An Improved Sanitary Spittoon.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Sept., 1893
Complete Specification Lelt, 13th June, 1894-Accepted, 21st July, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Sanitary Spittoon.
We, JOHN LITTLE, of Paternoster Row, Castle Street, Carlisle, Wine Merchant,
and WILLIAM HENRY APSEY, of 26 Carrock Terrace, Carlisle, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
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This invention relates to an Improved Sanitary Spittoon and has for its object
to prevent when turned over or upset, the falling out of its contents such as saliva,
cigar ends, matches, dust or other substances or matters placed therein. For this
purpose we form our improved spittoon in two halves constructed so as to be
locked together, the upper half being in the form of an inverted cone terminating
at the bottom in an oblong opening, the outer surface or sides of the said upper
half being curved inwards towards the bottom, where they end in a beaded rim of
suitable shape to fit into a trough-shaped recess formed on the upper edge of
the lower half, or the said recess may be formed, in the upper half and the
bead on the lower. The lower half has a flat or conical shaped base and is formed
with sides curving outwards from the top to the bottom. Underneath the oblong
opening in the upper half the said base is formed with a raised oblong projection
acting as a break for receiving the substances falling through the said opening and
around the base of the said projection is formed a semicircular recess or depression.
The two halves are locked together by means of two clips fixed to or formed on,
opposite sides of the upper half which clips are caused to engage with the top edge
of the lower half, for which purpose the said top edge may be formed with two
recesses for receiving the clips so that upon turning the top half round the two
halves are securely clipped together, or the clips may be arranged on the lower
half. By means of our invention the two halves may be readily disconnected so as
to clean out the interior of the spittoon, and fixed together again.
Santambor 90th 1802
HUGHES & YOUNG,
A gents.
An Improved Sanitary Spittoon.
We JOHN LITTLE, Wine Merchant, of Paternoster Row, Castle Street, Carlisle,
and WILLIAM HENRY APSEY of 26 Carrock Terrace Carlisle, Engineer 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:-
Our invention relates to an Improved Sanitary Spittoon and has for its object' to
prevent, when turned over or upset, the falling out of its contents, such as saliva,
cigar ends, matches, dust or other substances, such matters placed therein, a further
object being to render such spittoon capable of being taken in half for cleaning or
similar purposes..
With these objects in view, we will now proceed to describe our invention, with
reference to the accompanying sheet of illustrative drawings, wherein
Fig. 1 is a section of a spittoon constructed according to our invention,
Fig. 2 being a plan of same, whilst
Fig. 3 is a like view with the top half removed.
Referring to the drawings in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding

page_text: parts throughout the figures, we have there shewn a spittoon consisting of two
portions, an upper half A and a lower one B, the top portion being adapted to fit
upon the other as will be hereafter described, whilst the outer sides or peripheries
of the two portions together, form a concave.
The inner portion a of the top half A of the spittoon, is fashioned in the form of
a hollow inverted cone, terminating at the lower part or apex in an oblong
opening a¹.
The outer sides a² of the said upper half A converge somewhat towards the
bottom as before mentioned, and terminate in a beaded rim a³ of suitable shape
designed to fit within the trough-like recess 6 formed upon the upper rim of the
lower half B. In lieu of this arrangement the recess may be formed in the lower
rim of the upper half A and the bead upon the upper rim of the lower half B of
the spittoon.
The base 6 of the lower half B is fashioned of a conical shape upon the interior,
and such lower half has its outer sides 6' diverging as they approach the said
base.
Beneath the oblong opening a' in the inner portion a of the upper half A, the
said base is formed with a longitudinal ridge 64 upon which the cigar-ends or the
like deposited in the spittoon, will fall, and be projected therefrom down the inclined
sides of such base, a depression or trough being provided around the conical
portion of the base, for the purpose of preventing any liquid that may be contained
in the lower half of the spittoon, from escaping if the latter is upset.
Clips or catches C of the form shewn, formed of any suitable material, resilient
or otherwise are provided, for the purpose of locking the two halves A and B
together, which clips or catches are arranged upon the outer sides a² of the upper
half A immediately above the beaded rim a³ and diametrically opposite each other,
and are designed to clip over the outer side of the trough-like recess 63 of the lower
half B.
Recesses are provided in the said outer side of the trough-like upper rim 6 of
the lower half B for the purpose of allowing the two halves of the spittoon to be
separated, one from the other, which is effected by turning the top half A round
until the clips or catches C come abreast of such recesses 68, when the top half can
be readily lifted off and disconnected from the bottom one.
In lieu of this arrangement, the clips or catches C. may be arranged upon the
lower half B and the recesses 6* formed in the upper half A, if found desirable.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :-
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1. The improved sanitary spittoon, comprising an upper and a lower half, the
meeting rim of one being beaded and designed to fit within a trough-like recess
upon the meeting rim of the other, and be locked together by clips or catches,
substantially as and for the purpose specified and illustrated.
2. In a sanitary spittoon as above claimed, an inverted cone-shaped inner portion
upon the upper half, having a longitudinal opening in its lower or narrow part, and
a raised inner bottom to the lower half, having in the centre a rectangular raised
portion having around its base a recess, said raised portion being inclined from the
bottom to the top and terminating there in a longitudinal ridge which is located
immediately beneath the said longitudinal opening in the top half, substantially as
and for the purpose specified and illustrated.
Dated this 13th day of June 1894
HUGHES & YOUNG,
12, Basinghall Street, London, Agents for the Applicants.