Improvements in Flushing and Waste Preventing Apparatus for Closets, Urinals, Drains, Sewers, and such like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 9th Jan., 1891-Accepted, 28th Mar., 1891
PROVISIONAL STECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flushing and Waste Preventing Apparatus for
Closets, Urinals, Drains, Sewers, and such like.
JOHN SMEATON, C.E., Sanitary Engineer, 56, Great Queen Street, W.C., in the
County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention has for its object improvements in flushing and waste preventing
apparatus for closets, urinals, drains, sewers, and such like sanitary purposes.
In the construction of the apparatus I prefer to use a cistern or other receptacle
with a syphon attached as shown in Smeaton's Specification 1877 May 31st 2125 or
any other adaption of the syphon capable of being set in motion by a stream or jet
of water as follows.
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In the cistern or other receptacle I prefer to fix a bent syphon with a tail pipe,
the suction leg of syphon reaching nearly to the bottom of the cistern or other
receptacle.
To the cistern or receptacle a supply pipe with a controlling ball or other valve
is fixed, which may be either from the company's main or cistern in any position
above the level of flushing cistern or receptacle, from said supply pipe is branched
another supply (or the same may be separate) which is introduced into the suction
leg of syphon, said branch supply is controlled by a valve or stop cock preferably
of the self closing kind.
The action is as follows the cistern or other receptacle is filled to a given point
nearly to overflowing the top of syphon, then if the valve or stop cock on branch
pipe is opened a rush of water takes place upwards, this at once forces the water
standing in the suction leg of syphon over the top of same into the tail pipe,
emptying the cistern or other receptacle as the case may be, and flushing any
apparatus to which it may be attached, the ball or other valve or cock again fills
the cistern or other receptacle to its normal level, when it may be immediately put
in operation again by merely opening or pressing the self closing valve or other
appliance controlling and attached to branch main, it will be seen this does away
with the usual pulls and chains or other mechanisms used for starting the flush and
operating syphons of flushing cisterns or other such like receptacles.
Dated this Ninth day of April 1890
JOHN SMEATON.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flushing and Waste Preventing Apparatus for
Closets, Urinals, Drains, Sewers, and such like.
JOHN SMEATON, C.E., Sanitary Engineer, 56, Great Queen Street, W.C., in the
County of London, 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 for its object improvements in flushing and waste preventing
apparatus for closets, urinals, drains, sewers, and such like sanitary purposes.
In the construction of the apparatus I prefer to use a cistern or other receptacle
with a syphon attached as shown in Smeaton's Specification 1877 May 31st, 2125
or any other adaption of the syphon capable of being set in motion by a stream
or jet of water as follows.

page_text: In the cistern or other receptacle I prefer to fix a bent syphon with a tail pieces
the suction leg of syphon reaching nearly to the bottom of the cistern or other
receptacle.
To the cistern or receptacle a supply pipe with a controlling ball or other valve
is fixed, which may be either from the company's main or cistern in any position
above the level of flushing cistern or receptacle from said supply pipe is branched
another supply (or the same may be separate) which is introduced into the suction
leg of syphon, said branch supply is controlled by a valve or stop cock preferably
of the self closing kind.
The action as follows the cistern or other receptacle is filled to a given point
nearly to overflowing the top of syphon, then if the valve or stop cock on branch
pipe is opened, a rush of water takes place upwards, this at once forces the water
standing in the suction leg of syphon over the top of same, into the tail pipe,
emptying the cistern or other receptacle as the case may be, and flushing any
apparatus to which it may be attached, the ball or other valve or cock again fills
the cistern or other receptacle to its normal level, when it may be immediately
put in operation again by merely opening or pressing the self closing valve or other
appliance controlling & attached to branch main, it will be seen this does away
with the usual pulls and chains or other mechanisms used for starting the flush and
operating syphons of flushing cisterns or other such like receptacles.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
The drawing shows the application of my Patent described in the Specification.
A. shows the bent syphon with tail piece fixed in the cistern with suction leg. B. is
a supply pipe or starter taken from the main or house cistern & controlled by a
valve or stop cock. C. shows a valve for the supply to cistern or other receptacle.
D. the ball to work valve C. E. shows the stop cock or self closing valve to
control the supply for starting the flush. F. shows the pipe from companys main or
house cistern. J. the down service to closet, drain, sewer, & such like from cistern.
I, shows cistern or other receptacle.
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 :-
1st. The construction of water waste preventing cisterns, substantially as shown
by the accompanying drawing.
2nd. The application of the syphon and starting arrangement for flushing
urinals, water-closets, drains, sewers, and such like, substantially as shown and
described.
Dated this 9th day of January
JOHN SMEATON.