Improvements in and pertaining to Spittoons.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 18th June, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 21st Sept., 1896-Accepted, 29th May, 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and pertaining to Spittoons.
I, WILLIAM JOHN SAGE, of "Roseneath," 263, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, in
the County of Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to spittoons and their adaptation for use in railway
carriages, ships' cabins and smoking saloons generally.
Assuming my invention to be applied, by way of example, to a railway carriage,
I arrange the spittoon as a drawer mounted to slide beneath the seat. The front of
the drawer is provided with a handle whereby the spittoon may be drawn out for
use, the return movement being effected if desired by means of a spring or weight.
According to another mode of mounting, the spittoon is carried on a vertical
pedestal arranged to pivot about its lower extremity; the range of movement being
restricted to a small angle on either side of the vertical. The spittoon may thus
be exposed for use in front of the edge of the seat or, with a slight push, may be
tilted back so as to pass entirely beneath the seat.
The spittoon is made of such a depth and configuration that, when subjected to
sudden irovements, or to, pitching such as occurs at sea, its contents are not spilt.
It is, moreover, mounted in such a manner as to be readily removeable from its
drawer or other carrier for emptying and cleansing purposes.
Dated this 1th der of June 1800
G. G. M. HARDINGHAM,
191, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Chartered Patent Agent.
Improvements in and pertaining to Spittoons.
1, WILLIAM JOHN SAGE, of Roseneath, 263, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, in
the County of Surrey, Gentleman, 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 :-
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This invention relates to spittoons and their adaptation for use in railway
carriages, ships cabins and smoking saloons generally.
Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying drawings illustrate the application of my
invention by way of example for use in a railway carriage; Fig. 1 being a
longitudinal section, Fig. 2 a plan and Fig. 3 an end elevation.
According to the mode of carrying out the invention here illustrated, the
spittoon a is arranged as a drawer mounted to slide in a frame b beneath the seat.
The front of the drawer is provided with a handle a whereby the spittoon may be
drawn out for use, the return movement being effected if desired by means of a

page_text: spring or springs cc or of a weight. Or the drawer may, if preferred, be mounted
to turn about a vertical pivot, thus partaking of a vibratory instead of a rectilinear
movement in passing under the seat.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 are views corresponding with those previously referred to and
illustrating an alternative mode of construction in which the springs c c for returning
the spittoon are arranged partly behind and partly beneath the pan, the sides of the
latter being chamfered to afford the requisite space. Under these circumstances,
the springs may be attached to the front instead of to the back of the drawer,.
greater length and consequently a greater working range for the springs being
thereby obtainable.
According to another mode of construction and mounting illustrated in front
elevation in Fig. 7 and in side elevation in Fig. 8, the spittoon a is carried on a
pedestal d arranged to pivot about its lower extremity, the range of movement
being restricted to a small angle on either side of the vertical by means of the
pin d carried by the arms d2 working in the slotted bracket piece e. The latter
may conveniently be formed as part of the foundation plate e.
A spittoon mounted in this manner assumes a position of rest either fully exposed
in front of the edge of the seat or completely concealed beneath the seat, as shown
in dotted lines in Fig. 8; a comparatively slight push sufficing to shift it from the
former to the latter position. Under all circumstances, the horizontality of the pan
is preserved by the action of the weighted pendant f¹ which is attached to or forms
part of the carrierf in which the pan is mounted.
The spittoon or pan is made of such depth and configuration that, when subjected
'to sudden movements, or to pitching such as occurs at sea, its contents are not spilt.
It is, moreover, fitted in such a manner as to be readily removeable from its drawer
or other carrier for emptying and cleansing purposes. The movement of the
drawer may be facilitated by mounting it on wheels and runners.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I claim:-
1. The improved method of constructing and mounting spittoons in relation to
seats in railway carriages or elsewhere, substantially as described with reference to
the accompanying drawings.
2. A spittoon formed as or fitted in a drawer and mounted so as to be readily
presentable for use in front or at the side of a seat or concealable beneath the seat,
substantially as herein described.
3. A spittoon provided with a pendant balance weight and supported upon a
vibrating lever pivoted at its lower extremity; the movement of the said lever,
though restricted to a small angular range on either side of the vertical, sufficing
to permit the exposure of the spittoon for use in front of a seat or to effect its
concealment beneath the seat, substantially as herein described.
Dated this 9th day of September 1896.
G. G. M. HARDINGHAM,
191, Fleet Street, London, E.C., Chartered Patent Agent.