Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 16th Mar., 1895
I WILLIAM SHOOSMITH of 15 Ivory Place Brighton in the County of Sussex
Sanitary Inspector 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 object of my invention is to provide an efficient closet trap that may be
connected directly with say a six inch drain pipe whilst the socket in which the pan
fits and the diameter of the body of the trap is say only four inches (as is usual,)
thus obviating the necessity of using a taper pipe for making the connection and
also to provide effective means for removing or cleaning off the inside of the joint
connecting to drain pipe any excess of cement or jointing material (Burrows) that
inay remain projecting into pipes after joint has been made which excresence is
frequently found to cause stoppage or is calculated to restrain the free discharge
of the contents of pan.
It will further be seen that any wash-down closet pan may be used with this trap
no matter in what position the flushing pipe may be as the pan may be set so as to
register with it thus saving expense and trouble of alteration further the outlet is
arranged on the principle set forth in the Specification of Letters Patent granted to
me dated 5th April 1894 and numbered 6817-which I call the S.P.Q. system and
by which the use of bends is to a great extent unnecessary-moreover in a slightly
modified form of my trap principally for use on upper floors. I provide improved
means for anti-syphonage and the trap in this case is not tapered.
In further describing my invention I shall refer to a sheet of drawings attached
hereto and to the figures and letters of reference thereon.
Figure 1. shews a view partly in section of a trap A for an upper floor the
outlet P being say four inches in diameter and the trap not being tapered it also
shows the stopper J in which the antisyphon pipe L is fixed.
Figure 2. is a section of a trap A intended more particularly for a ground floor
in which the outlet P is say of six inches diameter whilst the socket for pan E is
only four inches in diameter.
Figure 3. is a plan of trap shewn in Figure 2.
In carrying out my invention I form or mould a trap say for ground floors or the
like such as shewn by A Figures 2 and 3 having a pan socket E of less diameter
than the outlet P the trap being tapered through a part of its length B.
The outlet P may be extended as shewn by dotted lines and letters SQ so as to
connect with drain at different angles on the upper part or nose of the trap F.
I form an oblong eye G having an upwardly extending and tapered socket H in
which can be fitted and cemented a stopper J and by means of this eye the arm may
be introduced for the purpose of wiping off any excess of cementitious matter lett
inside the pipe after jointing. The stopper J is also tapered so that a close fit will
ensue when placed in position, cement or jointing substance of any kind being used
if desired.
In Figure 1 I shew a trap for upper floors of same diameter throughout and in the
stopper J is a hole or socket K in which after it has been set and cemented into its
socket H an antisvnhon nine L is fixed

page_text: 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.
1. The closet trap such as A of uniform diameter having outlets of varying pitch
such as P. Q. S. an oblong eye such as G having a tapered socket H and tapered
stopper J and an antisyphonage pipe L fixed or fitted therein substantially as
herein before described with reference to accompanying drawing Figure 1.
2. A tapered closet trap such as A Figure 2 having outlets of varying pitch such
as P. Q. S. and an oblong eye such as G having a tapered socket H and tapered
stopper J. substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
3. The closet traps arranged and constructed substantially as hereinbefore
described and as illustrated by Figures 1 and 2 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 7th day of February 1895.
POPPLEWELL & Co.,
32, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.