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@anni @titille AUGUSTUS FRASER BAIRD, OF PIMLICO, ENGLAND.

Laim Patent No. 96,767, dma November 16, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT 1N EAR-racer.'czssrrs The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ol'- the same To all whom it may conce-rn Be it known that I, AUGUSTUS FRASER BAIRD, of Pimlico, in the county of Middlesex, England, have inventedanew and useful Improvement in Earth- Closets and Urinals; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art'to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part ot" this specification.

The nature of this invention consists in constructing an earth-closet, which is provided with a receptacle beneath the seat, for receiving the deposits with whichl the earth is to be mixed, and with' a chute or passage, opening into the said receptacle, for conveyf ing the earth into the same, and at the other end, to that opening above mentioned, another opening, by which the earth is supplied from a hopper to the said chute.

The bottom of' this'hopper is curved, and provided with the last-mentioned opening for communication with the chute, and is opened and closed by the act-ion of a sector-piece, or other valve weighted as a counterbalance. This Valve is secured to and forms part of a tiap or valve hung. at the centre, the otlice of which flap or valve is to close the opening from the chute into the receptacle rst herein mentioned, the same being effected by means Vof a projection from the cen- .tre of'the said ap or valve, situated just beneath the seat of the closet, so that when at rest, the sectorvalve closes the entrance from the hopper to the chute, and prevents the discharge of earth into the said chute, while, when the closet is used, the weight of the sitter presses the seat `on`the said projection, and thus gives motion to the valve-arrangement, and opens the entrance from the hopper to the chute, shutting,r the entrance to the receptacle for deposits, thus causing the chute to be lled up with earth, which is to be discharged therefrom into the receptacle, by the removal of pressure, when the sitter gets up from the seat.

lrhe sector-valve has a rod or rods attached to it, working in the hopper, to prevent .the consolidation of the earth, and to cause it to move as required.

Instead ofthe seat effecting the desired action, by the above-described arrangements, there may be a ledge behind, or by the side ot' the seat, which may be acted upon by the push-down action of the seat, or by a handle-action on the fore end of the valvearrangement, 4the chute being at angle nearer a holizontal line than the above described. A hinged cover may also be adapted to the action, or'the action may be effected by the intervention ofa connecter or cord, or wire, and handle.

Or, in lieu of the above-described arrangements, I can adopt the following arrangements; that is to say, a hopper for supplying the earth to a chute or valve or {lap-box, and a Weighted Hap or valve working therein, are provided, whereby the deodorizing-earth is supplied tothe receptacles for excrementitious deposits.

For putting the "closet intoand ont of action, I make the weighted ap or valve, which is to move on its pivots or axle, having bearings in the chute or valVe-boX, with its Weighted portion at a right or other angle vto the non-weighted portion, which latter has a part or projection thereof or thereti'om, so curved vor formed that it shall act as a ap or valve, for closing the entrance from the hopper at the same time that the weighted portion is leaving open the entrance from the chute or valve-box to the receptacle for deposits.

By these arrangements, the valveor flap itself .can thus be pr'ovided with a cavity or portion, into which the dry earth'is received from the hopper, to be discharged by the action o'tlle mechanism' into the -re.

ceptacle for excrementitions deposits. They also serve to measure a sufficient quantity of dry earth at each action.

At the angle at the back, although any other convenient position may be adopted, another smaller projection isprovided, so that by having a rod or rail attached to the seat of the closet, by means of side pieces or portions of the movable seat, the said seat will cause the flap or valve to open the hopper to the chute, and the chute to the receptacle for deposits, as may be required.

Or, as above mentioned, the valve itself is rendered a moving chute or measure, for transferring from the hopper, by the action of the mechanism, the proper quantity of dry earth to the receptacle for deposits.

Instead ofY being actuated by the seat, the mechanism might be actuated by a moving iooror by levers,

rods, or other gearing. For nrinals, arrangements of that character would, I consider, be found most suitable.

Should it be thonght necessary to agitate the earth, to prevent clogging, an arrangement of levers or prongs can be attached to the closet, so that the rising or falling of the weighted ap mayv act on the said arrangement of levers, in such a way as to agitate the earth.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a chute or measure, showing' the opening to the reservoir opened and the chute closed, the dotted lines showing the opening to the reservoir shut off and the chute or measure open.

Figure 2 is a section, showing a chute or measure open' to the reservoir, the casing in which the valve acts being curved in front.

Figure 3 is a sectionof the same, showing the opening closed.

Figure 4 is a section ofthe chute or measure without a casing, but, instead thereof, having sides above the weighted portion of the. valve itself. rlhis figure shows the chute or measure open to the reservoir.

Figure 5 is a section of the same, showing the chute or measure closed to the reservoir, and in the act of throwing the eartlrover deposit.

Figure 6 is a section of a closet with my invention applied thereto.

Figure 'l' is a section of a urinal with my invention applied thereto.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A A is a chute, valve, or ilap, working on the pivots a, and weighted by a plate or valve, b

c is the curved projecting part of. the same;

l is a smaller projection, upon which rests a rod, r, acting in connection with the seat ortloor of the closet, so that the valve is actuated by the raising and depressing of-the seat or door;

c is a guide-chute or trough; and

h denotes the hopper.

The shape of the casing in which thechute-valve acts need not terminate in a straight side, as in, tig. 1, but the curve may be continued, as in gs. 2 and 3.

