An Improved Urinal.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Urinal.
I. JOHN MERRILL 30 Albany Road Sheffield Engineer do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To produce a urinal free from the defects of existing ones.
As now made these have some or all of the following defects:
1 The material is absorbent.
2. There is a large exposed surface.
3 The boots of users get splashed
4 It is possible to foul outside the part or vessel for receiving the urine without
exposing the person.
5 There are droppings of urine in places not reached by the flush.
In order to get rid of these defects I construct a urinal wholly of glazed
stoneware or other non-absorbent material.
I make the backs only just large enough to comfortably receive the urine,
10 or 12 inches in width and depth being found sufficient. They may be round
or any convenient shape, the object to be kept in view being to reduce the surface
to be flushed as much as possible. I construct the dishes with long projecting
snouts to catch the droppings, an essential condition being that they must project
as far forward as the ribs of the divisions.
For the
I construct division slabs to connect the backs and to act as screens
I make them with vertical projecting ribs running up the face of
latter purpose
the slabs.
The slabs are turned back at each side at right angles to the face and these
overlap the above described backs and form sockets connecting the backs into
ranges, the overlaps projecting into the backs form screens and prevent the
splashing of the boots.
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1907
I, JOHN MERRILL 30 Albany Rd. Sheffield Engineer 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 this invention is the production of a urinal free from the defects

page_text: 4. It is possible to foul outside the part or vessel for receiving the urine
without exposing the person
5. There are droppings of urine in places not reached by the flush.
The ordinary slate urinal with channel or dish is an example having defects
1, 2, 3 & 5.
Those constructed with Bedford urinals with slate or marble backs & divisions
have defects 4 & 5.
The fireclay or stoneware urinals with curved or splayed backs have 2, 3 & 5
and when constructed with marble or slate parts have also defect No 1.
In order to get rid of these defects I construct a urinal wholly of glazed
stoneware or other non-absorbent material.
This is shown in the accompanying drawings of which Fig. 1 is a plan, Fig 2
is a cross section of back & dish & also side elevation of division front with
projecting nose, also of cover & upper division slab. Fig. 3 is a front elevation.
The same letters refer to the same parts in each drawing. I make the backs A
only just large enough to comfortably receive the urine, 10 or 12 inches in width
and depth being found sufficient. They may be round or any convenient shape,
the object to be kept in view being to reduce the surface to be flushed as much
as possible.
I construct the dishes with long projecting snouts A. 1. to catch the droppings,
an essential condition being that they must project as far forward as the ribs B. 1.
of the divisions B as shown by the dotted line LL Fig. 1.
I construct division slabs B for fronts to connect the backs A and to act as
screens to secure privacy. For the latter purpose I make them with vertical
projecting ribs B. 1. running up the face of the slabs. The slabs are turned back
at each side at right angles to the face and these overlap the above described
backs A and form sockets B. 2. connecting the backs into ranges.
The overlaps B 2 projecting into the backs A also form screens and prevent
the splashing of the boots In order to simplify the fixing & get rid of the
present methods which require a considerable number of cement or the like joints
and iron or other metal ties, the which methods are insanitary as well as costly.
I construct the covers C also with overlaps C1. (shown by the dotted lines) and
with ears or lugs C. 2. at the back. The overlaps C. 1. form sockets to the backs A
and the division slabs B & with the lugs C 2 built into the wall the whole
becomes as firm and solid as the structure in which it is placed and this without
any joint of cement or other absorbent material being required and also without
requiring metal or other ties. If it is thought necessary to fill the slight space
at the junction between B. 2. and A this can be done by using a little asphalte or
other impermeable material but this is not necessary so far as the firmness &
rigidity of the structure is concerned. If greater height is required upper 4
divisions like E may be constructed and fixed between the ribs D.
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:
1. A urinal of glazed stoneware or other non-absorbent material with division 5
fronts constructed to overlap the backs in the manner and for the purposes
described.
2. A urinal of glazed stoneware or other non-absorbent material with division
fronts constructed with projecting ribs in the manner and for the purposes
described.
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page_text: 3. A urinal of glazed stoneware or other non-absorbent material with covers
constructed to overlap the fronts and backs in the manner and for the purposes
described.