IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO WATER CLOSET APPARATUS
Year: 1885

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I, CHARLES WINN, of Granville Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Manufacturer of Sanitary Appliances, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO WATER CLOSET APPARATUS," to be as
follows:-
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This Invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to water closet
apparatus, the improvements being especially applicable to wash out exposed
closets which require no enclosure and are freely open to inspection' and are
situated and trapped entirely above the floor line, though the improvements are
also applicable to wash out closets which are intended to be enclosed in a usual
manner.
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The present improvements have been devised with the special objects of
simplifying the construction and arrangement of the parts necessary to a perfect
water closet, and of improving the means of connecting such closets with flushing
apparatus and with stack or soil pipes, and with other subsidiary objects herein-
after referred to.
In accordance with the present improvements, the pan or basin is made of an
oval or elliptical shape in section at about the level of the contained water, and
its upper part or flushing rim is made of a conformation conveniently adapted
or formed for the sitting accommodation of the user, the wider part being at or
towards the back part of the basin, and a narrowed part or outlet being at or
towards the front thereof, and the lower part thereof below the said level is made
deeper than usual, and of such an improved conformation as will cause it to contain
a larger quantity of water than is usually contained in such closets, and will avoid
soiling of the basin, and (towards its lower hinder part where it is flattened) as
will cause the flushing current of water entering at the rear of the flushing rim to
sweep all over its surface and will also divert a considerable portion of the flushing
water as a deflected current into the water contained in the basin in such a
manner as with certainty to cause the whole of the water soil and other contents
of the basin to be rapidly and completely swept away to and through the outlet
at each flushing operation.
The outlet is situated at or towards the front of the basin, and is in part
formed and is covered by an overhanging hood enclosing it from sight, its lower
part or weir over which the water and contents flow is formed with a channel or
depression for causing the contents of the basin as they are swept out by the flush
of water to be congregated and carried out centrally of the outlet where the water
is deepest. The outlet leads into a
trap which doubles back under the

page_text: basin, but above the level of the floor line, being also connected above such level
with the stack or soil pipe in the improved manner hereinafter described.
The improved closet is rendered self-supporting, by the front of the basin at the
part enclosing its said outlet being continued downwards as an ornamental pillar
elliptical or oval in cross section to about the level of the bottom of the said trap
which is also flanged or so formed as to afford a sufficiently wide extended base to
give a firm and secure support and a means of readily securing it to the floor.
The dip or- bend of the trap is situated under the basin about centrally thereof,
and rearwardly of this the trap rises sufficiently to hold the required quantity of
water to form a perfect trap, and it then descends at an appropriate angle for
connection directly with the branch of a stack or soil pipe, and towards its end
this rear extension of the trap is formed with an extended vertically disposed
flange with openings for two or more screw or other bolts, and with a spigot or
entering end or continuation.
According to the present improvements, the inlet end of the -branch of the
stack or soil pipe is recessed or enlarged and adapted to receive the said outlet end
from the closet trap and its extremity is formed with an extended vertically
disposed flange.
And according to one modification which permits of the parts being readily
adjusted as regards their distance apart, the parts are formed in such a manner as
that where the said outlet is inserted into the said inlet there is an annular space
between the parts, and as that at other parts they are of the same internal
diameter, and in such modification when the parts are connected by inserting the
outlet end from the closet, trap into the recessed or enlarged end of the branch
pipe, which
preferably formed in one piece with the junction piece of the stack
or soil pipe (though it may be formed separately therefrom,) the joint is rendered
perfect by means of one or more rolling rings of rubber, elastic; or other suitable
substance which is or are interposed in the said annular space between the outlet
and inlet ends of the closet trap and stack or soil pipe branch respectively and is
or are compressed between such parts.
Or the joint may be rendered perfect by means of an elastic or compressible ring
or washer made of any suitable material interposed between the opposite flanges
of the said outlet and inlet so that upon screws or screw bolts being inserted into
the openings in the flanges and screwed up the connection is completed, in either
case forming a perfect joint wholly avoiding and preventing any escape of foul air
therefrom.
The inlet or flushing arm of the closet is also made with an elongated and
recessed entrance adapted to receive the flushing water from the service pipe, the
joint between the parts being effected by means of one or more rolling rings of
rubber or other suitable material in the manner before described.
The parts are thus so constructed and disposed as that they are all readily.
accessible, and as that the closet can be most easily connected to and removed
from connection with the flushing apparatus and with the stack or soil pipe or
-branch thereof.
The improvements hereinbefore described having reference to the improved
conformation of the basin and its outlet, may also be applied with advantage to
water closet basins the trap from which is of an formation, and those
described having reference to the improved modes of connecting the flushing inlet
and outlet with their respective attachments, may also be applied with advantage
to all other forms of closets,
Dated this 10th dose of turoust 1005
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in or Applicable to Water Closet Apparatus.
I, CHARLES WINN, of Granville Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick,
Manufacturer of Sanitary Appliances, do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
This Invention relates to certain improvements in or applicable to water closet
apparatus, the improvements being especially applicable to wash out exposed
closets which require no enclosure and are freely open to inspection and are
situated and trapped entirely above the floor line, though the improvements are
also applicable to wash out closets which are intended to be enclosed in a usual
manner.
The present improvements have been devised with the special objects of
simplifying the construction and arrangement of the parts necessary to a perfect
water closet, and of improving the means of connecting such closets with flushing
apparatus and with stack or soil pipes, and with other subsidiary objects herein-
after referred to.
The Invention is illustrated on the accompanying drawings as applied to a wash
out exposed closet, in plan view in Fig. 1; in sectional elevation in Fig. 2; and
in sectional plan at about the level of the contained water in Fig. 3; Fig. 4, is a
detail view.
In accordance with the present improvements, the pan or basin, 1, is made of an
oval or elliptical shape in section at about the level of the contained water, 2, and
its upper part or flushing rim, 3, is made of a comformation conveniently adapted
or formed for the sitting accommodation of the user, the wider part being at or
towards the back part of the basin, and a narrowed part or outlet, 4, being at or
towards the front thereof, and the lower part of the pan below the level of the said
water is made deeper than usual, and of such an improved conformation as will
cause it to contain a larger quantity of water than is usually contained in such
closets, and will avoid soiling of the basin and (towards its lower hinder part, 5,
where it is somewhat flattened) as will cause the flushing current of water entering
at the rear, 6, of the flushing rim to sweep all over its surface and will also divert
a considerable portion of the flushing water as a deflected current into the water
contained in the basin in such a manner as with certainty to cause the whole of
the water soil and other contents of the basin to be rapidly and completely swept
away to and through the outlet at each flushing operation.
The outlet, 4, is situated at or towards the front of the basin and is in part
formed and is covered by an overhanging hood, 7, enclosing it from sight, its lower
part or weir, 8, over which the water and contents flow is formed with a channel

