US552356A - Water mixer for bathing - Google Patents

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5 J10. DEGNAN.

WATER MIXER POE BATHING APPLIANCES. No. 552,355.

Patented Dec. 81, 1895 AN DREW BGRAHAM. PNOTOUTRO. WASHINGTONJI C UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN G. DEGNAN, OF MIDDLETOWVN, NEWV YORK.

WATER=M|XER FOR BATHING APPLIANCES.

SPECIIFICA'IIO1\T forming part of Letters Patent No. 552,356, dated December 31, 1895.

Ap lication fil d March 27 1895. $eria1 No. $3,329. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, JOHN C. DEGNAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Middletown, Orange county, New York, have i11- vented certain new and useful Improvements in ater-Mixers for Bathing Applian ces, fully described and represented in the following specification and .the accompanying drawings, forming a part of the same.

The present invention relates to an improved apparatus for use in bathing, and the object of the invention is to furnish an effective means of mingling currents of cold and hot water for delivery to a shower-bath, hand-spray, or douche.

The invention consists of the combination, with an oblong cylindrical mixing-chamber, of two parallel pipes projected within the same from one end and perforated within the chamber and connected, respectively, with hot and cold water supplies outside of the chamber, and a third pipe projecting into the opposite end of the chamber and extended inwardly between the other pipes, such third pipe being open at its inner end to discharge the mixed fluid and connected at its opposite end to a douche.

The invention also includes the construction of the mixing-chamber with two nozzles at one end at opposite sides of the center line, and a nozzle at the opposite end upon the center line, with union-joints formed upon the nozzles and sockets formed upon the inner ends of the nozzles with pipes inserted therein to extend within the chamber, as above described.

The invention will be understood by reference to the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1 is a front elevation of the apparatus, with the mixing-chamber and its interior pipes in Vertical section. vation of the same, and Fig. 3 is a cross-section on line 3 3 in Fig. 2.

A designates the mixing-chamber, which is made of an oblong cylinder to permit the extension of the inlet and delivery pipes inside of the same for a considerable distance parallel to one another. The chamber is provided at the bottom with inlet-nozzles B and C at opposite sides of the center line, and at the top with an outlet-nozzle D. An outlet- Fig. 2 is a side elenozzle G may also, when desired, be formed upon the bottom at the center line, as shown in Fig. 1. The cold-water pipe B is connected with the nozzle B, and with a cock I) by an elbow Z). The hot-water pipe 0 is connected with the nozzle 0 and with a cock 0 by an elbow c. The inner ends of the nozzles are formed with sockets, and pipes B, O and D are inserted in such sockets and projected each nearly to the opposite end of the chamber. The pipes B and O are shown closed at their inner ends by caps and are formed each with numerous perforations 6 adapted to subdivide the entering-currents and mingle them effectively. The delivery-pipe D is inserted in socket on nozzle D and extended downward past the perforations or outlets from the pipes B and G, and a pipe D is extended upward from the nozzle D and connected with a douche F by a swivel E. The water is delivered from the outlets of the pipes B and G into the middle and upper part of the mixing chamber and the fluids are forced longitudinally within the chamber in order to enter the end of the discharge-pipe D, so that they are thoroughly mingled before the fluid is discharged. As the mingled fluid is forced to one end of the chamber before itis discharged, another outlet may be taken from such end of the chamber through the nozzle Gto a handhose g provided with a hand-spray g. Acock G is shown coupled to the nozzle G to discharge the mixed fluid to the hand-spray when desired. The oblong cylindrical chamber is shown formed of a cylindrical body with heads applied to the opposite ends, by which construction the sockets may be formed upon the inner ends of the nozzles, and the pipes B, O or D secured in such sockets before the heads are secured upon the cylindrical portion of the chamber.

The construction is exceedingly cheap, simple and efiective, and the oblong cylindrical form prevents it from projecting very far from the wall to which it is attached, and which is indicated by a line in Fig. 2, to which the feet of the chamber are applied.

I am aware that it is common to project pipes within the same chamber to mix hot and cold water, and do not claim such a construction broadly.

My construction differs from those hereto fore used in the small number and eheapness of the parts.

The chamber A, as shown in Fig. 1 of my drawings, is formed separate from the heads, while the nozzles B, C and G are formed in one piece with the lower head. The pipes are thus readily connected with the interiors of the heads, while the union-couplin gs II adapt the mixer for connection with the external pipes in the usual manner.

Having thus set forth the nature of my invention, what I claim herein is 1. The water mixer herein shown and described, eonsisting of the oblong cylindrical mixing chamber A provided with the union coupling nozzles B, O and D, arranged as set forth, and having the three parallel pipes B, C and D projected within the same, and the pipes 13 and C being perforated upon the sides, and the pipe D being open upon its inner end, as set forth, the hot and cold water pipes connected with the pipes B and 0 through the nozzles B and C, and the douche F connected with the pipe D through the nozzle D, the parts being arranged and operated as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The water mixer herein shown and described, consisting of the oblong cylindrical mixing chamber A provided with the union coupling nozzles 13, C and D, having sockets upon their inner ends, the three parallel pipes 13, O andD secured within the said sockets and projected within the chamber, the pipes B and 0 being provided with numerous water out-lets e, and the pipe D being open at its inner end and projected past the water outlets upon the pipes 13 and C, as set forth, the hot and cold water supply pipes connected by union couplings with the nozzles B and C, and the douche connected with the nozzle D, the whole arranged and operated as herein set forth.

3. The water mixer herein shown and described, consisting of the oblong cylindrical chamber A, provided with the union coupling nozzles B, O, D and G, the perforated pipes B and O projected inward from the nozzles l3 and O, the pipe D projected inward from the nozzle D and open upon its inner end, the hot and cold water supply pipes connected with the outer ends of the nozzles B and G, the douche F connected with the outer end of the nozzle D, and the hand-sprayg having hand-hose g connected with the nozzle G, the whole arranged and operated as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

J ()llN C. DEGNAN.

\Vitnesses:

JOHN FARRELL, WM. DEGNAN.

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