US2083605A - Water closet - Google Patents

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INVENTQR, BY- PAUL E. JERTBERG v CQ AqT/TCRNEY.

P. E. .JERTBERG WATER CLOSET Filed July zo, 193s JuneA 15, 1937.

Patented June 15, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT GFFIE Paul E. Jertberg, Glendale, Calif.

20, 1936, Serial Naf-91,483

The position of the bodj7 ecation is acknowledged Application July 8 Claims;

relates generally to water closets contemplates toilet units comtion, foot rests and toilet hopduring the act of defto be of the greatest importance for most efficient extrusion of indigestible waste matter.

that the passages t is generally concurred of -fecal matter through the lower regions of the alimentary canal is resisted by a series of antip set during actual contraction oi the ported elevation sacculations of eristaltic waves which are 'offdeiecation by the voluntary abdominal muscles. A supo the legs tends to reduce the the lower-intestine and relieves strain on the abdominal muscles by other parts of the body which accordingly obviates dissipa- Vtion oi their contractive energy.

Y It is a general object of the present invention to provide a toilet assembly embodying in combination a water closet and foot rest adaptable for operative unity in supporting the body-of a user in a position most conducive to effective elimination.

Anotherobjeot is to provide a device comprising a water-,closet and foot rest adapted -for conjunctive use7 having a handle by which the foot rest may be manually adjusted and locked at any desired vertical position to accommodate individuals of various heights.

Another object isthe provision of mechanism for elevating the foot rest which is simple and inexpensive to manufacture yet vdurable in use.

Other objects and salient features of my invention such for example as facility of operation, speed-andvcon'venience oi adjustment, and neatness ofy appearance, will be obvious to those of skill the art upon an examination of the following description read in the light of the accompanying drawing,

Fig. l is avperspective in which,

view of my invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the adjustable foot rest;

Figs. 3 and 4.1 are ingly-nurnberedl sections taken on correspondlines of Fig. 2;

Fig, 5 a perspective view of the elevator block employed in the ling the foot rest to the several views,

embodiment illustrated for raisany. adjusted position.v

drawing in detail, the nusimilar parts throughout E designates generally a conventional type wall closet secured by any well known means to a wall 'I comprising a bowl 8 and seat detail, is removabl J. A foot rest Iil, about to be described in y disposed on the floor II in front of the closet it being understood that the foot rest may be attached to the iioor or `integrally formed with most desirable rel embodies a base the closet to maintain their ationship. The foot rest I0 I2 having perpendicular end is adapted to operatively engage.

walls I3 and side walls I4. through the base and is secured parallel to walls i3 and Ill-by a flanged nut I6 threaded thereto which is secured to the underside of the base'by screws. verted box Il telescoped over the walls I3 and I4 comprises a foot plate i6, declining to or from the direction of the closet as desired, and vertical walls I9 and ZEI'adapt'ed to slidably engage walls I3 and I4, respectively.

A sub-plate 2| within box I'I is perpendicularly secured to the walls thereof below the foot plate: I8. Holes`22 and 23 are centrally disposed in plate IS and sub-plate 2l, respectively, so as to be in concentric alignment lwith rod I5. liner 24 secured to the upper side of sub-plate 2I by a flange bracket' 25 extends upwardly through hole 22. A pair of diametrically-opposite holes 26-26 `inthe upper end of liner 24 are provided for a purpose hereinafter described.

At each end -of the inclosure I3 and'lli an el'evatorblock 2l' isr ported oribase' I2, eachblock comprising a pair "of sliding membersalignment, 'with-'their sides engaging'said walls I4, by bars 29. The upper edge of each member 28 of respective elevator blocks 2l-is inclined to a peakand recedes on the opposite side adjacent the end walls I3 to provide inner and outer bearing surfacesY 3iand 3i; respectively, oppositely inclined on' each member. Box il is supported above base I2 lbymeans of a series oi projections 32rig'idly'attached, by any well known means, to respective corners of the under-side of subplate 2I and spaced from walls I9 and 20 a distance substantially equal to the width of walls I3 and I4'. `Each projection is provided with a downwardly-directed angular face 33 parallel to Vthe bearing surface The Weight of box I1, transmitted tothe end faces'33- of Vprojectionsl normally tends to displace blocks 2l, moving 'them inwardly. Movement of the 'blocks in the opposite direction toward the end walls I3, conversely Vdisplaces the projections 32 which elevates the box and foot Yplate I8. lThe apparatus for compelling separation of the blocks andthe vertical movement of thefoot plate I8 includes a over rod I5 and extends upwardly through liner 24. On the lower end of tube 34 a separator rplate 35 is rotatably secured by any means well known in the art having opposite lower edges 36 rounded 'and adapted to normally contact the 4upper extremity of each of the inner bearing surfaces 30 of blocks 21 when the blocks are relatively adjacent at the middle oi the base. Handle '31 connected by aoollar 38 to the upper end of tube 34 enables manual manipulation of the tube A rod I5 `extends y I2 in approximately its center An in- :y

formed by walls Y slidably sup- 28 spaced apart` in parallelY 3| therebelow with which it tube. 34 which telescopes in a manner about to be described. By exerting pressure on the handle 31, the plate 35 will be moved toward the base, causing the respective edges 35 to bear against the inclined bearing surfaces 3U of the elevator blocks 21 which separates the blocks and in turn elevates the. foot plate I8 in the manner above described.

