Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Mar., 1886.
Complete Left, 31st Dec., 1886.
Complete Accepted, 1st Feb., 1887.
I ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The objects of the invention are, first, to provide a commode or earth closet with a
urine separator so formed that while it will carry the urine sufficiently far from the
receptacle placed to receive the solid deposit it will not project downwardly so far as
to interfere with the free passage of the said receptacle through the front of the
commode or closet; secondly, to so construct the discharge spout of the hopper containing
the deodorizing material that the said material shall be evenly and perfectly discharged
over the entire solid deposit; thirdly, to design a device by which the urine shall be
effectually separated from the solid deposit, and which device shall not be an
impediment for the free removal of the excrement-pail which may be almost the full
depth allowed below the seat; and fourthly to so pivot and weight the hopper con-
taining the deodorizing material that the mechanism required to operate the same
shall not be an impediment for the free removal of the excrement-pail; and it consists,
essentially, first, in forming the urine separator in the form of a shallow vessel, the
frame of which extends around the hole of the commode, to the bottom of which it is
fastened; secondly in forming a spout extending from the bottom of the shallow:
vessel in almost a horizontal direction so as to convey the urine away from the hole
under which the excrement-pail for the solid deposit is placed without extending so
low as to prevent the free passage of the excrement-pail when it is necessary to insert
it through the front of the commode; thirdly, of a urine separating receptacle con-
veniently shaped and preferably attached to the door of the closet or commode;
fourthly in placing a weight or weights at or near the top of the pivoted hopper so that
and

page_text: its discharge spout shall be thrown forward with a jerk, on the removal of the weight
from the seat provided with means for holding the said spout back.
The excrement pail is designed to receive the solid deposit; and a receptacle to
receive the urine. This latter receptacle is preferably curved so as to fit the circum-
ference of the pail for when made in this shape it will occupy less space in the commode
in proportion to its capacity than it would if it were simply square or round.
The urine separator is a shallow vessel the rim of which extends round the hole of
the commode to the bottom of which it is fastened.
A U-shaped wall forms one side of the vessel designed to receive the urine, leaving
the balance of the space immediately below the hole clear for the free passage of the
solid deposit into the excrement-pail.
The spout with which the separator is provided extends in almost a horizontal
direction from the bottom of the said separator, so that it will carry off the urine
away from the pail without projecting to any extent below the bottom of the
said separator.
The hopper for containing the deodorizing material is made in the usual form
except that it is provided with a double discharge spout which is formed by shelves
extending at about right angles to the open mouth of the said discharge spout the
bottom shelf forming an actual bottom of the discharge spout, while the upper shelf
commences a slight distance away from the outer wall of the discharge spout and
extends beyond the bottom shelf. When the earth or other deodorizer falls from the
hopper into the discharge spout it will naturally fill the entire space from the bottom
shelf and will of course overflow onto the upper shelf.
When the spout receives its vibrating movement the earth or other deodorizer on
the shelves is thrown in two streams upon the deposit within the pail, the earth on
the bottom shelf being further from the deposit will not extend so far on the said
deposit as the earth which is thrown from the upper shelf. The two streams however
being thus discharged will entirely and evenly cover the deposit.
In earth closets it is always desirable to have as deep an excrement pail as possible
to obviate too frequent removals.
A urine-separator is also desirable and it is necessary that mechanism shall be provided
for throwing the deodorizing material over the solid deposit within the excrement-
pail. The urine-separator as made previous to the present invention, is attached
to the bottom of the seat, and therefore necessarily reduces the vertical space available
for the excrement-pail and as the weights employed for operating the hopper were
also situated below the seat, the space for the excrement pail was necessarily still
further reduced.
By the adoption of the present invention I an enabled to have an earth-closet or
commode with a seat the ordinary height from the floor and an excrement pail almost
as deep as the full distance of the said space will permit and further the said excrement
pail may be considerably increased in diameter and may be moved either from the
front back or sides of the commode as there are no levers and weights or other
mechanism below the seat to interfere with the said pail.
The "urine separating receptacle" is conveniently shaped and is preferably hooked
to or otherwise attached to the door of the commode or closet. One side of the urine-
separating receptacle extends backwardly to a point below the hole in the seat
sufficiently far to effectually catch all the urine without interfering with the free
passage of the solid excrement into the pail.
By thus providing a urine receptacle formed substantially as shown the combined
offices of a separator and receptacle is contained in one vessel which is readily removed
and leaves all necessary space for as large an excrement-pail as may be required.
A hopper is pivoted on a rod and two arms or bars are attached to and extend
behind the said hopper. Each of these bars, is provided with an adjustable weight so
that the strength of the action of the hopper may be easily altered by. the simple
adjustment of the said weight.
I prefer to use two weights but it will of course be understood that one weight
would answer the purpose and although it is a great advantage to have the said weight

