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D.- T. BOSTEL.

* WATER GLOSET. fNo. 253,152. Patented Ja.11.31,'18812..

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UNiTEn STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL T. BOSTEL, OF BRIGHTON, COUNTY OF SUSSEX, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO HENRY O. MEYER AND SAMUEL F. SNIFFEN, OF NEW YORK, AND FREDERICK R. SMART, OF BAY SIDE, N. Y.

WATER-CLOSET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 253,152, dated January 31, 1882 Application filed August 4, 188i.

To all whom it may 4concern Beit known that I, DANiELTEoMAs Bos TEL, of Brighton, in the county` of Sussex, England, have invented certain new and use- 5 ful Improvements in Tater-Closets; and I do hereby declare that the followingis a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this application. l 1o My invention relates to that kind of waterclosets in which what are known as side-delivery7 basins or bowls are employed, and has for its main objects to more edectually Hush out the bowls of this kind of closets, and I5 to render the apparatus more easy ot clearance in case of any obstruction in the trap or exit-pipe, and less liable to get fouled.

To these main ends and objects my invention consists, first, in the combination, with a 2o bowl having a side delivery and provided at its top with a lushing-rim,of twoinlets for the supply of water to the dashing-rim, arranged so that the supply-streams enter the rim and meet at a point about opposite to that side of the bowl at which its contents is discharged, whereby a more et'icient cleansing of the bowl and discharge of its contents are insured, as hereinafter set forth; second, in the combination, with a side-delivery bowl, of' a tlushing- 3o rim having a series of discharge-apertures, in which those located oppositeto the side at which the bowl discharges its contents are largest, and two inlets for the water-supply, arranged so that the supply-streams to the tlushingrim will meet in the vicinity of the largest discharge-apertures, all as will be hereinafter more fully explained; third, in a watercloset composed of a side-delivery basin and a discharge trunk or pipe which extends nearly 4o or quite up to the top of the bowl and has a removable cover, all in the manner and for the purposes to be hereinafter more fully explained. To enable those skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will now proceed to 4 5 more fully explain it, referringby letters ot' reference to the accompanying` drawings, which form a part of this specification, and in which- Figurel is a perspective view of the earthenware portion of a closet made according to my 5o invention. Fig. 21s a top view of the same (No model.) Patented in England April 11, 1877.

with the water-supply pipes attached or connected to theiushiugrim. Fig.3 is a vertical section of the same at the line m .t of' Fig. 2, showing the closet in a condition ot' disuse. Fig'. 4 is a similar section, ilustratiug the ac- 55 tion ot' the closet when the water is let in to flush it and discharge it ot' its contents.

In the several iigures the same part will he found designated by the same letter ot' reference.

A is the basin or bowl, formed with a side delivery at B-iu this instance at the rear side of the closet-and having a. flushing-rim at C. The delivery opens into a Vertical trunk or chamber, D, the top of which is nearly or quite level with the top ot' the bowl, as shown, and the tlushingrim O has two water-supply inlets, E E.

The upper end of the trunk D is provided with a removable cover, D2, for the purpose of 7c conveniently getting at the interior and lower par-tof said trunk in case ofthe collection therein of any material which may operate to obstruct the free discharge of' the closet, and for the purpose of easil \v cleaningout the said trunk and the trap beneath it. it' one be used.

The two inlets E E to the flushing-rim are arranged nearly tangentially to the curve of the rim, project therefrom about in parallel directions, andhave connected to lhem, in the 8o usual manner of' making connections, the branch pipes G G, which latter, as shown, ronverge at and are connected to the lower end of the water-supply pipe F. v

The dashing-apertures ofthe rim C, as will be seen by reference to Fig. 2, where a portion of the rim is broken away to show those Iapertures, are formed and arranged so that some of them-those about opposite to the vicinity of the delivery1 side of the bowl-are consider- 9o ably larger than the rust. The object ot' this is to insure the discharge lfrom the rim C of more water at those portions about opposite the delivery of the bowl, where the rushing-in supply-columns meet in the rim, and hence a greater rush of u ater from the side where theselarger apertures exist toward the delivery than in any other direction.

The entrances of the supply-columns at E E being in directions nearly tangential to the roo curve atl either side of the rim C, little or none of the head or force of the water is dissipated by its entrance into the rim, and hence the action ofthe water is very forcible.

By reference to Fig. 4 it will be observed that in the flushing and discharge operations ofthe closet the water from the rim C not only sweeps down over the walls of the bowl from all pants of the rim, but that a larger supply comes from the part opposite the delivery-point B, and that therefore there is a sort of'sweeping of the contents of the bowl toward the point B bv a cataract of water, which rushes in a Sort of horseshoe-falls fashion from the top of the bowl over its walls and bottom toward its delivery side. Although the apertures of the flushing-rim are ot' greatest capacity at thelocality pointed out to effect the purpose explained, yet the meeting of the two supplycoluinns of water in the rim Cat the vicinity of the larger dashing-apertures causes a superahundant water supply and pressure in this part of the rim, from which a sort of backpressure arises within the rim C suticient to insure the rush of the supply-water from all parts of the flushing-rim (both the larger and smaller apertures) with nearly or quite the same force. Thus all parts of the walls of the bowl are thoroughly washed, and while a sort of vortex action occurs, at the saine time the tendency of this action is to sweep the whole contents of the bowl toward the delivery or discharge B. The lower end of the trunk D communicates with the trap H, that in turn communicates with the soilpipe connection I of the closet.

As to the general operation of the closet, it is only necessary to explain that the watersupply to the pipe F and its branches Gr G may come trom an overhead tank or other source and be let on and cutoff by any ofthe known and suitable means, and that after the use of the closet the occupantcauses the water to be supplied as usual.

It will be seen that in aside-delivery closet made according to my invention only a small quantity of water need stand in the bottom of the bowl, and that the latter may be made so shallow that not only are its sidewalls en.

tirely out of the way of catching any of the excrementtious deposits, but the latter have so short a distance to fall that no unpleasant splashing up of the water in the bowl onto the occupant of the closet will be experienced.

Of course many of the details of structure may be varied without departing from the gist of my invention, and one or more ofthe several described features of my invention may be used without the rest, anda closet be thus produced embodying to a certain extent the advantages of my invention.

Having sufficiently explained the nature of my invention to enable those skilled in the art to understand and practice it, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,

1. In combination with the bowl of a sidedelivery closet provided with a flushing-rim, the two water-inlets E E, arranged tosupply the Bushing-rim with two streams of water directed into the rim from points near that opposite the frontpart of the bowl, as and for the purpose set forth.

2. In combination with a side-delivery bowl having a flushing-rim formed with apertures largest at the point opposite the delivery side ofthe bowl, and ot' diminishing capacities from said point toward the delivery side of the bowl, the two water-inlets E E, arranged to supply the flushingrim with two streams of water directed into the rim, as hereinbefore de scribed.

3. The combination, with the side-delivery bowl having a flushing-rim and an open communication with the trap, of a trunk, D, extended upward from the trap nearly or quite to the level of the top of the bowl, and provided with a removable top, D2, all in substantially the manner and for the purpose set forth.

In witness whereofI I have hereunto set my hand and seal this 13th day of July, 1881.

DANL. THOS. HOSTEL. |AL. s]

In presence of-l- W. A. GREEN, H. G. BISHOP, loth Clerks to rlfessrs. Dujf, Bridges l'lfatts,

5 Nicholas Lane, London.

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