IMPROVEMENTS IN MAGNETS AND IN MAGNETIC GARMENTS OR CLOTHING FOR THE PREVENTION RELIEF AND CURE OF DISEASE OR OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE HUMAN BODY ALSO APPLICABLE TO THE BODIES OF ANIMALS
Year: 1884

page_text: I GRANTHAM CARRON of 13 Westlands Road Clapham in the County of Surrey
for
Medical Electrician do hereby declare the nature of
my invention
"IMPROVEMENTS IN MAGNETS AND IN MAGNETIC GARMENTS OR CLOTHING FOR
THE PREVENTION RELIEF AND CURE OF DISEASE OR OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE
HUMAN BODY ALSO APPLICABLE TO THE BODIES OF ANIMALS." to be as follows-
that is to say.
My Invention has for its object improvements in magnets and in magnetic
garments or clothing for the prevention relief and cure of disease or other
complaints of the human body also applicable to the bodies of animals such as
horses dogs cows and other animals by which I am enabled to convey stronger
currents with a given weight of metal as well as to make the garments more
elastic with a given weight than has been hitherto attainable, and by so
arranging the magnets in such garments or clothing as to obtain a continuous
current or currents through the garment of garments.
In making magnets according to my invention for the production of a stronger
current with a given weight of metal with also increased elasticity, I form the
magnets of a number of very thin layers of metal, whether they be bar, tubular,
wire, ribbon or other magnets, i.e., I take pieces of magnetized steel all of equal
length with their poles placed upon each other thus building up a compound
magnet with its north poles at one end and its south poles at the other.
The flexibility of magnets used in clothing is a most important matter and I not
only obtain this but I also obtain increased power at the same time. But when
magnets or parts of magnets are made exceedingly thin there is a great liability
for them to take peculiar shapes during the process of hardening and to avoid that
in some of the cases where they are large or exceedingly thin I form the said
layers with corrugations or ribs upon them in such position that their flexibility is
not very greatly diminished, these ribs or corrugations may be in various figures
upon the face such for instance as a semi-circular rib at each end and circle at the
centre or several lateral ribs. By these means I obtain maximum flexibility for a

page_text: compound magnet so constructed with, say, four thicknesses would be much more
flexible than a solid magnet as thick as three such layers in one.
These compound magnets are cut into a number of various shapes so as to work
up into various shaped garments with the greatest advantage the object always
being to obtain and maintain a continuous and circuitous current in some garments.
Some of these plates are cut in an oval shape others with circular sides and flat
ends, others rectangular, others having parallel sides and rounded ends, others
parallel sides of unequal length, others with the edges curved inwardly thus being
narrower at the centre than the ends, others are the segmental pieces of two
concentric circles, others have parallel sides and angular ends, others circular ends,
and sides hollowed inwardly. Some of these shapes are pierced with circular, oblong
diamond or other shaped holes. These magnetized plates are then made up into
various shaped garments the magnets being so placed as to give the maximum
effect to each particular garment.
Take for instance a bandage:-The magnets may be formed into alternate
diamonds with a narrow neck between each formed by two rectangular magnets
which would give general flexibility to the bandage and also stiffness crosswise
which would require several different shapes of plates in its construction. Then
the magnets may be formed into one or more triangles with in some cases the
middle filled in with supplen ental magnets of various shapes. Or the magnets
may be formed into round figures or one two or more circles of magnets or squares
of one two or more lines of magnets but in each case one important point is that
the magnetized plates whether compound or solid would be placed with the north
pole of the one to the south pole of the other, in forming the various garments,
Alternate circles formed of segmental pieces made by two concentric curves and
radial ends alternated with rectangular pieces also offer many advantages in making
ensy-flexible garments.

