Improvements in and applicable to Enemas.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Dec., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Oct., 1894-Accepted, 24th Nov., 1894..
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and applicable to Enemas.
I RICHARD COPLEY of 48 Egerton Street, New Brighton, in the County of
Chester, Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The invention relates to colon enemas or enemas for use in washing out the colon
by means of a plentiful supply of warm water.
The object is to make such enemas self acting, and without pressure valves.
Enemas under my invention are made with a continuous tube enlarged at one
portion and having a curved stiffening piece for converting one end of the said
enema into a syphon. Such stiffening piece may be secured to or grip the tube so
as to allow of adjustment, and a regulating tap or valve is advantageously combined
with the said enema.
Dated the 14th day of December 1902
Per pro J. T. KING.
J. Johnson,
Agent.
COME LEIDIMCIFICATION.
Improvements in and applicable to Enemas.
I MARY JANE COPLEY, Widow and Sole Executrix of Richard Copley of
48 Egerton Street, New Brighton in the County of Chester, Traveller, 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 invention relates to colon enemas or enemas for use in washing out the colon
by means of a plentiful supply of warm water.
The object is to make such enemas self acting and without pressure valves.
Enemas under the said invention are made with a continuous tube enlarged at one
portion and having a curved stiffening piece for converting one end of the said
enema into a syphon. Such stiffening piece may be secured to, or grip the tube
so as to allow of adjustment, and a regulating tap or valve is advantageously
combined with the said enema.
The appended drawing part being in elevation and part in section is illustrative
of an enema constructed in accordance with the said invention. a is the continuous
tube enlarged at b. c is the curved stiffening piece with eyes c¹ through which the
tube a is threaded, so that the suction end a of the tube may hang down into a
receptacle d for water or other fluid. e suction nozzle fitting within the end of the
It will be evident that the length of the overhanging end a' may be varied
by sliding the piece è along the tube a. is a regulating tap with a suction
valve f g is a discharge nozzle which will vary in shape according to the required
use. The said nozzle forms part of the tap f, or is preferably coupled thereto by
means of a piece of india rubber tube i.
tube a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
First. Enemas consisting of a continuous tube a, enlargement b, and tap or
valve in combination with a curved stiffening piece c, substantially as set orth.
.

page_text: Second. The combination of enemas having a flexible tube with a curved
stiffening piece for the purpose set forth.
Third. The improvements in enemas substantially as herein set forth.
MARY JANE COPLEY,
Executrix.