US1045510A - Hot-water bottle. - Google Patents

Description

A. S. CAMPBELL.

HOT WATER BOTTLE. APPLIOATIOH'IILED SETT.1 8,1911.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

AIEPHONSO S. CAMI'BELL, OF MED'EORD, MASSACHUSETTS.

HOT-WATER BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 26, 1912.

Application filed September 18, 1911. Serial No. 649,827.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Anrnoxso S. CAMP- BELL, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Medford, in the county of Middlcsex, State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Hot-lVater Bottles, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to hot water botties, and among other objects provides a hot water bottle which is more durable than those heretofore made and which has an increased field of usefulness.

The character of the invention may be best understood by reference to the following description of an illustrative cmbodL merit thereof shown in the accompanying drawing, wherein:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of an illustrative hot water bottle shown herein as embodying the invention; Fig. 2 is a ,vertical section taken on linoQ- l of Fig.1, Fig. 3 is a. partial View similar to Fig. 2, showinga device which may be used in connection with the bottle; Fig. 4 shows a protecting sleeve which may be used on the bottle.

Referring to the drawing, the illustrative hot water bottle there shown. comprises a container or body 1, of copper or other suitable material, which may have its exterior" surface nickel-plated or otherwise finished, as desired. Thiscontainer preferably has the form of an oblate spheroid, although it. will be understood that it may have other shapes if desired. As shown herein the container is foianed of two opposed dished plates 3, 5, one of said. plates having a cir cumferential flange Tembraced by, and soldered or otherwise secured to a corresponding lip 9 on the other plate. 1

To provide a hapdle for positive manipulation of the conta ncr l-as more fully hereinafter described, and to ermit the connd emptied conveniently, a neck 11 'is pro ided, soldered or otherwise made rigid w th said container. 1.

An important to ture ofthe invention relates to t e constru tion'of this handle neck,

whereby it is ma' tained cool to prevent discomfort to the user in holding; and manipulating the same. To this end the neck comprises an outer wall or sleeve 13 and aninner wall 15, spaced sufficiently to provide a substantial chamber 17 between them. It will be observed that the hot water in the container is in contact merely with a portion of the inner wall 15 and does not contact with the outer wall 13, the part which is in immediate contact with the hand. Said chamber 17 constitutes in etlcct an insulation, which prevents the heat from being transmitted from the container to the wall of the neck grasped by the hand. To render this chamber still more etli'cctivc as an insulator, the outer wall 13 may be provided with a plurality of rent holes 19 distributed therein at suitable intervals. These holes will permit the air to circulate. freely to and from. the chamber 17 and tend to make the temperature in said chamber equal that of the outside air. The neck may be provided with a usual stopper 21 threaded to the lower part of the inner wall 15, said stopper having: an annular gasket 23 adapted for sealing engagement with an internal flange 25 on said inner wall 15.

To prevent the hand from sliding into -ontact with the hot body of the container the neck may be formed with an annular rib or shoulder 26 at the juncture of said neck with the body of said container.

'The body of the container 1 will of course be subjected to considerable differences of temperature, and being); composed of metal may expand and contract more or loss and cause-the dished plates 3 and 5 to spread or approach more or To take care of such expansion and contraction and -to sti'tlcn these plates and prevent any collapsing thereof in use, staying means is provided.

As shown herein, this means comprises tubes 27 and 27' having pressure distributing flanges 28 at their bases soldered or otherwise secured to the plates 3 and 5 respectively, one of said tubes being suiliciently small 1' than the other to telescope into the same with a free sliding fit. To provide a stay which will be responsive to the expansion and contraction of the plates and always tend to maintain them in a proper spread position, a helical spring 31 is introduced into said tubes and is confined by contact hot water bottle described is for hot massaging or ironing purposes. It 'is admirably adapted for thisuse since the curved 4 contour offered by its oblate spheroid shape permits it to be readily appliedto and conform with various parts of the human body. Its massaging movement'or manipulation may be easily controlled merely by gripping the bottle by its cool handle neck. This ready -control is due largely to the rigid connection of said neck with said container; the non-iiexible or rigid sides of the container; and to the fact that the container in its overall length is comparatively small and within short radius from said handle so that it not at all unwieldy.

To permit the back, or parts of the human body which are not conveniently" accessible, to be massaged, the bottle maybe provided with an extension handle 33 (Fig. 3). When-this handle is employed, it will be substitutedi'or the stopper 21 described, and is provided with.a threaded stopperlike end 35' for this purpose. The handle may terminate in a knob 37, which together with the rim of the neck 11 will offer shoulcasing.

ders for engagement with the hand, facilitating the manipulative control of the bot-- tle.

