IMPROVED MEANS OF CONNECTING SUPPLY APPARATUS WITH WATER CLOSET BASINS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, THOMAS WILLIAM TWYFORD, of Bath Street Works, Hanley, in the County
of Stafford Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the Invention for
IMPROVED MEANS OF CONNECTING SUPPLY APPARATUS WITH WATER CLOSET
BASINS to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to certain improved means of connecting water supply
apparatus with water closet basins.
The improved means consist of an india rubber or other elastic ring formed with
concentric annular projections or parts one of which surrounds and clips the
exterior of the end of the lead supply or flushing pipe both where it is inserted
into the earthenware arm of the closet basin and a short distance beyond the end
of the said arm, and another of which parts is formed to surround and clip the
exterior of the said earthenware arm at the part within which the said lead supply
or flushing pipe is inserted. This part of the earthenware arm thus beds upon
part of the outer surface of that part of the ring which surrounds the leaden
supply pipe, and is firmly embedded between it and the outer concentric part of
the ring.
The connection is thus most easily made and is watertight and most effective for
the intended purpose.

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I THOMAS WILLIAM TWYFORD of Bath Street Works Hanley in the County of
Stafford, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
IMPROVED MEANS FOR CONNECTING SUPPLY APPARATUS WITH WATER CLOSET
BASINS," and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement and accompanying
Sheet of Drawings :—
This Invention relates to certain improved means of connecting water supply
apparatus with water closet basins.
The improved means consist of an india rubber or other elastic ring formed with
concentric annular projections or parts one of which surrounds and clips the
exterior of the end of the lead supply or flushing pipe both where it is inserted
into the earthenware arm of the closet bason and a short distance beyond the
end of the said arm and another of which parts is formed to surround and clip
the exterior of the said earthenware arm at the part within which the said lead
supply or flushing pipe is inserted.
This part of the earthenware arm thus beds upon the part of the outer surface
of that part of the ring which surrounds the leaden supply pipe and is firmly
embedded between it and the outer concentric part of the ring.
The connection is thus most easily made and is watertight and most effective for
the intended purpose.
In order that my Invention may be clearly understood I have appended hereunto
a Sheet of Drawings on which
Figure. 1. is a side elevation showing a basin connected to the supply pipe
according to my Invention.
Figure. 2. is a sectional side elevation showing the said basin and arm and
supply pipe and connection.
A is the basin and B is the projecting arm on the said basin.
D is the supply
or flushing pipe which may be of lead or other material, C is the connecting piece
or ring which may be of either india rubber or other elastic or flexible material.
It will be noticed that the ring C has a large surface to bear upon the pipe D
and also that the branch or arm B is embraced by the joint C on both the outside
and the inside as it rests in the annular recess C¹. There is thus a pressure on
every surface, the action and reaction of the joint all tending to keep the required
surfaces tight.
Having therefore now described my said Invention what I claim is
The improved means for connecting the supply apparatus with water closet
basins of the ring or joint C with the annular space C₁ substantially as herein set
forth.
Dated this 29th day of July 1884.