US634347A

US634347A - Waste-valve for basins or baths.

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Publication number: US634347A
Application number: US56671495A
Authority: US
Inventors: Louis M Hooper
Original assignee: J L MOTT IRON WORKS
Current assignee: J L MOTT IRON WORKS
Priority date: 1895-10-24
Filing date: 1895-10-24
Publication date: 1899-10-03
Anticipated expiration: 1916-10-03

Description

No. 634;,347. Patented Oct. 3,1899.

L. M. HOOPER.

WASTE VALVE F08 BASINS 0R BATHS.

(Application filed Oct. B4, 1895.)

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L. M. HUUPER. WASTE VALVE'FOR BASINS 0R BATHS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT EETCE.

LOUIS M. IIOOPER, OF RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR TO THE J. L. MOTT IRON VORKS, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

WASTE-VALVE FOR BASINS OR BATHS.

SPECIFICATION formingpart vof Letters Patent No. 634,347, dated October 3, 1899.

Application filed October 24, 1895. Serial No. 566,714. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, VLouis M. HooPER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rutherford, in the county of Bergen and State of New Jersey, have invented an Improvement in W'aste -Valves for Basins or Baths, of which the following is a specification.

This improvement relates to that class of basin and bath fittings in which there is a valve at the bottom of the basin and above the upper end of the waste-pipe, such valve being lifted to allow the water to run off.

In my present improvement the waste-pipe is made with a curve or bend, so as to make use of a valve-lifter in the form of a rod passing vertically, or nearly so, through the bend of the waste-pipe and acting uponthe valve, and I provide mechanism for acting upon the lifter, and the valve and its stem are constructed in such a manner that the valve can be easily lifted out for cleansing, and the valve-stein is tubular and extends down around a tubular support for the valvelifter, the parts being constructed in such a manner that there is little or no risk of water leaking out around the valve-lifter, and I provide a packing at this place to render the parts reliably tight.

In the drawings, Figure l is a verticalsection of a basin with my improvements applied. Fig. 2 is a vertical section showing a portion of a basin with a modified valvelifter. Fig. 3 is a vertical section at right angles to Fig. 2, showing the toggle-links above the handle-lever; and Fig. t is an inverted plan of the valve separately. Fig. 5 is a section of a modification in the escape or waste pipe.-

The basin A is of any desired size and character, audit may be provided with the overflow-pipe B and a removable screen of ordinary character, as shown at C', Fig. 2; but in Fig. l I have shown the peculiar screen or grating C, hereinafter described. At the bottom of the basin there is an opening to which the waste-pipe D is applied. This waste-pipe is made as an'offset elbow or compound. curve in order that the lifterE for the valve F may be central with the opening in the basin and 5o pass through the pipe to the actuating device.

I provide a tubular guide 2, extending up into the waste-pipe, and the valve F is at the upper end of a stem `3, and such Valve fits the seat at or near the level of the bottom of the basin A, and the valve-stem 3, being tubular, sets around the tubular guide 2, so that water as it descends into the waste-pipe will be delected by l[he tubular stem 3 of the valve and kept outside of the tubular guide 2 for the lifter. Hence there will be but little risk of leakage around the tubular guide 2; but in order to make a more reliable joint at this place the packing-gland 4 is employed, the same having a cap that screws upon the ferrule or nipple that projects downwardly from the waste-pipe D.

In order to actuate the lifter E, any suitable mechanism maybe employed, according to the character of basin or bath fixture. In Fig. l I have represented a curved rod K as connected to the lower end of the lifter E,

the shape of such rod being approximately that of the side of the basin, so that it can pass from the lower end of the lifterE through the slab M, at which place the handle H is provided, and it is advantageous to make the stern of the handle I-I tubular to pass through the thimble N, that is provided at the opening through the slab M, and the tubular stem l of the handle I-I is screw-threaded on its inner surface to receive the tubular screwy threaded sleeve 7 which can be raised or lowered within the tubular stem l of the handle, and there is a shoulder or offset upon the rod K that rests upon theupper end of the sleeve 7, and it is to be understood that this sleeve 7 is adjusted so that the'valve F will take its seat properly upon the valve-seat F when the handle l-I rests upon lthe thimble N, and it is advantageous to provide a pin S, connected with the tubular stem of the handle II, which pin passes into a slot in the thimble N,which slot is L-shaped or inclined, so that the pin supports the handle and the valve when raised by a partial rotation ygiven to the handle to turn the pin into the hori- Zontal portion of the L-shaped or inclined slot. The lower end of the rod K is preferablyfwithin a horizontal sleeve 1G, extending out from the lifter E, so as to allow for slight differences in the fitting of the parts in place on the slab.

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The grating or strainer C is applied at the upper end of the overllow-waterway B, and in consequence of the upper end of this waterwaybeing atan inclination, as represented in Fig. l, the grating C will rest thereon by gravity, and it may be lifted off for cleaning the grating` or for cleaning the )\f'erflowwaterway.

The modified devices shown in Figs. 2 and El act to raise or lower the valve F2 in the saine way as the devices represented in Fig. l; but in some instances the distance of the lifter E from the edge of the basin is such that a bent rod, such as shown at K, does not work freely. To avoid this dilliculty,tl1e lifting devices may be arranged as next described.

