Improvements in Water Closets.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th June, 1892-Accepted, 23rd July, 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Closets.
I, PHILIP BRIGHT, of 2 Newgate Street, in the City of London, Civil Engineer,
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, reference being had to the accompanying sheet of drawings,
and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
This invention relates to that kind of water closet the basin of which is formed
with an apron, skirt or shield in front, which usually extends more or less round the
sides, and which supports the weight of the basin and of the person using the closet,
and the said invention consists firstly in forming the upper part of the basin with a
lip or projecting part in front somewhat after the shape of the basin of a urinal;
secondly in forming the apron, skirt or shield of less depth than heretofore and in
supporting the basin on a frame or stool, the apron, skirt or shield being provided
with an inwardly projecting flange at the bottom, or with inwardly projecting lugs,
whereby it may be bolted to the aforesaid frame or stool, which latter is also
adapted to support the trap and thirdly in forming the outlet from the closet basin
horizontal instead of vertical, as described in the Specification of a Patent granted
to W. B. H. Drayson dated 28th June 1890 No. 10050, such horizontal outlet
forming one half or thereabouts of the trap, and preferably provided with a spigot
adapted to enter and to be cemented into the socket or collar of the lead or other
trap connected with the soil pipe.
In the drawings hereto annexed Figure 1 is an elevation of a closet basin and
appurtenances constructed in accordance with my invention, Figure 2 is a plan of
same and Figure 3 a longitudinal section and Figure 4 a plan of the frame or stool
with the closet basin and trap removed.
Similar letters relate to like parts in all of the figures.
A is the basin, preferably made of earthenware, and having its front upper part
formed with a lip or projecting part A' somewhat in the shape of the basin of a
urinal so as in fact to facilitate the use of the basin as such when the wooden cover
is raised to permit of its being so used.
A² is the apron, skirt or shield formed in one with the basin A, but made shorter
than usual so as not to extend to the floor. B is a frame or stool of cast iron,
earthenware or other suitable material provided with three or more legs and on
which the said basin A rests by its apron, skirt or shield A2, the latter being
provided with a flange A³ projecting inwardly round the bottom thereof, whereby
the connection can be made between the basin and the frame or stool by means of
bolts or screws passed through the said flange A³ and through or screwed into a
flange B¹ of the frame or stool. Instead of a continuous flange A³, inwardly pro-
jecting lugs may be employed and similar lugs on the frame or stool.
The lower
end of the apron, skirt or shield is preferably formed with a depending lip A* which
hides the upper part of the frame or stool B. A washer of indiarubber or other
suitable elastic material A** is preferably interposed between the flanges A³ and B¹
to form an elastic seating for the lower end of the apron, skirt or shield to rest
upon. The bracket B', formed with or connected to the frame or stool B carries
or assists to carry the weight of the trap C and the stool and bracket together
serve to bind the closet basin A to the trap C in such a manner that the joint
between such basin and trap will not be affected by any settlement which may take
place in the floor or wall on or against which the closet and appurtenances may be
fixed. The stool B also serves to support the basin with its apron, skirt or
shield A² above the floor so that the space beneath may be quite open and con-
venient for being cleaned and kept free from the accumulation of dust or other

page_text: objectionable matter; but if preferred the frame or stool B may be formed as a
more or less open or even closed continuation of the apron, skirt or shield of the
basin.
A is the outlet from the basin A formed so as to issue horizontally from the
bottom of the basin A, and provided with a spigot as shown which is cemented into
the socket or collar of the lead or other trap C, the outlet A' from the basin, and
the end of the trap forming between them the hydraulic dip or seal. The joint
between the outlet A of the basin and the inlet of the trap C may be made in any
other suitable way.
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 :-
First In a water closet having a basin with an apron, skirt or shield supporting
the said basin on a frame or stool substantially as hereinbefore described, and illus-
trated in the drawings.
Second In a water closet having a basin with an apron, skirt or shield supported
on a frame or stool, constructing such frame or stool so that it forms a base.or
support for both the basin and the trap and binds the said basin and trap together
substantially as herein before described, and illustrated in the drawings.
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Third In a water closet having a basin with an apron, skirt or shield supported
on a frame or stool, constructing the lower end of the apron, skirt or shield with an
inwardly projecting flange or with inwardly projecting lugs to enable the said basin
to be secured to the said frame or stool, substantially as hereinbefore described, and
illustrated in the drawings.
Fourth In a water closet having a basin with an apron, skirt or shield, making
the said basin with a horizontal outlet adapted to form one half or thereabout
of the trap and having the other half or thereabout of such trap jointed thereto,
substantially as hereinbefore described, and illustrated in the drawings.
Fifth The improved water closet consisting of a basin with an apron, skirt or
shield, the said basin being formed with a lip or projecting part in front, and a
horizontal outlet constituting one half or thereabout of the trap, and a supporting
and connecting frame or stool, substantially as herein before described, and illus-
trated in the drawings.
Dated this 14th day of June 1809