Improvements in or connected with Hospital and like Furniture.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 17th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 21st Nov., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Hospital and like Furniture.
I, RICHARD OLIVER, of Knaresborough, in the County of York, Master of
Knaresborough Workhouse, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
The object of my invention is to construct apparatus for use in hospitals and
other places, whereby articles required for the use of patients are contained in
suitable receptacles where they are always ready for use when required.
According to my invention, I provide a door at the base of the apparatus which
encloses a compartment for the reception of a chamber or other bedroom utensil,
and at the upper part of the said compartment a shelf is provided for the reception
of the clothes or other articles belonging to the patient. Above the compartment
a small cupboard is constructed having the door to same opening towards the side
of the apparatus, thus making the said cupboard convenient for the use of the
patient. At the side of the cupboard, a receptacle is formed for the reception of
medicine and other bottles and the cover of the apparatus is hinged so as to enable
same to be lifted up for the purpose of giving access to the receptacle for the
medicines and also for the purpose of inspecting the cupboard used by the patient.
At the back of the apparatus a stand is employed for holding a card employed for
the notes made by the nurse or doctor. By making the apparatus double, it may
be employed for two patients.
Dated this 17th day of January 1896.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFI GATION.
Improvements in or connected with Hospital and like Furniture.
I, RICHARD OLIVER, of Knaresborough, in the County of York, Master of
Knaresborough Workhouse, 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 object of my invention, is to construct apparatus for use in hospitals and
other places, whereby articles required for the use of patients are contained in
suitable receptacles where they are always ready for use when required.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood, I will proceed to describe
same with reference to the accompanying drawing, which illustrates an apparatus
for the use of two patients.
According to my invention, I provide doors A at the base of the apparatus, which
doors A enclose compartments B for the reception of chambers or other bedroom
utensils, and at the upper part of the said compartments B, shelves C are provided
for the reception of the clothes or other articles belonging to the patients. Above
the compartments B small cupboards D are constructed, having doors E to same
opening towards the sides, thus making the said cupboards D couvenient for the

page_text: use of the patients,, who have their beds at the sides of the apparatus.. In the
centre and between the cupboards D, a receptacle F is formed for the reception of
the medicine and other bottles, and a-lid or cover G is hinged so as to enable same
to be lifted up for the purpose of giving access to the receptacle F and also for the
purpose of inspecting the cupboards D used by the patients. At the back of the
apparatus a stand H is provided, for holding cards K which are employed for
the notes made by the nurse or doctor.
The apparatus may be made suitable for the use of a single patient, in which
case a single compartment B, shelf C, cupboard D, receptacle F and card K would
be employed, instead of the double parts before described.
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 :-
1. The cupboards D having side doors E and lid G, substantially as and for the
purposes set forth.
2. The combination of the compartments B having shelves C in same, the
cupboards D, receptacle F, lid G and stand H, substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
3. The general arrangement of the apparatus forming my improvements in or
connected with hospital and like furniture, substantially as and for the purposes
set forth.
Dated this 17th day of October A D 1896.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.
BREWER & SON,
London and Leeds, Agents for the Applicant.