Improved Means for Providing for the Respiration of Fresh or Medicated Air by Invalid Persons or others
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Aug., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 26th May, 1891-Accepted, 27th June, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Providing for the Respiration of Fresh or
Medicated Air by Invalid Persons or others.
I MERIADE ANQUEZ of 10 Chandos Street W.C. in the County of Middlesex
Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to provide means whereby any sick or other person
confined in a room may be allowed to breathe the fresh external air without danger
from draughts etc. which would be caused by opening a window in said room.
further object of this invention is to provide for the medicating of such air.
A
There is passed through a hole in the window or window frame or preferably in
a removable piece of wood to be inserted below the window frame after the latter
has been raised sufficiently or otherwise to be inserted so as to close the space left
vacant between the partially opened window sash and frame, a nozzle with a screw
threaded cap having a wire gauze or other strainer to prevent admission of smuts,
dust etc. with the air with said nozzle is connected a pipe of suitable length
terminating in a mouthpiece by means of which the invalid or other person may
inhale the outer air through said tube. The mouthpiece may be made in two
portions to screw together and to form a cavity or chamber between them into
which a medicated piece of wool, sponge or the like or preferably a case containing
such medicated material or free medicament is placed so that the air is drawn over
or through said medicament. When such mouthpiece is used as an inhaler for
outdoor or other use independent of the tube it made in a similar manner but the
end is in this case, provided with a gauze or other strainer.
Dated this 26th day of August 1890.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Providing for the Respiration of Fresh or
Medicated Air by Invalid Persons or others.
I MERIADE ANQUEZ of 10 Chandos Street in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman 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 means whereby any sick or other person
confined in a room may be allowed to breathe the fresh external air without danger
from draughts etc. which would be caused by opening a window in said room.
further object of this invention is to provide for the medicating of such air.
A
There is passed through a hole in the window or window frame or preferably in
a removable piece of wood to be inserted below the window frame after the latter
has been raised sufficiently or otherwise to be inserted so as to close the space left
vacant between the partially opened window sash and frame a nozzle with a screw
threaded cap having a wire gauge or other strainer to prevent admission of smuts,
dust etc. with the air; with said nozzle is connected a pipe of suitable length
terminating in a mouthpiece by means of which the invalid or other person may
inhale the outer air through said tube. The mouthpiece may be made in two
portions to screw together and to form a cavity or chamber between them into
which a medicated piece of wool, sponge or the like, or preferably a case containing

page_text: or such medicated material such as camplior or tar or other free medicament is placed
so that the air is drawn over or through said medicament.
When such mouthpiece is used as inhaler for outdoor or other use independent
of the tube it is made in a similar manner but the end is in this case provided with
a gauze or other strainer.
The accompanying drawing illustrates the method of constructing the apparatus.
Fig. 1 is a plan view with part broken away and
Fig. 2 is a horizontal section of the mouthpiece window hoard and connections.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section illustrating the method of inserting the apparatus
beneath a window sash.
Fig. 4 illustrates a window sash provided with a hole for the reception of the
nozzle suitably formed.
Fig. 5 is a section of the device when used independently of the tube.
Fig. 6 is a cross section thereof as fitted with a medicated wool.
A is the window sash, B the sill. C is a board of the same length as the breadth
of the sash and of convenient height. D is a draught excluding strip along the upper
edge of the board C either inside or outside the window. E is the nozzle consisting
of the part e passed through the board C'and fixed therein by the sleeve e¹.e² is
the cap securing
the gauze
e over the nozzle. F is a flexible tube such as is used
for speaking tubes, ear trumpets or the like of convenient length. G is the mouth-
piece suitably shaped at its mouth 9 having the chamber g' access to which is had
by unscrewing at g². H is a case with perforated top and bottom h¹ and adapted
to receive camphor menthol etc. or cotton wool or the like steeped with the medica--
ment required. g3 is a gauze which may however be dispensed with. Jis a butterfly
valve for closing or adjusting the passage in the pipe.
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In place of fitting this apparatus in a board C the nozzle may be fixed in a
hole K cut in the window-sash itself as in Fig. 4. This hole may be covered by
the sliding cover M when not in use. The pins m m limit the movement of the
cover M.
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The mouthpiece G¹ in Fig. 5 designed for use without the tube may be made
shorter with the chamber g¹ closed at each end by a gauze 9 and 9: The gauze g³
may be removed for filling the chamber g' with pieces of camphor or other medica-
ment 9 by unscrewing the mouthpiece g. In Fig. 6 the camphor blocks are
replaced by a pad of cotton wool g soaked with goudron or eucalyptus oil or any
other desired medicament.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The apparatus for use in inhaling fresh and medicated air consisting in the
nozzle E fitted in a board C or in a hole K in a window sash, the pipe F and a
mouthpiece G having a chamber g¹ for receiving a medicament either placed direct
therein or in a case H with perforated ends.
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2. A mouthpiece or respirator G¹ Fig. 5 having the mouth g the chamber g¹ and
the gauzes substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 26th day of May 1891
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicant.