IMPROVEMENTS IN BATHS
Year: 1882

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LETTERS PATENT to William Morgan Brown Patent Agent of 38 Southampton
Buildings, London for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BATHS Com-
municated to him from abroad by William Woodward Rosenfield of New
York United States of America Mechanic
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Morgan-Brown at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 29th August 1882.
"
WILLIAM MORGAN BROWN Patent Agent of 38 Southampton Buildings London.
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BATHS [Communicated to him from abroad by William
Woodward Rosenfield of New York United States of America Mechanic]
This Invention relates to improvements in baths and consists primarily in the
combination with an ordinary bath of a shower or spray pipe arranged on one side
or on both sides of the bath so that the shower of water may pass directly on to the
person, its extent being such as to capacitate it to reach the greater portion of the
body when recumbent in the bath.
It also contemplates such a pipe when arranged to be supported at the side of
the bath or above the same whereby it is capacitated to produce a shower or
douche bath.
Baths as ordinarily constructed are provided with supply pipes having spigots or
taps which supply hot and cold water to the said bath, and furthermore are often
constructed with a shower pipe connected with one or both of said supply pipes
and terminating at a considerable height above the bath in a rose from which the
water may be caused to descend in a shower upon the bather. This shower of
water is from the nature of the construction of the pipe confined to a small area,
and is specially adapted to descend upon the person while in a standing position
and from its fixed position relative to the length of the body it cannot be
deposited upon more than a limited portion of the body when in a recumbent
position.
It is often very desirable that the shower or spray may be deposited upon the
entire length of the body while recumbent in the bath and to that end this
invention is primarily directed.

page_text: In carrying out the invention I construct the fountain pipe of a length about
equal to that of the bath and perforated throughout the greater portion of its
length upon its inner face, which pipe may be fixed in any convenient manner on
one side of the bath and near its upper edge, so that the body of water or steam
introduced into said pipe will be directed downward and on to the body of the
bather when recumbent in the bath. There are many ways in which such a
fountain pipe may be constructed and attached. Thus, it may be in the form of
a long pipe, or such pipe may be permanently secured in the relation to the bath
or temporarily supported in such position by hooks or brackets or it may be a
permanent structure formed in part by the side of the bath. In any of these
forms it may receive its supply of water or steam from direct attachment to a
reservoir or other source of supply, or it may have a connecting pipe, adapting it
through a siamese attachment for connection with the spigots of an ordinary bath.
With these provisions a single bath is rendered capable of use in the ordinary
way or it may afford a shower douche needle steam or hot air bath.
When the fountain pipe or pipes is or are supplied with steam or hot air it is
desirable to provide the bath with a cover for the purpose of confining the steam
or hot air within the same, a suitable hole being provided in said cover for the
head of the user
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said William Morgan-Brown in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
28th February 1883.
"
WILLIAM MORGAN-BROWN, Patent Agent, of 38 Southampton Buildings London
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BATHS A Communication to me from abroad by William
Woodward Rosenfield of New York United States of America, Mechanic
This Invention relates to improvements in baths and consists primarily in the
combination with an ordinary bath of a shower or spray pipe arranged on one side
or on both sides of the bath so that the shower of water may pass directly onto
the person, its extent being such as to capacitate it to reach the greater portion of
the body when recumbent in the bath.
It also conteinplates such a pipe when arranged to be supported at the side of
the bath or above the same, whereby it is capacitated to produce a shower or
douche bath.
In Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings, there is illustrated, by a sectional
elevation, an ordinary bath tub with my improvement in one form applied thereto.
Figure 2 is a transverse vertical section of the same showing the arrangement
of the supply pipes at one end of the tub as seen from the rear.
Figure 3 is another sectional elevation through a tub embodying my improvement,
looking towards the end of the tub through which the supply pipes emerge.

