Improvements in Life-saving Pillows and Bolsters for Use on Board Ship.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 29th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 14th June, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Life-saving Pillows and Bolsters for Use on Board
Ship.
I DANIEL TAYLOR of No. 27 Water Street Liverpool in the County of Lancaster
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object is to provide pillows and bolsters for use on board ships so made that
they shall be well adapted for all ordinary uses and for sitting or reclining upon and
shall also be available for preventing persons from drowning in case of shipwreck or
disaster or accident at sea.
A life saving pillow or bolster under my invention is constructed, essentially as
follows.
Tubular water and air proof cells filled with air are disposed transversely longi-
tudinally or diagonally and are clothed or covered with feathers, hair, wool or other
usual material the whole being enclosed by a waterproofing cover. Straps, bands, or
means for attaching the pillows or bolsters to the person are provided.
The pillows or bolsters especially when the cells run longitudinally or diagonally
are under one modification jointed transversely at the middle.
Means for inflating the air cells are used in some cases.
Dated his 67th
STL 1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Life-saving Pillows and Bolsters for Use on Board
Ship.
I DANIEL TAYLOR of No. 27 Water Street Liverpool in the County of Lancaster
Engineer 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 is to provide pillows and bolsters for use on board ships so made that
they shall be well adapted for all ordinary uses and for sitting or reclining upon and
shall also be available for preventing persons from drowning in case of shipwreck, or
disaster, or accident at sea.
A life saving pillow or bolster under my invention is constructed essentially as
follows:-
Tubular water and air-proof cells filled with air are disposed transversely, longi
tudinally, or diagonally and are clothed or covered with feathers, hair, wool or other
usual material, the whole being enclosed by a waterproof or other suitable case or
cover.
Straps bands or means for attaching the pillows or bolsters to the person are
provided.
The pillows or bolsters especially when the cells run longitudinally or diagonally
are under one modification jointed transversely in the middle.
Means for inflating the air cells are used in some cases.

page_text: The said pillow or bolster consists of a series of air-tight cells a. a¹ formed of
rubber coated cloth or like air proof flexible material. The cells open one into
another by passages b. and are provided with blow up nozzles and valves c c'
of usual construction d d' outer casing or covering e. e' filling of horse hair, wool,
flock, feathers, or like material. The two parts of the pillow are hinged together
at one end by flexible material, and at the other end are provided with buckles and
straps g.
hare shoulder straps.
Fig. 5 is a perspective view showing a life saving pillow or bolster in which both
ends of the two halves are connected by elastic webbing i so that the apparatus may
be shipped into position without having to make any connections.
Fig. is a perspective view of a pillow or bolster under my invention enclosed in a
pillow slip j.
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:
First. Life saving pillows and holsters consisting of two buoyant halves united
together so as to form a belt substantially as set forth.
Second. Life saving pillows and bolsters consisting of two halves, each half having
air cells, coverings and filling material substantially as set forth.
Dated this 26th day of April 1890.
Ter pro J. I. KING,
J. Johnson,
Agent.