Improvements in Flushing Cisterns.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 7th May, 1886
Complete Left, 7th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 8th Mar., 1887.
Improvements in Flushing Cisterns.
I JOB DEELEY of Fordrough Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick,
Plumbers' Brass Founder, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to flushing cisterns or flush boxes for the flushing of water
closets, urinals and for other purposes; and my said invention consists in forming or
constructing a double or duplex flusher out of one cistern or box; that is, two closets
or pans (in the case of a water closet) are flushed from one common flush box, instead
of employing two separate cisterns, as is commonly done; thus, I employ a single
cistern with two flushing outlets or delivery pipes, each of which leads to separate or
independent pans or other receptacles.
In carrying out my invention I proceed as follows; and I will describe my
invention in connection with a double syphon flusher.
I take an ordinary cistern or flush box (but a little larger in cubical capacity)
provided with a ball valve compartment, that is, the cistern is divided longitudinally
by a partition, into two compartments, viz.-the flush box proper, and the ball float
compartment, in which latter, the ball valve or float is situated and works.
A partition valve is situated at an intermediate distance between the ends of the
cistern, and through the outlet of this valve, water from the ball valve department
passes to the flush box, when the valve is raised; and situated at suitable distances apart,
within the flush box, two syphon flushing expedients are arranged, with their down
pipes passing through the bottom, and leading to the delivery pipes, through which
water is conducted to the objects or receptacles to be flushed.
The syphon flushing expedients are preferably of the kind in which the bell and
down pipe are in one, and are picked up by means of forked arms carried by an axis
passing from one side of the cistern to the partition, and upon the respective tops of
which the axis ends take their bearings. Two of these axes are arranged at opposite
ends of the cistern, and on the offsides of the flushing bells; and extending outwardly
from these axes, levers proceed, and from the ends of which, chain or cord for operating
(independently) the flushers depend; and upon one side, (next to ball valve partition)

page_text: of each of the said operating levers, standing out arms or long pegs proceed, and from
or near the ends of which a long bar or rod is loosely suspended. This bar or rod
which is connected at its middle to the partition valve, is suspended from the standing
out arms on the operating levers, by hooked connections.
The connection between the valve and the bar or rod before named, is effected by a
vertical rod, loosely hooked or connected at its upper end to the middle of the bar,
while its lower end carries the valve, which fits within a valve socket having a passage
at its bottom, so as to connect each compartment one with the other. The valve is
loosely connected to the lower end of its rod, by a pin on the latter, working within a
groove in the former, thus allowing of some play, on the raising of the valve rod
before named.
The cistern when in position, is situated on the party wall dividing two closets; so
that the one half of the cistern, and one operating lever is in one closet, with the other
half, and the other operating lever in the other closet.
To flush (say) the right hand closet, depress the lever on that side, when the axis
carrying the arms which pick up the bell is turned, and by the downward movement
of the lever and arm upon it, (consequent upon the pulling action) the partition
valve bar or rod is lowered on one side, thereby closing the valve, and shutting off
communication between the flush box and ball valve chamber.
At the same time that the axis before named is rotated, by the pulling of the
operating lever, the bell of the syphon flusher is raised or operated, when the necessary
flushing takes place through the delivery pipe on that side. The flusher on the other
side is operated exactly in the same way as described; so that two closet pans or other
receptacles are flushed from a single cistern, or a cistern common to them both.
Although I have described that the flusher is a duplex one, yet a three or four flush
cistern may be used with like effect.
The horizontal bar to the middle of which the partition valve rod is connected, may
be worked by arms on the axis, instead of by arms on the lever.
The ball valve is made of an elliptical, or of an elongated figure, so as to reduce the
cubical capacity of the ball valve box, and increase that of the flush box.
The hooks on the end of the valve bar which extends from lever to lever before
named, admits of the flushing expedients on the one side, being operated when pulled,
without influencing that on the other side.
JUB DEELEY.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham,
Agent to the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Flushing Cisterns.
I, JOB DEELEY of Fordrough Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick
Plumbers Brass Founder, 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:-
My invention relates to flushing cisterns or flush boxes for the flushing of water
closets, urinals and for other purposes, and my said invention consists in forming or
constructing a double or duplex flusher, out of one cistern or box; that is, two closets
or pans (in the case of a water closet) are flushed from one common flush box, instead
of employing two separate cisterns, as is commonly done; thus I employ a single
cistern with two flushing outlets or delivery pipes, each of which leads to separate or
independent pans or other receptacles.
In carrying out my invention, I proceed as follows; and I will describe my invention
in connection with a double syphon flusher.
I take an ordinary cistern or flush box (but a little larger in cubical capacity)
provided with a ball valve compartment, that is, the cistern is divided longitudinally
by a partition, into two compartments, viz.-the flush box proper, and the ball float
compartment, in which latter, the ball valve or float is situated and works.
A partition valve is situated at an intermediate distance between the ends of the
cistern, and through the outlet of this valve, water from the ball valve department
passes to the flush box, when the valve is raised; and situated at suitable distances
apart, within the flush box, two syphon flushing expedients are arranged, with their
down pipes passing through the bottom, and leading to the delivery pipes, through
which water is conducted to the objects or receptacles to be flushed.
The syphon flushing expedients are preferably of the kind, in which the bell and
down pipe are in one, and are picked up by means of forked arms carried by an axis
passing from one side of the cistern to the partition, and upon the respective tops of
which, the axis ends take their bearings. Two of these axes are arranged at opposite
ends of the cistern, and on the offsides of the flushing bells; and extending outwardly
from these axes, levers proceed, and from the ends of which, chain or cord for operating
(independently) the flushers depend; and upon one side (next to ball valve partition)
of each of the said operating levers, standing out arms or long pegs proceed, and from
or near the ends of which, a long bar or rod is loosely suspended. This bar or rod
which is connected at its middle to the partition valve, is suspended from the standing
out arins on the operating levers, by hooked connections.
The connection between the valve and the bar or rod before named, is effected by a
vertical rod loosely hooked or connected at its upper end to the middle of the bar,
while its lower end carries the valve, which fits within a valve socket having a passage
at its bottom, so as to connect each compartment one with the other. The valve is
loosely connected to the lower end of its rod, by a pin, on the latter, working within a

