US1932122A - Cabinet bath - Google Patents

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G. A. SCHULTE 1,932,122

CABINET BATH Oct. 24, 1933.

2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept.

7 9 jjgNvENToR Oct. 24, 1933. 5, A. SCHULTE CABINET BATH Filed Sept. 16, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR George 1. ,Scultl; BY

ATTORNEY Patented Oct. 24, 1 933 rarer orrrcs CABINET BATH George A. Schulte, Mountain Lakes, N. J.

Application September 16, 1932 Serial No. 633,390

'2 claims. (or. 4-l6'-l) This invention relates, generally, to cabinet baths; and the invention has reference, more particularly, to a novel vapor cabinet bath.

Cabinet baths, as heretofore generally constructed, usually subject the body of the user to abnormally high temperatures exceeding that of the blood temperature of the body. Such high temperatures are objectionable because they cause weakening and enervation of the user and as a result such baths cannot generally be used by weak, feeble or old persons. Also, such baths usually employ merely water vapor as the main treating element, although some of these baths use mineral vapors along with the water vapor.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a novel cabinet bath which is especially adapted for home use, the said bath being designed to treat the body of the user with a mixture of water vapor, mineral vapor and air, the said cabi- 29 net bath being designed so as not to subject the body of the user to temperatures exceeding blood temperature.

Another object of the present invention lies in the provision of a novel cabinet bath which is of compact and simple design and which is readily portable, the same being suitable for use in a bath tub, if desired.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a novel cabinet bath of the above character which comprises a seat under which the vapors are generated for passage outwardly and upwardly between the calves and around the thighs of the user, the vapors being confined in the region of the users body by a flexible cabinet.

more particularly enumerated, will be clearly understood from the following detailed description of the same. 43 The invention is clearly illustrated in-the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a perspective view illustrating the novel cabinet bath of this invention in use.

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional View taken substantially along line 2-2 of Fig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken substantially along line 3-3 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

59 Fig. 4; is a part sectional view taken along line 4-4 of Fig. 2 looking in the direction of the arrows.

Fig. 5 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along line 5-5 of Fig. 3, the flexible cabinet being illustrated as partly folded downwardly toward an out-of-the-way position.

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, sectional view taken substantially along line 6-6 of Fig. 5 but illustrates the flexible cabinet positioned as in use; and

Other objects of this invention, not at this time Fig. '7 is an enlarged, fragmentary, part sectional View taken along line 7-7 or" Fig. 5.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all of the above described views to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now to said drawings, the reference numeral 1 designates the novel cabinet bath of this invention as a whole. Cabinet bath 1 comprises a seat in the form of a box 2, which box seat has side walls 3 and 4 provided with a plurality of perforations 5 for admitting air into the interior of thebox seat. The sides 3 and 4 are illustrated as having handles 6 thereon to enable the easy carrying of the seat from place to place.

Contained within the lower portion of the box seat 2, there is provided a circular electric heat-' ing element 7 which is mounted as upon screws 8 that extend upwardly from an insulating bottom panel9. The heating element"? is adapted to be supplied with electric current by means of a cable 10 that connects with a switch box ll. The

switch box 11 is illustrated as having two switches 12 and 13. Switch 12, when turned on, is adapted to cause the heating element '7 to give off a medium heat, whereas switch 13, when turned on,

causes heating elements 7 to give oif its full heat.

Current is supplied to the switch box 11 as by a cable 14 having a base plug 15 attached thereto.

As especially shown in Figs. 2, 5, and 6, an

evaporator 16 is contained within the interior of box seat 2 and the under-surface of this evaporator rests upon the top surface of heating element 7. The evaporator 16 is in the form of a metal container having a substantially rectangular pan portion 17 for holding water or a mixture of water and other liquid or liquids. The pan portion 17 is provided with a number of openings in its front, rear and side walls just above the liquid level within this pan portion. The openings 35 permit the ingress of a desired quantity of air in use, such air passing initially inwardly through the perforations 5' in the side walls of cabinet box seat 2 and through openings 35 and into the interior of evaporator 16. Above the pan portion 17, the evaporator 16 extends upwardly and forwardly to provide a delivery flue l8 having a discharge opening 19 at the front of the seat 2. The flue 18 serves to conduct vapors generated in evaporoator l5 upwardly and forwardly into the region of the calves and thighs of the user. The front wall 20 of the seat 2 is illustrated as provided with forwardly projecting panels or fins 21 and 22. The panel 21 extends substantially the full width of seat 2 and aids in conducting the vapors, emitted from the evaporator, iorwardly and upon the calves of the user. The panel 22 extends the width of the discharge opening 19 and is slightly upwardly inclined.

