A Sink Trap Protector and Sink Basket Combined.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left, 5th Sept., 1899-Accepted, 21st Oct., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Sink Trap Protector and Sink Basket Combined.
Mrs. ISABELLA GRACE Fox, 3, High Street, Shirley, Southampton, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:
The combination of a band of perforated metal or woven wire, together with
a sanitary sink basket, to which it is fixed in such way as may be found most
convenient, thus forming a trap protector combined with an improved sink basket.
The sink basket to be made of a triangular or other convenient shape, of per-
forated metal or woven wire, raised above the bed of the sink by means of the
perforated or woven band which forms the trap protector. The refuse matter
contained in the water which is poured into the sink basket is retained in it
instead of choking the trap, but in many cases at present there is found to be
a certain quantity of this refuse matter which escapes the sink basket & passes
through the space which is made by the sink basket being raised, upon legs,
above the bed of the sink, & getting to the trap clogs it.
By the substitution of a perforated band for the legs, this is prevented & all
refuse matter is held back from the sink trap which is therefore always clear.
Dated this 24th day of May 1899.
A Sink Trap Protector and Sink Basket Combined.
I, ISABELLA GRACE Fox, of 3, High Street, Shirley, Southampton, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
This invention for a combined sink basket and sink trap protector has for its
object to separate and retain the solid matter from the liquid that is poured into
the basket and also to prevent any solid matter that gets into the sink either
from overflowing of the sink basket or otherwise from passing to the sink trap,
and consists in supporting the sink basket on a continuous band of perforated
metal, woven wire or other suitable material.
In the accompanying drawings Fig. 1 is a plan of a combined sink basket
and sink trap protector constructed according to this invention and Fig. 2 is
an elevation of the same.
As shown the sink basket and protector is triangular in plan so that it will
conveniently fit into a corner of the sink, but any other shape may be used as

page_text: the particular shape forms no part of my invention. The sink basket proper a
is shown made of perforated metal that is afterwards enamelled but it may be
made of unenamelled or woven wire or other suitable material. Instead of rais-
ing the sink basket above the bed of the sink on legs to allow the liquid to pass
underneath it to the trap it is raised on a perforated band 6 of metal that allows
any liquid that gets into the sink to pass to the trap but keeps back any solid
matter. The band 6 forms a closed circuit and is preferably placed directly over
the outlet from the sink.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is:-
The combined sink basket and sink trap protector substantially as described
with reference to the drawings.
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1000
WHEATLEY & MACKENZIE,
40, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.