US417223A - Lavatory-basin - Google Patents

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J. E. BOYLE. LAVATORY BASIN.

No. 417,223. Patented 1360.17, 1889.

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No. 417,223. PatentedDec. 1'7, 1889.

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JAMES E. BOYLE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,223, dated December 17, 1889.

Application filed March 20, 1889- Serial No. 304,068. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMES E. BOYLE, a citizen of the United States, residing in Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lavatory-Basins, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to stationary washbasins of that class wherein the outlet or waste opening, instead of being closed by a stopper connected by a chain, is closed by the lower end of an upright tube which constitutes the overflow, thereby avoiding the necessity of providing a separate overflow connection. The overflow-tube is so mounted that it can be given a slight up or down movement. when it is lifted, its lower end no longer closes the outlet-Opening, and the water in the bowl escapes. Means are commonly provided for holding it after it has been lifted, so that it shall notfall back, it being customary to so construct such sustaining device that when the tube is lifted it is given a partial rotation in order to leave itupheld. \Vith structures of this character as heretofore made the overflow-tube has been guided at its upper end by passing through a hole in the marble slab back or to one side of the opening formed for the bowl, and at its lower end it has been guided by engageni ent with the outlet-opening. The fastening provisions for holding the tube elevated have also been arranged exterior to it and usually in the guiding device fixed in the hole in the slab. Such constructions are objectionable, because of the difficulty experienced through inaccurate fitting of the marble slab, since, if the hole therein be not in exactly the right position, the overflow-tube will be canted somewhat from the vertical, and is liable to bind in its movement. Complicated constructions have been devised for avoiding this difficulty.

According to my present invention, I arrange the overflow-tube or stand-pipe entirely within the bowl and within or in line with the opening for the bowl in the marble slab, and I so construct the partsthat the tube is guided independently of the marble slab. The overflow-tube is thus in plain sight, is accessible where it can be readily cleaned, and it is so constructed that it can be lifted out by a simple manipulation. I accomplish these results by providing a fixed vertical rod or guiding stem within the overflow-tube, by which it is supported and on which it is guided in its' upward movement. This rod is fixed .in the outlet-opening from the bowl, and projects up within the tube, being entirely concealed thereby. It is formed with shoulders or provisions co-operating with other provisions formed within the tube, by which the latter, when lifted, is upheld, and by which the ac cidental lifting out of the tube is prevented.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan of the marble slab and bowl with its overflow-tube. Fig. 2 is a vertical mid-section of the slab and bowl, showing the overflow-tube in elevation. Fig. 3 is a vertical section, on a larger scale, of the overflow-tube and its supporting coacting parts. Figs. 4 and 5 are fragmentary sectional views similar to Fig. 3, but showing the parts in different positions. Fig. 6 is a transverse section cut on the line (i 7 in Fig. 5 and looking upwardly. Fig. 7 is a section cut on the same line and looking downwardly. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section cut inthe plane of the line 8 8 in Fig. 4:, looking downwardly. The remaining views show a modification. Fig. 9 is a vertical section answering to Fig. 3. Fig. 10 is a plan View of the top of the guidingrod. Fig. 11 is a plan View of the overflowtube removed.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 8,1et A in Figs. 1 and 2 designate the marble slab, B designate the bowl, and O the overflow-tube. As shown in Fig. 2, the overflow-tube 0 projects up through the bowl-opening a in the marble slab, being arranged close to the rear side thereof, but out of contact therewith. This opening is preferably extended or indented over the outletopening b of the bowl, in order to admit the overflow-tube and enable the latter to be placed close to the extreme rear side of the bowl, where it shall be out of the way during the use of the bowl. The outlet-opening b is molded in the earthenware bowl, as usual, this being the only opening that is formed therein, and the inner surfaces of the bowl slope toward this opening in all directions. An outlettube or seat 0 is passed down through this opening from the top and is fastened therein by a nut (Z, screwed onto its threaded exterior and against the under side of the bowl, as usual. The lead pipe is connected to the lower end of the outlet-tube c by means of a spud c, joined to the tube by a union 6, to which spud the lead waste-pipe is connected by a wiped joint, as indicated by the dotted lines in Fig. \Vithin the outlet-tube c is cast a spider 0, into the hub of which is screwed the lower end of a guiderod D, which projects vertically above the outlet-opening and into the bowl. The overflow-tube C is slipped over this rod D and is supported and guided thereby. The rod D is formed with winged guides f near its lower portion and with a guiding-disk g near its upper end, by means of which the tube 0 is guided. The overflow-tube is formed at its lower end with a conical portion or plug h, which when the tube is lowered enters the outlet-tube c and fits tightly therein,thereby forming a tight plug or stopper. Near the upper end of the tube it is formed with openings 'Z 1', through which the overflow-water may enter when the bowl is full. The water entering through these holes descends through the tube 0 and through the outlet-tube c to the waste-pipe. The upper end of the tube is closed by a cap j, formed with a knob or handle 71; by preference, by meansof which the tube may be lifted. The upper end of the tube is preferably screw-threaded and screwed into the external flange on this cap.

