A NEW OR IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING ANY ORDINARY BED-CHAMBER-UTENSIL INTO AN INODOUROUS NIGHT-COMMODE to be as follows:
Year: 1884

page_text: I LEONARD APPLETON of 18 Brecknock Crescent Camden Road, London N.W.
Commercial Clerk do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for
"A NEW
OR IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING ANY ORDINARY BED-CHAMBER-UTENSIL
INTO AN INODOUROUS NIGHT-COMMODE to be as follows:-
"
This Invention relates to a peculiar arrangement and construction of apparatus
for speedily converting any ordinary bed-chamber-utensil into an inodourous night
commode, the said Invention being especially applicable for the use of invalids and
children.
In carrying out my Invention, I make a covering of wood, or other suitable
material shaped in the form of a suitable seat, with an aperture in the centre, this
I fix to the rim of any ordinary bed-chamber-utensil, by means of a series of fixed,
or adjustable flanges (or by any other suitable method) constructed in a manner to
fit, and draw down tightly the said seat, which is protected by, and padded with
any non-absorbent material on the underside.
A lid is made of wood, iron, or other suitable material also protected by, and
padded with non-absorbent material, this can be placed on the top of seat, fastened
down, and hermetically sealed by means of catches, connected with the seat and
lid, which can be made to grip by the action of turning the lid, (or by any other
suitable arrangement.

page_text: I LEONARD APPLETON of 18 Brecknock Crescent Camden Road London N.W.
Commercial Clerk do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for A NEW OR
IMPROVED APPARATUS FOR CONVERTING ANY ORDINARY BED-CHAMBER-UTENSIL
INTO AN INODOUROUS NIGHT COMMODE and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
This Invention applies to a novel apparatus which by its peculiar construction
and arrangement render certain bed-chamber-utensils inodourous and more convenient
for the use of invalids and children.
To give a clear idea of my Invention I have attached to this Specification
Drawings explaining the system, upon which:
Fig. 1. is a view of the apparatus seen from the side and applied to the utensil
in question.
Fig. 2. shows the apparatus seen from above.
Fig. 3. is a view in section cut across the line A: B. of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 shows the under surface of the apparatus seen from above.
Fig. 5. is a view also from above of the under surface of the cover of the
apparatus.
In these five Figures the same letters apply to the same parts.
To put my Invention in practice, I make a cover a of wood, or other suitable
material, shaped in the form of a suitable seat with an aperture in the centre b.
(Fig. 4).
I apply this to any ordinary bed-chamber-utensil, pail, or other appropriate
receptacle C Fig. 1 and 3, fixing it either by means of flanges or catches d and a
pressure screw e, or by means of a series of collars, fixed, or adjustable, or by any
other suitable means so as to firmly press the seat a against the rim of the
utensil C, the seat a being padded on the underside with a non absorbent elastic
material k, the seat a might (especially when applied to a pail, or any utensil
capable of having a hinge fixed to it) be hinged at one end and fastened by a catch
or catches which would obviate the necessity of entirely removing the seat when
emptying, ff are inclined planes, or wedges, fixed to the undersurface of the seat a,
these serve to fix the upper plate or lid g as will be explained further on.
The upper plate, or lid g (of which Fig. 5 is a detached view) is made of wood,
iron or other appropriate material, its under surface, being furnished with a lining
i i are
of any non-absorbent elastic material h. this is placed on the top of seat a.
catches fixed to the underside of the lid g, these catches, by turning the lid by the
handle J slide upon the inclined planes ff and force the lid g against the seat a so
as to bermetically close the aperture 6 this closing can also be effected by any
other means which admit of lowering and tightening the plate or lid g against the
seat a
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
1. The manufacture of my new apparatus for transforming any ordinary bed-
chamber utensil into an inodourous receptacle, composed principally of a seat,
which provided with a padding k made of a non-absorbent elastic material can be
fixed securely to the rim of the utensil, an upper plate or lid serving to hermetically
close the apparatus.

page_text: 2. The application of a seat a with elastic lining k and a pressure screw e, and
catches d which serve to fix the seat to the chamber utensil, inclined planes fand
an upper plate or lid g. with non-absorbent elastic lining h, and catches i which
fitting to the inclined planes f fix the lid to the seat.
3. The general construction of my new apparatus and the whole as has been
explained above and represented in the Drawings herewith.
Dated 2nd Candrinhan 7001
LEONARD APPLETON.