IMPROVEMENTS IN LAVATORIES AND URINALS
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to George Henry Jennings and Sidney Jennings, both of
Palace Wharf, Stangate, in the County of Surrey, for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN LAVATORIES AND URINALS."
an Invention of
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said George Henry Jennings and
Sidney Jennings, at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
2nd November 1881.
GEORGE HENRY JENNINGS and SIDNEY JENNINGS, both of Palace Wharf,
Stangate, in the County of Surrey. "IMPROVEMENTS IN LAVATORIES AND
URINALS."
This Invention has for its object improvements in lavatories and urinals
combined with same.
Wash stands with tipping basins are now much used as lavatory fittings, but
they are objected to on the ground that it is difficult to remove the basin and
properly clean the receiver under. There is some foundation for this complaint
when as is now the practice the pivots on which the basin turns are received into
round holes in metal blocks attached to the basin. Then the only way to release
the basin is to take out the pins which secure the metal blocks in the recesses at
its sides. We provide the pivots upon the basin and cause them to be received
into U form recesses in supports projecting horizontally from standards or other-
wise conveniently carried. Around each pivot there is a flange having the form of
a U inverted, and when the basin is in place the end of the support containing the
recess for the pivot projects within the flange. From this construction it follows
that the basin can only be lifted from the pivot when the position of the basin is
horizontal, but when so placed it can be lifted freely. The flange is moulded in
the earthenware of which the basin is made, and it forms also the recess in which
to secure the metal block containing the pivot. The arrangement can be adapted
to basins having pivots on fixed supports, but not so conveniently. Sometimes in
place of the retaining flange we provide a sliding bolt, which being shot over the
pivot after it has been dropped into its place secures or locks it until the bolt is
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page_text: again drawn back. We also combine a urinal with a tipping basin, the former
except when required for use being concealed by the lavatory basin.
We form the tipping lavatory basin and a square or oblong slab in one piece of
earthenware. We place the trunnions near the back and form beneath a receptacle
of oblong shape to receive the contents of the basin when tipped up. The receptacle
extends beyond the width of basin on each side to receive the drainings from the
soap and brush trays. The outlet at bottom is contracted to a small size for
connection with a trapped waste pipe, and is protected by a grid to prevent the
escape of other than liquid matters.
Against the front of this receptacle a lipped urinal with flushing rim is fixed and
the inlet and outlet pass through holes formed in the front of the receiver.
The inlet to the urinal we connect by a pipe to a supply valve worked in
connection with the hinge of the door in the lavatory enclosure, so that the urinal
basin is always properly flushed so long as the door is retained open.
To expose the urinal for use the lavatory basin is tipped back and the door in
the enclosure is opened.
In connection with wash stands we provide a receptacle for soap and other toilet
necessaries as follows:-We make two holes, the one large and the other small, in
the marble or other slab; these holes receivo two bosses formed on the bottom of
the soap or other dish, which is of moulded earthenware suitably ribbed within.
The larger boss is hollow and open into the interior of the dish; it serves as a
receptacle for water draining from the soap or articles placed in the dish. The
smaller boss simply steadies the dish in its place.
We also construct urinal basins in an improved manner, placing the outlet at the
front in place of at the back, which admits of the whole surface being scoured by
water admitted at the top simply by a spreader. The whole surface is curved to
adapt it to be reached by the water, and the edges are curled inwards, and form
rolls serving both to confine the water and to give a suitable finish.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said George Henry Jennings and Sidney Jennings in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 2nd May 1882.
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GEORGE HENRY JENNINGS and SIDNEY JENNINGS, both of Palace Wharf,
Stangate, in the County of Surrey. IMPROVEMENTS IN LAVATORIES AND
URINALS."
This Invention has for its object improvements in lavatories and urinals combined
with same.
Wash stands with tipping basins are now much used as lavatory fittings, but
they are objected to on the ground that it is difficult to remove the basin and
properly clean the receiver under. There is some foundation for this complaint
when as is now the practice, the pivots on which the basin turns are received into
round holes in metal blocks attached to the basin. Then the only way to release
the basin is to take out the pins which secure the metal blocks in the recesses
at its sides. We provide the pivots upon the basin, and cause them to bo received
into U form recesses in supports projecting horizontally from standards or other-
wise conveniently carried. Around each pivot there is a flange having the form of
a U inverted, and when the basin is in place the end of the support containing the
recess for the pivot projects within the flange. From this construction it follows
that the basin can only be lifted from the pivot when the position of the basin is
horizontal, but when so placed it can be lifted freely. The flange is moulded in the
earthenware of which the basin is made, and it forms also the recess in which to
secure the metal block containing the pivot. The arrangement can be adapted to
basins having pivots on fixed supports but not so conveniently. Sometimes we also
provide a sliding bolt, which being shot over the pivot after it has been dropped
into its place secures or locks it until the bolt is again drawn back. We also
combine a urinal with a tipping basin, the former except when required for use
being concealed by the lavatory basin.
