US669619A - Device for adjusting electric appliances to the human body. - Google Patents

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No. 669,619; Patented Mar. l2, 19m.

, .1. CHARLES.

"DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING ELECT BIG APPLIANCES TO THE HUMAN BODY.

(Application filed Jan. 14, 1901'.)

(No Model.)

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JAMES CHARLES, OF RICHMOND, INDIANA.

DEVICE FOR ADJUSTING ELECTRIC APPLIANCES TO THE HUMAN BODY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 669,619, dated March 12, 1901.

Application filed January 14:, 1901. Serial No..4=3,l26. \IIo model.)

To all whmn it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, JAMES CHARLES, a citizen of the United States, residing at Richmond, in the county of Wayne and State of Indiana, have invented new and useful Improvements in Devices for Adjusting and Securing Electric Appliances to Various Parts of the Body, of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompan ying drawings, forminga part of this specification.

One object of my presentinvention is to provide a device to be worn on the human body for the purpose of securing electric appliances to the parts desired to be treated and for the purpose of securing the electric batteries and electrodes to the body in their proper relation to each other.

Another object is to provide a device of the class described which will be adjustable in all of its parts, so that the electric appliances carried by it can be easily and quickly changed to various parts of the body and in their relation to each other.

Other subordinate features of my invention will be apparent from the following description.

I attain these objects by the arrangement and combination of parts illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference refer to similar parts throughout the various views shown.

Referring now to the drawings, Figure 1 shows a part of a person with my invention attached thereto, showing a front view there of. Fig. 2 shows a rear view of a person with my invention attached thereto. Fig. 3 is a detail view of a part of the front of my invention, greatly enlarged from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4C is a detail view of a part of the rear of my invention greatly enlarged from that shown in Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 illustrates the manner of arranging batteries and electrodes and of securing them in their proper relation to each other by the use of my improvements.

I-I represents batteries, and H electrodes.

Permanently secured to the batteries are pins or buttons I, extending out at right angles to the plane of the batteries for the purpose of retaining the eyelets F, hereinafter referred to, in engagement therewith.

A represents shoulder-straps attached at one end to the battery H and at the other end to the electrode II and suspended to the shoulders of a person. The rear ends of A are formed into loops E for the purpose which will hereinafter appear and secured to the electrodes H by passing around the strap B, said loop E being formed by folding the end of the strap A back upon itself and securing the end to the body, thereof by the eyelet Y.

B represents a strap passing around the body and under the arms of the patient and attached in front by means of eyelet F in the strap B, passing over one of the pins I. The other end of strap B is attached to the other batteryH in like manner. In the rear of the person the strap B passes through the loops E and through the staples X X, as shown in Figs. 2 and l. The staples X X are permanently secured to the electrodes H H, so as to form openings through which the strap 13 can operate. The intermediate strap C is provided with'two or more eyelets F at each end thereof, so that the batteries H and H, Fig. 1, can be brought near together or farther apart, as desired. The strap' O should be of elastic material in order to keep the batteries and the electrodes in contact with the body and in proper relation with each other. It is apparent that by means of the strap 0 the batteries H H can be changed from one point to another laterally, as desired, and that by means of the straps B, passing through the loops E and the staples X X on the electrodes, the electrodes H and H can be adjusted laterally along said strap B. The front ends of shoulder-straps A are provided with eyelets F, as shown in Figs. 1 and 3. The object of this is to afford means for changing the position of the batteries and the electrodes perpendicularly, which is evident from the drawings.

H, H H H and H represent batteries and electrodes in the manner I use them for the treatment of cancer or the like.

J represents Wires connecting the batteries and the electrodes.

It can now be seen that the location of the contact of the batteries and the electrodes with reference to the body can easily be changed and permanently held in the position desired by the arrangements shown and described.

In certain specific diseases, such as cancer,

" I find it necessary to group several batteries and electrodes near together-forinstance, as shown'in Fig. 5. For this purpose I have only to provide short straps L, the same being provided with eyelets F at each end thereof, passing the eyelets F over the pins I, and thus holding the batteries and electrodes in the position desired. The pins I have-a head on the end of each to prevent the eyelet F from becoming accidentally disengaged. To more securely hold the eyelets in engagement with the pins I, I use Wire keys K, as shown in Figs. 3 and 5.

I have shown and described the arrangement which seems to me the most practical; but it is evident that changes may be made in the details and that analogous parts may be used to accomplish the same results. I therefore reserve the right to make such changes in and modifications of the details herein shown and described as will fall within the limits of my invention.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is

1. In a device of the class described, the combination, of adjustable shoulder-straps A, one end of which is provided with a multiple of eyelets for the purpose of adjusting the batteries and the electrodes perpendicularly the other end of said straps being provided with loops E through which the strap B can be made to operate for the purpose of adjusting the electrodes laterally, the strap B for passing around the body, the ends being provided with eyelets F to engage the pins I, a short elastic strap O for connecting the batteries, all substantially as shown and described and for the purpose specified.

2. In a device for adjusting and securing electric apparatus to various parts of the body, the combination of the body-strap B connecting the batteries H, H, a short elastic strap 0 also connecting the batteries H, H, shoulder-straps A, A, each connecting a battery and an electrode, pins I secured in the batteries, staples X, X, secured to the electrodes, eyelets F at various points in the straps, shorter straps L for specific purposes, and the keys K, all substantially combined and to be used as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES CHARLES.

Witnesses:

R. W. RANDLE, MARTHA H. CHARLES.

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