A New or Improved Respirator.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Sept., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 29th July, 1893-Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Respirator.
We, JOHN SAXBY Junior of 3 Clements Lane, Lombard Street London E.C..
Merchant and JAMES WESTAWAY of Coryton, Lewdown, N. Devon Manager of
Works do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
This invention relates to a respirator for wear during fogs, or where any
contagious deseases exist, such as scarlet fever, diptheria, in hospitals, or sewer, or
any noxious fumes, or gases, in white lead factories or other places or times, which
is attached to the nose of the wearer and may be provided with anticeptic material
if desired and the same is carried out in the following manner.
We provide a wire clip or frame which is attached to the nose of the wearer by
gripping the cartilage.
This frame or clip, carries two pads or screens which filter the air passing to the
nostrils, these pads or screens may if desired be impregnated with any desirable
anticeptic matter.
In a modified arrangement we attach to the frame or clip aforesaid a third pad or
screen for protecting the mouth as well as the nostrils; this third pad or screen may
be pivotally secured to the clip in order that it may be folded away from the mouth
if desired.
Deted this 30th September 1892
JOHN SAXBY, JUNIOR.
JAMES
WESTAWAY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Respirator.
We, JOHN SAXBY, Junior of 3 Clements Lane, Lombard Street, London, E.C..
Merchant, and JAMES WESTAWAY of Coryton, Lewdown, N. Devon Manager of
Works, 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 a respirator for wear during fogs or where any
contagious diseases exist such as scarlet fever diptheria, in hospitals, or sewers, or
any noxious fumes or gases; in white lead factories or other places or times, which
is attached to the nose of the wearer and may be provided with antiseptic material
if desired and the same is carried out in the following manner.
We provide a wire clip or frame which is attached to the nose of the wearer by
gripping the cartilage. This frame or clip carries two pads or screens which filter
the air passing to the nostrils. These pads or screens may if desired be impregnated
with any desirable antiseptic matter.
In a modified arrangement we attach to the frame or clip aforesaid, a third pad
or screen for protecting the mouth as well as the nostrils. This third pad or screen
may be pivotally secured to the clip in order that it may be folded away from the
mouth if desired.

page_text: a is a wire clip or frame fitting onto the bottom of the nose and gripping it near
the point. bis wire gauze or other suitable filtering material.
The respirator may be further secured by an elastic band c as shown in
Figure 7.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A respirator with two pads or screens one for each nostril so formed that it
will grip the nose substantially as described.
2. Respirators substantially as described and shown in the drawings.
Dated this 28th day of July 1902
JOHN SAXBY, JUNR.
JAMES
WESTAWAY.