Improvements in Water Closets.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 19th June, 1886.
Complete Left, 21st Mar., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 22nd Apr., 1887.
Improvements in Water Closets.
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I, WILLIAM SMEATON, the Elder, of No. 7 Drury Court, Strand, in the County
Middlesex, Sanitary Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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The object of my present invention is to provide a watercloset which can be readily
fixed in the required situation whatever the position of the soil pipe may be, thus
obviating alterations in the latter which frequently prevent a clear passage for the soil
besides involving the use of expensive specially made bends.
My invention consists in the introduction, between the bottom of the closet-pan and
the top of the syphon. or other trap, of an intermediate turret or cover provided at its
top with a suitable recess or otherwise for the reception of the closet-pan and at its
bottom with a suitable flange or other means of connection with the top of the syphon
or other trap. It may also be provided with the well known hinged valve or flap in
the case of valve closets, and also with a nozzle or socket for connecting with the usual
overflow branch from the basin.
It will be understood that on loosening the joint between the turret or cover and the
syphon or other trap the closet-pan and turret may be turned into any desired position
independently of the position of the trap, and vice versa.

page_text: I, WILLIAM SMEATON the elder, of Heddon Street, Regent Street, in the County of
Middlesex Sanitary Engineer 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, reference being had to the accompanying Drawing
and to the letters marked thereon, that is to say:-
The object of the invention is to provide a water closet which can be readily fixed
in the required situation whatever the position of the soil pipe may be, thus obviating
alterations in the latter which frequently prevent a clear passage for the soil, besides
involving the use of expensive specially made bends.
The Drawing hereto annexed illustrates in vertical section a closet pan or basin and
trap with my invention applied thereto. The said invention consists in the introduction,
between the bottom of the closet pan or basin A and the top of the syphon or other
trap B, of an intermediate turret or cover provided at its top with a recess or other
suitable seating D for the reception of the closet pan or basin A, and at its bottom
with a suitable flange E or other means of connection, with the top of the syphon or
other trap B. It is also furnished in the case of valve closets, as in the example
illustrated, with the well known hinged valve or flap F, and may also be provided with
a nozzle or socket G for connecting with the usual overflow branch H from the
closet pan or basin, and with ventilating branches M and N. The closet pan or basin A
may be secured to the turret or cover C by set screws I passing through lugs or
flanges J on the turret or cover C, or otherwise as may be convenient, and the turret
or cover C may be secured to the top of the trap D by set screws K passing through
lugs or flanges L on the said trap, or by other suitable means.
It will be understood that on loosening the joint between the turret or cover C and
the syphon or other trap B, by slackening back the set screws K for example, the
closet pan or basin A. and turret may be turned into or adjusted in any desired
position with reference to, and independently of, the position of the trap B, and
vice versa.
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 employment in water closets of an adjustable turret or cover C interposed
between the bottom of the closet pan or basin A and the top of the syphon or other
trap B as herein before described, and illustrated in the Drawing hereto annexed and
for the purpose set forth.
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