Water Closets and in Mounting the same.
Year: 1885

page_text: Water Closets and in Mounting the same.
I SAMUEL STEVENS HELLYER of the Firm of Dent and Hellyer, 21 Newcastle
Street Strand in the County of Middlesex Engineer do hereby declare the nature
of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPERTAINING TO WHAT ARE KNOWN
AS PEDESTAL WATER CLOSETS AND IN MOUNTING THE SAME" to be as follows:-
"
This invention relates to the class of waterclosets known as Pedestal closets
wherein the basin and its "outgo' or discharge passage are usually moulded in
one piece so as to be self contained and present the appearance of a vase or pedestal
of a more or less ornamental character which is left exposed or unenclosed by the
usual surrounding wooden casing and is usually provided with a suitable base
whereby it is fitted direct onto the floor free access being afforded thereto on three
or more sides; and consists in mounting such pedestal closets upon a metal or other
overhanging or projecting bracket or support securely fixed against or built into the
wall of the apartment in lieu of mounting or supporting such closets upon the floor
surface the said projecting bracket being disposed a few inches clear above the floor
so as to isolate the closet and its fittings therefrom and thus avoid the risk of injury
to the fittings or joints by any springing or yielding of the floor whilst at the same
time ensuring greater cleanliness by reason of the facility afforded for wiping over
the entire surface of the floor and even underneath the overhanging supporting
bracket itself.
The closet employed may be of the usual hopper vortex or washout kind and the
entire Pedestal closet or Vase may be made in one, or in two or more parts neatly
combined and jointed together and provided if desired with a discharge valve and
valve box so as to constitute a Valve-Pedestal-Closet. With a view to screening
the lower part of the closet and the valve mechanism when employed I combine
therewith whether mounted on a projecting bracket as above described or fixed
directly onto the floor as heretofore a curved or other shaped ornamental front

page_text: screen or panel by preference of earthenware or other like cleanly material so
disposed as to hide the front part of the closet whilst still affording access at the
sides for cleaning and repairs, said screen further serving in some cases as a partial
support to the front or overhanging part of the rim of the basin itself which may
take its bearing thereon.
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I SAMUEL STEVENS HELLYER of the Firm of Dent and Hellyer, 21 Newcastle
Street Strand in the County of Middlesex Engineer 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 relates to the class of water closets known as Pedestal or Vase-
Closets wherein the basin and its "outgo or discharge passage are usually
moulded in one piece so as to be self contained and present the appearance of
a vase or pedestal of a more or less ornamental character which is left exposed or
unenclosed by the usual surrounding wooden casing and is usually provided with
a suitable base whereby it is fitted direct onto the floor free access being afforded
thereto on three or more sides and consists in mounting such Pedestal Closets upon
a metal or other overhanging projecting bracket or support securely fixed against
or built into the wall of the apartment in lieu of mounting or supporting such
Closets directly upon the floor surface the said projecting bracket being disposed
a few inches clear above the floor so as to isolate the closet and its fittings therefrom
and thus avoid the risk of injury to the fittings or joints by any springing or
yielding of the floor whilst at the same time ensuring greater cleanliness by reason
of the facility of access afforded for wiping over the entire surface of the floor and
even over that part which is immediately underneath the overhanging supporting
bracket itself. The closet employed may be of the usual hopper vortex or "wash
out" kind and the entire Pedestal Closet or Vase may be made either in one or in
two or more parts neatly combined and jointed together and provided if desired
with a discharge valve and valve box so as to constitute a Valve-Pedestal-Closet.
With a view to screening the lower part of the Closet and the valve mechanism

