Draught Excluder and Metal Flushing Arm.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Feb., 1887.
Complete Left, 13th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 17th May, 1887.
Draught Excluder and Metal Flushing Arm.
THOMAS KEMP 237 Cold Harbour Lane Brixton S.W. in the County of Surrey
(Builder and Decorator) do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
An Improved Water Closet Pan and Trap combined fitted with metal direct flushing
arm for immediate removal of deposet from view and out of the trap, and also adapted
for flushing other water closet pans. The front part of Trap being fitted with
earthenware screw cap with India rubber washer by which the drain is perfectly
sealed and easily inspected. The top edge of Pan being fitted with India rubber
draught excluder entirely shuts out draughts and Insects from passing between seat
and Pan (thus) preventing great annoyance,

page_text: Draught Excluder and Metal Flushing Arm.
THOMAS KEMP, 237 Cold Harbour Lane, Brixton S.W. in the County of Surrey,
Builder & Decorator, 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 :-
An Improved Water closet pan and trap combined, fitted with metal direct flushing
arm for the immediate removal of deposit from view and out of the trap, and is also
adapted for flushing other water closet pans; the front part of trap being fitted with
carthenware screw cap with India rubber washer by which the drain is perfectly
sealed and easily inspected. The top edge of pan being fitted with India rubber
draught excluder entirely shuts out draught and insects from passing between the
seat and pan, thus preventing great annoyance.
Having stated the nature of my invention I shall now proceed to describe the
details of the drawings representing the same.
Fig. 1 repts. the improved pan and trap, cavity, flushing arm draught excluder and
screw inspection cap complete.
Fig. 2 repts. the metal flushing arm so constructed at A as to fit on back of pan.
B. the downward flushing cavity by which the paper & soil are driven out of sight.
C. denotes the side flushing outlets by which the body of the pan is simultaneously
cleansed. D. ordinary flush pipe thus entirely dispensing with the ordinary putty or
India rubber joints This arm is also suitable for wash-out closets if made with cavity
to receive the same.
Fig. 3 repts. a sectional view shewing at A the metal flushing arm.
B. the cavity in pan to receive the same shewing the direct down and side flushing
(the India rubber groove to receive the draught excluder shewn in section
of pan.
at D.
E. the construction of trap which is hidden by seal F overhanging the centre of
same which hides all soil and paper from view after flushing G. Inspection arm at
with screw cap
& India-rubber washer.
front of
pan, fitted up
Fig. 4. repts. the interior of pan showing outlet A at bottom of pan.
Fig. 5. repts. the flushing arm with down and side cavities A. A. A. suitable for
Hopper and Cottage pans which are constructed with cavities to receive the same
B. to fit on pan.
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
1st. An improved Sanitary Water Closet-pan and trap.
2nd. Metal perpendicular and horizontal flushing arm.
3rd. India rubber Draught Excluder.
4th. Screw Inspection Cap.