An Improved Flushing Water Closet.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 27th Jan., 1894-Accepted, 7th Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Flushing Water Closet.
JOSEPH EASBY 161 Springvale Road Sheffield in the County of York
Whitesmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My invention consists of a tank, with an opening in the bottom, into which is
inserted a valve over which works a shutter to which is attached a lever the other
end of which is connected to a rod running across the tank; the rod works in
bushes fastened to the sides of the tank to one end of the rod is attached a lever
which has a weight at one end, which closes the valve, and a connecting rod at the
other, which passes through the closet seat, to which is fastened a lever on a rod
which works in brackets which are fastened to the closet seat, on the other end of
the rod is fastened a handle which when pressed down slides the shutter off the
valve, causing the water to flush the trough upon which the tank rests underneath
the seat.
When the tank is supplied with sink water or rain water, the drain
pipes are connected to the tank which has an overflow into the trough to drain off
any excess of water.
When the tank is supplied with water under pressure a ball tap is attached to
shut the water off when the tank is full.
I also have a water-tight vessel with the above arrangement of rods and levers,
but the weight opens the valve instead of closing it; when the closet seat is pressed
down it closes the valve and opens a tap which fills the tank with water, when the
pressure is removed the weight opens the valve and shuts off the water.
For preventing the drain pipes from making up I place at the end of the trough
some spikes which keeps back anything that would block up the drains.
Dated this First day of May 1893.
JOSEPH EASBY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Flushing Water Closet.
JOSEPH EASBY, 161 Spring Vale Road Sheffield in the County of York,
Whitesmith, 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 consists of a tank A with an opening in the bottom D over which
works a shutter E to which is attached a lever F the other end of which is
connected to a rod G running across the tank, the rod G works in bushes fastened
to the sides of the tank, to one end of the rod is attached a lever H. which has a
weight I at one end which closes the valve E and a connecting rod J at the other,
which passes through the closet seat, at the top of the rod J is fastened a lever on
a rod K which works in brackets L which are fastened to the closet seat. At one
end of the rod K is fastened a handle M which when pressed down slides the
shutter off the opening by means of the rods and levers causing the water to flush
the trough B upon which the tank rests underneath the seat.
When the tank is supplied with sink water or rain water, the drain pipes N are
connected to the tank which has an overflow R into the trough to drain off any
excess of water.

page_text: When the tank is supplied with water under pressure a ball tap is attached to
shut the water off when the tank is full.
In a modification I have a water tight vessel into which is screwed a valve or
tap, over the lever H the spindle of which is connected to the lever H at P
by means of a connecting rod so that when the seat is pressed down the rod .J
is forced down by means of a lever fastened to the rod K instead of the lever M
which pulls the rod fastened to H at P down, which opens the tap and fills the
water tight vessel and at the same time closes the valve E.
When the pressure
is removed from the seat the weight I closes the tap by means of the lever H
and opens the valve E by means of the rod F and so flushes the trough B.
The cover of the seat is converted into the seat and fastened at the front with
hinges and the back of the seat is connected to the rod K by means of a lever
in place of the handle M. The cover has a hole in the centre the same as in
the seat and I have a lever with a weight at one end and a rod at the other
which is fixed under the closet sent and also comes through the seat and lifts the
moveable seat at the back.
The hole D in the bottom of the tank A is of any suitable shape with a metal
ring fastened in to make a water-tight joint with the shutter E which slides
.over it.
For preventing the drain pipes from becoming blocked I place at the end of the
trough some spikes or grate or the like, as in Fig. 2 which keep back anything
that would block up the drains.
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,
Improvements in apparatus as herein described and drawn applicable to water
closets for the purposes herein specified.
In witness whereof I the said Joseph Easby have hereunto set my hand and
seal this 26th day January in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and ninety-four.
JOSEPH EASBY.