A Bathing Apparatus.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Oct., 1891-Accepted, 16th Jan., 1892
WE DELE DI BOLTIVATION.
A Bathing Apparatus.
I, OSCAR FORRESTER GRANT of Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, United States of
America, Book Keeper, 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 has relation to bathing apparatus and particularly to shower
baths and has for its object, the provision of a portable and folding shower bath
cabinet, which may be hung upon the wall of a bath room, above the tub, or
otherwise supported, and which will contain under a compact and convenient
arrangement, all the appliances for shower bathing, and if desired, a variety of bath
and toilet conveniences.
The idea contemplated is to furnish a cheap and efficient shower bath, which
will not require the large amount of extra plumbing now necessary; an apparatus
that can be put up in any bath room, and supplied from the bath cock by
means of a rubber tube or jointed pipe, and which, when not in use, can be folded
up, occupying but little space, and presenting a handsome, instead of the usual
unsightly appearance of the shower appliance in present use. The invention
consists in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as
hereinafter described & claimed.
Referring to the accompanying drawings,
Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portable folding shower bath cabinet,
embodying the present invention, the cabinet being open as when in use.
Figure 2 is a perspective view of the open cabinet, with the curtains omitted.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of a closed cabinet provided with shelves for the
reception of toilet articles.
Figure 4 is a vertical central section of the same;
Figure 5 is a horizontal sectional view;
Figure 6 is a front elevation of an open cabinet of modified construction and
arrangement of the shower devices and curtain holder;
Figure 7 is a vertical central section of the same with the cabinet closed;
Figure 8 is a vertical central section of the open cabinet, and
Figure 9 is a detail view.
A designates a wooden cabinet in the form of a small closet, cupboard or toilet
case, of a rectangular form and composed of a back a, sides b, b, top and bottom
shelves c, c', and the folding front d.
In the form of cabinet shown in Figures 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, the holding front d, is
hinged at its upper edge to the top shelf r, and when elevated, is upheld by the
folding braces E, E, which are hinged to the back of the cabinet, and are formed
with joints f
Upon the inner side of the door or folding front d, is arranged a distributer or
shower head G, fitted upon the end of a pipe G³, which is bent so as to project
towards the side of the cabinet, where it is connected when necessary, with a rubber
tube H, leading to the bath cock. When desired, a permanent connection may be
made with the water supply, and a ball joint arranged at the point of connection
with the pipe G'.
M designates a rod or wire, extending around the edges of the folding front, and
running back to the rear walls of the cabinet to which it is secured, a hinge being
formed on the rod, about, or nearly, on a line with the front of the cabinet as
shown at g, Bo that the rod or wire may be folded with the folding front. This
rod or wire, is designed for the reception of rubber curtains, which are suspended
by rings or hooks, and may be drawn out when the shower is to be used. "When
the cabinet is to be closed, the curtains are run back within the cabinet, and rest

page_text: upon the stationary portions of the rod or wire M, thus keeping them suspended,
and allowing the door or folding front to be freely opened or closed. As the curtains
are usually longer than the cabinet they are folded over at their lower edges, when
the cabinet is closed, so as to rest upon the lower shelf or bottom c', which may be
slatted or perforated for the purpose of ventilation, and for allowing the drip water
to escape.
Shelves or brackets may be arranged within the cabinet to hold the sponge,
brushes etc., while the outside of the cabinet may be, as shown in Figures 2 and 3,
furnished with shelves or brackets to hold a variety of toilet articles. The folding
front of the cabinet, is conveniently made in the form of a mirror having a reflecting
glass I, set in a suitable panel.
The cabinet is conveniently supported upon hooks or nails, and for this purpose,
is provided with eyes M', M², affixed to its upper portion.
In Figures 6, 7 and 8, is shown a cabinet having a laterally folding door, hinged
to one of the sides of the cabinet, and having the shower head, and its branch pipe,
arranged independently of the door, and coupled to an upright supply pipe O,
which is either permanently connected to the bath cock, or supplied therefrom by
a section of hose. When the shower head and its branch pipe are raised, so as to
project horizontally, the latter is supported in position by a jointed brace P, hinged
to the back of the cabinet as shown.
The curtain support M, consists of a wire or metal rod frame, similar to that
shown in Figure 5, but attached by means of a transverse bar r, to the shower
branch, so as to be raised and lowered thereby, instead of being raised and lowered
by the folding of the front of the cabinet.
The curtains are supported by hooks, instead of by rings, so that they can be
pushed forward and backward without being obstructed by the transverse bar r.
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 1
claim is :-
First As a new article of manufacture, a folding and portable shower bath
cabinet, consisting of a closet-like structure provided with a hinged upwardly
turning door or front, a rose head or distributer flexibly connected with a supply
pipe, and a curtain support attached to said door, substantially as described.
Secondly-The combination with the portable shower bath cabinet A, having
the hinged door or front d, and the distributor G, attached thereto, of the rods M,
and the rubber curtains M', said distributer being flexibly connected to the supply
pipe, and the rods M, being hinged to supports projecting from the back of the
cabinet and provided with jointed braces, substantially as described.
Thirdly The combination with the shower bath cabinet A, having the
upwardly opening front d, with distributor G, attached thereto, of the rods E, E,
hinged together and to the front and body of the cabinet, substantially as
described.
Fourthly: As a new article of manufacture a folding portable shower bath
cabinet, consisting of a closet like structure, having a hinged folding front or door,
and provided with a folding shower head or distributor, and a folding curtain
support, which are contained within the cabinet when the same is closed, sub-
stantially as described.
Fifthly-A portable shower bath cabinet, consisting of a portable closet, and a
folding water pipe, and distributor head permanently attached to the interior of
the cabinet, substantially as described.
Dated this 23rd day of October 1801
OSCAR FORRESTER GRANT.
By Henry Skerrett,
6, Livery Street, Birmingham, Agent for Applicant.