US1617923A

US1617923A - Surgical baker

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Publication number: US1617923A
Application number: US92232A
Authority: US
Inventors: Henry J O'neill
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1926-03-04
Filing date: 1926-03-04
Publication date: 1927-02-15
Anticipated expiration: 1944-02-15

Description

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1 Patented Feb. is, 1927.

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HENRY VJ. ONEILL, or nocrrnsrna, MINNESOTA.

SURGICAL BAKER.

Application filed March 4, 1926. Serial No. 92,232.

This invention relates to an improvement 'in' surgical bakers.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved form of surgical bake-rs which 5 may be" used in hospitals 1n arthritis and rheumatism cases, where it is desirable to soften the tissues, and in connection with ointments and massagetreatments. The use of the baker is not confined to such cases 1 but inay be used wherever it may be found desirable.

. A further object of the invention is to P vide for tilting the baker .whenever it is used on a foot, or whenever it is desired to v 15' 'h'avez'one end of the baker higher than the other. in order to gauge the heat for all of f thep'arts of the member. being treated.

these objects in view, the baker ineludes an outer casing which is partially closed at the'opposite endsin order to receive the member for treatment, and located along thetop ofthe casing are a plurality ofjelectric lamp sockets, which receive lamps, the latter extending in opposite directions from-the support in order to impart a more uniform'supply of heat-to the member under itreatment. A reflector is placed on the in- :side of the casing and behind the lamps, in

forder' to direct the heat therefrom toward and upon the-treated member. Supports 'are'providedon opposite sides of the casing Jinthe form ofbent wires which extend betweenthe'ca'sing and the reflector and which y through slots formed in a tilting disk 3 which. is pivot'ally connectedfto the casing,

: but which is provided with means for securing the "same ina'fixed relation relative tothe casing; VVhenever it is desired to tilt I the device the casing-is moved relative to 1 the wire 'supportsand about the pivot of the J'pivoting' disk, a.fte'r whi'ch it is lockedin its "itilted position.'- 1

V Inthe accompanying drawings F1g, 1 1s a s de elevation of the invention;

2 isa longitudinal'section through thesame in-its tilted position and taken on the line "2 -2 ofiFig. 3;

: Fig; 3isja transverse sectional view taken 1 on line 3 -3 of Fig."

; Fig.'4 is a 'perspective view ot the tilting Fig. 5 is a detail sect'onal view taken on jacket 1 but spaced therefrom to provide an intermediate space 6. The reflector 5 terminates at its top in a depressed socket support 7 ,which is provided with the inclined sides 8, whichextend upwardly in opposite directions as clearly shown in Fig. 3. Lamp sockets 9 are mounted in these inclined portions 8 for receiving lamps 10. By reason of the position of the lampsockets and the inclined portions 8, it will be apparent that the lamps 10 will extend in substantially opposite directions from each other and will thereby provide a more uniform radiation of heat over and about the member being treated.

Connected with the lamp sockets 9 is an electric cable 11, which extends through one end 2 of the baker and is provided with a suitable switch 12 and plug 13 for supplying electric current to the electric lamps 10.

Mounted in the space '6, between the reflector 5 and the outer jacket 4, on each side of the baker. is apivot disk 14, which is provided with a peripheral flange 15 formed thereon, as clearly shown in Figs. tand 5.

The disk l l'has a central elongated slot 16 flange 15 and the outer jacket 1, as clearly shown in Fig. 5. Theflange 15 is provided with a plurality of notches 20 formed therein for receiving the upwardly extending rods 21 of the wire support .22. This wire support 22 is made of a single piece of wire bent back upon itself and having the ends bent upwardly, forming the rods 21 which pass through they pivot disk,. as clearly shown in Fig. 4. The rods 21 terminate at their upper ends in lugs. 23, which are adapted" to bear upon the back surfaces of the reflector 5, in order to support the outer ends of these rods.

In operation, the plug 18 is connected with a suitable source of electric current for illuminating the lamps when the device is placed over the member to be treated and these lamps will effectively supply heat to the member under treatment, and due to the relation of the lamps to each other, they will heat the treated member on as many sides as possible,'the reflector 5 serving to direct the heat about the treated member. The handle 24 is secured on top of the outer jacket 1 for'the purpose of tilting the jacket with relation to the support and, in order to accomplish this tilting operation, the wing-nuts 18 are loosened on the bolts 17,- which releases the clamping connection between these bolts 17 and the pivot disk 14 and also between the flange 15 and the back plate 19, which action allows the baker to be moved about the pivot bolts 17 into any adjusted position as for instance as shown in Fig. 2.

The slot l-fl'formed in the pivot disk 1 L serves to allow this disk to be moved relative to the bolt 17, thereby permitting of the pivot action between the -support-22 and the outer jacket 1 of the baker.

It will thus be seen that this improved form of bakeris both simple and inexpensive, while at the same time it is so constructed as to effectively supply heat to the member under treatment and to allow the baker to be moved relative to this member to supply a uniform amount of heat to all parts thereof.

I claim:

1. A device of the character described including an arched outer casing, an arched reflector spaced from and within said outer casing, side supporting frames interposed between the reflector and easing, a pivot -Cl1Sk pivotally connected with the outer cas- ,ing and connected with the supporting frame, and means for locking said pivot disk agamst pivotal movement.

2. A device of the character described including an arched outer casing, an arched reflector spaced from and within said outer casing, a supporting frame interposed between the reflector and casing, a pivot disk flector and casing, a pivot disk for each of said supporting frames, said disk having a slot formed therein, a bolt extending through said slot and through the casing tive to the casing.

for pivotally connecting the pivot disk to the casing, means for holding the pivot disk against pivotal movement relative to the casing, said pivot disk having a flange formed on the periphery thereof and having notches formed in said flange for receiving the supporting frame, and lugs formed on the ends of the supporting frame for supporting these ends relative to the casing.

4. A surgical baker including an outer casing, a reflector spaced from and within said casing, a lamp support mounted longitudinally of the casing, and intermediate of the reflector, electric lamps extending laterally from the lamp support, a supportin frame interposed between the reflector an casing, a pivot disk pivotally connected with the sides of the casing and connected with the supporting frame, and means for locking said pivot disk against pivotal movement.

5. A surgical baker including an outer casing, a reflector spaced from and within said casing, a lamp supported centrally of the said casing and intermediate of the reflector, an electric lamp extending laterally from the lamp support, a supporting frame interposed between the reflector and outer casing, and a pivot disk pivotally connected with the casing, said pivot disk having a flange formed thereon and having openings provided in the flange for receiving the supporting frame and means for locking the pivot disk against pivotal movement relative to the casing.

6. A device of the character described including a casing, a supporting frame therefor, a pivot disk pivotally connected with the casing, said pivot disk having a flange formed thereon and having openings provided in the flange for receiving the supporting frame and means for locking the pivot disk against pivotal movement rela- 7. A device of the'character described including a casing, supporting frames for the opposite sides of the casing, a pivot disk for each of said supporting frames, said disk having a slot formed therein, a bolt extending through said slot and through the C33! ing for pivotally connecting the pivotdisk to the casing, means for holding the pivot disk against pivotal movement relative to the casing, said pivot disk haying a flange formed on the periphery thereof and having notches formed in said flange for receiving the supporting frame, and lugs formed on the ends of the supporting frame for supporting these ends relative to the casing.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

HENRY J. ONEILL.