Improvements in and connected with Baths, Lavatories and the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Baths, Lavatories and the like.
I, JOHN SHANKS, of Tubal Works, Barrhead, in the County of Renfrew, North
Britain, Sanitary Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows, that is to say:-
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My said invention has for its object to improve the construction of baths and
bath fittings, my present improvements being developments of the invention
described in my Patent Specification No. 29.555 of 1897. Part of my improve-
ments are also applicable to lavatories and the like.
In that specification one end of the bath is described as having its upper part
inclined outwards from the lower vertical or nearly vertical part and according to
my present invention I also form a portion of each side of the bath at the same
end in a similar manner. The supply taps are fixed through the end inclined
part as in the specification herein before referred to but instead of the inclined
shelves or dishes or frame or basket for soap and other articles being at that
end they are secured on the inclined portion of the bath at each side and the
discharge is, by preference, in the bottom of a curved or recessed portion extend-
ing up the end or one of the sides of the bath being closed as usual by a tubular
plug. The upper end of this plug, as in many cases, serves as an overflow
outlet and it may be fitted with the siphonal dome-shaped cap described in my
Patent Specification No. 5557 of 1896. All the fittings are thus within or nearly
within the space occupied by the usual rolled edge of the bath and thus occupy
little or none of the interior of the bath. The tubular discharge plug is sup-
ported in an improved manner there being fixed near the upper end of the
recessed portion in which it works a curved bracket which extends round a portion
of the outer circumference of the plug. A curved projection extends out from
the middle of the curved bracket and the discharge plug is formed with a slot
into which the projection can be inserted the slot being so formed that the plug
will be held by the projection in either its raised or lowered position. This
method of supporting the discharge plug is applicable where such plugs are used
with other forms of baths, and in lavatories and the like.
According to another modification I employ the improved form of inclined
end and sides of the bath in connection with spray or shower baths the various
forms of the screen or shield employed in such baths being secured to the inclined
portions of the bath by a number of feet so that there is a clear space between
the lower edge of the screen and the bath thus facilitating the possibility of
keeping the bath perfectly clean there being no recesses in which water or dust
can gather. In addition to the shelves or receptacles for soap and other articles
and the taps for supplying the bath the various taps used for regulating the
spray or shower may also be fixed in any desired part of the inclined portions of
the bath.
Dated this Twenty-ninth day of December 1899

page_text: Improvements in and connected with Baths, Lavatories and the like.
I, JOHN SHANKS, of Tubal Works, Barrhead, in the County of Renfrew, North
Britain, Sanitary 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, that is to say —
My said invention has for its object to improve the construction of baths and
bath fittings, my present improvements being developments of the invention
described in my Patent Specification No. 29555 of 1897. Part of my improve-
ments are also applicable to lavatories and the like.
In the specification referred to one end of the bath is described as having its
upper part inclined outwards from the lower vertical or nearly vertical part and
according to the present invention a portion of each side wall is also formed in
a similar manner. The discharge opening is arranged in the bottom of a curved
or recessed portion extending up the end or up one of the sides of the bath
being closed as usual by a tubular plug. The plug is supported by a curved
bracket having a projecting end or stud engaging in a slot in the plug, the slot
being so formed that the plug will be held by the stud in either its raised or
lowered position.
According to another modification the improved inclined end and side walls
are employed in baths furnished with spray and shower fittings, the various
forms of screen or shield used in such baths being fixed to feet or sockets fixed
to the inclined portions of the bath, and the taps for regulating the spray and
shower supply instead of being fixed to the upper framing may be fixed to a
suitable part of the inclined portions.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing the same
may be properly understood, I hereunto append two sheets of explanatory draw-
ings to be hereinafter referred to in describing the improvements.
Figures, 1, 2, and 3, on Sheet, 1, of the drawings are respectively a plan,
a longitudinal section, and a transverse section of a plunger bath provided with
the improvements. Figures, 4, 5, and 6, are respectively a horizontal section,
a vertical section, and a front elevation, partly in section, of details in connec-
tion therewith. Figure, 7, on Sheet, 2, is a vertical section of a lavatory basin
provided with a part of the improvements. Figure, 8, is a perspective view,
and Figure, 9, a plan of a plunge and spray bath, and showing another modifica-
tion of the improvements. In these drawings the same reference letters and
numerals are used to mark the same or like parts wherever they are repeated.
In my Patent Specification No. 29555 of 1897, one end wall of the bath is
described as having its upper part inclined outwards from the lower vertical or
nearly vertical part, and in a plunge bath, A, constructed according to the present
invention this feature is retained and still further developed. The bath, A,
having one end wall, B, inclined as described, has also a portion of the side
walls, C, D, at the same end of the bath inclined in the same manner the upper
parts, C1, D1, of the walls, as shown in Figure, 3, being inclined outwards
from the lower vertical or nearly vertical part. The supply taps, E, G, are fixed
to the inclined part, B 1, of the end wall, B, as in the specification herein before
referred to, but the usual receptacles for soap and other articles instead of being
attached to the end wall are attached to the inclined side walls, C, D, a sponge
basket, H, for example being hooked or hung on the inclined part, C1, and a
soap dish, J, being similarly hung on the inclined part, D 1.
The discharge

