US1189714A - Commode. - Google Patents

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M. M. MARCUSE.

COMMODE. APPLICATION FILED DEC. 30, I913.

Patented July 4;, 1916.

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MOSES M; MAacUsE; or NEW YORK, a. Y), 'ASSIGNOR TO wnsm msnvrnomme COMPANY, or NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION or new YORK.

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Patented July 4, 1916.

' AppIi ca tion filedDecembcr 30, 191B. Serial No. 809,551.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, Moses MARo sn, a citizen of tliepUnited States, and resident of the borough of 'Manhattamin the city and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement ,inCommodes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an, improvement in commodes, with the following objects in view; providing a novel and sanitary device for separating the feces and urine and retaining, the same for a considerable length of time without objectionable odor and concealing from view the receptacle containing the foreign matter under certain conditions;

attaining these sanitary benefits by mechanism capable of easy operation and simple in its construction; providing a commode which will when in use automatlcally sepa rate a greater or lesser proportion of the,

urine from the feces; providing a receptacle for the commode which 'may be easily removed to be emptied or may be left in place and the liquid matter partially drawnoff; providing a receptacle having a feces and urine chamber and an overflow and a filtering device interposed between the chambers; and a means for automatically discharging a predetermined amount of disinfectant into both chambers.

A practical embodiment of my invention is represented in the accompanying drawings, in which i Y v 4 V Figure 1 represents a transverse vertical section taken from front to rear through the casing, several of the parts being, broken away to show more clearly the parts beyond; Fig. 2 represents a section takenintheplane of the line AA of Fig. '1; Fig. 3'repre sents a plan View, with portions broken away to show the parts below Fig. 4 represents in detail a vertical central section through the tubular body, the parts being shown in another position fronrthat shown inthe pre vious figures; Fig. 5 represents in detail a horizontal section showing the means for drawing off the liquid matter; Fig. 6 represents in detail a vertical section showing the means employed for. controlling the. dis. charge of thedisinfectant into the recepe taclebelow, and Fig. 7 represents a vertical section taken in the plane of the line B-B of Fig. 6. T

The casing ofthe commode is denoted by 1, its base by 2, and a door 3, which is hinged at 1 to the casing.

A seat 5 ishinged at 6 to a back member 7, which is securely fixed to the casing 1 in any well .known or approved'manner. The seat 5 is provided with a hole 8 of the usual shape.

A cover 9 is provided for closing upon the seat 5, which coveris also hingedat (5, to the back member 7 The cover has secured to its under side an annular, gasket 9* of rubber or other material, so located as to engage the seat 5 when closed and form a seal-between the cover 7 and seat, thereby preventing any odor from escaping between the same. Us v I Between the seat 5 and the casing 1 there islocated a plate 10 having a tubular body 11 depending therefrom, the lower edges of which body are oppositely inclined. The plate 10 is removably secured to the casing 1, whichprevents the same from becoming displaced by any movement of the seat.

A pair of flaps 12, 13, fixed to rock shafts 14, 15, mounted in. hangers 16, 17 18, 19, depending from the plate 10, are arranged to close against the inclined lower edges of the tubular body 11, forming a bottom therefor. The inner end of the flap 12 is turned clownwardly to form an eaves 20, and the inner end ofthe flap 13 formed with a gutter 21. When the flaps 12, 13, are closed the eaves and gutter 21 coact to direct any liquid matter, which falls upon theflaps, into the gutter. The gutter and eaves are inclined rearwardly so as to cause the liquid matter which falls therein to be carried to the back and away from the gutter. The gutter extends a slight .distance rearwardly beyond thefiap 13 for directing the liquid matter into a receptacle, which will be hereinafter explained. 1

To open the flaps 12, 13, I provide plungers 22, 23, arranged to engage arms 24, 25, fixed to the rock shafts let, 15, which plungersproj ect upwardly through the plate 10 and; are adapted toengage the seat 5 so thatwhen weight is applied to the seat, such as a person using the commode, the plungers will be forced downwardly thereby rocking the shafts and o ening the flaps. 1

It willbe run erstood that the weight of the seat alone is not. suiiicient to open the flaps, but with the weight of the cover resting upon the seat the plungers will be forced down to the limit of their movement, when the seat will rest upon the plate 10. When the cover is raised theflaps will be closed against the tubular body by springs 26 and weights 27. The springs 26 are mounted on the shafts 14, 15, at the sides of the flaps. The weights 27 are affixed to the outer ends of the flaps, and like the springs, assist in making a complete closure of the flaps against the tubular body, lifting the plungers and the seat.

