Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 28th Nov., 1887
Complete Accepted, 30th Dec.. 1887
I, HARRY HUNT, of Newington Green, in the County of Middlesex, Engineer, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to certain improvements in bath and lavatory fittings and the
like, and consists, firstly, in an improved construction of rim; secondly, in an
improved combination shelf and screen which supports and conceals the tap-con-
nections when the latter are inside the bath or the basin as the case may be ; and
thirdly, in an improved construction of waste and trap, which affords free access
to its interior without it being necessary either to take up the floor or to disconnect
any part of the waste from the bath or the basin.
According to the present method of making and fitting the wooden rims of baths,
they are made in several pieces joined together, screwed to the top edge of the bath,
and supported upon the bath-framing; but according to my invention, I provide a,
preferably, iron ring of any suitable section and corresponding in plan with the top
edge of the bath or basin, to which I attach, preferably from the underside, any
suitable section of moulded wood connected to the edge of the bath by bolts and nuts
or their equivalent. The rigid ring bearing directly and evenly upon the edge of the
bath and having the wood mouldings screwed to it, checks any tendency in the latter
to warp or spring under the varying influences to which it is subjected, and if ever
it is desired to remove the bath-framing, the rim will be protected by the ring against
uneven strains during such removal, and so prevent it being broken.
According to the second part of my invention, I fix a shelf across the end of the
bath or the back of the basin, and also a screen depending from the edge of said shelf,
which screen supports the taps and their connections and screens the latter when they
are fixed inside the bath or basin.
According to the third part of my invention, I take the waste pipe from the side of
the body of the waste near its top. A metal ring is recessed into the bottom of the
bath or basin flush with the surface thereof, from which ring depends a loop
terminating in a rod having a screwed end long enough to pass through the bottom
of the waste. Suitable washers are interposed between the bath and the top of the

page_text: waste, and the bottom of the waste and the nut of the screwed end of the loop-
termination. The tightening of the nut will therefore attach the waste watertight to
the bath. The metal ring receives the washer which is long enough to hang below
the mouth of the waste pipe for the purpose of making a seal. A suitable soap-stop
is fixed within the washer, against which a wrench can be brought to bear for the
purpose of opening up the trap.
The plug is so shaped that it will make a tight joint at almost any angle and
covered with rubber or similar material for the double purpose of making a water
tight joint with the washer and of preventing it chipping the surface of the bath. The
plug chain is also covered in the same way.
Dated this 28th day of February 1887.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.
1, HARRY HUNT, of Newington Green, in the County of Middlesex 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:
My invention relates to certain improvements in bath and lavatory fittings and the
like and consists, firstly, in an improved construction of rim; secondly, in an
improved combination shelf and screen which supports and conceals the tap con-
nections when the latter are inside the bath, or the basin as the case may be ; and
thirdly, in an improved construction of waste and trap, which affords free access to
the interior of the waste, without it being necessary either to take up the floor, or to
disconnect any part of the waste from the bath or the basin.
According to the method of making and fitting the wooden rims of baths generally
followed, they are made in several pieces joined together, screwed to the top edge of
the bath, and supported upon the bath-framing; but, according to my invention,
I provide a, preferably, iron ring of any suitable section and corresponding in plan
with the top edge of the bath or basin, to which I attach, preferably from the under-
side, any suitable section of moulded wood which is connected to the flange of the
bath by bolts and nuts, or their equivalent. The rigid ring bearing directly and
evenly upon the flange of the bath and having the rim or moulding screwed to it,
checks any tendency in the latter to warp or spring under the varying influences to
which it is subjected; and if ever it is desired to remove the bath-framing, the rim

