Improved Apparatus for Preserving the Complexion.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 18th May, 1895-Accepted, 29th June, 18º5
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Preserving the Complexion.
I, FRIEDRICH HUTZELMANN, Chemist of 16 Auguststrasse Munich in the
Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire, do hereby declare the nature of my
invention and in what manner the same is performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The present invention consists of an apparatus for attaining and preserving a
good complexion. The apparatus is constructed on the principle of an inhaler, but
with the distinction that the cosmetical preparation is first blown or sprayed into a
funnel, and then allowed to play on the face instead of the impregnated steam or
vapour being inhaled direct. The object of first spraying the cosmetical preparation
into the funnel is to effect a sufficient cooling of the same before it comes into contact
with the face.
And in order to make the present Specification more easily intelligible reference
is had to the accompanying drawing in which similar letters of reference denote
similar parts throughout the several views:-
Fig. 1 being a front elevation and Fig. 2 a side sectional elevation of an apparatus
constructed according to the present invention.
As shown in the drawings the frame a is vertically adjustable on a post secured to
the base plate of the apparatus, and carries the boiler b and basin c in which latter
the tube leading to the spraying nozzle terminates. A is the box or casing
containing the apparatus and provided at the upper part of one of its walls with a
recess g, in which the tube fhaving the funnel shaped mouth flies, and wherein
the same is vertically adjustable, together with the frame a, being rigidly attached
to the latter. The tube or nozzle d¹ of the spraying head extends through the
outer cylinder d down nearly to the bottom of the basin c and is connected by a
bracket with the horizontal tube 6' coming from the boiler, and terminating in a
nozzle directly over the nozzle d. On the housing A and at each side of the
funnel fin about the same plane are arranged eyes or rings, which serve to retain
looking glasses B B by means of hooks on the latter which are inserted in said
eyes. Under the boiler is arranged a suitable lamp and the whole is inserted into
the box or casing through the opening g' in the rear wall of said casing. This
opening may be closed by doors D D hinged to the box, and the whole be packed
together and finally held in a packed condition by means of the cover D' as shown
in dotted lines in Figure 1. When the apparatus is packed together the mirrors B B
are detached and packed in the box A.
The apparatus is manipulated in the following manner:
Within the cylinder d of the basin c is placed the cosmetic fluid or preparation,
the boiler b is filled with water which is caused to boil by means of the lamp
underneath the game. The steam issuing at the nozzle of the tube will spray the
cosmetical preparation into the funnel and thence into the face, held at suitable
distance from the funnel. The steam impregnated with the cosmetical preparation
will be sufficiently cooled in the funnel f¹ to prevent injury to the face.
By means of the present invention the cosmetical preparation will be much more
completely and intimately applied to the face than has hitherto been the case.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The combination with a vertically adjustable boiler and means for heating the

page_text: same, and a basin adjustable with the boiler to contain a cosmetical preparation, a
spraying nozzle from the boiler and feed tube d¹ from the basin, said tube having a
nozzle terminating properly under said boiler spraying nozzle, a tube f having
funnel shaped er d f into which said cosmetical preparation is sprayed by the
steam jet, in the manner and for the purpose substantially as described.
2. In combination with a vertically adjustable boiler 6 and basin c to contain a
cosmetical preparation and spraying nozzles b' and ' to said boiler and basin, a
funnel adjustable with said boiler and mirrors B B and a housing to contain
the whole apparatus, to which said mirrors are attached in the manner and for the
purpose substantially as described.
Dated this 18th dow of Mov 190=
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.