Improvements in Invalid Chairs.
Year: 1897

page_text: .Date of Application, 1st Feb., 1897-Accepted, 3rd Apr., 1897
Improvements in Invalid Chairs.
1, LENA JOHNSON, of Division Street, Key West, in the County of Monroe,
State of Florida, United States of America, Artist, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in invalid chairs of that general class
known as vaginal enema chairs, and has for its object the production of a simple,
durable and efficient device designed for the comfort of an invalid afflicted with
uterine disorders.
To the accomplishment of this object my invention consists in providing a chair
of the character described, with a removable seat to which is secured a receptacle
designed to carry off liquid administered to the patient by injection, and in the
construction of the chair body designed to be adjusted to suit the comfort of the
patient and provided with means for conveniently supporting a water bag or the like
in position for use.
Referring to the drawing:
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device in use.
Figure 2 is a longitudinal section on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a perspective view of the device folded and showing the water bag
supporting standard removed.
Referring to the numerals on the drawings, 1 indicates the frame of the chair
provided with legs 2, as usual, and having side pieces extending from the seat 3 to
a suitable distance from the ends of the legs, one of the side pieces being hinged
as at 5, for a purpose hereinafter made apparent. 6 indicates an aperture in the
seat 3, preferably shaped as illustrated. 7 indicates a detachable seat preferably
made of metal and provided with a substantially semi-circular inlet aperture 8
surrounded by a series of minute apertures 9, grouped in substantially semi-circular
form around the inlet aperture. 10 indicates a semi-faunel shaped receptacle,
secured to the under side of the scat 7 and extending there below, provided with
a spout 11 depending from its bottom. It will be observed that the upper end of
the receptacle is designed to fit closely within the aperture 6 in the permanent seat,
and that by reason of its semi-circular configuration it is designed to be held
against casual displacement without the necessity for special securing mechanism.
Located at a suitable point, preferably at one of the four corners of the chair,
I provide a detachable water bag supporting standard 12 adapted to fit loops 13
carried by one of the legs 2 and supporting at its upper end a series of hooks 14
upon which may be suspended a water bag 15. 16 indicates the tube extending
from the water pipe to the patient and provided with the usual nozzle, not
illustrated. 17 indicates a suitable receptacle located underneath the chair, for
the ready removal of which, the swinging side piece referred to is provided. It
will be apparent that the organization of elements illustrated and described
constitutes an operative whole, and that in some instances such a device may
effications. In order, however, to provide for the greater comfort of the patient,
I provide a hinged foot rest 17 hinged preferably at the front edge of the seat
and provided with pivoted legs 18 and with a suitable cushing 19, as illustrated;
also a hinged back 20 provided with segmental racks 21 and designed to engage
pins 22 conveniently located upon the chair. When the device is not in use it is.
simply necessary to remove the bag standard and fold the foot rest and back, as
indicated in the drawings, thereby facilitating the storing of the device, by the
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page_text: reduction of its bulk to a minimum. It will appear that in operation the back and
foot rest having been properly adjusted and the detachable seat and receptacle
having been placed in position, an injection may be administered to the patient
without the objectionable splashing or waste usually incident to such operation, the
water flowing through the aperture 8 and through the spout 11 into the receptacle
located beneath the chair, and the minute apertures 9 permitting the escape of
any liquid which might otherwise remain upon the seat and inconvenience the
patient. In order to further increase the comfort of a person sitting upon the
chair the seat may be cut away, as illustrated at 23, in order that the detachable
seat 7 may be flush therewith.
I do not desire to limit myself to the details of construction herein shown and
described, but reserve to myself the right to change, modify or vary them at will
within the scope of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a chair
provided with an apertured seat, of a removal seat provided with a receptacle
designed to project through the aperture in the seat, substantially as set forth.
2. In a device of the character described, the combination with a chair
having an apertured seat, of an adjustable seat provided with an aperture and
with a series of minute apertures surrounding the same, a receptacle attached
to the detachable seat and provided with a depending spout, substantially as
specified.
3. In a device of the character described, the combination with a chair provided
with a substantially semi-cylindrical aperture in its seat, of a detachable seat
provided with a comparatively small substantially semi-cylindrical, aperture, and
a series of minute apertures surrounding the same and arranged in substantially
semi-cylindrical form and a semi-funnel shaped receptacle secured to the under
side of the detachable seat and provided with a depending spout, substantially as
specified.
4. In a device of the character described, the combination with a chair provided
with an apertured seat, of a detachable seat provided with an aperture and with
a receptacle there below, a detachable water bag standard carried by the chair,
and water bag supporting mechanism carried by the standards, substantially as
specified.
5. In a device of the character described, the combination with a chair provided
with a seat having a substantially semi-circular aperture therein, of a removable
seat flush with the surface of the first named seat and provided with a semi-circular
aperture surrounded by a series of minute apertures arranged in substantially
semi-circular form, a seiri-funnel shaped receptacle depending below the detachable
seat and provided with a spont, a hinged side designed to facilitate the displacing
or replacing of a receptacle beneath the spout, detachable water bag supporting
mechanism, and a water bag supported thereby, substantially as specified.
6. In a device of the character described, the combination with a chair, an
apertured seat, a folding back and a folding foot rest, of a detachable apertured
seat designed to rest on the first named seat and provided with a depending
receptacle, a spout depending from said receptacle, and a detachable water
bag standard provided with mechanism designed to support a water bag, substantially
as specified.
Dated this let do of 100