Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 24th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 23rd Sept., 1887
I, GEORGE EWING of 13 Rodney Street Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster
Plumber and Painter, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be us
follows:-
This invention has for its object a very simple form of apparatus for flushing, which
shall prevent the possibility of a continuous flush, and yet be very cheap.
My apparatus consists of the usual iron, lead lined, or other cistern, and a syphon
projecting above the top of the cistern, as in other flushing apparatus. I form the
syphon however, with a bell mouth, and either inside or outside that bell, but closely
fitting it, I suspend from above in the manner hereinafter explained, a peculiar bucket.
This bucket or the bell, whichever is the inner piece, has a rim or wall nearly fitting
the other, so that when the bucket is lifted full of water, it shall force the water up
into the bell, and thus fill the syphon and cause it to overflow. The peculiarity of the
bucket is, that it has a hole in the bottom covered by a guided plate or a valve, I
prefer a simple round hole with a round plate of larger diameter. To prevent the
plate rising too high, hooked guards are placed round it. The bucket is slung or
suspended to the pull lever. This can be made to work automatically if desired, but
I have designed this apparatus more especially for water closets, etcetera, to be flushed
by hand by the opening of a door, by the pressure down of the seat, or by other
like action.
The made of working is as follows:-
The pull lever being pulled, the bucket rises, the weight of water in it keeps the plate
on the bottom covering the hole, the close fitting edge prevents the water escaping
between the bucket and the bell. It has consequently to rise with the bucket, and so
fill the syphon. Water escaping from the bucket by the syphon more rushes in at the

page_text: hole in the bottom of the bucket lifting the plate, and the flush continues till the
cistern is emptied down to the top of the bucket, which article then rests on the cistern
floor, or could rest in a well cast for the purpose in the cistern bottom, in which case
the cistern .could be almost entirely emptied. The moment however, that the water
sinks below the level of the top of the bucket, air rushes in through the crack between 5
the bucket and bell, and breaks the syphoning. The latter now, can only be started
afresh by another pull. The plate has in the meantime fallen to the bottom, covered
the hole, and the cistern fills in ordinary course. The bell can be formed in one with
the syphon or be jointed to it. It can be trumpet mouthed in shape, or cylindrical or
of other suitable form.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1886.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool,
Patent Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Flushing Apparatus for Waterclosets, Urinals,
and the like.
I, GEORGE EWING of 13 Rodney Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Plumber and Painter, 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 has for its object a very simple forin of apparatus for flushing, which
shall prevent the possibility of a continuous flush, and yet be very cheap.
It is best described by aid of the accompanying drawing, which is a sectional
elevation.
In this A is the usual cistern, shown lead lined in the drawing, or may be made of
iron or other suitable material. B is the syphon projecting as usual above the over-
flow at the top of the cistern, and fixed into the flushing pipe C in the usual manner.
The end of this syphon is formed with a bell mouth or chamber G, and either inside
or outside of the bell or chamber, inside in the plan shown in the drawing, is suspended
from above a bucket or plate D by means of shaft E. The rim or edge F of the
bucket fits easily to the chamber or bell G so that when the bucket or plate is lifted
with water above it, it shall lift the water up into the bell or chamber, and thus fill
the syphon, and cause it to act. The peculiarity of the bucket or plate is that it has
a hole H in the bottom covered by a guided plate or a valve I. I prefer a simple round
hole with a round plate of larger diameter. To prevent the plate rising too high,
hooked guides Jare placed round it. The bucket or plate is slung or suspended to
the pull lever P by means of stem E passing through an orifice in the top, and
suspended from pull lever P by links L.“ M is the ordinary ball cock supply. N the
overflow.
The mode of working is as follows:-
The pull lever being pulled, the bucket or plate rises, the weight of water in it
keeps the plate I on the bottom, covering the hole H, the close fitting edge F prevents
the water escaping between the bucket or plate, and the bell or chamber wall. It has
consequently to rise with the bucket or plate and so fill the syphon. Water escaping
from the bucket or plate by the syphon, more rushes in at the hole in the bottom of
the bucket or plate, lifting the plate I, and the flush continues till the cistern is emptied
down to the bottom of the chamber or hell G, which bucket or plate D then rests a
little above the cistern floor. The moment, however, that the water sinks below the
level of the chamber or bell G, air rushes in through the space between the bucket or
plate I and bell or chamber G, or between the hole H, and the plate I, and breaks the
syphoning. The latter now can only be started afresh by another pull. The plate has,
in the meantime, fallen to the bottom covering the hole, and the cistern fills in ordinary
course. The bell can be formed in one with the syphon or be jointed to it as shown.
It can be trumpet mouthed in shape, or cylindrical, or of other suitable form.

page_text: The apparatus can be made to work automatically if desired, but I have designed
this apparatus more especially for water closets, etcetera, to be flushed by hand by the
opening of a door, by the pressure down of the seat, or by other like action.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is:
The improvement in flushing apparatus, which consists in a bell or chamber attached
to, or forming the mouth of the syphon, and a bucket with valve or plates in connection
therewith which is brought into action by the hell pull, and lifts the water up into
the syphon.
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