Improvements in Sanitary Apparatus.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 18th Sept., 1889-Accepted, 19th Oct., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sanitary Apparatus.
I WILLIAM LEE BEARDMORE, of 7 Little Queen Street, in the City of Westminster,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows
The object of my invention is to prevent contact of the person with the surface of
water closets, and other like apparatus and thus avoid the risk of the transmission of
disease from the person of one user to that of another. The apparatus which I employ
to effect this object consists of a cover formed of paper, papier-mache, or other
suitable light and cheap material, which is properly moulded or shaped to fit the seat
or top of a water closet, or other like sanitary apparatus, in such inanner that when
placed upon the closet, or other like sanitary apparatus the person of the user will
come in contact only or chiefly with the said cover, and a new cover being supplied to
each user, a perfectly clean fresh surface for contact with the person is thereby always
ensurod.
My invention is more particularly intended for use in connection with public water
closets or conveniences
AMBROSE MYALL,
21. Cockspur Street, S.W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Sanitary Apparatus.
I, WILLIAM LEE BEARDMORE, of 7 Little Queen Street, in the City of Westminster,
Civil 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 my invention is to prevent contact of the person with the surface of
water closets and other like apparatus, and thus avoid the risk of transmission of
disease from the person of one user to that of another.
The apparatus which I employ to effect this object consists of a cover formed of
paper, papier machie, or other suitable light and cheap material, which is properly
moulded or shaped to fit the seat or top of a water closet, or other like sanitary
apparatus, in such manner that when placed upon the closet, or other like sanitary
apparatus, the person of the user will come in contact only, or chiefly, with the
said cover and a new cover being supplied to each user, a perfectly clean fresh
surface for contact with the person is thereby always ensured.
In the accompanying sheet of drawings, Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my
appliance in the form which is intended to be employed with an ordinary water-
closet, and Fig. 2 is a sectional elevation of the seat of a closet shewing the
appliance in position. The appliance A has an aperture B formed in it, similar in
shape to, but somewhat smaller than the opening in the closet seat, and a tongue
or piece C, is left projecting within the said opening. The front is bent down
at D to overlap the edge of the seat and when in place, the tongue C is bent
inwards, as shewn clearly in Fig. 2, to retain the appliance in position and cover the
inside of the basin in front.
By this means it is obvious that the person of the user cannot come in contact with
the seat of the closet, nor with the inside of the basin in front.
I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself to the exact shape or
pattern of my appliance, as shewn in the accompanying drawing, as it may be modified
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page_text: to suit variations in the form of the closet or other like apparatus with which it is to
be employed.
My invention is more particularly intended for use in connection with public water
closets or conveniences.
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
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A detachable cover for use with a water-closet, or other like apparatus, constructed
substantially as and for the purposes herein shewn and described with reference to the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 18th day of September 1889
AMBROSE MYALL,
21, Cockspur Street, S.W., Agent for the Applicant.