PROVED MECHANICAL ARRANGE- MENTS FOR PREVENTING WASTE AND REGULATING THE FLOW OF WATER SPECIALLY USEFUL FOR WATERCLOSETS."
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Mills Suneaton, of Newcastle Street, Strand, in the
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County of Middlesex, for the Invention of TMPROVED MECHANICAL ARRANGE-
MENTS FOR PREVENTING WASTE AND REGULATING THE FLOW OF WATER
SPECIALLY USEFUL FOR WATERCLOSETS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Mills Smeaton at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st May 1877.
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WILLIAM MILLS SMEATON, of Newcastle Street, Strand, in the County of Middle-
IMPROVED MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PREVENTING WASTE
REGULATING THE FLOW OF WATER, SPECIALLY USEFUL FOR WATERCLOSETS.
Hex.
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AND
This Invention consists of a water waste preventer and regulator, specially appli
cable to waterclosets, but which may if desired he applied in other arrangements
where water waste preventers are used.
In carrying out my Invention, I adopt substantially the following arrangements.
taking as an instance my Invention as applied to waterelosets: The pan is fitted
in the ordinary way, and to the side thereof is fitted a chamber, in which chamber
the handle or pull works. In this chamber is a second chamber; one end of. this
second chamber is formed with a partition or slot for the pull to work therein, and
between the upper and lower portions of this portion of the chamber is a space.
into which water may issue through holes made in the lower portion. The other
portion of this second chamber is so formed as to contain water.
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In connection with the second chamber is another chamber or cistern, containing
a ball valve with connections to the basin or pan as in the ordinary construction.
To the last-mentioned chamber 1 fit a syphon arrangement, which is in communi-
cation with the said chamber and the soil pipe.
From the connection or pipe from the ball valve. a branch pipe is fitted, which
branch pipe communicates with the ball cistern, and is so o constructed that
the water does not issue into the ball cistern until emptied by said syphon arrange-
ments.
In connection with these arrangements a valve is employed for supplying the
closet pan with the necessary after-flush, same not coming into action till the plug
at the bottom of the pull assumes its position on its seat.

page_text: The action is as follows;-The handle is pulled, which withdraws the pull from
the seat, allowing the water from the pan to issue into the soil pipe. This action
of the pull also raises the second chamber and discharges the water contained
therein into the chamber or ball cistern containing the ball valve. The excess of
water thus emptied into the ball cistern is discharged through the syphon in con-
nection with the same, and this action withdraws the water in the ball cistern, und
thus lowers the ball-cock, so as to enable the valve to open to supply the pan
with the necessary flush of water, at the same time communication is made
with the ball cistern to supply water for raising the ball so as to close the valve.
Instead of the syphon valves may be so arranged as to accomplish the same
object in regard to my said Invention.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Mills Smeaton in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 30th
November 1877.
WILLIAM MILLS SMEATON, of Newcastle Street, Strand, in the County of Middle-
IMPROVED MECHANICAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR PREVENTING WASTE
REGULATING THE FLOW OF WATER, SPECIALLY USEFUL FOR WATERCLOSETS.'
sex.
AND
This Invention consists of a water waste preventer and regulator, specially appli-
cable to waterclosets, but which may if desired he applied in other arrangements
where water waste preventers are used.
In carrying out my Invention, I adopt substantially the following arrange-
ments, taking as an instance my Invention as applied to waterclosets:-
-The pan
is fitted in the ordinary way, and to the side thereof is fitted a chamber, in which
chamber the handle or pull works. In this chamber is a second chamber, though a
plunger or lifter may be used in place thereof; one end of this second chamber
is formed with a partition or slot for the pull to work therein; or when the plunger
or lifter is employed same is provided with said slot, and between the upper
and lower portions of this portion of the chamber is a space into which water may
issue through holes made in the lower portion; but the water may pass through
the top side of plunger or lifter, instead of through bottom of chamber. The other
portion of this second chamber is formed so as to contain water; but top side of
plunger or lifter answers the same purpose.
In connection with the second chamber is another chamber or cistern, con-
taining a ball valve with connections to the basin, or pan, as in the ordinary
construction.
To the last-mentioned chamber I fit a syphon arrangement, which is in communi-
cation with the said chamber and the soil pipe. The communication with the soil
pipe is made directly, or after the plunger or lifter is raised.
From-the-connection or pipe from the ball valve-a branch pipe is fitted, which
branch pipe communicates with the ball cistern, and is so constructed that
the water does not issue into the ball cistern until emptied by said syphon
arrangements.
In connection with these arrangements a valve is employed for supplying the
closet pan with the necessary after-flush, same not coming into action till the plug
at the bottom of the pull assumes its position on its sent.

