US1033792A - Water-closet. - Google Patents

Description

E; P. GAYLORD.

' WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 11, 1910.

1,033,792. Patented JulyiSO, 1912.

new and useful Improvements in Waterbuilding, and the slot being enlarged at its Closets; and I do hereby declare the 01- lower end to permit the headed end-of the lowing to be a full, clear, and exact descripbolt to pass therethrough. I I 7 tion of the same, reference being bad to the 1 Connection between the water supply 2 tank will be hormally I fully of the bowl detached connections This 'securing means in thi o1: Bochestenin the-county. of Monroe and State of New York, have this specification, and to inerals marked thereon.v

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bodies a headed projection 7 engaged by a slotted lug 8 on the tank, the rear wall of the lug being inclined in order that the tank .willbe drawn tightly to the wall ofthe To all whom'z't mag concern: I Be it known that I, 'EDWIN P. GAYLORD,

invented certain Land the flushing tank 3 and i latter and the bowl 1 is in this instance es- ;tablished b valve casing 9 which is pref- The present invention relates to water erably divi edby partitions 1' and 11 into .for an object to provide three alined and a-construction in which the flushing water 12, 13 and 14;. The chamber12commun1- is economically controlled.

Another object of the invention is to provide a construction in which the flushingempty so that a fI'QBZ'. ing of the water in the tank cannot occur and the leaking of the tank will. not effect building in accompanying drawings, forming-a part of the reference-nu endthe casing 9 has a lateral arm 9 united to the pipe 2 l y union 15. The chamber 13' has the later 1 branch '16. which extends from the opposite side of the casing and totns a slip oint connection with the flushing tank at 17, a packing being employed to make a tight joint. Thechamber 141 has outlet 18 which has a sli with the bowl 1 at 19. ommunicatlbn between the chambers 12 13 is established through an openi g 20 formed tion 10, while communication between the chambers 13 andl i is formed .by an opening 21 in the partition 11.

Connection between the water supply 2 and the tank 3 is controlled by a valve 22, while connect. on between theflushing tank 3 and the b'owi These valves preferably have a common operating m an and seat in opposite directions. In t is instance they are carried by a plunger 24 and are arranged respectively in the chamb rs 12 and 1 1. The distance between the va ves is greater-- than the discloset is located. To these and other ends he invention con-- sists in certain improvements and combinations of parts all as willbe hereinafter more described, the novel features being pointed out in the claims at the end ofthe specification.

In the drawings; Figure 1 is a side view of theinvention, with the flushing tank in vertical central section','Fig. 2 is a rear view from the tank; Fig. 3 is a vertical central section throng the between'the water supply and the tank, and between the latter and the bowl, together with thevalve for controlling Fig. i is a detail view of the means 'for supporting the tank, and Fig. 5 is-a detail view of the meansfor flushing the bowl independently of the seat. W

In the embodiment of the invention herein illustrated 1 indicates a bowl'ofany suitable construction, 2 a water supply and 3 theform the ea s for the valves, so thatthe valves'move t ward and from their respective seats i og'posite directions. In this in between the tance betwe en the 'partitions'10 and 11 which commun cating chambers cat/es with-the water supply 2 and to'this v 1 1 oint connection in the parti- 1 is controlled by a valve 23.

flushin tank. The latter is preferably of stance the al e plunger 21 is guided at 25 cylindrical formation having its front wall in a plug 6 formin a wall of the chamber 4; bulged o r convened to give an ornamental 12, while bushin 27 havin a packing 'erves I guide the plunger 24 appearance; and its rear wall '5 concaved 1n A spring 410 may be arbe located and ithereby hidden iro'm tiew.

's instance l a it vided with an extensible'pprt-ion 29 interand the-valve to mainta n the valve 22 normally to its i seat-.- At its [forward end the plunger is 'pronallyscrewthreaded and engaging external x 3 any suitable actuated by the seat 32.

have a hinge member 33 extending up wardly at the rear of the same and provided 3 with two sleeves mounted to swing on the horizontal pivots 33 which are supported above the plunger from the'bowl by standards secured to horns on the bowl, so that the seat moves toward and from the plunger when moved on its pivots, movement toward its lowermost position efi'ecting the rear- -ed thereto, and to .ward movement of the plunger.

