An Improved High Pressure Flushing Apparatus applicable to Urinals, Water Closets, and the like.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Aug., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 12th May, 1894-Accepted, 16th June,
1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved High Pressure Flushing Apparatus applicable to
Urinals, Water Closets, and the like.
We, MARY ANNIE BROOKES, of 26 Church Street, Gentlewoman, and EDWIN
HENRY BRADLEY, of 109 St. Clements, Builder and Contractor, both of Oxford,
in the County of Oxfordshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an Improved High Pressure Flushing Apparatus
applicable to Urinals, Water Closets and the like, which is intended to be fixed
between the main and the flushing pipe for the purpose of passing a fixed quantity
of water at every flush. The object being to prevent waste of water when the
connection is made direct on to the main supply.
This invention is constructed with a closed cistern of any suitable shape with a
female thread with a reducing piece or nipple having a female thread in the
interior. To the said reducing piece we connect a flanged tube having on its side
an opening into a valve, this said valve having a connection to connect to the main
supply. The said valve is provided with a quick thread spindle so as to open or
close in as short a turn of the spindle as possible. To the base of the flanged tube
and valve, we connect another valve enclosed in a box of any suitable shape,
this said valve is pivotted at one end and is provided with a pivotted roller on its
underside grooved or otherwise; and in the box we fix a quadrant on a spindle
the said quadrant being of such a shape so as to engage with the grooved roller
for the purpose of closing or opening the valve. We fix an arm or lever to
the quadrant spindle on the outside of the box, and to the spindle of the
valve on the side of the herein before described flanged tube we fix a projecting
lever on each side, with a weight at one end of the lever and a loop or spring
at the other or short end. The levers or arms are then connected to a chain
herein termed the "pull," which are so regulated that the top valve is open and
the bottom valve closed when it is intended to charge the cistern, but when a
flush is required the bottom valve is opened and the top valve closed by releasing
the chain which flies upwards; on releasing the chain by the action of the weight
or spring the apparatus is again brought into its normal position, i.e., the cistern
is then recharged with air only.
It will be understood that the shapes, materials and proportions o
the parts
with such modifications as may be found necessary, may be varied in many ways
within the scope of our invention.
Dated this 4th day of August 1893.
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved High Pressure Flushing Apparatus applicable to
Urinals, Water Closets, and the like.
We, MARY ANNIE BROOKES, of 26 Church Street, Gentlewoman, and EDWIN
HENRY BRADLEY, of 109 St. Clements, Builder and Contractor, both of Oxford,
in the County of Oxfordshire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and
in what manner the same to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement:-
Improved High Pressure Flushing Apparatus
Our invention relates to an

page_text: applicable to Urinals, Water Closets and the like which is intended to be fixed
between the main and the flushing pipe for the purpose of passing a fixed quantity
of water at every flush. The object being to prevent waste of water when the
connection is made direct on to the main supply.
And in order that our invention may be thoroughly understood, we now proceed
to describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a vertical section of the flauged tube and top valve.
Fig. 2, is a vertical section of the bottom valve and box.
Fig. 3, is an elevation of the apparatus connected together.
Parts of the figures are broken off for want of space.
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This invention is constructed with a closed cistern a (as shewn in Fig. 1, broken
off) of any suitable shape with a female thread and a reducing piece or nipple
having a female thread in the interior. To the said reducing piece we connect a
flanged tube having on its side an opening e into a valve e, this said valve has
also a connection to connect to the main supply. The said valve is provided
with a quick thread spindle f so as to open or close in as short a turn of the spindle
as possible. To the base of the flanged tube and valve e we connect another
valve genclosed in a box of any suitable shape, this said valve is pivotted at
-one end and is provided with a pivotted roller i on its underside, grooved or
otherwise; and in the box h we fix a quadrant j on a spindle the said quadrant
being of such a shape so as to engage with the grooved roller i for the purpose
of closing or opening the valve g. We fix an arm or lever to the quadrant
spindle on the outside of the box h, and to the spindle f of the valve on the side
of the herein before described flanged tube we fix a projecting lever m on each
side with a weight at one end of the lever and a loop oor spring at the other or
short end.
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The levers or arms are then connected to a chain p hereiu termed the "pull
which are so regulated that the top valve e is open and the bottom valve closed
when it is intended to charge the cistern a, but when a flush is required the bottom
valve is opened and the top valve closed by releasing the chain p which flies
upwards; on releasing the chain by the action of the weight or spring the
apparatus is again brought into its normal position i.e. the cistern is then recharged
with air only.
If preferable the lever may be connected to a hinged water closet seat by a
rod in the place of the chain p for the purpose of operating the apparatus.
It will be understood that the shapes materials and proportions of the parts with
such modifications as may be found necessary, may be varied in many ways within
the scope of our invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is:
1. In a flushing apparatus, the combination of the flanged tube cistern a quick
thread spindle valve e with opening c and connection d, substantially as berein
described and according to the accompanying drawing.
2. In a flushing apparatus, the combination of the valve g roller i spindle k and
quadrant with the box h, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawing.
3. In a flushing apparatus, the combination of the valves in the flanged tube hand
box, with the levers land m connected together by a chain and the pull, substantially
as herein described and according to Fig. 3, of the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 19th day of Mar 1891
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicants.