US298585A

US298585A - Folding bathing cabinet

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Publication number: US298585A
Authority: US
Publication date: 1884-05-13
Anticipated expiration: 1901-05-13

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B. A. HO RNING. FOLDING BATHING CABINET. I

Patented May 13, 1884.

No. 298,585. m

M a m M W ATTORNEYS- N, PETERS. PhuIo-ljuugnphu. Washington. D. C.

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R. A. HORNING.

. FOLDING BATHING CABINET. No. 298,585. Patented May 13, 1884.

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ATTORNEYS.

NITED STATES PATENT Orrrcn.

ROBERT ALLEN HORNING, OF LANARK, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND CHARLES S. DAME, OF SAME PLACE.

FOLDING BATHING CABINET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 298,585, dated May 13, 1884.

Application filed April 30, 1883. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ROBERT A. I-IORNING, of Lanark, in the county of Carroll and State of Illinois, have invented a new and Improved Folding Bathing-Cabinet, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

I The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved portable bathing-cabinet or shower-bath, which can be folded very compactly, can be erected easily and rapidly, does not occupy much space, and can be used for sprinkling baths and shower baths of all kinds.

The invention consists in a bathing-cabinet constructed of a folding sack or tube attached to a base -board, and having a perforated sprinkling-tube attached to its upper edge, and which sack or tube can be held raised by lazy-tongs secured to the base and to themeper end of the tube or sack, which lazy-tongs can be locked in position by means of a suitablelocking device. Aswinging tubular arm carrying a rose or sprinkler on its outer end is mounted 011 the perforated tube, and either the said sprinkler or the perforated tube can be connected to a hose leading to a pump projecting down through the bottom of the cabinct, as hereinafter more fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional eleva tion of my improved folding batliingcabinet, showing it erected. Fig. 2 is a side View of the same. Fig. 3 is a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the same. Fig. 5 is a longitudinal sectional elevation of the water-sprinkling tube.

A base plate or board, A, which maybe circular, rectangular, square, or oblong, is supported by legs 13, which are of such height that a pail, O, can be placed below the baseboard. A sack or tube, D, made of rubber, water-proof canvas, oil-cloth, or any analogous material, has its lower end attached by a hoop or otherwise to the edge of the baseboard A, and is stiffened by a series of horizontal rings, E, made of wood, metal, or other suitable material, and attached to the inner surface of the sack or tube. To the upper edge of the tube a pipe, F, of the same shape as the base A, is fastened, which tube F is provided with a series of perforations, a, through which water can issue. By this construction it will be seen that the tubular ring F serves the double purpose of a sprinkler and a means for holding distended the upper end of the tube or sack D. The perforations a are arranged in the lower part of the inner curved side of the tube, so that the water ejected through the said perforations will be inclined downward toward the interior of the sack or tube at an angle of about forty-five degrees. tube, F, projects downward from the tube F,

to which tube F a hose, G, can be coupled, which is connected with afoot-pump, H,which will be described hereinafter. A standard,F, projects upward from the tube F, and on the same a tubular horizontal arm, J, is held to turn, so that it can be swung over the upper opening of the tube or sack or outside of the same.

To the free end of the tube J a sprinklingrose. J, of the usual construction, is secured.

To the horizontal arm of the pipe J a downwardly-projecting pipe, K, is connected, to which pipe K the hose G can be coupled, if desired. At the tube F an arm, L, )rojects outward from the top frame of the tube or sack, to the outer end of which arm L acrosspie'ce, L, is fastened, which serves as a towelrack. Lazy-tongs M have their upper end pivoted to a block, M, on the upper end of the inner side of a bar, N, projecting downward from the arm L, and have their lower end pivoted to the bottom of one of the legs B of the base A, and the said leg is provided with guides b, forming a longitudinal slot, A, in which the pintle b of the second crossjoint of the lazytongs can slide, whereby the lower part of the lazy-tongs will be guided vertically.

To the second cross-joint of thelazy-tongs, at the upper end of the same, a guide-loop, B, is secured, through which loop a bar, N, can pass vertically, whereby the upper end of the lazy-tongs will be guided. A lever, 0, pro vided with a handle, 0, is pivoted to the upper end of one side of the bar N, against which it rests, and passes through the guideloop B. The said lever O is provided in its outer edge with a series of notches, d, which form shoulders adapted to catch on the crosspiece of the guide-loop B, and thus hold the lazy-tongsand the sack or tube in the desired position.

The foot-pump H consists of a cylinder, H, projecting downward from the base-board A,

' and provided at its lower end with an upwardly-opening checlevalve, h. The piston I fitting in the cylinder H, is provided at its lower end with an upwardly-opening checkvalve, 1), and at its upper end with a bulb, Q, which is provided with a side tube, Q, to which the hose G is coupled. A spiral spring, R, surrounding the piston P, presses the same upward. The cylinder H is provided at its upper end with an annular horizontal flange, g, which is provided on its edge with a pack ing-ring, Z, which rests on the surface of the base-board A. The baseboard A is provided with a series of grooves, m, all of which lead to the opening through which the cylinder H is passed, so that when the cylinder is removed the water collected on the base-board A can flow through the said opening into a pail placed below it. A stool, S, is attached to the upper end of a rod, S, fitting in a tube projecting downward fromthe bottom of the baseboard A. The rod S is provided on one side with a notch, 5, into which a spring-catch, t, snaps, and thus holds the rod S. raised. The base-board A can be provided with handles U for transporting it.

The operation is as follows: If the bathingcabinet is to be used, apail of water is placed below the pump-opening, and the cylinder H of the pump is passed down through the opening into the said pail until the packing Z of the flange 9 rests upon the base A, and then the hose G is coupled to the pipe F or to the pipe K. The upper edge of the tube or sack D is raised to the desired height, whereby the lazy-tongs will be extended and then looked in position by pressing on the handle 0, so that the lever O swings outward, thus permitting one of the shoulders formed by means of the notches d to engage with the cross-piece of the guide-loop B. By means of the lever O the tube or sack D can be locked in position at any desired height. If'a shower-bath is required, the upper end of the hose G is coupled to the tube K, and then all the water will pass through the tubular arm J and through the sprinkling-rose J at the end of the same. If the water is to be ejected through the ring F and sprinkled against the sides of the body, the upper end of the hose G is coupled to the lower end of the tube F, and then all the water raised by the pump will be forced into the tubular ring F. By raising the upper end of the sack 'or tube higher or lower, the water can be ejected through the apertures a. of the ring F on different parts of the body,

as may be desired. The pump is operated by pressing down the plunger or piston with the foot, and then permitting it to be pressed upward by the spring B. After the water has been pumped out of the pail C, it can be permitted to flow back and be used a second time, and so on. The stool S can be raised when desired, and forms a convenient seat for the person taking a bath.

\Vhen not in use, the bathing'cabinet can be folded very compactly, so as to occupy very little space, and can be carried to any room which is heated up, so that the person taking a bath will not take cold. The folded bathing-cabinet can easily be stored under a bed or in any other suitable place.

The sack or tube also; protects the person while drying, so that he cannot catch cold from drafts; &c.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire .to secure by Letters Patent 1. In a folding bathingcabinet, the combination, with the base A, folding tube or sack D, having its lower end secured thereto, and means, substantially as described, for raising and lowering said tube and locking it in any desired position, of the tubular perforated ring F, attached to the inside of the mouth of the tube D, and serving the double purpose of a sprinkler and means for distendi ng the mouth of the tube D, substantially as shown and described. r

2. In a folding bathing-cabinet, the combination, with the base A, folding tube or sack D, having its lower end secured thereto, tubular perforated ring F, attached to the inside of the mouth of the tube D, and means, substantially as described, for raising and lowering the tube D and looking it in any desired position, of a foot-pump provided with a hollow piston, and tube G, connecting the pump with the perforated tubular ring F, substantially as shown and described.

3. In a folding bathing-cabinet, the combination, with the base A, of the folding sack or tube D, attached to the same, the lazy-tongs M, attached to the base and to the top of the tube, and of the notched locking-lever 0, substantially as herein shown and described, and

.for the purpose set forth.

4. In a folding bathing-cabinet, the combination, with the base A and the folding sack or tube D, of the lazy-tongs M, attached to the base and to the top of the tube, the guidebar N, provided with the loop B, and the notched locking-lever O, substantially as herein shown and described, and for the purpose set forth.

ROBERT ALLEN HORNING. Vitnesses:

D. W. DAME, O. E. OLMSTED.