The Improvement of Cabinet Turkish and other Baths.
Year: 1887

page_text: The Improvement of Cabinet Turkish and other Baths.
I DONALD JOHN FORBES MAC LEOD, of Hope Rectory, Minsterley, Shrewsbury in
the County of Salop, Clerk in Holy Orders, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
The Cabinet is 4' 6" long 3' 7" high & 2' 2" broad, and furnished with doors at
the top and front, for easy access. It is so arranged that the Bather reclines on a
Z shaped couch, made of half rounded laths 2" x 1", and 1' apart. The upper right
hand corner is cut off so that the top at that part slants down at an angle of 15°
through which a hole is cut for the neck, the head being supported by a hinged lid
which serves as a cover for this hole when not in use. A small door is placed at the
floor level in front, by which the heating apparatus or vaporizer may be applied or
adjusted. The lid is furnished with an opening through which the hand and arm can
be put and a Thermometer inserted by which the Bather can note the Temperature,
without opening the Cabinet.
The advantages claimed are,
1. The ease gained by the recumbent position.
2. The uniformity of temperature acting upon the whole of the body & limbs.
3. The facility with which the heat or vapour is applied and adjusted. without loss
of heat or exposure of the person.

page_text: I DONALD JOHN FORBES MAC LEOD, of Hope Rectory Minsterley Shrewsbury,
Clerk in Holy Orders, 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 :-
REFERENCE TO DRAWING.
Fig. 1. Front elevation; Fig. 2. Plan of top; Fig. 3. Section through ab; Fig. 4.
Moveable tray or falso bottom.
The Cabinet is 4′ 6″ long 3' 7" high and 2' 2" broad-and is made of "boards,
the front and back arranged vertically, the ends transversely, and jointed together with
sheet iron tongues-The top is for the most part horizontal and for 12" of its
length, A is rigidly fixed. The upper right hand corner B of the Cabinet is cut off,
so that the top at that part, for 8 slants down at an angle of about 45°. This is also
rigidly fixed, and through the upper edge of it, a semicircular opening C of 6" in
diameter is cut for the neck, a corresponding opening D 2" deep being cut out of the
top door E where it shuts against it, and which is hinged to the fixed portion of the
horizontal top A.
The Bather reclines on a Z shaped couch F made of half rounded laths 2" x 1",
fastened 1" apart, on cleats securely screwed through the sides of the Cabinet. The
head is supported by a hinged lid, G which can be adjusted at any angle, by the cord
that supports it, and this lid serves as a cover for the neck hole C when not in use.
In the upper part of the front a door H 3′ 6″ × 1' 4" is placed, which affords easy
access to the Couch, and a door I. 14" x 14" at the floor level, by which the heating
apparatus or vaporizer can be applied or adjusted-while the pipe supplying the gas, is
fitted with a tap within easy reach of the Bather. The top door is furnished with two
openings K with hinged lids through which the hands and arms can be put and a
thermometer L is inserted by which the Bather can note the temperature without
opening the door.
The Cabinet is open at the bottom, and is raised by castors 2" from the floor, to
admit a plentiful supply of fresh air. The castors being fastened to triangular blocks,
securely screwed in the corners, to give strength to the Cabinet. A sheet of metal, M
is placed over the heating apparatus to prevent scorching, and by inserting a tray or
false bottom N the couch can be adjusted for the use of one under the average
height who might otherwise find it too large.
Having now particularly ascertained and described the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The advantage of the Recumbent position, in the smallest practicable space, by

page_text: which the fatigue of sitting upright is obviated, the position assumed being easy
and luxurious and most nearly approaching the conditions of the ordinary Turkish
Bath.
2. The uniformity of temperature secured by the shape of the Cabinet, and the
position of the body and limbs of the Bather.
3. The facility with which the heating apparatus, or vaporizer, is adjusted, without
loss of heat or vapour, and without any exposure of the person.
4. The absence of a bottom prevents the offensive accumulation of dust and
perspiration.
5. The lightness and portability of the Cabinet and the simplicity of its
construction.