proved Sanitary Appliances for Water Closets, Dry Closets. Dust Bins and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVIDIONAL DIECIFICATION
Improved Sanitary Appliances for Water Closets, Dry Closets.
Dust Bins and the like.
FRANCIS MCNAMEE, 2, Ballybough Road, Dublin, Gentleman, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In carrying out this invention I take any water closet covered with a lid, if
there is no lid, I hinge a lid or cover over the basin and in the centre of this
lid I place a round or oval vessel which is filled through a small lid hinged
or sliding on top, with medicated powder or dust, its end projecting 3 or 4 inches
through and below the lid into the water closet basin, but not touching it or any
excrement contained in closet the vessel also projects upwards above the lid,
say 3 or 4 inches or as high as may be considered convenient to permit the
closet lid containing vessel to be opened up and rest back in the usual manner.
About one third down from the top of vessel I secure a rim horizontally about
one inch wide for the purpose of fastening the vessel to lid of closet in a proper
manner. The vessel containing powder may be made with any kind of material.
The end of this vessel which goes down into mouth of closet is perforated in
a suitable manner with the holes round or square, large enough to allow the
powder contained in the vessel to fall down into closet.
Inside of vessel I place a loose false bottom perforated with holes the exact
size of the holes in the bottom of vessel. I secure a horizontal screw spring bolt
to the inner perforated bottom this bottom works horizontally by the action of
spring and bolt, the outside end of bolt projects through an opening in the side
of the vessel on the outside end of the spring bolt I place a wheel or any other
suitable fixture which shall answer the desired purpose that is of allowing the
bolt to touch and press against and work up and down the inside edge of closet
basin without injuring it or I may protect basin edge by a peice of metal.
The spring may be secured to bolt on the out side of vessel or it may be
fastened to bolt in the inside of vessel, or the spring may be secured, inside to
false bottom.
The object is to keep the bolt pressed out which closes the holes in the outside
bottom by the shifting of the inside false bottom by the up and down movement
of the closet lid containing vessel, the spring bolt and false bottom is pressed
in by the pressure of the wheel against side of basin, the holes of false bottom
is brought directly over the holes in the bottom of vessel when the medicated
powder contained in the vessel fall into the water closet and floats on the top
of the water contained in closet and prevents any foul odour from arising and
the very strong chemicals mixed or blended with the powder mingles with the
foul water in the closet and kills any living microbes which may be conveyed into
it. The medicated powder falling down on the excrement in a dry pan or closet
has also the effect of keeping down and destroying obnoxious odours and disease
germs. In the closing down of the lid the medicated powder is again allowed
to fall in to the closet in like manner.
Letting the powder fall into closet by either the up or down action of the
lid may be deemed sufficient for all purposes.

page_text: For the sick room where closets wet or dry or comodes cannot be conveniently
used, but where bed pans and chambers must be used I take medium sized tins
for holding the medicated powder or they may be made of any other material I
preferably call them tins and I perforate the lids instead of the bottoms and I
put inside of this lid a moveable perforated lid the holes in it to correspond with
the holes in the lid proper.
This inner lid is moved horizontally by a small projection attached to it or I
may divide the circular lid of tin vessel into four sections or divisions one
division or quarter I perforate another quarter, I make a large circular or cliptic
hole in it for the purpose of refilling the vessels with medicated powder without
taking the lid off. The other two quarters are left intact or blank, both inside
and outside lids are made exactly to correspond with their openings and are held
together by a rivit with a vertical flat or thumb screw head, by the turning of
this revit head to the right or left by the finger and thumb the openings in the
inner lid are brought directly under the openings in the outside lid for dusting
or refilling as the case may be. About a quarter of an inch of the upper edge of
tin vessels is turned in horizontally, the inside lid works between this and the
outside lid. I attach a handle to the side of the tin vessel this handle is made
of two peices of strong wire secured by clips either soldered or rivited, one peice
of wire falls to the right and the other to the left and fits close to the side of
vessel when the tin vessel is not in use. When required for use the two pieces of
wire are lifted and forms a strong handle. In the tin lids and also in the bottom
of closet vessels I may cut out a sufficient number of slots and clips on the
inside lids and inside false bottoms work horizontally in these slots, or I may
secure inside lid to outside lid by a rivit in the centre. These portable tin
vessels may be refilled as often as desired with the medicated powder. I prefer-
ably make the handles to collapse so that the tin vessels may be easily and con-
veniently packed. These tin vessels may be made square or round.
A depression may be stamped in them to receive the handle. If desired to
use strong chemicals liquids instead of medicated powder I do not use perforated
bottoms for closets nor perforated lids for portable tin vessels.
In the centre of the end of vessels in closets I place a tap or valve which is
opened and closed by the action of the spring bolt when the lid of closet is lifted
up or closed down.
I place a wire guard over the outward projecting end of tap or valve for the
purpose of preventing garments coming into contact with any strong chemicals
which may remain on end of tap or valve. In the portable tin vessels I place a
small tap or valve in centre of lid or I may place it at the side of tin vessel.
I may open and close tap or valve in the tin vessels by a spring and bolt I may
also use a spring and bolt for opening and closing the holes in the lids of tin
vessels.
Improved Sanitary Appliances for Water Closets, Dry Closets,
Dust Bins and the like.
'
FRANCIS MCNAMEE, 2, Ballybough Road, Dublin, 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:-
In carrying out this invention I take any water closet covered with a lid if
there is no lid I hinge a lid on cover over the basin and in the centre of this

