Improvements in or relating to Urinals.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Dec.. 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1890-Accepted, 8th Nov., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Urinals.
1, WILLIAM DUNDAS SCOTT-MONCRIEFF of 86 Newman Street Oxford Street
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its special object an improvement in the means for cleansing
and keeping clean the floor space in connection with urinals. With this object I fix
a shallow box or tray in the floor and upon the bottom of this I lay a plate or slab of
glass or other suitable material & upon this slab I arrange a hinged grating composed
of hollow sides and perforated cross tubes, providing for the passage of water for
flushing purposes by constructing one of the hinges like the trunnion of the cylinder
of an oscillating steam engine so that the water can pass through the small holes in
the tubes of the grating for the purpose of cleansing and flushing.
Dated this Third day of December 1889.
W. D. SCOTT-MONCRIEFF.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
:
Improvements in or relating to Urinals.
1, WILLIAM DUNDAS SCOTT-MONCRIEFF of 86 Newman Street Oxford Street,
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 :-
This invention has for its special object an improvement in the means for cleansing
and keeping clean the floor space in connection with urinals. With this object I fix
a shallow box or tray of cast iron or other suitable material, the edges of which are on
or about the level of the floor, and upon the bottom of this I lay a plate or slab of
slate glass or other suitable non porus substance, and upon this slab I arrange a
hinged grating composed of hollow side pieces and perforated cross tubes, & provide
for the passage of water through the same by constructing one or both of the hinges
like the trunions of the cylinder of an oscillating steam engine so that the water may
be brought from a service pipe and can pass through the sides and cross tubes,
escaping freely from the perforations for the purpose of flushing and cleansing the
space beneath the urinals.
The improved arrangement is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which
Fig. I represents the perforated hinged grating open, and Fig. II the same when
closed.
In each of these drawings the side pieces 1, 1, 1, which are hollow, are fixed to the
cross tubes 2, 2, 2, as shewn, and these being perforated admit of the water flushing
out the slab beneath; the outlet pipe being fixed in any suitable position, preferably in
a channel opposite the hinged joint.
The hinged joint at 3, 3, 3 may be arranged as a hollow oscillating joint either on
one or both sides of the grating and being made with an ordinary gland and stuffing
box, provides an easy and convenient means for conveying water through the cross
tubes and perforations for the purpose of cleansing.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what I
claim is :
The arranging of the floor space in connection with urinals, as hereintefore
described, and the combination and application of the parts for the purpose stated.
Dated this 4th day of September 1890.
W. D. SCOTT-MONCRIEFF.