An Improved Shield or Protector for Wounds, Vaccination Sores, Corns, Bunions, and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 27th Sept., 1895--Accepted, 12th Oct.,
1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Shield or Protector for Wounds, Vaccination Sores,
Corns, Bunions, and the like.
ALEXANDER COLE 58 Booterstown Avenue County Dublin Commercial
Traveller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a new or improved shield or protector for wounds,
vaccination sores, corns,
bunions & the like, and has for its objects, greater safety
from friction & increased comfort for wearer.
Invention consists of a ring or tube of suitable size & shape inflated with air or
other elastic fluid, and fitted with suitable fastenings, such as elastic, tape, ribbon,
or may be covered on one side with adhesive solution or plastic material to attach
same to part required.
Said ring or tube to be made of rubber or other material or combination of
materials such as silk or canvas coated with rubber or other air tight solution, and
may have or be left without indents or corrugations to allow air to pass between
part to which it is applied and tube.
When used for corns or bunions above described ring may be mounted on plaster
of suitable size, shape & material, said plaster to be left plain or with centre
punched out.
I may also mount said ring on silk, linen or other material cut to suitable size &
shape, the centre of said mounting to be covered with a suitable compo for
removing the corns, the outer part to be covered with adhesive solution or plastic
material for attaching same to part required; between the outer part & centre I
leave a small portion of the silk or linen uncovered to allow for ventilation, or
I perforate same with one or more rows of small holes.
Dated this 26th day of November 1894.
An Improved Shield or Protector for Wounds, Vaccination Sores,
Corns, Bunions, and the like.
I ALEXANDER COLE, of 58 Booterstown Avenue, Dublin, Ireland, Manufacturer,
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:-
This invention relates to shields or protectors for wounds, vaccination sores,
corns, bunions and the like; its object being to provide a shield or protector of
lighter cooler and more sanitary construction than the various shields now
in use.
In accordance with my invention I construct shields or protectors of the class
above referred to of an annular or other suitably shaped tube or cushion made of
some elastic material, preferably india-rubber, inflated with air or other suitable
esilieut or yielding medium to a more or less degree above the ordinary atmo-
spheric pressure. The said shield may be covered on one side with an adhesive
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page_text: solution or a plastic material such for instance as sticking pluster, or supplied with
ribbons, tapes, strings, straps, or similar fastenings as a means of holding the
shield in position on the wearer.
In cases where the shield is to be used for corns, bunions and the like it may
consist merely of a diminutive form of my invention as just described, but I have
found it preferable to encase it in silk, linen, or other fabric which may extend
around and beyond the shield itself and be perforated to admit air through such
extension or not, as desired.
In the accompanying drawings
Figure 1 shows my invention fitted with straps or strips of sticking plaster or
its equivalent as preferably used for adults.
Figure 2 shows my invention fitted with ribbons, tapes or the like, as preferably
used for children.
Figures 3 and 4 illustrate the form of my invention which I preferably adopt
for corns and bunions which is suitable also, on a larger scale, for wounds or sores
on animals, in which latter instance I sometimes encase the shield in leather or
other strong material and strap or stitch same to the collar, saddle or other part of
the harness with which the sore or wound might otherwise come in contact.
Like letters refer to the same parts throughout the views.
a is the inflated tubular ring or cushion, b is the casing of silk, linen or other
fabric, and c the strips, straps, tapes, ribbons or the like suitable ties or
fastenings.
Having now particularly described and ascertained 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 combination of an inflated tubular ring a with the strips or tapes c, as and
for the purposes herein before described.
2. The combination of an inflated tubular ring with a suitable casing and with
meaus of attachment substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore
described.
Dated this 27th day of September 1895.
T. B. BROWNE, LIMITED,
Agents,
By Benj. T. King,
Registered Patent Agent.