Improvements in Means for Rendering Night-commodes and Slop- pails More Portable and Convenient, and Less Offensive and Insanitary.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Mar., 1.94
Complete Specification Left, 13th Dec., 1894-Accepted, 26th Jan., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Rendering Night-commodes and Slop-
pails More Portable and Convenient, and Less Offensive and
Insanitary.
WC, WILLIAM HUMPHREY of No. 112 Camden Street, London, N.W., Piano-
forte-action Maker, and WILLIAM YARROW of No. 10 Rochester Terrace, London,
N.W., Commercial Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
Our invention consists of a gas-tight lid, applicable to the ordinary slop-pail,
whether it be of wood, metal, or earthenware.
The lid, preferably of wood, is grooved on its under side to receive the edge of
the pail, and the groove is padded with felt, indian-rubber, or other suitable
material, so that the edge of the pail, pressing into the padding, forms a gas-tight
joint. And the lid may be attached to the pail by means of wedges and blocks,
eccentrics and blocks, by spring-hooks engaging in the handle-sockets, or by other
such similar device as inay be rendered advisable by the particular make of pail
being dealt with.
The lid is perforated and fashioned so as to form a seat similar to those commonly
used for water-closets; and the hole in it is closed by a second lid, made to fit gas-
tight into the first one by means of a wad of felt, indian-rubber, or other suitable
material.
The second lid may be similarly perforated and closed by a third lid, so as to
reduce the orifice to a size suitable for young children.
All the lids are capable of being instantly removed as if they were one piece,
leaving the pail available for ordinary household purposes.
Dated this Tenth day of March 1894.
WILLIAM HUMPHREY.
WILLIAM YARROW.
Improvements in Means for Rendering Night-commodes and Slop-
pails More Portable and Convenient, and Less Offensive and
Insanitary.
We WILLIAM HUMPHREY, 112 Camden Street, London N.W. WILLIAM
YARROW, 10 Rochester Terrace, Camden Town, London N.W. 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 :-
Our invention consists of an annular gas tight lid seating applicable to the
ordinary slop pail, whether it be of wood, metal or earthenware.

page_text: Fig. 2 shows an edge view of the same partly in section.
Fig. 3 shows by a perspective view this lid seating as applied to a slop pail, the
orifice being shown open-the figure being drawn to a slightly reduced scale.
Figs. 4, 5 and 6 show by views similar to Figs. 1, 2 and 3 respectively another
form of our invention.
The annular lid seating a, preferably of wood, is grooved on its under side to
receive the edge of the pail A and the groove is padded with felt, india rubber, or
other suitable material, so that the edge A' of the pail, pressing into the padding &
forms a gas-tight joint.
Although the lid seating a may be attached to the pail by means of wedges and
blocks, eccentrics and blocks, by spring-hooks engaging in the handle-sockets, or by
other such similar device as may be rendered advisable by the particular shape of
pail being dealt with, we have found that the simple and economical loops of india
rubber c attached to the annular part a' and passed around the usual handles A* of
the pail A form a most convenient connection.
The annular lid seating is perforated and fashioned so as to form a seat similar
to those commonly used for water-closets, and the hole a² in it is closed by a lid or
cover d made to fit gas-tight into the hole a' in the lid seating annulus a' by means
of a wade of felt, india-rubber or other suitable material.
The cover or lid d may be formed again in two, and the one part d' perforated
similarly to the lid seating above referred to and closed by a third lid or plug
cover f, so as to reduce the orifice to a size suitable for young children-see Figs. 4, 5
and 6.
A knob or handle g is provided for convenience in lifting.
All the lids are capable of being instantly removed, as if they were one piece,
leaving the pail available for ordinary household purposes.
Although we have more especially referred to wood as the material for the
seatings and lids we do not confine ourselves thereto as other materials may be used
or combinations of wood and other materials.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The construction and use of an annular or similarly shaped packed seat-fitted
with a closely fitting cover or plug-packed fitted and secured removably to a night
commode or slop pail as and for the purpose set forth with reference to Figs. 1, 2
and 3.
2. The construction and use of an annular or like seat provided with a removable
smaller annular or like seat capable of fitting therein to diminish the aperture and
a closely fitting cover or plug, the larger seat being fitted packed and secured
removably to a night commode or slop pail as set forth with reference to Figs. 4, 5
and 6.
3. The construction, arrangement and combination of means for rendering night
commodes and slop pails more convenient and useful, substantially as set forth and
shewn by the drawings.
Dated the ish de D ICO
WM: BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicants.