Improvements in Apparatus for Administering Mist or Vapour and Electric Baths, for Internal Purification, and for Ventilating, Heating and Cooling Purposes.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th July, 1897-Accepted, 7th May; 1898
[Communicated from abroad by NILS A. RENSTROM, of 212, Bee Building, Omaha,
Nebraska, in the United States of America, Gentleman.]
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Improvements in Apparatus for Administering Mist or Vapour and
Electric Baths, for Internal Purification, and for Ventilating,
Heating and Cooling Purposes.
I, CHARLES JUNGE, of Lincoln Chambers, 75, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Consulting
Engineer, 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 relates to hygienic apparatus for administering mist. or vapor, and
electric baths and for internal purification, and also for ventilating, heating and cooling
the cabinets in which the baths are given as may be desired; and its object is to pro-
vide an improved construction of such apparatus, which shall possess superior. results
with respect to efficiency in use.
The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of parts-herein-
after fully described and claimed.
In the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1, is a longitudinal sectional view, showing the interior in perspective of an
apparatus constructed in accordance with my invention;
Figure 2, is a horizontal sectional,view;
Figure 3, is a detail plan section, on an enlarged scale, of the pipes in the couch;
Figure 4, is an elevation of the same;
Figure 5, is a detail longitudinal section, on an enlarged scale;
Figure 6, a detail perspective view;
Figure 7, is a detail elevation.
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In the said drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates a cabinet, rectangular in
shape and provided with a lining 2 of zinc and provided with doors 2 and 2b; see
The cabinet is preferably so
Figure 2, by which access may be had to the interior.
constructed that it may be readily taken apart for transportation., Located in the
cabinet is a lounge 4, comprising a top and bottom and end and side walls, and-sup-
ported by legs 5. In the said top is an opening for the evacuation of the person
occupying the lounge or couch and provided with a.receptacle, hereafter described, for
urine and fecal matter, the top of which is fastened to the top board of the lounge.
The numeral 7 designates a water pipe extending from any suitable source of supply
under pressure, and projecting through the cabinet wall to.the.interior of the cabinet
and through the bottom of the lounge at 7" to the interior. thereof, going across the
lounge on the bottom thereof, as shown in Figure 3, from 7° to 7° and from 7° to 7b
and so on to the foot of the lounge (the bends being made with 90° ells and the con-
nections with unions and nipples, as seen in Figure 4), where it projects through the
bottom of the lounge and extends to bend 7d, Figure 1, and from thence through.
inside casing of the cabinet to and between the inside casing and outside covering to
7, where it again enters the cabinet and extends to and connects with the -head.:8;
which is provided with a lid,8 through the center. of which. extends a pipe provided
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page_text: with a revolving sprayer 9, which is rotated by the force of the water causing the
latter to rise in the form of mist and fall upon the patient. The head is at its lower
end provided with a shower device 12, which also connects with the water pipe and is
provided with stop cocks, enabling the use of water alone from the pipe or medicated
water from the head. It is also provided with a spraying device 13 and with a pipe
provided with a syringe 14, for giving an injection. All the pipes are provided with
stop cocks within easy reach of the attendant or patient, by means of which the sup-
ply may be cut off or regulated.
The numeral 16 designates a swivel joint, enabling the head to be turned sidewise
and with a similar joint 16* for letting it down, when pouring fluid into the head.
The numeral 16 designates a spring for holding the head up in place.
The numeral 17 designates a cold air pipe extending from the inside of the
cabinet to the space between the top and bottom of the lounge for cooling the
cabinet.
The numeral 18 designates an air pipe extending from the outside of the cabinet
through the bottom of the lounge at 19 to the pipe immediately underneath the top
and at the side of the lounge, indicated at 20 Figure 4, and extending down into a 45°
ell, see Figure 4, at the bottom and center of the lounge, between the water pipes
shown in Figure 1. From the said ell it extends to the pipe underneath the top on
the other side at 21, then from 21 to 22 and from 22 to 21, and so on to the foot of the
lounge, as shown in Figure 3, the bends at the upper ends 21 being 90° ells and
the bends at the center 22 being 45° ells, as shown in Figure 4. The connections at
the ends are made with unions and nipples. The air and water pipes may run from
head to foot, as well as from side to side of the lounge. The pipe 18 after reaching
the foot of the lounge communicates by a return pipe (not shown) with a circulator
(not shown).
The numeral 24, Figure 1, designates a cold water pipe extending from water
pipe 7 and connecting with the hot water pipe 24ª for cooling the water.
The air pipes 17 and 18 are connected at their upper ends by a branch pipe 18",
with which is connected a vertical pipe 18b, provided at its upper end with a
horizontal pipe 18. This latter pipe extends into the cabinet and is provided with
a bell 18d, located immediately above the head 8, provided with a rotatable shaft 18,
having spiral wings 18', and at its lower end provided with fan blades 18g. This is
used as a ventilating device, the air passing to the bell and acting on the spiral wings
will rotate the shaft and fans, causing a circulation of air to be kept up in the
cabinet. When the spraying device is in use, the fans will also tend to spread the
mist or spray throughout the cabinet and cause it to be widely distributed
therein.