page_text: when employed I combine therewith whether mounted on projecting bracket as
above described or fixed directly onto the floor as heretofore, a curved or other
shaped ornamental front screen or panel by preference of earthenware or other like
cleanly material so disposed as to hide the front part of the Closet whilst still
affording access at the sides for cleaning and repairs said screen further serving in
some cases if desired as a partial support to the front or overhanging part of the
rim of the basin itself which may take its bearing thereon.
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Figure 1 of the drawings annexed represents a side elevation of a pedestal or
vase closet isolated from the floor of the apartment by being fitted or mounted upon
an overhanging bracket built into the adjoining wall, the form of basin here shown
by way of example only being that known in the Trade as the "Vortex
closet as
indicated by the portion shewn in section.
Figure 2 is a corresponding plan of the same with the flushing inlet also shewn
in section.
Figure 3 is a vertical section of my improved Pedestal or Vase Closet composed
of two parts joined together namely a basin and a valve box the latter being fitted
with a valve and the whole constituting a valve-pedestal-closet suitable for mounting
either upon the floor direct as here shewn or upon an isolating overhanging bracket
or support as in Figure 1.
Figure 4 is a plan of the same.
Figure 5 is a separate front elevation of the removeable front screen applicable
to Pedestal or Vase-closets whether the same be mounted on an isolating overhanging
bracket or support or upon the floor direct and,
Figure 6 is a horizontal section of the same.
This screen is shown in position as applied to the Valve pedestal Closet in figures 4
and 5.
In figures 1 and 2 A is the overhanging supporting bracket of any convenient
shape securely fixed to or built into the wall B of the apartment and completely
isolated or detached from the floor C. On the front portion of this bracket there
is fixed the pedestal closet D with its discharge outlet E in one piece therewith.
The soil pipe (not shown in my drawings) may be connected at F in the usual way
with the discharge branch and be brought at any convenient angle direct through
the wall so as not to take its support from the floor. The usual or other suitable
flushing mechanism can be applied to a Pedestal Closet mounted as above but as
this mechanism forms no part of my present invention I have not considered it
necessary to illustrate the same. The shaded portion a a in figure 2 represents the
standing water line in the bottom of the basin.
In figures 3 and 4 G is the basin of a Pedestal-Closet and H is a valve box made
in a separate piece united thereto at I and containing the usual valve K. the whole
constituting a Valve-Pedestal Closet the flushing and valve actuating mechanism of
which being of the usual construction are omitted from the drawings. I mount
this peculiar construction of Pedestal-Closet upon the floor C direct as shewn in
figure 3 or upon a bracket A as in figure 1 and in order to screen the flushing and
valve mechanism and improve the general appearance of the Closet I use in com-
bination therewith at the front part the removeable ornamental screen L (shown
separately at figures 5 and 6) which I prefer to make of a curved or nearly semi-
circular form in plan so as to enclose the front and a portion of the sides of the
Pedestal-Closet as shewn in position in figures 3 and 4.
This screen for the sake of appearance and greater cleanliness I prefer to make of
ornamental glazed earthenware or pottery ware and so as to be readily removed
and replaced in order to afford convenient access for wiping or cleaning that portion
of the floor or other support which immediately surrounds the Pedestal Closet. In
some cases if found desirable wooden or other removeable panels disposed at the
sides may be used in conjunction with the said front screens so as to entirely conceal
the enclosed parts, or the screen being used chiefly for the sake of appearance (to
hide the mechanism) it may, when so desired, be omitted altogether,

page_text: This screen L may be used in conjunction with existing Pedestal Closets of all
kinds and with Pedestal Closets mounted on isolating brackets hereinbefore
described with reference to figures 1 and 2.
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
1. Mounting a Pedestal or Vase-Closet upon an overhanging bracket or support
secured to the wall of the apartment so as to be isolated from the floor as and for
the purpose specified.
2. In a Pedestal or Vase-Closet the combination of a basin valve box or chamber
and valve the whole constituting a Valve-Pedestal or Vase Closet as specified.
3. The use in combination with a Pedestal or Vase-Closet of a removeable front
screen of Porcelain, Pottery, enamel ware or other ornamental and cleanly material
in conjunction or not with side screens as and for the purpose specified.
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