The position of the plungers with respect tothe seat is such that it will require the combined weight of both the seat and cover j or the weight of a person on the seat to overcome the action of the springs-and weights, forcing the flaps to their open position.

The front plungers 22 are under the control of the seat 5, and the rear plungers 23 are under the control of the cover 9.

When the cover is raised from the seat, it takes the additional weight from the seat and the flaps by their springs and, weights immediately close upon the tubular body, and raise the seat.

A receptacle 28 is located within'the casing 1, and is provided with a partition wall 29 and an upwardly extended bottom 30 so arranged as to form two separate chambers,

viZ., a feces or solid matter chamber 31, and a urine or liquid matter chamber 32. The chamber 32 extends forwardly under the bottom 30, into which extension an entrance is effected by means of a flue 33 uprising from the bottom 30 to within a short distance from the top of the receptacle, the pur' pose of the flue 33 being to receive any liquid matter which may be directed into a trough 34 fixed to the front of the tubular body. The trough 34 is provided with an outlet at its lower end to which is fixed a spout 35 to insure the liquid matter falling directly intothe flue 33.

To draw off'some of the liquid matter from the receptacle 28 I provide a spigot 36 fixed in a recess 37 in the front wall of the receptacle, which spigot connects with a by pass 38, and to the lower end of the flue 33. This spigot 36 when placed in the position shown in Fig. 5 will allow the liquid matter to flow from the urine chamber 32 to the level of the spigot, thereby removing a portion of the liquid matter from the chamber without removing the receptacle from the casing.

A stop 39 located in the recess 37, arrests the outward movement of the spigot, or places the spigot in such a position that when the door is closed upon iteither by accident or intent the spigot will be forced into the recess and the liquid matter cut off. The partition wall'29 is provided near its top with a series of holes 40 which serve. as

an overflow for the liquid matter from one chamber to the other. A filtering device 41 is also located in the wall 29 for the purpose of separating the liquid matter from the solid matter, in the event that the chamber the urine chamber, is located within the easing 1 and is constructed and operated as follows: A discharging device consisting of a tube 42 having a cup 43 at its inner end, is

hinged intermediate of its ends to the side of a reservoir 44. The cup 43 is so arranged that when tilted it will pour its contents into the tube 42,'which will pass into a receiver 45 fixed to the outside of the reservoir. This receiver 45 is provided with ducts 46, 47, which are located so that the duct 46 will discharge a portion, of the contents of the receiver into the chamber 32 and the duct 47 discharge its contents into the chamber 31.

To operate the discharging device a plunger 48, mounted to slide in the back member 7, is arranged to engage the tube42 outside the reservoir. A toe 49 is fixed to the cover 9 so as to engage the plunger 48 when the cover 9 is raised. Thus it will be seen that the downward movement of the plunger will tilt the discharging device, the contents of which will be emptied into the receiver 45 and be carried off through the ducts 46, 47, to the chambers 31, 32.

To provide for conveniently filling the reservoir,-a funnel 50 is fixed to the plate 10 directly over the reservoir, and is provided with a cap 51 fitting into the funnel and flush with the top of the plate 10.

To automatically-close the cover 9 when the commode is not in use, I provide. means controlled by the seat adapted to engage the cover 9, which means is constructed, arranged and operated as follows: A push le ver 52 having a depending arm 53 is mounted to rock in a bracket 54 secured to the back member 7, with the depending arm 53 passing through a hole 55 in the back member. A rocking lever 56, mounted to rock in a bracket 57 depending from the back member 7, one end of'which is adapted to engage an abutment 58 secured to a flexible connection'59, which passes over a pulley 60 and is attached to the depending arm 53.

A weight 61 is secured to the opposite end of the flexible connection 59, for forcing the lever 52 forward.

