Improvements in connection with Waste Water Latrine Closets, and also in Means for Flushing same.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 12th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 12th Nov., 189-Accepted, 9th Jan., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in connection with Waste Water Latrine Closets, and
also in Means for Flushing same.
We, JOHN JOHNSTON GREEN, and WILLIAM OATES, of the Firm of Oates
and Green, Limited, of Claremount, Halifax, in the County of York, Sanitary
Engineers, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The first part of our invention has reference to the pedestal seats of waste water
latrine closets, and we propose to employ a flanged shoot or hopper placed upon
the top of the said pedestal; such hopper we propose to make of smooth porcelain,
glass, or other suitable material so as to permit of its being readily cleaned, this
shoot or hopper being primarily employed for keeping excreta from the internal
sides of the pedestal.
The second part of our invention refers to means to be employed for flushing the
internal sides of the said pedestal so as to keep them moist and clean.
In carrying out this part of our invention we connect a branch pipe between a
syphon underneath a sinkstone and the top of the pan or pedestal, such branch
pipe conveying water from the syphon, preferably into a box containing a tipper
for flushing the internal side of the said pedestal or cone. The waste water from
a bath or fall pipe may also be connected to the tipper and used for flushing the
said pedestal or cone, and instead of the branch pipe being connected to a syphon
under a sinkstone the said branch pipe may be connected direct to an opening in
the sinkstone, and if the branch pipe be bent it will act as a trap, and thus prevent
the return of noxious gases from the pedestal to the sink.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.
Improvements in connection with Waste Water Latrine Closets, and
also in Means for Flushing same.
We, JOHN JOHNSTON GREEN and WILLIAM OATES, of the Firm of Oates
& Green, Limited, of Clare mount, Halifax, in the County of York, Sanitary
Engineers, 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 first part of our invention has reference to the pedestal seats of waste latrine
closets, and we propose to employ a flanged shoot or hopper placed upon the top of
the said pedestal; such hopper we propose to make of smooth porcelain, glass, or
other suitable material so as to permit of its being readily cleaned, this shoot or
hopper being primarily employed for keeping excreta from soiling and adhering to
the internal sides of the pedestal.

page_text: The second part of our invention refers to means to be employed for flushing
the internal sides of the said pedestal or hopper so as to keep them moist and
clean.
In carrying out this part of our invention we connect a branch pipe between a
syphon underneath a sink stone and the top of the pan or pedestal, such branch
pipe conveying water from the syphon, preferably into a box containing a tipper
for flushing the internal side of the said pedestal or cone. The waste water from
a bath or fall pipe may also be connected to the tipper and used for flushing the
said pedestal or cone.
To make our invention more clearly understood we will refer to the accompanying
drawings wherein
Fig. 1 is sectional elevation of our improved flange, shoot or hopper A, placed
upon the top of a pedestal B employed for the purpose of keeping excreta or urine
from the internal sides of the pedestal. This shoot or hopper being made of
porcelain it can be easily cleaned.
Fig. 2 illustrates the same form of hopper except that in this case it is inade
with an internal ring C at the top so that when water is conveyed thereto by any
suitable means the said water will run down the internal sides of the said shoot or
hopper and will thereby be kept permanently clean.
The method of supplying water to the hopper or to the internal sides of the
pedestals of latrine closets may be various, but according to our invention we
propose to supply water either to the hopper A or to the pedestal B in the
following manner :-
D is an ordinary sinkstone underneath which is the ordinary syphon E.
We prefer to make the outlet of the syphon forked so that a portion of the
waste water will pass down pipe F for supplying the tipper G to flush the latrine
closets in the manner already described in a prior Letters Patent granted to the
present applicants, whilst a portion of the water from the sinkstone D will pass
down another branch H from the syphon, the said water therein passing along and
up pipe I and falling into the tipper J which when full or partially full will be
upset and thereby flush the internal sides of the shoot A. We also propose to use
waste water from fall pipes, and also from baths which on passing down the fall
pipe K which we prefer to fork or divide into two parts as already described with
regard to the syphon E a portion of the water from a bath or rain water will pass
into the grate L whilst the other portion passes through pipe M and up again to
the tipper J by which means it will be seen that both the tippers G and J are
automatically supplied and upset by waste water in some cases from the sinkstone
and in other cases from the bath and rain or fall water pipe.
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 :-
Firstly. In latrine pedestal closets the combination therewith of a glazed
earthenware shcot, hopper or cone employed in the manner and for the purposes
described and illustrated in the drawings.
Secondly. In latrine closets, the means or method substantially as herein shewn
and described for automatically supplying waste water to the hopper or shoot A.
Thirdly. In latrine closets, the means or method substantially as herein shewn
and described for automatically supplying waste water to the pedestal B.
Fourthly. In latrine waste water closets, the method of dividing waste water as
shewn at É and K for supplying tippers Ġ and J when employed for supplying
water to either shoots or pedestals.
Dated this 11th day of November 1896.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Patent Agents.