The Flushing of Closets and Drains by Waste Water, and Appliances connected therewith.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th Sept., 1894-Accepted, 20th Oct., 1894
TRUVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
The Flushing of Closets and Drains by Waste Water, and Appliances
connected therewith.
I, JOHN ABRAHAM NOEL, of 1 Romilly Road, Cardiff, South Wales, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to, making or adapting catch water traps to closets and
drain pipes in such manner that by a plunger, or lift valve, the water can be caused
to flow into the closet pan, if desired, for ordinary flush, or be forced into, or around
a neck of the closet dip pipe, as an additional Hush for the bend or S pipe, such
water trap not interfering with the ordinary flow of water from gully, rain water
stack pipes, overflow of cisterns, waste from baths, sinks, or the like.
The invention is chiefly intended for cottage property where the closets are
invariably arranged above the level of the yard, or ground, it is however applicable,
by modifying the arrangement of parts, to small suburban residences, and would
permit of the waste or house waters being used for closet flushing, instead of relying
upon the cistern supply, as at present.
I will describe. the invention as applied to a cottage. I affix a single, or a
partitioned water receiving trap or tank in the ground, and put it in connection with
the yard gully, rain water stack pipe, house sink, or other discharge, said trap
having an outlet in connection with an enlarged socket, into which the neck of the
closet pipe has a dip with a clearance all round, so that the flow of water will draw
fresh air down through the pan. The lower end of the socket is provided with a
bend, a D, S, or other check as an intercepter.
The cover, or top of the water trap or receiver has a tube dipping into it, and
extending above, in which is a plunger, or lift rod for working through the upper
closed end, there being a passage at the side from said upper piece leading to the
top of the closet pan.
Dated this 7th day of December 1893.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John Abraham Noel.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
The Flushing of Closets and Drains by Waste Water, and Appliances.
connected therewith.
1, JOHN ABRAHAM NOEL, of 1 Romilly Road, Cardiff, South Wales, 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 relates to making or adapting catch water traps to closets and
drain pipes in such manner that by a plunger, or lift valve the water can be caused
to rush into the closet pan if desired for ordinary flush, or be forced into or around
a neck of the closet dip pipe as an additional flush for the bend or S pipe, such
water trap not interfering with the ordinary flow of water from gully, rain water
stack pipes, overflow of cisterns, waste from baths, sinks, or the like.
LD
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page_text: The invention is chiefly intended for cottage property where the closets are
invariably arranged above the level of the yard, or ground, it is however applicable,
by modifying the arrangement of parts, to small suburban residences, and would
permit of the waste or house waters being used for closet flushing instead of relying
upon the cistern supply, as at present.
I will describe the invention as applied to a cottage. I affix a single, or a
partitioned water receiving trap or tank in the ground, and put it in connection with
the yard gully, rain water stack pipe, house sink, or other discharge, said trap
baving an outlet in connection with an enlarged socket, into which the neck of the
closet pipe has a dip with a clearance all round, so that the flow of water will draw
fresh air down through the pan. The lower end of the socket is provided with a
bend, a D, S, or other check as an intercepter.
The cover or top of the water trap or receiver has a tube dipping into it, and
extending above, in which is a plunger or lift rod for working through the upper
closed end, there being a passage at the side from said upper piece leading to the
top or other part of the closet pan.
My invention will be more fully understood by reference to the annexed drawings,
Figure 1 representing what may be termed the simplest form of closet flushing
arrangement according to my invention; Figure 2 being an end view of same.
A is the closet pan. Ba neck therefrom. C is an enlarged end or box of
trap D, and E is the outflow pipe leading to the sewer or cesspool.
F is a catch pit or receiver sunk in the ground and in connection with the
enlarged box C and with connection pipes G from the gully H which may be in a
yard, or so placed as to receive the rain water from the surface, or from the sink
outflow I, or from rain water stack pipes or other source, the grid being of
inverted hat shape with holes round the side for water to drain through and with a
plain closed bottom to prevent stones, leaves, or rubbish entering the gully H.
J is a casing or tube within the catch pit or tank F and rising up to about level
with the closet seat where a hole is formed for connecting it by a short branch to
the closet pan like an ordinary flush pipe. This tube J is provided with a loose
fitting valve K capable of being lifted by a rod L solid or hollow in any desired
manner, such as by a lift action direct or through the intervention of a cord and
pulley from overhead.
The valve K is so arranged that when at the bottom of the tube, as, at Figure 1,
water can percolate or pass above the valve to charge the tube to the same level as
the water in the tank so that when the valve is lifted it closes the apertures
and the body of water within the tube is lifted by it until forced through the
opening at the upper part for pan flushing operation. The tank F is shown with a
partition M in it but it is not necessary in all cases to have a partition but it serves
to arrest solid or other matter which finds its way into the drain G.
N is a vent pipe which may be carried up above the roof of the closet, as
indicated, or otherwise.
I have shown an inverted hat shaped grid in the gully H but any ordinary grid
can be arranged.
It will be seen by the drawing that water (refuse or other) entering by the
gully H flows down the drain G into the tank F and fills it. If the water rises
above the lip of the outlet P it will flow into the box C to the bend D and away
through E thus flushing the bend D and creating a suction through A and B, so
that air can enter to ventilate the sewer, or bend D.
