US8462A

US8462A - Pobtable wateb-closet

Info

Publication number: US8462A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1851-10-21
Anticipated expiration: 1868-10-21

Description

UNITED sTATEs PATENT oEEioE.

GEORGE R. WILLMOT, OF MERIDEN, CONNECTICUT.

PORTABLE WATER-CLOSET.

Specification of Letters Patent N o. 8,462, dated October 21, 1851.

To all 'whom @'15 may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE R. TVVILLMOT, of Meriden, in the county of New Haven and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and improved close-closet for the pur pose of eectually conning the etiluvia arising from the excrement; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full and exact description of t-he construction of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure 1, is an external view in elevation. Fig. 2, is a vertical section, the inner vessel B being entire, taken at the line X, X, Figs. 3 and 4. Fig. 3, is a top or birds eye view the cover of the case and also the cover of the inner vessel being removed. Fig. 4, is a top or birds-eye view showing a portion ot' the partition on which the inner vessel rests; the circular rim being removed.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each of the several figures.

The nature of my invention consists in inclosing a vessel for the eXcrement in the interior of a case, said vessel resting on a partition in the case in order to allow the inner vessel to be nearly as high as the case which incloses it, the case being suliciently high to allow the greatest ease to the person sitting'upon it; the inner vessels being much lower than the case is brought up nearly as high by resting upon the partition above mentioned. A circular rim of wood or other proper material sets around and partially over the cover of the inner vessel and covers the space between the inner vessel and the case, this rim is flush with the top of the case and forms the seat of the closet, a cover is placed over the top of the case which completes the arrangement and effectually confines the etlluvia.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention I will proceed to describe its construction and adaptation.

A, is the case which incloses the inner vessel. This case may be of any desirable form. The one represented is probably as ornamental as any. It may be constructed of tin, sheet metal, or any other suitable material, and should be of sufficient height to allow the greatest possible ease to the person sitting upon it, say from 15, 18, in. l B, is the inner vessel also constructed of tin or sheet metal; this vessel B, rests upon the partition a, see Fig. 2, and 4:, which allows the vessel B, to be nearly as high as the case A, the partition a, has a circular cleat or projection Z), upon it, Fig. 2 within which the bottom of the vessel B, ts.

C, is the cover of the vessel B, seen on the vessel in Fig. 2.

D, is a circular rim of wood or other proper material which fits over the edge of the cover C, when it is on the vessel B, as seen in Fig. 2, this rim serves greatly toward confining the eiiiuvia by resting over' the edge of the cover C. W'hen the closet is to be used the cover C, is taken off the vessel B, by removing the circular rim D, and when the cover is off, the circular rim D, is replaced and rests upon the top edge of the vessel B, and the inner side of the case A, the outer edge of the rim being beveled to suit the conical shape of the case, this rim D, when the cover C, is off the vessel B, forms the seat of the closet, see Fig. 3. Vhen it is designed to close the closet, the circular' rim D is raised and the cover C, placed over the vessel B, the rim D, is then replaced setting a short distance over the edge of the cover, and iin'ally t-he cover E, (see Figs. l and 2,) is placed over the case A, which arrangement effectually connes the eftluvia. It will be seen by referring to Fig. 2, that the vessel B is removed by a handle c, and bail d.

The advantages of this arrangement are, lst, in having the article of suiiicient height as to aord the greatest possible ease vto persons using it, in many cases much mischief is done by using the ordinary low vessel, especially to females in certainstages of complaints incident to them; 2nd, the comparative small cost of manufacturing them; 3rd, the facility of cleansing them, the inner vessel B, being all that is required to be removed and cleansed; 4th, the durability and ornamental appearance, of the article.

Having thus fully described the nature of my invention, and the manner in which it is constructed, what I claim as new and de-l sire to secure by Letters Patent is- The manner of construction as described, the seat, the Whole arrangement being covand for the purpose specied Viz: the vessel ered by the cover E, of the case A, substan- 10 B, restifng upon ae partition a, n the ig tially as set fort-h. terior o the case and the circular rim 5 projecting a short distance over the edge of GEO' R' VILLMOT' the cover C, when on the Vessel B, and rest'- WtneSS'es': ing upon the top edge of the vessel B, When CARLOS A. BUTLER, the cover C, is off of it, in order to form AeAPi-r MERRIAM.