page_text: groove in the former, thus allowing of some play, on the raising of the valve rod
before named.
The cistern when in position, is situated on the party wall dividing two closets; so
that the one half of the cistern, and one operating lever is in one closet, with the other
half, and the other operating lever in the other closet.
To flush (say) the right hand closet depress the lever on that side, when the axis
carrying the arms which pick up the bell, is turned, and by the downward movement
of the lever and arm upon it, (consequent upon the pulling action) the partition valve
bar or rod is lowered on one side, thereby closing the valve, and shutting off
communication between the flush box and ball valve chamber.
At the same time that the axis before named is rotated, by the pulling of the
operating lever, the bell of the syphon flusher is raised or operated, when the necessary
flushing takes place, through the delivery pipe on that side. The flusher on the other
side is operated exactly in the same way as described; so that two closet pans or other
receptacles are flushed from a single cistern, or a cistern common to them both.
Although I have described that the flusher is a duplex one, yet a three or four flush
cistern may be used with like effect.
The horizontal bar, to the middle of which the partition valve rod is connected, may
be worked by arms on the axis, instead of by arms on the lever.
The ball valve is made of an elliptical or of an elongated figure, so as to reduce the
cubical capacity of the ball valve box, and increase that of the flush box.
The hooks on the end of the valve bar which extends from lever to lever before
named, admits of the one side being operated, when pulled, without influencing that
on the other side.
I will now proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying Drawings, the
manner in which the same is to be performed.
Figure 1 represents in longitudinal vertical section, and partly in elevation, a double
or duplex flushing cistern constructed according to my invention, and from the single
cistern of which said flusher, two closets or pans are supplied with water. Figure 2
is a plan of the same. Figure 3 shows also the same section as figure 1, but with
one of the syphon flushing expedients raised, for the initial starting. Figure 4 is a
transverse vertical section of figure 1, upon the dotted lines A B.
The same letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the several figures.
a is a single cistern or flush box, provided with a longitudinally divided off ball
valve compartment b; that is, the single compartment of the cistern a, wherein a body
of water is stored, for the supplying of two closets, is divided off longitudinally on
one side, by a partition 62, wherein the ball valve floats, for regulating the admission
of water into the cistern; and within this division, is a water outlet c, leading from
the said ball valve compartment into the other single compartment a, and which said
outlet is opened and closed by a partition valve d. This valve is raised from its seat
by a rod d, having at its lower end, a cross bar or cross pin d³, which is made to
work within a gapped or cut away part d' in the said valve; so that on one or both of
the levers of the flushers being raised, the valve falls to its seat, and stops the outlet of
water from the ball valve cistern but on the levers taking their normal positions, the
valve is elevated from off its seat, thus allowing water in the single compartment of
the cistern, and the ball valve compartment, to remain at the same level-ee are syphon
flushing expedients or bells, constructed according to Letters Patent granted to me,
and bearing date, the 19th day of February 1884, No. 3546; and which said syphon
flushers have trunnion opposite arms e, by means of which, the syphon tops are
picked up by levers f, turning upon cross axes 2, and which said levers have at their
outer ends, operating chains g, and at their inner ends, counterpoise weights h.
The partition valve is operated by a longitudinal bar i, to the middle part of which,
the top of the valve rod is connected by a loop or link, while the ends of this rod
are connected by loosely fitting hanging loops, to short arms f³, on the respective
undersides of the levers f
In order to flush either one or other of two closets, provided with a cistern as
herein before represented, pull either one or other of the levers, (say the right hand

page_text: side) when the counterpoise end of the lever picks up the bell by its trunnion arms,
which starts the flushing, as shown at figure 3.
The lowering of the chain end of the lever, lowers correspondingly the arm f³, and
the right hand side of the rod i, and at the same time, the rod d² is also lowered, and
the valve allowed by its own weight, to fall to its seat, thereby closing the valve, and
shutting off communication between the flush box and ball valve chamber.
The other syphon flusher or bell, and parts connected with it, are operated and
perform their duties in exactly the same manner as has already been described with
respect to the first named.
In applying my invention to triple or quadruple flushers, the flush box has only to
be made proportionately large for the purpose, and fitted with the necessary number
of bells or syphon expedients, according to the number of closets requiring to be
flushed from a single body of stored up water, contained within a single flush box.
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―
First. In a flushing cistern-Making a single flush box, or a single water-storo
chamber, supply indifferently two or more closets or pans, from one body of water,
through the intervention of two or more syphon or other flushing expedients or bells,
through which, the said single body or store of water is emptied or discharged,
substantially as described and set forth.
Secondly-Operating the partition valve d (for admitting and cutting off water) by
a bar or rod i, loosely attached at its onds, to arms on the undersides of the operating
levers of a duplex syphon flusher, constructed and working substantially in the manner
as herein-described and illustrated.
Thirdly. A double or duplex flushing cistern, hereinbefore described and illustrated
in the accompanying drawings; that is to say, combining and arranging the parts of
flushing cisterns, in manner and for the purpose substantially as set forth; whereby a
body of water contained within a single flush box, is emptied indifferently through
two syphon expedients or bells.