Year: 1888

page_text: HENRY GEORGE PLANNER Ironmonger 1 Ledbury Villas Stuart Road Peckham
Rye Surrey do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A concave Lever or Arm, one end of which, sinks into a vessel containing
Disinfecting Fluid, and by the use of a Float, acted upon by the water into which
it is placed, and being connected to the arm, raises a portion of the fluid and
causes it to flow along the arm, into a Water Waste Preventer, or Water Container
used for flushing Water-closets.

page_text: DISCS Apparatus IoT WES
1, HENRY GEORGE PLANNER of 1 Ledbury Villas, Stuart Road Peckham Rye, in
the County of Surrey, Ironmonger 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a method of, and means for, mixing a
proper and predetermined quantity of disinfecting or deodorizing fluid with the
water contained in a flushing tank, so that the operation of flushing may also
perfectly deodorize the closet, or the like to which the device according to my
invention may be applied; the action thereof being automatic, relatively to that of
the flushing tank, which may be of any type, and does not form part of my said
invention, although the latter may be attached so as to be operated in unison
therewith.
and
In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 represents an elevation of the aforesaid
device, applied to a Bushing tank, and Figure 2, a view of the lever or arm hereinafter
described, of a form which I may adopt as an alternative device. A tank, or
receptacle B, Figure 1 is arranged to hold a quantity of disinfecting, fluid, and is
so arranged as to be easily attached to the side or form part of an ordinary flushing
tank A, the discharge of which is controlled by means of a lever I. In the
receptacle or vessel B, a concave lever D is poised, so that one end J rests
upon
over the edge, and projects into the tank A. The cupped, or concave end of the
lever D is made to fall into a depression or recess in the bottom of the tank or
vessel B, indicated by a, so that when said vessel becomes discharged of its contents,
no waste thereof may take place, since the concave portion of the lever D is below
the base or bottom of the vessel B. A float G, resting upon, or immersed in, the
water contained in the flushing tank A is coupled by means of a suitable link K
to the rocking bar or beam E, pivotted at F, which is again coupled to the lever
by means of the link L. The manner in which the device or contrivance according
to my invention is operated is as follows; that is to say :-
When it is required to flush the closet, drain, sink or the like, and the water
contained in the tank A is drawn off for this purpose, the decrease of level causes the
descent of the float G, guided by the fixed guide bar H. Said downward motion is
communicated to the concave trough or lever D through the rocking bar E and
links K and L. Therefore the descent of the water in the tank A causes the concave
end of the trough or lever D to ascend, thereby retaining and raising a certain portion
of disinfecting, or deodorizing fluid contained in tank B, which is emptied or tilted
into the flushing tank A when the lever or trough D is raised to a sufficient inclination.
The portion of disinfectant is discharged in the manner above described so as to
become mixed with the flushing water when the latter has attained a low level in the
tank A, so that the mixture or solution thereby formed is stronger, and more effective
for the purposes of disinfecting than would be the case if the tank A was full when
the mixing took place.

page_text: I may vary the construction of the device or contrivance according to my said.
invention, so that the concave lever D, may be hinged, or otherwise suspended to a
simple or compound lever, and actuated by the float G as shewn, or by any kind of
float, either buoyant or immersed, and said lever D, may also, in certain cases take
the form shewn by Figure 2, which is drawn to an enlarged scale, or a tray or bucket
may be substituted therefor. I do not confine myself to the form of type of lever,
levers, or links used, nor to the method of connecting the same to the float G, and
I may also, in certain cases dispense with said float and connect these, or cause them
to be operated by, the ordinary ball float in the flushing tank A, namely the necessary
couplings or links for operating the lever D or its equivalent. Said contrivance
according to my invention may be adapted to any kind of flushing tank, and, thẹ
receptacle or vessel B may be of any suitable shape or design.
As an alternative arrangement, I may dispense with the arm or lever D, and
substitute therefor a tray or bucket, which may either be operated from the motion
of the float by means of levers, or by suitable pullies, and I may also provide a pro-
jection for tilting and emptying said tray or bucket at its highest elevation, either
into the tank A, or into a trough communicating therewith.
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,-
First. In a disinfecting apparatus the application and employment of a concave
lever, or substitute therefor, for raising disinfecting or deodorizing fluid from a small
vessel or receptacle B, in connection with a float G, substantially as herein shewn and
described, with reference to the accompanying drawing.
Second. In a disinfecting apparatus as above referred to, the employment of a
buoyant or immersed float G, for the purpose of actuating a concave lever or
trough D, or substitute therefor substantially as herein described and shewn.
Dated this 20th d. of Annil 1000
FREDK. WALKER & HYDE,
4, Little Moorfields, London, E.C.
Agents for the Applicant.