To maintain parallel alignment of the lower edges 36 of the separator plate 35 with the bearing surfaces 3i of the elevator blocks a pair of vertical guide rods 39 are bolted or otherwise secured to base I2 and extend upwardly through holes 4I] and plate 35. Nuts 4I are threaded to the upper end of each of said rods to limit upward movement of the separator plate and tube 34, and accordingly determine the lowest position of the foot plate I8.

To accommodate individual comfort of a user of the foot rest, as well as to compensate for various heights of users, I provide locking mechanism by which the foot plate may be xed at any desired position of its vertical movement. Tube. 34 has a pair of longitudinal diametrically-opposite slots 42 cut therein of a length substantially equal to the distance between the limits of vertical movement of plate 35. A pin 43 projecting into the liner 24 through one of holes 26 extends through the slots and is secured in the other of holes 26 of the liner. A series of recesses 44 are cut in the edge of respective. slots 42 on opposite sides of pin 43. With tube 34 in the vertical adjusted position desired, rotation of the tube will move the side of the recesses 44, which are horizontally aligned with the pin, into engagement therewith and simultaneously move the slots 42 out of vertical alignment with pin 43 to lock the tube, separator plate, and foot plate vertically immovable. Reverse motion of the tube will return the slots 42 to alignment with pin 43 and again permit longitudinal movement of the foot plate in an obvious manner.

It will be understood that numerous changes may be incorporated in the embodiment of my invention disclosed, as, for example, a horizontally reciprocable separator plate may be substituted for the vertically movable plate described, a friction lock of any type well known in the art may be employed to maintain adjusted position of the foot rest, and details of construction with reference to relative proportion, design, size, and arrangement of the many parts may be varied without departing from the spirit of my invention as defined in the appended claims.

What I claim and desire to Patent is:

1. In a device of the character described, a closet bowl, a foot rest comprising a base, an elevator block slidable laterally on said base, an inclined foot plate having projections on its underside supported by said elevator block, means to compel lateral movement of said block to displace said projections and foot plate upwardly, and means to support said foot rest in front of said bowl.

2. In a device of the character described, a foot rest comprising a base, a pair of Aelevator blocks slidably supported on said base,v each of said blocks having inclined upper faces, an inclined foot plate slidably supported on said elevator blocks by a plurality of projections attached thereto, each of said projections having an inclined face parallel to and bearing Aupon the outer inclined faces of respective blocks, and a secure by Letters separator member to impel relative separating movement of said blocks to displace said projections and foot plate upwardly.

3. In a device of the character described, a base, vertical walls bordering said base, an inverted box comprising an inclined foot plate and downwardly extending walls telescoping the vertical walls of said base, a pair' of elevator blocks slidably maintained on said base by said vertical Walls, each carrying inclined upper faces on opposite sides thereof, projections depending from the underside of said foot plate adapted to contact the outer inclined faces of each of said blocks, a vertically movable separator member between said blocks adapted to bear on the inner inclined faces of said blocks, and a handle above Ysaid foot plate connected to said separator member by means extending through said foot plate, to control vertical movement of said separator member.

4. In a device of the character described, a base, vertical walls bordering said base, an inverted box comprising an inclined foot plate and downwardly extending walls telescoping the vertical walls of said base, a pair of elevator blocks slidably maintained on said base by said vertical Walls, each. carrying inclined upper faces on opposite sides thereof, projections depending from the underside of said foot plate adapted to contact the outer inclined faces of each of said blocks, a vertically movable separator member between said blocks adapted to bear on the inner inclined faces of said blocks, a tube rotatably connected to said separator member and extending through said foot plate, said tube having a slot longitudinally disposed therein, said tube also having a series of recesses therein laterally extending from said slot, and a pin connected to said foot plate slidable in said slot upon relative movement of said foot plate and tube, being adapted to be received in any of said recesses Vupon rotation of the tube to maintain said foot plate and tube in vertically immovable relation.

5. In a device of the character described, a foot rest comprising a base, an elevator block slidable laterally on said base, an inclined foot plate having projections on its underside supported by said elevator block, and means to compel lateral movement of said block to displace said projections upwardly.

6. In a device of the character described, a base, an inclined foot plate above said base to `limit the direction cf movement of said foot plate with respect to said base, mechanism to move said foot plate vertically within the limits fixed by said guides, a handle connected to said mechanism to actuate the same by vertical movement thereof.

'7. In a device of the character described. a base, a foot plate, means to vertical movement with respect to said base, and means including a handle to move said foot plate in a vertical direction by movement of the handle in an opposite direction.

8. In a device of the character described, a base, a foot plate, means to limit said foot plate to vertical movement with respect to said base, meansY including a handle to move said foot plate in a vertical direction by movement of the handle in an opposite direction, and means to releasably retain said foot plate in any vertically adjusted position.

PAUL E. JERTBERG.

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