A tray or panel 23 is attached to the forward upper part of pan portion 17 of the evaporator and extends forwardly over the panel 22, the said tray 23 projecting beyond the. panel 22 and also serving to aid insuitably directing the vapors forwardly and upwardly from the evaporator. A pair of spaced rods 24extend within the upper part of pan portion 17 of the evaporator and have their ends secured to the front andrear walls of this pan portion. Rods 24 are adapted to support a mineral pan 25 which is of substan tially rectangular shape in plan and has a handle 26 which projects outwardly through opening 19. Pan 25 is illustrated as provided with an up-','

wardly directed bead or transverse dividing ridge 27 which serves to divide the interior of the pan 25-.into suitable compartments which are intended to .receivesuitable mineralsv and oils used in of the liquid 29 within the pan portion 17 ofthe evaporator. A rod 30 extends upwardly from the .float28 and has an upper forwardly directed portion .31. which projects through a vertical slot 32 provided in the front wall 20 of the box seat. The outer free end of forwardly. directed portion 31 is bent over'as at '33 for cooperating with legends .or indicia 34 providedon the front wall 20.-:As the liquid 29 within pan portion 17 evaporates,.the float 28 will move downwardly, thereby .causing-rodBO to also move downwardly so'that the-end portion33 will indicate a corresponding decrease in the amount of liquid in the evaporator. When the evaporator pan portion 17 is filled, the

end portion 33 of rod. 30 will be opposite the full mark F andwhenthe pan portion 17 is empty, this rod end portion The box seat. 2 isprovided with a back rest 36 which is attached toa substantially yertically extending. rod37 of T cross section. The rod 37 is removable and'is adapted to have its lower end portion pass downwardly through a comforming bracket 38 secured to the upper portion of the rear wall 39 of box seat 2 as by screws 40.. An "additional plate bracket 41 is provided at the bottom of boxseat2, whieh'plate bracket has an upwardly'directed portion spaoed slightly from' the rear 'wall'39 and providedwith a V-groove 42 into which theweb of rod 37 is adapted to project. This rodis removably secured in vertical position by bracket 38 and plate bracket 41.

- Asubstantially rectangular metallic frame .43 serves as a support for a collapsible cabinet44 and is hingedly mounted upon the upper endof therod 37. The frame'43 is provided with two opposed and slightlyfspaced inwardly directed end portions 57 (see Fig. 5), which endportions lie atopposite sides of the upperend portion 45 of rod 37. A hinge screw 46 extends through an apertureprovided in one of the offset frame end portions 57, through an aperture provided in rod end portion 45 and is threaded intothe:

other frame end portion 57. By tightening screw .46, the frame'43 may be held in any angularposition desired, with respect -to-this hinge screw 46.. r w

suitable waterproof material, such as rubberized fabric. This cabinet has a top surface 47 which.

49, which neck-piece has a neck-opening I 50 therein. -Op ening,50 may bereadily expanded,

owing to the flexible nature of neck-piece 49, for

passingover the head of the user to encircle'his .the sides of the .andshippedseparately. I In operation, the user pours water or a combi-j will have descended to the bath never exceeds th This is due-to the design of the heater element r 17 which is lm'adeof such capacityflas to' retain the, temperatureiwithinuthe cabinetv 44':,at' all times. below blood temperature.

- thereby forming a -gaseous mixture upwardly for treating the'lbody ofji'thefuser." Thus, the userreceives an'iiitermixture of; water v .145.- oil-and minerals... l?racticfe. has sho'wnj that this I 1 5 1,932,122 7 Y, neck in use; as illustrated in Fig. 1; 'The width. of thefront wall-"ofthelflexible cabinet 44 extends from the framej 4?, downi itolthe. 1100;,

whereas the two side walls 51 and 52 and the. rear; wall 53 have their lower edges cutaway so as to conform to the peripheral edge portions F:

of box seat 2.

