Improvements in or relating to Baths.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Apr., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1893-Accepted, 16th Dec., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Baths.
We, JOSEPH HILTON and FRED HILTON both of 55 Market Street, Man-
chester Estate Agents, do hereby declare the nature of our said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists in fitting a bed-stead or spring mattress on the top of a
bath so that in small dwelling houses where the number of rooms is a desideratum
a bath fitted into one of the rooms and so fitted with a bed-stead will not necessarily
lessen the number of bed rooms.
Said mattress or bed-stead is preferably hinged at one side or end to the bath,
bath-frame or adjoining wall to enable it to be raised out of the way when it is
desired to use the bath and to facilitate the lifting of the mattress the same may
be attached to balance cords or chains working over pulleys or racks say on the
wall of the room.
In lieu of hinging the mattress it may be lifted vertically from the ceiling by
means of ropes and pulleys.
The bath top may be shaped to receive the mattress and may be provided with
rubber buffers or stops for the mattress to rest upon.
The overhanging edge of the mattress may be made with legs to support it from
the floor and the said legs may fold against the underside of the mattress when
this latter is in its raised position or be folded against the side or framework of
the bath.
Dated this 15th day of April 1893.
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Baths.
We, JOSEPH HILTON and FRED HILTON, both of 55 Market Street, Man-
chester, Estate Agents, do hereby declare the nature of our said 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 consists of a combined bath and bed for use, more particularly
in artisan's dwellings or small dwelling houses where the number of rooms is
limited or where an ordinary bath fitted into one of said rooms would deprive the
tenant of a much needed bed room. Now in accordance with our invention a bath
is fitted into one of the rooms and a bed-stead or spring mattress is arranged upon
the top of said bath in such a way that when it is desired to use the bath the bed
may be raised out of the way and after the bath has been used, lowered again onto
the bath, hence the said room although possessed of a bath still remains a bed room
or vice-versa.
And in order that our invention shall be the more readily understood and carried
into practical effect, we have hereunto annexed a sheet of drawings illustrative of
the same and will now proceed to describe the same with the assistance of the
various figures and letters of reference marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is a front elevation and Fig. 2 a plan of our combined bath and bed,
shewing the bed in its raised position and Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views shewing
the bed lowered onto the top of the bath.
Fig. 5 is a side elevation of Fig. 1 and Fig. 6 is a side elevation of Fig. 3.

page_text: In accordance with our invention A is a bath of the usual construction, con-
nected by preference, with a hot and cold water supply and provided with a waste
outlet pipe. This bath is for the sake of appearance surrounded by the match
boarding B which at one side abuts against the wall of the room in which the
bath is situated. C is a wire or spring mattress which is, by preference, hinged
to the top of the bath at D, D and provided with a wooden backing E to
cover in the bath when lowered thereon, and also give the mattress a neat
appearance when in its raised position (see Fig. 1). As the mattress extends
somewhat beyond the front of the bath when lowered it may be desirable to support
the overhanging portion and this may be effected either by legs supporting it from
the floor and capable of folding against the under-side of the mattress when raised,
or by means of the brackets F hinged to the hoarding B, but it is thought that
these will not be necessary as the greater portion of the mattress is supported by
the bath.
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When raised the mattress is designed, by preference, to lie within the "housing"
or framing G affixed against the wall (see Figs. 1 and 5) and to facilitate the
raising and lowering of the bed the same is balanced by weights H working within
the upright portions I of the frame as illustrated, and secured to the mattress at J
by cords K working over pulleys L. The top of the mattress is provided with
rubber buffers or stops M for the mattress to rest upon, to prevent noise and also
to prevent damage being done to the bath top. We provide the mattress with a
folding board or head N which can be turned up when the mattress is in use and
turned down when the mattress is raised.
In lieu of balancing the mattress it may be lifted by a rope working over pulleys
and instead of hinging the mattress it may be lifted bodily from the top of the bath
by means of ropes and pullies from the ceiling of the apartment. It may also be
hinged at the foot or head instead of at the side. Other forms of mattresses may
be employed.
In this way it will be seen that we produce a combined bath and bed which is a
great convenience in the class of house or dwelling hereinbefore referred to, or
where space and room is very limited.
Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that we are
aware that a combined bed and bath has been proposed prior to the date of our
invention and that a Patent No. 1512 of the year 1853 A.D. was taken out for
such an arrangement and we therefore make no claim generally to the combination
of a bath with a bed but what we do claim is :-
A combined bath and bed, the latter being capable of resting on the former and
of being raised and lowered substantially as hereinbefore described and illustrated
on the accompanying drawing.
Dated this 6th day of October 1893.
JOHN G. WILSON & Co.,
Agents.