The strain produced by the operation of the plunger is such thatgt-he bowl is liable to break where the supports 34 are connectprevent, this the pivots of the seat are tied to a fixed part, preferably the valve casing 9. To this end there is employed a brace 36 preferably adjustable by a turn buckle'365' and having one end se- -cured to the-valve casin at 38 and the other end deflected downwar ly at 36 to engage within a pocket 36 in a sleeve 39 which connects the proximate-ends of the pivots 33. A closure 35 may be provided to cooperate withthe seat 32 and this closure may also swing on the pivots 33.

When the closet is also to be used as a urinal itis desirable that the flushing of'the bowl may be accomplished without pressure on the seat. Inthe present instance this flushing is effected by means of the closure 35, the latter for this purpose preferably being moved to a position between its uppermost and its lowermost position. A cam member 41 mayextend upwardly from a cap 42 Which fits over the extension 29 and is preferably held in place thereon by a link 43 pivoted to the cap and to the pivots The 'cam member may be engaged by an ac tuating device preferably comprising a roller 44 arranged on an arm 45 extended from the closure 35, and is so shaped that when the closure is in its uppermost and near its lowermost positions, the plunger 24 is moved forward under the action of the pressure of the spring 40 and the' valves are closed but when the closure is at an intermediate point the plunger will be moved to the rear to open the valves. When the closure is moved but a short distance from its uppermost position out of engagement with the tank, the valves are opened to the greatest degree.

'When pressure is applied .to the seat 32 the plunger 24 is engaged by hlnge member 33 and is moved rearwardly, thus seating the valve 23 and 'unseating the valve 22.

turning thereon by -nected to the supports.

,- This "establishes connection between the water supply 2 and the tank 3 so that: the;

water under the city pressure enters at the bottom of the tank 3 from the supply 2. As the tank 3 is air-tight, the water continues to flow into it until the air pressure above the water is substantially equal to the pressure of the water supply. Upon the release of the seat, the valve 22 closes and the valve 23 opens, these actions being eflected by the pressure of the water in the supply pipe and the air pressure in the tank, assisted by the spring 40, thus establishing communication between the flushing tank and the bowl; This communication is larger than the supply pipe and permits a rapid flow from the flushing tank,

the water during the first part of the flushing movement being subjected to I the air pressure within the flushing tank and thus giving a very etticient flushing action while the weaker flow at the end is not suliicient to produce such an action and is therefore useful for filling the bowl seal.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the water is controlled in such a manner that very little waste can occur. The flushing tank is normally empty and is not liable to collect sediment, while its walls are so shaped that a free dischargetherefrom' is permitted and there is no liability of a freezing of the apparatus. Further, the flushing tank, by not having the operating parts connect'ed thereto maybe ient place and the. air compressed by the water in the tank not only assists in flushing and operating the valve but renders the closet noiseless.

The support for the seat is tied to the valve casing by an adjustable brace so that it is impossible for the seat pivots to shift relatively to said casing when in use. This is important for should be properly positioned relatively to the plunger, there is liability that the porcelain of the bowl will be broken where. it is con- The proper relation between the parts is obtained by adjusting the'length of the plunger of the valve and this adjustment is held against accidental vchangeby the fastening device.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a bowl, of pivots supported from the bowl above the upper surface of the latter, a seat turning on the pivots, a flushing tank, a water supply, a valve casing connecting the water supply with the flushingtank and the latter with the bowl, an operating member controlling the flow through the casing and engaging the seat below the pivots, and a brace having a sleeve surrounding the proximate ends of the pivot. and an end connected to the valve casing. I

2, In a water closet, the combination with a bowl and a flushing apparatus having a located in any conventhe seat pivots not i l plunger at the rear of the bowl -r0vided cooperation with the cam to actuate the with an adjustable portion and a. cap fitted plunger.

to said adjustable ortion and carrying 'a," v v cam, ofa seat hinge to the bowl in proxlm- EDWIN P. GAYLORD. 5 ity to the plunger, :1 link connecting the seat -Witnesses: y

- hinge to the plunger cap, and a closure R SSELL B. GRIFFITH, hinged tothe bowl and having a, portion for WALTER PAXNE. v

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