An Improved Portable Shower Bath or Shampooing Douche.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Aug., 1389-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1889
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Portable Shower Bath or Shampooing Douche.
1, HENRY JOHN GARBUTT, of 22 Yonge Park, Holloway, London, Gentleman,
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 consists in forming a receptacle in thin metal such as Tin or similar
material to hold about one gallon of water. This receptacle is fitted at the bottom
with a valve which when open allows the water to escape through a rose which
distributes the water after the manner of a shower.
Two handles are provided to raise this receptacle or bath over the head of the
person desiring to use the same and a lever attachment is fitted to the valve so that
this can be easily opened by the thumb or finger of the person using the Bath at the
time that he is holding it over his head.
When the pressure to maintain the valve open is removed, then the valve closes by
its own weight.
I propose to make a ring, or rest on the under side of the Bath below the Rose so
that the bath may partially rest upon the head of the person using it and so take away
some of the weight from the arms in holding the same over the head.
I use my improved portable shower Bath or shampooing Douche as follows.
I fill the container up with water and then hold the whole contrivance just above
the head when by means of the lever I open the valve and the water descends through
the Rose like a shower.
In order that the nature of my said improvements may be the more fully understood
will now proceed to describe the several figures on the sheet of drawings hereunto
annexed, all of which Figures are marked with the like letters of reference
throughout.
Figure 1. is a geometrical elevation of my improved Bath shewing it easily adapts
itself to the human head.
Figure 2 is a part section of the bottom of my improvements to a larger scale
showing the valve closed and
Figure 3. is a smaller section shewing the valve open.
In Figure 1. A is the Bath itself containing the water and B. B. are the handles to
hold the same over the head. C. C is the lever working on the pivot D by means of
which the valve is opened at the bottom of the Bath. E is a slight chain indicated by
dotted lines which when the lever is moved acts to raise the valve. I have here also
indicated the valve by dotted lines and lettered the same F. The ring or rest for the
head is indicated by letter G.
In figure 2 F shews the valve closed, and in figure 3 F shews the valve open-in
both of these figures H indicates the Rose.
As my improvements are capable of some modifications without departing from the
principle thereof I do not restrict myself to materials, dimensions or to the precise
form or placement of the parts thereof.
Having now fully 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.
A Portable Shower Bath or Shampooing Douche substantially as described in this
specification and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
C
1000
RAYNER & CASSELL,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.