The pipes above mentioned are made of metal, with the exception of the
syringe and spraying pipes, which are made of rubber. The water and air pipes
are provided with stop cocks 26, 27 and 26* 27*, extending into the cabinet, so
as to be within reach of the patient.
The fecal receptacle 28, before referred to, is provided with a pipe 29, extending
below the couch to a sewer or drain, for carrying away the contents of the
receptacle.
The numeral 30 designates a glass receptacle for receiving evacuations and enabling
the same to be inspected, being provided with a pipe 31, the said pipe being provided
with a stop cock 32 and is connected with the free end of the fecal receptacle and
extends to a sewer or drain.
The numeral 34 designates a pipe for carrying away water from the cabinet. A
rubber pipe 35 extends outside of the cabinet for drawing off the foul air by means
of an electric fan placed in the ball 36.
At one end of the cabinet and outside thereof is a switch board 37, see Figure 2,
connected with an electric battery or dynamo. Also connected with the switch board
are insulated conducting wires 38. These wires extend through the bottom of the
lounge and connect with the wires 40 wound upon the air and water pipes inside
the lounge which are naked wires, as shown in Figure 6, with asbestos paper

page_text: interposed between them and the pipes, and asbestos thread is wound in between
the wires, insulating them from each other. One of the pipes is shown uncovered
in Figure 6, the numeral 41 designating the asbestos paper and 42 the asbestos
thread. Each pipe is wound in two sections, the dividing line of the sections
being at the center of the straight pipes and at the 450 ells of the bent pipes.
The ends of the wires are connected with insulating wires extending through the
bottom of the lounge at points 43 on slats under the bottom of the foot end of
the lounge where they gather in a bunch and extend into the wardrobe 44 and
spread out on the end wall inside and are connected with the switch board a hole
being cut through the wall the size of the switch board which hole, after the
connections are made, is covered on the inside with boards for protection.
The object of sending the electric current around the pipes is to heat them and the
water flowing inside and the fresh air blowing through the pipes into the
cabinet.
The numeral 45 designates electrodes connected with the switch board, provided
with sponges 46, whereby a current of electricity may be sent through the patient.
An electric button 47 within easy reach of the patient is connected with a suitable
alarm for calling an attendant.
An electric lamp for lighting the cabinet is located in the latter.
The numeral 49 designates a mattress made in four sections with a pillow 50
secured thereto and when an injection is administered to a patient the sections are
folded over upon each other to elevate the hips.
A waterproof covering is placed upon the lounge and formed with a hole or
aperture, the edges of which are secured to the hole in the top board communicating
with the fecal receptacle. Said covering laps over the sides and ends of the lounge
fitting tight to the outside of the side and end boards so as to protect the electric
wires inside from water.
A layer of asbestos cloth or paper should be placed on the bottom of the lounge and
between the water pipes and air pipes and on top of the pipes.
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
I claim is :-
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1. In a hygiene apparatus of the character described, the combination with the
cabinet and the hollow lounge or support located therein, the water pipe extending
into said lounge and crossing the same from side to side and then extending
upwardly, and the rotatable spraying device connected therewith, of the air bell
located above said spraying device and connected with an air pipe, the rotatable shaft,
the spiral wings and the fan blades, substantially as described.
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2. In a hygiene device of the character described, the combination with the cabinet
and the hollow lounge or body support located therein, of the water pipe passing
through said lounge and then extended upwardly and provided with a spraying and
shower device, the connected air pipes one of which passes into and communicates
with the lounge while the other extends therethrough, the vertical pipe connected
with said air pipes, the horizontal pipe connected therewith, the bell located above
the spraying and shower device, the rotatable shaft provided with spiral wings and
the fan blades, substantially as described.
3. In a hygiene device of the character described, the combination with the
cabinet, the lounge or hody support connected therewith and the rotatable spraying
device located in the upper part of the cabinet, of the air bell located above said
spraying device and connected with an air pipe, the rotatable shaft, the spiral wings
and the fan blades, substantially as described.
4. In a hygiene apparatus of the character described, the combination with the
cabinet, the hollow lounge or body support connected therewith, the water pipe
passing through said lounge and then extended upwardly and provided with a
spraying and shower device, and the connected air pipes, one of which passes into
and communicates with the lounge while the other extends therethrough, of the

page_text: mattress, the fecal receptacle communicating with the lounge and mattress, the draw
off pipe, the glass receptacle connected therewith, the pipe connected with said
receptacle, and the suction pipes, connected with said fecal receptacle, substantially
as described.