Year: 1885

page_text: We, JOHN HENRY KENYON, of 170 Montague St. Merchant, and JAMES CONLONG,
of Hollin Bank, Engineer, both of Blackburn in the County of Lancaster, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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Our invention relates to improvements in that class of water closets in which a
tipping tank is employed, which when charged with a certain quantity of water,
overbalances and discharges its contents through a pipe into the closet basin or
pan for the purpose of flushing. The object of our invention is to improve the
motion of such tipping tank, which heretofore has been very defective, by bringing
the same into connection with the action of, or the hinged closet seat, which latter,
after a person rises from the seat, gradually causes the tipping tank to revolve on
its centre & to discharge a certain amount of its contents, thus receiving a positive
action. To this end we employ a lever between and on the sides of the tipping
tank & water cistern, working on a fulcrum, on the water cistern, the inner end of
which lever we connect by means of a link or a short rod and pin, to the side of
the tipping tank, and the outer end by means of a long rod to a short lever arm,
fixed on the back end of a cross shaft mounted in suitable bearings on the side of
and underneath the hinged closet seat.
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The front end of this cross shaft is provided with another arm, which is caused
to press against the closet seat by the weight of water in the tipping tank.
The bearing for the back end of the cross shaft being slightly elongated, permits
the same to be moved in a vertical direction, and by means of a weight capable of
sliding and being adjustable on the said cross shaft, the amount of tip to be given
to the tipping tank, can be regulated to a nicety.
In cases where no seat action is used the lever employed between the water
cistern and tipping tank may on one end be provided with a sliding weight and on
the other end have a cord or chain attached thereto, by means of which the tipping
tank can also be actuated in a positive manner, the connection with the tipping
tank being the same as already described.
In either arrangement described the said lever is connected by suitable means to
a valve of any desired or convenient type, which admits the required quantity of
water to the tipping tank.
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page_text: Improvements in Water Closets..
We, JOHN HENRY, KENYON of 170 Montague Street, Merchant, and JAMES
CONLONG, of Hollin Bank, Engineer, both of Blackburn in the County of
Lancaster, 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:-
Our invention relates to improvements in that class of water closets in which a
tipping tank is employed, which when charged with a certain quantity of water,
overbalances and discharges its contents through a pipe into the closet basin' or pan
for the purpose of flushing. -
The object of our invention is to improve the motion of such tipping tank, which
heretofore has been very defective by bringing the same into connection with the
action of a hinged closet seat, which latter, after a person rises from the seat,
gradually causes the tipping tank to revolve on its centre and to discharge a
certain amount of its contents, thus receiving a positive action.
And in order that this invention may be better understood we have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference,
corresponding letters indicating like parts in the various figures.
Fig. 1. is a front elevation.. Fig. 2, a side elevation, Fig. 3 a plan and Figs. 4
and 5 enlarged detached views of our improved water-closet.
a. is the closet seat. b the basin or pan. c. the flushing pipe.. :d the water
cistern. e the tipping tank. f the valve.
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In carrying out our invention we employ a rocking lever g, between and on the
sides of the tipping tanke and water cistern d, working loosely on a fulcrum or
shaft in the sides of the water cistern d, the inner end of which lever we connect
by means of a link or a short rod i, and pin k, to the side of the tipping tank e, and
the outer end by means of a long rod to a,short lever arm m, fixed on, the back
end of a cross shaft o mounted in suitable bearings on the side of and underneath
the hinged closet seat a.
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The front end of this cross shaft, o, is provided with another arm or finger, n
which is caused to press against the closet seat by the weight of water in the
tipping tank e.
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The bearing for the back end of the cross shaft o being slightly elongated,
permits the same to be moved, in a vertical direction, and by means of a weight p,
capable of sliding and, being adjustable on the said cross shaft o, the amount of tip
to be given to the tipping tank e, can be regulated to a nicety.
In cases where no seat action is used the rocking lever g, employed between the
water cistern d, and tipping tank e may, be provided on one end with a sliding
weight q, see dotted lines Fig. 1. and on the other end with a cord or chain instead
of with the rod 1, by means of which the tipping tank can also be actuated in a
positive manner, the connection of the rocking lever g with the tipping tank e
being the same as already described.
In either arrangement described the said lever g is brought in connection by
suitable means, with a valve of any desired or convenient type, which admits the
required quantity of water to the tipping tanks 6.

page_text: The type of valve and the method of actuating the same from the lever, we
prefer to use, is shown enlarged in Figs. 4 & 5.
The said valve consists of an angular hollow body r having a small water
orifice s in the neck, which also forms a seating for the valve disc t.
The latter is formed around its periphery with a suitable number of slots
serving as water passages, and above with a recess to receive a packing u of
suitable material such as leather and is caused to be pressed.against the seat 8 by
means of the weighed lever v, fastened onto the shaft h.
This type of valve will be found very simple and easily repairable.
The weighted lever which opens and closes the valve fis actuated from the
lever g by forming a projection won the boss of the lever g, which enters the
recessed portion c of a collar y fixed on the shaft d.
This recessed portion x is of a size large enough to permit of a certain play of
the projection w, without coming into contact with the said collar y.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim, is:
In water tanks having a tipping tank employed for discharging the water for
flushing the basin.
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1st. Actuating the valve f and tipping tank e from a hinged closet seat for the
purpose of giving the tipping tank e a positive action, substantially as set forth.
2nd. The combination of the tipping tank e with the lever g, rocking loosely on
the shaft hand having a projection w formed on its boss, which engages a recessed
collar fixed on the shaft h, the lever g being connected with a link or short rod i,
which latter engages a stud k, fixed on the side of the centre of oscillation or pivots
of the tipping tank e & suitably actuated from the hinged closet seat, on a person
sitting on or rising from the same, substantially as set forth.