Improvements in the Construction of Urinals.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Construction of Urinals.
I, WILLIAM OATES, of Oates and Green, Limited, Claremount, Halifax, in the
County of York, Sanitary Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to urinals of the upright type, the object being to
effect a more complete and thorough flushing of same.
In urinals of the type referred to, as at present constructed, the sides whether
semicircular or curved or angular in cross section, have always been vertical and
the flush of water instead of striking the sides of the urinal and flushing same,
has fallen perpendicularly a short distance from the sides of the urinal without
touching them.
Now the object of this my invention is to avoid this occurrence, which is highly
undesirable, as when it occurs, the sides of the urinal are rendered foul and require
frequent cleansing. For this purpose I make the sides of the urinal to converge
or slope from the top of the said urinal towards the bottom thereof in a conical
manner, so that as the flush of water enters the urinal at the top it strikes the
sloping or curved surface and flows down same, and further, by reason of the
conical shape of the urinal, the flush of water as it nears the bottom is concentrated,
and its flushing power is thus increased at the point where a strong flush is
principally required. The front edges of the urinal are provided with a lip
or projection to prevent the flush of water from escaping over the said edges.
The urinal may have any suitable form of outlet attached to or forming part
of same, and it may be constructed of earthenware or of any other material or metal
which may be found suitable.
To suit the altered shape of the urinal I slightly modify the arrangement of the
flushing pipe at the top thereof.
Improvements in the Construction or urinais,
I, WILLIAM OATES, of Oates and Green, Limited, Claremount, Halifax, in. the
County of York, Sanitary Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
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page_text: and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This invention has reference to urinals of the upright type, the object being to
effect a more complete and thorough flushing of same.
In urinals of the type referred to, as at present constructed, the sides whether
semicircular or curved or angular in cross section, have always been vertical and
the flush of water is commonly found not to completely cover the surface of the
urinal.
Now the object of this my invention is to avoid this incompleteness of flush
which is highly undesirable, as when it occurs, the sides of the urinal are ren-
dered foul and require frequent cleansing. For this purpose I make the sides
and back of the urinal to converge or slope forwards from the top of the said
urinal towards the bottom thereof in a funnel like manner, so that as the flush
of water enters the urinal at the top it strikes the sloping or curved, surface and
by reason of the decreasing surface on which it impinges, the flush of the water
immediately becomes concentrated, and the surface of the urinal becomes com-
pletely covered with the flowing water.
The accompanying drawings illustrate my invention, wherein Fig. 1 is front
clevation, and Fig. 2 is a perpendicular section of same.
A represents body, back, and sides of urinal which is made to lean from bottom
to top, as shewn in Fig. 2.
B is a
projecting division slab or partition to separate one urinal from another.
C is an inner ledge or rim to prevent the flush of water escaping onto the
front.
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sparge" pipe.
H is the outlet trap.
The parts A B & C are made in one piece.
D is a cap; E is a feed water or
F is a channel under tread G;
When the water escapes from the feeding pipe it is concentrated as it flows
down the sides and back of the surface of the urinal, and so completely covers
the inner surface of the slab.
The urinal as herein illustrated may be composed of earthenware, fireclay,
or any other suitable material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
The construction of a urinal having inclined converging back and sides, with
an inner rim or ledge and projecting partition slab, all made in one piece as
herein shewn and described.
Dated this 18th day of may
1000
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Patent Agents, Halifax, Agents for Applicant.