Improved Means for Connecting Metal Pipes to the Basins or Traps of Water Closets, Slop Sinks, Urinals, and other similar Sanitary Appliances.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Mar., 1892-Accepted, 23rd Apr., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Connecting Metal Pipes to the Basins or Traps
of Water Closets, Slop Sinks, Urinals, and other similar Sanitary
Appliances.
THOMAS ROBINSON of 127 Ramsden Road Wardle in the County of
Lancaster Plumber, 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 principal object of this invention is to make a perfect air and liquid tight
joint between the earthenware outlet pipe of a water closet basin, slop sink, urinal,
or other similar sanitary appliance made of earthenware, and the leaden soil pipe
or waste pipe connecting the same with the drain, and to enable such joint to be
readily opened and closed again when required for repairs or otherwise.
The nature of my invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed
or carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the sheet
of drawings hereunto annexed and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1 on the drawing is a section illustrating my improved means for connecting
the short earthenware outlet pipe of a water-closet basin with the upper end of the
lead soil pipe leading to the drain; and Figs. 2. 3. 4. 5 and 6 are detached views
(hereinafter more particularly referred to) of the separate parts detached, a (Figs. 1
and 2) represents in section part of the short earthenware outlet pipe from the trap
of a water closet basin, and (Figs. 1 and 5) part of the leaden soil pipe to be
connected thereto.
In the first place attach to the end of the outlet pipe a (by cement white lead
or otherwise) a metal conical ring e preferably of brass (Fig. 3) which is grooved
inside and provided with three screws and an internal lip or flange e' for the end
of the pipe a to abut against, and to the end of the leaden soil pipe (Fig. 5) I
solder a partially conical brass or other metal ring or socket d (Fig. 4) which is
provided with a flange or lugs d for a purpose hereinafter explained.
b
The inside of the conc d is so formed and turned or ground as to make an air
and liquid tight joint with the outside of the conical ring e (Fig. 3) as shown
at Fig. 1.
I also provide a flat ring or collar e (Fig. 6) which is made in two halves over-
lapping at the lugs e so that it can be passed over the outlet pipe a and abut
against the base of the conical ring e, and it will be evident that upon bringing the
brass or other metal conical rings c and d together, and passing bolts through the
lugs d and e' (as shown at Fig. 1) the earthenware outlet pipe a and the leaden
soil pipe will be firmly united together with an air and liquid tight joint which
can be easily disconnected and re-connected at any time by unscrewing the nuts
and removing the bolts.
It will be evident that although I have above described and illustrated on the
drawings the application of my invention only to the connecting of a leaden soil
pipe to the earthenware outlet pipe from the trap of a water-closet basin, that the
same invention with very slight variation is equally applicable to the connection of
any metallic waste or other pipe to the earthenware outlet or discharge pipe of a
slop-sink, urinal, or other similar sanitary appliance made of earthenware."
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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page_text: closets. slop sinks, urinals and other similar sanitary appliances, substantially as
hereinbefore described and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
Dated this 11th day of March 1892.
GEO. DAVIES & SON,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester, Agents for the Applicant.