US224125A - Signal for water-closets - Google Patents

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US224125A
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  • To this endmy invention consists in thearrangement of a shifting signal in suitable connection with a movable floor in the closet, so
  • the extreme end of the lever D is secured to a vertical rod, E, which moves in guide 0, and carries. at its upper extremity a signal board or disk, F.
  • the rodE and signal-board F are located inside the water-closet close to the partition or wall G, and they are concealed from view by boxing H, as seen in Fig. 1.
  • the guide 6 is secured. to the partition G, and the signal F thereby held in close proximity to the said partition, where it may shift back and forth behind the opening 9 therein.
  • the side of the signal-board which faces, the opening g is divided into two contrasting parts, one of which harmonizes with the color of the partition G, and-when before the opening 9 serves to hide or obscure it, while the Fig. 2 is a.
  • the occupancy of the closet will be indicated by the display of the contrasting color of the signal board through opening g, and its vacancy will be indicated by the presence of the harmonizing color of the signal-board behind said opening.
  • the boxing around the rod E extendssomewhat below the floor B, so that the-downward movement of the latter will not expose the said rod to injury by accident or otherwise.
  • the buffers O consist of coiled springs secured in sockets c on the sill of the car; but other forms of springs may be found desirable, and the spiral springs, if used, may
  • the floor is represented as hinged; but "it is obvious that it maybe supported wholly by springs, if so desired. r
  • the arm I is connected to lever D near its pivotal point, and the rod E secured to it near its outer extremity or point of greatest moveinent.
  • the mechanism for transmitting motion from the floor to the signal may be varied greatly.
  • the signal may be itself greatly altered in style and method of operation, and the invention, as a whole, may be applied to other compartments 3.
  • spring-supporting buffers a signal, and connecting-levers, all arranged substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.

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1). R. BAKER. Signal for Water-Closets.
No. 224,125." r I Patented Feb. 93,1880.
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have invented certain new and useful Improve, ments in Signals for Water-Closets for Rail- UN ED STATES PATENT OFFI E...
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SIGNAL? FOR WATER-,GLO'LSETJS.
SPECIFICATION forming Part:
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, DELOSR. BAKER, of.
Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio,
road-Oars and other Places, of which the following is a specification.
method being well understood and appreciated,
especially by ladies, in railway-cars and other public places.
To this endmy invention consists in thearrangement of a shifting signal in suitable connection with a movable floor in the closet, so
adapted as that thereby the weight of the occupant of the closet will operate'to 'display'the signal, the details of construction beingfully" described hereinafter. 7
On reference to the drawings, Arepresents, for the purposes of illustration, the water-closet of a railway-car, having the usual commodeseat a secured to the floor Bthereof. This floor is hinged at b, and its free end rests upon spring-bufi'ers O, and is provided with an arm,
b, to engage with a horizontal lever, D, pivoted at d to a lug upon the car-sill.
The extreme end of the lever D is secured to a vertical rod, E, which moves in guide 0, and carries. at its upper extremity a signal board or disk, F. The rodE and signal-board F are located inside the water-closet close to the partition or wall G, and they are concealed from view by boxing H, as seen in Fig. 1.
The guide 6 is secured. to the partition G, and the signal F thereby held in close proximity to the said partition, where it may shift back and forth behind the opening 9 therein. The side of the signal-board which faces, the opening g is divided into two contrasting parts, one of which harmonizes with the color of the partition G, and-when before the opening 9 serves to hide or obscure it, while the Fig. 2 is a.
pf Letters Patent no. 224,125, dated February 3,1839. Application filed August 22 1879 v other contrasts with the color of said partition,
and when before the openingforms aconspicuousobject for the eye to rest upon.
When a person takes possession of the closet his weight acts upon the floor to compress it, and motion is thereby communicated through 12, lever D, and rodE to signal-board F, which falls so as to display the contrasting color through opening 9 and constitute a signal. When the occupantleaves the closet the floor, ,being'relieved of the weight, rises by virtue of the spring-buffers- G, and communicates motion througharm b, lever D, and rod E to the signal-board, which then rises so as to display the harmonizing color through the opening in the partition and mask or obscure the signal.
Thus it will be seen that the occupancy of the closet will be indicated by the display of the contrasting color of the signal board through opening g, and its vacancy will be indicated by the presence of the harmonizing color of the signal-board behind said opening.
In the matter of structural detail, the boxing around the rod E extendssomewhat below the floor B, so that the-downward movement of the latter will not expose the said rod to injury by accident or otherwise.
As shown, the buffers O consist of coiled springs secured in sockets c on the sill of the car; but other forms of springs may be found desirable, and the spiral springs, if used, may
be strained and secured to the sockets by centrally-secured bolts.
The floor is represented as hinged; but "it is obvious that it maybe supported wholly by springs, if so desired. r In order to reduce the necessary movement of the floor to a minimum, and at the same time secure suffici'ent movement of the signal, the arm I) is connected to lever D near its pivotal point, and the rod E secured to it near its outer extremity or point of greatest moveinent.
In conclusion, it is evident that the mechanism for transmitting motion from the floor to the signal may be varied greatly. The signal may be itself greatly altered in style and method of operation, and the invention, as a whole, may be applied to other compartments 3. In combination, a hinged room-floor, 15
spring-supporting buffers, a signal, and connecting-levers, all arranged substantially in the manner and for the purpose specified.
In testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand this 19th day of August, A. D. 20
DELOS R. BAKER.
Witnesses EDGAR J. Gnoss, G. F. HESSER.
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