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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
ELLA YELVINGTON ELY, OF BELTON, TEXAS.
FOOT-TUB.No. 847,324.
To all Whores it l may ColbCern:
Be it known that I, ELLA YELVINGTON
ELY, a citizen of the United States, residing
at Belton, in the county of Bell and State of
Texas, have invented a new and useful Foot-
Tub, of which the following is a specification.
This invention relates to foot-tubs, and has
for its object to provide a comparatively
simple, inexpensive, and efficient device of
this character especially designed for use by
invalids and other persons in bathing or ap-
plying hot or cold applications to the feet and
limbs.
The object of the invention is to provide a
tub or liquid-retaining receptacle the cover
of which is provided with recesses or open-
ings to accommodate the limbs of the patient,
the adjacent wall of the receptacle at said
openings being curved rearwardly to form a
bearing-surface, so as to prevent injury to the
limbs of the patient when the latter is in an
incumbent position.
A further object of the invention is to pro-
vide the tub with a feed-spout for supplying
liquid to the receptacle and, further, to pro-
vide means carried by the cover for closing
the spout, thereby to prevent the escape of
steam or heat during the bathing operation.
With these and other objects inview the in-
> vention consists in the construction and novel
combination and arrangement of parts here-
inafter fully described, illustrated in the ac-
companying drawings, and pointed out in the
claims hereto appended, it being understood
5 that various changes in form, proportions,
and minor details of constructions may be
resorted to within the scope of the appended
claims.
In the accompanying drawings, forming a
o part of this specification, Figure 1 is a per-
spective view of a foot-tub constructed in ac-
cordance with my invention. Fig. 2 is a lon-
gitudinal sectional view of the same.
Similar numerals of reference indicate cor-
.5 responding parts in both figures of the draw-
ings.
The device consists of a substantially rec-
tangular liquid-containing receptacle 5, hav-
ing its upper or free edge inclined down-
;o wardly from the front wall 6 to the rear wall
7 thereof, as shown.
The receptacle 5 is provided with oppo-
sitely-disposed handles 8 to facilitate carry-
ing or transporting the tub from place to
55 place, and communicating with the interior
of said receptacle, near the bottom thereof,I atentec March 19, 1907.
is a feed-spout 9, by means of which hot or
cold water or other liquid may be introduced
into said receptacle.
The top of the receptacle is provided with bo
a removable cover 10, having communicat-
ing recesses 11 formed in one end thereof to
accommodate the limbs of the invalid and
defining a lateral finger or projection 10',
adapted to bear against the knees of the 's
patient, one wall of said openings being
formed by the inclined wall 6 of the receptacle
when said cover is placed in position on the
tub, as shown. The upper end of the wall 6
at the openings or recesses 11 is curved down- 70
wardly and rearwardly to form a cylindrical
bearing-surface 12, so as to prevent cutting
or otherwise injuring the limbs of the patient
when the latter is supported in an inclined
or incumbent position during the bathing 75
operation.
The cover 10 is provided with a suitable
handle 13, and pivoted to one end of the
cover at 14 is a hinged portion or extension
15, adapted to form a closure for the spout 8o
9, so as to prevent the escape of steam or heat
while the patient is being bathed.
Attention is called to the fact that the in-
clined wall 6 forms a support or rest for the
limbs of the invalid, while the opening in the 85
cover permits the latter to be readily placed
upon or removed from the receptacle during
the bathing operation without the necessity
of disturbing the invalid.
It is obvious that the tub may be used in 90
the ordinary manner, if desired, and the
same may be formed in different sizes and
shapes.
It will thus.be seen that there is provided
an extremely simple and efficient device ad- 95
mirably adapted for the attainment of the
ends in view.
Having thus described the invention, what
is claimed is-
1. A device of the class described, compris- zoo
ing a liquid-containing receptacle having one
wall thereof curved laterally to form a ter-
minal bearing-surface, and a cover having
an opening formed therein and disposed at
said bearing-surface. 105
2. A device of the class described, compris-
ing a liquid-containing receptacle, one wall of
which is inclined toward the bottom of the
receptacle and provided at its free edge with
a curved bearing-surface, and a cover having 7mo
an opening formed therein and disposed at
said bearing-surface.Specification of Letters Patent.
Application filed May 8, 1906, Serial Ko. 315,827.
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Ely, Ella Yelvington. Foot-Tub., patent, March 19, 1907; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth510143/m1/2/: accessed July 2, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.