page_text: or weights adjustable the major portion of the object of this invention would be secured
were the said weight or weights made stationary.
The discharge-spout of the hopper extends at an angle from the said hopper below
the seat which seat is hinged at its front side and has a roller attached to its bottom,
which roller rests upon the top of the spout which is preferably provided with a
bearing plate.
When
When the seat is pressed down the roller acting on the spout forces the said spout
back; the weights being sufficiently light to permit the said movement.
pressure is removed from the seat the tendency of the weights will of course throw
the spout forward with a jerk thereby distributing the deodorizing material over the
solid deposit contained within the excrement-pail.

page_text: [A communication from WILLIAM HEAP, of the town of Owensound, in the County of
Grey, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Manufacturer.]
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex, M.I.M.E.
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:
The objects of the invention are first to provide a commode or earth closet with a
urine separator so formed that while it will carry the urine sufficiently far from the
receptacle placed to receive the solid deposit it will not project downwardly so far as
to interfere with the free passage of the said receptacle through the front of the
commode or closet; secondly to so construct the discharge spout of the hopper con-
taining the deodorizing material that the said material shall be evenly and perfectly
discharged over the entire solid deposit; thirdly to design a device by which the
urine shall be effectually separated from the solid deposit, and which device shall not
be an impediment for the free removal of the excrement-pail which may be almost the
full depth allowed below the seat; and fourthly to so pivot and weight the hopper
containing the deodorizing material that the mechanism required to operate the same
shall not be an impediment for the free removal of the excrement pail; and it consists
essentially first in forming the urine separator in the form of a shallow vessel the
frame of which extends around the hole of the commode to the bottom of which it is
fastened; secondly in forming a spout extending from the bottom of the shallow
vessel in almost a horizontal direction so as to convey the urine away from the hole
under which the excrement pail for the solid deposit is placed without extending so
low as to prevent the free passage of the excrement pail when it is necessary to
insert it through the front of the commode; thirdly of a urine separating receptacle
shaped substantially as indicated and preferably attached to the door of the closet or
commode; and fourthly in placing a weight or weights at or near the top of the
pivoted hopper so that its discharge spout shall be thrown forward with a jerk on the
removal of the weight from the seat provided with means for holding the said spout
back.
Figure 1 is a perspective view partially in section of a commode having this
improved urine-separator and hopper.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of this improved earth closet partially in section so
as to expose the urine separating receptacle excrement pail and pivoted weighted
hopper.
Figure 3 is a perspective detail of the discharge spout portion of the hopper.
Figure 4 is a perspective detail of this improved urine separator.
Figure 5 is a perspective view of the urine separating receptacle,

