Year: 1896

page_text: I, CORA GENEVIEVE MANN (Gentlewoman), of 102 South Elliott Place, Brooklyn,
in the County of Kings and State of New York, United States of America; do
hereby declaro the nature of this Invention to be as follows:-
The object of the Invention is to construct a commode adapted for attachment
directly to a bedstead of any description, and to provide a means whereby the seat
of the commodo may be adjusted vertically as occasion may demand, and further-
more to provide a means whereby the back of the commode may be placed at an
angle to the sideboard of the bedstead or parallel with the same, the commode
being so connected with the hedstead as to admit of the patient passing from the
bedstead to the commode without exposure. Another object of the Invention
is to provide a means whereby the vessel may be expeditiously and conveniently
secured to the seat of the commode and locked in position therein.
The seat of the commode, which is provided with the usual opening preferably
of somewhat circular contour, is supported by two or more legs of telescopic
character and preferably consisting of an unper tubular section and a lower rod
section having vertical movement in the tubular section, the tubular section of
each leg being provided with a set screw or its equivalent which after the rod
section is adjusted in the body or tubular section of the leg will hold the said
parts in their adjusted position. The lower or rod section of each leg is pre-
ferably provided with a foot of rubber or other material calculated to cling to the
floor and yet prevent any undue noise when the commode is adjusted to the
Bedstead or when it is removed therefrom. The tubular section of each leg is
connected with the bottom of the seat by means of a hinge attached to the inner
faces of the legs so that when the commode is not in use the legs may be folded
up in a compact manner beneath the seat. Around the opening in the seat a
clamp is arranged preferably made of wire of a spring character, which is bent
upon itself to form hooks surrounding the opening at the bottom for a predeter-
mined distance, the wire being attached by staples or other means to the bottom
of the seat. The clamp is provided with a spring latch which serves to connect
its end members, the latch having pivotal or hinged connection with one end of
the clamp and locking engagement with the other end. The hook members of
the clamp are adapted to receive the flange of the vessel 'which is to be placed
below the opening. Therefore the clamp may be termed a hanger for the afore-
said vessel. After the vessel has been adjusted in the clamp or hanger the latch
is closed and effectually prevents the vessel from being displaced. At one end
of the seat are hinged locking arms adapted for securing the commode to the
bedstead, which arms when not in use may he folded up beneath the said seat
together with the legs. The seat is provided in its upper face at one or more of
its edges with sockets provided with an undercut section or portion adapted to

page_text: receive angular foot pieces secured to the lower portion of a back. When the
back is to be placed in position the angular foot pieces are entered into the
aforesaid sockets, the horizontal portions of the foot pieces entering the undercuts
in the sockets.
In order to fix the commode in position the locking arms of the seat are placed
between the side pieces of the bedstead and the bedding so as to bring the seat
practically on a level with the upper surface of the mattress or bedding, and after
the legs have been adjusted as required by the height of the side pieces of the
bedstead the vessel is placed in the hanger or clamp and secured therein and the
back is then placed in position on the seat at a point which will be most con-
venient as a support for the patient.
It is evident that undor this construction the patient may move or may be
moved from the bed to the commode without exposure and when the commode
is no longer required the patient may be moved back to the bed under the same
favourable conditions and the vessel detached from the commode and after such
detachment the back may be separated from the seat and the legs and locking
arms of the commode may be folded up beneath the seat so that the whole may
occupy but a minimum of space.
Dated this 17th dow of November 1900
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
I, CORA GENEVIEVE MANN (Gentlewoman), of 102 South Elliott Place, Brooklyn,
in the County of Kings and State of New York, United States of America, do
hereby declare the nature of my 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 the invention is to construct a commode adapted for attachment
directly to a bedstead of any description, and to provide a means whereby the seat
of the commode may be adjusted vertically as occasion may demand, and further-
more to provide a means whereby the back of the commode may be placed at an
angle to the sideboard of the bedstead or parallel with the same, the commode
being so connected with the bedstead as to admit of the patient passing from the
bedstead to the commode without exposure. Another object of the invention
is to provide a means whereby the vessel may be expeditiously and conveniently
secured to the seat of the commode and locked in position thereon.
The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of the several
parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out in the claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts
in all the figures.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of the improved commode, a portion being in
section, and the said figure illustrates the application of the commode to a bedstead,
the rail of which is likewise shown in section;
Figure 2 is a bottom plan view of the improved commode; and
Figure 3 is a partial vertical sectional view of the seat, and an edge view of
the back applied to the seat.

