Improvements in Water Closet Seats.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th July, 1896-Accepted, 21st Nov., 1896
Improvements in Water Closet Seats.
1, THOMAS CLARK STOCKS 26 Crescent Lane Dundee Joiner and Builder 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 comprises various improvements in water closet seats of the
style now used for pedestal wash down closets. Hitherto these seats have been.
generally made in 2 thicknesses of wood "crossed," glued, and screwed together,
and hinged to back piece with small brass hinges, the holding screws of the hinge
going laterally into the crossed joint of wood, this construction is very liable to.
give way, especially when made of unseasoned wood and faulty workmanship.
There is also a want of a proper mode to hinge upon the seat a top lid, which is so
essential to complete a water closet seat in a bath-room, these defects have led me
to invent a new style of seat.
Now my invention is a seat made of solid wood the thickness required, and
bound with bars of aluminium metal, brass or any other metal, and may be nickelled,.
coppered, tinned, barffed, or galvanized, and in order that my said invention shall
be more readily understood & carried into practical effect, I have herewith annexed
a drawing in which Fig. 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 a section, Fig. 3 a side elevation of
hinged parts, Fig. 4 a plan of hinged parts of water closet seat showing position of
straps or bars with my improvements applied thereto, and I will now proceed to.
describe the same with the assistance of the various figures and letters of
reference marked thereon.
(A) indicates cross bar curved to take the greatest width of seat of strong:
T section as shown enlarged at A 1. (B) indicates cross bar at back of seat
of section, and extends the full width of seat with a pin formed on each end,
socketed into CC to form the hinge of seat.
Fig. 1 is a plan, Fig. 2 is a section, Fig. 3 is a side elevation on Sheet 2 showing
my water closet seat with hinged flap or lid attached. (D) indicates cross bar at
back of flap or lid of L section and extends the full width of said flap or lid with
a pin formed on each end and socketed into CC to form the hinge of flap.
(C C) have special snugs or bosses raised above water closet seat bored to.
receive pins on bar D aforesaid described, and thereby completes the hinge of lid
or flap, the said snugs or bosses to be set back to admit of clearance and the proper
working of the two hinged parts.
Having thus 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 :-
In water closet seats :-
(1.) The metal curved strengthening bar A of T section transversely inserted
across the grain of wood in the shaped front of seat.
(2.) The metal strengthening bar B of L section transversely inserted across
grain of wood in seat with pins formed on ends for hingeing purposes substantially
as described.

page_text: (3.) The metal strengthening bar D of L section transversely inserted across
grain of wood in flap or lid with pins formed on ends socketed into raised snugs or
bosses of CC substantially as before described.
Dated this 27th day of July 1896.
THOMAS C. STOCKS.