Improvements in Flushing Apparatus.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1894
Loth AL
4004 Ancented 2nd Fab 1805
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Flushing Apparatus.
I BENJAMIN HAIGH 573 Manchester Road Cubitt Town London E.
Coppersmith do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
It consists of a cistern of required size in which I fix a cyllinder or tube one end
of which projects through the bottom of the cistern or otherwise as required and
standing a given height in the cistern at the bottom of the cyllinder inside of the
cistern. I perforate it all around for an inlet and outlet and near the middle of the
cyllinder I connect it to a well in which floats the ball of a ball valve the lever of
which works in a trough or shoot which conducts the supply into the well and
through the connection in the cyllinder into the cistern in the before named
cyllinder I fit a plunger to work up and down in the cyllinder when it is on the
seating at bottom of cyllinder all is shut off but on being lifted past the
perforations it opens the discharge and closes the feed which keeps the float
standing in the well until it is released when it again shuts off the discharge and
opens the supply to refil the cistern. On the bottom of the cistern outside I fix a
cone which encloses the end of the cyllinder and one end of a syphon which
syphon is brought into action by the lifting of the beforenamed plunger or I
construct the syphon to work independant by a floating plunger in the well or
worked by the cylinder or I work the cylinder independant of the syphon as the
case may require where pipes are trapped and not suited for a syphon alone the
whole being simple in construction will not be likely to get out of order.
Dated this 12th day of February 1894.
BENJAMIN HAIGH.
Improvements in Flushing Apparatus.
I BENJAMIN HAIGH 6 Stilton Terrace Harrow Road East Ham Essex
Coppersmith late Pleasant Villa Plashet Grove East Ham 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:-
This invention is designed to flush part or the whole of the contents of a cistern
It consists of a cistern
of any given size and material and to disinfect every flush.
of required size in which cistern I fix a well in which well I fix a bottom
perforated to stand a convenient height from the bottom of the cistern over the
perforations I place a indiarubber disk or washer which is opened and closed by
the vacuum and weight of water. Through the centre I pass a stand pipe which
projects through the bottom of the cistern into the discharge pipe in the well I also
fit the outer part of a syphon tube with a float attached to it to lift it ready to
charge the syphon by pulling it down which outer tube can be lifted by a
balance lever or any convenient way. On the top of the float I fix a well which
has a hole into the syphon tube which hole is closed by the water in the well when
the syphon is in action which hole then lets the water out of the well and admits
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page_text: air thus it breaks any vacuum. This syphon can be worked seperate or combined
as shown. The valve is worked by the swing bucket as shown and is brought into
action by pulling and then releasing the lever F which lifts the bucket E into
bucket D when the water overbalances the valve lifting it off the seating and
giving a regulated quantity by the hole in the bottom without bringing the syphon
into action when the whole flush is required the syphon must be pulled down when
it will discharge the whole contents of the cistern. In one corner of the cistern
I fix a recess or portable box for disinfecting the flush as shown at A and will
disinfect every flush if kept charged.
The accompanying drawing shows a cistern of any size or material. The
syphon well at A¹ letter B shows float to lift syphon which however may be
lifted by a balance lever or other convenient way, which float has an air tube C
or breathing hole. D is the inner or discharge tube of the syphon E is the
discharge which may be as shown or seperate F is the well on the top of the float
or otherwise which well has a hole to break the vacuum while the discharge is
going on it is closed by water and when discharged it empties the well and admits
air breaking the vacuum H. is a guide for lever or arm to move up and down
easily I is the parts in bottom of well. J is indiarubber disk or washer K guards
to keep disk in position. B' is the plunger and indiarubber valve attached to
lever and which works in cyllinder A with a perforated cone at bottom D' is
the top well which is charged by well E2 and overbalances plunger B and gives
a regulated supply. A is the receptacle for disinfectant discharged with every
flush.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is.
1st. A flushing cistern that is capable of giving a part of flush without bringing
the syphon into action by the balance valve.
2nd. A syphon that will act on a trapped pipe by admiting air to break vacuum
and by self-lifting acts as a force pump to set it in action as described and shown.
3rd. The arrangement for disinfecting every flush and I claim to use any part
seperatly or as shown.
Dated this 12th day of November 1894.
BENJAMIN HAIGH,
6, Stilton Terrace, Harrow Road, East Ham.