IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND RELATING TO LAVATORIES, BATHS, WATER-CLOSETS, SINKS, AND OTHER SIMILAR APPARATUS "
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Alexander Findlay Morrison of 63 Brown Street
Manchester in the County of Lancaster, Metal Agent for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND RELATING TO LAVATORIES,
BATHS, WATER-CLOSETS, SINKS, AND OTHER SIMILAR APPARATUS
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Alexander Findlay Morrison
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th March 1883.
ALEXANDER FINDLAY MORRISON of 63 Brown Street Manchester in the County
of Lancaster Metal Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF AND
RELATING TO LAVATORIES, BATHS, WATER CLOSETS, SINKS AND OTHER SIMILAR
APPARATUS."
The object of my Invention is to construct lavatories baths waterclosets and
similar articles of porcelain and fireclay or concrete combined and to simplify the
supply and discharge fittings.
In applying my Invention to lavatories I make the basin of porcelain, iron, fire
clay or a combination of porcelain and fire clay or concrete and I prefer to form
the basin of an improved shape, namely, like D figure with the straighter side to
the front and I mould or form a flange round or partly round the under edge
of the basin to conceal the joint between it and the frame.
In my improvements in taps for filling the basin I fix the main part of the body
of the tap under the top of the lavatory and bring the screwed end of the
body through the top and secure the stuffing box and cap from the upper side to
be easily accessible.
I make a supply tube or tubes preferably in one piece with the basin, the tube
runs from the upper part of the basin to any desired point for admitting the
water; the tube is connected with the supply tap or taps.
Another improvement consists in the application of a vertical spray to a lavatory:
in performing this part of my invention I prefer to use a rose of brass or other
metal fixed near the bottom of the basin and supplied with water by the tubes
before mentioned or by independent pipes so arranged that the waste water cannot
lodge in the tube when the waste valve is open

page_text: My improvements in the waste water arrangements relate to the stand pipe and
combined trap made in one or more pieces which is carried through the top surface
of the lavatory and covered with a cap; the soap and brush trays drain into the
stand pipe which is prepared for them. The waste grid may be formed with the
basin or separate and a branch pipe is formed behind the grid and with the basin
to connect it to the stand pipe.
The stand pipe may be formed with a tube through which the basin can be filled
in place of using the tubes described as made with the basin or part of the stand
pipe may be formed with the basin.
My improved waste valve "pull" consists of a hinged elbow lever or quadrant
connected to the waste valve which is pulled into a recess in the stand pipe cap
and holds the valve open until the lever is raised.
The above improvements or any of them are applicable for baths, sinks, trough
closets and other similar purposes except the spray which is novel only for
lavatories.
In applying my Invention to waterclosets I may construct the trunk or valve
box and the overflow trap in one piece.
I form the valve of a disc of metal or earthenware with the outer edges beveled,
the larger diameter being at the base.
I form the basin with a flushing rim extending about three quarters round it
and the remainder with a hooked rim in the front.
My improved portable folding spray bath consists of a frame with two or more
sides perforated with holes to which the water supply is connected.
My improvements in mixing box taps consists in an arrangement by which any
or all of the outlets such as spray, shower, douche, wave or plunge may be open or
in use at the same time. The outlet opening is closed or opened by a screw down
or spring valve.
The mixing box is connected to a cold and hot water supply.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Alexander Findlay Morrison in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 27th September 1883.
ALEXANDER FINDLAY MORRISON, of 63 Brown Street, Manchester, in the
County of Lancaster, Metal Agent. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF
AND RELATING TO LAVATORIES, BATHS, WATER-CLOSETS, SINKS AND OTHER SIMILAR
APPARATUS"
The object of my Invention is to construct lavatories, baths, waterclosets, and
similar articles of porcelain and fireclay or concrete combined and to simplify the
supply and discharge fittings
In applying my Invention to lavatories I make the basin of porcelain, iron,
fireclay or a combination of porcelain and fireclay or concrete and I prefer to form
the basin of an improved shape, namely like a D figure with the straighter side to
the front and I mould or form a flange round or partly round the under edge
of the basin to conceal the joint between it and the frame.
