Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 25th Feb., 1895-Accepted, 30th Mar., 1895
I, THOMAS LOVIBOND TEMPLEMAN, of Stoke Road, Slough, in the County of
Buckingham, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows
The object of my invention is to manufacture an improved form and arrangement
of cistern for flushing purposes.
My invention consists of a small cistern or any number of small cisterus fixed in
a large or main cistern, the flushing cistern having a small hole near the bottom of
one of its walls, for receiving its supply of water from the main cistern. The walls
of the flushing cistern are rather lower than those of the main cistern, and a fixed
syphon is fitted thereto, the long leg or its equivalent, passing through the bottoms
of both cisterns, and being jointed to the flushing pipe. A short junction is made
to the long leg of the syphon, inside the small cistern. This junction is fitted
with a valve for starting the syphon, the valve being lifted by the usual lever with
its connections.
The flushing cistern can be readily removed for repairing and refixed; no ball
cock being required.
The action is as follows:-On the valve being temporarily lifted in the usual
manner, water enters the long leg of the syphon, whereby its action is started, and
the water continues running until the flushing cistern is emptied. The cistern is
then gradually and quietly refilled through the small hole.
In case the water in the large cistern shall rise above the walls of the small
cistern, the syphon acts as an overflow pipe, and carries away the surplus water.
If necessary the quantity of water admitted to the small cistern may be regulated
by a ball cock.
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GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.
An improved by poor
I THOMAS LOVIBOND TEMPLEMAN, of Stoke Road, Slough, in the County of
Buckingham Engineer, 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 object of my invention is to manufacture an improved form and arrangement
of cistern for flushing purposes.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and
ascertained, reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawing, in which a is
a small cistern fitted in a large or main cistern, the small or flushing cistern a
having a small hole c near the bottom of one of its walls, for receiving its supply
of water from the main cistern.

page_text: A syphon is fitted in the flushing cistern a, the long leg of which communicates
by any adjustable means with the flushing pipe e. is a junction fitted with a
valve for starting the syphon, the valve being lifted by the usual lever with its
connections.
The action is as follows:-On the valve 9 being temporarily lifted in the usual
manner, water enters the long leg of the syphon d, whereby its action is started,
and the water continues running until the flushing cistern a is emptied. The cistern
is then gradually and quietly refilled through the small hole c.
In case the water in the large cistern 6 should accidentally rise above the walls of
the small cistern a, the syphon acts as an overflow pipe, and carries away the
surplus water.
A number of the small cisterns may, in some cases, be fitted in one large cistern,
for instance where a number of closets are placed or grouped together, each small
cistern being supplied with a syphon and the before mentioned fittings.
C
It will be obvious that by supplying the hole with a tap or other regulator
and suitably altering the dimensions of the syphon and of the walls of the small
cistern, my improved cistern may be regulated to flush at regular intervals of
time.
The flushing cistern a can be readily removed for repairing, and refixed; no
ball-cock being required therefor.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the-same is to be performed; 1 declare that what I
claim is
1. The improved syphon flushing cistern, substantially as described and illustrated
by the drawing.
2. A syphon flushing cistern consisting of one or more small cistern or cisterns a
fitted in a large or main cistern 6, each small cistern being fitted with a syphon d
and valve and inlet
g
C, all arranged and operating substantially as hereinbefore
described and illustrated by the drawing.
Dated 25th February 1895.
GEO.
DOWNING,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agent.