Improvements in Syphon Cisterns for Flushing Closets, Urinals, and other Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1886.
Complete Left, 19th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 20th Sept., 1887.
RESERVE
Improvements in Syphon Cisterns for Flushing Closets, Urinals,
and other Purposes.
I MILTON SYER Merchant of 36 Rye Lane, Peckham, in the County of Surrey
do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN SYPHON
CISTERNS FOR FLUSHING CLOSETS, URINALS AND OTHER PURPOSES to be as
follows:-
In carrying my Invention into effect I provide in a cistern of any desired capacity,
a Syphon tube trapped with water and having the confined air acting as a valve to
keep back the water and close the water way, and then a small bent tube attached
to the Syphon cover charged with water by means of a hole in this small tube
which water in its turn acts as a valve to keep back the confined air under cover.
To this bent tube I connect a small pipe which I shall call the blow pipe or suction
pipe, the use of which is, on being used in conjunction with a "Push" arrangement or
lever with sucker or plunger attached, air is blown into the bent tube, and the trapping
water therein is blown or sucked out, thus releasing the confined air and allowing the
water to flow down Syphon tube, when all the water in the cistern is syphoned out.
At the junction of bent tube to Syphon cover I place a self closing valve to prevent
the return of air.
I provide a reserve chamber of air attached to the Syphon cover and connected
thereto by a small pipe or other most convenient means, the use of which is to
provide a reserve of air to enter Syphon cover, in case by accident that air under
Syphon cover should have escaped.
I do not confine myself to any particular shaped Syphon, but I preferably use a
syphon tube with surrounding annular wall and double cap, and I use a bent syphon
And I
tube with surrounding annular wall and single or double cap over all.
sometimes use a bent syphon tube in shape of an S trap with cover over the end
opening in cistern.
I sometimes place the small bent tube inside the Syphon cover and worked the
same way as when fixed on the outside of cover.
Twentieth day of December 1886.

page_text: Improvements in Syphon Cisterns for Flushing Closets, Urinals,
and other Purposes.
I, MILTON SYER of 36 Rye Lane, Peckham in the County of Surrey Merchant
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:
In carrying my Invention into effect I provide in a cistern of any desired capacity
a Syphon tube trapped with water and having the confined air acting as a Valve to
keep back the water and close the water way, and then a small bent tube attached to
the Syphon cover charged with water by means of a hole in the small bent tube, which
water in its turn acts as a valve to keep back the confined air under cover. To this
bent tube I connect a small pipe which I shall call the blow pipe or suction pipe, the
use of which is on being used in conjunction with a push arrangement, or lever with
sucker or plunger attached, air is blown into the bent tube and the trapping water
therein is blown or sucked out, thus releasing the confined air, and allowing the water
to flow down the Syphon tube, when all the water in the cistern is Syphoned out. At
the junction of bent tube to Syphon cover I place a self closing Valve to prevent
the return of air.
I provide a reserve chamber of air attached to the Syphon cover, and connected
thereto by a small pipe or other most convenient means, the use of which is to provide
a reserve of air to enter Syphon cover in case by accident that air under Syphon cover
should have escaped.
And
I do not confine myself to any particular shaped syphon but preferably use a
Syphon tube with surrounding annular walls and Double Cap. And I use a bent
Syphon tube with surrounding annular walls and single or double cap over all.
I sometimes use a bent Syphon tube in shape of an S trap with cover over the end
opening in Cistern. I sometimes place the small bent tube inside the Syphon cover,
and worked the same way as when fixed on the outside of cover.
In order that my Invention may be better understood I now proceed to describe
the same in relation to the drawings hereunto annexed.
Fig. 1. is a sectional elevation of my apparatus shewing alternate device for releasing
the compressed air. A is the syphon tube leading down to the closet, urinal or other
place where a flush may be desired. Surrounding this is the annular wall B. and
covering over them is the double caps C. C. and attached or surrounding them is the
reserve air chamber D. D. communicating by means of a small vent hole E.
F. shows the small bent tube attached to or placed inside of cover C. a small hole
at G. in this tube allows the water to flow in and form a valve preventing the escape
of the confined air. H is the small blow pipe entering the lower part of the tube F.
and is used in conjunction with a "Push" apparatus to blow or suck the trapping
water out of F. and thus start the syphonage.

page_text: J. shows self closing valve at junction of F to cover C. which is used to prevent
return of air. When the tube F is placed inside of syphon cover no valve is
required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is
Firstly. The bent tube F. used either inside or outside of any Syphon, substantially
as and for the purpose set forth.
Secondly. The combination therewith of a Push or suction apparatus substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.
Thirdly. The reserve air chamber D. D. substantially as and for the purposes set
forth.
Fourthly. The specific combination of a Syphon with air reserve chamber, bent
tube for release of air, and push or suction apparatus substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.