To provide abetter'. grip on the neckll of the bottle and further protect the hand of the user, there may be provided a sleeve 39- (Fig.&) of rubber, asbestos or other;=suitable material. having a collar 4L1 overlyi g the portion of the container adjacent said neck.

In some uses it may be desirable to pro 'vide a soft exterior surface for the body.

To this end there may be employed acasing 42 (Fig. 1) of flannel, fabric or other suitable material shaped tofit and receive the container. To hold the casing onto the container it may be gathered at one end and tied about the neck of the container by a cord or elastic inserted in the neck of the So far as I am aware I am the first to provide a hot water bottle which may be described is very advantageous for this" use.

.Its form, rigid. construction and the rigid connection of the neck with the body of the container, permit the latter to be applied and controlled bysaid neck and manipu- 'lated as desired. This control is made ipos .neously by the hot water bottle.

The bottle sible by the fact that the handle is always I cool and readily handled without liability of discomfort or danger of burning the user.

In massaging it is desirable to warm the parts to be treated and also maintain a cir culation in them" This is effected simulta- In many instances it is desired that the human body shall not bear the weight of the bottle, but that the heat-"of the latter shall be transmitted to the body merely by the lying of the bottle against the side of the body. lVhere a' rubber'bottle is em ployed for this purpose the gravitational effect of the Water would cause the bottle to distort or collapse more or less, and as a result but a small portion of the bottle would be available for lateral contact with the body. The bottle described herein will not collapse, but on the contrary'may he stood up on its edge and present a large extent of surface for contact with the body.

The opposite flattened sides'of the bottle Will'always be firmly maintained in spaced relation by.the staying stud between them. In fact the bottle thus constructed is se strongthatit will sustain the weight of the human body without injury to said bottle.

Rubber bottles do not stand hot temperarules, and users of them are explicitly causince it used it will cause the rubber to deteriorate and soon Wear out. However, even it proper caution is taken in this respect, rubber bottles do not stand service, but quickly Wear out and soon leak and frequently cause bad cases of scalding. Rubber has other objections .in that when hot it gives off a damp steamy heat and a very offensive odor which is intolerable to sick persons or those of delicate sensibilities.

By the bottle described, the above objectionsare overcome, since-the metal container will stand very high temperatures and maintains its heat much longer than rubber bottles; it is not liable to leak and does not give forth adamp heat or any odor.

It will be observed'that the Walls of the body of the hot Water bottle are single, to present outer heat conducting surfaces. The bottle is shown as of an oblate spheroid form, the neck thereof extending rigidly from the rim of the body. It will also'be them rigid connection, present a rigid structioned not to use too hot Water in them,

ture, although the walls-of the body areso,

constructed as to vyield or play relative to. each other. Thestaynieans are positioned axially and transversely of the body in the form of the invention shown,"nearly span nmg the dlstance between the s1de webs, and

constitute a stop-stay preventing yielding of the walls-toward each otherbeyond a predetermined extent.

merit of the inv'entionwithout limiting the stop-stay preventing further yielding of said 40 same thereto, what I claim as new and dewalls toward each other. sire to secure by Letters Patent is: 5. A hot water bottle having opposed, me-

l. A hot water bottle, having a metallic tallic walls and spring means interposed bebody, the walls being single to present outer tween the inner surfaces of said walls and 45 heat conducting surfaces, said body being cooperating with both of said surfaces, and rovided with a handle-neck extending rigmeans to maintain said spring means in idly therefrom, said body and neck constlposition, said spring normally maintainin tuting a rigid connection, the said handlesaid metal Walls in expanded relation to eac neck being composed of double, spaced, subother, but permitting yielding of said walls a, stantially rigid walls. toward each other.

2. A hot water bottle having a metallic 6. A hot-water bottle having opposed, mebody of substantially the form of an oblate tallic walls, stay means interposed between spheroid, the walls of said body being sinthe inner surfaces of said walls and rigid gle to present outer heat conducting surwith one of saidfivalls and spaced from the 55 faces, said body having a neck rigidly exother wall to permit a predetermined yieldtended from the rim of said body and eloning of said walls toward each other, and a gated to constitute a manipulating handle, spring interposed between said inner surthe said neck having an outer wall rigid faces and positioned by said stay means, and

with; said body and merging into the sides normally acting to maintain the spaced re- 0 of the latter, and. also having an inner wall lation of said stay means and side walls. rigidly extending from said rim and spaced 7. A hot water bottle having a metallic from the said outer wall to provide a coolbody of substantially the form of an ebing space between said walls. late spheroid with side Walls normally of 3. A hot water bottle having opposed meslightly convex form, and stay means po- 65 tallic walls, the inner faces of said walls besitioned axially and transverse of said body ing provided with stay means extending toand nearly spanning the distance between ward and into progrimity to each other, and the side walls, said stay means extending normally spaced apart sufficiently to permit inwardly from one of said inner surfaces play of sald outer walls toward each other and permitting a predetermined, temporary, 70 1n use. substantial flattening of said-side walls.

