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instance, in railroad trains, where the floor
space is limited. In order that the device
may be employed to accommodate persons
of different sizes, some of the brushes are
5 so mounted that they may swing in an are,
and thereby increase or decrease the circum-
ferential dimensions of the space which is
occupied by a person in the cabinet. The
device is also provided with means for dis-
10 posing of the waste water and lather which
is thrown off during the bathing process.
The invention will be more fully under-
stood from reference to the accompanying
drawings, in which-
i1 Figure 1 is a. side elevation of the com-
plete apparatus; Fig. 2 is ai side view of the
apparatus showing the cabinet open and
ready to be occupied by a person; Fig. 3
is a top plan view of the apparatus; Fig. 4
20 is a transverse section on the line 4-4, Fig.
2; Fig. 5 is a vertical section looking at the
front of the apparatus; Fig. 6 is a sectional
view looking at the side of the apparatus;
Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail- view with parts
25 broken away, of one of the scrubbing
brushes. Fig. 8 is a transverse section on the
line 8-8, Fig. 1.
Referring to the drawings in detail, 1
represents a -cabinet which may be con-
30 structed of any suitable material, preferably
some kind of metal, and in order to render
it accessible it is constructed of two halves
hinged together at la and adapted to swing
into and out of closed position, and in order
35 to retain the two halves in closed position,
a suitable catch 2 is employed. Mounted
with freedom of rotation in the cabinet 1
are a plurality of vertically disposed scrub-
bing brushes 3, two or more of which, such
40 as 3a are preferably pivotally mounted to
enable them to swing in an are when the
cabinet is opened, and in this way enable a
person to readily occupy the cabinet, as well
as to increase or decrease the circumferen-
45 tial dimension of that part of the apparatus
occupied by a person. The cabinet is sup-
ported on the base 4 by the hinge la. The
- base comprises a basin 5 and a drip flange
6. each of which is above the base and ex-
50 tending outwardly therefrom in step forma-
tion. The drip flange 6 is constructed with
an annular up-turned portion 7 and pro-
vides a pan for catching the excess of water
which may drip down the outer side of the
55 cabinet. The base 4 is further provided
with an axial bearing 8 on which is mounted
and keyed a driving disk 9 which is pro-
vided with a bevel face 10 by which the
bevel gears 11 of the brush shaft 12 are
60 adapted to be driven, thereby rotating their
respective brushes. The disk is further pro-
vided with a longitudinal friction face 13
on which a friction roller 14 is mounted
with freedom of rotation, which roller con-
65 acts with the disks 15 on the brush shafts16 of the brushes 3a and imparts a rotary
motion thereto. By means of the brushes
being rotated by an independent friction
gear on each brush shaft coacting with the
single driving gear, any brush may be ar- 70
rested without interrupting the remaining
brushes. This is particularly advantageous
should a woman have her hair caught or
wound around any of the brushes. In order
to transmit motion to the driving disk 9 and 75
thus impart the desired rotary motion to
the scrubbing brushes, the same is provided
on its under side with teeth 17 which mesh
with a suitable toothed pinion 18 mounted
on the shaft 19 of the motor 20, which shaft 80
enters the basin through the stuffing box 21.
Mounted in the basin 5 coaxially with the
driving disk 9, is a stand 22 for supporting
a person when occupying the cabinet. This
stand is rendered adjustable, for persons of 85
different height, by means of its screw-
threaded shank 23 extending through the
axis of the bearing 8.
24 represents a drain connection for drain-
ing the basin 5 of water. .90v
Again referring to the brushes 3 and 3a,
it is to be seen that they are braced at their
tops and bottoms by means of the brackets
26 and 27 to retain them in frictional con-
tact with the driving disk. Each brush is 95
provided with a hollow core. 28 (see Fig..7)
with perforations 29 extending into the
brush structure, and with the hollow shaft
30 connecting with leads 31 of the water
connection 32, the brushes are supplied with 100
water from a suitable supply pipe 33 which
is connected to the water connection by the
lead 33a. The supply pipe 33 is provided
with two valves 34 and 35, one of which
controls the hot water supply, and the other, 105
the cold water supply. As heretofore stated,
with respect to the brushes 3a, they are
mounted free to swing in and out, and in
order that they may act in this capacity,
they are mounted at their bottoms by sepa- 11
rate brackets 36 which are pivoted to the
bracket 26 at 26a, and at their tops by
their water connections 31 which include
hinge-joints 37. When thus mounted, they
may be readily swung in and out at will. 115
38 represents a variable rheostat for vary-
ing the speed of the motor 20, and the scrub-
bing brushes driven thereby. This rheostat
may be mounted at any convenient location
where it will be in reach of the person when 120
occupying the cabinet.
From the foregoing description it will
be seen that a person wishing to take a bath
may turn on the water in a manner to secure
the desired temperature, when he may oc- 125
cupy the cabinet and start the brushes ro-
tating by cutting in the electric motor. As
above stated, the rheostat 38 is in convenient
position to be controlled by the person when
occupying the cabinet and. thereby enable iso2
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Howlett, Peyton Leon. Bathing-Machine., patent, July 25, 1916; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth859080/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.