US787683A - Vapor or shower bath attachment for bath-tubs. - Google Patents

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No. 787,683. PATBNTED APR. 18, 1905.

- H. L. LARZBLERE. VAPOR OR SHOWER BATH ATTACHMENT FOR BATH TUBS.

APPLICATION FILED Disc. so. 1903.

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UNITED STATES i Patented April 18, 1905;

HERBERT L. LARZELERE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

VAPOR OR SHOWER BATH ATTACHMENT FOR BATH-TUBS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. '78 7,683, dated. April 18, 1905. Application filed December 30, 1903. serial No. 187,182.

To aZZ whom, it may concern:

, Beit known thatLHERBER'rL. LARZELERE,

a citizen of the United States, residing at Rochester, in the county of Monroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vapor or Shower Bath Attachments for Bath-Tubs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved vapor or shower bath attachment for bath-tubs.

One of the features consists in arranging a curtain-ring so that it will be freely adjustable both vertically and horizontally and in balancing the adjustable curtain-ring so that it will remain in any elevation to which it may be adjusted, thereby dispensing with a supplemental locking or fastening device and permitting the curtain and its ring to be quickly raised or lowered or swung laterally.

Another feature has reference to an adjustable and extensible bracket for attaching the hollow standard to the wall.-

Another feature has reference to the arrangement of an enlarged chamber in the hollow standard, which forms a mixing-compartment for the hot and cold water, so that a stream of practically even temperature will issue from the shower-head.

Another feature has reference to the improved manner of clamping the lower end of the standard to the bath-tub.

The principal objects of the invention are, to provide an adjustable curtain-ring which is not locked to the standard, but instead is held in adjusted position by a balancing device and is free to be raised or lowered or swung laterally by proper pressure from the operator to attach the upper end of the standard to the wall by a bracket having extensible members, so that the standard can be held in vertical position to arrange for mixing hot and cold water before it reaches the shower-head, and to firmly and rigidly clamp the lower end of the standard to the bath-tub.

The invention also refers to certain details of construction, reference being had-to the accompanying drawings, in which a preferred adaptation of the invention is shown.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improved bath-tub attachment, also showing a fragmentary section through a bath-tub to which it is clamped. Fig. 2 is an enlarged fragmentary view of the lower end of the tubular standard and clamp. Fig. -3 is an enlarged central vertical section through the lower end of the tubular standard and the clamp. Fig. 4 is an enlarged section throughthe mixingchamber and afragment of the tubular standard. Fig.5 is an enlarged section on line 00a, Fig. 1, a fragment of the curtain-ring being shown in a central position in full lines and moved one side in dotted lines. Fig. 6 is a section-on line I) b, Fig. 8. Fig. 7 is a section on line 0 0, Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is an enlarged fragmentary side view of the tubular standard, the upper bracket, the spring-balance,

and the curtain-ring. Fig. 9 is an enlarged angular substantially horizontally-extending pipe 2 is secured upon the upper end of the standard 1, and a shower-head 3 is attached to said pipe 2, being supported by said pipe approximately vertically above the center of the bath-tub. A circular curtain-ring- L has substantially straight ends, which are sprung into the horizontal diverging sockets 5 of an angular block or support 6. This block or support has a vertical portion 7 ,which is provided at each end with aring8, through which the standard 1 passes, the rings being separated sufliciently to frictionally bind against the standard-surface from the weight of the curtain-ring.

The curtain-ring 4 and its block or support 6 are retained in any position to which they may be adjusted by a counterbalancing de vice.

The preferred form of balancing device is shown in the drawings and includes a springtensioned flexible band, which is connected to the block 6. This device consists of two cylindrical boxes or cases 9 and 10, one smaller than and loosely fitted within the other, a coilspring 11, inclosed within the inner box 9, and a band 12 within the outer box and wound around the inner box 9.

The outer end of the coil-spring is bent to form a hook 13, which catches upon an inwardly-projecting lug 14 on the interior of the inner box 9, and the inner end 15 is fitted through a segmental slot 16 in a tubular member 17, which extends centrally from the removable cover or side 18 of the outer box 10.

The cover or side 18 is fastened to the outer box by a screw 19, which passes through the interior member 17 and has a nut 20 fitted upon its projecting screw-threaded end.

The cover or side 18 is prevented from rotating independently of the outer box 10 under tension of the spring 11 by a segmental projecting flange 21, which fits into a recess in the edge of the box 10 and locks the cover to said box 10 against rotary movement independent of the box.

The band 12 is wound around the inner box 9, with its inner end fastened in any wellknown way thereto, and its outer end passed through a slot 22 in the outer box and fastened by a screw 23 or other well-known means to the block 6.

