Improvements in or connected with Commodes for Bedrooms or the like.
Year: 1899

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or connected with Commodes for Bedrooms or the
like.
I, HENRY COWLEY, of High Street, Feltham, in the County of Middlesex, Cabinet
Maker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My present invention consists of improvements in or connected with commodes
for bedrooms or the like, by which I produce an article of this kind which is
thoroughly, sanitary and can be packed by travellers with their luggage for use
at hotels and the like. The present form of commode as most generally used, is
composed largely of wood which from its absorbent and organic nature tends
to become unpleasant and even to verminate in course of time, necessitating the
frequent application of deodorants and cleansing compositions. It is on this
account both troublesome and dangerous to health. The commode to which my
present invention relates can be made entirely or chiefly of metal, and it may be
so constructed as to be collapsible for packing into a box with other articles or
into a special case of its own.
The general feature of my invention is a compact cylindrical structure within
the upper end of which is fitted a chamber pot (with its own separate lid) and on
the top of the cylinder a lid, preferably hinged. The pot may rest by its flange
upon a seating or series of studs within the upper end of the cylinder, which
may resemble in shape somewhat the socket of a sanitary pipe. The pot may
remain independent of the weight of the person by my providing a separate hard
wood or other suitable rim inside the cylinder just above the pot resting indepen-
dently upon another seating or in any other convenient manner and projecting
beyond the top edge of the cylinder if desired. The external lid may be hinged
to this wood rim. The cylinder before mentioned may be in two or more parts
which telescope into one another, being locked when extended by studs passed
through holes or by a bayonet joint or by any other suitable means and method.
The bottom of the cylinder may for the sake of good appearance be furnished
with a round moulding or plinth, and the whole may be decorated or ornamented
according to taste.

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Commodes for Bedrooms or the
like.
I, HENRY COWLEY, of High Street, Feltham, in the County of Middlesex, Cabinet
Maker, 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:-
My present invention consists of improvements in or connected with commodes
for bedrooms or the like, by which produce an article of this kind which
thoroughly sanitary and can be packed by travellers with their luggage for use
at hotels and the like. The present form of commode as most generally used, is
composed largely of wood which from its absorbent and organic nature tends
to become unpleasant and even to verminate in course of time, necessitating the
frequent application of deodorants and cleansing compositions. It is on this
account both troublesome and dangerous to health. The commode to which my
present invention relates can be made entirely or chiefly of metal and pot, and it
may be so constructed as to be collapsible for packing into a box with other
articles or into a special case of its own.
The accompanying sheet of drawings illustrate my invention,
Figure 1 being a vertical section of the various parts separated from one another
in order to show more clearly their shape and structure.
Figure 2 is a half section and half elevation of the invention when put together
for use.
Figure 3 shows the same (in elevation) when packed together, the containing
box being shewn in section.
Figure 4 is a plan view of the above (the box omitted) shewing particularly the
manner of hingeing the outer lid.
The general feature of my invention is a compact cylindrical structure, standing
upon feet, within the upper end of which is contained a chamber pot having its
own separate lid, and on the top of the cylindrical structure, above the level
of the pot, is a rim and a lid fitted thereto.
Referring to the above mentioned drawings, A represents an earthenware pot,
B the lid of same, and C a wire handle. D is a metal cylinder, around the top of
which is applied an annular grooved or channelled casting E made preferably of
light metal, such as aluminium. The manner of attachment may be varied, but I
have illustrated a small beading D' upon the cylinder D, upon which said casting
may come to rest, and the cylinder may then be turned over at its upper edge as
at 1 (Figure 2).
The pot A rests by its flange upon the seating or top of the cylinder aforesaid,
which will resemble in shape somewhat the socket of a sanitary pipe. The pot
remains independent of the weight of the person, and the hard wood or other
suitable rim F for the purpose rests upon the upper rim of the casting E, being
retained in position by a rabbet F underneath. The external lid G may be hinged
to the wood rim F' by a pin and hole hinge H, or any ordinary hinge.
The bottom of the cylinder D drops into an annular groove formed in the base
top J, which may be of hard wood. The feet K, K, K, K, consists of a pair of
☐ shaped castings (or any other suitable shape) fixed crosswise underneath
the base top J.
The commode as above described can be folded into a compact space by lifting
the upper part-viz. the cylinder 1) and parts supported upon same-away from
the base J and K (see Figure 2), and turning the latter upside down, when the

page_text: said upper part can easily be dropped into the inverted base embraced by the
feet K, K, K, K, and conveyed in a box exactly similar to a hat box (see Figure 3)
without the slightest outward indication of its nature.
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:
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