USRE3939E - Improvement in urinals - Google Patents

Description

. tanned ,states SAMUEL Manns, or

Letters I Patent No.

73,907, dated canary 28, 1868; 'reissue No. 3,939, dated 11pm 26, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN URINALS.

' .lhe Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whom 'it may conce/ru Be it known that I, SAMUEL Manns, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Public Urinals; and I hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and. exact description thereof, reference being had to `the accompanying drawings making part of this specification.

The object of this invention is to provide one of the greatest wants of the cityl public at the present time, viz, an inclosed public'nrin'al or necessary, speciallyadaptedfor contracted alleys, &c., which, when open and in use', will sufciently screen the occupant from public view, and be oi' such construction that it will close automatically when not in use, in such a Way as to project but little from the wall, and aiord no lurking-place for evil-disposed persons, or convenience for the commission of any nuisance.

In the accompanying drawings- Figure I is aperspective view of a public urinal of my invention. y

Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same.

Fi gurc 3 shows a moditication, for the use of females.

Figure et isa horizontal section of a form for an open space, such as a market, public landing, 86e.

is a modiiication in horizontal section, in

` Figure o which the doors arc hinged to the wall oi' the house, -Figure 6 is avertical section showinga further modification. f

Figure 7 is a .horizontal section through a guard or shield. Figures S a partitions. n

A is a house or other wall.` B, a frame erected thereto. v C is a plate-let into and attached to the wall, having receptacle D' and pipe E to catch and conduct the urine to the catch-basin or sewer.

. F F' are outward bayed or curved door or doors, hinged at f, having a spring, G, tending to keep them closed.

The door F has a d 9 show modifications oi' my curved catch, H,which engages over the edge of the door F when the necessary is occupied, as seen in the dotted red lines, iig. l.

In the modification intended for females (see fig; 2,3) the doors will nearly reach the ground, while in those intended for men (see figs. 1, 2, 4, and (5,) the door will notreach within twelve or fourteen inches of the ground, so that a commission of any nuisance upon the ground will be impossible without an exposure of the person, and no one can lurk inside for any criminal purposes without being seen. j

It will be seen that the doors are folded past each other when the necessary is unoccupied, and, in this case, that there is not room for any evil-disposed perl slight recess, A

, the partitio son to concealv himself behind them, as they approach so near the back part of the urinal, thus obviating one great objection to the introduction ofv public necessaries in cities, namely, the forming of a lurking-place for-thieves.

My necessary has a seat, d, formed of a large open pipe with sloping top, so that no one can stand upon the same, `but must use it in a proper manner The main claim as to utility made, ance ofthe objectionable features of such structures heretofore, namely, as hiding-places for any evil-dis-l posed persons, and as places particularly subject to the commission of nuisances, is' that `so very little rooml is taken up.

Where permissible, economy of space (in the case of priviesjmay be secured, as in fig. 5, by making a a, of eightto twelve inches, at its greatest depth, into the wall, so the doors need not exceed six inches from the general surface of the wall, thereby providing a much-needed water-closet for alleys. In this case the `hinge is at'- ixed to an iron block, I, let into the wall for that pnr pose.

Vhere an attachment to the w be objectionabie, I provide a separate frame, complete` in itself, as seen in g.6, in which .I is the supportingframe and K a plate, forming a guard or shield, shown by horizontal section in g. 7, having a conductingpipe,E, leading from the'pot D, an concavity as to conduct to the sink M the misdirected urineof inebriate and careless persons.

Where a frame is used, as here shown, the curve of the door may be less. Ihcobject of the curveor baying of the door is made to protect and inclose the urinal, so that, when closed, it will occupy but little space upon the wall of street or alley, and inclose the urinal in such a manner that pressure' on-the doors will be expended on the wall or frame to which they are attached. Two doors are preferable, as they can be opened in the center and stayed one against the other, affording thereby a greateramount of room when occupied. v

Fig. 4 shows a, takes double form, in respect to each all or house 'would and the seats can be so arranged other that, by adopting a curve for u L between the two sides, (thereby forming a recess for each seat,)'the W'dtli` of the house, in its closed or unoccupied condition, need not exceed twenty inches. l

I do not confine myself tothe use of the two doors F F', as it is evident thatone door or more than two may be usedto accomplish the main purpose. My urinal is appiicahle to workshops or stores, as well as to public use. '-Gne obvious advantage of my arrangement is, that the position of the doors .indicates to out next to the avoid-l that the projection of d formed with such Y modification for open spaces. f Itv Vthe purpose siders whether the urinal 'be occupied or not, and the space inclosed by the doors' F F', when fastened in condition for use, is most roomy in front of the basin, afbrding an additional guarantee Vagainst misuse of theneeessary lor urinal. Although springs are here described for closing the doors, it is obvious that weights or gravitating hinges may be used for this purpose.

I- clailn herein as new and ofiny invention 1. A publicurinal or necessary, having the curved or bayed door'or doors'F or F', adapted when open to screen the occupant from .public view, and when not in use to close automatically, by spring or giavitating hinges, to a position in which the door or doors will snugly incluse the\ urinalbowl, in the manner and for specified.l

2. The combination' and arrangement of the door or doors F or F,-shield K, pot D', sink M, and pipe E, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The foiinationrof a Water-closet by means of a recess in the wall, A a, fig. 5, sloping seat D, and doors F F, substantially 'as and for the purpose set forth. l 4. In connection with a public urinal or privy, constructed substantially as described, the provision of the frame J, as and for the purpose specified.

VIn testimony of which invention I hereunto set my hand.

SAMUEL MALES. Witnesses: l FRANK MILLWARD.

I. L. WARTMANN.

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