Improvements in or connected with Closet Wash Basins.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Apr., 1897
Complete Specification Left, 17th Jan., 1898--Accepted, 26th Mar., 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Closet Wash Basins.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BURNETT, Plumber, Fraleigh Street, in the County of
Dutchess, in the State of New York, United States of America, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved connection between a waste-pipe and
water-closet bowl. Ordinarily, in this form of connection or attachments, a fixed
connection between the parts is established and there is also a direct connection
with the floor. Consequently, settling of the floor will frequently break the con-
nection or crack the bowl.
The object of my invention is to provide a simple and improved flexible and
movable connection, whereby the above mentioned danger and disadvantage will
be entirely obviated, and which will permit of settling of the floor or relative
movement between the parts without any liability of damage at the joint or the
breaking of the connection.
In the practice of my invention, the bowl may be in the main of any suitable or
adapted construction, but surrounding the outlet portion is an annular groove
vertically arranged and of a suitable depth adapted to receive the upper end of a
waste-pipe, which carries at its upper end a surrounding annular ring or cushion
of flexible or elastic material, which is adapted to be received by and compressed
within the said annular recess and form an air tight joint between the pipe and
bowl, but at the same time permit of a relative movement between the parts at said
joint caused by settling of the floor or for any other reason.
My invention thus provides a compressed sliding joint which, by reason of the
avoidance of fixed connection between the parts, will obviate any liability to break-
age or damage or the opening of the joint.
The ring or cushion may be of any suitable or adapted construction, but I prefer
to form it with an approximately U-shaped body portion, adapted to overlap the
top edge of the pipe and enclose the same, and provided at its inner and outer
sides with a projecting concaved flange which will be compressed or flattened when
it is slid into the groove or socket formed around the bowl outlet. This concaved
form of the projecting flanges also ensures a hermetically sealed air tight joint by
suction, when it is placed in position.
The body of the ring or cushion may be secured to the pipe by transverse pins,
or in any other suitable manner. I prefer to round the entrance edges of the
groove or socket to facilitate the entrance of the cushioned top end of the pipe when
it is inserted into position.
It will be noted that my improvements, aside from ensuring an effective con-
nection fully obviating any liability of damage or breakage of the joint, also
enables the convenient and ready connection or disconnection of the parts without
the ordinary employment or securing bolts and the necessity for sealing the joint.
Dated this 20th day of April 1897.
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Closet Wash Basins.
I, WILLIAM HENRY BURNETT, Plumber, of Fraleigh Street, Dutchess County,
and State of New York, United States of America, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be par-
ticularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:―
This invention relates to an improved connection between a waste-pipe and
water-closet bowl. Ordinarily, in this form of connections or attachments, a fixed
connection between the parts is established and there is also a direct connection
with the floor. Consequently, settling of the floor will frequently break the con-
nection or crack the bowl.
The object of my invention is to provide a simple and improved flexible and
movable connection, whereby the above mentioned danger and disadvantage will be
entirely obviated, and which will permit of settling of the floor or relative move-
ment between the parts without any liability of damage at the joint or the break-
ing of the connection.
In the drawings:
Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, illustrating my improvements and showing
the connection in position.
Figure 2 is a sectional view of the top portion of the waste-pipe.
In the practice of my invention, A designates the bowl which may be in the main
of any suitable or adapted construction. Surrounding the outlet portion, a, is an
annular groove, a¹, vertically arranged and of a suitable depth.
B designates the waste-pipe, which carries at its upper end a surrounding annular
ring or cushion, C, of flexible or elastic material, which is adapted to he received
by and compressed within the annular recess a¹ and form an air tight joint between
the pipe and bowl, but at the same time permit of a relative movement between the
parts at said joint caused by settling of the floor or for any other reason.
My invention thus provides a compressed sliding joint which, by reason of the
avoidance of fixed connection between the parts, will obviate any liability to
breakage or damage or the opening of the joint.
The ring or cushion C may be of any suitable or adapted construction, but I
prefer to form it with an approximately U-shaped body portion, c, adapted to over-
lap the top edge of the pipe B and enclose the same, and provided at its inner and
outer sides with a projecting concaved flange, c¹ (see Fig. 2), which will be com-
pressed into the flat position shown in Fig. 1 when it is slid into the groove or
socket al. This concaved form of the projecting flanges also ensures a hermeti-
cally sealed air tight joint by suction, when it is placed in position.
The body of the ring or cushion C may be secured to the pipe B by transverse
pins, d, or in any other suitable manner. I prefer to round the entrance edges, a³,
of the groove or socket a¹, to facilitate the entrance of the cushioned top end of the
pipe when it is inserted into position.
It will be noted that my improvements, aside from ensuring an effective con-
nection fully obviating any liability of damage or breakage of the joint, also enables
the convenient and ready connection or disconnection of the parts without the
ordinary employment of securing bolts and the necessity for sealing the joint.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said 4
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. In a connection of the class described, the combination, with the bowl pro-

page_text: vided with an annular groove or recess surrounding its outlet end, of the pipe
carrying on its top edge an interiorly and exteriorly projecting flexible or elastic
ring adapted to be received by and compressed within said groove, substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
2. In a connection of the class described, the combination, with the bowl pro--
vided with a groove or socket surrounding the outlet end, of a pipe carrying a
cushion compressed within said socket and forming a sliding connection therewith,
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3. In a connection of the class described, the combination, with the bowl pro-
vided with an annular groove or recess surrounding its outlet end, of a pipe carry-
ing an annular flexible or elastic ring provided at its interior and exterior sides
with concave projecting flanges adapted to be compressed against the walls of the
groove, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
4. In a connection of the class described, the combination, with the bowl having
an annular groove or recess surrounding its outlet end, of the pipe carrying at its
top the annular flexible or elastic ring embodying an approximately U-shaped top
nortion projecting over and embracing the top edge of the pipe and provided at
the interior and exterior sides with lateral flanges or projecting portions adapted
to be compressed against the walls of the groove, substantially as and for the
purpose set forth.
Dated thin 17th day of Tonuam 1000
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.