US927611A - Connection for water-closets. - Google Patents

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B. L. STALLINGS. CONNECTION FOR WATER GLOSETS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.2Z.1908

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CONNECTION FOR WATER GLOSETS.

APPLICATION FILED JAN.22.1908.

Patented July 13, 1909 2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 sen,

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EDGAR L. STALLINGS, OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, ASSIGNOR 01- ONE-HALF T0 HENRY J. BASSLER, OF COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA.

DONETECTION FDR WATEI" GLOSET$.

No. semen.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 18, 1909.

To all whom, i may concern:

Be it known that l, Enoan L. STALLINGS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Golumbia, in the county of Richland and State of South Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improven'ients in Connections for ater-Closet Bowls, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to pipe connections for water closet bowls, and its primary object is to provide simple and eifective means for insuring a tight joint between the base of a closet bowl and the soilpipe into which it discharges.

A further object of the invention is, to provide means for readily adjustii'ig or coin pressing the packing employed as an element of the joint and maintaining the same in close contact with the upper end of the soil-pipe.

The invention comprises a ring surrounding the pipe, a plurality of clamps supported by said ring, and adjusting devices "for said clamps.

The invention also con'i n-ises a ring surrounding the soilpipe, a plurality of equi distant clamps supported by said ring and engaging said pipe, an annular packing surrounding said pipe, and means for compressing said packing agaii'ist said pipe.

The construction of the improved joint will be fully described hereinafter. in connection with the accom anying drawings which form a partof this specification, and its features of novelty will be set forth in the appended claims.

In the drawings :-l igurc l is avertical section of the base ol' a water closet bowl,

and the upper portior ot a soil-pipe con-,

nccled by my improved connecting devices. Fig. 2 is a top plan view on an enlarged scale of the ring employc-tl. Fig. 3 is :1 etc tion on the line fl--3 of Fig. Fig. l is a vertieil section illustrating a modified em bodiment of the invention. Fig. 5 is a lrag inenlary perspective view on an enlarged scale of the 1ing,'shown in Fig. for supporting the packing, and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the upper end of the soil-pipe.

The reference numeral 1 designates the base of a water-closet bowl, provided with an annular flange Q-adapted to rest upon a floor 3, and formed on its under side with an annular recess 4. The base 1 of the bow] is also pro ided with an internal annular shoulder 5 against which his the upper end of the soil-pipe 6 formed adjacent to said upper end with a plurality oi annular parallei ribs or corrugations 7.

lv'ithin the recess l of the base llange 2 is a flat ring 8 surrounding the pipe (3 and formed at equidistant points on its inner edge with segn'iental seats 9 having oppositely beveled end walls 10.

Within each of the seats 9 is loosely fitted a segmental clamping plate 11, the ends 12 of which are oppositely beveled to adapt them to fit the beveled walls of. the seats 9. These clamps are formed with parallel longitudinal corrugations 13 to adapt them to engage the ribs 01' corrugations 7 of the pipe 0, and the outer edges of said clamps and the adjacent portions of the ring 8 are recessed and threaded toprovide tapering sockets l-lto receive the lower tapered ends 15 oi. adjusting screws 16, said screws 0.\- tending through openings in the base llange 2 and being provided with nuts 17 above said base .llangc.

interposed between the upper end of the pipe U and the beveled wall 18 of the base oil the bowl is an annular packing 19 of triangular :lorm in cross section and formed at its base with an annular groove 20 to receive the upper edge oi a supporting ring 31 of triangular form in cross section, said ring 21 resting upon the ring 8 and clamps ll.

The packing 19 is preferably of lead or other soft metal and is split on its lower surface as at, "ii to adapt it to spread when the wedgedikc edge of the ring is forced against it by the inward movement of the clamps ll.

The utility and advantages of the construction as thus described will be readily uinlcrstood. The clamps are firmly held in engagement with the pipe by the tapered screws, and the packing If) elt'cctually prevents the escape oi? noxious gases between the pipe and bowl. The yielding packing avoids liability ot breakage of the 'eartl-ien-. ware bowl, and said packing may be of rubber or other like material, although as above stated 1 preferably employ soft metal in its construction.

