An Apparatus for Producing Pure Hot Air for Heating Thermal Baths.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Nov., 1893—Accepted, 17th Feb., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Producing Pure Hot Air for Heating Thermal
Baths.
CHARLES ABBEY Sculptor 8 Rosemont Road Richmond Hill Surrey do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Consists of passing atmospheric air through red hot tubes, which must be made
of terra cotta or glass (iron having too great an affinity for oxygen) which burns
up all the dust and micro-organisms it may contain. The air then passes through
chambers of chemicals which absorb and purify it of the products of combustion of
the dust, it then enters the thermae passing over medicated evaporating fluid as
permanganate of potassium or other ozone producing chemicals, at a high tempera-
ture for the patient to breath or can be carryed through pipes of terra cotta or
glass and elastic tube to the patient in bed.
The ordinary atmospheric and vitiated air in thermae to be drawn off by stop
valve and fan.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
A.-B. hypocaust and coil plate to be adapted to burn oil, spirits or gas.
C. chemical chambers.
D. section of chemical chambers.
E. enterance to thermae with air passing over medicated evaporating fluid.
F. thermae or room for breathing the pure hot stellar air.
G. stop valve and fan for drawing off the ordinary atmospheric air and vitiated
air from thermae.
H. lengthening tubes in terra cotta or glass.
I. elastic tube.
J. delivery end of elastic tube to patient in bed.
K. fan for driving air through tubes to be worked by electro magnets, steam or
other motive.power.
L. section through hypocaust and coil plate at A.-B.
M. plan of mahogany top of stand with magnets fixed and fan.
N. section of thermae showing patient having air bath.
O. joint for lengthening tube H to be fixed when used in private house.
S. stand in terra cotta with air chamber and fan and stop valve to keep current
in one direction.
Dated this 2nd day of March 1893.
UHANDED ADDMI,
8, Rosemont Road, Richmond Hill, Surrey.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Apparatus for Producing Pure Hot Air for Heating Thermal
Baths.
CHARLES ABBEY Sculptor 8 Rosemont Road Richmond Hill Surrey 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 consists of an apparatus for passing atmospheric air through hot

page_text: tubes, which can be made of terra-cotta, or glass, or metal, so as to burn up the
dust in the air which is then passed through chemical chamber which absorb and
purify it of the products of combustion, of the dust. The air then enters the
thermae, passing over medicated evaporating fluid, consisting of permanganate of
potassium or other ozone-producing chemicals at a high temperature, for the patient
to breath, or it can be passed through pipes and an elastic tube to a patient in bed.
The ordinary atmospheric air and vitiated air in thermae is drawu off at the bottom
by a fan and stop-valve.
The hypocaust or fire-box under the coil-plate is adapted for burning oil, spirits,
or gas, the fans are worked by magnets, steam or other motive-power; reference
to the drawings will explain further details.
Reference to drawing left with the Provisional Specification.
A. B. hypocaust and coil-plate for burning oil spirite or mas
purify it of the products of combustion, of the dust. The air then enters the
thermae, passing over medicated evaporating fluid, consisting of permanganate of
potassium or other ozone-producing chemicals at a high temperature, for the patient
to breath, or it can be passed through pipes and an elastic tube to a patient in bed.
The ordinary atmospheric air and vitiated air in thermae is drawn off at the bottom
by a fan and stop-valve.
The hypocaust or fire-box under the coil-plate is adapted for burning oil, spirits,
or gas, the fans are worked by magnets, steam or other motive-power; reference
to the drawings will explain further details.
Reference to drawing left with the Provisional Specification.
A. B. hypocaust and coil-plate for burning oil spirite
C. chemical chambers.
D. section of chemical chambers.
E. entrance to thermae with air passing over medicated evaporating fluid.
F. thermae or room for breathing the pure hot air.
G. stop-valve and fan for drawing off vitiated air.
H. lengthening tubes.
I. elastic tube.
J. delivery end of tube to patient in bed.
K. fan for driving air through tubes to be worked by magnets or steam or other
motive-power.
L. section through hypocaust and coil-plate at A. B.
M. mahogany top of stand with magnets fixed and fan.
N. section of thermae with patient in bath.
O. joint for lengthening tubes to be fixed.
S. stand with, air chamber, fan and stop-valve to keep current in one direction.
The hot room shown at F. on drawing represents a permanent one built for the
purpose, but the apparatus from the joint O. is a portable: one, to, which the
lengthening tubes H. can be fixed and conveyed to a patient in bed, and provided
with hoops and blankets so that he may be able to breathe the air as well as to
excite the perspiration of the skin, the same as in a Turkish bath, of which this is
an improvement having a perpetual current of pure hot air, in this case the ozone
fluid, shown at E. will be contained in another chemical chamber same as at C. each
of which can be detached and tubes put in between.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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An apparatus for obtaining a perpetual current of air at a high temperature and
for purifying the same for inhalation, and for heating thermal baths, as described in
the Specification, and shown in the accompanying drawings,, also for passing a
current of purifyed warm air into a living or sleeping room, workshops or offices,
hospital wards and public buildings.
Dated this 6th day of February 1894