An Improved Catamental Appliance.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 20th May, 1893-Accepted, 24th June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Catamental Appliance.
I, EMILIE MUHS, of Kottbuserstrasse No. 1, Berlin, S.O., in the Empire of
Germany, Milliner, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The fact that the various discharges from female genital organs soil the under-
clothing, is as unpleasant as it is harmful to the health.
With a view to supplying an efficacious remedy for this serious drawback the
applicant has devised an apparatus or truss, readily attachable to, and detachable
from, any ordinary abdominal bandage or waistband.
The bag or receptacle, preferably made of indiarubber is composed of three
parts; the upper wide portion, the edge of which is stiffened by a bent-piece
secured thereto; the intermediate contracted or tubular portion or neck; and the
lower portion in the shape of a ball. The edge-piece is formed of two yokes
jointed together at points at which they are not united to the upper receptacle.
To the ends of the edge-piece or to the corresponding narrow sides of the upper
receptacle, are connected strips provided with buttons or equivalent. A bandage
at corresponding points, has strips in front and behind with button holes or
equivalent for the attachment of the first strips. By means of these strips the
truss may be readily attached or removed.
It will now be readily understood that the upper receptacle will, when the truss
is fastened in position, be located between the thighs and will conveniently fit the
parts to which it is applied. The discharges must therefore pass through the tube
or channel into the ball or collector. The elasticity of the indiarubber and the
hinged arrangement of the edge-piece enable the apparatus to conform to any shape
or dimensions of the part of the body to which it is applied.
To clean the indiarubber receptacle it is simply turned inside out and washed
first with diluted hydrochloric acid or any other suitable disinfectant, and then
with cold water.
To satisfy the exigencies of nature, all that is required is, temporarily to undo
as many of the attaching strips as may be necessary.
The channel and ball are
made sufficiently large to satisfy practical requirements.
The position of the tube or channel on the upper part of the truss is such that
it and the collector are always situated somewhat in advance of the thighs, so as
not to interfere with the free movement of the legs in walking; and the length of
the tube or channel is so proportioned that, when the wearer is seated, it overhange
the front edge of the seat or chair, and can cause no inconvenience. The whole
device may be enveloped in or covered with some suitable fabric such as silk or the
like, to avoid the rubber coming into contact with the skin.
Dated this 22nd day of December 1892.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Catamenial Appliance.
I, EMILIE MUHS, of Kottbuserstrasse No. 1, Berlin, S.O., in the Empire of
Germany, Milliner, 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 :-
The fact that the various discharges from female genital organs soil the under-
clothing, is as unpleasant as it is harmful to the health.
With a view to supplying an efficacious remedy for this serious drawback, the
applicant has devised an apparatus cr truss, readily attachable to and detachable
from any ordinary abdominal bandage or waistband as will be best understood by
reference to the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the complete truss ;
Figure 2 is a plan of the rigid bent edge-piece, formed as a shackle or double
yoke; and
Figure 3 is an example of an abdominal band with straps for attaching the
clothes-protector.
The bag or receptacle preferably made of indiarubber is composed of three
parts, the upper wide portion a, the edge of which is stiffened by the bent piece d
secured thereto; the intermediate contracted or tubular portion or neck b; and
the lower portion c in the shape of a ball. The edge piece d is formed of two
yokes jointed at e (Fig. 2) where the latter are not, at these points, united to the
upper receptacle a.
To the ends of the edge-piece d or to the corresponding narrow sides of a are
connected strips provided with buttons or equivalent. The bandage 9, at
corresponding points has strips h in front and behind with button-holes or equivalent
for the attachment of the strips f. By means of these strips the truss may be
readily attached or removed.
It will now be readily understood that the upper receptacle will, when the truss
is fastened in position, be located between the thighs, and will conveniently fit the
parts to which it is applied. The discharges must therefore pass through the tube
or channel into the ball or collector c. The elasticity of the indiarubber and the
hinged arrangement of the edge-piece d enable the apparatus to conform to any
shape or dimensions of the part of the body to which it is applied.
To clean the indiarubber receptacle, it is simply turned inside out and washed
first with diluted hydrochloric acid or any other suitable disinfectant, and then with
cold water.
To satisfy the exigencies of nature, all that is required is, temporarily to undo as
many of the attaching strips as may be necessary.
The channel band ball c are made sufficiently large to satisfy practical
requirements.
The position of the tube or channel on the upper part a of the truss is such,
that it, and the collector c are always situated somewhat in advance of the thighs
so as not to interfere with the free movement of the legs in walking; and the length
of is so proportioned that, when the wearer is seated, it overhangs the front edge
of the seat or chair, and can cause no inconvenience. The whole device may be
enveloped in or covered with some suitable fabric, such as silk or the like to avoid
the rubber coming into contact with the skin.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is,―
1. A clothes-protector or catamenial truss consisting of a yielding bent piece
such as d jointed at a and of
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page_text: part (a) of which is sufficiently large to receive all discharges while the second
part or long neck or tube (6) and the third part or collecting receptacle proper (c)
are so arranged as to depend from the first somewhat in front of the thighs.
2. In the truss characterized by the first claim the combination of the same
with any suitable supporting band or bandage for the connection of which with the
truss the edge of the latter or the piece (d) is provided at each end with two
strips (f) having buttons or equivalent attached to them while the said supporting
band (g) is at corresponding points also provided with strips (h) having button holes
or equivalent for the reception of the buttons.
Dated this 20th day of May 1893.
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.