IMPROVEMENTS IN URINALS OR RECEIVERS, SUITABLE ALSO FOR REFUSE WATERS IN DWELLING AND OTHER HOUSES, BUILDINGS, AND PLACES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Dray, junior, trading as William Jones Dray and
Company, of 27, Castle Street, Leicester Square, in the County of Middlesex,
Metal Workers and Engineers, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN URINALS
OR RECEIVERS, SUITABLE ALSO FOR REFUSE WATERS IN DWELLING AND OTHER
HOUSES, BUILDINGS, AND PLACES."
Sealed the 29th September 1877, and dated the 6th April 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION loft by the said William Dray at the Office of
the Commissioners of Patents on the 6th April 1877.
WILLIAM DRAY, junior, trading as William Jones Dray and Company, of 27,
Castle Street, Leicester Square, in the County of Middlesex, Metal Workers
and Engineers. "IMPROVEMENTS IN URINALS OR RECEIVERS, SUITABLE ALSO
FOR REFUSE WATERS IN DWELLING AND OTHER HOUSES, BUILDINGS, AND PLACES."
This Invention relates to improvements in urinals or receivers, suitable also for
refuse waters in dwelling and other houses, buildings, and places, and consists
preferably of a closed or cased-in box or vessel in or to which a fall to, a fall
round, or other like receiver or screen is fitted, said screen may be hinged at the
bottom horizontally, so that the front of it may fall to a given angle, or be hinged
at or near one side to the casing to enable the screen to be drawn or swung round
or partially round to the front, or it may be balanced or nearly so upon central
vertical pivots or spindles that a portion of it may be exposed.
The screw may be flat or of hollowed or bellied form, and when shut in or
closed to present a flush, or comparitively flush face, which may be painted,
enamelled, or otherwise made to correspond in appearance to the wall, passage, or
room in which the apparatus is fitted.
The upper part of the casing or box which is hermetically closed in on all sides
except the front is provided with a pipe, rose, or spreader, by which a supply of
water can be furnished automatically by a tap connection with the screen
or other front of the apparatus, the lower part of which has an outflow pipe
attached.
The screen may be opened or exposed by a pull or other handle which may also
open the water nascara

page_text: The casing or box may be perforated, or openings may be arranged at the back or
other part, or a pipe may be fitted for ventilation.
The screen may be in the form of a bason or nearly so, and be capable of being
brought out to the front by the opening of a front plate or door by bell crank
eccentric pull, or other action.
When no outer casing or box is employed I fit the screen or receptacle within a
wall, or I otherwise attach it that the opening can be exposed to receive slops or
other waters, and then be closed up or in again.
The screen may be opened through the action of a foot plate by the weight of a
person approaching the apparatus, said screen being free to close on the removal of
pressure from the foot plate or in other convenient manner.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Dray in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 6th October
1877.
WILLIAM DRAY, junior, trading as William Jones Dray and Company, of 27,
Castle Street, Leicester Square, in the County of Middlesex, Metal Workers and
Engineers. "IMPROVEMENTS IN URINALS OR RECEIVERS, SUITABLE ALSO FOR
REFUSE WATERS IN DWELLING AND OTHER HOUSES, BUILDINGS, AND PLACES."
This Invention relates to improvements in urinals or receivers, suitable also for
refuse waters in dwelling and other houses, buildings, and places, and consists
preferably of a closed or cased-in box or vessel, in or to which a fall to, a fall round,
a draw out, or other like receiver or screen is fitted; said screen may be hinged
at the bottom horizontally, so that the front of it may fall to a given angle, or be
hinged at or near one side to the casing to enable the screen to be drawn or swung
round or partially round to the front, or it may be balanced or nearly so upon
central vertical pivots or spindles, that a portion of it may be exposed.
The screen may be flat or of hollowed or bellied form, and when shut in or closed
to presents a flush or comparatively flush face, which may be painted, ornamented,
or otherwise inade to correspond in appearance to the wall, passage, or room in which
the apparatus is fitted.
The upper part of the casing or box which is hermetically closed in on all sides
except the front is provided with a pipe, rose, or spreader, by which a supply of
water can be furnished automatically by a tap connection with the screen
or other front of the apparatus, the lower part of which has an outflow pipe
attached.
