A Combined Douche and Commode (for Use in Hydropathic Practice).
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Feb., 1888
Complete Left, 16th Mar., 1888
Complete Accepted, 20th Apr., 1888
A Combined Douche and Commode (for Use in Hydropathic
Practice).
I MICHAEL WRIGHT of Matlock Bank, in the County of Derbyshire, Tin Plate
Worker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
And consists of a box made in wood, sheet iron, copper, tin, or zinc, in square,
oblong, or other convenient shape, and is intended to serve the double purpose of an
ascending douch and night commode; and to attain this end the box is fit up with a
double action force pump, having a handle coming through seat board in a position
convenient for working by the user; and to the pump is attached a moveable rose
and jet, by means of which when the pump is brought into action, either a jet, or
spray, of water is produced, as required for the treatment of certain complaints in the
practice of Hydropathy. For this purpose the box can be so made as to contain
the water required in working the douche; or, it may be made bottomless, and
be conveniently used in any vessel containing water sufficient to allow the pump
to act.
When the apparatus is needed for use as a commode, it is needful only to unscrew
the beforementioned rose and jet, and place in position under the seat the commode
pan, and fasten down the seat to which a covering lid is attached, much after the
manner of ordinary commodes.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Douche and Commode for Use in Hydropathic
Practice.
I, MICHAEL WRIGHT of Smedley Street, Matlock Bank in the County of Derbyshire
"Tin Plate Worker," 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 consists of a box made in wood, sheet iron, copper, tin, or zinc,
in square, oblong or any other convenient form, and is intended, to serve the twofold
purpose of an ascending douche and night-commode, and to attain this end the box
is fitted up with a double action force pump, baving a handle coming through the
scat board in a position convenient for working by the user; and to the pump is
attached a moveable rose and jet, by means of which, when the pump is brought into
action, either a jet or spray of water is produced, as required for the treatment of
certain complaints in the practice of Hydropathy. For this purpose the box can be
so made, as to contain the water required in working the douche, or it may be made
bottomless, and be conveniently used in any vessel containing water sufficient to
allow the pump to act, in the aforesaid manner.
When the apparatus is needed for use as a commode, it is needful only to unscrew
the before mentioned rose and jet C, and place in the commode, the pan E, under the
seat D, and fasten or drop down the seat, which said seat is hinged, to which a
covering lid O, is attached, much after the manner of ordinary commodes.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawings thereof, reference being had to letters and figures
marked thereon.
Figure 1, represents a section of the internal arrangement, A is the double action
force pump, B is the pipe connecting the pump with rose and jet, C is the rose and
jet, which unscrews at N, for the purpose of placing the commode pan in position
when required, D is the top part of the seat fixed to the sides, D₁ being the seat
hinged at the top, E the pan, and F being the position where the apparatus seats on
the lower stand H, and G being a stop plug in the bottom of the reservoir, and J the
handle to work the pump, and N where the nose piece unscrews, and O the cover or
lid, and P the hinges, and shows the position of the apparatus when it is supplied with
a bottom stand H.
Figure 2, is the plan of the top of the seat, with the cover or lid O, turned up on
its hinges, with rose and jet fixed ready for operation.
Figure 3, is a plan on line a², 61, of figure 1, showing positions of the pump, rose
and jet connection.
Like letters refer to like parts in each of the figures. A the double action pump.
B connecting pipe from pump to rose and jet. C rose and jet. D the top of the
apparatus. D the hinged seat. E the van. F the bottom of the apparatus where

page_text: fitted to a stand. H the stand. J the handle to work the pump, by working it up
and down. N where the rose and jet unscrews. O the cover or lid. Phinges.
a, b, line where the apparatus divides itself from the stand or pedestal.
line
a,
If preferable I can construct the apparatus as in figure 1 down to the point F on
b, or add a stand or pedestal as H, and construct the apparatus in any shape or
size, and in such manner as to allow of the water having only one contact with the
patient, thus avoiding the objection in the application of water to some cases of
disease; which by old methods used the same water repeatedly.
Having now fully described the nature and object of my invention and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, I claim as new and novel the following:-
First. The combination of the apparatus for the purpose of an ascending douche,
for the treatment of certain complaints in the practice of Hydropathy, and to be used
as a night-commode, substantially herein described and according to the accompanying
drawings.
Secondly. The combination of the apparatus as an ascending douche and night-
commode constructed down to the point F, substantially herein described and
according to the accompanying drawings.
Thirdly. The combination of the apparatus being constructed with a stand or
pedestal, of any description, substantially herein described and according to the
accompanying drawings.
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MICHAEL WRIGHT,
Applicant.