4. A hot water bottle having opposed, me- In testimony whereof, I have signed my tallic walls, and stay means interposed bename to this specification, in the presence of tween the inner surfaces of said walls, said two subscribing witnesses.

I stay means extending from the inner sur- ALPHONSO S. CAMPBELL.

face of one of said walls transversely into itnesses: proximity to an abutment of the opposite HENRY T. \VILLIAMs,

R. H. KAMMLER.

Having described an illustrative embodiwall, thereby permitting slight play of said walls toward each other and presenting a It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,0-l5,5l0, granted November 26,

1912, upon the application of Alphonso S. Campbell, of Medford, Massachusetts, for an improvement in Hot-Water Bottles, an error appears in the printcihspecification requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 48, after the word spring" insert the word means,- and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the I Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this With-day of December; A. D., 1912 [SEAL] O. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

merit of the inv'entionwithout limiting the stop-stay preventing further yielding of said 40 same thereto, what I claim as new and dewalls toward each other. sire to secure by Letters Patent is: 5. A hot water bottle having opposed, me-

l. A hot water bottle, having a metallic tallic walls and spring means interposed bebody, the walls being single to present outer tween the inner surfaces of said walls and 45 heat conducting surfaces, said body being cooperating with both of said surfaces, and rovided with a handle-neck extending rigmeans to maintain said spring means in idly therefrom, said body and neck constlposition, said spring normally maintainin tuting a rigid connection, the said handlesaid metal Walls in expanded relation to eac neck being composed of double, spaced, subother, but permitting yielding of said walls a, stantially rigid walls. toward each other.

2. A hot water bottle having a metallic 6. A hot-water bottle having opposed, mebody of substantially the form of an oblate tallic walls, stay means interposed between spheroid, the walls of said body being sinthe inner surfaces of said walls and rigid gle to present outer heat conducting surwith one of saidfivalls and spaced from the 55 faces, said body having a neck rigidly exother wall to permit a predetermined yieldtended from the rim of said body and eloning of said walls toward each other, and a gated to constitute a manipulating handle, spring interposed between said inner surthe said neck having an outer wall rigid faces and positioned by said stay means, and

with; said body and merging into the sides normally acting to maintain the spaced re- 0 of the latter, and. also having an inner wall lation of said stay means and side walls. rigidly extending from said rim and spaced 7. A hot water bottle having a metallic from the said outer wall to provide a coolbody of substantially the form of an ebing space between said walls. late spheroid with side Walls normally of 3. A hot water bottle having opposed meslightly convex form, and stay means po- 65 tallic walls, the inner faces of said walls besitioned axially and transverse of said body ing provided with stay means extending toand nearly spanning the distance between ward and into progrimity to each other, and the side walls, said stay means extending normally spaced apart sufficiently to permit inwardly from one of said inner surfaces play of sald outer walls toward each other and permitting a predetermined, temporary, 70 1n use. substantial flattening of said-side walls.

4. A hot water bottle having opposed, me- In testimony whereof, I have signed my tallic walls, and stay means interposed bename to this specification, in the presence of tween the inner surfaces of said walls, said two subscribing witnesses.

I stay means extending from the inner sur- ALPHONSO S. CAMPBELL.

face of one of said walls transversely into itnesses: proximity to an abutment of the opposite HENRY T. \VILLIAMs,

R. H. KAMMLER.

Having described an illustrative embodiwall, thereby permitting slight play of said walls toward each other and presenting a It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,0-l5,5l0, granted November 26,

1912, upon the application of Alphonso S. Campbell, of Medford, Massachusetts, for an improvement in Hot-Water Bottles, an error appears in the printcihspecification requiring correction as follows: Page 3, line 48, after the word spring" insert the word means,- and that the said Letters Patent should be read with this correction therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the I Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this With-day of December; A. D., 1912 [SEAL] O. C. BILLINGS,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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