Improvements in Baths.
Year: 1895

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Baths.
I, GEORGE Franklin ButterfIELD, of Woodland Road, Stoneham, in the
County of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, United States of America,
Inventor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved bath which is
arranged to give the person using it considerable freedom of the arms and at the
same time permit of using part of the tub for a foot-bath,, thus saving considerable
water.
According to this invention, the bath is provided with a widened head portion
which may be extended on only one or on both sides of the bath,. to give the user
considerable freedom at the arms. The lower end of the bath is provided. with
the usual hot and cold water faucets and overflow, and at a suitable distance from
the lower end is arranged a transverse partition forming a foot-bath in the lower
end of the tub. This transverse partition is mounted to slide in suitable guideways
in the sides of the bath so that it can be conveniently moved when the tub is used
for full bathing. The partition is preferably provided with overflow apertures
leading into the upper widened portion of the bath. A seat, preferably made
removable, is arranged on the upper edge of one side of the foot end' of the hath
adjacent to, and terminating at, the widened part of the head portion, which seat
is to be used at the time the partition is in place to permit the user to seat himself
while holding his feet in the partitioned-off portion of the bath. The widened
portion of the bath extends into the room while the narrow foot end does not take
up more room than that part of the ordinary bath as now in use.
Doted this 4th day of February 1895
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents
Improvements DataD.
I, GEORGE FRANKLIN BUTTERFIELD, of Woodland Road, Stonehamn, in the
County of Middlesex, and State of Massachusetts, United States of America,
Inventor, 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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved bath which is
arranged to give the person using it considerable freedom at the arms, and at the
same time permit of using part of the tub for a foot bath, thus saving considerable
water.
The invention consists principally in forming a bath with a transversely widened
head portion.
The invention also consists in certain parts and details, and combinations of the
same, as will be hereinafter fuliy described and pointed out in the claims.

page_text: Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawing, forming a part of this
Specification, in which the figure is a perspective view of the improvement.
The bath is provided, as shewn, with a widened head portion A which may be
extended on only one or on both sides of the bath to give the user considerable
freedom at the arms. The lower end of the bath is provided with the usual hot
and cold water faucets B and overflow and at a suitable distance from the lower
end is arranged a transverse partition D forming a foot bath in the lower end of
the bath. This transverse partition D is mounted to slide in suitable guideways
in the sides of the bath so that it can be conveniently removed when the bath is
used for full bathing. The partition D is preferably provided with overflow
apertures E leading into the upper widened portion of the bath. A seat C,
preferably made removable, is arranged on the upper edge of one side of the foot
end of the bath adjacent to and terminating at the widened part of the head
portion A, as plainly shewn in the drawing, it being understood that this seat is
to be used at the time the partition D is in place, to permit the user to seat himself
on the seat C while holding his feet in the partitioned-off portion of the bath. The
widened portion of the bath extends into the room, while the narrow foot end does
not take up more room than that part of the ordinary bath as now in use.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A bath provided with a widened head portion, substantially as shewn and
described.
2. A bath provided with a transverse removable partition, substantially as shewn
and described.
3. A bath provided with a transverse removable partition, and a seat secured on
one side of the bath, substantially as shewn and described.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1895.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
53, Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agents.