The foregoing arrangement which constitutes my invention is subject to several
modifications as represented in the drawings hereafter referred to in which the
same letters of reference will apply.
According to Figure 3 the partition is formed by the tube J itself, and instead
of the pan A having a long neck B, as at Figure 1, it has a moulded box in
which the long neck B is formed said box taking an ordinary closet pan A as
shown.
Referring to Figure 4, I dispense with the tank F and allow water from the

page_text: gully H to flow directly into the tube J in which it rises to a certain level all
superfluous water then passing in the other direction, as indicated by the arrow,
the water in this tube when the rod L is lifted is used for flushing the pan only
there being no other source of supply to the closet but such supply may be provided
for if desired and as indicated by the figures already described.
According to the full lines in Figure 5 if the tank be fitted as shown, the plunger
or lift valve K will flush the bend only but if the tauk be tall as indicated by dotted
lines a portion of the water lifted by the plunger will by its greater volume be
forced through the branch for flushing the pan.
In the foregoing figures, the tank and the tubes are shown in line as between the
gully and the closet but the tank may be at the side in connection with an inter-
cepter Qby an aperture or branch R as seen at Figure 6, so that the water within
the tank can be utilized for flushing the closet pan if the plunger is lifted, or for
flushing the closet pipe if the plunger is depressed when required, the surplus water
flowing into and through the bend. In this view, as in Figures 4 and 5, I show an
ordinary closet pan A, and instead of the neck being as part of the pan itself or
formed with the box, it may be a separate neck fitting on the box and the closet pau
to rest upon the shoulders of the neck by its flange. This is also shown at Figure 5,
Figures 7 and 8 are devised for using either the whole or part of the reserve water
and also for the prevention of solids entering the pan A.
This will be understood
by reference to the figures.
.
The water from the gully H partly enters the tube J and partly flows round the
belt G to the closet box and bend D. The water in the tube J becomes filtered
in passing through the valve K, the solids or other debris remaining on the valve...
The filtered water passes through the aperture R in the partition M and also
through the duplicate valve K in the larger tube or tank F and fills said tube to
the same level, any surplus passing away by the outlet R. If the rods L, L', are
operated together, the water in J is forced along with the accumulated debris
through the belt G' and flushes the closet box C and bend D, the water in the
reserve tank F being raised by the valve K and forced through the branch into
pan A for flushing the pan. These rods L, L', may however be operated separately,
or the rod L' alone can be operated for pan flushing-purposes.
This arrangement will be of service in cases where the piston or valve K would
not be frequently actuated.
Instead of a belt, a single pipe may pass entirely on one side of piston pipe, all
other arrangenients remaining the same.
At Figures 7 and 7 I show a special form or shape of pan A particularly
adapted for what may be termed slop flushing. In this the Hush water is shot
upwards from near the front lower part and across on to back of pan.
According to Figures 9 and 10 the tank F having a piston K' is placed for
receiving the water from gully H on its way to closet and is in communication by a
passage R with tube J in which a piston is also fitted.
The piston in the tube J can be used for lifting the water to the upper part of
closet pan, or for pressing the water back through the passage R into the tank F
which causes an overflow to flush the closet pipe D.
Where the tip bucket system is available, I arrange it for operation as indicated
at Figures 11 and 12. The water from the gully or other source of supply by the
pipe G enters a chamber T falling into the bucket U on its way and which it
fills, the overflow passing away into the bend D. This bucket can be raised by the
rod L until it engages a projection at top of chamber for emptying its contents into
the branch for Hushing the pan, instead of being simply fitted to overbalance itself
to flush the bend D as is usual. The bucket may however be located at the
bottom for tipping in the usual manner and then I arrange an open ended tube J
within said bucket, the tube being provided with a piston K for raising the water
to the branch for flushing the pan. By this means I use the well known tipping
bucket in conjunction with my pan flushing arrangement.
Figure 13 represents a guide for the piston rod L in which is arranged a loose

page_text: head V having grooves or channels on its upper surface, so that should any leakage
occur through the packing, if packing be used, the liquid will escape to any required
part of the apparatus without wetting the closet seat.
It will be understood that although I have shown my invention on the system of
utilizing waste or other water flowing through and from a gully, I may where no
gully is provided run the waste water (slop or other) direct into my catch pit or
reservoir F or J, and such waste water can be lifted to enter the pan at any part
or parts, whatever be the shape of the pan.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The several arrangements of appliances or apparatus as shown in the annexed
drawings and by which rain, slop, or other water can be collected and held in
reserve, and such reserve or part thereof be utilized under pressure for flushing
closets or closet pans, or both closet and pan, as described.
2. Combining with a closet flushing arrangement in which there is a reserve of
water, a free passage through from gully to sewer pipe without interference with
flushing appliances or reserve of water substantially in the manner shown and
described.
3. Utilizing the gully or other waste water when passing through closets, as
described, for drain or sewer ventilating purposes through the closet pan.
4. The employment of a box C in which is an extension of or from the pan, as
described.
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The 7th day of September 1004.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said John Abraham Noel."