Improvements in Water-closet Fittings.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th July, 1895-Accepted, 31st Aug., 1895
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Water-closet Fittings.
I, JAMES BARRETT, of 48 and 50 Pearl Street, Boston, in the County of
Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, United States of America, Plumber, 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:-
The present invention has in view certain improvements in water-closet fittings
calculated to facilitate their adjustment to different surroundings; to render the
trap more accessible for cleaning purposes; to render the seat readily removable,
at the same time holding it against accidental movement when in place; to
provide an improved hinge connection between the seat and the part to which
it is connected; to provide a simple and effective means for connecting the
water-supply pipe with the bowl; and to generally combine the elements to
produce a superior structure in point of compactness, strength, and durability.
To the above ends, the invention consists in a number of novel constructions and
combinations of parts, which are recited in the appended claims.
The accompanying drawing illustrates an embodiment of the invention, and
forms a part of this Specification.
Figure 1 shows a partial side elevation and partial section of the complete
fitting.
Figure 2 shows a top plan view of the same, with the seat removed.
Figure 3 shows a vertical section on line 3-3 of Figure 1.
Figure 4 shows a horizontal section on line 4--4 of Figure 1.
Figure 5 shows a sectional view of the members of the joint between the bowl
and the water-supply pipe on line 5-5 of Figure 3.
Figure 6 represents an edge view of portions of the seat and cover, showing
the improved hinge which connects them with the cross-bar which holds it.
Figure 7 represents a top view of the construction shown in Figure 6.
Figure 8 represents a side view of a simpler form of hinge embodying my
invention.
Figure 9 represents a perspective view, showing the parts of the hinge represented
in Figure 8, detached from each other.
Figures 10 and 11 represent respectively views showing the detached parts of
the hinge represented in Figures 6 and 7.
Figure 12 represents a sectional view on the plane of line 7-7 of Figure 7,
showing the movable part raised.
The same letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the figures.
In the drawings-
i represents the bowl, and j the usual trap formed by a pipe having a double
bend or ogee curve. It frequently happens that adjustment of the trap rotatively
with respect to the bowl is demanded by the condition of surroundings, and one
improvement of mine facilitates such an adjustment. The bowl i has an annular
base-flange, which rests on a corresponding flange j¹ at the end of the trap j. The
latter flange is formed with a number of arc-shaped slots (see Figure 4), and
bolts j³ are introduced through these slots from the under side and through holes in
the flange above which they receive nuts jt. When these nuts are loosened, it
will be obvious that a rotative adjustment of the trap is permitted, limited by the

page_text: extent of the slots ². By simply tightening up these nuts, the bowl and trap are
securely clamped together.
I provide for gaining access to the trap, and particularly the lower bend of
the same, by forming at the upper end an upwardly projecting nipple k, which is
formed with an annular offset at the top for receiving an internally screw-
threaded ring of brass or other suitable material, said ring being calked, as
shown, to make it secure. The nipple is closed by a cap k', which screws into
said ring and has provisions for unscrewing it readily when it is desired to open
the trap.
A flanged cover m fits over the nipple k and is formed at two opposite sides
with ears m', and studs m³, here shown as tubular, are supported by said ears, the
said studs being externally screw-threaded for a distance at the lower ends, which
are entered through the ears and locked by nuts m³ turned on said threaded ends
above and below the ears. The studs m² project upwardly behind the bowl a
sufficient distance to support the seat, which is made up of a cross-bar or seat-
holder c, a seat proper d hinged to said bar, and a cover falso hinged to the bar.
Said bar c is bored in its under side to receive a pair of metallic tubular flanged
sockets n, and the latter fit over the two studs m², so that the cross-bar is supported
and held in place by them, while at the same time the seat can be readily removed
by simply lifting it off the studs.
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On the rear side of the bowl, near the top, a neck o is formed around a water-
inlet opening, and the outer end of this neck has a flange o¹.
A pipe-nipple p, having a flange pl, is connected to the neck o by an elastic
pipe-section q made of flexible rubber and formed as shown in Figure 5, with
flanges 99 to engage the flanges o' p¹. The water-supply pipe s is coupled to the
nipple p by an interually screw-threaded sleeve s' turning on an externally threaded
portion of the nipple and suitably fastened to the supply-pipe. It will be seen that
the manner of connecting the water-supply pipe to the bowl is a very simple and
effective one, the flexible section q preventing liability of breakage of the neck o of
the bowl. Another neck o² and pipe s² connected thereto by a nipple p³, and an
elastic section q constitute a means for ventilating the bowl.
I make use of one of the studs m² as a support for a levert which constitutes a
member of valve-controlling connections between the seat and the water-supply,
said tube having a hanger t¹ supporting the pivot t2 of said lever.
The binge which connects the seat d to the bar or holder c, when made in its
simplest form, includes two members, a and b, one of which, a, is intended for
attachment to the bar c and will be hereinafter termed the fixed member. The
other member, b, is attached to the scat, d, and is the movable member. The
member a has at one end an ear 2 which is perforated at 3 to receive the connecting
pivot-pin which connects it with the member b, the other end of said member
being formed as a shank 4 provided with screw-holes 5 5 adapted to receive screws
whereby it may be attached to the bar c.
On the member a at the inner side of the ear 2, is formed an inclined shoulder 6.
The other member, b, is provided at one end with an ear 20 perforated at 23 to
receive the pivot-pin, its other end being formed as a shank 24 having holes 25 to
receive the attaching screws which secure the member 6 to the cover f. The
member b is provided with an inclined shoulder 26, which is arranged at the outer
side of the ear 20.
When the members a and b are assembled and connected by the pivot-pin e, and
the movable member is in the position it occupies when the seat d is in its closed
position, the shoulder 26 stands at a tangent with the ear 20, as shown in Figure 8.
Said shoulders are arranged so that they permit the seat to be raised until its
centre of gravity crosses the pivot-pin e and the seat stands in the inclined position
represented by dotted lines in Figure 8. The shoulder 26 then comes to a bearing
on the upper edge of the member a, the corresponding edge of the member b at the
same time coming to a bearing on the shoulder 6. There is therefore an extended
bearing of each member upon the other when the seat is raised, this bearing