An arm 62 is hinged at 63 to the seat 5, and has shoulders 64 in position to engage the other end of the rocking lever 56 for lifting the weight from its bracket 65 and relieving the tension on the arm 53 and push lever 52, which will fall to a resting position as shown in Fig. 1, until the cover is again raised. 7 I

The parts are so arranged that the push lever 52 is normally at rest when the seat and cover are down. The first movement in raising the cover causes theseat to rise, allowing the shoulders 65 on the depending arm 62 to rise and the weight 61 hanging from the end of the lever 56 by the abut.- ment 58, to pull on the depending arm 53 and force the push lever 52 forward as shown in dotted outline in Fig. 1. The further movement of the cover causes the push lever to be forced back, which will take the weight from its seat, and the weight being heavier than the cover tends to force it back past its center, where if released, it will fall by gravity to itsclosed position.

To insure the carryingoff of all odors without the casing 1,1 arrange a series of holes 66 near the bottom, which, with a ventilating pipe 67 situated at the back of the casing, tend to induce a current of air to pass upwardly through the casing and out through the ventilating pipe 67.

l/Vhen the commode is to be used, the cover is raised from the seat, which takes the additional weight off the seat and the flaps by the action of the springs and weights, close upon the tubular body and conceal from view the contents of the feces chamber. Simultaneously with the raising of the cover, the seat is caused to lift by the action of the plungers and the disinfecting device caused to discharge a predetermined amount of disinfectant into both the feces chamber and the urine chamber.

Upon the seating of the person using the commode, theflaps will immediately open, permitting direct access to the'feces chamber. The solid matter falling upon the ridge of the upwardly extending portion of the bottom, will be caused to traveldown the inclined bottom to the sides of the chamber, which should there be any liquid therein, will prevent any splashing by the falling of the solid matter therein. The urine passing from the person using the commode will enter the trough 34, pass through the spout 35 into the fine 33, thence into the urine chamber 32, thereby keeping the feces chamber free from urine and the liquid and solid matter separated.

Then the person rises from the seat, it will be forced upwardly by the plunger-s, and the cover will be pushed past its center by the action of the weight 61 on the arm 53 and push lever 52, where it will fall to its position on the seat, closing the same tightly upon the plate 10 and casing.

To provide for males using the commode to urinate without being seated, after the cover is raised, the seat is raised or the cover and seat may be raised together, in either event the fiaps12, 13, will close upon the tubular body with the gutter and eaves in position at the bottom of the body. The person maynowurinate upon the flaps, which urine will pass into the gutter 21 andtravel c.

rearwardly with the downward inclination of the gutter and be carried directly to the urine chamber. The contents of the urine chamber may be drawn off from time to time through the spigot, without removing the receptacle from the casing 1. The receptacle 28 may be removed from the casing to be emptied and cleaned through the door 3.

It will be seen that by the construction and arrangement of the several parts of this commode, flies and other insects will be exeluded from the receptacle at all times, by

a cover therefor, a pair of normally closing,

flaps for closing said tubular body, means carried by the flaps having communication with the urine chamber, and means for opening said flaps.

3. A commode comprising a casing, a receptacle divided into separate feces and urine chambers, a tubular body, a seat, a cover therefor, a pair of normally closing flaps for closing said tubular body, means carried by the flaps adapted to coact when closed to form a communication with the urine chamber, and means for opening'said flaps.

. 4. A commode comprising a casing, a receptacle therein divided into separate feces l and urine chambers, a tubular body, a seat, a cover therefor, a pair of normally closing flaps for closing said tubular body, inclined coacting means carried by the flaps in communication with the urine chamber when closed, and means for opening said flaps. 5. A commode co1npr1s1ng a. casing, a receptacle therem divided mto separate feces and urine chambers, a tubular body, a seat,

a cover, a pair of normally closing convergent flaps for closing said tubular body, the convergent ends of said flaps being formed with a gutter and an eaves arranged to coact when closed, and means for opening said flaps.

6. A commode comprising a casing, a receptacle therein divided into separate feces and urine chambers, a tubular body, a seat, a cover therefor, a pair of normally closing convergent flaps for closing said tubular body, the convergent ends of said flaps being inclined, one end having a gutter and the other an eaves arranged to coact when closed,

and means for opening said flaps.