In the modification shown in Fig. 4, the base of the bowl is provided with a depending tubular extension 23 which extends down within the upper end of the pipe 6.

en its side with an annular recess 4. to rec-e1 e ting;- S and clamps 11 {IS in the censttnction shown in 1* 1g. 1.

Y A C in lieu oi U18 ti-lnngunir packing .1.) anti I ring support, '21, I enipln in the modification ring 24 resting on the clamps ll and provided with n flange 25, and an annular yielding p2 ing 2 1) of the crosssectionel ecntniu' 1 in l ig. supported' en the ring id pushing pi'njecnng into the space 2? between the upper end of the pipe er well 28 of: the recess apparent this modified constiintinlly equivalent to that sign 1 of th drawings, and l Weuld have it understood that the invention includes all such further modifications 01' variations in the details of consti'uctinn as may fall within the terms and scope of the following claii' Having thus described by invention, what it desire ecuie Letters Patent and. (.lilll'i? is:-

l. The con'ibinntion with a. \Vi'tlLQi' closet liewl, pi'evielel with s biseilange formed on its "under side W'th an annular of a soil pip; ioimed at zicent to its upper end with e s liens, :1, provided clamps loose, and currugn annular peel. and bowl, iinvni-dl "t'tint Within said recess, and segmental .in said seats, lQll inner surfaces, in nserpesetl b ween the pipe 1? i said clumps n; 2t closet nge formed on X 2H recess, (if a said recess, and SPElS, segmental i i said seats, nieces, and

:Ween the gated on t" annular pecking pipe and howl, and means (fltlll'lPS inwardly,

tapering in said IQEZClCCl sockets parallel ennulay cn1'ri1ga-- plurality (if segmental clamps Within said seats and corrugated on their inner surfaces to engage the coi rugations of said pipe, yielding annular packing interposed between said pipe and bowl, su, ports for said packing resting on said clamps and, means for forcing said clamps inwardly.

The combinntinn with a ater cleset bowl provided with an interior annular shoulder, and a base flange provided onits pipe fitting against said shoulder, and termed near its upper end With a series of annular parallel corrugations, 2, ring within said recess surrounding said pipe, and pro vided with a plurality of beveled seats, at plurality (if segmental clamps Within said seats and corrugated on their inner surfaces to engage the corrugations of said pipe, s yielding annular packing interposed between said pipe and bowl, supports fer saicl packing resting on said ring and means "fer forcing said clamps inwardly, comprising tapered screws extending through openings base flange, and into ta; sling; threaded sockets formed partly in ssic; ring, and partly in the enter edges of said clamps.

The combination with a Water closet howl, formed with an internal annular shoulder, a beveled wall below said shoulder, and an annular flange formed on its under surface with an annular recess, 0% a soil pipe fitting said shculder, a ring 'Wlilllfi said iecess formed with segmental seats, clampinglates movably supported Within send will (if the enwl, a ring upnn which said pecking rests, zinc. means for moving said clmnmng nlates inwardly.

shoulder, a beveled well below said shoulder, and an annular flange formed an its under e with an annular recess, of a soil pipe, a r ng Within said recess formed with segmental seats, clamping-plates movably supported Within said seats, yielding packin interposed between the upper end of said pipe the l 'eled Wall of the bowl, s ring npnn Wl. vsaid packing; rests, and means movin said clamping plates inardly, ccmpi'ising tapered screws extendinn" thi'ounl'i openings in the flange of the bowl, and nits tapered sockets formed partly in Silifl clamping-plates and partly in the ring: which suppcrts said clamping plates.

EDGAR, l1. STALLENGS.

under side with an annular recess, of e soil,

6. The eembinntion with a water closet lwwl, fanned with {M1 internal annular seats, a, yielding packing interposed between the upper end at said pipe and the beveled

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