An Improved Sanitary Water-oloset Combination.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 11th Aug., 1892-Accepted, 12th Nov., 1892
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Sanitary Water-oloset Combination.
I JOSEPH JOHN LISH of No. 9 West Grainger Street in the Town and County of
Newcastle upon Tyne Architect 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 in the combination of various conveniences in a water-
closet chamber whereby a variety of sanitary and useful purposes are accomplished
and disadvantages are avoided. I prefer to employ as the basis on which my
combinations are applied what is known as a "wash-down" water-closet; but what.
is known as a "wash-out" closet or any other convenient form may be employed,
flushed in the usual way. I use by preference also a pedestal closet as shewn in
the drawings, but I do not confine myself to that form exclusively.
I hinge the actual seat of the closet so that it may be folded up against the back,
in which there is no novelty; but I, by my invention, also hinge the back against
which the seat folds, so that (the seat being folded back) the back with the seat
may fold sideways, so as to open to a right angle, whereby an upright or other
convenient form of urinal or sink is disclosed, draining by preference, into the basin
of the closet, but not necessarily so, and with a small flush of water passing over its
surface while the folding back is open to the required position. By a further
opening of the folding back, beyond the position required to produce this flow of
water, this water is shut off, and some of the other appliances which I provide may
be used without waste of water. I provide a catch whereby the opened back is held
in this position. By the opening of the back there is also disclosed an arrangement
of housemaids taps, with jointed delivery pipes, at the top of the urinal; and where
hot water is available I have taps for both hot and cold water, so arranged as that
all drip must of necessity pass into the w.c. basin or if a special drain be provided
for it, into that drain. I also provide junction taps whereby a mixture of hot and
cold water of any desired temperature may be obtained, so as to issue at uniform
temperature or nearly so from a central nozzle. When hot water pipes are available
I employ them (with a circulating arrangement) to give warmth to the column of
air contained within the upper part of the back of my improved closet, which is
made close fitting for the purpose and so produce ventilation of the basin of the
closet, the urinal, and in fact the whole arrangement; and when hot water is not
available, or to assist its action if inadequate, I employ a gas jet within the structure
of my improved closet both to give light in the apartment containing the closet and
to maintain or assist the ventilation by a current of air up the casing, which casing
thus acts as a ventilating shaft. With or without these heating appliances any
other form of apparatus for ventilating may be employed, and the upcast air may
be passed into the upcast soil pipe ventilator or by a separate pipe to the open air
as desired. In addition to the housemaids taps already described at which supplies
of water may be obtained, I construct also a nozzle or nozzles, to which an india
rubber pipe may be attached by union joint or otherwise with a jet nozzle at the
end whereby slop pails or other articles may be effectually rinsed or cleaned by the
impact of a strong jet of water. I also construct an arrangement of india rubber
pipes attachable to the taps giving a supply of water of a desired temperature
before described to which may be attached lavement apparatus of any desired kind
or fountain or other bath appliances with accessible taps to regulate the same.
cases wherein from structural reasons or otherwise it is not convenient to place the
ventilating and tap chamber at the back of the closet I may place one or both at
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page_text: the side or I may make a certain portion of it at the back and slope a part of it to
either side.
In the drawings..
Fig. 1. represents a vertical section of my improved water-closet.
Fig. 2. an elevation of the same on a reduced scale of one half, and
Fig. 3. is a plan partly 'in section.
The same letters apply to the same parts in each view.
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A. is the basin of the closet (the dotted lines represent the back of an ordinary
wash down basin the full lines my. basin). B. is the urinal slab or recess which I
have represented as vertical or nearly so, but which may be made of any desired
size or shape so as to combine the advantages of being usable as a sink as well as a
urinal. C is the ventilating chamber the woodwork of which is made close fitting
so as to be more effectual as a ventilating arrangement than it would be if less
carefully made. In Fig. 3 the ventilating space in front of the urinal is shewn,
marked with the letter V, the section being taken below the division piece D Fig. 1.
The arrows Fig. 1 & 2 represent the course of ventilation of basin and urinal.
Below the division piece D is a mere cupboard with doors opening at the sides to
the floor with perforated panels or gratings for the doors merely to allow circula-
tion of air. This cupboard is for facility of inspection of and access to joints and
for the convenience of containing any special appliance. E. E. are the hot and
cold water pipes and F. F. the nozzles attached to the same. I omit the details of
the circulating arrangements for the hot water, to avoid complexity and also the
arrangement of taps for regulating the temperature of the supplied water all of
which are well understood by all practical men. G is a supply pipe for flushing
the urinal the valve of which I prefer to make circular in a circular casing
coinciding with the centre of the hinge of the door, and thus opening and shutting
the ports according to the position of the door, but I do not confine myself to this
arrangement exclusively. H is the supply pipe for flushing the basin. I. is a hand
hole in the basin structure whereby the joint J. may be got at from the inside so as
to make it perfectly smooth inside and air and water, tight. K. is the ventilating
pipe for the soil pipe. L. is the gas jet before described. M. Fig. 1. is the rising
seat the dotted lines m. m representing its movement. N. Fig. 1 & 3 is the hinged
back the dotted lines nn Fig. 3 representing its movement. The dotted lines o o
represent it in the position in which the flushing arrangement of the urinal is in
action the dotted lines pp represent it in the position in which the flushing arrange-
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ment is shut off as it is also when the back is shut to. The movement of the back
as above described to one side may be varied as for instance by lifting it with the
seat like a sash window or in any other way, but I prefer it as described and
drawn. Q. is the handle by which the door is opened. There is a catch not shewn
whereby the door may be held in the position p. p.
Fig. 4 represents an improved form of indicator to shew when the closet is
engaged. It is of the ordinary construction of vertical slide saving that instead of
the flat plate exhibited on the door as usual I set the indicator out from the door
at an angle so that it may be seen from some distance along a passage.
Having thus described the nature of my invention and in what manner it is to be
carried out I claim,
1st. The urinal or sink at the back of a w.c. basin substantially as described.
2nd. The mode of ventilating the w.c. basin and urinal substantially as
described.
3rd. The automatic shut off of the urinal flushing water when not required while
the door is open.
4th. The use of hot water pipe or pipes with or without gas jet or other
appliances in combination with enclosed urinal chamber, for ventilating the same
and for ventilating the w.c: basin.
5th. The arrangement of: taps nozzles and other appliances within the enclosed

page_text: chamber for the filling of cans rinsing of slop pails and other articles substantially
as described.
6th. The arrangement of taps nozzles and other appliances within the enclosed
chamber for lavements and baths substantially as described.
Dated this 10th day of August 1892
J. JAMESON,
As Agent for Applicant.