IMPROVEMENTS IN TRUSSES
Year: 1885

page_text: WILLIAM WHITING and WILLIAM ASPLAND WHITING 73 Blatchington Road,
Hove, West Brighton, Sussex, Surgical Machinists do hereby declare the nature
of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN TRUSSES to be as follows:-
A soft belt, is substituted for the ordinary steel spring.
A medicated pad, secured to its place by the belt, can be adjusted to the nature
of the case. The medicament in the pad being dissolved by the acids of the
perspiration and absorbed by the part to which it is applied; will; together with
the mechanical action of the pad, gradually contract the relaxed hernial ring to
its normal state and radically cure the complaint.
WILLIAM WHITING and WILLIAM ASPLAND WHITING 73 Blatchington Road,
West Brighton, Sussex Surgical Machinists, Truss Makers etc We do hereby
declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENT IN TRUSSES and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The purpose and object of our "Improvement in Trusses" (used for the relief of
Hernia) and for which we seek Protection by Patent; is to enable them to be worn
with ease and comfort at night, as well as in the day-time; and to render them

page_text: more efficient and perfect in action, by making the pad adjustable in regard to the
degree and direction of its pressure, to suit the different kinds of Hernia; and also
by medicating the pad, so that a radical cure may be effected in all cases, except
those of long standing.
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more efficient and perfect in action, by making the pad adjustable in regard to the
degree and direction of its pressure, to suit the different kinds of Hernia; and also
by medicating the pad, so that a radical cure may be effected in all cases, except
those of long standing.
For particulam, see the accompanying diagrams and explanations
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
N.B. The same letters refer to similar parts in all the drawings.
Fig. 1 a single adjustable spring pad, belt truss in position on the body. It
consists of a flexible belt A the front extremities of which are buttoned to the
triangular plate B which is fixed by a screw to the end of the spring C that rises
up from the inside of the pad D. This enables the pad to be fixed in the position
best suited to either of the different kinds of Hernia, viz, Inguinal, Femoral, or
Scrotal. Another advantage of this contrivance is, that the belt when tightened
produces the pressure required to "keep-up" the Hernia, leaving the under strap E
to its proper work, viz, to prevent the pad "rising-up."
Fig. 2 a double truss on the body.
The construction of the triangular plate B, the spring C, and the hollow-pad-
'plate D will be better understood by reference to Figs. 3. 4. 5. 6 which are drawn
full size divested of covering and detached from belt. Fig. 5 being in perspective
and Fig. 6 in section. The spiral spring in Fig. 6 is only used when extra pressure
is required.
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Fig. 7 a cross-bar to connect two pads together to form a double truss as in
Fig. 2 & 3.
To effect a radical cure of Hernia, when it is desirable to do so, we imbue the
pad with acetus plumbi or metallic plumbi either in solution, powder, or the
metallic state as foil, or their chemical equivalents.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is:
1 The whole of the parts combined.
2-Specially the parts indicated by letters B. C. D. F. G.
3-Medicating the pad or pads with the above named chemicals.