Improvements in Bed Pans, Night Stools, and Analogous Utensils.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 21st July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 23rd Aug., 1887.
I CHARLES FREDERICK FORSHAW, of 8, St. Andrews Villas, Bradford, in the
County of York, Doctor of Dental Surgery, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to novel and useful improvements in bed pans, night stools,
and analogous utensils; and its object is to make the said utensils more convenient to
use and clean.
For this purpose the top of the utensil is made separate in the form of a lid, which
is moulded to the contour of the human body, the front of the said lid is furnished
with a guard adapting it to either sex.
The form of the bottom of the utensil is modified according to the purpose for
which it is intended. If for a bed pan there is a depression formed, into which the
contents flow.
The utensils are provided with a handle, or handles, of ordinary shape; or formed
by indentations, or depressions, in the substance of the vessel, to receive the fingers.
Dated this 25th day of October 1886.
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bed Pans, Night Stools, and Analogous Utensils.
I, CHARLES FREDERICK FORSHAW, of 8, St. Andrews Villas, Bradford in the
County of York, Doctor of Dental Surgery, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention relates to novel and useful improvements in bed pans or analogous
utensils, and its object is to make the said utensils more convenient to use and clean.
D

page_text: My improvements consist in making the top of the said utensils separate in the
form of a lid which is moulded to the contour of the human body and furnished at
the front with a guard adapting it to either sex.
In order to fully describe my invention reference is to be had to the accompanying
drawing forming a part of this specification, in which similar letters of reference
indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.
Figure is a perspective view of a bed pan constructed in accordance with my
invention. Figure 2 is a similar view of the opposite side of such pan. Figure 3 is
a separate view of the loose top or lid. And figure 4 is a view of the receiver or
lower part of the pan.
The lid A is formed with a longitudinal opening B communicating with the interior
of the receiver C, and the said lid has a flange D formed round its edge which
is adapted to engage the rim E of the said receiver and hold the lid in position
thereon.
The receiver is made shallow at the back G to facilitate its application, and the
front H is raised so as to support the lid A in an inclined position and form a
guard Jadapting it for either sex. The lid A is formed with a depression K on each
side of the opening B approximately corresponding to the contour of the human body.
The said depressions are separated at the back by a slight ridge L and at the front
by the above mentioned guard.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare what I claim is :
1. The combination in a bed pan or analogous utensil, of a receiver forming the
lower part of said pan, and a loose cover or lid adapted to fit on said receiver and
formed with a longitudinal aperture communicating with the interior of said receiver,
substantially as herein shown and described.
2. The combination in a bed pan or analogous utensil, of a receiver made shallow
at the back and raised in front, and a lid adapted to fit on said receiver in an inclined
position and having lateral depressions approximately corresponding to the contour of
the human body.
Dated this 20th day of July 1887
DRACUP & NOWELL,
Bradford, Agents.