page_text: or depression or of a curved formation for causing the contents of the basin as they
are swept out by the flush of water to be congregated and carried out centrally of
the outlet where the water is deepest. The outlet leads into a
water trap, 9,
which doubles back under the basin but above the level of the floor line, being also
connected above such level with the stack or soil pipe, 10, in the improved manner
hereinafter described.
The improved closet is rendered self supporting, by the front of the basin at the
part enclosing its said outlet being continued downwards as an ornamental
pillar, 23, elliptical oval or of an analagous formation in cross section, to about the
level of the bottom of the said trap, which is also flanged or so formed as to afford
a sufficiently wide extended base, 11, to give a firm and secure support and a
means of readily securing it to the floor.
The dip or bend, 12, of the trap is situated under the basin and rearwardly of
this the trap rises sufficiently to hold the required quantity of water to form a
perfect trap, and it then descends at an appropriate angle for connection directly
with the -branch, 10, of a stack or soil pipe, and towards its end this rear
extension, 13, of the trap is formed with an extended vertically disposed flange, 14,
with openings for two or more screw or other bolts, and with a spigot or entering
end or continuation, 15.
According to the present improvements, the inlet end, 16, of the branch of the
stack or soil pipe is recessed or enlarged and adapted to receive the said outlet end
from the closet trap and its extremity is formed with an extended vertically
disposed flange, 17.
According to the modification illustrated, which permits of the parts being
readily adjusted as regards their distance apart, the parts are formed in such a
manner as that where the said outlet, 15, is inserted into the said inlet, 16, there
is an annular space, 18, between the parts, and as that at other parts they are of
the same internal diameter, and in such modification when the parts are connected
by inserting the outlet end, 15, from the closet trap into the recessed or enlarged
end, 16, of the branch pipe which is preferably formed in one piece with the
junction piece, 10, of the stack or soil pipe (though it may be formed separately
therefrom) the joint is rendered perfect by means of one or more rings, 19, of
rubber, elastic, or other suitable substance, which is or are interposed in the said
annular space, 18, between the outlet and inlet ends of the closet trap and stack or
soil pipe branch respectively, and is or are compressed between such parts.
Or, as illustrated in Fig. 4, the joint may be rendered perfect by means of an
elastic or compressible ring or washer, 19, made of any suitable material interposed
between the opposite flanges, 14, 17, of the said outlet and inlet so that upon the
screws or screw-bolts, 20, being inserted into the openings in the flanges and
screwed up the connection is completed, in either case forming a perfect joint
wholly avoiding and preventing any escape of foul air therefrom.
The inlet or flushing arm, 6, of the closet is also made with an elongated and
recessed entrance adapted to receive the flushing water from the service pipe, 22,
the joint between the parts being effected by means of one or more rings, 19, of
rubber or other suitable material in the manner before described.
The parts are thus so constructed and disposed as that they are all readily
accessible, and as that the closet can be most easily connected to and removed from
connection with the flushing apparatus and with the stack or soil pipe or
thereof.
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The improvements herein before described having reference to the improved
conformation of the basin and its outlet, may also be applied with advantage to
water closet basins the trap from which is of an formation, and those described
having reference to the improved modes of connecting the flushing inlet and outlet
with their respective attachments, may also be applied with advantage to all other
forms of closets.

page_text: Having now particularly described the nature of my said Invention, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The application of the Improvements hereinbefore described to the construction
of wash out water closets, and the construction of such closets substantially in the
improved manner herein before described.
2. The hereinbefore described improved means of connecting water closets with
flushing apparatus and with stack or soil pipes substantially as described.
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
Agents for the Applicant.