adapted to be engaged byrings 55=secured to adjacent the forward upper edge of the box seat 2. With the clips 54 positioned at-fthe front upper portionof box seat 2, these clipsarefreadily accessible to the user so, -that he-may' attach sits on the seat 2. Also, when through using In gthis way, the frame 431 25. He then turns on o'ne. of the switches; 121for 13,'dependingup0 .What temperature of bath he T I desires to are; {Even withthe full heatswitch 13 turnedbn', howeven'the temperature of-the sits. upon the seat 2'and inserts his lifad through cabinet'down, as illustratedin; Fig; 1", and enat"'of blood temperature the 'device, he merely has"to detach the rings" 55. from the clips 54, whereuponthe cabinetis. released from the seat "2 and the whole cabin'et, including frame.:43, may be swung upwardlyinto p Y the dotand dash line; out-of-the;way position, 7 I shownin Fig.2; Also, whenit is.de'si'red' to fold the novel cabinet. bathofithis' invention iiito'a compact space, as whenishippingf. the frame "43 may be folded-downwardly, as illu strated'i'in Fig;

cabinet may befolded flat 'a'g ainstl'the rod 37. thereby making the. device very cbn'ipa'ctJIf. desired, :this rod may beremovedifrom the sat;2

a nation or water; and other 1 liquids, if' de'sired, in; I V

the 'panpor'tion 17 .of the evaporatori 16 and" places the desired minerals-"and oils 7 in the path P opening 50 'of neck piece 49. I-Ie'then? drops; the

gages. the rings 55; overfthel'clipfs 54,. thereby.

drawing thelower rear edge portion'of' macaw-C, v p

. 125' wall and sidewallsofjthebox seat; 2, as p illustratedin Fig.1. I The heat'from the heater element. 7 serves. to 'jthevapors w net snug about the. upperperipheral-surfacesQof the rear evaporate the water in pan-portion 17 of which water pass over the 511..

d minerals within pan 25,-.therebylabstracting'filidesirable constituents of thesejihinerals aIflIQiIs and carrying the same to the body of the user. The h'eat, v to, warm. up the minerals andoilsfro'rn bellowjthereby aid-= ing'in the evaporation of the. desirable" volatile" ffiefiire I I of the. water within pan-ll7 'als o serves constituents of these, substances;

quantity pf air will pass-inwardly through ape'rtures' 5 of cabinet seat;2,1throughaperturesf35 of the evaporator 16, which' .air 'intermingles' The flexible .cabinet. 44 is preferably made of with the volatile constituents of 'theevaporator,

vapor, airand the volatile constituentsfof the that passes type, of treatmentproduces the mostjdes'irable 1 results for asthma, arthritis, jrheumaticsfsinus.

ailments.

- 96 flexible. cabinet place as he Owing to the design of the novel cabinet bath of this invention, whereby a desired'volatilization of the oils and minerals used takes place without thetemperature" within the bath exceeding from the body any'accumulation of poisonous waste. The blood starts to circulate freely to all parts offthe body, purifying itself and absorbing 'such of the elements as it requires. 'The lungs and respiratory tract are cleansed and purified, while the entire body and nerve system is completely relaxed.

the' cabinet, in which event the aperture rests on top of his head. In this way, the user may obtain a scalp and facial treatment as well as treatment through inhalation for the respiratory tract.

A suitable foot rest may be attached to the front wall of box seat 2 for holding the users feet on a level with the discharge opening 19, where the cabinet is used for foot treatment.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, as defined by the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and notin a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1. In a cabinet bath of the character described, a seat, an evaporator positioned under said seat, said evaporator having a lower pan portion for receiving liquid, a removable pan arranged to be positioned in said evaporator and adapted for holding minerals and oils, the heat from said lower pan portion serving to volatilize the volatile constituents of said minerals and oils, said evaporator having discharge means positioned under said seat for discharging vapors upon the calves and thighs of the user, a heater element cooperating with said evaporator for heating the contents thereof, a back rest support attached to the rear portion of said seat, and a flexible cabinet mounted at the upper part of said back rest support.

2. In a cabinet bath of the character described, a seat in the form of a box having perforations in the walls thereof, an evaporator contained within the interior of said seat, said evaporator having a discharge mouth at the front of said seat, said evaporator having apertures in the walls thereof, whereby air entering through the apertures of said seat may pass inwardly through the apertures in the side walls of said evaporator for intermixing with the vapors therein in use, a

heater element contained within said seat immediately below said evaporator, a back rest support attached to the rear of said seat and a flexible cabinet adjustably mounted upon the upper portion of said back rest support.

