash-bowl
opening therein and cover its marble or other tablet the bowl will drop down

page_text: and empty its contents into the shute and waste-tank or vessel, below, and when
the lid is raised the bowl is raised with it in proper position for use.
I preferably arrange the lid relatively to the stand in such a manner as to lie
in an inclined plane whereby it may be used as a writing desk.
I also combine means to prevent the two rapid descent of the bowl and cover
which may be effected by counter weights or other similar appliances which not
only resist the too rapid descent of said cover or lid and bowl, but also serve as a
means to facilitate the raising thereof. Of course it will be understood that
instead of the lid any other device for raising the bowl such as a lever handle may
be employed.
I also combine with the bowl, mechanism to prevent the overflow thereof and
this may be done in a very simple manner and by the counter-balances above
described, said balances being so proportioned to the bowl, that they will maintain
the latter in a horizontal position so long as the water therein does not rise above
a predetermined level and to cause the basin to swing downward as soon as the
water therein rises above said level
While the descent of the basin will prevent its overflow it will not avoid the
injurious results of a continued flow of water from the tank or from a permanent
supply when connection is made with the main.
I therefore provide means for turning and closing the cock when the basin
descends and in such manner as not to interfere with the free manipulation of the
cock when the lid is raised
To guard against injury which might result from failure to empty the waste
tank when it becomes filled I provide means whereby this fact may be indicated
by releasing the shute and moving it from its normal position.