IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOSETS OR PRIVIES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, WILLIAM JAMIESON YOUNG of. Three Méarns Street, Greenock, in the County
of Renfrew, Scotland, Potato Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOSETS OR PRIVIES to be as follows :-
The erection should be of cast iron or other metal. The dimensions are as may
be required on account of the number of seats; but the principle is the same
whatever the number of seats-Where there are more seats than one, they may be
placed either side by side, or back to back.-An exactly fitted box or bogey-on
wheels is the receptacle, so arranged as to receive all that can possibly be dropped
into it through the opening in the seat. The seat must be raised high enough to
allow the receptacle or bogey to be run in along grooves made to fit the wheels.-
The deodorizer used is dry ground ashes and the closet is specially designed for the
use of ashes in this form. The cavity to hold the ashes is placed above the back
part of the seat. It is hopper-shaped, that is, it is wide at the top and grows
narrower towards the bottom, and has an outlet for each seat. In the case of large
closets the upper part of this hopper is open throughout, with ridges between the
outlets, so as to make an inclined plane on the four sides of each outlet.―The
apparatus for the discharge of the ashes is automatic. Outside the box or hopper,
at each outlet, is a hinged flat door or valve, and placed immediately below the
valve is a scoop, which is filled with ashes each time the closet is used.--The closet
seat is hung on two pivots fixed at such a distance from the centre of the seat as to
ensure a balance of weight. towards the back.-The seat, when not in use, is thus
always raised in front. The weight of a person' using the closet presses the seat
down in front, and this movement of the seat, by a simple mechanical arrangement,
places the scoop convenient for being filled with ashes, and at the same time opens the
outlet valve or door of the hopper, so as to permit the ashes to fall into the scoop.―
When the weight of the person is removed from the seat, a reverse movement is
given to the scoop. The scoop is thus raised at the back, and correspondingly
depressed in front, and so discharges the ashes into the receptacle; and at the saine
time closes the outlet valve.--This arrangement dispenses with levers, and weights,
or springs and makes the scoop serve the double purpose of discharging the ashes
and giving the automatic movement to the apparatus.
Dated this Thirteenth day of February 1884

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM JAMIESON YOUNG of Three Mearns Street, Greenock, in the County
of Renfrew, Potato Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOSETS OR PRIVIES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
1
The erection should be of cast iron or other metal or of stone brick or wood.-
The dimensions are as may be required on account of the number of seats; but the
principle is the same whatever the number of seats.-Where there are more seats
than one they may be placed either side by side in a row or back to back grouped
2, 4, 6, 8, 10, or 12 according to requirements. An exactly fitted box or bogey on
wheels is the receptacle so arranged as to receive all that can possibly be dropped
into it through the opening in the seat.-The seat may be raised high enough to
allow the receptacle or bogey to be run in along grooves made to fit the wheels.-
The deodorizer recommended is dry ground ashes and the closet is specially designed
for the use of ashes in this form. The cavity to hold the ashes is placed above the 1
back part of the seat.-It is hopper shaped, that is, it is wide at the top and grows
narrower towards the bottom and has an outlet for each seat.-In the case of large
closets grouped the upper part of this hopper is open throughout with ridges
between the outlets so as to make an inclined plain on the four sides of each
outlet. The apparatus for the discharge of the ashes is automatic.-Outside the box
or hopper at each outlet is a hinged flat door or valve and placed immediately below
the valve is a scoop which is filled with ashes each time the closet is used.―The
closet seat is hung on two pivots fixed at such a distance from the centre of the
seat as to ensure a balance of weight towards the back.-The seat when not in use
is thus always raised in front.-The weight of a person using the closet presses the
seat down in front and this movement of the seat by a simple mechanical arrange-
ment places the scoop convenient for being filled with ashes, and at the same
time opens the outlet valve or door of the hopper so as to permit the ashes to
fall into the scoop. When the weight of the person is removed from the seat a
reverse movement is given to the scoop.-The scoop is thus raised at the back
and correspondingly depressed in front and so discharges the ashes into the
receptacle, and at the same time closes the outlet valve.-This arrangement
dispenses with levers and weights or springs and makes the scoop serve the
double purpose of discharging the ashes and giving the automatic movement to
the apparatus.
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 drying and grinding of house and engine coal refuse commonly called
ashes to be used a deadasions in the cloent on priv… shove mentioned

page_text: 2. The running in of the bogey upon rails or grooves into an exactly fitting
aperture.
3. The grouping of the seats with the automatic arrangement under them.
4. The hopper arrangement.
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