Improvements in Water Closets.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 30th July, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 22nd May, 1896-Accepted, 11th July, 1896
Improvements in Water Closets.
1, WILLIAM FRANKLIN of Kinsman Green, Luton, in the County of Bedford,
Surveyor and Sanitary Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
:-
According to my invention I construct the water closet of an upper and a lower
part. The upper part consists of a pan provided with passages for flushing and
overflow as is usual. The upper part fits into the lower part which also forms the
trap. The lower part or trap is so formed that it surrounds the upper part or pan
in such manner and to such a height that even supposing the joint between the
base of the pan and same be broken no overflow of water on the floor can take
place. An overflow is provided from the pan to regulate the height of the water
therein and connected to the trap below the valve by a metal or other pipe. There
is a valve which is suitably pivoted in the lower part and just under the base of
the pan which valve may conveniently be made of metal in the form of a circular
frame with a glass, earthenware or other pane let in and seating itself up
against a rubber or other packing ring. Or the valve may be made without
a metal frame if desired. Or the packing material might be on the valve itself
and it would then seat itself against the base of the pan. The valve being below
the joint of the pan and trap, no gas or other objection can arise if such joint
should be improperly made or become broken. The trap is further provided with
a syphon pipe below the level of the valve for the relief of gases. The valve is
provided with a lever or crank and connected by a lever on a movable fulcrum to
à bellows or other regulator standing at the back of the pan. The regulator is
provided with a light metal rod which connects with the cistern so as to work a
plug therein, the regulator being adjusted to let down any desired quantity of
water and in such manner as to close the valve in the trap slightly before the plug
thus providing an after flush for the pan. Any flushing cistern will work with
this closet however as will also any automatic cistern, but in the latter case
the regulator is worked from the cistern. In the case of a syphon cistern the
regulator is actuated by the arm or lever working same.
Dated the 30th day of July 1895.
JENSEN & SON,
77 Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
Improvements in Water Closets.
1, WILLIAM FRANKLIN of Kinsman Green Luton in the County of Bedford,
Surveyor and 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 :-
In the accompanying drawings I have shown in vertical longitudinal section two
forms of pedestal water closet constructed according to my invention.

page_text: In Fig. 1 the upper part of the closet consists of a pan A provided with
passage B for flushing and pipe C for overflow. The upper part A fits into the
lower part D which is formed with a trap D' and surrounds the upper part
or pan A in such a manner and to such a height, that even supposing the joint
between the base of the pan A and the trap part D be broken, no overflow of
water on to the floor can take place; the joint by preference made by a rim ou
the pan seating itself against a rubber ring E in a groove in the trap part D. The
overflow pipe C is trapped and regulates the height of water in the pan; it is
connected to the trap below the valve F. This latter is suitably pivoted in the
trap part D just under the bottom of the pan A. This valve may conveniently
be made of metal in the form of a circular frame with a glass, earthenware or other
pane F¹ let in and seats itself up against a rubber or other packing ring G in the
metal seating G or the valve may if desired be made without a metal frame. Or
vice versa the packing material might, as shown in Fig. 2 be on the valve. The
valve being below the joint between the pan part A and the trap part D, no gas
or other smell can rise even if such joint should be improperly made or become
broken. The trap part D is further provided with the syphon pipe H below
the level of the valve F for the relief of gases. On the spindle I of the valve
is fixed a lever or crank K which by rod L, lever M and rod N is connected
to a bellows regulator or other regulator standing at the back of the pan (or it
might be at the side as shown in Fig. 2). The regulator is provided with a
light metal rod which is connected with a plug in the bottom of the cistern,
the regulator being as usual adjusted to let down any desired quantity of water
and in such manner as to close the valve F in the trap part D slightly before the
plug in the cistern, thus providing an after flush for the pan.
In Fig. 2 the pedestal closet is made in one piece and the regulator with pull
handle is arranged at the side. The valve F is in this example provided with a
packing ring which makes joint against the metal seating G₁. The tumbler
lever K on the valve spindle I is by means of rod L, and levers M and N
connected with the regulator spindle Q.
Any flushing cistern will work with this closet or any automatic cistern but in
the latter case the regulator is worked from the cistern. In the case of a syphon
cistern the regulator is actuated by the arm or lever which works the syphon
cistern.
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.
A pedestal water closet provided with a flap valve and having the trap part
adapted to receive the pan part or made in one therewith in the manner described
and shown the water supply being arranged as described and shown or in any other
suitable manner.
от тау г090.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.