The screen may be opened or exposed by a pull or other handle, which may also
open the water passage.
The casing or box may be perforated, or openings may be arranged at the back
or other part, or a pipe may be fitted for ventilation.
The screen may be in the form of a bason or nearly so, and be capable of being
brought out to the front by the opening of a front plate or door by bell crank,
eccentric pull, or other action.
When no outer casing or box is employed I fit the screen or receptacle within a
wall, or I otherwise attach it that the opening can be exposed to receive slops or
other waters and then be closed up or in again.
The screen may be opened through the action of a foot plate by the weight of a
person approaching the apparatus, said screen being free to close on the removal
of pressure from the foot plate, or in other convenient manner.
My Invention will be more clearly understood by the annexed Drawings, in which
I show what I consider the best plans out of the many in which it can be carried
into practice.

page_text: In Figure 1 I show a section of a fall to flap A, supported on a rib a, as a hinge
joint, and upon which the flap rests by a grooved or corrugated portion arranged
just above the bottom edge b within the casing c, this being fitted in the wall or
wainscot of a building or structure as desired. The fall to flap A las side walls c, d,
(one only of which is shown) to prevent an outside splashing of the water from the
rose or spreader B, by which water for flushing purposes can be supplied to the
urinal or receiver by the pipe C when the knob valve D is operated by being
pushed in or drawn out. The outer sides of the two side walls of the flap have studs
on the tops of their back edges, which when the flap is pulled to the front, as shown
by the full lines, rest against ribs on the front edge of the casing as abutments,
and is prevented by this means being pulled out too far. The casing c has an
outlet e at the bottom leading to a drain, and apertures fat the top for ventilating
purposes.
Figure 2 is a face view of the apparatus with the flap A shut in, flush or about
flush with the wall, the flap taking the position shown in dotted lines in Figure 1.
I have shown a knob D in the front panel E, so that the valve can be operated by
hand after each use of the urinal or receiver, and this operation may take place
while the flap A is open, or after it is closed as desired. The flap A may, however,
be arranged in its forward or in its backward movement to act upon a lever or
other appliance to open a water passage, such as from a waste water preventer,
which has a self-closing appliance fitted, whereby the quantity of water used at
each flushing can be regulated. Other means of opening a water passage can be
arranged if desired.
Figure 3 is an example of a swing to flap or door A, with a bason or receiver F
attached to the back or inside of it. The top hinge G in this case forms the water
inlet for the flushing water, and the bottom hinge the outlet, the opening and
closing of the flush water tap being controlled by the opening and closing of the
door or flap A. The door A may be so arranged that when opened to its fullest
extent, the back edge of it shall come into contact with a tap, key, or valve,
and so open the water supply, or the valve may be arranged to open when the door
is shut to.
Figure 4 represents a central pivot bason or receiver F, the upper hinge pin G in
this case being the flush water inlet, and also a rose or spreader B on the opening of
the apparatus by its swing-round action, and the lower hinge pin H, the water
outlet after the receiver is closed to, or in other ways as desired.
The flap or door with the bason or receiver can be kept open, when pullod
out like a drawer or swung round, as shown in the Figures, by a catch plate
or bolt, a spring being employed having always the tendency to close it to.
In the arrangement shown in Figure 1, the front flap or screen is hung
loosely, so that it can be lifted out of the casing for cleansing, or as desired.
Having now described the nature of my said Invention I declare that I claim,-
The several improvements in urinals or receivers for waste or other waters
in dwelling and other houses, buildings, and places as herein-before set forth,
and substantially as shown in the annexed Drawings.
Secondly. I claim the combination of appliances shown in Figure 1 of the annexed
Drawings, acting as and for the purposes described.
Thirdly. I claim the combination of appliances shown in Figure 3 of the annexed
Drawings, acting as and for the purposes described.
Fourthly. I claim the combination of appliances shown in Figure 4 of the annexed
Drawings, acting as aud for the purposes described.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Dray, junior, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Sixth day of October, One thousand eight hundred
and seventy-seven
WILLIAM DRAY. JUNE. (L.S.)