IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER OR SANITARY CLOSETS OR APPERTAINING THERETO to be as follows:- 1+ 211.
Year: 1885

page_text: I, SAMUEL ROBINSON HENSHAW of 6 and 8 Wood Street Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster, Plumber, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention
for "IMPROVEMENTS IN WATER OR SANITARY CLOSETS OR APPERTAINING THERETO
to be as follows:-
1+
211
.
"
This invention has for its object the adaptation of a water closet, for the
combined purposes also of a household sink and urinal. The invention consists in
making the ordinary seat hinged like the lid, the lower hinges being a little in
advance of the upper, and in placing below the ordinary seat an earthenware top;!
sloping downward on all sides into an oval rim which latter overbangs into
the WC basin, so that any, surface water falling on it runs into the W C. If
there be space enough this top can.have upturned edges, so as to prevent any water
dashing over, and I prefer to fix in it two small india rubber buffers to catch and
cushion the seat when let down The seat can be formed with slight projecting,
rim or flange to hide the earthenware in front, or the wooden front can be brought
up above the edge of the earthenware When fitted to any watercloset the
earthenware top answers the purpose when the seat is lifted up of a slop sinki.or
urinal, or when the seat which is hinged is let down, a water closet hereby avoiding.
the often objectionable urinal found in lavatories etcetera. It can at any time be
removed to obtain access to the WC apparatus or for the purpose of cleansing.
WM P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of 6, Lord Street, Liverpool, and
323, High Holborn, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Water or Sanitary Closets or Appertaining
thereto.
I, SAMUEL ROBINSON HENSHAW of 6 and 8 Wood Street Liverpool in the
County of Lancaster, 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:-
This invention has for its object the adaptation of a water closet for the
combined purposes also of a household sink and urinal. It consists in making the
ordinary seat of the closet hinged or otherwise easily removable, and in placing
below it an earthenware top or cover corresponding in shape to the seat, and sloping
downwards or inclined inwards towards the central hole.
The invention will be best described by aid of the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 being a transverse section of water closet fitted according to my
invention.
Figure 2 a top plan of earthenware top or cover, and
Figure 3, bottom plan of same.
A is the ordinary pan or basin of a water closet, B the seat of same, which
I prefer to hinge at b, or otherwise pivot, or make it so that it can be easily raised
or removed. C is the ordinary lid, which is usually hinged D is a top or cover,
preferably of earthenware or similar non absorbent material, corresponding in
contour with the seat, and placed immediately below it. The hole in the centre of
the cover D may be made slightly larger than that in the seat, so that when the
seat is in position, it may not be distinctly observable. The top of the cover D
surrounding its centre hole is made to incline inwards towards the centre as shown,
so that any water spilt thereon may run off, and if desired a number of channels
may be made on the surface to facilitate the passage of any water off it. On the
underside of the cover D, a small flange or rim d projects, which fits into the top
of the basin or pan.
Where there is sufficient space, the cover D may be made with upturned edges
to prevent the splashing of water over the sides of it, and in order to cushion the
seat when let down, two small buffers of india rubber or other soft material inay
be affixed near the front edge, these however are not shown in the drawing.
The seat B can be formed with slight projecting rim or flange to hide the
earthenware in front, or the wooden front E can be brought up above the edge of
the earthenware.
When fitted to any water closet, the earthenware top answers the purpose when
the seat is lifted up of a slop sink or urinal, or when the seat is adjusted in position,
a water closet, hereby avoiding the often objectionable urinal found in lavatories
etcetera. It can at any time be removed to obtain access to the W.C. apparatus,
or for the purpose of cleansing.
Although herein described as applied to a water closet, my invention will also be
applicable to earth or other closets, should it be desired to apply it thereto.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is
1st A water or other sanitary closet, having a seat hinged or otherwise removable,
and a sink below of pot or other suitable impervious material, forming the top or
continuation of the basin if used, and having its bottom sloping in all directions
downward to the hole, so that water spilt thereon may easily run away substan-
tially as described.
2nd The top or sink for water or other sanitary closets formed of earthenware
or other suitable non-absorbing material with its bottom inclined in all directions
to a central hole, corresponding with the hole in the seat, and fitting the upper
aperture of the basin if used, whether flanged thereto or otherwise substantially as
described.