page_text: In carrying out the invention the seat A of the commode is provided with the
usual opening 10, which may be given any desired shape, but is preferably of
somewhat circular contour. The seat A is supported by two or more, preferably
three legs B. The aforesaid degs are of telescopic character, and preferably
consist of an upper tubular section 11, and a lower rod section 12, having sertical
movement in the tubular section, the tubular section of each leg being provided
with a set screw 13, or the equivalent thereof, which after the rod section is
adjusted in the body or tubular section of the leg, will hold the said parts in their
adjusted position by being properly manipulated. It will be understood that any
equivalent of the set screw 13 may be employed to hold the two sections of the
legs in predetermined position.
The lower or rod section of each leg is preferably provided with a foot 15 of
rubber, or other material calculated to cling to the floor and yet prevent any undue
noise when the commode is adjusted to the bedstead or when it is removed
therefrom.
The body section 11 of each leg is connected with the bottom of the seat A by
means of a hinge 14, so that when the commode is not in use the legs may be
folded up in a compact manner beneath the seat, and these hinges are attached
to the inner faces of the aforesaid legs, as is best shown in Figure 1.
Around the opening 10 in the seat A a clamp C is arranged, which is preferably
made of wire of a spring character, which is bent upon itself to form hooks 16,
and these hooks surround the opening 10 at the bottom for a predetermined
distance, the wire being attached by staples or other means to the bottom of tho
scat. The clamp is provided with a spring latch 16, which serves to connect
its end members, as is best shown in Figure 2, the latch 16 having pivotal or
hinged connection with one end of the clamp, and looking engagement with the
other end.
The hook members of the clamp, are adapted to receive the flange of the
vessel 1) which is to be placed below the opening 10, as shown particularly in
Figure 1. Therefore the clam may be termed a hanger for the aforesaid vessel.
After the vessel has been adjusted in the clamp or hauger the latch 16 is closed,
being brought to the position shown in Figure 2, and effectually prevents the
vessel from being displaced. At one end of the seat A locking arms 17 are located,
the said arms being connected with the seat by means of hinges 18 or their
equivalents, so that when these arms are not in use they may be folded up
beneath the said seat together with the legs B.
The seat A is provided in its upper face at one or more of its edges with
sockets 19, the said sockets being provided with an under-cut section or portion 19"
as shown in Figure 3, adapted to receive angular foot pieces 20", which are
secured to the lower portion of a back 20, and when the back is to be placed
in position the said angular foot pieces 20° are entered into the aforesaid sockets 19,
as shown in Figure 3, the horizontal portions of the foot pieces entering the
under-cuts 19" in the sockets.
In the manipulation of the commode, the arms 17 are placed between the side
pieces E of the bedstead and the bedding, as shown in Figure 1, bringing the
seat A practically on a level with the upper surface of the mattress or bedding,
and after the legs have been adjusted as required by the height of the side pieces
of the bedstead the vessel D is placed in the hanger or clamp and secured therein,
and the back 20 is then brought to a locking engagement with the seat at a
point which will be most convenient as a support for the patient.
It is evident that under this construction the patient may move or may he
moved from the bed to the commode without exposure and when the commode
is no longer required the patient may e moved back to the bed under the same
favourable conditions and the vessel detached from the comniode and after such
detachment the back may be separated from the seat and the legs and locking
arms of the commode may be folded up beneath the seat so that the whole may
occupy but a minimum of space.

page_text: Having thus particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said iu-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is: -
1. A commode, constructed substantially as herein shown and described.
2. In a commode, the combination, with a seat, of telescopic supports connected
with the seat, a clamp or hanger attached to the seat, arranged for the support of
a vessel, and a locking device connected with the said clamp or hanger, as aud for
the purpose specified.
3. In a commode, a seat, telescopic supports having a hinged connection with
the seat, and a clamp or hanger consisting of a series of connected substantially
horizontally located hooks placed around the opening in the seat, and a locking
device forming a portion of the said clamp or hanger, as and for the purpose
specified.
4. In a commode, the combination, with a seat and its opening, the said seat
being provided with a support for a vessel beneath the opening therein, of tele-
scopic legs having hinged connection with seat, a locking device for the said legs
and a back adjustable upon the aforesaid seat, as and for the purpose specified.
5. In a commode, the combination, with a seat, of legs comprising a tubular
member having a hinged connection with the seat, rod members having sliding
action in the tubular members, and a locking device whereby the rod members
may be held in predetermined position in the tubular members of the legs,
substantially as set forth.
6. In a commode, the combination, with a seat, of telescopic legs connected
with the seat, arms attached to the said seat and arranged for engagement with
the side-boards of a bedstead and means for locking the members of the legs in
predetermined position, substantially as set forth.
7. In a commode, the combination, with a seat, of locking arms having hinged
engagement with the seat and adapted for engagement with the side boards of
a bedstead, telescopic legs having a hinged connection with the said seat, locking
devices for the said legs, and a back adjustably placed upon the said seat, as and
for the purpose specified.
8. In a commode, the combination, with the seat and the opening of the same,
of a hanger or clamp constructed of a spring material such as wire, the said
material being formed in a series of substantially horizontally located hooks,
and a latch pivotally connected with one end of the said hanger or clamp and
adapted for engagement with the other end of the same, substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
1007
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.