IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER-CLOSETS AND IN VALVES FOR REGULATING THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO SAME to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I JAMES CONLONG, of Hollin' Bank, Blackburn, in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
WATER-CLOSETS AND IN VALVES FOR REGULATING THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO
SAME to be as follows:-
"
My improvements relate more particularly to the arrangement and construction
of the valve employed in water-closets, for regulating the supply of water, for
flushing the pan or basin and has for its object to prevent any waste of water, to
perform the flushing, automatically and more effectively, and to enable the attendant
to obtain a uniform supply of water under all pressures according to requirement
and permit easy access in case of repairs. In carrying out this invention I place
underneath the seat of a water-closet a suitable valve which I term a flushing valve
and connect the same to the closet pan or basin and to the water supply pipe and
pipe leading to a cistern or water box, the latter being fixed to the wall at a
suitable distance above the seat of the closet. The said flushing valve is of a lift
valve type and arranged to work within the valve casing in a suitable seating. The
body of the said valve is provided with an india-rubber ring of a circular section
which is capable of slight depression and fits between the said valve seating and
the flange of the said flushing valve, thus forming a water joint from the bottom to
the top side of the valve.
The spindle of the said flushing valve projects and works through the valve
cover of the valve casing and connected to a swivel link.
The latter bears against a lever of which one end has its fulcrum on one side of
the said cover of the valve casing, the other end works in a link fixed to the seat
of the closet which is hinged and capable of being depressed. In cases where the
closet seat is not hinged the flushing valve may be operated by a handle, suitably
connected through the seat to the said lever The said lever is also provided with
a sliding weight to balance the column of water in the valve casing and pipe leading
to the cistern or box. Underneath the said valve casing a union joint is arranged
which couples the valve casing with the water supply pipe.
Inside the said union joint a small back pressure valve faced with leather
of ordinary shape is caused by the pressure of the water to bear against its seating,
during the time the water closet is not in use, thus outting off the supply of water.

page_text: The spindle of the said back pressure valve is extended to the said flushing valve,
inside the body of which, a prolongation piece is formed which comes into contact
with the said spindle of the back pressure valve at certain times.
The action of the closet is as follows:-On the person sitting on the closet seat,
the latter is depressed, which causes the weighted lever to actuate the flushing
valve, and compress its rubber ring seating slightly.
The prolonged part of the flushing valve comes into contact with the spindle of
the back pressure valve, which is thus displaced from its seating, and permits the
water to rush from the main-high-pressure-water-supply-pipe into the valve casing
and from there through the piping, to water box or cistern until the latter is nearly
full. The pressure of the column of water will then react on the flushing valve
and overcome the pressure of the weighted lever, thus raising the flushing valve
from the back pressure valve, and stop the supply to the water box or cistern.
When the person using the closet rises from the seat, the closet seat is raised and
the lever lifts the flushing valve and allows the water to rush past the flushing
valve into the pipe, connected to closet pan, and flush the same, completely
emptying the water box and pipe which remain empty till the closet is again used.
In place of the open box for containing the flushing water a closed vessel may be
used and the flushing valve may be formed into a piston, and hydraulic ring of
leather or rubber if desired.
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page_text: I, JAMES CONLONG of Hollin Bank Blackburn in the County of Lancaster,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention. for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
WATER-CLOSETS AND IN VALVES FOR REGULATING THE SUPPLY OF WATER TO
SAME "and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My improvements relate more particularly to the arrangement and construction
of the valve employed in water closets for regulating the supply of water for
flushing the pan or basin, and has for its object to prevent any waste of water to
perform the flushing automatically and more effectively to obtain a uniform supply
of water under all pressures according to requirement and permit of easy access in
case of repairs.
And in order that my invention may be better understood I have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
corresponding letters indicating like parts in various figures.
Fig 1 is a section of a valve and casing and part of a water closet constructed in
accordance with my invention. Fig 2 is a side elevation of a water closet and
Fig 3 is a front elevation of the water box or cistern showing the mode of fixing
the same to the wall. Fig 4, a plan showing another mode of applying the valve
to a water-closet and working the same.