page_text: Figure 4 shows a partial transverse and partial longitudinal elevation of a tub
in which the fountain pipe is modified in its structure.
Figure 5 illustrates another modification of the fountain pipe and tub whereby
the same fountain pipe may be supported to produce a shower or douche bath.
Figure 6 represents a transverse section of a modified form of fountain pipe.
Baths as ordinarily constructed are provided with supply pipes having spigots
or taps which supply hot and cold water to the said bath, and furthermore are
often constructed with a shower pipe connected with one or both of said supply
pipes and terminating at a considerable height above the bath in a rose, from
which the water may be caused to descend in a shower upon the bather. This
shower of water is from the nature of the construction of the pipe confined to a
small area, and is specially adapted to descend upon the person while in a standing
position, and from its fixed position relative to the length of the body, it cannot be
deposited upon more than a limited portion of the body when in a recumbent
position.
It is often very desirable that the shower or spray may be deposited upon the
entire length of the body while recumbent in the bath and to that end this
invention is primarily directed.
In carrying out the invention I construct the fountain pipe of a length about
equal to that of the bath and perforated throughout the greater portion of its
length upon its inner face, which pipe may be fixed in any convenient manner on
one side of the bath and near its upper edge, so that the body of water or steam
introduced into said pipe will be directed downward and onto the body of the
bather when recumbent in the bath. There are many ways in which such a
fountain pipe may be constructed and attached. Thus, it may be in the form of
a long pipe 10 having a transverse section either in the form shown in Figure 3, or
that shown in Figures 5 and 6, such pipe may be permanently secured in the relation
to the bath shown in Figures 1 and 3, or be arranged to be temporarily supported
in such position by hooks or brackets, as 11, (see Figure 5) or it may be a permanent
structure formed in part by the side of the bath tub, as in Figure 4. In any of these
forms it may receive its supply of water or steam from direct attachment to a
reservoir or other source of supply, or it may have a connecting pipe, as 12,
adapting it through a siamese attachment, as in figures 3 and 5, for connection with
the spigots 2, 3 of an ordinary bath.
A desirable construction of fountain pipe 10 is that shown in Figure 6, which
affords a rectangular bearing suiting it for temporary attachment in the brackets
or hangers 11 at the side of the tub for producing a douche bath, or to be supported
in brackets, at 14, above the bath for producing a shower bath, but the form shown
in figure 5 is also well adapted for such uses of it.
In baths when the supply pipes 4, 5 are provided to furnish both hot and cold
water it is desirable to connect the pipe 12 with said pipes 4, 5 in such a manner
that when a water bath is to be effected through the pipe 10 the temperature of
the water may be regulated to suit the desire of the user.
In that case in one form, I propose to connect the pipes 4, 5 with a coupling 15
controlled by a valve, and a pipe 12 with the pipe 4 with an intermediate valve
so that a proper supply of hot water from the pipe 5 may be passed into the pipe 12
and be tempered as may be required by mingling with the cold water in the pipe 4.
This same effect will be produced by the siamese connection shown in figures 3
and 5 and any other means suited to this object may be applied without departure
from this invention.
In the arrangement shown in Figures and 5 the connecting mouths of the
siamese attachment may be provided with coupling nuts in a common manner, or
if the pipe be made of rubber, its elasticity may be depended upon to form a tight
joint, or the mouth ends of such attachment, if rigid, may be cushioned interiorly
with rubber for the same purpose.
In this structure it is apparent that either hot or cold water may be supplied to
the fountain pipes or a combination of the two.

page_text: A fountain pipe 10 may be arranged on both sides of the bath near its upper
edges in which case one pipe 10 of either of the constructions shown may be
stationary and the other movable, or both may be movable. With these provisions
a single bath tub is rendered capable of use in the ordinary way, or it may afford a
shower, douche, needle steam or hot air bath.
When the fountain pipe or pipes is or are supplied with steam or hot air, it is
desirable to provide the bath with a cover 20 for the purpose of confining the steam
or hot air within the same, a suitable hole being provided in said cover for the head
of the user.
Having now described and particularly set forth the nature of the said Invention
and the manner of carrying the same into effect I would have it understood that
what I claim is :-
1st The combination with an ordinary bath tub of a horizontal shower or spray
pipe extending nearly or quite the whole length of the tub, substantially as
described.
2nd The combination with an ordinary bath tub of a detachable shower or spray
pipe of nearly or quite the length of the tub and means for supporting said pipe
longitudinally of the tub in such a position that the shower or spray will fall upon
a person recumbent in the tub, substantially as described.
3rd The combination with a bath tub and its hot and cold water spigots, as 2, 3,
of the detachable longitudinal shower pipe 10, flexible connecting pipe 12, siamese
attachment, and means for supporting said pipe 10 in an elevated position
longitudinally of the tub, substantially as described.
In witness whereof I the said William Morgan Brown have hereunto set my
hand and seal this Twentyeighth day of February in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty three.