Improved Wash-down Pedestal Water Closet.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 1st Oct., 1896-Accepted, 21st Nov., 1896
We, J. DUCKETT AND SON LIMITED, Mitre Sanitary Works, Burnley, in the
County of Lancaster, and JAMES DUCKETT of Woodleigh, Burnley aforesaid,
Sanitary Ware Manufacturers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
This invention consists essentially in the combination of an annular closet basin
(such as described in Patent Specification No. 12126 of 1889, with the trap and
flushing rim of an ordinary wash-down pedestal fresh water closet, by which we
obtain important and distinct advantages in flushing over previous arrangements.
Referring to the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation, and
Fig. 2 a plan of a pedestal wash-down water closet, constructed in accordance with
our invention.
a is the annular channel or weir, which always contains a small quantity of water
as shewn. This channel or weir surrounds the trap d, which is in the centre of
the closet basin, so that excreta must either fall into water in the aunular channel a,
or else into the trap. c is the flushing rim, and b is the floor of closet.
We maintain this combination of an aunular channel, flushing rim and trap of
closet to be useful and entirely novel.
Dated this 31st day of December 1895.
F. RICHMOND,
12, Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicants.
LETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Wash-down Pedestal Water Closet.
We, J. DUCKETT AND SON LIMITED, Mitre Sanitary Works, Burnley, in the
County of Lancaster, and JAMES DUCKETT of Woodleigh, Burnley aforesaid,
Sanitary Ware Manufacturer, 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 consists essentially in the combination of an annular closet basin
(such as described in Patent Specification No. 12,126 of 1889) with the trap and
flushing rim of an ordinary wash-down pedestal fresh water closet, by which we
obtain important and distinct advantages in flusbing over previous arrangements.
Referring to the drawings accompanying our Provisional Specification, Fig. 1
is a sectional elevation, and Fig. 2 is a plan of a pedestal wash-down water
closet constructed in accordance with our iuvention.
a is the annular channel or weir, which alway contains a small quantity of water
as shewn. This channel or weir surrounds the trap d. which is in the centre of
the closet basin, so that excreta must either fall into the water in the annular
channel d, or else into the trap. c. is the flushing rim, and b, is the floor of closet.
We maintain that this combination of an annular channel, flushing rim, and trap
of closet to be useful and entirely novel.

page_text: 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 :-
A wash-down pedestal closet having an annular basin and central outlet
combined with an ordinary flushing rim, substantially as shewn, and described.
Dated this 30th day of September 1896.
F. RICHMOND,
12, Standish Street, Burnley, Agent for the Applicants.