Improvements in Apparatus Connected with Water Closets.
Year: 1888

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus Connected with Water Closets.
We WILLIAM BENTLEY DIXON of 29 Standish Street Burnley in the County of
Lancaster Brass Founder and WILLIAM RODGERS of 6 Grosvenor Street Burnley
aforesaid Mechanic do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the class of water closets wherein the wasto water from.
sink and other sources is collected in a cistern and employed for flushing and consists
of improved construction, combination and arrangement of trap, pan, and parts for
operating the valve and securing the necessary flush.
According to this our invention we employ a U formed trap preferably of earthen-
ware and having three socketed branches one being the outlet to the drain, the opposite
one being connected with the water flushing cistern, the other or central one carries a
vertical or upright pipe or pan on the top of which is the seat.
The flushing cistern is connected with the socketed arm of the trap by a short pipe
extending from the cistern the orifice of which pipe within the cistern is closed by a
flap valve sitting closely onto a seating or facing plate within the cistern, the back of
the valve is by a connecting rod connected with a lever arm having a fulcrum at one
end, the other end of the said lever having a vertical rod adjustable on the lever and
its upper end is passed through the seating of the closet and forms a handle through
which the lever and connecting rod can be lifted so moving the valve from its seating
and allowing the necessary flush or passage of water through the trap and soil pan
forward to the drain.
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Overflow of water from the cistern passes by way of a pipe to the vertical pan
thence into the trap..

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus Connected with Water Closets.
We, WILLIAM BENTLEY DIXON of 29 Standish Street Burnley in the County of
Lancaster Brass. Founder and WILLIAM RODGERS of 6 Grosvenor Street Burnley
aforesaid Mechanic, 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 :-
This invention relates to the class of water closets wherein the waste water from
sink and other sources is collected in a cistern and employed for flushing and consists
of improved construction, combination and arrangement of trap, pan, and parts for
operating the valve and securing the necessary flush.
Such being the nature and object of this our said invention, the following is a
complete description of same reference being bad to the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the apparatus and its connections.
Fig. 2. is a section of the apparatus enlarged view!
Figs. 3 and 4 are details.
According to this our invention we employ a U formed trap 1 preferably of earthen-
ware and having three socketed branches 2; one being the outlet to the drain, the
opposite one 3 being connected with the water flushing cistern, the other or central
one 4 carries a vertical or upright pipe or pan 5 on the top of which is the seat 6.
The flushing cistern 7 is connected with the socketed arm 3 of the trap by a short
pipe & extending from the cistern 7, the orifice of which pipe 8 within the cistern 7
is closed by a flap valve 9 faced by indiarubber washer 9" sitting closely onto a
seating or facing plate 10 within the cistern 7 tends to keep the valve 9 water tight,
the back of the valve 9 is by a connecting rod 11 connected with a lever arm 12
having a fulcrum 13 at one end, the other end of the said lever having a vertical
rod 14 adjustable on the lever 12 and its upper end is passed through the seating 6 of
the closet and forms a handle 15 through which the lever 12 and connecting rod 11
can be lifted so moving the valve 9 from its seating 10 and allowing the necessary
flush or passage of water from the cistern 7 through the trap and soil pan 4 forward
to the drain 16.
Overflow of water from the cistern 7 passes by way of a pipe 17 to the vertical
pan 4 thence into the trap 1.
The source of supply of water to the cistern 7 is from the sink stone 18 or from
other waste water supply.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
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The cistern 7 having an internal flap valve such as 11-12-14, an overflow 17 and
a soil pan and trap such as 4 all in combination as herein described and substantially
as illustrated by drawings annexed.
Dated this 24th day of July 1889.
WILLIAM BENTLEY DIXON.
WILLIAM RODGERS.,
By their Agent, Walter Brierley,
Town Hall Buildings, Halifax.