Improvements in Construction and Arrangement of Night Commodes.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 30th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 30th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 5th Mar., 1802
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Construction and Arrangement of Night
Commodes.
I, JAMES WEIGHTMAN of No. 7 Pilgrim Street in the City and County of
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
As applied to night commodes, I make the carcase the usual square shape, but
a little wider, to accommodate the arms of chair which I make to work down
automatically with the top lid and pass through a slot or opening at each side of
the seat part just within the inside of ends in the following manner.
The carcase is made with an extra rail at each side secured into front and back
frames and level with the top at the necessary distance from each outside end thus
forming the slots or openings for the arms of chair to pass down through.
These arms are securely fitted to inside frame of top lid directly above the slots in
such manner as to leave the front of arms free and slightly inclining towards each
other at front, in this way they form a spring. At under front end of each arm the
frame is extended downwards and in each inside face of these extensions a groove
is cut to fit into a corresponding sized feather on each outside face of the
extra rails.
This feather is made by cutting part of the thickness of rail on under edge away
but leaving the upper edge the original thickness, so that when the arms of chair
are in position they are pressing inwards at front and the grooves formed in the
extensions of the fronts of arms automatically fit on the feathers formed on the
extra rails, thus securing and retaining the hinged top lid in position. The top
lid forms the back of chair and is hinged to top of back frame.
When the commode chair is not required for use the front of arms are pressed
inwards to release the feathers from the grooves, the lid is then pressed down and
the arms pass through the slots, and are housed between the extra rails, and out-
side ends the lid covering all in.
On under edge of the extra rails the bed for commode pan is securely fastened.
The inside lid or seat of chair is hinged to inside of back frame in such manner
as to allow it to be lifted at front for taking out and replacing pan.
Dated this 29th day of April 1891.
JAMES WEIGHTMAN.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Construction and Arrangement of Night
Commodes.
1, JAMES WEIGHTMAN of No. 7 Pilgrim Street in the City and County of
Newcastle upon Tyne Cabinet Maker and Upholsterer, 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 :-
As applied to night commodes I make the carcase the usual square shape but a
little wider to accommodate the arms of chair which I make to work automatically
with the top lid and pass through a slot or opening at each side of the seat part
just within the inside of ends in the following manner.
The carcase is made with an extra rail at each side secured into front and back
frames and level with the top at the necessary distance from each outside end thus
forming the slots or openings for the arms of chair to pass down through. The

page_text: arms are securely fitted to inside frame of top lid directly above the slots in such
manner as to leave the front of arms free and slightly inclining towards each other
at front, in this way they form a spring.
At under front end of each arm the frame is extended downwards, and in each
inside face of these extensions a groove is cut to fit into a corresponding sized
feather on each outside face of the extra rails.
This feather is made by cutting part of the thickness of rail on under edge away,
but leaving the upper edge the original thickness, so that when the arms of chair
are in position they are pressing inwards at front and the grooves formed in the
extensions of the fronts of arms automatically fit on the feathers formed on the
extra rails thus securing and retaining the hinged top lid in position. The top lid
forms the back of chair and is hinged to top of back frame.
When the commode chair is not required for use, the front of arms are pressed
outwards to release the feathers from the grooves the lid is then pressed down, and
the arms pass through the slots and are housed between the extra rails and outside
ends, the lid covering all in.
On under edge of the extra rails the bed for commode pan is securely fastened.
The inside lid or seat of chair is hinged to inside of back frame in such manner
as to allow it to be lifted at front for taking cut and replacing pan.
A modification may be made so that a urinal can be fitted in front of the com-
mode pan and a hinged door fitted at back of carcase so as to allow the pan to be
withdrawn and replaced without disturbing the patient.
Figure 1. is a sectional elevation.
Figure 2. is a transverse section.
Figure 3. is a plan showing seat lid raised.
Figure 4. is a plan showing seat lid closed.
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 :-
The arrangement and construction of night commodes substantially as described
and illustrated.
Dated this 28th day of January 1892.
JAMES WEIGHTMAN.