A Collapsable or Folding Cabinet for Vapour and Hot Air Baths.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 21st May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 20th June, 1896-Accepted, 25th July, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Collapsable or Folding Cabinet for Vapour and Hot Air Baths.
We, JETHRO FOOT and ROBERT JETHRO FOOT, of 62, New Bond Street,
in the County of London, Manufacturers, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a folding cabinet for vapour and hot air baths.
According to our invention we form the cabinet of two rigid sides to which
the back is hinged, the said back being formed in two parts hinged together
vertically in such a manner that it can be folded inwards. To one of the sides
we hinge the front of the cabinet which front is secured to the other side when
in use by hooks or any other suitable fastening and to which we hinge the top
of the cabinet the said top being jointed transversely for folding purposes and
having at its upper end a semi-circular notch to fit around the front of the neck
of the person using the cabinet. A flat strip or head piece is fitted against the
hinged back of the cabinet to stiffen or make it rigid, the said strip having a
semi-circular notch to fit around the back of the neck of the person using the
cabinet.
To fold up the cabinet when not in use the top is folded up in front of the
front of the cabinet and attached to the said part by means of a strap or the
like. The stiffening strip is then removed and the front folded inwards so as
to lie against the side to which it is hinged. The back is then folded inwards
so that the two sides can be brought together and enclose the back and front
between them. The two sides are secured in this position by straps or the like.
It will be obvious that we can provide suitable inlets for the vapour and for
ventilating purposes.
In conjunction with our folding cabinet we provide an adjustable seat consisting
of two side supports having a series of cross bars and of a seat adapted to fit into
the side supports and be supported by the rods at the desired height. The length
of the seat is such that when in use in the cabinet the two side supports are held
against the sides of the cabinet so that the seat is rigid.
In practice we find it advantageous to make our cabinet of a wooden framework
over which is stretched a waterproof material.
Dated the 19th day of May 1896
G. F: REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Collapsable or Folding Cabinet for Vapour and Hot Air Baths.
We, JETHRO FOOT and ROBERT JETHRO FOOT, of 62, New Bond Street,
in the County of London, Manufacturers, 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 folding cabinet for vapour and hot air baths.
According to our invention we form the cabinet of two rigid sides to which the

page_text: back is hinged, the said back being formed in two parts hinged together vertically
in such a manner that it can be folded inwards. To one of the sides we hinge the
front of the cabinet, which front is secured to the other side when in use by hooks
or any other suitable fastening and to which we hinge the top of the cabinet, the
said top being jointed transversely for folding purposes and having at its upper
end a semi-circular notch to fit around the front of the neck of the person using
the cabinet. A flat strip or head-picce is fitted against the hinged back of the
cabinet to stiffen or make it rigid, the said strip having a semi-circular notch to fit
around the back of the neck of the person using the cabinet.
It will be obvious that we can provide suitabie inlets for the vapour and for
ventilating purposes.
In conjunction with our folding cabinet we provide an adjustable seat consisting
of two side-supports having a series of cross-bars and of a seat adapted to fit
into the side-supports and be supported by the bars at the desired height. The
length of the seat is such that when in use in the cabinet, the two side-supports
are held against the sides of the cabinet so that the seat is rigid.
In practice we find it advantageous to make our cabinet of a wooden framework
over which is stretched a waterproof material.
To enable our invention to be fully understood we will describe it by reference
to the accompanying drawings, in which :-
Figure 1 is a plan of our collapsable or folding cabinet for vapour and hot
air baths:
Figure 2 is a section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1:
Figure 3 is a plan shewing the cabinet partly collapsed or folded:
Figure 4 is a plan shewing the cabinet completely collapsed or folded:
Figure 5 is a side elevation of the collapsed cabinet:
Figure 6 is a front elevation of the seat:
Figure 7 is a section on the line 7-7 of Figure 6:
Figure 8 is an elevation of one of the seat supports:
Figure 9 is a view of a detail.
a, a', are the rigid sides; b, b are the two parts of the back, the said parts being
hinged together vertically as shewn at e and to the sides a, a¹ us shewn at d, d so
that they can be folded inwards in the manner indicated in Figure 3.
e is the front of the cabinet, the said front being hinged to the side a', as shewn,
so that it can be folded inwards against the said side' a' into the position shewn in
Figure 3.
ff are the hooks on the side a which are adapted to secure the front e to the
side a when the cabinet is opened out for use, and f', f are straps secured to the
side al and designed to fasten the two sides together as shewn in Figures 4 and 5
when the cabinet is folded. g, g' are the two parts forming the top.
The sides a, a', the back b, the front e and the top g, g' are all formed of a
wooden or other suitable frame over which is stretched a suitable waterproof
material i.
The two parts of the top are hinged together by means of bands j, j, as
shewn clearly in Figure 9, and the joint is covered by strips k, k of waterproof
material. The cross bands j, j and the strips, & allow the two parts g, 9' of the top
to be folded together in front of the front e of the cabinet, as shewn in dotted lines
in Figure 2. is a strap attached to the upper part 2 of the top and designed to
be fastened to a button m on the inner side of the front e so as to hold the top 9, 9
in the folded position shewn in Figure 2.
n is the semi-circular notch in the upper part of the top to fit around the front
part of the neck of the person using the cabinet, and o is the flat strip or head-
piece having the semi-circular notch o' to fit around the back part of the neck
of the person using the cabinet, the said head-piece o being also designed to fit
between the sides a, a' as seen in Figure 1 so as to stiffen the opened cabinet.
Both the head-piece and the jointed top rest in rabbets p, p on the sides and
back of the cabinet when the latter is opened out for use.

page_text: is the inlet in the side a for the admission of the vapour or hot air to the
cabinet, and is an orifice in the head-piece o for ventilating purposes.
8, s, Figures 6, 7 and 8, are the side-supports of the seat and t, t are the crossbars
of the same, which crossbars are adapted to support the seat u at the desired
height as shewn. When in use the side-supports rest against the sides a, a' of the
cabinet so that the seat is held rigid.
To fold up the cabinet when not in use the top g, g' is folded into the position
shewn in dotted lines in Figure 2 and is secured in this position by means of the
strap l. The front e is then folded inwards so as to rest against the side a¹ and
the head-piece o is removed. The back b, b is then folded inwards as shewn in
Figure 3 and the two sides a, a' are then brought together and secured by means
of the straps f, as shewn in Figures 4 and 5.
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 collapsable or folding cabinet for vapour and hot air baths having two
rigid sides to which is hinged a jointed back, a front hinged to one of the said
sides and a jointed top hinged to the said front, substantially in the manner
hereinbefore described.
2. The combination with a collapsable or folding cabinet of the kind described
of an adjustable seat comprising two side-supports, having a series of crossbars,
and a seat proper, substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 6, 7 and 8
of the accompanying drawings.
3. The manufacture and use of the improved collapsable or folding cabinet for
vapour and hot air baths herein before described and illustrated in the accom-
panying drawings.
Dated the anth day of Tan 1906
G. F. REDFERN & Co.,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London, Agents for the Applicants.