An Improved Automatic "Tipper" for Flushing Waste-water Closets, Drains, and Sanitary Inspection Chambers.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd June, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Mar., 1895-Accepted, 27th Apr., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Automatic "Tipper" for Flushing Waste-water Closets,
Drains, and Sanitary Inspection Chambers.
I THOMAS HARGREAVES of 20 Blandford Street Ashton-under-Lyne in the
County of Lancaster, Cotton-waste Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a "tipper of earthenware, or other suitable material,
of the construction hereinafter described, fixed or hung on a pivot at each side, and
placed in a box, pipe or any other receptacle, which receives water from surface
drainage (or other waste water) and is so formed and balanced that when it
becomes filled with water to a certain level it tilts or oscillates automatically and
discharges the contents of the basin or "tipper" into the drain or other place to
be flushed, and then returns to its original position, retaining a portion of the
water or contents, and thus preventing any sediment from adhering to the inside of
the tipper," and obviating any liability of re-action upon the counterbalance.
The invention consists also of a "tipper or basin provided with projecting
bearings at each side so formed as to cover the supporting pivots which are fixed
in the sides of the box, chamber, or pipe in which it acts.
The "tipper" is provided with a projecting lip so formed as to retain a certain
portion of the water or liquid contents, so as to keep the inside always moist and
prevent the adhesion of any solid matter thereto which might destroy the counter-
balance and prevent the return of the "tipper" into its position of rest.
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The tipper" is so formed that it can only turn one quarter of a revolution, or
thereabouts, so as to discharge the contents and it is weighted at the rear so as to
return it as soon as emptied.
It is provided with stops to prevent it from turning too far in either direction.
The pivots, as before stated, are fixed to the side of the box or chamber and
each side of the "tipper" has a projecting bearing of a horse-shoe form by means
of which it is hung upon the fixed pivots and prevents any dust or refuse from
falling thereon, but it can be easily lifted off the pivots.
The back part of the "tipper is prolonged forwards partially over the top so as
to obtain a more concentrated "flush."
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Automatic "Tipper" for Flushing Waste-water Closets,
Drains, and Sanitary Inspection Chambers.
I THOMAS HARGREAVES of 20 Blandford Street Ashton-under-Lyne, in the
County of Lancaster, Cotton-waste Dealer, 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:-
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This invention consists of a tipper of earthenware, or other suitable material,
of the construction hereinafter described, fixed or hung on a pivot at each side, and

page_text: placed in a box, pipe, or any other suitable receptacle, which receives water from
surface drainage (or other waste water) and is so formed and balanced that when
it becomes filled with water to a certain level it tilts or oscillates automatically and
discharges the contents of the basin or "tipper" into the drain or other place to
be flusbed, and then returns to its original position, retaining a portion of the water
or contents, and thus preventing any sediment from adhering to the inside of the
"tipper," and obviating any liability of re-action upon the counterbalance.
The invention consists also of a "tipper" or basin provided with projecting
bearings at each side so formed as to cover the supporting pivots which are fixel
in the sides of the box, chamber, or pipe in which it acts.
My invention will be rendily understood from the following description on
reference to the accompanying drawings of which Fig. 1 is a sectional clevation
shewing my invention arranged to receive waste water from a slop stone pipe a, and
surface water from a yard or elsewhere through a grid
Fig. 2 is a partial plan view, Fig. 3 an end view, and Fig. 4 a detachel section
(hereafter more particularly referred to), of an improved automatic tipper
constructed according to my invention.
The tipper is provided with a projecting lip e so formed as, when it discharges
its contents, to retain a certain portion of the water or liquid contents as seen at
Fig. 4, in order to keep the inside always moist, and prevent the adhesion of any
solid matter thereto which might destroy the counterbalance and prevent the
return of the "tipper" into its position of rest, shewn at Figs. 1 and 3.
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The tipper is so formed that it can only turn one quarter of a revolution, or
thereabouts, so as to discharge its contents, and it is weighted at the rear at et so
as to return it as soon as emptied.
It is provided with stops to prevent it from turning too far in either direction.
The drawing shows a stop on the tipper and a rod or har fixed in the box or
chamber
The pivots e as before stated, are fixed to the side of the box or chamber, and
each side of the "tipper" has a projecting bearing d of a horse shoe forin, sec
Fig. 3, by means of which it is hung upon the fixed pivots e, and prevents any dust
or refuse from falling thereon; but it can be easily lifted off the pivots e
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The back part of the upper" is prolonged forwards partially over the top to
the point, so as to obtain a more concentrated flush when the tipper falls to
discharge its contents.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
1 claim is :-
1. An automatic tipper provided with suitable stops to limit its motion, and with
a sloping lip to admit of its flushing action and at the same time retain part of the
liquid, substantially as herein before described and illustrated by the annexed
drawings.
2. An automatic tipper with bearings so formed as to rest upon and cover the
fixed pivots upon which it is mounted substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings annexed.
3. An automatic tipper having its back prolonged forwards over the same to
obtain a more concentrated flush, substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the annexed drawings.
4. The improved automatic "Lipper" for flushing waste-water closets, drains.
and sanitary inspection chambers substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the annexed drawings.
لمملحات منلي المسن
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GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.