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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
JOHN L. RAINES, OF VERNON, TEXAS.
PILE-SUPPORTER.Specification of Letters Patent.
Patented Dec. 4, 1917.
Application filed December 24, 1915. Serial No 68,574.
To all whom it may concern:
Be it known that I, JOHN L. RAINES, a
citizen of the United States, residing at Ver-
non, in the county of Wilbarger and State of
5 Texas, have invented certain new and useful
Improvements in Pile-Supporters, of which
the following is a specification.
This invention relates to the class of sur-
gery, and more specifically to pile sup-
10 porters.
The object of my invention is to provide a
supporter to be worn by persons suffering
from piles, especially the ailment known as
protruding piles, wherein the ruptured mem-
15 brane protrudes from the anus causing great
pain, and also producing a condition which
makes the trouble become worse. My de-
vice is designed to retain the ruptured por-
tions within the anus, thereby relieving the
20 pain and giving the dilated membrane an op-
portunity to contract and assume its nor-
nal, healthy condition. It is a well known
fact in medical science that if the rectum is
dilated in the primary stages of cases of pro-
25 truding piles, the parts will again become
normal. The difficulty with ordinary types
of dilators has been that they could only be
retained by the wearer for a short period of
time, or, if retained for any considerable
so length of time, the patient must be kept con-
fined. With my novel supporter, the pa-
tient may proceed with his business as usual,
as it is adjustable to fit snugly and accu-
rately, and is composed of a soft and rela-
35 tively pliable non-irritating material.
Other objects of this invention not at this
time more particularly enumerated, will be
clearly understood from the detailed descrip-
tion and drawings forming a part of this
40 specification.
Furthermore, this invention consists in
the novel arrangement and combination of
parts more particularly described in the
following specification and embodied in the
45 claim appended hereunto and forming a
part of this application.
Referring now to the drawing, which
is merely illustrative of my invention, the
figure is a perspective view of my supporter
50 and adjustment means.
Referring further to the drawing, 1 des-
ignates a substantially triangular elongated
body portion of my supporter, which is
formed preferably of a fine quality of rela-
55 tively soft rubber. Said body portion hasno acute edges, but is rounded off at all
points so as not to irritate the wearer. A
projection 2 formed integral with and cen-
trally upon said body portion, is made of
the same material and is provided with a 60
rounded top thereon.
An elastic suspender 3 is adapted to fit
upon the shoulders of the wearer. Said sus-
pender is crossed in the back portion there-
of at 5, the ends being brought together and 65
fastened to one end of the body portion 1 of
the supporter. The front portion of the
suspender is secured at the ends thereof to
the other end of said body portion 1.
A retaining member 6 is interposed be- 70
tween the suspender members upon the
front portion thereof, said retaining mem-
ber being adapted to hold the suspender
members together so they will not slip
from the shoulders of the wearer. Adjust- 75
ment members 7 are mounted upon the
suspenders whereby they may be shortened
or lengthened.
The rear portion of the suspenders are
formed of separate pieces which are secured 80
together by the conventional button fasten-
ino 8.
The utility, adaptability, and advantages
of my improved form of pile supporter be-
ing obvious, it is unnecessary to further en- 85
large upon the same herein.
Having now described and pointed out the
new and useful features of my invention, I
do not limit myself to the shape of certain
parts where the shape is not essential nor 90
do I restrict myself to the exact details of
construction shown and described but mean
and intend to claim all equivalents and va-
riations thereof not departing in principle
from my invention and falling within the 95
purview of the appended claim.
What I claim as my invention and desire
to secure by Letters Patent is:
A pile supporter consisting of an elon-
gated flexible body portion, a rounded flexi- 100
ble projection formed integral with and cen-
trally on said body portion, the said projec-
tion being reduced in diameter at the junc-
tion of the projection with said body por-
tion thus permitting flexing of the projec- 105
tion relative to the body portion for a pur-
pose specified.
In testimony whereof I affix my signature
hereto.
JOHN L. RAINES.Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner of Patents,
Wahibngton, D.C?1,249,195.
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Raines, John L. Pile-Supporter, patent, December 4, 1917; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1257234/m1/2/: accessed June 23, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.