Improvements in or Addition to a Combined Water Closet and Sink.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or Addition to a Combined Water Closet and Sink.
WC, JOHN DIBBLE and SAMUEL HENRY DIBBLE, of No. 30, Ledsam Street,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Builders, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows: -
This invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in or addi-
tion to a combined water closet and sink and relates to further improvements on
Patents granted us August 15th 1896 and numbered 18086, also November 19th
1896 and numbered 26102, respectively for An Improved Combined Water
Closet and Sink," and "Improvements in and relating to combining a Water Closet
and Sink," the specifications of which describe means whereby a water closet
may be flushed by water discharged from a sink by aid of a tilt-basin contained
in a receptacle which discharges the water into an outlet pipe flowing into a siphon
or gulley trap and hence into the closet pan which is thoroughly flushed thereby.
In our said apparatus no arrangement is provided to prevent the passage of wind
up the aforesaid pipes traps and receptacle to the sink. The object of our present
invention is to provide means whereby the wind may be prevented from reaching
the said sink in the aforesaid manner which is accomplished by placing a trapdoor
in or near the mouth of the outlet pipe of the receptacle that is to say when such
receptacle is placed near or under the sink. In cases where the receptacle is some
little distance away from the sink and connected thereto by a pipe passing through
the wall, we make a specially constructed pipe having a vertical bend or recess
of a size to receive the trapdoor, or the space of the trapdoor may be otherwise
arranged in the said pipe or we may fit the said door to a siphon trap passing
through the wall. The said trap or door we preferably make of sheet iron or steel,
though we may use any other material, which is hinged or joined to a convenient
part of the receptacle or pipe and is arranged to be opened by the flow of water
from the sink and closed by its own weight or the closing may be effected by a
weight attached to some part of the door. Our invention consists furthermore
in providing the gulley box described in our Specification No. 26102/1896 with a
hinge and joint and we fit a door thereto at the outside thereof for preventing
snow and other matter choking and filling up the said gulley trap.
Dated this 24th day of September 1897
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicants.

page_text: We, JOHN DIBBLE and SAMUEL HENRY DIBBLE, of No. 30, Ledsam Street,
Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Builders, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particu-
larly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:
This invention consists of the improvements hereinafter described in or addi-
tion to a combined watercloset and sink and relates to further improvements on
Patents granted to us August 15th 1896, No. 18086 also November 19th
1896 No. 26102, respectively for "An Improved Combined Water Closet
and Sink" and "Improvements in and relating to combining a Water Closet
and Sink." The Specifications describe means whereby a water closet may be
flushed by water discharged from a sink by aid of a tilt basin contained
in a receptacle which discharges the water into an outlet pipe flowing into a siphon
or gulley trap, and hence into the closet pan which is thoroughly flushed thereby.
In our said apparatus no arrangement is provided to prevent the passage of wind
up the aforesaid pipes, traps, and receptacle to the sink. The object of our present
invention is to provide means whereby the wind may be prevented from reaching
the sink, which is accomplished by placing a trap door in or near the mouth of
the outlet pipe of the receptacle that is to say when such receptacle is placed near
or under the sink. In cases where the receptacle is some little distance from the
sink or outside the house and connected thereto by a pipe passing through the wall
we make a specially constructed pipe having a vertical bend or recess to form the
trap. Or the space of the trap door may be otherwise arranged in the pipe or we
may fit the said door to a siphon trap passing through the wall. The trap door
we preferably make of sheet iron or steel though we may use other material, which
is hinged or joined to a convenient part of the receptacle or pipe and is arranged
to be opened by the flow of water from the sink and closed by its own weight after
the water has escaped from the tipper box or from the sink or the closing may
be effected by a weight attached to some part of the door.
Our invention consists furthermore in providing the gulley box described in our
Specification No. 26102 of 1896 with a hinge and joint to which a door is fitted at
the outside thereof for preventing show or the like from choking and filling up
the said gulley trap. The nature of our invention will be more clearly understood
from the accompanying drawings the same letters of reference indicating similar
parts throughout.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of our improved apparatus showing the position of
the parts. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line a, b, showing the position of the
outlet trap drawn to an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 shows a vertical section of the
outlet trap. Fig. 4 is a plan partly sectional of the same trap. Fig. 5 is an end
view and Fig. 6 a section on the line c, d, of the trap. Fig. 7 is a modification of
our invention.
A represents an ordinary stoneware sink provided with an outlet B. D is the
outlet trap furnished with the bend E and projection F and opening G, the water
lying in the recess H prevents wind from passing up to the sink. Or we may use
a plain pipe J provided with a trap door O, K is a receptacle fitted with the tilt
basin L working on pivots S into which the aforesaid outlet trap discharges.
When the tilt basin L becomes full of water flowing from the sink A the contents
are precipitated into or near the outlet pipe M, to which is connected the open
pipe N to which is hinged the trap door Ô arranged to open and close to allow the
water flowing down the pipe and when the door is closed it cuts off the passage of
wind to the sink A. The open pipe N discharges into the gulleybox P which is

page_text: provided with a door R, to prevent snow and other matter from choking and filling
up the same. We may in some cases place the door O in the receptacle as indicated
at T.
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 :-
1. The combination of a sink and tilt basin enclosed in a receptacle with an
outlet terminating into an open pipe provided with the door O to prevent wind
passing to the sink, and the gulley box P provided with the door R to prevent
snow and other matter entering therein substantially as described and illustrated
in Fig. 1.
2. The combination of a sink and tilt basin enclosed in a receptacle connected
together by means of an outlet trap consisting of the pipe J and the door O, sub-
stantially as described and illustrated at Fig. 7 and for the purpose set forth.
3. The outlet trap illustrated at Figs. 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 consisting of the bend E,
projection F, and opening G or the closet top S and trap door I Fig. 7 substantially
as described and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1898.
WILLIAM HENRY BARACLOUGH,
36, Temple Street, Birmingham,
Agent for the Applicants.