A Folding Bath.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1895-Accepted, 26th Oct.,
1895
A Folding Bath.
I, ALEXANDER GIBSON ROBERTSON of 7 St. Andrew Street, Castle-Douglas,
in the County of Kirkcudbright, North Britain, Cabinet Maker do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in folding baths. I employ a galvanized
iron folding frame, which I cover inside with india rubber. The india rubber may
be permanently attached to the framing or it may be attached thereto by lacing,
buttoning, strapping, or otherwise. The framing to support the top edge of the
bath may be rectangular in plan or of other suitable shape. The said framing is
so hinged that it may be doubled. The said framing is supported at a convenient
height from the floor according to the required depth of the bath by hinged legs
at each end of the bath. When the bath is required, the said end legs are spread
out. The top framing is then opened out horizontally, and it is kept in that
position by four stanchions which are hinged to the top framing and their lower ends
are sprung into holes in the rails which connect the two supporting legs. The
supporting legs and the said rails may be formed out of one metal rod. To
collapse the bath, the stanchions are released: the upper rectangular frame drops,
and by closing the leg framing, the whole is folded together. The elasticity of
the rubber keeps all the parts secure when fitted in position.
The sides of the bath at the one end thereof may be brought towards a point,
and the end bevelled so as to form a spout or channel for emptying the bath. Also
the rubber may be provided with a plug for the same purpose.
Dated this 15th day of March 1895.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
A Folding Bath.
I, ALEXANDER GIBSON ROBERTSON, 7 St. Andrew Street, Castle-Douglas in
the County of Kirkcudbright, North Britain, Cabinet Maker, 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 to improvements in folding baths. I employ a galvanized
iron folding frame, which I cover inside with india rubber. The india rubber may
be permanently attached to the framing or it may be attached thereto by lacing,
buttoning, strapping or otherwise. But in describing my said invention I will refer
to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 is a perspective view and Figure 2 an end view showing the bath open
ready for use.
And
Figures 3 and 4 are similar views showing the bath closed.
I employ a galvanized iron folding or collapsible frame A and I internally cover
it with india rubber cloth B. The said india rubber B may be permanently

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attached to the framing or it may be attached thereto by lacing C, or by buttoning,
strapping or otherwise. The framing A to support the top edge of the bath may
be rectangular in plan or of other suitable shape, and is so hinged at D, D' that it
may be doubled or collapsed. Said framing A is supported at a convenient height
from the floor according to. the required depth of the bath by hinged legs E at
each end of the bath. When the bath is required, the said end legs E are spread
out.
The top framing A is then opened out horizontally and it is kept in that
position by four stanchions F which are hinged at f to the top framing A, and their
lower ends are sprung into holes in the rails E which connect the two supporting
legs E. The supporting legs E, and the said rails E¹ may be formed out of one
metal rod. To collapse the bath, the stanchions F are released from the rails E
and folded up against the top rails A and so enables the upper rectangular frame A
to drop, and by closing the leg framing E, the whole is folded together as in
Figures 3 and 4. The elasticity of the rubber B keeps all the parts secure when
fitted in position.
The sides of the bath at the one end thereof may be brought towards a point as
at G, and the end bevelled as shown, so as to form a spout or channel for emptying
the bath. Also the rubber B may be provided with a plug H for the same purpose.
The whole arrangement thus forms an efficient folding or collapsible bath which
when not required takes up little room for storage.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1st. The general arrangement, construction and combination of the parts
constituting my folding bath, substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in
the accompanying drawings.
2nd. In folding baths, the arrangement and combination of the galvanized iron
or other frame A having supporting legs E, and locking stanchions F, with the
india rubber lining B for same, substantially as hereinbefore described and shown
in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of August 1895.
JOHNSONS,
115 St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.