Improvements connected with Latrine Water Closets.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 25th Oct., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July, 1896-Accepted, 5th Sept., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements connected with Latrine Water Closets.
We, JOHN JOHNSTON GREEN and WILLIAM OATES of the Firm of Oates:
and Green, Limited, of Claremount, Halifax, in the County of York, Sanitary
Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to that class of water closets commonly called
latrines. They comprise a series of basins or pans arranged side by side and are
flushed with water intermittently either by self-acting tippers or by a flushing
tank. The object of our invention in this class of closets is to provide means
whereby a small quantity of water will lodge at. the bottom of the basin so that
when the basins are flushed, the excreta and other matter will be more easily
washed away than would be the case if the bottom of the basin were dry and not
supplied with water.
According to our invention the short pipe which connects two basins together is
made with a bend, or an elevated part which permits water to lodge between the
bent pipe on each side of the bottom of the basin such elevated parts forming weirs;
or instead of bending the intermediate pipe as described the bottom of the said pipe
may be made oval, whilst the ends of the sockets are round, such oval portion
standing at a higher level than the bottom of the basin or pan consequently water
will lodge at the bottom of the pan between the elevated portions of the two oval
pipes.
Our invention also relates to that class of latrine closets provided for workpeople
in mills or factories and which are made of earthenware boxes or chambers. The
object of our invention in this class of latrines consists in forming a dished part in
the bottom of the said earthenware boxes or chambers for the reception of water as
in the case already described.
Another part of our invention consists in an improved method of supplying the
flushing water to this latter class of latrine closets and it consists in making the
fall pipe oval in cross section so that as it supplies water to the closet, the water will
be more compressed than would be the case if the pipe were round in cross section.
Dated this 24th day of October 1895.
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We, JOHN JOHNSTON GREEN and WILLIAM OATES, of the Firm of Oates
and Green, Limited, of Claremount, Halifax, in the County of York, Sanitary
Engineers 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 :-
This invention has reference to that class of water closet commonly called
latrines as illustrated in Fig. 1. of the accompanying drawings. They comprise a

page_text: series of basins or pans A arranged side by side and are flushed with water inter-
mittently either by self-acting tippers or by a flushing tank. The object of our
invention in this class of closet is to provide means whereby a small quantity of
water will lodge at the bottom of a pipe placed immediately underneath the basin
so that when the said basins are flushed the excreta and other matter will be more
easily washed away than would be the case if the bottom of the basin were dry and
not supplied with water. According to our invention the short pipe B which
connects together two basins is made with a bend or an elevated part as shewn at a
which permits water to lodge between the bend pipe B and a pipe C placed
immediately underneath the basin such elevated parts a forming weirs or instead of
bending the intermediate pipe B as described the bottom of the said pipe may be
made oval as shewn at S, in cross section Fig. 1A whilst the ends of the sockets
are formed round as shewn at T such oval portions standing at a higher level than
the bottom of the basin or pan consequently water will lodge at the bottom of the
pan between the elevated portions of the two oval pipes.
Our invention also relates to that class of latrine closets provided for workpeople
in mills or factories and which are made of earthenware boxes or chambers.
The object of our invention in this class of closet, shewn in section Fig. 2, plan
view Fig. 3. consists in forming a dished part 6 in the bottom of the said earthenware
boxes or chambers D for the reception of water as in the case already referred to.
Fig. 4 is a cross section through line c-d, of one of the boxes and Fig. 5 is cross
section through the line e-f.
Another part of our invention consists in the improved method of supplying the
flushing water to earthenware boxes like those illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4 and
our improvements consist in making the fall pipe E Fig. 3 oval in cross section.
We also form the top of the fall pipe for the bottom of the tipper box semicircular
or oval as shewn at F so that water passing to the closet will become compressed
and rush with force down the feed pipe.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
Firstly. In latrine closets the use of a pipe such as B arranged between two
basins or pans A employed in the manner as illustrated in Fig. 1, and for purposes
set forth.
Secondly. In latrine closets composed of earthenware boxes the formation of one
or more recesses b as described and illustrated in Figs. 2 and 4.
Thirdly. In latrine closets the formation of a concentrating outlet in the bottom
of the tipper box, substantially as shewn in Figs. 6 and 7.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1896.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents,
Halifax, Agents for Applicants.