in Lavatory wash stands or basins and connections and attachments therefor
Year: 1888

page_text: therewith, Worked Automatically. or otherwise.
I ANTHONY HARRIS engineer & iron founder Middlesbro on Tees do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be follows:-
My Invention relates essentially to improvements in Lavatory wash stands or
basins and connections and attachments therefor. The object of my Invention is
to place the whole or portion of the apparatus for emtying or filling, (or either of them)
out of the control of the person using the lavatory or basin.
Ordinarily the basin or lavatory is provided with a plug valve or cock which is
operated by hand when it is wished to empty the basin, but in some cases the basin
is provided with pivots and swings by hand to empty the contents.
In my improved apparatus I employ a footboard upon which the person using the
basin or wash stand stands. This footboard is attached by levers and connections to
the waste valve or cock in such a manner that when a person stands upon the foot-
board the waste apperture is shut by the weight of the person, but on the weight
being removed the waste apperture is opened.
The weight of the footboard and its attachments is supported by balance weights
.or: their equivalents in some cases I connect by levers or rack or other gear also
worked by or from the footboard a valve or cock or attachment for rinsing out
the basin with pure water after the basin has been used:
1.
In some cases I dispense with the waste valve and attach levers froin the footboard
to the trunions of the basin so as to tilt. it up when the person steps off the
footboard in some cases I provide an arrangement of parts and attachments so
that the basin can only be filled on the insertion of a coin or its equivalent
into a suitable coin freed apparatus connected. to the actuating parts or water
supply.
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page_text: Improvements in Lavatory Basins and Apparatus in Connection
therewith, Worked Automatically or otherwise.
.
I ANTHONY HARBIS of Middlesbro-on-Tees in the County of York, Engineer and
Ironfounder do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what inanner the
Same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :—
My invention relates essentially to improvements in lavatory wash-stands or basins,
and connections and attachments therefor. The object of my invention is to place the
whole or a portion of the apparatus for emptying or filling (or either of them) out
of the control of the person using the lavatory or basin.
Ordinarily the basin or lavatory is provided with a plug, valve, or cock, which is
operated by hand when it is wished to empty the basin, but in some cases the basin is
provided with pivots, and swings by hand to empty the contents.
In my improved apparatus I employ a footboard upon which the person using the
hasin or wash-stand stands. This footboard is attached by levers and connections to
the waste valve or cock, in such a manner that when a person stands upon the foot-
board, the waste aperture is shut by the weight of the person, but on the weight
being removed, the waste aperture is opened.
The weight of the footboard and its attachments is supported by balance weights or
their equivalents. In some cases 1 connect by levers or rack or other gear, also
worked by or from the footboard, a valve, or cock or attachment for rinsing out the
basin with pure water after the basin has been used.
In some cases I dispense with the waste valve and attach levers from the
footboard to the trunnions of the basin so as to tilt it up when the person steps
. off the footboard. In some cases I provide an arrangement of parts and attach-
ments so that the basin can only be filled on the insertion of a coin or its
equivalent into suitable coin freed apparatus connected to the actuating parts or
water supply.
In the accompanying drawings ;-
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 are sectional elevations and Figs. 4, 5 and 6 sectional plans.
In figure 1 A is a fixed basin, B a balanced footboard connected with a waste cock D.
C is the supply valve. The waste cock rod passes through a stuffing box in the waste
pipe or equivalent and may connect the foot-board B by means of a chain or links to
a Alush cistern situated above to rinse the basin.
In figures 2 and 5 the waste cock D' is turned by the foot-board B, while
in figures 3 and 6 the basin A' which is hung on pivots a is tilted by the
foot-board.
Having now particularly 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 ;-
1. In combination with the waste cock or valve of a lavatory basin, a spring
balanced or counterweighted footboard connected with said valve or cock and

page_text: adapted to retain the same in its closed position as long as the user stands or presses
upon the footboard, and to open it again as soon as the user releases such footboard,
substantially as set forth.
2. In combination with a trunnioned lavatory basin, a spring balanced or
counterweighted footboard connected in a suitable manner with the trunnions
of said basin and so arranged as to tilt the basin over as soon as the footboard is
released, and to hold the basin in its horizontal position as long as the user presses or
stands upon the footboard, substantially as described.
3. In combination with a lavatory basin and a footboard device such as described
for automatically emptying the same, a rinsing or flushing device connected with said
footboard, whereby the basin may be automatically rinsed as well as emptied when the
foot-board is released, substantially as described.
4. The various improvements in connection with lavatory basins whereby it
is impossible for the dirty water to be left in the basin after the user has
finished with it, substantially as described and shown on the accompanying
drawings.