Improvements in Washstands.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Nov., 1892-Accepted, 10th Dec., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Washstands.
I, NATHAN OSCAR BOND of Fairfax Court House in the County of Fairfax and
State of Virginia in the United States of America, Inventor, 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 :-
My invention is an improvement in washstands and it consists in the novel
features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter fully described
reference being had to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a washstand-constructed according to
and embodying my invention, and
Figure 2 represents a central vertical section of the same.
9:
Referring to the said drawings 1 represents the stand proper which consists of a
top and suitable supporting legs, the top being provided with a wash basin 2
supported below the surface of the top. Upon the top are located a pair of
brackets 3, having their top portions provided with elongated bearings, 3ª.
4 represents the rolling pitcher which is substantially cylindrical in shape, and is
provided with an opening on its upper side adjacent to the center which opening
has a pair of lips 7, over which the water contained in said pitcher is poured. The
rolling pitcher is provided at each end with a trunnion 3° which is located eccentric
to the end of the pitcher and above the center of the same, and said trunnions are
made to engage the elongated bearings adjacent to their rear ends, and support
the pitcher. As the trunnions are above the center of the ends of the pitcher the
greater weight will be below the trunnions and the pitcher will normally be held
by gravity in the position shown in the drawings. When the pitcher is turned
forward the trunnions will roll forward upon their elongated bearings and will
carry the pitcher bodily forward so that when the lip 7 is depressed enough to
pour the water out, the said lip will be above the basin 2 and the water will be
directed into said basin. When the pitcher is restored to its normal position the
trunnions will be rolled rearward on the elongated bearings and the pitcher will
be moved back out of the way. The said trunnions or the elongated bearings are
faced with rubber or other suitable material to afford a frictional engagement of
these parts.
2
At the rear edge of the basin a drip pan 5 is secured to the top of the stand, to
catch any water that drips from the lip 7 of the pitcher, and the said drip pan is
provided with a rubber stop or cushion 6, which is struck by the pitcher when the
latter is rolled forward as far as it will go and this prevents the lip of the pitcher
from being broken.
The stand is provided beneath the top with a closed compartment 8 having a
door in front, which is adapted to hold a slop jar or waste water receptacle 9, and
the lower part of the basin 2 is provided with a waste pipe in the form of a
compound curve, which carries the waste water rearward to a point above the
center of the jar and discharges it directly down into the jar, so as to prevent
spilling. The bottom of the compartment 8 extends outwardly at the corners
and is secured to each leg of the stand thus bracing the same, and beneath said
compartment is a smaller compartment 10 having a door at the front as shown and
adapted to hold the vessel 11.
The top of the stand is provided with the upright side pieces 13, 13 having
curved upper portions and to these side pieces are pivoted the rear ends of the

page_text: .
forwardly extending arms 14, 14. The arms 14, 14 are united at their forward
ends by a board 15, which when the arms are in a horizontal position forms a desk
which can be conveniently used for writing purposes. To the rear edge of the
board 15 is secured one end of a flexible slatted portion 16, composed of wooden
slats secured together by cloth or other flexible material, the said board and the
flexible portion forming the cover for the washstand. The flexible extension 16
extends over the curved top portions of the side pieces 13, and covers the pitcher
when the cover is down, and when the cover is raised so as to bring the board 15
into a substantially vertical position, the flexible extension hangs down the back of
the stand. I prefer to attach a weight 17 to the rear end of the flexible extension
as shown in Fig. 2 sufficiently heavy to counter-balance the weight of the board 15,
so that the cover will remain in any position in which it is placed and hence if the
cover is released when partly raised it will not fall with a loud noise as it would
otherwise do, but will remain where it is. The frictional engagement of the flexible
slatted extension over the tops of the side pieces 13 assists in accomplishing this
result.
The under side of the board 15 is provided with a looking glass 18, which is in
position for use when the cover is raised, and the weight will prevent the breaking
of the glass in case the user should let go of the cover when it was partially raised.
The side pieces 13 will preferably be provided with stop pins 19 to prevent the
cover from falling over backwards as shown in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
1. A washstand provided with a cover composed of a rigid portion and a flexible
portion, substantially as shown and described.
2. A washstand provided with side pieces extending upwardly from its top, and
having a cover consisting of a rigid portion and a flexible portion adapted to
engage said side pieces, substantially as shown and described.
3. A washstand provided with side pieces and forwardly extending pivoted arms,
and the cover consisting of a rigid portion secured to the said arms, and a flexible
portion secured to the rigid portion and engaging said side pieces, substantially as
described.
4. In a washstand having the side pieces provided with rounded top portions the
combination with the pivoted forwardly extending arms, of the cover consisting of
the board secured to said arms, and the flexible portion secured to said board and
engaging the rounded portions of the side pieces, and the weight secured to said
flexible portion, substantially as shown and described.
5. In a washstand having the side pieces provided with rounded top portions,
the combination with the cover consisting of the rigid portion and the flexible
portion for engaging said side pieces, of a mirror secured to the underside of the
rigid portion, substantially as shown and described.
6. In a washstand having the side. pieces provided with rounded top portions,
the combination with the cover consisting of a rigid portion and a flexible portion
for engaging said side pieces, of a mirror secured to the underside of said rigid
portion and a weight secured to said flexible portion, substantially as shown and
described.
7. The combination in a washstand with supports for a rolling pitcher having
elongated bearings, of a rolling pitcher provided. with trunnions for engaging said
elongated bearings, substantially as shown and described.
8. The combination in a washstand with supports for a rolling pitcher having
elongated bearings, of a rolling pitcher provided with trunnions for engaging said
bearings, one of said parts having a friction surface to engage the other, substantially
as described.

page_text: 5
9. The combination with the supports for a rolling pitcher provided with
elongated bearings, of a rolling pitcher provided with trunnions covered with rubber
or other like material for engaging said elongated bearings, substantially as shown
and described.
Dated this 8th day of November A.D. 1892.
WILLIAM E. HEYS,
Agent for the Applicant.