3. In a cabinet bath of the character described, a seat in the form of a box, an evaporator contained within the interior of said seat, said evaporator having a discharge mouth at the front of said seat, means on said seat for deflecting the vapors from said evaporator onto the calves and thighs of the user, a removable pan contained within said evaporator for holding minerals and oils, a heater element positioned below said evaporator for heating the contents thereof, a backrest support secured to the rear portion of said seat, a flexible cabinet having a frame'member hingedly mounted upon the upper portion of said back rest support, means for securing said-cabinet frame member in desired adjusted angular position,'and means accessible to the user for fastening the lower portion of said flexible cabinet to said box seat in use.

'4. In a cabinet bath of the character described, a, seat in the form of a box, an evaporator "contained within the interior of said seat and having a pan portion for receiving liquids, said evaporatorghaving a discharge mouthat the front of If desired, the user may insert his head into said seat, means on said seat for deflecting the vapors from said evaporator onto the calves and thighs of the user, a removable pan contained within said evaporator for holding minerals and oils, means within said evaporator for supporting said removable pan so that the contents of said pan will not contact directly with liquid in said evaporator, a heater element positioned below said evaporator for heating the contents thereof, a back rest support secured to the rear portion of said seat, a flexible cabinet having a frame member hingedly mounted upon the upper portion of said back rest support, means for securing said cabinet frame member in desired adiusted angular position, and means accessible to the user for fastening the lower portion of said flexible cabinet to said box seat in use.

5. In a cabinet bath of the character described,

a seat in the form of a box having perforations in the side walls thereof, an evaporator contained within the interior of said seat, said evaporator having a lower pan portion for receiving liquid and an upper flue portion for conducting vapors upwardly and forwardly to the front of said seat, said pan portion having apertures in the walls thereof, whereby air entering through the apertures in the side walls of said seat may pass in-' wardly through the apertures in said pan portion for intermixing with the vapors therein in use,

a removable pan arranged to be positioned in said evaporator and adapted for holding minerals and oils, the heat within said evaporator in use serving to volatilize the volatile constituents of said minerals and oils, and aheater element contained within said seat immediately below said evaporator.

6. In a cabinet bath of the character described, a seat in the form of a box having perforations in the side walls thereof, an evaporator contained within the interior of said seat, said evaporator having a lower pan portion for receiving liquid and an upper flue portion for conducting vapors upwardly and forwardly to the front of said seat,

said pan portion having apertures in the walls thereof, whereby air entering through the apertures in the side walls of said seat may pass inwardly through the apertures in said pan portion for intermixing with the vapors therein in use, a removable pan arranged to be positioned in said evaporator and adapted for holding minerals and oils, the heat within said evaporator in use serving to volatilize the volatile constituents of said minerals and oils, a heater element contained within said seat immediately below said evaporator, a back rest support attached to the rear of said seat, a flexible cabinet having a supporting frame hingedly mounted upon the upper portion of said back rest support, and means for holding.

connection, said flexible cabinet having. a tensorface provided with; an apertured -flexible;neekpieceadapt d t fita u d t .neqkzt the u 7. In a cabinetbathoithe oharaeter described, .-'a seat in the form of;a box having perforations in the sidewalls thereof, an evaporatoroontained Within the interior of said seat, said vaporat r having a lower pain portion for receivingliquid 4 endea up t uepo ti rfo qnqu t ev bo upwardly andforwardly to the front of saidfs'eat, said" pan portion; having, apertures inthe walls thereof, whereby iair entering ,through the apertures in the side. walls rof =said seat may-pass inwardly through the apertgres in 'said" pan portion for intermixing with the vapors thereinein use,

a removable epan arranged tobe positioned) 1' said evaporator and adapted for holding r n inera1 s and said framein adjusted position about itg-hinged -oi1s, the neat with in'said evaporator iniils serv r h n A F9 1 ql t iz the y ti fli co t 'ms ai J Q, minerals-e and oi1s,li3 heater el'ernent'fjooiitailjed within s'aid' seat. ,i niinediately; below Said. fei/apoaerator, a batik: rest fsupbortlattaehedtoi' helrearllof -:.S? 1 fil -fire fl xi e cabinet iev b-i Samm e Una eghiii ed i ounta upqn the-nope: portion

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