An Improved Joint for Connecting Soil Pipes to Earthenware Closets and the like
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 18th Mar., 1896-Accepted, 18th Apr., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Joint for Connecting Soil Pipes to Earthenware
Closets and the like.
We, FREDERICK WILKINSON, of India Buildings, Cross Street, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, Yarn Agent, ARTHUR GROSVENOR WILKINSON, of
Caxton Chambers, St. Petersgate, Stockport, in the said county, Architect, and
JOSEPH HENRY JENNER PLAYER, of Murdock Villa, Coburg Road, Bristol, in
the County of Gloucester, Cigar Merchant, do bereby declare the nature of this
nvention to be as follows:-
Our invention consists in an improved joint for connecting the cast iron or
other soil pipes to the discharge pipe of a flush out earthenware closet or other
earthenware pipe.
Hitherto considerable difficulty has been experienced and so far as we are aware
o satisfactory method has been discovered of making such joints between metal
or earthenware, and earthenware pipes.
In carrying our invention into effect we form say an annular recess on or near
the end of one pipe and a corresponding annular flange or projection on or near the
end of the other part, and in the recess we place a sufficient quantity of mercury
nto which the flange or projection is plunged to form a fluid hermetic seal.
Dated this 18th day of June 1895.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
Agents for Applicants.
An Improved Joint for Connecting Soil Pipes to Earthenware
Closets and the like.
We, FREDERICK WILKINSON, of India Buildings, Cross Street, Manchester,
in the County of Lancaster, Yarn Agent, ARTHUR GROSVENOR WILKINSON, of
Caxton Chambers, St. Petersgate, Stockport, in the said county, Architect, and
JOSEPH HENRY JENNER PLAYER, of Murdock Villa, Coburg Road, Bristol, in
the County of Gloucester, Cigar Merchant, 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 consists in an improved joint for connecting the cast iron or
other soil pipes to the discharge pipe of a flush out earthenware closet or other
earthenware pipe.
Hitherto considerable difficulty has been experienced and so far as we are aware
no satisfactory method has been discovered of making such joints between metal or
earthenware, and earthenware pipes.
In carrying our invention into effect we form say an annular recess on or nea
the end of one pipe and a corresponding annular flange or projection on or near the
end of the other part, and in the recess we place a sufficient quantity of mercury
into which the flange or projection is plunged to form a fluid hermetic seal.

page_text: And in order that our invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect we will describe the accompanying sheet of drawings reference being
had to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is a sectional side elevation of a flush out earthenware closet the
discharge pipe of which is connected to a cast iron or other soil pipe by our
improved joint, and
Fig. 2 is a view, part an outside elevation and part a section, of the joint on an
enlarged scale.
In Fig. 1, a is an earthenware closet, b the inlet for water to flush the same
and the earthenware discharge pipe which is connected to an iron or other soil
pipe d according to our invention by the improved joint shown both in Figs. 1
and 2.
At the end of the pipe c is formed an annular flange c' and at the end of the
metal pipe d are formed two flanges d' d' forming an annular recess between them
of suitable size and depth to allow the flange c' on the pipe e to enter and lie
between them.
The annular space between the flanges d' d' is filled to any desired depth with
mercury in which the flange e¹ is immersed whereby a fluid hermetic seal is
obtained.
To give the joint a finished appearance we prefer to place an annular cast iron
earthenware or other suitable cover e over the joint.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that
what we claim is :-
1. An improved joint for connecting a cast iron or other soil pipe to the
earthenware pipe of a flush out closet or the like, said joint consisting in its
essential features of a flange or projection on one part immersed in mercury
contained in a corresponding recess on the other part.
2. The combination with the earthenware pipe having an annular flange c', of
the cast iron or other soil pipe d having an annular recess containing mercury to
form a fluid hermetic seal substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 16th day of March 1896.
H. B. BARLOW & GILLETT,
17 St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for Applicants..