In carrying out this invention I place underneath the seat a of the water closet
a suitable valve b, which I term a flushing valve and connect the casing c of the
same to the closet pan or basin d and to the water supply pipe e and pipe fleading
to a cistern or water-box g. the latter being a suitable distance above the seat of
the closet and provided at its top with an open pipe g¹ which projects through the
roof of the closet and acts as an overflow. The said box may be made of wood
lined with zinc or of glass or any other suitable material and is suitably fixed to
the wall as shown in Figs 2 and 3. The said flushing valve is of a lift valve type
and arranged to work within the valve casing, in the seating h. The flushing
valve b is provided with an india-rubber ring i, of a circular section capable
of slight depression forming a water-joint between the bottom and the top side of
the valve.
The spindle b¹ of the flushing valve b, projects and works through the valve case
cover c¹ and is connected to a swivel link by means of the pin i³.
The latter takes up a lever k one end of which has its fulcrum on the bracket t
fixed to or cast on one side of the valve casing c. The other end of the lever k
works in a link m fixed to the closet seat a which is hinged in about the middle n
to the closet box and capable of being depressed.
In cases where the closet seat is not hinged the flushing valve may be operated
by a handle suitably connected through the seat to the said lever.
The lever k is also provided with a sliding weight o which may be adjusted and
fixed in different positions in order to balance the column of water in the valve
casing c and cistern or box g and pipes f & g¹.
Underneath the valve casing c a union joint p lock-nut p¹ and nut q is arranged
which couples the valve casing c with the water supply pipe e. Inside the said
union-joint a small back pressure valver faced with leather or india-rubber of
ordinary shape is arranged, and caused by the water pressure to bear against its
seating during the time the water-closet is not in use thus cutting off the supply
of water. The spindle 1 of the pressure. valve comes into contact with the
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page_text: shank b¹ formed inside of the flushing-valve b when the seat is depressed and the
back pressure valve r being then displaced will admit the water for a certain time.
Figs and 2 show the valve casing c fixed at the side of the closet pan d but
the mode of applying of fixing the same thereto may be varied as shown in Fig 4.
where the valve casing c is fixed in one of the front corners of the closet box
which gives a ready access for repairs. In this case I dispense with the lever
and weight and fix a plate-springs underneath the closet seat a the free end of
which acts onto the valve spindle 6' when the seat a gets depressed and causes
the back pressure valve r to be lifted from its seating and allow the water to
enter the valve casing c.
The action of the closet is as follows ;-
On the person sitting on the closet seat a the latter is depressed which causes
the weighted lever k¹, see Fig 2. or spring 8. see Fig 3. to actuate the flushing
valve b and compress its rubber ring slightly on its seating.
The shank b¹ see Fig 1, of the flushing valve 6 comes into contact with the
spindle of the back pressure valve r which is thus displaced from its seating
and permits the water to rush from the main high-pressure, water supply pipe e
into the valve casing c and from there through the piping f to water box or
cistern g, until the latter is nearly full.
The pressure of the column of water will then re-act on the flushing valve b
and overcome the pressure of the weighted lever k thus slightly raising the
flushing valve b from the back pressure valve r and stop the supply to the water-
box or cistern g. When the person using the closet rises from the seat, the seat
is raised and the lever klifts the flushing valve b and allows the water to rush
past the same into the closet pan, flush the same and completely empty the water
box g and pipe f which remain empty until the closet is again used.
Having now described my improvements and the manner in which the same
are to be carried into effect I claim as my invention
First. The combined flushing valve band small back pressure valve 7 substan-
tially as described and illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Second. The means of measuring and retaining a given quantity of water in a
water box or cistern g, for flushing purposes, substantially as described and illus-
trated in the annexed drawings.
Third. The application of the weight of a column of water in the pipes ƒ and g¹
and water box or cistern g re-acting on the bottom of the flushing valve b, to
balance the pressure acting on the valve spindle 61 due to the weighted lever & or
plate springs and thereby to cut off the supply of water from the main supply
pipe e substantially as described and illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Fourth. The particular construction of the flushing valve b provided with an
india-rubber ring i circular in section and capable of a light rolling motion, fitting
into a groove formed in the body of the flushing valve 6 for the purpose set forth
substantially as described and illustrated in the annexed drawings.
Tad thin n0th day of October & D 1884