An Improved Water Bottle, Case, or Flask.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 5th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept.,
1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Water Bottle, Case, or Flask.
1, CHARLES WILLIAM SHEPHERD, of No. 3 Brook Street, Ilkley, in the County of
York Chemist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to water bottles, cases, or flasks, to be used for
imparting heat to any particular part of the body for the purpose of relieving pain or
otherwise.
In carrying out my invention I employ any suitable size or shape of case composed
of copper, tin, or other suitable metal or material. Such casing I cover, enclose, or
envelop with vulcanized, indiarubber, or other suitable soft material. Water bottles
or cases covered with the material as described always retain their shape, and if any
leakage occur in the metal case the contents of the bottle will not escape so as to
saturate the persons body or clothing. The inner water casing and consequently the
covering can be made concave so as to fit the various parts of the human body. They
may also be made and employed as foot-warmers, carriage seats, and on a smaller
scale they may be made so as to be placed in ladies muffs for imparting warmth to the
hands. When used for medicinal purposes they may be recessed for the purpose
of receiving hot poultices, plasters and the like.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1889.
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
72, New Market Street, Bradford, Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Water Bottle, Case, or Flask.
1, CHARLES WILLIAM SHEPHERD, of No. 3, Brook Street, Ilkley, in the County
of York, Chemist, 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 has reference to water-bottles, cases, or flasks, to be used for
imparting heat to any particular part of the body for the purpose of relieving pain
or otherwise.
In carrying out my invention. I employ any suitable size or shape of case com-
posed of copper, tin, or other suitable metal or material. Such casing. I cover,
enclose, or envelop with vulcanized indiarubber or other suitable soft material.
Water-bottles or cases covered with the material as described always retain their
shape, and if any leakage occur in the metal case, the contents of the bottle will not
escape so as to saturate the person's body or clothing. The inner water-casing and
consequently the covering can be made concave so as to fit the various parts of the
human body: They may also be made and employed as foot-warmers, carriage seats,
and on a smaller scale they may be made so as to be placed in ladies' muffs for
imparting warmth to the hands. When used for medicinal purposes they may be
recessed for the purpose of receiving hot poultices, plasters, and the like.
In the drawings accompanying this specification I have shown in Fig. 1 in plan,
and in Fig. 2 in cross section taken through the line a, b, of Fig. 1, a water-bottle,
case, or flask constructed according to this invention and in this instance adapted for
local application to some part of the human body. Fig. 3 is a double plan showing
half of the underside of two forms of a similar water-bottle but modified to receive a
poultice, or the like. Figs. 4 and 4ª are sections of same taken through the lines c, d,
and e, f, respectively. Fig. 5 is an end view, drawn to a smaller scale, showing the

page_text: invention adapted as a railway or other carriage or chair back. Fig. 6 shows a small
flask suitable as a finger warmer for use in muffs.
it may
A represents the bottle, case, or flask manufactured of sheet, tin, copper, or other
suitable metal or material, the underside of which is made concave and the upper
convex. When made of sheet metal the bottom and sides may be stamped out in one
piece and the top soldered thereon. B is a water-tight stopper, attached to the mouth
of the bottle, preferably a screw-stopper as shown, provided with a washer a;
also contain the washer a¹ for extra security against leakage. The bottle may con-
veniently be filled with hot water by means of a funnel. C, C', are two staples or
rings (or four may be attached) fastened to the ends of the bottle for attachment of
tapes, ribbons, or bands D. A covering of vulcanized india-rubber or other suitable
soft material E is made to envelop the bottle, case, or flask A; or, the top and sides
may be covered with india-rubber and the under concave part with any other suitable
soft material such as felt.
The bottle having been filled with hot water may be applied to the person of the
patient in proximity to the affected part, and may be made fast in that position by
means of the tapes D. The contour of the bottle may be modified to suit the various
curves of the different portions of the body. This form of apparatus may also be
used as a receptacle to contain hot drinkable liquids, thus combining the convenience
of a traveller's drinking flask with a warm chest protector, when inserted in the
breast pocket of the coat. Such flasks being filled with hot portable liquid at the
commencement of a journey may be worn in either the left or right breast pocket,
or both, and when empty, or partially so, may be replenished at the next stopping
station.
In Figs. 3, 4, and 44 I have shown the invention adapted for the reception of a
poultice, plaster, or the like, being provided with a recess for receiving same, the
said recess being formed by a projecting portion or beading of the metal or material
of which the bottle is manufactured, or a hollow may be stamped or otherwise formed
in same, as shown on the left and right parts, respectively, of Fig. 3: F is a portion
of the cataplasm. The advantages of such an arrangement are very excellent, as
it is possible, by such means, to sustain a poultice or the like in a state of warmth
for a considerable period of time, thereby avoiding the nuisance of continuous
fresh applications. For hydropathic treatment an absorbent material, such for instance
as sponge, may be saturated with hot water, inserted in the recess of the bottle and
applied to the part affected. Or allopathically the absorbent material may be saturated
with a medicament in solution.
The modification shown in end view in Fig. 5 is suitable for a back for railway and
other carriages and chairs and may be employed in conjunction or not with a hot
water bottle seat. The covering in this case may take the place of the ordinary
covering usually employed for carriage and chair backs and seats without any inter-
mediate envelope. The stopper G is here preferably near the top, and a tap or other
suitable outlet H, capable of being turned by a key or spanner, is supplied at the
bottom for running off the water when required. When applied to railway and other
carriages the stopper and outlet may advantageously be outside of same, and the backs
and seats may be formed in one continuous length or composed of two or more bottles
or cases communicating with each other by means of pipes. The invention is also
applicable as a foot-warmer for carriages, beds, and so on.
Fig. 6 is a perspective view of a smaller bottle, or flask designed for giving warmth
to the fingers and hands and may be worn in a muff.
Should these bottles, cases, or flasks by any means become damaged all leakage is
prevented by reason of the outer covering or envelope.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. A hot-water bottle, case, or flask composed of the inner receptacle A, curved to
suit the various purposes for which it may be required, and the outer envelope or

page_text: covering E, of vulcanized india-rubber or other suitable soft material, and provided
with a stopper such as B, and where desirable with an outlet and two or more staples
or rings for receiving tapes or other fastenings, substantially as described and shown
on the drawings.
2. The adaptation of a hot-water bottle, case, or flask to receive a poultice,
plaster or the like, or a porous material saturated with hot water or a medica-
ment, by means of a recess therein, for the purpose of sustaining same for a
lengthy period in a state of warmth, substantially as described and shown on the
drawings.
5.1.1....
August 1900
CROSSLEY & Co.,
72, New Market Street, Bradford, Yorkshire, Agents.