An Improved Domestic or Bedroom Turkish Bath.
Year: 1896

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Domestic or Bedroom Turkish Bath.
I, JOSIAH THOMAS, of Rutherglen, West Derby, Liverpool, Marine Superinten-
dent and Shipbroker, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to an improved Turkish or heat bath especially applicable
for bedroom use, and has for its object to provide a simple, efficacious and portable
device which can be used at a moments notice and at a cost of only a few pence.
For this purpose I provide a cast iron or other metal stand, forming the base
of the said bath, and having a circular frame attached thereto of about 5 inches in
height and four inches in diameter or of sufficient size to receive an enamelled
pot similar to that of an ordinary jam pot.
Upon this stand, and surrounding the said frame I place a cylindrical cover
provided with a domed top. This cover is formed with perforations and suitably
ornamented and within the dome is placed shredded asbestos. The total height
of the apparatus is from twelve to fifteen inches and about six-inches in diameter
so that it may be easily placed under an ordinary bedroom chair.
In applying my invention a supply of methylated spirits of wine, sufficient for
a bath, is placed in the enamelled pot and the latter inserted in the circular frame on
the stand. The spirit is then ignited and the cover placed over it, the apparatus
being then placed under an ordinary cane-bottomed chair. The heat thus pro
duced expands and passes through the perforations in the cover thus causing the
person occupying the chair to fall into a profuse perspiration, and thereby secur-
ing the benefits of a Turkish bath in the bedroom without involving the risks
attendant upon exposure to the open air afterwards.
Dated this 22nd day of September 1896
GEO. H. RAYNER.
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.
An Improved Domestic or Bedroom Turkish Bath.
I, JOSIAH THOMAS, of Rutherglen, West Derby, Liverpool, Marine Superinten-
dent and Shipbroker, 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 relates to an improved Turkish or heat bath especially applicable
for bedroom use, and has for its object to provide a simple, efficacious and portable
device which can be used at a moments notice and at a cost of only a few pence.

page_text: For this purpose I provide a cast iron or other metal stand, forming the base
of the said bath and having a circular frame or cup attached thereto of sufficient
size to receive an enamelled pot similar to an ordinary jam pot. This is covered
by a hood of wire, gauze or other material covered with asbestos..
Upon this stand, and surrounding. the said. frame I place a cylindrical cover
provided with a domed top. The cover is formed with perforations and suitably
ornamented. The total height of the apparatus is from twelve to fifteen inches
and about six inches in diameter. so that it may be easily placed under an ordinary
bedroom chair.
In applying my invention a supply of methylated spirits of wine, sufficient for a
bath, is placed in the enamelled pot and the latter inserted in the circular frame on
the stand. The spirit is then ignited and the cover placed over it, the apparatus
being then placed under an ordinary cane-bottomed chair. The heat thus pro-
duced expands and passes through the perforations in the cover thus causing the
person occupying the chair to fall into a profuse perspiration, and thereby secur-
ing the benefits of a Turkish bath in the bedroom without involving the risks
attendant upon the exposure to the open air afterwards.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had to
the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation of my
improved apparatus, and Fig. 2 is a section of the same.
The 'apparatus consists of a base A made of any suitable form having a, cup a
at its top. This cup serves to receive the reservoir or holder B in which the spirit
is placed, the holder fitting closely in the cup a. Over the cup and reservoir the
hood C is placed formed preferably from wire gauze. This hood is covered with
the shredded asbestos c and allows the heated vapour from the burning spirit to
pass through. Over this part of the apparatus the outside cover D is placed
having a domed top d furnished with the perforations . This cover fits on the
base and completely encloses the rest of the apparatus, the perforations d' allowing
the heat to pass through.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
(1) An improved bed-room Turkish bath, consisting of a base adapted to receive
a reservoir for spirit, an asbestos hood or cover over the reservoir, and a perfor-
ated cover enclosing the whole, the apparatus being adapted to be placed under a
chair, substantially as described and for the purposes specified.
(2) An improved bed room Turkish bath apparatus, consisting of a base, a cup
in the said base receiving a reservoir, a cover or hood provided with asbestos and
an outer cover the top of which is perforated, the whole apparatus being adapted
to be placed under a chair, substantially as described and shown in the accompany-
ing drawings, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 23rd day of June, 1897.
GEO. H. RAYNER.
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.