page_text: In Figures 1 and 2 A represents the excrement pail designed to receive the solid
deposit; and B the receptacle to receive the urine. This latter receptacle is preferably
made in the form shown in Figure 5-that is to say it is curved so as to fit the circum-
ference of the pail A for when made in this shape it will occupy less space in the
commode in proportion to its capacity than it would if it were simply square or round.
Dis the urine separator which as will be noticed is a shallow vessel the rim of which
extends round the hole of the commode to the bottom of which it is fastened.
A U shaped wall d forms one side of the vessel designed to receive the urine leaving
the balance of the space immediately below the hole clear for the free passage of the
solid deposit into the excrement pail A.
The spout e with which the separator D is provided extends in almost a horizontal
direction from the bottom of the said separator so that it will carry off the urine
away from the pail A without projecting to any extent below the bottom of the said
separator.
The hopper for containing the deodorizing material is made in the usual form except
that it is provided with a double discharge spout G which is formed by the shelves
extending at about right angles to the open mouth of the said discharge spout the
bottom shelf forming an actual bottom of the discharge spout while the upper shelf b
commences a slight distance away from the outer wall of the discharge spout G and
extends beyond the bottom shelf a. When the earth or other deodorizer falls from
the hopper into the discharge spout G it will naturally fill the entire space from the
bottom shelf a and will of course overflow onto the upper shelf b.
When the spout G receives its vibrating movement the earth or other deodorizer on
the shelves is thrown in two streams upon the deposit within the pail A the earth on
the bottom shelf a being further from the deposit, will not extend so far on the said
deposit as the earth which is thrown from the upper shelf b. The two streams how-
ever being thus discharged will entirely and evenly cover the deposit.
In earth closets it is always desirable to have as deep an excerement pail as possible
to obviate too frequent removals.
A urine separator is also desirable and it is necessary that mechanism shall be pro-
vided for throwing the deodorizing material over the solid deposit within the excrement
pail. The urine separator as made previous to the present invention is attached to the
bottom of the seat and therefore necessarily reduces the vertical space available for
the excrement pail and as the weights employed for operating the hopper were also
situated below the seat the space for the excrement pail was necessarily still further
reduced.
By the adoption of the present invention I am enabled to have an earth closet or
commode with a seat the ordinary height from the floor and an excrement pail almost
as deep as the full distance of the said space will permit and further the said excre-
ment pail may be considerably increased in diameter and may be moved either from
the front back or sides of the commode as there are no levers and weights or other
mechanism below the seat to interfere with the said pail.
"
In Figure 2 A represents the excrement pail ; B the "urine separating receptacle'
which is preferably shaped substantially as indicated and is preferably hooked to or
otherwise attached to the door of the commode or closet. One side of the urine
separating receptacle B extends backwardly to a point below the hole in the seat suffi-
ciently far to effectually catch all the urine without interfering with the free passage
of the solid excrement into the pail A.
By thus providing a urine receptacle formed substantially as shown the combined
offices of a separator and receptacle is contained in one vessel which is readily
removed and leaves all necessary space for as large an excrement pail as may be
required.
It will be noticed that the hopper C is pivoted on a rod D and that two arms or
bars E are attached to and extend behind the said hopper. Each of these bars E is
provided with an adjustable weight F so that the strength of the action of the hopper
may be easily altered by the simple adjustment of the said weight.
prefer to use two weights but it will of course be understood that one weight

page_text: would answer the purpose and although it is a great advantage to have the said weight
or weights adjustable the major portion of the object of the invention would be secured
were the said weight or weights made stationary.
It will be noticed that the discharge spout G of the hopper C extends at an angle
from the said hopper below the seat H which seat is hinged at its front side and has
a roller I attached to its bottom which roller rests upon the top of the spout G which is
preferably provided with a bearing plate J as shown.
When the seat H is pressed down the roller I acting on the spout G forces the said
spout back; the weights F being sufficiently light to permit the said movement. When
pressure is removed from the seat H the tendency of the weights Flocated as indicated
will of course throw the spout G forward with a jerk thereby distributing the deodorizing
material over the solid deposit contained within the excrement pail.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent and in what manner the same is
to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1. A urine separator provided with a spout extending in almost a horizontal
direction from the bottom of the said separator substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
2. A hopper for holding the deodorizing material provided with a discharge spout
having two shelves such as a and b arranged substantially as and for the purpose
specified.
3. A urine separating receptacle having one of its sides formed substantially as
shown so as to extend back to a point below the hole in the seat sufficiently to
effectually catch the urine without interfering with the free passage of the solid
excrement.
4. A pivoted hopper provided with a weight or weights connected to it at a point
near its top, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
5. In an apparatus such as described the combination with the hinged seat such as H
and pivoted hopper such as C of a roller such as I substantially in the manner and for
the purpose specified.
6. A hopper pivoted on a rod and provided with a bar or bars on which a weight or
weights is adjustably connected in combination with a roller connected to the bottom
of a seat and arranged to act against a discharge spout substantially as and for the
purpose specified.