Improvements in Collapsable Dressing Boxes and Compartments for Baths, School Halls, and other Buildings.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Aug., 1898-Accepted, 29th Oct., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Collapsable Dressing Boxes and Compartments for
Baths, School Halls, and other Buildings.
EDWARD JAMES WAKELING, 149, New North Road, Hoxton, London, Box
Manufacturer, 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:-
My invention consists of a dressing box or series of dressing boxes primarily
designed for use in public swimming baths & constructed in such a manner that
the same may be folded up and set back against the wall, forming a panelled wood
dado when the dressing boxes are not in use, i.e. the swimming bath is used
for public entertainments.
By this arrangement the maximum internal floor space is available for public
use.
The system would also be applied to school halls or other buildings which
require to be provided with a system of easily removable class rooms.
or in-
Fixed uprights are placed in position against the wall of the room
closure, in which the boxes are to be placed, as shewn at (A) (A 1) (A2) and (A 3)
(plan Fig. 1) to which the sides of the box (1) and (B1) (plan Fig. 1) (2)
and (3) are hinged as indicated at (1) and (2) and held in position by bolts (3)
and (4) as shewn at elevation (Fig. 1) and (Fig. 2) and section (L L).
The doors (C) and (C1) are hinged as indicated at (5) (6) (7) and (8), door (C1)
being used for the entry, whilst door (C) being stationery is held in position by
a bolt (1) as shewn at elevation (Fig. 1, and 2).
A shelf (F) is attached to the side (B) by hinges and held in position by a
hinged bracket (G).
A seat (H) is hinged to the wall and held in position by brackets (N) and (N 1)
when in use, as shewn plan Fig. 1, and section L L.
Clothes hooks (J) are placed at a convenient height on sides (B) and (B1)
and hinged in such a manner as to fold back if required and provided with a slot
and cam to drop in, to hold them in their respective positions.
A bolt (K) is fixed on top of the doors (C) and (C1) as shewn at elevation
(Fig. 1) and (Fig. 2) to keep door (C1) closed when in use and the same
bolt (K) is used to keep the doors (C) and (C1) in position when set back to form
the panelled wood dado when not in use.
Bolts (3) (4) and (1) are also used to keep the panelled wood dado in position
when folded back against the wall.
Plan Fig. 1. Shows a dressing box when set and in use.
Plan Fig. 2. Shows a dressing box in the course of being folded back against
the wall.
Plan Fig. 3. Shows a dressing box out of use, set back against the wall and
forming a panelled wood dado.
Elevation Fig. 1. Is the elevation of a dressing box when in use.

page_text: Elevation Fig. 2. Shows a dressing box out of use when set back against
the wall, and forming the panelled wood dado.
Section. Is the section on line L L as shewn plan Fig. 1.
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 5
I claim is:
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Collapsable dressing boxes constructed in the manner heretofore described
and shewn in the accompanying drawings.