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D. RYAN AND vJ. FLANAGAN, OF NEW YORK,'N. Y.

WATER-orosei?.

Specification of Letters Patent No.:10,620,l dated March 7, 1854.

T0 all whom t may concern.' f

Be it known that we, DANIEL RYAN and Jol-1N FLANAGAN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented cert-ain new and useful Improvements in Water- Closets; and we do hereby declare that the'` following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part ofthis specification, in which- Figure 1, is an external view of, our improved water closet. Fig. 2, isa vertical section of ditto, the line of section being through view of the flanch or partition which divides the circular chest or penstock into two compart-ments or spaces. Fig. 4, is a perspective view of a portion of the chest or penstock, the upper surface being removed for the purpose of showing the flanch or partition. Fig. 5, is a plan or top view of the water closet, the top of the trunk or cylinder being removed.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures.

rlhe nature of our invention consists,-lst, in dividing the circular chests or penstock which surrounds the upper part of the bowl seat into two compartments, or spaces, by meansof a flanch or its equivalent which will be hereafter fully described and by which a sufficient quantity of water is reserved or kept within the penstock through it to cover the opening or aperturein the trunk when the closet is notV in use and thus prevent the escape of afluvia into the room inwhichthe closet is placed; 2nd our invention consists in having a sliding tube placed within the trunk of the closet, said tube being constructed, arranged and operated as will be hereafter shown, by which a direct communication is at all times cut off between the bowl seat and exit pipe, and at the same time the eXcrement allowed to pass into the exit piperat the proper time.

To enable others skilled in the artv to make or construct water closets upon our improved plan, we will proceed to describe their construction and the manner in which they are operated.

A represents the trunk or cylinder of the` closet, to the upper part of which is at.- tached permanently the bowl seat, B, com- Yopenings (a) (b). kthe tube is elevated the center. Fig. 3, is a plan or top municating with the trunk or cylinder by means'of a pipe C.

D is the exit pipe attached to the lower' part of the trunk on cylinder A.

E is a base on which the trunk or cylinder A rests, and is secured to it in any proper manner. The base is secured or attached to the Hoor.

F is a sliding4 tube which is fitted and rworks within the trunk or lcylinder A, seey Fig. 2. This tube F is provided withtwo The opening (a) when is opposite the pipe C' at the lower end of the bowl seat, and the opens ing (b) Iis above the eXit pipe. But when thetube is lowered or depreed as seen in Fig.- 2, the opening (a) is below the pipe C and the opening eXit pipe.

(b) is directly opposite the G is a lever by which the tube F is raised and H is a. spiral spring which depresses the tube when the lever G is relieved from the hand or foot.

I is the circular chest or penstock which' surrounds the upper part of the bowl seat B. f

The penstock has a small opening or recess (c) all aroundlits lower end, see Fig..2.

J is a flanch or partition which divides the penstock'horizontally into two compartments or spaces (d) (e). The flanch J has a small vertical tube (f) inserted in it the use of which will be presently shown. A small segment is cut off the flanch r as seen at (g) Figs. 3 and 4 this aords a space for the water to pass through.

K is a supply pipe which admits water into the chest or penstock I. This pipe communicates with the lower portion (e) of the chest or penstock.

The operation will be readily understood. A person when using the closet depresses the lever Gry and the sliding tube F rises', the opening (a) coming opposite the pipe C at the bottom of the bowl seat B the opening (b) passes above the exit pipe D and the communication between the bowl seat and eXit pipe is closed asit is in all cases. As the sliding tube rises it operates upona cock V in the supplying pipe Kv shown in Figs. 2 and 5, by which water is allowed to pass through the supplying pipe K into the chest or penstock I the water passes down all around the sides of the bowl seat hand is taken from'the lever Gp the slidingV tube F is depressed by the spiral spring H` and the water in the supply pipe K Cut off.

The excreinent in the sliding tube F then passes into the eXit pipe'D as the opening (b) comes opposite the exit pipfe and the opening (a) below the pipe C, the coin-` inunication being cut oli? between the bowl seat and exit pipe in all cases as before stated. When the sliding tube is depressed the water that passed up in the upper portion (d) of the chest or penstock gradually falls into the pipe C and covers the opening or space where the pipe C communicates with the trunk or cylinder A thus preventing the possibility of the escape of eHuvia into the apartment.

It may be proper to state that the india rubber packing is placed between the sliding tube and trunk or cylinder A and the inner surface of the sliding tube glazed or enameled to prevent oxidation.

We do not claim the chest or penstock I, surrounding the upper part of the bowl seat as that has been 4previously used; but

Having thus described the nature and operation of our invention what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- Y l. Dividing` the chest or penstock I into two compartments communicating with each other the division being made by `means of a flanch VJ or its equivalent,` bywhich a sufficiency of water is reserved within said chest or penstock after the supply has been stopped to cover the opening or mouth of the pipe C atthebottom of the bowl seat-B andV eifectually `prevents `the escapingof eiiuvia into the apartments. i v

2. /Ve claim the 'sliding tube F within the trunk or cylinder A said tube being `constructed arranged and operated as shown by which av direct vcommunication is at all times out oit between the bowl seat and exit pipe and at the same time'the eXcreInent allowed to pass into the exit pipe at `the proper time.

DANIEL RYAN. JOI-IN FLANAGAN.

Witnesses:

J oNAs VB. PHILLIPS, W. H. STORES.

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