Improvements in Hot Water or similar Veterinary Appliances.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 21st Apr., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 20th Jan., 1900-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Hot Water or similar Veterinary Appliances.
I, ARCHIE DAVIES, of Aston, near Preston Brook, in the County of Chester,
India Rubber Dealer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention has reference to hot water appliances for veterinary purposes,
more particularly for application to the bodies of horses and similar animals;
and it has more especially for its object to provide a better mode of applying
external heat remedies to the bodies of horses and other animals, than those at
present usually employed, such as steaming blankets, poultices, and the like,
which are troublesome, difficult of application, and not so effective as desired.
According to this invention, the appliance consists of a flexible and normally
flat vessel of rubber or proofed textile material-preferably rectangular in
form and having straps or bands at either end with buckles or simple fastenings,
and a filling and discharging means so arranged and adapted that the vessel.
while strapped on to the horse or animal, can be emptied and refilled with hot
water, so that the temperature of the appliance can be kept up to that required,
for any length of time practically.
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The body of the vessel, or vessel proper is made of textile material, suitably
proofed" or covered with india rubber or the like: and it is provided internally
with transverse stay pieces-say of canvas or the like, extending from one wall
to the other. by which the limit of expansion and depth of vessel when extended,
is controlled and fixed. The mode by which the vessels for lung complaints are
adapted to be refilled with water while on the animal's body, consists in providing
two stoppers one at either end within funnel spouts, through which the vessel
is filled and emptied but these may be arranged and disposed in any suitable
way to enable the refilling or charging to be effected as described. The stoppers
may be of any suitable kind; and if they be metal, such as screw down stoppers,
a rubber covering cap or thimble may be provided, so as to prevent the metal
hurting the animal in case of it lying on it.
In the case of an abdominal appliance according to this invention, one filling
stopper or valve would be at one edge or both edges, and one in the centre on the
outside, the vessel being filled in upper one, and emptied through the centre one.
The vessel has tabs at either end forming part of the fabric of the vessel itself,
to which suitable straps or bands, of leather. textile fabric, or the like, are sewn
or equivalently attached. In one case, one of these sets of bands or straps has
buckle fastenings on them. By means of these bands or straps, the appliances are
strapped and fastened onto the animal.
In use, generally, or in many cases, of lung complaints, or complaints requiring
analogous applications of the vessels. two (or three) vessels are applied and
strapped on to the animal's body, so that the ends of the vessels would come near
to each other. In such case, and also when a single body vessel is employed, the
vessels or vessel can be readily refilled with hot water by opening the then lower
stopper or stoppers, and emptying some or all the water: then closing them;

page_text: and then filling up the vessels through the then upper stoppers; and thus the
temperature of the hot water appliance may be maintained for any length of time
desired.
In some cases, each appliance can be fastened on to the animal by its own
straps whilst in other cases where two are used together, as described, the two
may be fastened closely together by their fastenings at their adjacent ends by
buckles or similar devices.
In some cases, loops are stitched, or suitably secured to the back or outside of
the vessel, and adapted to have straps or bands passed through them; to which
they may, in some cases, if desired, he stitched or fastened. These straps or hands
and loops constitute the fastenings for the vessels and substitutes for the other
bands or, in some cases, these straps or bands serve as an additional attachment
to the other straps.
The vessels will generally be of comparatively large size. As an example of
size suitable for general veterinary purposes, vessels 28 inches by 20 inches, or
thereabouts, would he convenient. If made of a base of canvas or textile fabric
coated with rubber or proofing, in the well known way, such fabric will necessarily
he relatively strong to stand the uses to which it is subjected.
Improvements in Hot Water or similar Veterinary Appliances.
I. ARCHIE DAVIES, of Aston, near Preston Brook, in the County of Chester,
India Rubber Dealer, 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:-
This invention has reference to hot water appliances for veterinary purposes,
more particularly for application to the bodies of horses and similar animals;
and it has more especially for its object to provide a better mode of applying
external heat remedies to the bodies of horses and other animals, than those at
present usually employed. such as steaming blankets, poultices, and the like,
which are troublesome, difficult of application, and not so effective as desired.
