IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER WASTE PREVENTERS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
BENJAMIN HAIGH, 70 Glengall Road, Cubitt Town, in the County of Middlesex,
Plumber and Coppersmith, do hereby declare the naturo of the said invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER WASTE PREVENTERS, to be as follows:-
It consists of a syphon arrangement for the ordinary flush, and also for an after
flush where required. A draw chain working over a pulley raises a plunger
within a cylinder. On the top of this plunger a loose disc lifts the water in the
cylinder into the discharge pipe, and then opens the passages in the plunger, by
the current of water, thus making the syphon and discharging the required water.
The plunger and disc then dropping back to their original place. The small
syphon pipe for after flush, is within the main discharge pipe, and is set in motion
by the vacuum formed in the main pipe from the ordinary flush.
In Both cases the flush can be regulated to give any required quantity of water-
These preventers can be readily fixed in any cistern.

page_text: BENJAMIN HAIGE 70 Glengall Road Cubitt Town Poplar London E Plumber
& Coppersmith do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN WATER WASTE PREVENTERS and in what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:—
It consists of a Syphon arrangement inside a Cistern I fix a Cylinder of
suitable dimensions and material alongside which is a tube or delivery pipe of
proper size the top of which is connected to the top of the Cylinder in such a
manner as to be air or watertight the top of the Cylinder has an inverted cone or
cup with a hole in center for a spindle to work through freely and this cone is
of sufficiant depth to contain water to form a Water Joint thus making the
Cylinder and delivery pipe act as a Syphon inside the Cylinder there works a
plunger to which the beforementioned spindle is attached this plunger is of metal
and has water ways in it and on its topside is a loose disc of light material which
is free to move up and down to a given extent when the plunger is lifted. The
loose disc being on its seat it charges the Syphon and the current of water thus
obtained raises the disc plate and allows the desired quantity of flush to take place
and the disc then falls back with the plunger to its original position. Inside the
discharge I fix one arm of a small syphon pipe the other arm of which is outside
the discharge pipe and comes down to a certain distance from bottom of Cistern
which forms the inlet for the afterflush this afterflush is set in motion by the
vacuum formed in the discharge pipe. when main flush has ceased. The amount of
afterflush is regulated by a small tube inserted at the top bend of afterflush Syphon
the other end of which is suspended in a small vessel alongside the main flush pipo
and can be so adjusted to give any quantity of afterflush required which is cut off
by the admission of air all the meantime the Cistern is being refilled by the
ordinary ball cock for its next discharge this afterflush is not in all cases necessary
for instance Cottage Closets & Urinals to set the whole in motion a bracket of
suitable material & size is fixed above the Cylinder and in it revolves a pully over
which a chain travels one end attached to the spindle of plunger the other end
projects over the outside of Cistern by a simple pull of the chain the whole is set in
motion the apparatus can be fixed in any Cistern and regulated to give any
required quantity of water I also arrange my Cisterns to have a selfacting motion
whereby I dispense with the use of the ordinary ball cock simply using a supply
pipe attached to the Cistern direct this arrangement is for Urinals or Closets for
Hushing them at intervals of from five to thirty minutes or more the apparatus is
worked as before mentioned and described except for selfacting which consists of
bracket and pully for chain as described with two upright lugs on same in which
works a lever having a lock motion one end of this lever projects sufficiently to
form an arm on the end of which is attached the draw chain of plunger at the
other end of lever is a copper ball or float which is held down under the water by
the lock motion this lock motion is held in position by a short lever arm on which
is a small copper ball or float so arranged that when the water floats it the catch
of the lock is released and the float under water suddenly rises and lifts the
plunger in the Cylinder thus charging the Syphon & giving the flush when the
discharge has been given the balls drop back to their original position relock ready
for the next flush as there are no valves about these Cisterns it is impossible for
any of its parts to get out of order.
In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated the invention as applied to a
few purposes.
Letter A shows the Cylinder B discharge pipe C the Plunger

page_text: D the disc moveable E small afterflush Syphon F the container or regulator
G the air tubo E ball float of lock motion I the small float J bracket for
pulley & chain,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is-
1st the employment of a plunger & moveable disc in connection with Syphon
2d the main and afterflush arangement and 3d selfacting or locking motion as
shown & described.