page_text: The action is as follows:-The handle is pulled, which withdraws the pull from
the seat, allowing the water from the pan to issue into the soil pipe. This action
of the pull also raises the second chamber, or plunger or lifter, and discharges the
water therein or thercon into the chamber or ball cistern containing the ball
valve. The excess of water thus emptied into the ball cistern is discharged through
the syphon in connection with the same, and this action withdraws the water in
the ball cistern, and thus lowers the ball-cock, so as to enable the valve to open to
supply the pan with the necessary flush of water. At the same time communi-
cation is made with the ball cistern to supply water for raising the ball so as to
close the valve..
Instead of the syphon, valves may, as herein-after more parficularly mentioned,
be so arranged as to accomplish the same object in regard to my said Invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a sectional ground plan of my improved arrangements; Fig. 2, section
on line A,B,Fig.1; Fig.3,sectional elevation showing division between the chambers,
also showing the after-flush valve connected with the pipe communicating with the
syphon; Fig. 4, sectional elevation on line C, D, Fig. 1.
In these Figures A represents the pan or basin; B, chamber, with the pull 13ª,
and plunger or lifter Btherein; C, chamber containing ball valve and syphon; D,
the ball with usual lever or arm working in ball chamber C; E, syphon, forming
part of chamber C; F, ball-cock, connected with ball D by arm or lever d, as
shown; G, tail pipe of syphon E, leading into the soil pipe H; I, lever centred, as
shown, one end being connected by chain or otherwise to the rod of plunger or
lifter B'; the other end of the lever I being connected to after-flush valve K by chain,
wire, or otherwise.
The action is as follows:-The pull being raised or applied carries with it the
plunger or lifter or chamber B', and the water contained in chamber B is thrown
into the ball cistern or chamber C. This action charges the syphon E, drawing the
water from the ball chamber C, thus lowering the ball D. The water from the
syphon passes through tail pipe G, and is discharged into the soil pipe H, which it
effectually flushes into the drain pipe. As the water is being discharged by syphon
E, the ball D drops or lowers, which action opens the valve T and allows the water
to flow into the basin or pan A, thereby flushing same, part of the water however
Howing by regulating cock or valve direct into the ball cistern C. thereby raising
the ball D to its normal position, and thus avoiding waste of water, by allowing only
the regulated quantity of water to pass through, however long the handle may be
kept up.
When the handle or pull is released, the plunger or second chamber B
assumes the position shown in Fig. 2. This action opens the after-flush valve K.
allowing the water in the hall cistern C to flow into the basin A. (Fig. 1). At the
same time the hall D falls, opening the valve F, and water issues into the chamber
till same assumes the height required.
Fig. 5 is a plan of a modified arrangement of my Invention, showing same adapted
for valves instead of the syphon, as herein-before described; Fig. 65, section on
line a, b, Fig. 5; Fig. 7, section on line c, d. Fig. 5; Fig. 8, section on line e, f,
Fig. 5.
The same letters of reference in these Figures indicate corresponding parts to
those shown in Figs. 1 to 4, so far as they occur, but in addition thereto C¹ is
the ball chamber, containing the ball D; G. pipe leading to soil pipe H. The lever
I, in Figs. 5 to 8, is centred as shown, and is acted upon by spur H attached to the
rod of the pull 1ª.
The action in these arrangements is as follows:-The pull 13 being raised, draws
with it the plunger B. The rod being provided with a spur or projection L, which
strikes against the lever 1, this projection, which acts upon 1', draws up the valve
M, and simultaneously closes the valve K (as shewn in Fig. 7), thereby allowing the
water to flow from the top chamber or cistern N into the lower cistern or chamber o,

page_text: When the pull 13 is drawn up, the water in chamber N flows into », and thus
the ball D falls, opening the valve F, which is in communication with the basin or
pan, to which it supplies the necessary flush, part of the water flowing by cock or
valve direct into the ball cistern C, thereby closing the valve and preventing
waste. When the handle is dropped, the valve M is closed and valve K is opened,
supplying the necessary after-flush, as herein-before set forth and described with
reference to Figs. 1 to 4.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of the
said Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in
practice, I hereby,declare that I claim the aforesaid improved mechanical arrange-
ments for preventing waste and regulating the flow of water, specially useful
for waterclosets, as combined and connected together, substantially as herein-
before described and illustrated by the accompanying Drawings; and I specially
claim,
The arrangements for throwing the water from one chamber or division into a
ball-cock or valve chamber, when arranged and adapted substantially as described.
And I also specially claim the syphon arrangements for emptying the ball or
valve chamber, and likewise the after-flush arrangements, substantially as shown
aid described.
The whole of these arrangements being specially adapted for being placed under
the seats of waterclosets, which will avoid many disadvantages which water waste
preventers are liable to when not so placed.
In witness whereof, T. the said William Mills Smeaton. have hereunto set.
my hand and seal, this Thirtietli day of November. in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-seven.
Witness,
Т. Моксах,
Secretary,
Inventors Patent Right Ass"., LA.,
21, Cockspur Street,
S.W.
W. M. SMEATON. (L.S.)