page_text: opening, K, is formed in the bottom of a curved or recessed portion, L, preferably
extending up the end wall, B, being closed as usual by a tubular plug, M. The
upper end of the plug, M, is open to serve as an outlet, and it is preferably fur-
nished with a siphonal dome shaped cap, M1, similar to that described in my
Patent Specification No. 5557 of 1896, the cap being screwed to the top of the
plug and formed with outlets, M 2. All the fittings are thus within or nearly
within the space occupied by the usual rolled edge of the bath, and thus occupy
little or none of the interior of the bath. The tubular discharge plug, M, is
supported in an improved manner as shown on an enlarged scale in Figures, 4, 5,
and 6. Near the upper end of the recess, L, on which the plug, M, works there
is fixed a bracket, N, having an outer part, N 1, curved to fit the outer cir-
cumference of the plug, a projection or stud, N2, being formed or fixed to the
bracket to engage in a slot, N 3, formed in the plug, a head. N 4, formed on the
stud, serving to hold the plug on the bracket and prevent it from being dis-
engaged from the stud. The slot, N3, is formed with notches or stepped
parts, N 5, N6, and when it is desired to keep the discharge orifice open the
plug, M, is raised and turned slightly so as to cause the stud to engage in one
of the notches so that the plug is thereby held in the desired open position.
The plug, M, is shown in its lowered or closed position in Figures, 5, and 6,
the upper end of the slot resting almost on the stud, N2. When the stud, N 2,
is placed in the first notch, N5, the plug is in its ordinary open position, and
when it is placed in the bottom notch, N6, it is in its extreme open position
suitable for gaining admission for cleaning and other purposes. This method
of supporring the discharge plug is applicable where such plugs are used with
other forms of baths and in lavatories and the like. In Figure, 7, for example
a lavatory basin, P, is shown in which the discharge tubular plug, P1, is sup-
ported by a bracket, P2, formed as herein before described.
According to another modification as shown in Figures, 8, and 9, the improved
inclined end and side walls are employed in baths furnished with spray and shower
fittings. The spray screen or shield, Q. is arranged at the end of the bath, R.
and the upright frames, Q1, of the shield are fixed in feet or sockets, S, fixed
to the inclined upper parts, S1, S2. S3, of the end and side walls, so that there
is a clear space formed between the lower edge of the screen and the bath, thus
facilitating the possibility of keeping the bath clean, there being no recesses in
which water or dust can gather. Taps, T, for regulating the spray or shower
supply are fixed to the screen or shield framing, but in some cases they may be
conveniently fixed as shown in Figure, 9, to one of the inclined portions. S3,
of the bath, the receptacles, H, J, for soap and other articles being conveniently
hung on the opposite inclined portion, S2.
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. In baths and the like forming a portion of each side wall of the bath with
its upper part inclined outwards from the lower vertical or nearly vertical part,
the bath being formed with or without a recessed portion extending up the end
or up one of the sides of the bath, substantially as and for the purposes herein-
before described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
2. In baths, lavatories and the like a supporting bracket for the discharge
plug, the bracket being fixed to the wall of the bath or lavatory, and formed
with a curved part to fit the outer circumference of the plug, a projection or stud
being formed on the outer end of the bracket to engage in a notched slot in the
plug substantially as and for the purposes herein before described with reference
to the accompanying drawings.
3. In baths and the like fixing the framing of the spray screen or shield to
feet or sockets fixed to upper inclined parts of the end and side walls of the bath,

page_text: the spray or shower supply taps being fixed to the framing, or to the upper
inclined part of one of the side walls of the bath, substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described with reference to Figures, 8, and 9, of the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated this Twenty-sixth day of September 1900.