7 A commode comprising a casmg, a ree ceptacle' divided into separate feces and ceptacler therein divided into separate feces and urine chambers, a tubularbod'y,'a seat, a cover therefor, a pair of normally closing} convergent flaps for closing said tubular.

body, the convergentv ends of said flaps being inclined, one end having a'gutter and and urine chambers, a tubular body, means" carried by said tubularbodyjcommunicating with the urine chamber, a seat, a cover therefor, a pair'of normally closing convergent flaps for closing said tubular body,the' convergent ends of'said flaps being inclined, one end having a gutter and the other an eaves arranged to coact when closed, said gutter extending rearwardly in communication with the urine chamber, and means for openingsaid flaps. i i

9 A commode comprising a casing,a receptacle divided into separate feces and urine chambers, a tubular body having, a trough fixed therein and communicating with'the urine chamber, a seat, a cover therefor, normally closing convergent 'fiaps for said tubular body, the convergent ends of c said 'flaps being inclined, one end having a gutter and the other an eaves arranged to coact when closed, sald gutter extend ng rearwardly incommunication with the urine chamber, and means for openmg'sald flaps.

10. A commode comprlsing a casing, a reurine chambers, a. tubular body, a trough secured to the front thereof and provided with a spout in communic'a'tion With the urine chamber, normally closing convergent flaps; for said tubular body, the convergent ends-of said flaps being inclined, one end having a gutter and theothe'r an eaves arranged to."coact' when closed, said gutter, extendlng rearwardly in communication with the urine chamber, and plungers carried b-y saidfflaps in position to be operated upon by said seat and cover for opening said flaps. I

Q 11. A commode comprising a casing, areceptacle divided into? separate feces and urine' chambers, the bottom of the feces chamber having an upwardly extending portion," a flue uprising from said bottom, a

tubular body, a trough secured thereto and provided with an outletleading to said flue,

normally closing convergent flaps forsaid body, the convergent ends of said flaps being inclined, one end 1 having a gutter and the other an eaves arranged to coact when closed,

said gutter extending rearwardly in corn-Z duplex, of this petqntmy be obtained for five cents each, by'Iddressin the ic ommls lioner ef latutl,

municatiorr with the urine chamber, and plung'els camedty 'sai'dffl-aps'in position to, beoperated upon by said'seat and cover for opening'said'flaps. v Y

12. A commode comprising a casing, a seat hinged thereto, a cover'for saidlseat hinged to the casing, a weighted push lever controlled by the upward movement 'of the seat and'ada'pt'ed to engage the cover forclosing it, a receptacle divided into separate feces, and urine chambers, a; tubular body, normally closing convergent flaps for said tubular body, the convergent ends of; said flaps being inclined, onefen'd havinga gutter and the other an eaves arrangedfto'coact when closed, '"s'aid gutter extending, rear wardly in communication witlr'the urine chamber, and plungerscarried by said flaps.

13. A receptacle for commodes consisting of feces andurine chambers, a flue, in coma munication with said urine chamber and means in said line for drawing ofi liquid matter from the urine chamber.

14f receptacle for commedes consisting of feces and urine chambers, lsa-id urine chamber extending'under' the feces chamber, aflue passing through thefeces chamber into the urine "chamber and mea ns in said flue for drawing off liquid matter from the V urine ch mber.-'

'15 A receptacle for commo'des conslsting of feces" and urine chambers,"the bottom of the feces chamber having an upwardly 'extending port 0n,"a flue uprising fromfsald bottom and v communicating with the urlne chamber, and means'imsaid fine for draw-' ing off liquid matter from the "urine chamher. 7

16. A receptacle for commodes havinga dividing wall forming a feces chamber and a urine"'cha mber; the feces chamber provided with a bottom extending upwardly into the same, and a filteringde vice located near the top of the dividing wall to form an overflow for the liquid matter from one chamber to the other. V 7

17. A receptaclefor commodes having a dividing wall forming a feces chamber and a urine chamber, the feces chamber provided with a bottom extending upwardly intothe same, a filtering device'and a series of holes located near the top of the dividing wall" to, form an overflow for the liquid matter from one chamber to the other.

In testimony, that 'I claim the foregoing as my inventionQI "have signed my name in presence of two wit dayi'of December, 1913.

' "MOSES M. MARGUSE. Witnesses: Y

F. GEORGE BARRY,

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