Improvements in Top-flushed Slop Water Closets.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Nov., 1898
Complete Specification Left, 29th Aug., 1899-Accepted, 29th Nov., 1899
We, J. DUCKETT AND SON LIMITED, of Sanitary Ware Works, Burnley, in the
County of Lancaster, and JAMES DUCKETT, of Woodleigh, Burnley aforesaid,
Manufacturer of Sanitary Ware, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to improvements in top-flushed slop water closets, and
consists of a novel arrangement and combination of the parts of such closets.
Our object is to make them better adapted for their purpose than they have
hitherto been.
We place the outbuilding and tilting tank and container in the position shewn
in Fig. 1 of the drawings annexed to Specification of Letters Patent No. 9407
of 1896 granted to us, and use the special pedestal described in the first and
second parts of our Patent Specification No. 12,552 of 1898, instead of the
annular basin described in the former patent, and we connect the pedestal and
tipper container with pipes in the usual well known manner.
Instead of placing the said tilting tank and container at the level shewn, they
may if desired be elevated to about twelve inches above level of ground in order
to reduce the vertical distance between closet floor and surface of ground adjoining
container.
Instead of fixing the tilting tank and container close to dwelling, we some-
times fix them near the closet to increase the force of the flush.
A rain water pipe to answer also as a ventilating pipe may be connected to
drain between container and closet.
Dated this 28th day of November 1900
Improvements in Top-flushed Slop Water Closets.
We, J. DUCKETT AND SON LIMITED, of Sanitary Ware Works, Burnley, in the
County of Lancaster, and JAMES DUCKETT, of Woodleigh, Burnley aforesaid,
Manufacturers of Sanitary Ware, 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: —
Our invention relates to improvements in top-flushed slop water closets, and
consists of a novel arrangement and combination of the parts of such closets.

page_text: Our object is to make them better adapted for their purpose than they have
hitherto been.
We place the outbuilding and tilting tank and container in the positions shewn
in Fig. 1 of the drawings annexed to Specification of Letters Patent No. 9407
of 1896 granted to us, and use the special pedestal described in the first and
second parts of Specification of Letters Patent No. 12,552 of 1898, instead of the
annular basin described in the former patent, and we connect the pedestal and
tipper container with pipes in the usual manner.
Instead of placing the said tilting tank and container as shewn, they may if
desired be elevated to about twelve inches above level of ground in order to
reduce the vertical distance between closet floor and the surface of ground adjoin-
ing container.
Instead of fixing the tilting tank and container close to dwelling, we some-
times fix them near the closet to increase the force of the flush.
A rain water pipe to answer also as a ventilating pipe may be connected to
drain between container and closet.
Our invention will be fully understood by reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which Fig. 1 is an elevation, and Fig. 2 a plan, partly in section,
of a tilting tank and container, connecting pipes, and special closet pedestal, con-
structed and arranged according to our present invention.
We place the tilting tank A and container B in the position shewn, and the
connecting drain pipes Care led to the special closet pedestal above level of closet
floor as described in Specification of latent granted to us No. 9407 of 1896, so as
to form a top-flushed slop water closet.
In combination with the arrangement of tilting tank, container and con-
necting pipes as described, and shewn in Fig. 1 of such specification we use a
special closet pedestal D described in the first and second parts of the Specifica-
tion of Letters Patent granted to us No. 12,552 of 1898, instead of the annular
basin described in the former patent.
By reference to Fig. 2, it will be seen that the waste water is led into special
closet pedestal D through an open channel E, formed at the back and partly on
one side of basin. By this form of inlet and channel a powerful swirling motion
to the flushing water is caused round the sides of the basin, and splashing of the
person using the closet is prevented.
Top-flushed slop water closets are thereby rendered considerably more efficient
than hitherto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:-
In a top-flushed slop water closet, the combination of a tilting tank, container
and connecting pipes with a special pedestal, substantially as herein before de-
scribed.
Dated this 28th day of Avanot 1800