AN IMPROVED SPITTOON
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Albert Job and Alfred Job, both of the City Road, in the
County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "AN IMPROVED SPITTOON."
Sealed the 20th September 1878, and dated the 3rd April 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Albert Job and Alfred Job
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 3rd April 1878.
ALBERT JOB and ALFRED JOB, both of the City Road, in the County of Middle-
"AN IMPROVED SPITTOON."
sex.
Our Invention relates to an improved spittoon adapted to be let into a floor flush
with the surface thereof, and so constructed that it may be walked upon, so as not
to be any obstruction in crowded places, such as public-house bars, public and
private billiard and other rooms, railway carriages, and other public places.
The improved spittoon of our Invention is of extremely simple construction,
and comprises an outer frame of circular, square, or other form, according to the
shape of the spittoon, the said frame being formed with an external flange which is
recessed into a corresponding robate made in the floor, around the aperture formed
for the reception of the spittoon, and by which the frame is screwed down to the
floor, and on the inside with one or two rebates, preferably two, one above the
other, the lower one to support a pan or dish, and the upper one for a loose grating
covering the whole of the said pan or dish to rest on.
The pan or dish is preferably of sheet metal, stamped, spun, or otherwise brought
to a concave form, and provided with an external flange around its circumference
to rest upon the lower of the two rebates above mentioned. This pan or dish is
intended to hold sawdust, and is provided with a knob or handle rising from the
centre, by which it may be readily lifted out of the frame for cleaning.
The grating which is placed over the pan or dish may be of any suitable open
pattern, and must be of sufficient strength to support the weight of any person

page_text: standing upon it. This grating, as well as the external frame, may be conveniently
made of cast iron or other metal, and may, as well as the pan or dish, be nickel
plated to prevent rust.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Albert Job and Alfred Job in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
3rd October 1878.
ALBERT JOB and Alfred Job, both of the City Road, in the County of Middle-
"AN IMPROVED SPITTOON."
sex.
Our Invention relates to an improved spittoon adapted to be let into a floor flush
with the surface thereof, and so constructed that it may be walked on so as not to
be any obstruction in crowded places, such as public-house bara, public and private
billiard and other rooms, railway carriages, and other public places.
The improved spittoon of our Invention is constructed of an outer frame of cir-
cular, square, or other form, according to the shape of the spittoon, having an
external flange, which is recessed into a corresponding rebate, made in the floor
around the aperture formed for the reception of the spittoon, and provided on the
inside with one or two rebates, preferably two, one above the other, the lower one
to support a loose pan or tray, and the upper one a grating which covers the whole
of the said pan or tray, and conceals it from view.
The pan or tray is preferably of sheet metal, stamped, spun, or otherwise brought
to a concave form, and provided with a flange around its circumference to rest
upon the lower of the two rebates above mentioned. This pan or tray is intended
to hold the sawdust or other absorbent of the saliva, and is provided with a knob
or haudle rising from the centre, by which it may be readily lifted out of the frame
for the purpose of being cleaned, or instead of a central knob it may have side
handles or a bail like that of a pail.
The grating may be either wholly removable also, or it may be hinged at one side
to the outer frame, so as to be raised in order to allow the pan to be removed.
The grating may be of any suitable open pattern, and must be of sufficient strength
to support the weight of a person standing upon it. This grating, as well as the
external frame, may be conveniently made of cast iron or other metal, and may, as
well as the pan or dish, be nickel plated to prevent rust.
In the accompanying Drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of the improved spittoon; and
Figure 2, a section of same on line a-b.
a, the external frame, which is let into the floor d flush with the surface
thereof, as shown, and secured by screws if necessary. Instead of being an open
ring, as shown, it may be closed at bottom or pear shaped. It is formed with rebates
a², as, upon which rests the grating b', and the pan or tray c. The latter is formed
with a rim or flange c¹ around it, and may have a knob c³ or other convenient
means for enabling it to be readily removed when necessary:

page_text: The grating b' may either be hinged to frame a¹ or be wholly removable, and in
that case it may be secured by two studs on its periphery entering L shaped slots
in the frame a, with or without a lock for further security.
Having described the nature of our Invention, and the manner of performing the
same, we declare that what we claim as our Invention, to be protected by the
herein-before in part recited Letters Patent is, a spittoon adapted to be let into a
floor, and constructed of a loose pan or tray, a movable grating covering said pan,
and an outer frame, in which both pan and grating are fitted, substantially as
herein shown and described.
In witness whercof, I, the said Albert Job, for myself and on behalf of the
said Alfred Job, have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Second day of
October, in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
eight.
ALBERT JOB. (L.S.)