Improvements in Water Closets, Slop Sinks, and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Water Closets, Slop Sinks, and the like.
I, SAMUEL STEVENS HELLYER, of 21, Newcastle Street, in the County of London,
Sanitary Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:
My invention has for its more especial object to provide water-closets, slop-
sinks and the like of the kind which have a basin provided with a projection,
or projections, which is, or are, embedded in a wall, (so that the closet, slop sink,
or the like is supporteil free of the floor), with a metal, and especially a lead,
trap, but my invention can also be applied to closets, slop sinks, and the like,
in which the basin is supported by a bracket, or brackets, projecting from the
wall, or by legs, or other support, or supports, from the floor. According to my
invention the lower part of the basin is provided with a groove, or recess, sur-
rounding the lower opening from the basin which groove or recess, receives the
flange of the lead or other metal trap. The said groove, or recess, is preferably
formed by two downwardly projecting flanges, the outer one of which may be
discontinued for a distance on either side of the back part of the basin to accom-
modate the bend of the trap and allow of its being adjusted sideways to suit
the angle at which it has to join the soil or outlet pipe. The connection of the
trap to the basin is effected by inserting the flange of the trap in the said groove,
or recess in the bottom of the basin and making a secure joint which can be
done by placing under the flange of the trap a ring, which may be of iron, or
brass for example, and inserting between the bottom of the groove in the basin
and the flange of the trap, a ring of rubber, or other packing or filling material
and then binding the whole together by means of bolts, and nuts, the bolts being
made with sideway projecting heads which can be inserted in vertical holes in
the bottom of the groove, or recess, in the basin and then be turned partly round
so as to engage with recesses extending sideways from the said vertical holes.
The said holes and sideway recesses may be made long in one direction and the
slots, or holes, in the metal ring through which the bolts pass may be made long
in the other direction, so as to ensure that the bolts can properly enter the holes
in the groove, or recess, in the basin not withstanding any inaccuracy of the
position of the said holes in the groove, or recess, as it is with earthenware, or
the like, not easy to ensure accuracy in the position of the holes in the finished
article.
The metal ring aforesaid may be provided with projections, or legs, to support,
or assist in supporting, the basin.

page_text: I, SAMUEL STEVENS HELLYER, of 21, Newcastle Street, Strand, in the County of
London, Sanitary 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:--
My invention has for its more especial object to provide water closets, slop
sinks, and the like, of the kind in which the basin is provided with a projection,
or projections which is, or are, embedded in a wall, (so that the closet, slop sink
or the like, is supported free of the floor); with a metal and especially a lead,
trap; but my said invention can be applied to closets, slop-sinks and the like,
in which the basin is supported by a bracket, or brackets, projecting from the
wall, or also by legs, or other support, or supports, from the floor. In Figure 1
of the accompanying drawing I have shewn, in vertical section, a water-closet
made in accordance with my invention, from which its general application to
slop-sinks, or the like, will also be understood. Figure 2 is a sectional plan of
underside, the section being taken on the line 1, 2 Figure 1. Figure 3 is a vertical
section of part of the closet, on the line 3, 4, Figure 2, shewing one of the
fastenings as hereinafter described.
The lower part of the pan, or basin, A, is provided with a groove, or recess,
a surrounding the lower opening A¹, from the basin, which groove, or recess,
receives the flange b, of the lead, or other metal, trap B. The said groove, or
recess, a, is preferably formed by two downwardly projecting flanges a¹ a with
the outer flange a discontinued for a distance on either side of the back part A2, of
the basin as shewn in Figure 2, to accommodate the bend b, of the trap, and allow of
its being adjusted sideways to suit the angle at which it has to join the soil waste,
or outlet, pipe. The connection of the trap B, to the basin A, is effected by
inserting the flange b, of the trap into the groove, or recess, a, in the bottom of
the basin, and making a secure joint, which, can be done, as shewn in the
drawing, by placing under the flange of the trap a metal ring c, which may be of
iron, or brass, for example, and inserting, between the bottom of the groove a,
in the basin, and the flange b, of the trap, a ring d, of rubber, or other packing
or filling material, and then binding the whole together by means of bolts C,
and nuts C¹, the bolts being made with sideway projecting heads C which can be
inserted in vertical holes E, in the groove, or recess, a, in the basin, and then be
turned partly round so as to engage in recesses e, extending sideways from the
said vertical holes E. The holes E, and sideway recesses e, may be made,long
in one direction and the slots, or holes, in the metal ring c, through which the
bolts C. pass, may be made long in the other direction, so as to ensure that the
bolts C, can properly enter the holes in the groove, or recess, a, in the basin,
notwithstanding any inaccuracy of the position of the said holes in the groove,
or recess, as it is, in earthenware, or the like, not easy to ensure accuracy in the
position of the holes in the finished article. In the drawing I have shewn the
holes E and sideway recesses e as being made long in the direction of the cir-
cumference of the basin and the slots or holes in the metal ring through which
the bolts C, pass, as being made long in a radial direction. The metal ring c
may be provided with projections, or legs, to support, or assist in supporting,
the basin and in place of forming a flange 6 on the lead trap the trap may be
soldered to the ring c which will then constitute a flange. If the trap be made
of a sufficient hard metal the ring c may be formed in one piece with the body
of the trap.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my invention
and the manner in which it is to be performed I declare that what I claim is: -
1. A water-closet, slop-sink, or the like, constructed as herein before described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. The means herein before described of connecting a lead, or other metal,
trap to an earthenware pan, or basin, the said means consisting of a recess in
the underside of the pan, or basin, a flange on or soldered to, the trap, a rubber,
or equivalent packing between the flange and the said pan, or basin, and securing
bolts and nuts such as C C¹ the bolts being passed through holes arranged in said
flange and in the pan or basin; substantially as hereinbefore described and illus-
trated in the accompanying drawing.
3. The means hereinbefore described of connecting a lead trap to an earthen-
ware pan, or basin; the said means consisting of a recess in the underside of
the pan, or basin, a flange formed on the trap, a rubber, or equivalent packing
between the said flange and the said pan, or basin, and a metal ring outside the
said flange, and securing bolts and nuts, such as C, C, the bolts being passed
through holes arranged in the said metal ring and in the pan, or basin; substan-
tial as hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 7th day of November 1899.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.