page_text: lid place a round or oval vessel, which is filled with medicated powder or dust
through a small lid hinged or sliding on top, its bottom projecting 3 or 4 inches
through and below the lid into the water closet basin, but not touching it or any
excrement contained in closet the vessel also projects upwards above the lid say 3
or 4 inches or as high as may be considered convenient to permit the closet lid,
containing vessel to be opened up and rest back in the usual manner.
About one
third down from the top of vessel I secure a rim, horizontally about one inch
wide for the purpose of fastening the vessel to lid of closet in a proper manner.
The vessel containing powder may be made with any kind of material. The
bottom of this vessel which goes down into mouth of closet, perforate with holes
round or square large enough to allow the powder contained in the vessel to fall
down into closet.
In the accompanying drawings I have shewn a very convenient suitable and
efficient form and style of working my said invention. Sheet 2 of drawings,
illustrating F 1, 111, 111, A represents treadle to work levers by which weight of
occupant equipoises and lifts L lid of seat. C, spring beneath end of lever C
which works freely in a loop attached beneath treadle, C lever by which treadle
works rods HH and lifts seat, at same time working rod or chain I to draw water.
d, fulcra. F box containing deodorant or disinfecting dust, HH, rods to life seat
when treadle is stood on. I rod or chain to draw water from K cistern.
K cistern (not necessarily a part of invention) L lid of seat. M hinged attach-
ment of levers C to rods H. N hinged attachment of levers to rod I. b, b spring
to raise treadle when releived of weight. d, d. fulcra of lever by which treade,
when pressed by weight of occupant both lifts lid of seat L and draws water from
cistern K. M hinged joint of rod H to lever C. Figures 21 and 21. a repre-
sents dust box. c flange for attachment to L, lid. C spring and wheel motor of
false bottom to a. d, clothes guard beneath E, perforated bottom of a.
E per-
forated bottom (fixed). F, opening shutter to feed box a. G, false or sliding
inner, perforated "false" bottom.
Fig. 2 L lid, S seat.
Sheet No. 1, Figs. 31
d, fulcra, Clevers, b, spring to treadle.
311 3111 and Figs. 41 411 41 represents the lever to be
acted on by lid of seat. C, lever that draws water. e bellows, d, air pipe from
bellows of dust conduct. E discharge nozzle of dust conduct. f lever to work
wire agitator. g fulcra. H levers to work belows. I exterior of side of box to
carry fulcrum. K cistern. J, chain or rod drawing water, L lid of seat.
Q spindle attached to levers. P box containing bellows.
In Fig. 4 box is shown downside up. Figs. 41 and 4111 is shown in its proper
position. Fig. 411 a section of box showing bellows spindle and levers. Fig. 4111
an elevation of box
Fig. 4 spiral cord or wire.
Fig. 4 shows a section of bellow and lever when lid is open. Fig. 41 shows
a side elevation of box when lid is closed.
9, 9, fulcrum.
Figs. 41, 41, 4111, a, a, ends of levers attached to spindle Q. H, H, levers
attached to spindle Q working bellows. b lever attached to spindle Q working
chain or rod to cistern K to draw water.
P, Fig. 3 showing position of box with bellows, levers, fulcra, spindle.
QFig. 4 spindle. J, water chain or rod. Fig. 4 the box, levers, spindle
bellows, are shown turned downside up on Fig. 41 and 41 they are shown in
their correct working position.
For the sick room where closets wet or dry cannot be conveniently used but
where bed-pans and chambers must be used I take medium sized tins for holding
the medicated dust or they may be made of any other material I preferably call
them tins and I perforate the lids instead of the bottoms and I put inside of this
lid a moveable perforated lid the holes in it to correspond with the holes in the
lid proper. This inner lid is moved horizontally by a small projection attached
to it. I attach a handle to the side of the tin vessel thus handle is made of two
pieeces of strong wire secured by clips either soldered or rivetted, one piece of

page_text: wire falls to the right and the other to the left. and fits close to sides of vessel
when not in use. When required for use the two pieces of wire are lifted up
and form a strong handle.
In carrying out this invention I may add to or diminish or modify any of the
details herein mentioned but the principle shall remain the same.
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:-
First The combination of the closets wet and dry discharging automatically
with the combination of foot board and levers for discharging powder into wet and
dry closets.
Second. The combination of closet seat when lifted up discharging by. levers
and bellows a powder into closets..
Third. Automatically flushing water closets.
Fourth. Perforated tins with false bottoms, levers and collapsible handles for
discharging powder.