IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER CLOSETS
Year: 1885

page_text: I THOMAS AMOS of Saint James Green, Thirsk in the County of York, Plumber
do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER
CLOSETS to be as follows:-
:
My improvements have reference to the pans or basins of water closets; and the
great advantages over others are, simplicity, cleanliness and the prevention of
odours arising from such water closets when being used. In these improvements
I employ an earthenware pan or basin of special form, and within it I place
another earthenware basin or trough carried on trunnions or axles, such trunnions
or axles passing through the opposite sides of the outer basin or pan. One of the
trunnions or axles is made hollow and working through a gland or stuffing box, is
coupled to the syphon provided in the cistern. Ou the other axle is fitted a lever
which is attached by means of suitable connecting rods and levers to a handle placed
in a convenient position in the water closet. Round the upper portion of the
inner basin or trough is provided a passage for the flow of water, and a spreader
in front thereof for directing the water round the trough in order to cleanse the
same. This trough has in it always a large body of water which is derived from
the cistern and passes through the hollow trunnion thereto. The object of the
water supply is so that as the excrement drops into the trough it is immediately
immersed in the water preventing thereby the odour arising from it. In order to
get rid of the deposit and the water in which it has been immersed the handle is
pulled which causes the trough to turn over allowing the contents to pass off into
the outer basin and thence through the ordinary trap into the drain.
At the
Under the lever actuating the inner basin is placed a regulator which by
retarding the return of the inner basin allows it to be thoroughly cleansed.
same time also the syphon is set in motion in the cistern and through it passes
sufficient water to flush the outer basin and to carry off the contents.
On the handle being released the trough returns to its original position and is
supplied again with water through the syphon from the cistern.
By a very simple arrangement every part of the closet both internally and .
externally is accessible so that it can be easily cleaned by any unskilled
Dated this Thirty first day of Tenuen. 100K
person.
J. W. HARDING,
For the Applicant.

page_text: In these improvements I employ an earthenware pan or basin a by preference of
the form shewn, having a water spreader b round its upper part. Within this pan
or basin a I place another earthenware basin or trough c carried on trunnions or
axles d and e, such trunnions or axles passing through the opposite sides ƒ and g of
the outer basin a and secured therein by the screwed bushes h and i and nuts j
and k.
One of the trunnions or axles d is made hollow and working through a gland or
stuffing box 1, is coupled to a syphon provided in the cistern by means of the
pipe m.
On the other axle or trunnion e is fitted a lever n which is attached by suitable
connecting rod to another lever o and thence through short shaft p, weighted
lever q and chain or rod r to a handle placed in a convenient position in the
water closet.
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Round or partly round the upper portion of the inner basin or trough c is provide
a passages for the flow of water and a spreader t iu front thereof for directing the
water round the trough e in order to cleanse the same.
This trough c has in it always a large body of water which is derived from the
cistern and conveyed thereto through the pipe m and hollow trunnion d.
The object of the water supply in the inner basin c is, so that as the excrement
drops into the trough c it is immediately immersed in the water preventing thereby
odour arising from it.
Water is supplied to the water spreader b in the outer basin a from the same
source as to the inner basin c.
In order to get rid of the deposit and the water in which it has been immersed
the handle is pulled which causes the inner basin c (through the hereinbefore
mentioned levers and parts connected therewith) to turn over, allowing the contents
to pass off into the outer basin a and thence through opening u and ordinary trap
into the drain.
Under the lever actuating the basin may be provided a regulator of any
suitable description which by retarding the return of the inner basin allows it to

page_text: be thoroughly cleansed at the same time also the syphon is set in motion in the
cistern and through it passes sufficient water to flush the outer basin and carry
off the contents.
On the handle being released the trough or inner basin c returns to its original
position assisted thereto by the weighted lever q and is supplied again with water
through the syphon in the cistern.
In the above described arrangement every part both internally and externally is
accessible so that it can be readily cleaned by any unskilled person.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
The arrangement and application of inner basin or trough c in combination with
outer basin or trough a and means for suspending the same therein by trunnions
or axles d and e, also arrangements for supplying water to inner basin c, and means
employed for operating the same, substantially as herein set forth.
Dated this 21st day of October 190K