The handle-lever ll' has a T-shaped lower end, to which the links I K' are pivoted and extend to the lever L, that is pivoted at one end to the lifter E, and this handle-lever II extends down through the slab M and slotted plateN upon the slab and between the forked support O, that is attached at the underside of the slab, and there is a pivot-pin 5 for the handle lever Il, such pivot pin passing through a slot or elongated hole in the forked support O, and one of the links I or K is provided with a turnbuckle I between the two parts of the link, which two parts are threaded with right and left handed screw-th reads, so as to adjust the relative lengths of the two links to bring the end of the lever L and the valve-lifter E in the proper position for the valve to rest upon its seat when the handle-lever L is moved in one direction, and when such handle-lever is moved in the other direction the valve is raised vertically, so as to open the waste.

If it is desired for the waste to close automatically, the devices before described alone are required; but if it is desired to hold the waste open then the links S may be made use of, they being connected at their upper ends upon the sides of the handle-lever, and their lower ends are pivoted at 6 in the forked support O, so that when the handle is moved in one direction these links S are swung so that the weight of the parts is sufficient to prevent the valve acting through the lever L and links I K', swinging the handle-lever II/ back again to its normal position for allowing the valve E to drop to its seat; but when power is applied by the hand to the upper end of the lever H the toggle-links S are swung over so as to lift the handle-lever as it is brought back to a normal position to allow the valve to close. By this construction it will be apparent that the two links I K allow for the proper motion to be given to the lever L, lifter E, and valve F2 without the lever L having a rigid pivotal support from the lower side of the slab or other point of connection, and the parts can be finished and made ornamental in cases where the basin is not inclosed below the slab. The valve may have a rubber edge and be connected loosely to the stem by a screw S, as shown in Fig. 2, to allow the valve to seat itself at the upper end of the wastepipe, and there may be guide-pills 9 to center the spindle within the waste-pipe.

In Fig. l the basin A is shown with an overflow B, having an inclined upper end below the top edge of the basin, and there is a perforated plate or grating C, that rests in a seat at the upper end of such overflow, and to hold the grating in place the spring l2 is used, having downwardly-curved ends to snap down below a riin or offset around within the seat. In Fig. 5 the porcelain of the basin at the lower part of the overflow extends below the seat F3 in the porcelain, which seat receives the valve F4, and the lifter E2 in this case passes through the porcelain, and there is a packing-gland it in the porcelain that forms a waterstight packing for the valve stem. The rod K2, that is to extend down from the handle or pull Il, Fig. l, passes through a tubular foot lli at the lower end of the Valvestein. Thisallows forinequalitiesin theshape of the porcelain basin and of the connection to the handle 1I, because the position of the tubular foot of the valve-stein along upon the rod K2 may vary. The thimble 17, that is connected to the metallic waste-pipe, can be secured to the porcelain by flanges and a locknut, as usual. The valve F or F'l may be lifted off the stein for cleaning the valve and for giving access to the overflow-waterway for cleaning the same,and a chain .i8 is usually provided to prevent loss of such valve. This chain is secured to an'eye 29 with a screw passing through the porcelain near the upper end of the overflow, and the nut 20, that secures this screw, is in such overflow. The

.hook 2l on the screw receives the valve-ring 19, so that such valve can be hung up within the basin, and the slab is not injured or soiled by the valve being laid down upon it.

I do not claim a valve with a stein passing through the waste-pipe nor a lever to act upon such stem, as these have been used; but where the lever intervenes between the handle and the valve and is partially supported by the waste-pipe the strain comes on the pipe, tending to loosen the joints. By my improvement the lift is direct upon the valve and there is nothing to disturb the setting of the basin or bath, and by making the waterway in the form shown in Fig. 5 the lifter passes through a packing-gland at the opening through the porcelain of the basin, which renders the attachment very simple, and in all cases the weight of the handle and its rod tends to keep the valve on its seat instead of tending to raise the valve, as is thecase where a lever intervenes.

I claim as my inventionl. The combination with a basin,'bath or other sanitary fixture having a waste-opening and a waterway below the same, of a valve with ahollow stein, a tubular guide passing up within the said hollow stem and a valve-lifter within the tubular guide passing through the IOO IIO

wall of the waste-pipe, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination with a basin, bath or other sanitary fixture having a Waste-opening and a waterway below the same, of a valve with a hollow stem, a tubular guide passing up within the said hollow stem and a valvelifter within the tubular guide, and apackinggland at the lower wall of the waste-pipe through which the lifterpasses, substantially as specified. n

3. The porcelain basin having awaste-opelr' ing and a horizontal waterway below the same all in one piece, in combination with a Valveseat and a Valve and a packing-gland in the opening in the porcelain and a vertical lifter passing through the packing-gland, substantially as set forth. l

4. The combination with the bath or other sanitary fixture having a Waste opening and pipe, of a valve and hollow stem, astationary tubulargnide within the valve-stem and passing th rough the wall of the waste-pipe, a packa valve-seat and valve and a packing-gland in an opening in the porcelain and-a vertical Valve-lifter passing through such packinggland, a tubular foot at the lower end of the valve-lifter and a rod passing into such tubular foot and extending up and passing through the slab for raising the valve, substantially as set forth.

Signed by me this 21st day of October, 1895.

L. M. HOOPER.

Witnesses:

DANL. C. MEYER, EDWARD HAMMANN.