page_text: I GRANTHAM CARRON of N° 13 Westlands Road Clapham in the County of
Surrey Medical Electrician. do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN MAGNETS AND IN MAGNETIC GARMENTS OR CLOTHING FOR THE
PREVENTION RELIEF AND CURE OF DISEASE OR OTHER COMPLAINTS OF THE HUMAN
BODY ALSO APPLICABLE TO THE BODIES OF ANIMALS. and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement:―
My Invention has for its object improvements in Magnets and in Magnetic
Garments or Clothing for the prevention relief and cure of disease or other
" such as
complaints of the human body also applicable to the bodies of animals
horses dogs cows and other animals by which I am enabled to convey stronger
currents with a given weight of metal as well as to make the garments more elastic
with a given weight than has been hitherto attainable and by so arranging the
magnets in such garments or clothing as to obtain a continuous current or currents
through the garment or garments.
In making magnets according to my invention for the production of a stronger
current with a given weight of metal with also increased elasticity I form the
magnets of a number of very thin layers of metal whether they be bar tubular
wire ribbon or other magnets i.e. I take pieces of magnetized steel all of equal
length with their poles placed upon each other thus building up a compound
magnet with its north poles at one end and its south poles at the other. The
flexibility of magnets used in clothing is a most important matter and I not only
obtain this but I also obtain increased power at the same time. But when magnets
or parts of magnets are made exceedingly thin there is a great liability for thein
to take peculiar shapes during the process of hardening and to avoid that in some
of the cases where they are large or exceedingly thin I form the said layers with
corrugations or ribs upon them in such positions that their flexibility is not very
greatly diminished; these ribs or corrugations may be in various figures upon the
face such for instance as a semi-circular rib at each end and a circle at the centre
or several lateral, diagonal, or other shaped ribs leaving spaces between the ends
of ribs to allow them to bend. By these means I obtain inaximum flexibility for
a compound magnet so constructed with say four thicknesses would be much more
flexible than a solid magnet as thick as three such layers in one.
I also bind these compound magnets together whether corrugated or plain by
winding wire around them either crosswise or lengthwise. which has the double
effect of keeping them together and also of greatly increasing the curative power
of such magnets.
These compound magnets are cut into a number of various shapes so as to work
up into various shaped garments with the greatest advantage the object always
being to obtain and maintain a continuous and circuitous current in such garments.
Some of these plates are cut in an oval shape others with circular sides, and flat
ends, other rectangular others having parallel sides and rounded ends. others
parallel sides of unequal length, others with the edges curved inwardly thus being
narrower at the centre than the ends others are the segmental pieces of two
concentric circles others have parallel sides and angular ends others circular ends
and sides hollowed inwardly. Some of these shapes are pierced with oblong
diamond or other shaped holes These magnetized plates are then made up into
various shaped garments the magnets being so placed as to give the maximum
effect to each particular garment. Take for instance a bandage or truss. The
magnets may be formed into alternate diamonds with a narrow neck between each

page_text: formed by two rectangular magnets which would give general flexibility to the
bandage and also stiffness crosswise which would require several different shapes
of plates in its construction. Then the magnets may be formed into one or more
triangles with in some cases the middles filled in with supplemental magnets of
various shapes. Or the magnets may be formed into round figures or one two or
more circles of magnets or squares of one two or more lines of magnets
depending upon the particular shape of the various garments being made, but in
each case the magnetized plates whether compound or solid would be placed with
the north pole of the one to the south pole of the other in forming the various
garments. Alternate circles formed of segmental pieces made by two concentric
curves and radial ends alternated with rectangular pieces also offer many
advantages in making easy flexible garments.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my said invention for
Improvements in Magnets and in Magnetic Garments or Clothing for the
prevention relief and cure of disease or other complaints of the human body also
applicable to the bodies of animals. What I claim is :
The construction of compound magnets made from several thicknesses of metal
BO as to be flexible and the improved arrangement so as to give increased curative
power for Garments or Clothing for the prevention relief and cure of diseases
or other complaints of the human body substantially as described and herein set
forth.