US102878A

US102878A - Improvement in bathing apparatus

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Publication number: US102878A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1870-05-10
Anticipated expiration: 1887-05-10

Description

bathing.

WILLIAM TELL ernannor FRAANKFORD, PENNSYLVANIA.-

' Lam-.9 Patent No'. 102,878, dated May 10,1870.`

IMPROVEMENT 1N BATHING APPARATUS.

The Schedule referred to in these. Letters :Patent and making part of tne same.

To alla/hom it mag/,concern :V i

Be it known -that I, W1LLIAM TELL STREET, of'

Frankford, in. the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and improved Bathing Apparatus; and I do hereby declare that 'the vfollowing is a full, clear, and exact description thereof,

whiclrwill enable others skilled in the art to -nlake and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings forming part of thisspecification'. o

This invention relates to improvements in safety bathingapparatns, and consists in the employment of `a ilightj bathing-car provided'withnetting guards',

floats, and wheels, and with hauling-tackle, the latter connected to a windlass on shore and a buoy at sea,` so arranged that the car can `be drawn from the shore into the water and back` again without danger to the occupants, who may enter before the car enters the water, andremain therein until it is drawn out again. Figure 1 represents a sectionalelevation of my improvedcar with the. operating-tackleas when the car is afloat, and

Figure 2 is allorizontal section of the same.

I propose to employ any kind of a cage or car A ofy light and strongI structure, 'withy guard-nettings B of A 'wire or other woven stuit' 'to-admit the water to pass through freely, to which I attach small, light wheels C, to roll along the sand on shore and on the bottom in shallow water, and along the sides, and about the height it is desirable to let'the car vsink into the'water, 1 `attach oats D, of any character to sustain the car and its load ofpassengers, at Vthe proper depth for To this car is attached, at one end, a rope, E, passing mier a pulley attached to a buoy anchored out at sea as far -as vmaybe required; thence it extends backward, preferably under the car, through guides H, to a winding-drum, I, on shore,thenc'e back to the car;

the drum is arranged for hauling the car into Athe water or out again-,as maybe required.

- The buoy G is provided with a ballasting-weight, K, suspended from it bya rod, to prevent it from turning and fouling the rope in the pulley F. p

The car may have alight canvas or other cover to protect the bathers'from the sun; also seats and other yconveniences for the comfort of the occupants.

safe protection against the dangers of deep water, and Ithe outward flowing tides or waves.

' I may use any other support for the pulley F, for example, a post driven into the earth below the water, but the buoy is preferable.

The buoys or floats may be attached to the car so as to be adjusted up or down thereon, to vary the immersion of the car.

The block which supports the pulley F n'iay also have a weight attached to it, for preventing itfrom turning and freeing the rope. Ot course the apparatus may be used for wrecking purposes as well as for bathing, and I contemplate such'use of it.Y Y

Having thus described my invention,

I claim as new anddesire to secure by Letters Patentt-- vA bathing-bar or cage A, provided with buoysor oats D, and with hauling-tackle, the latter consist-' ing of a winding-drum, I, on shore, and a 4pulley attached to a float, G, or other support anchored in the water at a suitable distance from the shore, and a cord `or rope, E, all arranged for operation substantially'asv specified.

' o WM. TELL STREET.

Wienesses:

JONATHAN BROOKE, THADDnUs STEARNE.