An Improved Portable and Folding Vessel for Ablutionary and other Purposes.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Jan., 1899-Accepted, 4th Mar., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Portable and Folding Vessel for Ablutionary
and other Purposes.
I, JOHANNES GREINER, of Wielandstrasse, 12, Worms a/ the Rhine, in the Empire
of Germany, Modeller and Engraver, 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 invntion relates to an improved portable vessel which can be folded together
and can be used as a washing basin or as closet or for other purposes.
It consists essentially of an annular water receiver with hinged
feet and having a filling valve arranged on its exterior
an
face and
outlet valve arranged on its inner face. Water proof receptacles
constructed of a yielding material are put into the annular opening of this
receiver and can be fastened on the exterior of the same by means of their borders
which carry cords or the like for securing them in place. One of these receptacles
is intended to be used as a washing basin for which purpose it is provided on its
side with an opening through which the outlet valve of the water receiver projects.
The other receptacle which can be put into the water receptacle is intended to be
used as a closet and is also provided with a cord or the like by means of which it is
fastened on the water receiver and by which it can be removed after use for the
purpose of emptying. This vessel is therefore especially suitable for travellers and
expedition or camping purposes. The annexed drawing illustrates a form of the
invention and in which Fig. 2 is a plan view and Fig. 1 is a vertical section on
line A B of Fig. 2 but on a larger scale.
In the form illustrated a is the annular water vessel on which the feet c are
fastened by means of hinges 6 on which they can turn. A button d fastened on one
of the hinge plates fits into a hole arranged in the corresponding hinge plate
whereby the feet are fixed in position by use. As a filling valve an opening is
arranged in the outer wall of the water vessel a which can be closed by a screw
plug e. The outlet valve f is constructed in a similar manner. The screw plugs e
and f are provided with washers h in order to make the opening of the washing
receptacle through which the outlet valve passes and respectively the vessel a water
tight. In the outer wall of the water receiver at the upper border thereof an annular
groove i is provided wherein the borders of the flexible receptacles are inserted and
secured in place by tightening and securing the string or strings K which are
arranged suitably in the borders of the receptacles. Fig. 1 shows the vessel as
arranged when used as a closet and shows how the closet receptacle 7 is arranged
in the washing receptacle g. The vessel a may be provided also with hinged
handles m as shown in Fig. 2. The outlet valve f can naturally also be con-
structed as a cock. Also the receptacles can be provided with tags or loops or
button holes to be buttoned on the receiver a in which case the required buttons
are preferably arranged outside the receiver a.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:―
1. An improved portable and folding vessel for ablutionary and other purposes
consisting of an annular water receiver a with hinged feet c and having a filling
valve e arranged outside and an outlet valve f arranged on the inner annular wall
in the annular opening of which, receptacles 9 and of water proof fabric are
arranged and are fastened and secured in place on the receiver a by means of
cords or the like k.
2. A form of the vessel as in Claim 1 in which openings to be closed by screw
plugs e and f arranged in the walls of the water receiver a are used as filling and
outlet valves.
3. A form of the vessel as in Claim 1 in which the outlet valve f is in the form of
a cock.
4. A form of the vessel as in Claim 1 in which the receptacles 7 and 7 are
buttoned on the water receiver.
Dated this 27th day of January 1899
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London.