page_text: will be protected by the ring against uneven strains during such removal, and so
prevent it being broken. Moreover, if the bath should at any time require to be sent.
away for the purpose of being repaired or rejapanned, the disconnection of the devices
by means of which the iron ring is connected to the bath rim will permit of the latter
being removed from the bath in one piece; and being still fixed to the iron ring, its
freedom from fracture is guaranteed.
In order that my invention, and the means by which the same may be carried into
practical effect, may be thoroughly understood; I will proceed to describe the same
in detail, referring in so doing to the accompanying figures, which are to be taken as
part of this specification and read therewith.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 3, which illustrate, in sectional elevation, the improved
detachable bath rim just described, A is the body of the bath; and, a, the bath-flange
or top.
B is a metal ring, preferably of iron and angular in cross section. It may be made
of any material sufficiently rigid, as well as varied in cross section as special circum-
stances may require; but I consider iron the most suitable material, in respect both
of cost and strength; and an angular section, as illustrated, is the most convenient for
achieving the purpose of my invention.
Any suitable device for holding the ring, B, firmly upon and to the bath-flange, a,
may be adopted; e.g., set screws or bolts and nuts; but I prefer to use the one
illustrated in the figures, which consists of a series of studs, C, depending from the
ring, B, at suitable distances from each other. Corresponding holes are formed in the
ring, through which the studs pass when the ring is placed upon the bath flange.
Each stud has a slot formed in it adapted to receive a cotter, c, by the insertion of
which the ring is held close down upon the flange, a.
D is the detachable moulding, and is to be made of wood or other inexpensive
material of equally low conducting property in respect of heat. It is shewn in the
figuré as built up of two pieces in cross section, but it may be made in any suitable
way. It is, for the purpose of my invention, permanently connected to the ring, B,
as by screws as indicated in the figure.
According to the second part of my invention, I fix a shelf across the end of the
bath, or the back of the basin; and also a screen depending from the edge of said
shelf;
which screen supports the taps and their connections, and screens the latter
when they are fixed inside the bath or basin.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 3, E is the shelf fixed across the end of a bath, A, and
may be adapted as indicated in the drawing for use as a soap and sponge tray. Any
suitable devices may be adopted for supporting the shelf in its position in either bath
or basin. The figures illustrate the application of an angle bracket, e, for this purpose,
but this detail may be varied according to circumstances. F is the screen attached to
the shelf and bath in any suitable way, and adapted to receive and support the tap, G,
as well as the pipe and connections, H, and to conceal the latter.
This part of my invention is applicable to lavatory basins and similar washing
appliances in substantially the way as described above and illustrated therewith.
The third part of my invention is illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2.
In carrying it into effect, the waste pipe, i, is taken from the waste body, I near its
top. For the purpose of connecting the waste body, I, to the bath, A, I provide a
metal ring, J, with which is combined a loop, j; a screwed extension, j', of which
passes through the bottom of the waste and receives a holding nut, j. Any equivalent
holding device may be substituted for the screw and nut. An elastic washer, k, is
interposed between the bath-bottom and the waste-body, I, and suitable packings are
provided between the ring, J, and the bath-botton, as well as between the nut, and
the waste-body. The tightening of the nut, j, will, therefore, attach the waste
watertight to the bath-bottom.
L is a washer and nipple combined, adapted to engage with the ring, J, by screw
threads formed upon the ring and washer; to furnish a seat for the plug, M; to
contain a soap-stop, n; and to produce a water-seal in the lower half of the waste
body, I, by extending thereinto below the level of the waste-pipe, i.

page_text: The washer, L, is, for the purpose of my invention, made relatively to the size of
the waste of as large a diameter as possible so that its removal from its seat on the
ring, J, will give easy practical access to the interior of the waste-body. For the
purpose of facilitating such removal, notches, &, may be formed in its top to receive a
suitable wrench, or the soap-stop may be made sufficiently strong to bear the
wrenching action of a pair of tongs.
The plug, M, is of spherical shape, instead of being tapered and ground to fit its seat,
as has hitherto been the practice to make this part of a waste; and is covered with
indiarubber or other elastic material. As the nipple which furnishes the seat of the
plug is tapered, the weight of the plug and the elasticity of the cover produce a
water-tight joint without the trouble of twisting a ground plug into its seat. The
elastic covering also prevents the plug chipping the bath. The chain, m, may also be
covered in the same way.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The combination of a rigid ring; a moulding of wood or equivalent material;
and detachable devices adapted to hold the said ring upon the bath-top or flange;
substantially as described with reference to the accompanying figures 1 and 3.
2. The combination of shelf and screen adapted to support the tap and connections
and to conceal the latter, substantially as described with reference to the accom-
panying figures 1 and 3.
3. The combination of waste-body; a metal ring adapted by means of a screw and
nut or equivalent device to hold the waste-body in contact with the bath or analogous
part; and a removable washer and nipple adapted to receive a removable plug and to
afford by their removal free access to the interior of the waste body; substantially as
described with reference to Fig. 2.
4. The combination of waste-body; a metal ring adapted by means of a screw and
nut or equivalent device to hold the waste-body in contact with the bath or analogous
part; and a removable washer and nipple adapted to form a water-seal, and to afford
by their removal free access to the interior of the waste-body; substantially as
described with reference to Fig. 2.
5. In combination with a water-waste and its plug-seat, a plug covered with india-
rubber or equivalent material, substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 28th day of November
1007
1001.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Patent Agents,
22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Patent Agents,
22, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.