MENTS IN FLUSHING WATER CLOSETS
Year: 1885

page_text: I HENRY SAMPSON GIBBS of 13 Northcote Road Clapham in the county of
Surrey Salesman do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVE-
MENTS IN FLUSHING WATER CLOSETS to be as follows:-
My invention relates to water closets and has for its object the flushing of the
same in such an highly expeditious and effective manner by several streams of
water that are simultaneously or thereabouts directed to all parts of the basins of
the said water closets that all matter contained in the said basins shall be surely
and effectively discharged therefromm and the said basins shall be rendered and
maintained perfectly clean.
To carry out this object I divide the usual arm of the closet or the pipe through
which the flush is given to the same into three parts or passages by forming two
vertical partitions therein of which three parts or passages the central part or
passage is preferably the largest while the other two parts or passages are of an
equal size. This arm or pipe aforesaid enters the basin in the usual position inside
or underneath the flushing rim thereof or thereabouts and the central part or
passage of the said arm or pipe is open and allows the stream of water that issues
therethrough when the flush is given to pass freely and directly straigh into the
basin. Over the two side parts or passages of the arm or pipe may be two fans if
required or in any other convenient manner the two streams of water that issue
through the said two side parts or passages are directed into the flushing rim on
each side and caused to flow along the same during which passage part of the
water flows down out of the said rim which is so formed as to allow of this flow
thus washing all the sides of the basin while the remaining portions of the said two
streams if any meet at the opposite side of the basin to that at which they entered
and together pass down to the bottom of the basin.
Thus while the central and larger stream being projected straight into the basin
carries away with itself all matter contained in the said basin the other two
streams wash and cleanse the sides of the said basin and then assist in discharging
as aforesaid all matter from the said basin as is required.

page_text: I HENRY SAMPSON GIBBS of 13 Northcote Road Clapham in the county of
Surrey Salesman 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 water closets and has for its object the flushing of the
sanie in such an highly expeditious and effective manner by several streams of
water that are simultaneously or thereabouts directed to all parts of the basins of
the said water closets that all matter contained in the said basins shall be surely
and effectively discharged therefrom and the said basins shall be rendered and
maintained perfectly clean.
In order the more clearly to explain this my invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed I refer to the accompanying drawing.
Figure 1 is an horizontal section of a water closet basin taken through the
flushing rim and arm thereof. Figure 2 is an elevation of the end of the arm
thereof.
The water closet basin A is fitted as is usual with an arm B or a pipe through
which the flush is given to the same and to carry out my aforesaid object I divide
this arm B into three parts or passages C D and E by forming two partitions
therein preferably vertical or thereabouts of which three parts or passages the
central part or passage E is preferably the largest while the other two parts or
passages C and D are of an equal size. The arm B enters the basin A in the usual
position inside or underneath the flushing rim F thereof or thereabouts and the
central part or passage E of the said arm B is open and allows the stream of water
that issues therethrough when the flush is given to pass freely and directly straight
into the said basin A under the said flushing rim F. The side parts or passages C
and D are preferably deflected and the streams of water that pass therethrough
when the flush is given are led directly into the flushing rim F on each side of the
basin A and are caused to flow along the same during which flow or passage part
of the water flows down out of the said flushing rim F thus washing all the sides
of the said basin A while the remaining portions of the said two streams of water
if any meet at the opposite side of the said basin A to that at which they entered
the same and together pass down to the bottom of the said basin A.
Thus while the central and larger stream of water being projected straight into
the basin carries away with itself all matter contained in the said basin the other
two streams of water wash and cleanse the sides of the said basin and then assist
in discharging as aforesaid all matter from the said basin as is desired.
Any kind of flushing rim may be used with this arm. I shew however in the
drawing two very convenient and suitable kinds of flushing rims. One is a closed
rin forming a continuous water way right round the basin in the bottom of which
are the series of small holes or apertures H through which the water can issue as
aforesaid and the other rim has a very narrow opening or slot K. all round the same
close to the sides of the basin through which also the water can issue as aforesaid.
In both cases I may make larger openings H¹ and K¹ at the spot where the two

page_text: streams of water may meet as hereinbefore described to ensure the passing out of
the rim of all the water of the flush.
I preferably also as is hereinbefore described and as is shewn in the drawing
deflect the parts or passages C and D and lead the same without a break into the
Blushing rim F on each side but the said parts or passages C and D may also be
parallel with each other and any usual or suitable fans may be fitted over their
ends by which the streams of water that issue therethrough may be guided and
directed into the said flushing rim F.
It is sufficiently obvious also that this my divided arm can be applied to and
with any water closet basin in a similar manner.
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
The arm or pipe through which the flush is given to a water closet basin divided
into three parts or passages by two partitions substantially as and for the purpose
herein before described and declared.