Improved Syphon Water Waste
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th June, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 29th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 7th May, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Syphon Water Waste Preventer.
MILTON SYER 36 Rye Lane Peckham Surrey London, S.E. Merchant do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention relates to syphon flushing tanks for use with w.c.'s and urinals
and other purposes. The method of making the syphon is as follows. In a tank
of any desired capacity I fix an upright tube or stand pipe. Over this I place a
cylinder or cover closed at the top but having a valve in the top. Over this
cover I place another one perfectly closed at top and fitting close round
the inner cover which is fixed. The outer cover is attached to a lever or
pull which is operated by any one wishing to discharge the contents of tank
down w.c. or urinal. Attached to the stand pipe is the flush pipe which leads to
the w.C. pan or urinal and on the end of which 1 fix a self closing valve the
object of which is to close on the lifting cover being raised and thus allow the air
in the flush pipe to be exhausted. The atmospheric pressure causes the water to
rise above the level of stand pipe overflows same and flows down the flush pipe
starting syphonic action which continues until all the water is discharged. The
self closing valve which is attached to the end of flusli pipe entering arm of
closet basin I make either with a ball resting on a seating, or
a flap valve.
Having described the manner in which I make the syphon and valve I will now
describe the action. The self closing valve being attached to the end of flush
pipe and the cistern being filled with water on raising the moveable cover the air is
exhausted from the flush pipe through the valve in the fixed
cover into the
chamber made by the outer cover being raised, causing a vacuum in the inner
cover the atmospheric pressure causes the water to rise above the stand pipe down
which it flows starting the syphon. The use of valve in the top of the fixed inner
cover is to prevent the return of air to the flush pipe.
20th den of June 1901
MILTON SYER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Syphon Water Waste Preventer.
I, MILTON SYER of 36 Rye Lane Peckham in the County of Surrey, Merchant
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:
My invention relates to syphon flushing tanks for use with w.c. and urinals
and other purposes. The method of making the syphon is as follows. In a tank
of any desired capacity I fix an upright tube or stand pipe. Over this I place a
cylinder or cover closed at the top but having a valve in the top. Over this
cover I place another one perfectly closed at top and fitting close round the inner
cover which is fixed. The outer cover is attached to a lever or pull which is
operated by any one wishing to discharge contents of tank down w.c. or urinal.
Attached to the stand pipe is the flush pipe which leads to the w.c. pan or urinal
and on the end of which I fix a self closing valve A. Figs. 3 and 4.
The object
of which is to close, on the lifting cover being raised and thus allow the air in the
flush pipe to be exhausted. The atmospheric pressure causes the water to rise
above the level of stand pipe overflows same and flows down the flush pipe starting
siphonic action which continues until all the water in tank is discharged. The

page_text: self closing valve which is attached to the end of flush pipe entering arm of closet
basin or attached to I make either with a ball resting on a seating or a flap valve.
Having described the manner in which. I make the syphon and valve I will now
describe the action. The self closing valve A being attached to the end of flush
pipe and the cistern being filled with water, on raising the movable cover B
the air is exhausted from the flush pipe C through the valve D. in fixed cover into
the chamber made by the outer cover being raised causing a vacuum in the inner
cover, the atmospheric pressure causes the water to rise above the stand pipe down
which it flows starting the syphon.
The use of the valve D in the top of the fixed inner cover is to prevent the
return of air to the flush pipe C though I do not, always use the inner cover but
merely the one movable B only thus dispensing with the inner cover and
valve D.
Fig. 1 shows the way of making the syphon.
Fig. 2 shows the two covers and valve D.
Fig. 3 shows the cistern attached to flush pipe C. and valve A on end of pipe
attached to w.C. pan.
Fig. 4 shews section of valve as attached to w.c. pan.
Having now practically described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st. The self closing valve attached to flush pipe and w.c. basin for the
purposes set forth.
2nd. The specific combination of the syphon and self closing valve substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 29th day of March 1892.
MILTON SIER.