US1426046A

US1426046A - Wash-room fixture

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Publication number: US1426046A
Application number: US508949A
Authority: US
Inventors: Cohen Jacob Louis
Original assignee: LEWIS RUSKIN
Current assignee: LEWIS RUSKIN
Priority date: 1921-10-20
Filing date: 1921-10-20
Publication date: 1922-08-15
Anticipated expiration: 1939-08-15

Description

I. L. COHEN. I WASH ROOM FIXTURE. APPLICATION FILED OCT.20, I92I.

Patented Aug. 15, 1922.

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOIt or ONE-THIRD TO LEWIS RUSKIN, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS. 1

WASH-ROOM FIXTURE.

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Specification of Letters Patent. Pate t d A 15 1922 Application filed (ictober 20, 1921. Serial No. 508,249.

useful Impi'oveinent in Wash-Room Fixtures, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification.

My invention relates to wash room fixtures, and more especially to lavatories or washbowls, andbath tubs. The object of my invention is the provision of:

First: A wash room fixture which, in its use, minimizes the danger of communicatin diseases;

econd: A wash room fixture which renders it unnecessary for the user to wait until the bowl has been partly filled with water;

Third: A wash room fixture-which directs a multiplicity of streams of-Water Over 'a relatively wide area and from substantially all sides while concentrating in a smaller area of greater effectiveness;

Fourth: A wash room fixture of the shower type, employing discharge ports which will allow practically no opportunity for the accumulation of dirt; and

Fifth: A wash room fixture of comparatively simple construction and of pleasing appearance, in which no piping or kindred parts are exposed to view. I

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal vertical section of a washbowl embodying the principles of my invention. Y

Figure 2 is a det-ail section illustrating one of the nozzles forming part of'my invention.

Figure 3 is a longitudinal vertical section of a bath tub to which my invention has been applied; and j 3 Figures 4: and 5 are a front elevation and a plan, respectively, of a modified form of nozzle. r

7 Similar characters of reference refer to similar parts'throughout the several views.

- In the embodiment of my invention herein illustrated, a washbowl10 is provided at its top with an inwardly extendingrim 11 and a lateral'apron 12, preferably made. integra therewith, asis also the vertical back panel 13. The usual drain 14: is provided at the bottom of the bowl. ikdjacent the rim 11,

the upper edge of the wall of the bowl is provided with a head 15, and within this 1 bead is formed an endless annular passageway 16 which at the rear communicates with the water supply pipe 17 leading from a differentlal or mixing valve 18 by means of WlllCh the mixture of water from the hot water, pipe 19 and the cold water pipe 20 Y may be adjusted to give the desired temperature to the water passing through the pipe 17 and 1nto the annular passage or conduit 16. At spaced intervals a plurality of apertures21 are provided in the inner wall of the boWl communicating with the passage 16. Into each of these apertures is screw th'readed a nozzle 22 which comprises a threaded stem 23- which passes into the aperture-21,a shoulder 24: whichaids in forming a water t ght joint and a substantially conically flaring projection 25 which aids in directlng a stream of water to the interio r of Y the bowl 10.

As will be seen from an inspection of Figure 1, the streams discharged by the several nozzles 22 are directed to the vertical axis of the bowl, but as each'stream flares considerably as it approaches the'ni'iddle 0fthe bowl, the effect is that the streams converge over a comparatively large area, so-

that a user may place his hands anywhere 'Within this area and have Water directed against them from practically all sides. But as the major portion of the water in each stream is directed along its middle, the major portion of the total waterdelivered in the bowl will be concentrated in a much As will be noted in Figure 1, these I streams are not discharged into a vertical plane, but are directed somewhat down-- wardly so that there will be no chance of water-being discharged over the rim 11 ofthe bowl and onto the clothing of the user. To accomplish this, the nozzles 22 are in- I serted under the peripheral wall of the bowl at a slight angle tothe horizontal, which has a tendency of directing the bulk of the g stream downwardly toward the axis of the bowlfwhile the outer spray of each stream is prevented from rising above a horizontal plane by flattening the top of the conically flaring projection 25 of the nozzle, as shown in Figures 1 and 2.

If desired, the bowl may be used with a stopper in the drain opening, in which case the bowl can be filled with water, the user combining both the shower and the bowl method of washing. l/Vhere thisis done, it is preferable to provide a drain overflow, such as illustrated at 26.

It will be noticed that by making the conduit 16 an integral part of the bowl 10, and by the use of the apron 12 and the back panel 13, no pipes, couplings or other plumbing fixtures are exposed to view other than the control handle of the mixing valve As shown in Figure 1, the nozzles 22 lie beneath the overhanging rim 11 or" the bowl in such a manner that they are practically hidden from the view. In following out my invention also, there are no crevices or other relatively inaccessible places in which dirt could readily accumulate, the

bowl being substantially self-cleaning by its shower streams.

lln Figure 3 l have illustrated. my invention as applied to a bathtub, which comprises a bowl member or tub 10*, a drain l t and overhanging rim 11* beneath which is provided an annular passageway 16*, which communicates with the mixing valve 18 All of these parts are. substantially similar to the corresponding parts shown in the adaptation of my invention ,to a Washbowl. The nozzles 25 are likewise spaced about the inner periphery of the tub and direct similar showers of water to the interior of the tub, but, because of the elongated-shape of the tub, the nozzles on the lateral walls discharge at right angles to the longitudinal center of the tub, rather aeaaoee than being directed at a common point, as in the washbowl.

I have also illustrated, in Figures 4 and 5, a modified form of nozzle, the function of which is to discharge a flat sheet spray rather than a conical spray. lthis modified nozzle comprises a plate 27 in which is a central aperture 28 which registers with the aperture 21 communicating with the passage or conduit 16, and a trapezoidal spout 29 projecting from the margins of the aperture 28. lin addition to flaring outwardly in a horizontalplane, this spout tapers'outwardly in a vertical plane, forming at its outer end a long and fiat orifice which discharges water into a diverging fiat spray or sheet.

While I. have thus described specific embodiments of my invention, ll do not intend to thus limit myself other than by the scope of the appended claim.

lVhat I claim is:

A wash receptacle, an inwardly extending flange at the top of. said receptacle, a con- .duit positioned within said receptacle adjacent to said flange, said receptacle, flange and conduit being homogeneous and integral, said conduit being-provided with a plurality of spaced orificescommunicating with the interior of said receptacle, a pin-- rality of nozzles positioned immediately under said flange, each nozzle having an inlet aperture, and means for securing said nozzles to the inner surface of said receptacle with their inlet apertures registering with said orifices respectively.

lin witness whereof, -ll hereunto subscribe my name this 12th day'of October,

\Witnesses:

Lnwrs RUSKIN, EDNA V. Gns'rarson.