According to this invention, the appliance consists of a flexible and normally
flat vessel of rubber or "proofed" textile material-preferably rectangular in
form and having straps or bands at either end with buckles or simple fastenings,
and a filling and discharging means so arranged and adapted that the vessel,
while strapped on to the horse or animal. can be emptied and refilled with hot
water, so that the temperature of the appliance can be kept up to that required.
for any length of time practically.
The body of the vessel, or vessel proper is made of textile material, suitably
"proofed" or covered with india rubber or the like: and it is provided internally
with transverse star pieces say of canvas or the like, extending from one wall
to the other. by which the limit of expansion and depth of vessel when extended.
is controlled and fixed. The mode by which the vessels for lung complaints are
adapted to be refilled with water while on the animal's body, consists in providing
two stoppers one at either end within funnel spouts, through which the vessel
is filled and emptied but these may be arranged and disposed in any suitable
way to enable the refilling or charging to be effected as described. The stoppers
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page_text: may be of any suitable kind; and if they be metal, such as screw down stoppers,
a rubber covering cap or thimble may be provided, so as to prevent the metal
hurting the animal in case of it lying on it.
In the case of an abdominal appliance according to this invention, one filling
stopper or valve would be at one edge or both edges, and one in the centre on the
outside, the vessel being filled through the upper one, and emptied through the
centre one.
The vessel has tabs at either end forming part of the fabric of the vessel itself,
to which suitable straps or bands, of leather, textile fabric, or the like, are sewn
or equivalently attached. In one case, one of these sets of bands or straps has
buckle fastenings on them. By means of these bands or straps, the appliances are
strapped and fastened onto the animal.
The invention will be further described with the aid of the accompanying
drawings, which illustrate an appliance of the character described, according to
this invention. Figure 1 is a perspective view shewing the appliance; and
Figures 2 and 3 are plan, and side edge view of the same. Figure 4 is a detail
view of a part of the appliance.
Referring to the drawings, a is the body of the vessel which is of textile
material suitably proofed or covered with india rubber or the like, and provided
with internal transverse stays, indicated by the dotted lines marked a¹. c Care
the funnel spouts, within which stoppers (see Figure 4) are provided, and
through which the vessel is filled and emptied. In Figure 4, these stoppers bare
of the screw down type, and are each provided with a rubber covered cap b¹.
by which the metal is prevented from hurting the animal, in case of it lying upon
it. are tabs provided on either end of the vessel, to which straps or bands el
of leather, textile fabric, or the like, are sewn, or equivalently attached; these
tabs being of the same material as and part of the body a. The parts have
buckles as shewn, and the parts are provided with holes for fastening them
to the buckles, when the straps are pulled up in position over the body of the
animal.
In use, generally, or in many cases, of lung complaints, or complaints requiring
analogous applications of the vessels, two (or three) vessels are applied and
strapped on to the animal's body, so that the ends of the vessels would come near
to each other. In such case, and also when a single body vessel is employed, the
vessels or vessel can be readily refilled with hot water by opening the then lower
stopper or stoppers, and emptying some or all the water: then closing them;
and then filling up the vessels through the then upper stoppers: and thus the
temperature of the hot water appliance may be maintained for any length of time
desired.
In Figures 2 and 3, there are shewn on the back of the vessel or body a,
loops f, stitched or suitably secured to it, and adapted to have straps or bands
passed through them, to which they may, in some cases, if desired, be stitched
or fastened. These straps or hands and loops constitute the fastenings for the
vessels and substitutes for the others; or in some cases these straps or bands
serve as an additional attachment to the other straps.
The vessels will generally be of comparatively large size. For example,
vessels suitable for veterinary apparatus may be 28 inches by 20 inches, or
28 inches by 40 inches, or thereabouts. If made of a base of canvas or textile
fabric coated with rubber, or proofed in the well known way, such fabric will
naturally be relatively strong, and capable of withstanding the uses to which
it is subjected.
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 appliance for use on horses and similar animals, comprising a
hot water containing vessel a of the nature succified with filling and discharging

page_text: stoppers or valves by which the vessel can be re-charged with hot water, while
on the animal, and adapted to be held upon the animal by means of straps or
bands substantially as set forth.
2. The improved hot water appliance particularly as set forth with reference
to and shewn in the drawings hereto annexed; for the purposes specified.
Dated this 15th day of January 1900.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
Applicant's Patent Agents, 15, Water Street, Liverpool.