US1237911A - Seat-operated water-closet. - Google Patents

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J. F. KELLY.

SEAT OPERATED WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION man JUNE 8,1915.

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SEAT OPERATED WATER CLOSET.

APPLICATION FILED lumzsnsm Patented Aug. 21, 1917. v

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4 ATTORNEYS v v JOHN E. KELLY, 0E rEENroN, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR r0 THOMAS MADDOCKS soNs .COMIEANY, 0E TBENTQN, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

sEii'r-orEEA'rEn WATER-CLOSET.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented A11 21, 191?.

- Application filed June 8, 1915. Serial No. 32,804.

To all whom it may concern 1 Be it known that I, J OHN F. KELLY, a citizen of the United States, and a residentiof T renton, in the county of Mercer :and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Seat-Operated Water-Closets, of which the following is a specification. i

My present invention relates to the construction of water closets particularly that type wherein the flushing of thebowl is antomatically controlled by the. -movement of the seat.

The object of the invention is to simplify and improve the construction of closets of this type as heretofore proposed so that a "more sanitary closet is attained. To this end by practising this invention it is possible to maintain a continuous flushing rinior spray of flushing water all around the bowl thus insuring that all parts of the bowl will be effectively cleansed. Other objects and advantages of the invention will appear from the subjoined description.v Y

The invention consistsin the improved construction vof water closet hereinafter more particularly describedand then specified in the claims. 1 I

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a vertical cross-sectionthrough a water closet bowl and seat therefor constructed in accordance with this invention.

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 3 is an enlarged cross-section through a form of flushing valve which may be'employed and illustrating part of the closet in section, the section being taken on the line 38 Fig. 2.

Fig. +1 is a vertical cross-section through another type of bowl to which my invention is applied. I I

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the same.

Fig. 6 is a section through the casing for the valve outlet taken onthe line 55 Fig.

5 and illustrates the valve in side elevation;

to'actuate the valve. *ofthe' seat when the closet is not in use is as bowl to which my invention is applied is immaterial and further detailed description of the same is deemed unnecessary.

6 indicates a casing preferably integral with the bowl 1 and rising from the rear part thereof above the chamber 4:. The casing 6 houses the discharge outlet 7 of a flushing valve 8 and communicates by a passage .9 with the chamber 4. The flushing valve 8v is disposed preferably bodily in a plane above the flushing rim? and is provided with-a valve stem 10 which protrudes forwardly from the casing 6. The discharge outlet 7 :of the valve is packed in a watertight manner in the casing 6 and by preference, the main body of the valve extends backward from the casing and is provided with an inlet end 11 which connects with the source of water supply and an alternate inlet and outlet end 12 connecting with a tank for holding the body of flushing water and which determines the volume of water that flushes the bowl, at each operation.

The upward integral extension 6 is preferably provided with a forwardly protruding ledge or projection 30 extending from the top of the extension toward the front of the bowl and overhanging the valve stem 10 so as to cover or partially conceal the coupling connections 31.

13 indicates the seat pivotally secured to the casing 6 by shaft or pintle 141 and arms 15. The shaft .14 is by preference located in the projecting ledge 30 so that the point of pivotal movement of the seat is brought forward toward the end of the valve stem 10. By so pivotally mounting the :seat the usual separate posts secured to and rising from the bowl are avoided thusovercoming expensive fittings and the annoyance of the posts becoming loose and shaky. The rear end of the seat 13 is in line with and-engages the exposed projecting end of the valve stem 10 The normal position shown in Fig. 1 with the forward end tilted upward. In this position the tank is empty, the water having automatically flushed the bowl as soon as the seat 18 was free to rise. Upon depressing the seat the water is shut off from the bowl and communication is established from the source of supply to the tank which fills so that as soon as the seat is released the water from the supply to the tank is shut off and communication is esthus flushing the latter.

Any desired suitable type of flushing valve may be employed, the oneillustratedcomprising a valve disk 16 controlling the communication between the tank and the a bowl 1 and avalve disk 17 controlling the communication between the source of supply and the tank. The disk 16 iswsecured to the valve stem 10 and cooperates with its seat 18 while :the disk 17 is secured to an extension 19 of the-valve stem 10, there being preferably a slight lost-motion between the-valve stem and its extension to insureproper seating of the valve disk 16. The disk 17 cooperates withits seat. 20 to close communicationbetween the sourceof supply and the tank. I

When the seat 13'is depressed the valve stem is forced inward and the valve disk 16 engages its seat 18 and shuts ea commu nication between the tank and the bowl 1. By the same operation the valve disk 17 is forced awayfrom its seatand water passes from the source of supply to the tank. When the seat isreleased the spring 21 automatically raises it and drawsthe valve disk 16away from itsseat and the water previ ously filled into the tank passes into thebowl through passages 22, discharge outlet 7, passage 9 and chamber l and flushes the same until 'the'tank is empty. At the same time vthe spring 23 seats the valve disk 17 and closes 'communication between the source of supply and the tank. I I Y With reference to the construction illnstrated in Figs. 4,-5 and 6, the capability of the invention for application to abow-l having a raised vent 25 above the rim isshown'. In this case the casing'G which :houses the discharge outlet of the valve'8 is disposed atone side ofthe raised ventwhile in other respects the construction and operation is the-same as previously described with the exception that in order to makeroom for the raised vent the seat l3 is divided at the rear and one arm of it engagesthe valve stem 10. It will be understood that the construction shown and described is for illustration purposes only and :not intended as limiting the invention except as maybe specified in the appended claims.

(Jopieso f this patent-may be. obtained for Y What I claim as my invention is ing a'continuation of said hood at one side thereof, a flushing valve housed in said casing and having a valve stem projecting forwardly through said casing a seat adapted to engage the projecting end of the valve stem and a pintleto which said seat is pivoted,said pintle being disposed in the upper Wall of said casing and hood whereby an unobstructed zpassage through the vent is obtained 21A. water closet comprising a bowl, a flushing rim entirely surrounding said bowl, a raised vent hood the entranceto which overhangs the bowl forward of the rim at the rear of the bowl, a hollow casing forming a continuation of said hood at one side thereof, a flushing valve the discharge of which is housed in said casing and provided with a valve stem projecting forwardly through said casing, a seat straddling said vent hood at the rear and adapted to engage the projecting valve stem, the upper wall of said hood and casingbeing provided with a thickened portion to which the seat is hinged thereby leaving an unobstructed passage through the vent.

.Awater closet having a bowl provided with an upwardly extending integral casing at therear side thereof and above the upper edge, saidcasing being provided with a forwardly projectingoverhanging ledge, asseat pivoted directly to. said ledge, a valve to control the flushing of the bowl the outlet'of. which is :locatedin said casingand a valve stem projecting forward from said casing beneath-said ledge, the exposed end of said stem being adapted to be operated by said seat whereby the position of thevalve is determined by the position of the seat.

Signed at Trent-0min the county of MercerandwState of New Jersey, this third day fiJune, i I

JOHN F. KELLY.

lvitnessesz V l/VM. H. KELLY, J. A-SPIGER.

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