The capacity ofthe chute or measure of' earth may be also varied by the shape of the weighted portion of the valve, the upper surface e of which may bemore or less above the pivots a.

rIhe chute-valve or measure may also be formed without the use of a casing for the valve to work in, by putting sides above the weighted portion of th valve itself, as shown in figs. 4, 5,` 6, and 7.

The valve will only be hung on two supports, and willwork directly under the opening of the hopper h.

There is also an arrangement by which a hinge chute-flap, e, for the chute, is provided, by hanging it to the end of the weighted portion of the valve, so that when the weight is lifted, by a person sitting down, (or by other means,) the hinge chute-flap hangs straight from the end of the weight, as in figs. 4, 5,

and 6, and when the weight falls, the hinge chute-.iiap is thrown into-a proper position to cast oi the earth into the pan or receptacle, as in 'dgs. 5 and 7.

In iig. 6section of closet, and in iig. 7, section of urinal, S refers to the floor .or seat; H, the hinge or link, with which it is secured, but which allows it to be depressed bythe sitter, or otherwise raised by the action of the weighted valve fr, the rod, above referred to, resting on smaller projection d, and actingin connection'with the seat or iloor through the lever L L.

P is the closet-pan or chute for urinal.

When the other arrangements firstly hereinbefore mentioned, which are not illustrated by the drawings, are adopted, the top ofthe chiite is :of a curved form, corresponding With the curved form of the sector or weight-piece on the upper part of the Hap or valve, a. curved wire being secured to the weight-piece, and working in the dry earth in the hopper, (and care should-,be taken that the earth is dry when used in my earth-closets, as in other earthclosets,) which curved wire, so Working, as aforesaid, prevents it from consolidating, and secures its ready descent into the chute.

The bottom of the hopper is slanting, and the 'ap or valve has its edges slightlybevelled,4 to diminish the fiietion.

The projection at the back of the iiap or valve, the depression of which by the seat closes the valve, should be at the centre of the width of the ap or valve.

rBhe weight-piece should-be less in width .than the ap yor valve.

The wires or spikes may be two or three in number, and may be connected, at their upper ends, by a small bar.

An arrangement may be used for depressing the projection by means of the end of a hinged cover toV chute, aiding the earth in its exit, in case of its being `-consolidated or hardened.

The lowering of the piece pulls down some prongs, moving on a pivot at the top of the hopper or reservoir, causing the earth to move, so as to insure its filling up the space emptied below, and preventing arching above it. Thisy is all eii'ected by the weight of a person depressing the seat. v

On the seat being released, a weight, attached to the upper prongs at the back of the reservoir, brin gs all the prongs into their original position.

The upper and lower prongs are connected by a bar or chain.

The said upper prongs may be made to work at the sides, instead of the back,` the weight being inside, and there being two sets of prongs, instead of one, and two weights. v i

In another arrangement, I have the hopper anda movable chute, working on pivots, a weight-piece, a stop-piece, which may be also used as a chute, by being prolonged for that purp0se,and prongs, to prevent consolidation of earth. This arrangement can be put in action by the weight ofthe sitter upon the seat, or by a handle, fastened to the pivot, vwhich must be lengthened for its reception. The handle can be used withthe other apparatus.

. When the valve is brought from under the openingat the bottom ofthe hopper, the chute is brought' overa piece provided, and its opening closed, when the chute is filled with earth, .and upon the sitter` rising or letting the handle free., the weightedvalvefalls back and closes the opening at the bottom of the hop per, and at the same time' opening the other opening, and the earth is free to cover the deposit.

The weighted valve, hereinbefore referred to, can be made wedge-shaped.

The chute or box, in which the earth is collected for use on each occasion, may be from three to six' inches wide, more or less, as desired, so as to contain from one-half to three pints of earth.

The length from the centre to the top of the ap.

or valve of the chute or box, or from the centre of the lower end thereof, may vary according to circumstances, as may be found desirable.

lhe following arrangement, illustrated at iigs. 8, 9,

v 10, 11, and 12, may be adopted as a means for agitating the earth in the hopper, to insure its dischargeas required.

Figure 8 is a side view of the said arrangement. Figure 9, a front view of same. Figure l0, a plan of same.

Figure 1i, a part section. of earth-closet, with agi tator-arrangements.

Figure l2, part section of urinal, -with my agitatorarrangements.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

In figs. 1l and 19- l Z denote the agitator-arrangement, and

m fm, the flap-hoard, hereafter referred to.

Ihe other letters in figs. 11 and 12 denote similar .parts to those referred to by the same letters in n'gs. l, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7.

A light iron fraining n n, which should be of threeeighths-inch round iron, with a piece of Wood, o o, fixed to one end, is hung in brackets p p, secured to the framing in front of the hopper.

Froma crossbair, g q, in the front part of the frame,

1 ises,it elevates this bar, which causes the wood at" the back of the hopper to strike the latter briskly. As the valve falls, the frame and striker also fall, ready for another use. 4

Sometimes I use the flap-board m m, gs. 11 and 12, hinged at the'upper pai-toi` the back of the hopper,so that it will, when raised by the striker o o, come sharply against the Whole of the back surface of the hopper, the flap-board corresponding in shape to the back of the hopper, and insure such an amount of vibration as cannot failto agitate the earth.

Having thus described my invention, l What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The weighted chute-flap ox' valve A, arranged in earth-closets or urinals, in conjunction with a chutetrough, e, to operate substantially as herein shown and described.

.The above specification of iny invention signed byme, this 7th day of September, 1868.

, A. F. BAIRD. Witnesses:

RD. Coenen, A. P. WRIGHT,

Secretary to the Inventors. Patent- Right Association, Limited.

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