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UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.
EDWIN R. PHILLIPS, OF EL PASO, TEXAS.
IRRIGATOR.Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Jan. 18, 1921.
Application filed September 12, 1918. Serial No. 253,786.To allwhomit may concern:
Be it known that I, EDWIN R. PHILLIPS, a
citizen of the United States, residing at El
Paso, in the county of El Paso and State of
5 Texas, have invented new and useful Im-
provements in Irrigators, of which the fol-
lowing is a specification.
This invention relates to an irrigator for
therapeutical use.
10 It is the principal object of this invention
to provide an irrigator which may be used
in the treatment of piles and other kindred
ailments to relieve the suffering and to im-
part tone and vigor to the muscles of the
15 parts treated. The structure is especially
adapted for treating rectal prolapsus.
The invention contemplates the use of a
special nozzle, through which a liquid may
be delivered to the surface of the mucous
20 coating of the parts to be treated and which
will hold the lining and muscles in a manner
to permit them to be thoroughly washed
with the liquid and thereafter allow this
liquid to be drawn off without obstruction
25 to its flow. The device is further con-
structed to be compact in its design and thus
may be readily carried in the pocket of the
clothing, if desired.
The invention is illustrated by way of ex-
30 ample in the accompanying drawings, in
which-
Figure 1 is a view in side elevation, dis-
closing the complete irrigator, with its in-
duction and eduction tubes broken away
35 and a part of its discharge cylinder broken
away for the sake of convenience.
Fig. 2 is a longitudinal, vertical section
disclosing the vital elements of the invention
and their relation to each other.
40 Fig. 3 is a view in transverse section
through the head or nozzle of the device, as
seen on the.line 3-3 of Fig. 2.
Fig. 4 is a view in .transverse section, dis-
closing the. detailed construction of the
45 nozzle,'as seen on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2.
Referring more particularly to the draw-
ings, 10 indicates a :cylindrical discharge
cylinder which is provided with a threaded
flange 11 at its lower end, upon which a
50 finger grip 12 may be detachably secured
and to which an eduction hose 13 may be
fastened.The extension 11 is formed with a re-
stricted opening leading, from the interior
of the cylinder 10, while the opposite end 55
of the cylinder has continuing straight sides
which open to receive a threaded collar 14.
This collar performs the double function of
spacing the device, when in use, and of
clamping a head-piece 15 in position within 60
the enlarged end of the cylinder. Due to the
formation of an annular flange around the
margin of the collar the liquid will be con-
fined in a manner to insure that it will all
be drained into the device. The head-piece 65
is substantially cylindrical throughout its
length and has a tapered end portion. An
enlarged flange 16 is formed around the
lower end of this head and is encompassed
by a portion of the collar 14. This collar 70
also engages the shoulder of the head and
cooperates with an inner :flange within the
cylinder to clamp the head in position.
Extending upwardly and terminating
within this nozzle member is a supply pipe 75
17. This pipe is' formed with a series of
outlet perforations which may extend radi-
ally through the side wall or diagonally
therethrough and convey a liquid through
longitudinal serrations 18 in the sides of 80
the head. These serrations are particularly
shown in Figs. 1 and 3, where it will be seen
that they have outwardly diverging side
walls which practically eliminate the entire
cylindrical surface of the head and thus pro- 85
vide spaced ribs adapted to support the mus-
cles and tissues of the part to be:treated and
to permit the water to pass over the exposed
parts between these ribs.
The supply tube 17 is. formed with a bend 90
at its lower end which extends outwardly
through a tubular extension 19 in the side
of the casing 10. This extension is provided
with a combined coupling and packing 20,
threaded into the extension 19 to seal around 95
the protruding end of the tube 17 and also
to connect an induction hose 21 therewith.
It will be understood that a preferable
construction of the present device would
employ vulcanized rubber in each of the 100
parts previously described except the hose
13 and 21 which may be formed of flexible
rubber tubing.
The head-piece is inserted through the1,365,948.
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Phillips, Edwin R. Irrigator, patent, January 18, 1921; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1258984/m1/2/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.