Improvements in the Construction of Sanitary Appliances, Specially Applicable to Water Closets and Urinals for Public Use.
Year: 1888

page_text: Improvements in the Construction of Sanitary Appliances, Specially
Applicable to Water Closets and Urinals for Public Use.
I, GEORGE JENNINGS, of Palace Wharf, Stangate, in the County of Surrey, 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 :-
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of a shield or back
of stoneware or other suitable material having for its object to obviate the existing
nuisance of the seats of water closets being soiled in use, and to reduce the soiling area
of urinals.
In the accompanying 2 sheets of Drawings, Figure 1. Sheet 1. is a sectional view
of a water closet provided with such a back, Figure 2 being a plan of the same.
Figure 1. Sheet 2 is a sectional plan of my improved construction of urinal, and
Figure 2 a front elevation thereof.
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Referring to Sheet 1. B is a Latrine pan, of my manufacture, S the seat and A the
back or slab whose lower extremity projects within the aperture or opening of the
seat. This slab is slightly depressed in the middle and has two curved wings W. W.
extending on each side around a part of the said opening. The object of this back is
in the event of persons standing on the closet seat to prevent the seat itself being
soiled, the said back being made of porcelain, or any other non-absorbent material
which may be easily cleansed.
Sheet 2 illustrates my improved construction of urinal. As shewn in Figure 1.
I form on the ground, so as to extend the whole length of the urinal, a channel or
gutter G designed to receive and carry the urine away into the sewer.
At equal distances along the wall W, I arrange any requisite number of vertical
semi-cylinders C of stoneware or other suitable material.
Dividing each cylinder and in front of the channel or gutter G I erect moulded
uprights V of the peculiar form shewn in Figure 1, the lateral edges of which project
slightly beyond the inner edges of the said semi-cylinders. These uprights are hollow
as shewn but covered at the top, and their sides are curved inwardly in order to allow
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page_text: sufficient room for people to stand between two consecutive uprights the diameter of
the semi-cylinders being too narrow for that purpose; as will be obviously understood,
the object of this arrangement is to greatly economize space in the construction of
the fouling area of urinals. Above the semi-cylinders are placed central roses from
which water is allowed to trickle. A capping of slate or other material, S.
is arranged to cover the space at the back of the semi-cylinders in the manner
shewn.
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 :-
1. Providing water-closet seats with a back or shield of porcelain, or other material,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. The improved construction of urinal consisting of semi-cylinders C, uprights V,
roses R, channel or gutter G and slate cappings S, substantially as hereinbefore
described and for the purpose set forth.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
76, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,.
Agents for Applicant.