I will now describe the means for holding the overflow-tube elevated. On top of the rod D is fixed a disk or head on, which is notched, as shown best in Fig. 7. On diametrically-opposite sides it has narrow deep notches Z Z, while aquarter-turn from these it is formed with diametrically-opposite wide shallow notchesn n. The upper end of the tube 0 is provided with two narrow fingers or plates Z Z on opposite sides, projecting a considerable distance from the inner surface 'of the tube toward the center and adapted to enter the narrow deep notches Z Z. Lower down the tube is provided with two wider fingers n n, projecting a less distance toward the center and adapted to enter the notches n n. Between the upper end of the fingers n and the lower end of the fingers l are formed notches or recesses 19, sufficiently high to admit the thickness of the disk m and extending sufficiently far from the center to ad- .mit the diameter thereof. The lingers n are arranged j ustbeneath the fingers Z, as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, being preferably cast in one piece therewith, as shown. By preference the several fingers Z n are all cast integrally with the head j. The overflow-tube 0 having been lifted off the guide-r0d D, it is replaced by slipping it down over the rod until its fingers it encounter the disk 77.. The tube has then to be turned until these fingers register with the notches n n, whereupon they drop through these notches until the fingers Z rest upon the top of the disk m. As these latter fingers are too wide or approach too closely toward the center to pass down through the shallow notches n n, the tube will drop no lower until it is turned a quarter-revolution to bring the fingers Z into register with the notches Z Z, whereupon these fingers will fall through the said notches, as shown in Fig. 8, and the tube will drop until its stopper h is seated in the opening a, whereupon the position of the parts will be that shown in Fig. a. The fingers Z are preferably made of considerable height in order to allow for some inaccuracy of fitting in the height of the rod D, compared with that of the tube C and its provisions. Then the tube is lifted to let the water run out of the bowl, the upper side of the wide fingers n strikes the under side of the disk m, being too wide to pass through the narrow notchesZZ, whereby the immediate lifting out of the tube is prevented. It is then only necessary to slightly twist or turn the tube in order to bring the fingers Z out of register with their notches Z, whereupon on letting go of the tube these fingers will restupon the top of the disk m and hold up the tube,'as shown in Fig. 3. If it is desired to lift the tube out to clean or polish it, it must be turned until thefingers 11. come into register with the wide notches n, whereupon it may be fully lifted. \Vhen thus taken off, the guide-rod D is readily accessible for cleaning or for the removal of any obstructions in the outlet-passage.

My improved lavatory-basin is of simple construction, there being but one opening to the bowl and but one opening in the marble slab, and no great accuracy being required in the fitting of the bowl and slab, since there are no guiding-openings for the overflow-tube to be brought to register. The overflow-tube is in convenient position for operation, is in plain sight, is not in the way, and may be readily removed and cleaned.