We form the tipping lavatory basin and a square or oblong slab in one piece of
earthenware. We place the trunnions as above described near the back and
form beneath a receptacle of oblong shape to receive the contents of the basin
when tipped up. The receptacle extends beyond the width of basin on each side,
to receive the drainings from the soap and brush trays. The outlet at bottom is
contracted to a small size for connection with a trapped waste pipe, and is protected
by a grid to prevent the escape of other than liquid matters.
Against-the front of this receptacle a lipped urinal with flushing rim is fixed,
and the inlet and outlet pass through holes formed in the front of the receiver.
The inlet to the urinal we connect by a pipe to a supply valve worked in
connection with the hinge of the door in the lavatory enclosure, so that the urinal
basin is always properly Hushed so long as the door is retained open.
To expose the urinal for use the lavatory basin is tipped back and the door in
the enclosure is opened.
In connection with wash stands we provide a receptacle for soap and other toilet
necessaries as follows:-We make two holes, the one large and the other small in
the marble or other slab; these holes receive two bosses formed on the bottom of
the soap or other dish, which is of moulded earthenware suitably ribbed within.
The larger boss is hollow and open into the interior of the dish; it serves as a
receptacle for water draining from the soap or articles placed in the dish. The
smaller boss simply steadies the dish in its place.
In order that our said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect, we will proceed to describe the Drawings hereunto annexed.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 is a vertical section of a tipping basin having its pivots arranged in
accordance with our Invention, the section is taken through the pivots; Figure 2
is a side elevation of the portion of the basin in the neighborhood of the pivot;
Figure 3 is a plan of the same; Figure 4 is a plan; and Figure 5 is an elevation
of the pieces which receive the pivots and the supports for the same.
A, A, is tho basin, and A¹ on each side is a flange moulded upon its side; it
encloses a space or recess in the form of a U inverted, and into this recess a metal
block B is fitted. The block B carries the pivot B'; the pivot indeed is forined of
a piece with the block, and the latter is secured in its place between the flanges A¹
by a leaden pin passing through the flanges and the block.
C, C, are the supports for the pivots of the basin as represented in the Drawing;
they are fixed at the upper end of standards D, D, but they may be simply secured
on a wood bed frame or carried in any other manner, provided that they are
sufficiently firm; C¹, C¹, are the U form recesses in the supports C, into which the
pivots of the basin drop.
It will be seen that if the basin be lifted when horizontal, the projections or side
flanges A', A', can rise clear of the supports C, C, but if the attempt be made to
lift the basin when in any other position, the parts A', A', come against the
supports and prevent the basin rising. The accidental displacement of the basin is
thus rendered impossible.
Figure 6 is a vertical section of a portion of a tipping basin having the pivot
which is upon the basin received into a U form recess in a fixed support, and there
is a locking bolt to prevent the basin being accidentally displaced, but which can
be drawn back when it is wished to remove the basin to clean the sink beneath;
Figure 7 is a side elevation, and Figure S a transverse section of the support with
its sliding bolt. E is the fixed support; F is the sliding bolt; and F', a lock nut
for fastening the same.
Figure 9 is a vertical section, and Figure 10 is a plan of our combined lavatory
and urinal.
a is the tipping basin moulded of a piece with the oblong slab a¹; the pivots are
at a², a India rubber stops are provided for the slab a¹ to rest against, both when
up and down.
bis the fixed slab, and b, b, are recesses in it for the soap and other accessories;
c is the receiver beneath the basin. It has its outlet at c' connected with a drain;
is the urinal basin fixed upon the front of the receiver c; it has its water inlet
at d', and outlet at , both through the front of the receiver c; c is the door of
the lavatory enclosure; it is hung upon hinges on one side and is connected with
the water supply tap, so that this tap opens as the door is opened, and closes as the
door closes; e is the shelf on the door, which screens the urinal from sight when
the basin is raised, until the door e is opened.
The dishes or recesses b¹, b', drain into the receiver c.
Figure 11 is a longitudinal and vertical section through the soap dish and the
part of the slab upon which it stands; Figure 12 is a plan, and Figure 13 is an
underside view of the soap dish; G and H, are the two bosses on the bottom of
the soap dish, fitting into corresponding holes in the slab of the washstand; G' is
the cavity of the boss G forming a receptacle within the soap dish to receive the
drainings from the soap. This soap dish can be readily lifted out from time to
time to be emptied and cleaned, but nevertheless when in position is perfectly
secure from accidental displacement.
Having thus described the nature of our said Invention and the manner of
performing the same, we would have it understood that we claim,—
First. Our improved method of mounting tipping basins with pivots, U form
recesses, and retaining flanges, so arranged that in one position the basin is free to
be lifted, but not otherwise.

page_text: Second. Our improved method of mounting tipping basins, the recesses which
receive the pivots being provided with bolts, which being slidden over the pivots
and locked, secure the basin in place until the bolts are drawn back.
Third. Our combined tipping basin, lavatory, and urinal.
Fourth. Our improved soap receptacle with its bosses entering holes in the slab
of the wash stand.
In witness whereof, we, the said George Henry Jennings and Sidney Jennings,
have hereunto set our hands and seals, this Second day of May, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
G. H. JENNINGS.
(L.S.)
SIDNEY JENNINGS. (L.S.)