Improvements in Urinals for Railway Stations, Public Streets, and other Places.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Oct., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1890-Accepted, 13th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Urinals for Railway Stations, Public Streets, and
other Places.
I, WILLIAM ROBSON of 62 Church Street Seaham Harbour County of Durham
Surveyor & Sanitary Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
The object of my invention is for an improved method in dealing with existing
urinals, and the making and providing of new ones, for railway stations, public
streets, and other places, requiring to be dealt with, by fixing a lining of glass, either
rough plate, polished plate, crown or any other glass for urinals that have been in use
and become offensive. The providing of a glass channel, and standing place, (or floor)
made of the same class of material as specified for linings the channels for existing
ones to be made as shown on the section size with grate at the lowest end to carry
the urine into a properley trapped drain. The standing place (or floor) to be groved
so that any urine getting on to it will pass into the channel and will be carried to
the lowest point grate, assisted by a small flow of water from the top end of the
channel.
The linings to be fastened to the ends, partitions & back of any existing urinals
whether made of slate, metal, stone, or any other material by means of clasps made
of brass, copper, galvanized iron or other material, and secured by screws, rivetts, or
otherwise as will be seen by the full size section A, on drawing No. 1 bedded with
plaster of Paris white lead, cement or other material.
In the making and erecting of new ones, I purpose making them totally of glass as
aforesaid, namely, either rough plate, polished plate, crown or any other glass, with
partitions, made as shown on sections marked B. & C. on drawing No. 2, the space
between each plate of glass on section B, I purpose filling with plaster of Paris, or
painting the inside of plate so as to make them non-transparent, and fastned together
by means of a rim of brass, copper, galvanized iron, or other material screwed or
rivetted, as shown on section B, drawing No. 2. The standing place, (or floor) the
same as specified for existing urinals and made of the same material. The channels
to be made either with a fall to the lowest end grate, with flow of water at the top
end, or with grate & trap in centre of channel between partitions, and of the before
mentioned material and to fall from all parts to the centre, and marked fall to centre
on the drawing No. 2.
My invention is more particularly applicable to railway stations, and public urinals,
but not necessarily confined thereto.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Urinals for Railway Stations, Public Streets, and
other Places.
WILLIAM ROBSON 62 Church Street Seaham Harbour County of Durham Surveyor
& Sanitary Engineer 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, reference being made to the two sheets of drawings
accompanying my Provisional Specification :-
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The object of my invention is for an improved method in dealing with existing
urinals and making and providing of new ones for railway stations, public streets and
other places requiring to be dealt with.

page_text: By fixing a "lining" of glass either rough plate, polished plate crown or any other
glass for urinals that have been in use and become offensive.
The providing of a glass channel and standing place (or floor) made of the same
class of material as specified for linings.
The channel for existing ones to be made as shown on the section size with grate
at the lowest end to carry the urine into a properly traped drain.
The standing place, (or floor) to be groved so that any urine getting on to it will
pass into the channel and will be carried to the lowest point grate, assisted by a small
flow of water from the top end of the channel.
The linings to be fastned to the ends partitions back of any existing urinals
whether made of slate, metal stone or any other material, by means of clasps made of
brass, copper, galvanized iron or other material and secured by screws, rivetts, or
otherwise, as will be seen by the full sized section A, on drawing No. 1 bedded with
plaster of Paris, white lead, cement, or other material.
In the making and erecting of new ones, I propose making them totally of glass,
as aforesaid namely either rough plate, polished plate, crown or any other glass, with
partitions made as shown on sections marked B & C on drawing No. 2, the space
between each plate of glass on section B, I purpose filling with plaster of Paris or
painting the inside of plate so as to make them non-transparent & fastned together
by means of a rim of brass, copper, galvanized iron or other material screwed or
rivetted, as shown on section B, drawing No. 2.
Standing place (or floor) the same as specified for existing urinals, and made of the
same material.
The channels to be made either with a fall to lowest end grate with flow of water
at the top end, or with grate & trap in centre of channel between partitions, and of
the before mentioned material, and to fall from all parts to the centre, and marked
fall to centre on drawing No. 2.
The channels falling to centre will be made of moulded glass with a socket pipe
entering into the trap underneath as will also the channel outlet at the lowest end of
continous channels so that no urine can possibly escape excepting into the trap which
will be made of either glass, or glazed pottery ware.
In the fixing of the stalls for new urinals, the various stalls or stall "linings" will
be set on strips of thick glass bedded in cement or other material to the levels
required.
The stalls can be formed to any angle with fillings between, and securely fastned
to wall from the rim, the fastnings going in between, where the stalls are composed
of double glass.
For the standing places (or floor) in urinals that are in use, it will be necessary to
either take out a sufficient depth of the present material between the stalls or to bed
them on to the present standing place, and make the outside flooring up to the level
of the glass, which can be done by any ordinary general mason.
The whole of the various works connected with carrying out the improvements can
be done by any ordinary mechanic.
Although I have only shown my invention as applied to the "linings" of slate
urinals, and the erection of new ones, on the square stall plan, as is shown in the
drawings it is obvious that its application is not confined to slate, or shape, as it can
be applied to any other material, such as metal, flag stone or brickwork and to any
shape that may be required.
My invention is more particularly applicable to railway stations, and public urinals,
but not necessarily confined thereto.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner it is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
:-
1. The use of glass of the various kinds mentioned for the "linings" of urinals
that are all ready erected and in use, and applied in the various manners substantially
as herein set forth with referances to Figs. 1, 2, 3, 4 & full size section A on
drawing No. 1.

page_text: 2. The use of glass of the various kinds mentioned in the erection of new urinals
and applied in the various manners substantially as herein set forth with referances to
letters, A, B, C, & full size sections B & C on drawing No. 2 or in any other form as
herein described.
3. That by the use of glass, an improvement will be made in the sanitary condition
of all urinals to which it is applied.
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