An Improved Water-closet Requisite, applicable for use as a Shield and otherwise.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Nov., 1897
Complete Specification Left 30th Aug
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Water-closet Requisite, applicable for use as a Shield
and otherwise.
I, RICHARD GRAINGER NASH, of Finnstown House, Lucan, near Dublin, Ireland,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the production of
in a shield intended to be placed upon the seat of the w.c. in order to protect
toilet requisite consisting primarily
the user from contagion and otherwise to ensure cleanliness.
The shield is formed by folding a rectangular sheet of paper twice and then
perforating the fourfold thickness along a diagonal line cutting off the doubly
folded corner. If the sheet of paper whilst still folded be torn along the line of
perforations and then opened out, a square or diamond shaped hole will be found
in the centre of the sheet, the size thereof corresponding approximately with that
of the opening in the seat. The portion removed from the centre of the sheet
may be utilised as toilet paper.
According to a modified mode of carrying out my invention, the sheet of paper
is only folded once, perforated and separated along a diagonal line. Under these
circumstances a shield is produced adapted to cover the front half of the seat,
instead of entirely surrounding the opening therein. The portion removed may
as before be utilised as toilet paper.
The
The shield itself may also be utilised as toilet paper and may with that object
be perforated to facilitate its subdivision in the most appropriate manner.
material from which the shields are formed may be waterproof, and the opposite
sides of the sheet may be distinguished by being differently coloured.
Dated this 30th dox of Nal
1002
An Improved Water-closet Requisite, applicable for use as a Shield
and otherwise.
I, RICHARD GRAINGER NASH, of Finnstown House, Lucan, near Dublin, Ireland,
Gentleman, 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 relates to the production of a toilet requisite consisting primarily
in a shield intended to be placed upon the seat of the w.c.," in order to protect
the user from contagion and otherwise to ensure cleanliness.

page_text: In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 represents a sheet of paper. In Fig. 2
it is assumed that the said sheet of paper has been folded: the lower half being
laid over the upper half. In Fig. 3 the right-hand half of the folded sheet has
been again laid over the left-hand half; the fourfold sheet being perforated
along a diagonal line, and the detachable portion shown removed in dotted lines.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the shield unfolded showing the rectangular opening. Figs. 5,
6 and 7 are views illustrating a shield wherein the blank is perforated along
its folds. Figs.. 8, 9 and 10 illustrate a method of producing a shield by once
folding the paper whereby the front half of the seat may be covered.
The shield is formed by folding a rectangular sheet A. of paper twice-along
the line aa, Fig. 1, and along the line bb, Fig. 2-and then perforating the
fourfold thickness along a diagonal line e-c cutting off the doubly folded
corner A°. If the sheet of paper whilst still folded be torn along the line of
perforation cc and then opened out (Fig. 4) a square or diamond shaped hole A*
will be found in the centre of the sheet, the size thereof corresponding approxi-
mately with that of the opening in the seat. The portion A° removed from the
centre of the sheet may be utilised as toilet paper. The shield may be perforated
along the lines a-a, b-b in addition to the line c-c, see Figs. 5, 6 and 7.
According to a modified mode of carrying out my invention, illustrated in
Figs. 8, 9 and 10, the sheet A of paper is only folded once; the line of the fold
being indicated at a-a. The sheet is then perforated and separated along a
diagonal line c-c. Under these circumstances, a shield is produced adapted to
cover the front half of the seat, instead of entirely surrounding the opening
therein. The portion A° having been removed may as before be utilised as toilet
paper.
The shield itself may also be utilised as toilet paper and may with that object
be perforated longitudinally and transversely, as shown in Figs. 5 to 10, to
The shield may more-
facilitate its subdivision in the most appropriate manner.
over be formed by cutting out the central portion of the sheet; and the hole may
be of diamond or other suitable shape. The material from which the shields are
formed may be waterproof and the opposite sides of the sheet may be distinguished
by being differently coloured.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I claim:
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my said inven-
1. A water-closet requisite formed by twice doubling a rectangular sheet of
paper and then perforating the folded sheet along a diagonal line; so that, upon
separating the sheet along the perforated line and unfolding each part, pieces
respectively adapted for use as a shield and as toilet paper are obtained.
2. A water-closet, requisite formed by perforating a rectangular sheet of paper
longitudinally and transversely, twice doubling, the same and then perforating
the folded sheet along a diagonal line; so that, upon separating the sheet along
the said diagonal line of perforations and unfolding, a piece adapted for use as a
shield or for separation into toilet papers is obtained.
3. A water-closet requisite formed by doubling a rectangular sheet of paper
and perforating the sheet so folded along a diagonal line; so that, upon separating
the sheet along the perforated line and unfolding each part, pieces respectively
adapted for use as a partial shield and as toilet paper are obtained.
For the Applicant,
G. G. M. HARDINGHAM,
Chartered Patent Agent, 191, Fleet Street, London, E.C.