Improvements in Appliances, such as Belts, Bandages, Garments, and the like Worn in Contact with the Human Body for Invigorating or Curative Purposes.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Dec.. 1888
Improvements in Appliances, such as Belts, Bandages, Garments,
and the like Worn in Contact with the Human Body for
Invigorating or Curative Purposes.
We, FREDERICK SAMUEL BELLHOUSE, of 1, Peel Street, Manchester, in the County
of Lancaster, Salesman, and JOSEPH COOкSON; of 21, New Cannon Street, Manchester,
aforesaid, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates chiefly to appliances worn in contact with the body, which
have magnetic or electric properties, or from which a feeble current is generated and
used for the cure or alleviation of pain or disease, or for invigorating the internal
organs.
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Hitherto for this purpose such appliances have been made with small metallic
batteries, but such we consider objectionable as being cumberous and not well adapted
for the purpose.
We have found that a fabric woven from certain classes of silk waste, in the trade
known as "noils," when applied to the body possesses magnetic or electric properties,"
and has the same curative and invigorating qualities as the appliances fitted with the
metallic batteries.
In carrying out the invention we propose to take selected silk noils and spin and
weave the same preferably in the form of the appliance or garment though it may be
manufactured in the piece in the first instance and subsequently shaped to the required
contour. These appliances may be made in the form of stockings, socks, abdominal
waist or body belts, chest protectors, wristlets, singlets, pants, sheets, bands, bandages,
or the like in any required form for application to any particular part of the human
body.
Dated this 12th day of September 1888.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co..
6, Bank Street, Manchester,
Patent Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Appliances such as Belts, Bandages, Garments,
and the like Worn in Contact with the Human Body for
Invigorating or Curative Purposes.
We, FREDERICK SAMUEL BELLHOUSE, of 1, Peel Street, Manchester, in the county
of Lancaster, Salesman, and JOSEPH COOKSON, of 21, New Cannon Street, Manchester,
aforesaid, Manufacturer, 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 relates chiefly to appliances worn in contact with the human body
which have magnetic or electric properties, or from which a feeble electric.or galvanic
current proceeds, acting upon the body, for the cure or alleviation of pain or disease,
or for invigorating the internal organs.
Hitherto for this purpose such appliances have been made with small metallic
batteries, but such we consider objectionable as being cumbrous and not well adapted
for the purpose.
We have found that a facric woven from certain classes of silk waste, in the trade
known as noils," when applied to the body possesses magnetic or electric properties,
and has the same curative and invigorating qualities as the appliances fitted with the
metallic batteries.
This invention consists essentially of surgical or other bandages, garments and the
like made or of manufactured from silk noils which when applied to the human body
and in contact therewith generate electric or magnetic currents which have a curative
or invigorating influence upon the body with which they are in contact.
In carrying out the invention we take a good quality of the silk noils selected from
the waste and pass it through the preparing machines necessary to lay the fibres
sufficiently straight to spin into a coarse yarn. The yarn prepared from this material
is then woven or knitted into a loose fabric either in the shape of the articles required
or into a piece from which they may be cut out and made.
No special machinery is required either for the spinning or weaving as the preparing
machines and the looms may be such as are at present used in the manufacture of
coarse open fabrics of a short stapled fibre. And the class of machine required will be
readily understood by those who are acquainted with the different machines employed
in the textile manufacturing industries.
The appliances and garments may be made in a variety of forms such as stockings,
socks, pants, abdominal waist or body belts, chest protectors, wristlets, singlets, sheets,
bands, bandages, or the like in any required form for application to any particular
part of the human body.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we wish it to be understood
that we are well aware that garments, bands, bandages and the like with electrical
appliances have long been in use for wear in contact with the human body and such
we make no claim whatever to but we declare that we claim
Garments, belts, bandages or other articles such as hereinbefore enumerated, made
of, or manufactured from, silk noils which when applied to the human body and in
contact therewith generate electric or magnetic currents having a curative or in-
vigorating influence on the body with which they are in contact substantially as
described.