Improvements in Baths.
Year: 1899

page_text: EDWIN DARBY and FRED DARBY, trading as Darby Brothers, House & Land
Agents, County Chambers B. 21 & 23, Martineau Street, Birmingham, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A kitchen bath with a flat end which is specially adapted to be kept in a
perpendicular position when not in use. It is attached at lower end to a wood
case or frame and is kept in an erect position when not in use.
The idea is so that landlords can place a cheap kitchen bath in workmens
houses which are so very much needed.
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EDWIN DARBY.
FRED DARBY.
Improvements in Baths.
EDWIN DARBY and FRED DARBY, Commission Agents, County Chambers B.
21 & 23, Martineau Street, Birmingham, 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:-
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This invention consists in improvements on the ordinary slipper baths as will
now be described. The cabinet in which the bath, soap-dish, towel rail etc.,
is contained, and the whole apparatus is portable and can readily be moved from
one room to another, or from one house to another, or may be permanantly fixed.
When not in use the bath is reared into a vertical position, the foot end being
pitched, and revitted securely to two strong wrought iron hinges B, other end of
hinges screwed to block of wood C which support and at the same time make a
good seating.
The bath is light in weight, and at the foot end is weighted so as to be
counter balanced, and the bath can be lowered to the floor level-or reared up
on end with the least possible effort. Radial.
The water supply and also the waste water is conducted in an india rubber
tube, the brass union fitting on the rubber tube is made to fit the standard size
tap for the water supply, and also to fit the discharge end of the waste water
plug, and is of sufficient capacity to carry same away rapidly, this tube can be
cut off in lengths to suit all possible requirements, & when not in use it can
be hung up in the cabinet on a hook provided for same. The foot end A of the bath
you will observe from the drawing is pitched so that the least water left in the

page_text: bath will not flow over the top edge of the bath into the cabinet, but will drain
back into the waste water out-let, which is the lowest point when the bath is
on end and out of use.
When the bath is lowered to the floor level it will be seen from the drawing
that the hinges are so arranged to allow the bath to rest all along the bottom
firmly on the floor, the bath D is made of strong zinc, with a turned or moulded
edge at the top for strengthening, as well as being servicable, and is japanned
inside and out that it may be easily wiped down and kept clean.
The cabinet E is of 1" tongued and groved boards, stained inside and out
with a door fitted on hinges and a fist handle catch for fastener, will be cheap to
manufacture, and therefore the sale price will put it in reach of those who cannot
afford to pay the rent of houses fitted with baths as at present in use of ordinary
make, and will enable landlords to provide for such tenants who may ask for
them, and are prepared to pay for the hire.
At present the landlord leaves out baths from most of his houses.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is:
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I. The novelty in the particular way the foot end of the bath is pitched, as
shown on drawing and indicated by letter A.
II. The novelty in the particular way the bath is attached at the foot end
(by means of hinges) to a block of wood, as shown on drawing and indicated by
letters B & C.
III. The action that is allowed to the bath by the combined working of the
parts A B & C.
Dated this 17th day of August 1900.
EDWIN DARBY.
FRED DARBY.