Improvements in Pedestal Water-closets.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1890
Complete Specification Left. 25th July 1891-Accepted. 29th Aug. 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pedestal Water-closets.
1, CHARLES DARRAH of Miller Street, Manchester, Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
This invention refers to improvements upon an invention for which Provisional
Protection No. 3629 was granted to me on the 6th day of March 1890 and consists
in making the front portion of the improved wooden rim or seating separate from
the back and to be capable of turning up upon hinges so as to be out of the way
when pouring say house slops down the earthenware basin of the closet. And to
prevent the possibility of this hinged lid falling and making a noise or injuring the
top of the earthenware basin I provide the latter with suitable recesses in which I
introduce india-rubber or other suitable pads or buffers which by projecting slightly
above the earthenware so prevent immediate contact between the earthenware and
the lid and avoid noise and injury as aforesaid.
Dated this 31st day of October 1890.
JOHN G. WILSON,
Patent Office, 55, Market Street, Manchester, Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pedestal Water-closets.
I CHARLES DARRAH of Miller Street Manchester, Manufacturer do hereby
declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is to be
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
The invention refers to improvements upon an invention for which Letters
Patent No. 3629 were granted to me on the sixth day of March 1890 and consists
in making the front portion of the improved wooden rim or seating separate from the
back and to be capable of turning up upon hinges so as to be out of the way when
pouring say house slops down the earthenware basin of the closet.
On the accompanying drawing
Fig. 1 is a plan view of my improved pedestal water closet with the hinged seat
in its closed or normal position.
Figs. 2 & 3 are side exterior and plan views respectively of the same water closet
shewing the hinged seating in the raised position.
In accordance with my invention a is the back portion of my improved wooden
seating and the front or hinged portion. The back portion a is secured to the top
of the earthenware basin c by means of lugs d in the manner set forth in my former
Specification and is also hinged to the front portion 6 by means of the hinges e. In
this way the front portion may be raised to the position illustrated in Figs. 2 & 3
and so be out of the way the aforesaid purposes.
To prevent the possibility of this hinged portion of the seat falling and making a
noise or injuring the top of the earthenware basin I provide the latter with suitable
recesses in which I introduce india-rubber or other suitable pads or buffers f' which
by projecting slightly above the earthenware' prevent immediate contact between
the earthenware and the seat and so avoid noise and injury as aforesaid.
The india-rubber pads or buffers may be inserted in the seat instead of in the
earthenware

page_text: Having thus 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
1st. The improvements on my former invention consisting of a divided seat
hinged together substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated on the
accompanying drawing.
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JOHN G. WILSON,
Agent for the Applicant.