IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER CLOSET BASINS AND THE MODE OF FLUSHING SAME
Year: 1884

page_text: I, THOMAS WILLIAM TWYFORD, Sanitary Potter, Bath Street Works, Hanley,
in the county of Stafford, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER CLOSET BASINS AND THE MODE OF FLUSHING SAME
to be as follows :—
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My invention has for its object, the better flushing washout water Closets and
ventilating same when in use. I am aware that a many different methods havo
been, from time to time, adopted for flushing closet basins, but they have all proved
failures to some extent, and have not, as a rule, sufficiently distributed the water,
so as to completely wash out the Basin, and at the same time clear it of the soil.
My improvement not only enables me to clean the closet basin of all soil, but
will also completely wash out the trap or syphon at eich discharge, leaving nothing
but clean water in same, thereby removing all cause and preventing any unpleasant
smell: I also form an outlet as near to the rim or upper edge of Closet basin as
possible, or on top of outlet pipe, and connect said outlet with a flue, by means of
a pipe, or carry the said pipe to the outside of the building, and by this moans
ventilate the closet basin when in use. I claim as my invention, the peculiar shapo
of flushing inlet, and also the application of an outlet pipe from that part of the
closet basin, which is above the trap or syphon, & by means of which I ventilato
the basin when in use, & thus preventing any unpleasant smell rising into the
closet, or tainting the clothes of a person whilst using same-Fig I on accom-
panying drawing, shows section of Closet basin, with my improved distributing fan
at A. Fig 11 shows side clevation of my closet basin, with ventilator pipe at B.
Fig III shows section of my closet basin, with my improved distributing fan at A,
and ventilator pipe at B. Fig IV shows side elevation of Fig III, with ventilator
pipe at B. My ventilator pipe is always above the water line in each case, and is
intended to ventilate the Basin when in use. Fig V is a full sized plan of that
side of my closet fun, against which the water impinges on entering the basin, and
shows the mode of distributing said water. Fig VI is the end elevation of Fig V,
and Fig VII is a section of same. The construction of my fan causes the water
upon entering the basin, to spread all over sanie, and thus completely wash
it out.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
THOMAS WILLIAM TWYFORD Sanitary Potter Bath Street Works Hanley
Staffo do hereby declare the naturo of my invention for AN IMPROVED METHOD
OF FLUSHING WASHOUT CLOSET BASINS AND VENTILATING SAME WHEN IN USE
and in what manner the same is to be performed; to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My invention has for its object the better mode of flashing washout closet
basins and ventilating same when in use. I am aware that a many different
methods have from time to time been adopted for flushing closet basius but they
have all proved failures to some extent and have not as a rule sufficiently
distributed the water so as to completely wash out the basin and at the same
time clear it of the soil. My improvement not only enables me to clean the closet
basin of all soil but will also completely wash out the trap or syphon at each
discharge leaving nothing but clean water in same thereby removing all cause for
and preventing any unpleasant smell. I also form an outlet as near to the rim or
upper edge of closet basin as possible or on top of outlet pipe and connect said
outlet with a flue by means of a pipe or carry the said pipe to the outside of the
building and by this means I ventilate the closet basin when in use.
In the drawing accompanying my provisional specification Fig I shows section
of closet basin with my improved distributing fan at A: Fig II shews side elevation
of my closet basin with ventilator pipe at B. Fig III shews section of my closet
basin with my improved distributing fan at A and ventilator pipe at B. Fig IV
shows side elevation of Fig III with ventilator pipe at B. My ventilator pipe is
always above 'the water line in each case and is intended to ventilate the basin
when in use. Fig V is a full size plan of that side of my closet fan against which
the water impinges on entering the basin and shows the mode of distributing said
water. Fig VI is the end elevation of Fig V and Fig VII is a section of same.
The construction of my fan causes the water upon entering the basin to spread all
over same and thus completely wash it out.
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
1st The peculiar shape of flushing inlet.
2nd The application of an outlet pipe from that part of the closet basin which
is above the trap or syphon and by micans of which I ventilate the basin when in
use and thus preventing any unpleasant smell rising into the closet or tainting the
clothes of a person whilst using same.
Dated this 6th day of a 100%