Improvements in Water Closets.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 19th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 14th Apr., 1894
Improvements in Water Closets.
I, THOMAS AUGUSTUS HARRIS, of Phoenix Works, Collingwood Street,
Blackfriars, in the County of London, Sanitary Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention relates to improvements in water closets which consists of two
three or more short artisan closet pans with trap combined which is provided on
the outside with a flange, this said flange fits on a flange on the top of each
opening formed in a long trough with a red lead joint. The long trough is oval
in section with a flushing cistern connected at one end and the outlet over a
ledge into a trap and thence to the sewer. Ventilating pipe and inspection covers
are provided where necessary. The trough may be constructed in pieces with
joints and cemented together and when fixed is partly embedded in concrete.
Above each of the water closets is a water waste preventer connected by a rod
or other suitable mechanism to a hinged seat so that when a person sits down
the rod is set to permit the water waste preventer to fill and directly the person
rises they release the seat which causes a flush of water to rush down into the
water closet through the trap into the trough.
If preferable a similar arrangement may be conneeted to the water closet door
by various rods chains pulleys or cranks to fill and discharge the water waste
preventer by opening and closing the said door.
The object of this double action closet range is to avoid risk of infection from
previous use.
It will be understood that the shapes, materials and proportions of the parts,
with such modifications as found necessary may be varied in many ways within
the scope of my invention.
Dated thie 19th day of Anril 1892
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water Closets.
I, THOMAS AUGUSTUS HARRIS, of Phoenix Works, Collingwood Street,
Blackfriars, in the County of London, Sanitary Engineer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be perforined, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention relates to improvements in water closets, which consists of two
three or more short artisan closet pans with traps fitted to a long trough provided
Above each
with a flushing apparatus, ventilation pipe and inspection cover.
seat is a water waste preventer the said water waste preventer is operated by a
rod or lever connected to a pivoted seat.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1, is a section of the traped artisan closet fitted to one length of trough and
the seat and water waste preventer.
Fio 2 is an elevation of the syphon.

page_text: Fig. 4, is a plan of tube and guides.
Fig. 5, is a section of water waste preventer box.
Fig. 6, is a plan of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7, is a transverse section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 8, is a longitudinal section of the trough, (with three closet seats and water
waste preventers) traps, inspection cover, flushing and ventilating pipes.
Several of the figures are broken off for convenience, and drawn to an enlarged
scale.
This invention is constructed of two three or more short artisan closet pans a
with traps combined, which are provided on the outside with flanges c, each said
flange e fits on a flange e on the top of an opening formed in a long trough i with a
red lead joint. The long trough is oval in section with a flushing cistern j
connected by a down pipe k at one end and the outlet is over a ledge I into a
trap m and thence to the sewer. A ventilating pipe n and inspection cover o or
covers are provided where necessary. The trough i may be constructed in pieces
with joints p and cemented together and when fixed is partly embedded in
concrete 2.
Above each of the water closets is a water waste preventer connected by a
rods or other suitable mechanism to a hinged or pivoted seat so that when a
person sits down on the seat the rod s lowers the syphon or bell d about half an
inch, and when the person rises he releases the seat the bell or syphon d rises to its
first position as in Figs. 1, and 7, which causes a flush of water to rush down the
pipe u into the water closet a through the trap b into the trough i.
The tank r is fitted with the ordinary ball valve.
The water waste preventer is constructed with a box h at the base with the
usual connection and in the interior I fix a tube f with projecting lugs g to act as
guides to the syphon d. The syphon d is connected by an horizontal rod pivoted
at w to the rods for the purpose of operating the flush of water to the closet.
The flow of water as it passes through the syphon is indicated by arrows.
The object of this double action closet range is to avoid risk of infection from
previous use.
It will be understood that the shapes, materials and proportions of the parts,
with such modifications as found necessary may be varied in many ways within the
scope of my invention.
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 :-
1. In water closets, the combination of two three or more artisan closet paus
with traps and flanges c, with flange e on the top of each opening of the trough i,
and the trough jointed in two three or more pieces with a flush inlet and outlet
over a ledge into a trap, substantially as herein described and according to the
accompanying drawings.
2. In water closets, the combination of two three or more pivoted seats the
rods s and water waste preventers r down pipes u with the syphons d, substantially
as herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
3. In water closets, the combination of the various parts hereinbefore described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
4. In water closets, the combination of the trough two three or more artisan
closet pans and traps, with the ventilating and inspection openings, substantially
as herein described and according to the accompanying drawings.
Deted this 19th day of January 1894
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.