Improvements in or relating to the Seats of Water Closets.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Seats of Water Closets.
We, ALFRED JOHNSON and JOHN STRINGER HINCHLIFFE, of Trent Sanitary
Works, Hanley, Staffordshire, Potters, do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention to be as follows:-
Our invention relates to the seats of water closets and has for its object to
provide means for enabling each user of the closet to readily obtain a clean seat.
In accordance with our invention we employ a roll of sanitary or medicated
paper, soluble or insoluble which we mount or dispose immediately in front of
the closet by means of a bracket, holder or like device secured to the closet
seat. One end of such roll we pass over the front and centre part of the seat
and into the closet where it dips into the water and at the point where it passes
over the seat we hold it upon the seat by a suitable clamping plate or by a set
of small tension rolls.
The paper thus placed presents a clean surface to renew which it is only
necessary to draw forward the end of the roll either by hand or by the small
rolls aforesaid, the used part falling into the closet and passing away with the.
water.
In closets with fixed seats we may mount the roll in a small cavity or case in
or on the earthenware.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to the Seats of Water Closets.
We, ALFRED JOHNSON and JOHN STRINGER HINCHLIFFE, of Trent Sanitary
Works, Hanley, Staffordshire, Potters, 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 the seats of water closets and has for its object to
provide means for enabling each user of the closet to readily obtain a clean seat.
The accompanying drawing illustrates a pedestal closet with our invention
applied thereto, Fig. 1 being general perspective view, and Fig. 2 a part vertical
section to a larger scale.

page_text: In accordance with our invention, we employ a roll of sanitary or medicated
paper (A), soluble or insoluble, which we mount or dispose immediately in front
of the closet (B) by means of a bracket, holder or like device (C) secured to the
closet seat (1). One end of the roll we pass over the front and centre part of
the seat (D) into the basin of the closet where it dips into the water as illus-
trated. At the point where it passes over the seat (D) we hold it upon the
seat by a plate (E), or by a set of small tension rolls (F) (shewn dotted) let into
the seat and over and between which the paper travels.
The paper thus placed presents a clean surface to the front portion of the closet
seat, to renew which it is only necessary to draw forward the end of the roll,
either by hand, or by the small rolls aforesaid. The used part of the paper falls
into the closet, and passes away with the water.
When the seat of the closet is raised for urinal purposes the holder and roll
are lifted with it, and with the seat fully thrown back they lie out of the way.
In closets with fixed seats we may mount the roll in a small cavity or case in
or on the earthenware. The chief use of our invention is in hospitals and public
institutions, and is intended to prevent the spread of contagious or infectious
diseases.
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:-
1: In water closets, a roll of paper one end of which passes over the front
portion of the seat, a holder for said roll secured to the seat, and means for hold-
ing the paper down on the seat, substantially as set forth.
Do 1
ALFRED JOHNSON.
JOHN STRINGER HINCHLIFFE.
By John G. Wilson & Co., Fels.I.P.A.,
Agents.
ALFRED JOHNSON.
JOHN STRINGER HINCHLIFFE.
By John G. Wilson & Co., Fels.I.P.A.,
Agents.