Improvements in Water-closet Cisterns.
Year: 1894

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Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1007
Complete Specification Left 30th Nov.
1894-Accepted. 5th Jan.. 1895
Date of Application, Citu mat., 1007
Complete Specification Left. 30th Nov.
1894-Accented. 5th Jan.. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water-closet Cisterns.
We, GEORGE HUNT of 44 Temple Street, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster,
Gardener, and DANIEL SUTCLIFFE, of 84 Hollingreave Road, Burnley aforesaid
Plumber, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Its objects are to minimise the cost of manufacture; to reduce the number of
working parts and render the cistern less liable to get out of order.
To satisfactorily accomplish these objects we employ a movable syphon, the long
leg of which engages with a coupling penetrating the bottom of the cistern, aud
forms a he-and-she joint, made water-tight by a flexible washer, or packing ring.
The lowest extremity of the long leg of the syphon has a bracket projecting
therefrom, which is pivoted to a fixture in the bottom or side of the cistern.
In order to flush the closet, a pull-handle is connected by means of a cord or
chain to a lever supported by a cross piece on the top of a cistern.
The lever being pivoted on the cross piece referred to, and connected to the
syphon (preferably at the apex) the latter is lifted or disengaged from its connection
with the coupling in the bottom of the cistern by pulling the handle, and the
syphon is started by water passing between the end of the long leg and the coupling
and through the latter into the discharge pipe connected to the closet basin.
By dispensing with the pull-handle, cord or chain and lever, previously mentioned,
and substituting a float, or float and lever, connected or attached to the movable
syphon so as to raise it when the water in the cistern accumulates and lifts the
float, the apparatus will work automatically, and flush the closet periodically.
A ball-valve is provided to regulate the supply of water to the cistern.
Dated this 20th day of Wah 1201
JAS. T. PEARSON,
Registered Patent Agent, St. James' Hall, Burnley,
Agent for Applicants.
We, GEORGE HUNT, of 44 Temple Street, Burnley, in the County of Lancaster,
Gardener, and DANIEL SUTCLIFFE of 84 Hollingreave Road, Burnley, aforesaid
Plumber, 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 :-
Its objects are, to minimise the cost of manufacture, to reduce the number of
working parts, and render the cistern less liable to get out of order.
To satisfactorily accomplish these objects, we employ a movable syphon, the
long leg of which engages with a coupling penetrating the bottom of the cistern,
and forms a
"he-and-she" joint, made water-tight, by a flexible washer or packing
ring.

page_text: The lowest extremity of the long leg of the syphon has a bracket projecting
therefrom, which is pivoted to a fixture in the bottom, or side of the cistern.
In order to flush the closet, a pull-handle is connected by means of a cord or
chain to a lever supported by a cross-piece on the top of the cistern.
The lever being pivoted on the cross-piece referred to, and connected to the
syphon preferably at, or near the apex) the latter is lifted or disengaged from its
connection with the coupling in the bottom of the cistern by pulling the handle,
and the syphon is started by water passing between the end of the long leg & the
coupling and through the latter into the discharge pipe, connected with the closet-
basin.
By dispensing with the pull-handle, cord or chain, and lever, previously
nieutioned, and substituting the float, or float and lever, connected or attached to
the movable syphon, so as to raise it when the water in the cistern accumulates
and lifts the float, the apparatus will work automatically, and flush the closet
periodically.
A ball valve is provided to reculate the supply of water to the cistern
Fig. 3. illustrates two of the methods of actuating or lifting the syphon, and
Fig. 4. is also an elevation (with one side left off), all constructed and arranged
in accordance with our invention.
The box or cistern proper (1) may be constructed of any suitable material, and
is provided with a movable syphon (2), the long leg (3) of which has a bracket
projecting therefrom, and engages with, or is pivoted to a coupling or fixture (4), part
of which (5) penetrates the bottom of the cistern, and forms a "he-and-she" joint,
with the lowest extremity of the long leg (3), which is made water-tight, by a
flexible washer or packing ring.
In order to flush the closet, the pull-handle (6) connected to the lever (7) by
chain (8) is drawn down, causing the lever (7) which is pivoted at (9) and
supported by the cross-piece (9), to rise at the end (10) and lift the catch (11)
which engages with catch (14) hung to a lug (15) on the syphon (2) when the
water in the trough escapes into the discharge pipe (12) and the syphon is caused
to operate.
An adjustable balance weight (13) is provided on the lever (7) which causes the
loose catch (11) to fall, when the handle (6; is released, and engage with the loose
catch (14) which is kept in proper position by the pendant (3) having a plate (14)
so as to meet with sufficient resistance from the water, to ensure the actuating of
the lower by the upper catch, when suddenly jerked.
The indents of the two catches are made sufficiently obtuse so that unless the
lever (7) is pulled suddenly, or with a jerk, they will separate without the syphon
being lifted; the object of this being to obviate, or at least minimise the possibility
of holding the syphon up unnecessarily, so as to cause a waste of water.
Instead of the lower catch (14) being loosely mounted, as in Fig. 1, it may be
securely attached to the syphon at (15) Fig. 4. and in order to ensure that the
upper catch (11) engages with it, a ball lever is loosely mounted, either to the
projecting piece (17) of the lever (7) or to a rod or pivot, attached to either one
or both sides of the trough; the ball (18) being hollow, floats as the water rises,
and causes the opposite extremity of the lever to butt against, and hold the upper
catch (11) in the proper position for actuating the lower one, on the syphon.
This float lever may also be used in conjunction with the leg attachment (3ª)
Fig. 1.
Another modification of our improvement is shewn in Fig. 3, the link (19) being
loosely attached or connected to the syphon by the lug (15) and to the lever (7)
at (10) by this arrangement the syphon is also raised and the water started by
pulling the handle.
To work the apparatus automatically and flush the closet periodically, we dispense:

page_text: with the pull-handle, cord or chain (8) lever (7) and the two catches and substitute
a float (20) (hollow or otherwise) shewn by dotted lines in Fig. 3. connected to the
syphon (2) at (21) so as to raise it when the water in the cistern rises to a specific
height.
The syphon (2) may be prevented from falling over, or lifted too far in the
direction shewn by the dotted lines Figs. 1 & 4, by a bracket or stop-piece fixed in
a suitable position.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1st. The movable syphon (2) in water-closet, and other flushing cisterns of a
similar nature.
2nd. The movable syphon (2) and the arrangement and combination of the parts
illustrated in Figs. 1 & 2.
3rd. The movable syphon (2) and the arrangement and combination of the parts
illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 and the ball or float lever (2) Fig. 3.
4th. The movable syphon (2) and the arrangement and combination of the
parts illustrated in Fig. 3. without the float lever (20).
5th. The movable syphon (2) and the arrangement and combination of the parts
illustrated in Fig. 4.
6th. The movable syphon (2) and the arrangement and combination of the
float (20) illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. 3.
7th. The float (20) Fig. 3. in combination with the arrangement illustrated in
the drawings by Figs. 1 & 2 also with Fig. 3 and Fig. 4. respectively.
Dated this 29th of November 1894.
JAS. T. PEARSON,
Agent for Applicants.