Improvements in Waste Water Closets and Flushing Apparatus for Drains.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Nov., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Apr., 1894-Accepted, 9th June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Waste Water Closets and Flushing Apparatus
for Drains.
I MOSES JAMES ADAMS Engineer Peasholme Green York do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My improvement consists in the special arrangement of a syphon apparatus and
closet for use with slop or waste water and I so arrange the parts thereof that the
closet pan retains a certain depth of liquid to receive the excreta & that as more
liquid enters the apparatus the outgo which is shaped as a syphon commences its
discharge and the contents of the closet are withdrawn by syphonage the special
feature in my apparatus is the syphon outlet of a closet used for slop or waste
water.
Dated this 6th day of November 1893.
MOSES JAMES ADAMS,
Peasholme Green, York, Engineer.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Waste Water Closets and Flushing Apparatus
for Drains.
I MOSES JAMES ADAMS Engineer Peasholme Green York 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:-—
My improvement consists in the special arrangement of a syphon apparatus and
closet for use with slop or waste water, and I so arrange the parts thereof that the
closet pan retains a certain depth of liquid to receive the excreta and that as more
liquid enters the apparatus, the outgo, which is shaped as a syphon, commences its
discharge and the contents of the closet are withdrawn by syphonage.
The special feature in my apparatus is the syphon outlet of a closet used for slop
or waste water, and in the flushing apparatus used therewith, which apparatus
receives liquid and discharges it automatically to the closet from time to time as it
may become full; the force of the said discharge either flushing the contents by a
syphou outlet or through any other suitable outlet as circumstances may render
desirable.
In connection with the flushing apparatus which is, as a rule, fed by waste liquid,
I fix a small inlet trap or gully and top stone. This receives the liquid from any
suitable source and is so connected to my flushing apparatus, that the liquid flows
thereto. On reference to my drawings this will become apparent. The closet
itself is formed by D the pan containing water, to receive the excreta, E the syphon
trap outlet, G flushing inlet, C and B raising pieces, and A the closet seat. The
pan and raising pieces are, by preference, oval or round in plan. At F the drain is
shewn to which the matter is discharged from the closet.
My flushing apparatus is formed somewhat as a sanitary pipe, being composed of
J the body, K cover, M inlet end with connecting bend N. At I the syphion H is
inserted with small cup S or receiver with outgo spout entering G. The small
cup S at the foot of the long limb of syphon retains a little water, and by
preventing the back entry of air to syphon H at time of its discharge, thereby
increases the rate of syphonage. At 01 shew the gully with top stone or dish P.
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page_text: At Q is shewn a waste pipe supplying the gully with liquid. At L is an inspection
cover for giving access to K.
On my drawing it may be seen that the flushing apparatus J is full of liquid and
it is evident that the addition of a little more will quickly raise the water level
in M and cause an overflow in syphon H, and this overflow will set up syphonic
action, when the contents of the apparatus will be delivered to closet D, carrying
the matter therein through the syphon trap E to drain F..
The flushing apparatus J may also be used for flushing a drain, in which case
the drain to be flushed would be connected at G.
It is not essential that the gully should be close to the flushing apparatus, nor
need the closet be close to inlet G; either may be connected by suitable pipes so
long as the object is attained.
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―
1. The combination of the flushing apparatus as shewn by M, J, I, H, and K,
and described with a closet for the flushing thereof.
2. The use of the flushing apparatus as shewn by M, J, I, H, and K, in combination
with a drain for the flushing thereof.
3. The use of a flushing apparatus, consisting of a body laid longitudinally,
tubular by preference as J with inlet pipe M and syphon outlet H, with inspection
cap K.
4. The general arrangement and design of the different apparatus and their parts
as shewn, figured and herein described or their equivalent though differing in
conformity, substantially the same.
Dated the 21st day of April 1801
MOSES JAMES ADAMS,
Peasholme Green, York, Engineer.
MOSES JAMES ADAMS,
Peasholme Green, York, Engineer.