IM- PROVEMENTS IN WATERCLOSETS."
Year: 1868

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Seggie Carr, of the City and State of
New York, United States of America, for the Invention of "IM-
PROVEMENTS IN WATERCLOSETS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Seggie Carr
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on
the 18th June 1868.
I, WILLIAM SEGGLE CARR, of the City and State of New York, United
States of America, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WATERCLOSETS," to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to that class of waterclosets that are usually
known as pan closets, in which a pan is attached at its edge to a
rocking shaft and comes up and around the lower end of the earthenware
basin, and by the water remaining in the said pan prevents smell from
the soil pipe passing into the room.
The first novel feature of my closet consists in the hollow cast metal
hopper which is made with a bulge upon one side, into which the pan
swings when it is turned down for emptying the contents.

page_text: The second feature consists in contracting this hopper at the upper end,
so that the flange of the earthern basin rests upon the said hopper, and
the joint is secured by putty.
The third feature consists in a provision for removing the pan in case
it becomes injured or leaky, as is sometimes the case. The rocking shaft
which is worked by a lever and pull as usual is connected to the pan by
sliding through a square hole in a metallic socket attached to the edge
of the pan, so that the two can be disconnected to allow the pan to be
lifted out through the large opening in the upper part of the hopper over
which the earthen basin stands, but as this pan is usually larger than
the opening left when this basin is removed I provide notches in the
inward flange which is made at the upper end of the said hopper for the
basin to rest upon, so that the pan, may be drawn out edgewise through
the said notches, or the inward flange may be made as a separate ring
that can be taken out to allow of the removal of the pan. The pan
strikes against a stop on the inside of the hopper as it swings up to its
place. In cases where it is desired to remove the pan without taking
the earthen basin off of the hopper I provide a movable section in the
side of the said hopper, which section is of a size to allow the pan to
be taken out, and in this case the joint may be at such a point as to allow
the shaft and pan to be removed or replaced without separating them.
The fourth novel feature in my closet consists in a swinging slotted
link-forming the connection between the pull and the lever that operates
the working shaft, and pan of the closet.. This link can be moved up
or down or swung in or out to suit the position of the pull, and when
adjusted is clamped fast by the bolt that goes through its slot.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said William Seggie Carr in the Great Seali Patent Office
on the 17th December 1868.
TO: ALL TO: WHOM THESE PRESENTS. SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM 3
SEGGLE CARR, of the City and State of New York, United States of
America,, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria,, by, Her

page_text: our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, in the thirty-
first year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said William Seggie Carr, Her spécial licence
that I, the said William Seggie Carr, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said William Seggie Carr, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others;
from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend
within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel
Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER-
CLOSETS," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said William
Seggie Carr, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in
writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should
particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the
same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar
months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Seggie Carr, do hereby
declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by
the following statement, reference being had to the Drawing hereunto
annexed, and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to
say:
In the Drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical section of the watercloset hopper
complete, the lower portion only of the earthen basin being shown;
Fig. 2 is a plan of the hopper and other parts of the closet without
the earthen basin; Fig. 3 is a section of the hopper with a movable
ring at the upper part; Fig. 4 is a plan of the same with the movable'
ring removed; and Fig. 5 is a detached inverted plan of the said ring;
Fig. 6 is a plan of the hopper fitted with a movable circular ring
instead of the ring shown in Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a vertical section of the
hopper pan and part of the earthen basin, a portion of the hopper being
fitted so that it can be taken off for removing the pan; Fig. 8 is a
plan detatched of this movable portion of the hopper, and Fig. 9 is a
sectional plan shewing the way in which the axis of the pan is connected
with the pan.
This Invention relates to that class of waterclosets that are usually

page_text: known as pan closets, in which a pan is attached at its edge to a rocking
shaft and comes up and around the lower end of the earthenware basin,
and by the water remaining in said pan prevents smell from the soil pipe
passing into the room.
The first novel feature of my closet consists in the hollow cast
metal hopper a, which is made with a bulge b upon one side, into
which the pan
swings when it is turned down for emptying the
contents. This hopper sets over and is connected with the sewer or soil
pipe t.
The second feature consists in contracting this hopper a at the upper
end, so that the flange d of the earthen basin e sets upon said hopper a,
and the joint is secured by putty.
The third feature consists in a provision for removing the pan in case
it becomes injured or leaky, as is sometimes the case. The rock shaft i
that is worked by a lever fand pull g, Fig. 1 and 2, as usual is connected
to the pan by sliding through a square holes in a metallic socket 2,
Fig. 9, attached to the edge of the pan c, so that the two can be discon-
nected to allow the pan to be lifted out through the large opening in the
upper part of the hopper over which the earthen basin e sets, but as
this pan à is usually larger than the opening that is left when this basin
is removed I provide notches 3 in the inward flange 4 that is made
at the upper end of said hopper a for the basin e to rest upon, so that
the pan may be drawn out edgewise through said notches 3; or the
inward flange 4 may be made as a separate ring, as seen in Figs. 3, 5, and 6,
that can be taken out to allow of the removal of the pan. The pan
strikes against a stop 5 on the inside of the hopper as it swings up to
place; this stop is made of a piece of leather held by a screw 6. In cases
where it is desired to remove the pan without taking the earthen basin e
off of the hopper a I provide a movable section n in the side of said
hopper a, which section is of a size to allow the pan to be taken out, and
in this case the joint may be at such a point as to allow the shaft and pan
to be removed or replaced without separating them. This movable
section may extend only to the horizontal joint o, Fig. 7, or be formed
as indicated by the dotted line.
The fourth novel feature in my closet consists in a swinging slotted
link p forming the connection between the pull g and the lever f that
operates the rock shaft and pan of the closet; this link p can be slidden
up or down, or swung in or out to suit the position of the pull, and

page_text: when adjusted is clamped fast by the bolt u that goes through the lever f
and through the slot of the link p.
My improved watercloset is very compact in consequence of the
peculiar conformation of the hopper, and there is not the opportunity
for the escape of disagreeable odors, because there are but few joints, and
these are accessible and can be rendered tight by putty, and facility is
given for repairs without disturbing the hopper itself or its connection to
the sewer pipe t.
What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is,-
First. A hopper or container formed with a bulge on one side, into
which the pan swings when turned down, substantially as set forth.
Second. The flange d within the upper end of the hopper a for
receiving the flange of the earthen basin, substantially as set forth.
Third. The means herein described for fitting the pan within the
hopper so that it may swing therein, but can be removed for repairs,
substantially as set forth.
Fourth. The swinging slotted link p forming the connection between
the lever that operates the pan and the pull, substantially as set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Seggie Carr, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-eighth day of November,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-
eight.
Witnesses,
GEO. D. WALKER,
121, Nassau St.,
New York.
GEO. T. PINCKNEY,
121, Nassau St.,
New York.
WILLIAM SEGGIE CARR. (L.S.)