With its construction the curtain-ring and the drapery which is supported therefrom can be raised or lowered by pressing upon the curtain-ring 4 or the block 6 or swung laterally to either side at any time, as the ring 1 and block 6 are not locked to the standard 1 and are always free to be moved by slight pressure.

The outer box 10 is fastened to a lug 24, extending from a split ring 25, which is fitted upon the upper end of the standard 1 and secured thereto by a tightening screw or bolt 26.

The box 10 is fastened to the lug 24 by fitting the projecting end 27 of the screw or bolt 19 through an opening in the lug, and is prevented from turning thereon by a cover projection 28, which fits in a recess in the face of the ring 25.

Two tubular sockets 29 and 30 project from the split ring 25 at substantially or nearly a right angle and are interiorly screw-threaded, and two plates 31, which are adapted to be attached to the wall by screws or the like, each having a screwbar 32 projecting therefrom, which engages in the screw-threaded opening of one of the tubular sockets.

The split ring is provided with a plurality of extensible supporting members, which constitutes an adjustable and extensible bracket and enables the upper end of the standard to be supported at a proper distance to arrange it in vertical position over the edge of the bath-tub. The two diverging members shown in the preferred adaptation of the bracket illustrated-in the drawings strengthen the support and holdthe standard rigidly in position when fastened to the wall. This provides a bracket havinga V-shaped bifurcated portion, which is adapted to be attached to a wall or the like and comprises two extensible and diverging members.

An enlarged chamber 33 is provided for mixing the hot and cold water, so that a stream of practically even temperature will flow from the shower-head, which is preferably located in the standard 1, as shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings.

The standard is preferably clamped to the edge of the bath-tub by a screw-clamp.

In the preferred construction shown a hook 3 1, which is shaped to catch over the rim 35 of the tub, (shown in Fig. 1,) has an eye 36, through which the lower end of the standard loosely fits. A socket or cap 37, which is interiorly screw-threaded,screws upon the lower screw-threaded portion of the standard and serves both to close the lower end of the standard and to engage or clamp against the top of the rim.

A strip of rubber or the like 38 is fastened to the bottom surface of the socket 37 and prevents marring or injuring the top surface of the tub-rim.

The hook 34 is drawn up to clamp against the lower surface of the rim by a nut 39 on the screw-threaded portion of the lower end of the standard.

The socket or cap 37 is provided with an interiorly-screw-threaded side opening 40, in which one end of a water-conducting pipe is screwed.

I claim as my invention- 1. In a device of the class described, a hollow standard having a shower-head at its upper extremity, a curtain-ring having a collar at one side loosely encircling the standard and always unfastened and freely movable thereon whereby said curtain-ring may slide 10ngitudinally or swing laterally on said standard, a spring supported from the upper portion of said standard and connected to said curtain to counterbalance it and drapery supported from the curtain-ring, substantially as set forth.

2. In a device of the class described, a standard and a curtain-ring loosely mounted on said standard; said counterbalanced curtain-ring being always unfastened and freely adjustable on said standard both laterally and longitudinally, substantially as set forth.

3. Inadevice of the class described, astandard, loosely -mounted curtain-ring on said standard and a balancing device including a spring-tensioned flexible band connecting to the curtain-ring.

4. In a device of the class described, a stand? ard and a bracket for supporting said standard from a wall having a substantially V ITS shaped bifurcated portion composed of two extensible diverging members.

5. In a device of the class described, a standard, and a bracket for-supporting said standard from a wall including a ring having attachment to the standard, two diverging interiorly screw threaded sockets extending from said ring and plates adapted to be secured to a wall and having two diverging screw-bars engaging in the sockets.

6. In adevice of the class described, astandarcl having its lower end upon the rim of a bath-tub or the like, a hook adapted to catch under said rim and having an eye through which the lower end of the standard loosely passes, a nut on the standard for adjusting the hook, substantially as set forth.

7. In a device of the class described, a standard having a screw-threaded lower end, a hook adapted to catch under the rim of a bath-tub or the like and having an eye through which the lower end of the standard loosely passes, a socket or cap upon the lower end of the standard adapted to clamp against the top surface of the said rim, and a nut on the standardfor adjusting the hook, substantially as set forth.

8. In a device of the class described, a standard having a screw-threaded lower end, a hook adapted to catch under the rim of a bath-tub or the like and having an eye through which the lower end of the standard loosely passes, a socket or cap upon the lower end of the standard adapted to clamp against the top surface of the said rim and having a side opening inwhich one end of a conducting-pipe is adapted to be fitted.

HERBERT L. LARZELERE.

Witnesses:

EDITH L. Ross, RAYMOND J. SMITH.

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