In the modification shown in Figs. 9,10, and 11 the overflow-tube is not provided with holes 2' Z, but is open at the top to permit the overflow-water to enter it. In other words, the head consists of an open ring, preferably flared to form a projecting flange by which easier to grasp the tube. The tube is of such height that when it is seated the top of the head j rises to the level at which it is desired that the water shall overflow. In place of the two fingers Z in the previous construction, a single rod or wire Z is extended diametrically across within the tube. The fingers n n are the same as in the first construction, the onlydifference being that they are arranged in a line at right angles to that of the rod Z, instead of in a line coinciding therewith, as before. This arrangement is best shown in Fig. 11. The guide-rod D is formed with the same wings f at the bottom, and at the top, instead of being provided with a guiding-disk g and a notched upholding-disk m, as before, it is provided with one single disk m, which serves both purposes.

This disk is provided with a diametrical slot q, cutting it into two parts and extending down, as shown in Fig. 9, some distance into the guide-rod D. This slot takes the place of the notches Z n in Fig. 7. Fig. 9 shows the tube in the position to be dropped to place to close the outlet. In so dropping it the rod V will descend into the slot (1 until the tube is stopped by its plug it entering the seat 0. The fingers n project under the disk m, so that on lifting the tube they encounter this disk and prevent the tube being lifted too high. Then by slightly turning the tube the rod Z is brought to a diagonal position, where it is out of coincidence with the slot q, so that when the tube is let go the rod may rest on top of the disk m and uphold the tube. To lift out the tube, it must be turned until the fingers n coincide with the ends of the slot q, whereupon they may pass up through this slot. The disk m is perforated to permit the overflow water readily to pass downward. This disk serves to prevent any article being dropped down through the tube 0 and into the outlet.

My invention may be variously otherwise modified in matters of detail without depart ing from its essential novel features.

I claim as my invention the following defined novel features and combinations, substantially as hereinbefore specified, namely:

1. The combination of a lavatory-bowl having an outlet-opening with an overflowtube formed at its lower end as a plug to close said outlet-opening, and a guiding-rod fixed in said opening, projecting upwardly therefrom within the tube and of smaller diameter than the latter, to leave an overflowspace between, and formed with a disk or head at its upper part engaging and guiding the inner walls of the upper part of the tube, and with guiding projections at its lower part engaging and guiding the inner walls of the lower part of the tube, whereby the lower end of the latter is properly directed to its seat in the outlet-opening, and with reciprocal stops on said rod and tube, respectively, adapted to be engaged upon the lifting of the tube and by their engagement to hold it elevated.

2. The combination, with a lavatory-bowl, of an upright guiding-rod fixed in its outletopening and provided with a notched stopdisk, and an overflow-tube formed at its lower end as a plug to close said opening and mounted over said rod, and provided with internal stop-fingers for engagement with said disk, arranged when the tube is lifted to drain the bowl to be respectively above and below said disk, whereby on the lifting of the tube the lower fingers encounter said disk and limit the lifting, movement, and on turning the tube the upper finger or fingers rest upon said disk and uphold the tube.

3. The combination, with a lavatory-bowl, of an upright guiding-rod fixed in its outletopening, and an overflow-tube mounted over said rod, with reciprocal stops consisting of a notched disk on said rod and fingers in said tube arranged when the tube is elevated to drain the bowl to be respectively above and below said disk, and the respective fingers and notches relatively arranged for e11- gagement in different angular or rotative positions of the tube, whereby when the tube is in one rotative position the upper finger may pass downward through notches in said disk to admit of the lowering of the tube, and when the tube is lifted and turned to another angular position the lower fingers register with notches which admit of their upward passage to enable the tube to be lifted out.

at. The combination, with an upright guiding-rod having a stop-disk formed with two diametrically opposite narrow and deep notches, and in another angular position with two diametrically-opposite broad and shallow notches, of an overfiow-tube mounted over said rod'and having upper fingers thin enough to enter said narrow notches and too wide to enter said shallow notches, and lower fingers short enough to enter said shallow notches and too Wide to enter said narrow and deep notches, whereby the lower fingers limit the lifting of the tube, while the upper fingers serve as stops for upholding the tube when it has been lifted and partially rotated.

In witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES E. BOYLE.

Witnesses:

ARTHUR O. FRASER, J NO. E. GAVIN.

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