Improvements in Pads for Rupture Trusses.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 24th July, 1894
Complete Specification Left, 24th Apr., 1895-Accepted, 8th June, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Pads for Rupture Trusses.
ALFRED GEORGE WING Retired Outfitter 5 Sydenham Terrace Weston-super-
Mare do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: :-
My invention is for the purpose of providing a flexible firm support for cases of
bernia by means of a pad made of soft yielding stout rubber bristles or teeth on
the face towards the rupture with flexible rubber back in a compact mass or
affixed to other materials so as to afford the needed support & at the same time
give comfort & ventilation to prevent irritation of the ruptured parts-this pad
is connected or attached to soft or hard bands usually worn in cases of hernia.
Dated this 23rd day of July 1894.
Improvements in Pads for Rupture Trusses.
I, Alfred GeoRGE WING, of 5, Sydenham Terrace, Weston-super-Mare,
Retired Tradesman, 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 invention relates to improvements in pads for trusses, and has for its object
to provide a firm, yet flexible support for use in cases of hernia, that will ensure
complete ventilation to all parts of the pad, and thus prevent the chafing and
soreness caused by perspiration and pressure when a rigid and non-ventilating pad
is used.
My improved pad is made of flexible stout rubber pins, points, projections, or
spines, (hereinafter called spines), which are inserted in, or form an integral part
of, a sheet or backing of rubber; the spines are made of any suitable shape and
texture, and placed at any convenient distance apart, according to the amount of
Bupport required, and the backing may be either a thin flexible sheet, which
enables it to be affixed by solution or other means to any ordinary support, or may
be in a thicker and more rigid piece, shaped according to the part on which it is to
be worn, studs, loops, or other fastenings being provided, by which it can be
attached to the ordinary suspensory belts used for purposes of support.
A suitable means of carrying my invention into effect is illustrated in the
accompanying sheet of drawings, in connection with which a more detailed
description is given.
Fig. 1 is a plan of a pad, showing the rubber spines inserted in a sheet of flexible
rubber;
Fig. 2 is a side view of the same, showing a thin sheet of rubber for attachment
to any suitably shaped support;
Fig. 3 is a similar view of the spines inserted in a thick backing of rubber, which
is ready for attachment to any bandago, belt, or straps usually worn in such
cases;

page_text: Fig. 4 shows the same back bent in a convex form, in which the-spides are either
formed integrally, or made with a thin backing as in Fig. 2, and attached to the
bent surface, as shown by dotted lines.
As before mentioned, the spines may be of any shape or size, and Figs. 5, 6, 7,
and 8 show, respectively in plan and section; pieces of rubber in which the spines
are formed of a conical and. pyramid or hob-nailed-shape; these may be varied to
any cxtcut, tho csscntial feature of the invention being to provide a fad with a firm,
flexible, and ventilated surface, to bear evenly on the affected parts.
The pads and supports to which they are attached may also be made in any
variety of shape, of which Figs. 9 and 10 are merely illustrations and the thin
rubber back supporting the spines, as shown in Fig. 2, may be made in sheets, so
that picces may be cut of any required size and shape, and then affixed to the
supports, which may be of rubber, cork, or other material' or composition, and so
arranged in conjunction with suitable suspensory bandages and the like 'to give the
needed.support to the affected parts.
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With-pads made and applied as described, it will be found that instead of a hard
air-tight surface pressing against the tender parts, the spines will afford a firm; yet
yielding support, and thorough ventilation will be supplied, whereby the chafing
and soreness arising from friction and perspiration will be avoided.
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 I
am aware that sheets or plates of rubber with spines inserted therein have been
made and used as brushes, coin mats, and for other purposes, to these I make no
claim, but what I do claim is :-
The improved pad for use in cases of hernia as herein described, whereby a firm,
flexible, and ventilated support is provided, which will prevent soreness and irritation
of the affected parts, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth and
described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
J. G. WESTLAKE,
2, John Street, Bristol, Applicant's Agent.