page_text: enabling the fixed hinged member to support the movable hinged member and the
seat connected therewith in the raised inclined. position shown by dotted lines, in
Figure 8 without undue strain upon the connecting parts, and without permitting
the seat to swing back far enough to come in contact with external, objects behind,
the supporting bar c.
I further support the seat din its raised position by a bevelled face 9 on the
fixed supporting bar c and a correspondingly bevelled face on the seat d. The
meeting edges of these faces coincide with the centres of the pivot pins e, as shown
in Figure 6, so that when the seat is lowered the faces 9 and 10 form a V-shaped
depression. When the seat is raised, the face 10 comes in contact with the face 9
when the seat reaches the inclined position by which it is supported by the
shoulders of the hinge, as above described, and is additionally supported by the
bearing of the faces 9 and 10 upon each other.
In Figures 6, 7, 10, and 11, I show the construction adopted when a hinged.
cover is used in connection with the seat d. In this case the fixed member of
the hinge is represented by A, and comprises two ears A¹ A², and shoulders A³ A*
located beside said ears, as shown in Figure 10, the ear A2 being located
below and in advance of the ear A¹. In this case two independent movable
members A A are employed, one hinged to the ear A' and the other to the ear A².
The cover fis attached to the member A, and the seat d to the member Aº. The
members A and A* are provided with shoulders A' which, when the movable parts
on which they are attached are raised, bear upon portions of the fixed member,
the shoulders A3 A4 at the same time bearing upon portions of the movable
members.
It will be seen that the construction last described embodies the same essential
features as that shown in Figures 8 and 9, the difference being that provision is
made for the connection of two movable parts to the fixed member. The location
of the ear A' below and in advance of the ear A' enables both the seat and cover
to be raised and to stand backwardly inclined so as to be held in their raised position
by their own weight.
When it is not desirable to have the seat and cover removable, the studs m² may
be rigidly secured to the bar c, in which case the sockets in the bar c which receive
said studs m² may be simply holes bored through the bar, the studs having
enlarged heads bearing on the upper side of the bar, as shown in dotted lines in
Figure 3.
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 :-
1. In a water-closet fitting, the combination of the bowl, the ogee trap, studs
rising from the upper bend of said trap at opposite sides of the same and supported
thereby, a seat-piece having sockets which fit over said studs, and seats attached
to said seat-piece and extending over the bowl.
2. In a water-closet fitting, the combination of a trap having a clean-out opening
at the upper side of its top-bend, a cover for said opening having ears at opposite
sides, vertical studs supported by said ears, and a seat-piece having sockets fitting
over said studs.
3. In a water-closet fitting, the combination of a trap having a clean-out opening
at the upper side of its top-bend, a cover for said opening having ears at opposite
sides, vertical studs supported by said ears, a seat-piece having sockets fitting
over said studs, and valve connections, including a lever pivoted to one of the
said studs.
4. In a water-closet fitting, the combination of a bowl having a flanged neck
around its water-inlet opening, a supply-pipe having a flange adjacent to the flange
of the said neck, and a flexible coupling section formed to engage said flanges.
5. A hinge comprising two members each having an ear formed to receive a
connecting pivot, a lateral shoulder at one side of the ear, and a shank formed to

page_text: receive attaching devices, the shoulder of each member being arranged to bear on
a part of the other member when the movable member is raised.
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6. A hinge comprising a fixed member having two ears, one located below and in
advance of the other, fixed inclined shoulders beside said ears, and two independent
movable members having ears pivotally connected to the ears of the fixed member,
and each having an inclined shoulder, the shoulders of the fixed member presenting
abutments on which the movable members bear when raised, the shoulders of the
said movable members bearing at the same time on other parts of the fixed
member.
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The combination of a fixed supporting bar c having at one edge the bevelled
-face-9; the seat d having the bevelled face 10 arranged to meet the face 9, and the
hinge members affixed respectively to the supporting bar and seat and comprising
the ears connected by pivots which coincide with the meeting edges of the faces,
the inclined shoulders adjacent to said ears, and the shanks adapted for connection
with the parts connected by the hinge.
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JAMES BARRETT.
Haseltine, Lake & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.