In my Improvements in taps for filling the basin I fix the main part of the
body of the tap under the top of the lavatory and bring the screwed end of
the body through the top and secure the stuffing box and cap from the upper side
to be easily accessible. I make a supply tube or tubes preferably in one piece
with the basin: the tube runs from the upper part of the basin to any desired
point for admitting the water: the tube is connected with the supply tap or taps.
Another improvement consists in the application of a vertical spray to a
lavatory: in performing this part of my Invention I prefer to use a rose of brass
or other metal fixed near the bottom of the basin and supplied with water by the
tubes before mentioned or by independent pipes so arranged that the waste water
cannot lodge in the tube when the waste valve is open.
My improvements in the waste water arrangements relate to the stand pipe and
combined trap made in one or more pieces which is carried through the top surface
of the lavatory and covered with a cap; the soap and brush trays drain into the
stand pipe which is prepared for them. The waste grid may be formed with the
basin or separate and a branch pipe is formed behind the grid and with the basin
to connect it to the stand pipe. The stand pipe may be formed with a tube
through which the basin can be filled in place of using the tubes described as made
with the basin or part of the stand pipe may be formed with the basin.
My improved waste valve "pull" consists of a hinged elbow lever or quadrant
connected to the waste valve which is pulled into a recess in the stand pipe cap
and holds the valve open until the lever is raised.
The above improvements or any of them are applicable for baths, sinks, trough-
closets and other similar purposes, except the spray which is novel only for
lavatories.
In applying my Invention to waterclosets I may construct the trunk or valve
box and the overflow trap in one piece. I form the valve of a disc of metal or
earthenware with the outer edges beveled, the larger diameter being at the base.
I form the basin with a flushing rim extending about three quarters round it and
the remainder with a hooked rim in the front.
My improved portable folding spray bath consists of a frame with two or more
sides perforated with holes to which the water supply is connected.
My improvement in mixing box taps consists in an arrangement by which any
or all of the outlets such as spray, shower, douche, wave or plunge may be open or
in use at the same time. The outlet opening is closed or opened by a screw down
or spring valve.
The mixing box is connected to a cold and hot water supply.

page_text: And in order that my Invention may be fully understood and readily carried
into effect I will proceed to describe the accompanying Sheet of Drawings reference
being had to the figures and letters marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is, a plan. Figs. 2 and 3 sectional elevations of a lavatory or washing
basin to which my Improvements are applied.
In these views a is the basin made in the improved shape, namely like a D with
the straighter side to the front and deepest at the side nearest the waste opening a¹:
a is the flange which extends round or partly round the lavatory to conceal the
joint between it and the frame or stand b: c is the supply pipe made in one piece
with the basin a, see Fig. 3, and d is a second supply pipe, see Fig. 2, connected to
an opening near the middle of the basin a rose a is placed over this opening to
give a vertical spray. The bodies of the supply taps c' are fixed beneath the top
of the lavatory and the screwed ends of the bodies are brought through the slab or
top of the lavatory and the stuffing boxes and caps secured from the upper side so
as to be easily accessible e is the waste stand pipe secured to or connected with
the trap f, see Fig. 2; the stand pipe and basin are connected by a projecting
pipe as formed with the basin a.
My improved waste valve pull consists of a hinged elbow lever or quadrant g
connected by the spindle g' to the tube h which forms the waste valve and overflow
pipe the waste valve has a seating h¹ at the bottom of the stand pipe e. In
Fig. 2 the waste valve is shown partly open: when fully open the ball on the
quadrant g comes into a recess (not shown in the drawings) in the cover g² and is
held there until the handle on the quadrant g is raised
Figs. 4 and 5 are views of my improved portable folding spray bath, in this
instance made in four pieces and supplied with hot and cold water from the bath
taps by a tube connected at a. The portable bath consists of several perforated
tubes a which are hinged together by the tubes a² thus forming a frame to which
are secured sheets of canvas, metal, or other suitable material b. The water is
connected by a flexible tube or in other manner to the nozzle a and flows through
the perforated tubes a all of which are connected by the tubes a³.
This spray bath is portable and can be readily fixed in any required position.
The dotted lines in Fig. 4 represent the position it would occupy when folded up.
Fig. 6 is a part plan. Fig. 7 a section and Fig. 8 an end view of a bath to which
part of my improvements are applied.
:
a is the bath and a¹ the waste way: dis the stand pipe formed in one piece
with the tubes d' and the trap d² and secured to the bath at d³ the tube e forms
the waste valve and overflow pipe and has a seating at e' in the stand pipe d. The
waste valve e is opened and closed by the quadrant pull f as described with
reference to Fig. 2: kare the supply taps or valves the bodies of which are fixed
beneath the capping or flange of the bath and brought through as described with
reference to Fig. 3 and connected to the tubes d'. Hot and cold water is supplied
by pipes (not shown in the drawing) through the valves k and tubes d¹ to the
bath.
Fig. 9 is a sectional plan and Fig. 10 an end view of a bath to which part of my
Improvements are applied.
In these views the bath c and tubes e¹ are represented as formed in one piece:
the stand pipe & and waste pipe d. are combined in the same piece and secured to
the bath. The waste valve is formed in a similar manner to that described in
Figs. 6, 7 and 8 and is contained in the stand pipe d. The hot and cold water
pipes are connected to the taps or valves k and supply water to the bath through
the tube or tubes e¹.
Fig. 11 shows the stand pipe d formed in one piece with a single supply
tube d' and secured to the bath, lavatory or other apparatus in any convenient
manner.
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Fig. 12 is a plan. Fig. 13 is a side and Fig. 14 an end elevation both partly in 5
section and Fig. 15 is a plan through the line A B, Fig. 13, of my improved
combined mixing box taps by which any or all of the outlets such as spray, shower,

page_text: douche, wave or plunge, may be open or in use at the same time. Each outlet is
closed by a screw down tap as shown in the drawings or by an ordinary spring
valve. The mixing box m is connected in any convenient manner to the hot and
cold water supply pipes.
Fig. 16 is a sectional elevation of a watercloset constructed according to my
improvements.
n is an inner and p an outer shell, both formed of porcelain, earthenware or
other suitable material. The space between these two shells is filled up with
concrete or cement y which gives strength and solidity and renders the apparatus
extremely durable.
Having stated the nature of my Invention and described the manner of performing
the same.
I declare that I claim
1.-The improvements in the construction of and relating to lavatories, baths,
waterclosets, sinks and other similar apparatus substantially as and for the purposes
herein shown and described.
2.The method of constructing the supply tube or tubes of lavatories, baths or
sinks in one piece with the basin bath or sink substantially as herein shown and
described.
3.-In lavatories, baths, sinks and similar apparatus the use and construction of a
stand pipe formed in one piece with a supply tube or tubes substantially as herein
shown and described.
4.-The use of a vertical spray supplied to a lavatory by a tube or tubes formed in
one piece with the basin substantially as described.
5. The manner of fixing the bodies of taps beneath the slab or top of a lavatory,
bath, sink or other similar apparatus substantially as herein shown and described.
6. The construction of a portable folding spray bath in two or more pieces,
substantially as shown and described with reference to Figs. 4 and 5.
7. The improved combined arrangement of mixing box taps by which any or all
of the outlets may be in use either separately or together substantially as and
for the purposes herein shown and described with reference to Figs. 12, 13, 14
and 15.
8. In a watercloset the combination of inner and outer shells constructed of
porcelain, earthenware, or other suitable material with a filling q of concrete or
cement substantially as shown and described with reference to Fig. 16.
In witness whereof I the said Alexander Findlay Morrison have hereunto set
my hand and seal this twenty sixth day of September One thousand eight
hundred and eighty three.
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