US1232908A - Light-treatment apparatus. - Google Patents

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E. C. FEYRER. LIGHT TREATMENT APPARATUS.

I APPLICATION FILED FEB-26,191]- 1,232,908. Patented July 10, 1917.

2 $HEETS-SHEET I 5-. c. FEYREB. LIVGHT TREATMENT-APPARATUS. APPLICATION m's'o FEB. 26. 1911; 1,232,908. Patented July 10, 1917v 2 'SHEETSSHEET 2- attomlm EBHEST C. FEYRER. GE ERIE, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR 0F SHE-HALE T53 131 1211 ETGEB. OF ERIE, PEEINSYLVARIA.

E. LEITZ LIGHT-TREATIMEENT APPARATUS.

Application filed February 28, 1917.

treatment apparatus. and aims to provide a novel and improved appliance ot' that choructer for utilizing electric light for the treatment and relief of painful or congested conditions of the human body.

It is the object of the invention to provide an apparatus of the nature indicated of novel construction. whereby the light can be confined to the desired urea of any part of the human body, to rived waste. and to render the trezitniei'it iuore efioctive, the d ico being adjustable whcreb} the urea subjected to the light and heat can be 'lllClOilSBtl or decreased within practical limits.

Another object of the invention is to provide an apparatus of the nature indicated which is adjustable to enable be directed in any and all dr 1 angles, in order that the can be properly concentrated on the deshed port oil the hum-an body in most effective manner.

l-Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear the iflescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts, and in the details of construction hereinafter described. and claimed, itbeing understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, can be made within the scope of what is claimed. without departing from the spirit of the invention.

The invent-ion is illustrated in the nccoinpanying drawings, wherein Figure l is a. front view of the apparatus, portions being broken away.

Fig. '2' is a side elevation of the apparatus, portions being broken away.

Fig. 3 is a plan view thereof.

Fig. l is a sectional line 4- l of Fi 2.

The present apparatus embodies a port able udpistable supporting means includlng the tubular standard 1 mounted upon 2-. base- J 1 L adopted to no pushed about upon the floor. This base embodies radial members or pipe sections 2 having their adjacent ends threadedly or otherwise engaged with e. fitting 3 detail taken on the- Specification of Letters Patent. 1 gigigmpg i fiuiw (:81 j i 13' Serial No. 151,105.

upon which a socket memb the lower end of the thretuledly or otherwise engo socket member 4;. Downtur' threudcdly or otherwise on mote ends of the members 52. tors 6 applied thereto adapted floor or underlying surface. it. vcr or upper standard section is within or fits telescopically "ithin th and l, to provide an extensible standa and :1 set screw 8 is carried by t ur c chuup the rod in various 1 ct. .ics positions. lug 9 engaged within the upper t standard l. and 2. cap or collar it: to the lower end ot the 1" within the standard 1 whet niovcnieii e stand: 65

rod i for verti'ri l0 is adopted to contactwi. to prevent the rod 7 beingwit the standard. 'lhrezulodly or grip-ed upon the upper end of the rod T-i'itting 11 through whichsv hor shank 1 is slidable and retortie being engaged upon one end 0 to prevent its being Withdrawn fitting 11. A set screw 1- curried by so tit-ting is adapted to chuno the sin various ungularly and longitudins justed positions. The other eno. of the sh- 12 carries a fork which embodies a and a transversely extending pipe. or member is engaged through the lit ing and having elbows 17 engaged with its remote ends parallel arms or pipe sections 13 being engaged with the elbows 1'7 and e tending in the some direction to corn ete the fork. Elbows 19 are engaged upon the 95 free ends of the arms 18 and project toward one another to provide pivots for the light cylinder or casing 20, which will be described presently.

The light cylinder or casing 20 con- 1.; structed of suitable sheet metal, and embodies the circular ends 21 which are pro-fen zibl y converted, and which have their margins secured to annular. grooved or channelshnped rings 22. An arcuete back Wall extending through an arc of about 180 degrees, has its ends fitting Within and secured to the rings 22, and thelongitud ns of the back -Wall 23 are preferably '1 as at 2%, to stiffen them. An arcnste shuo in IL LOU' ter :25 has its ends fitting slidably within the grooved rings 22 and said shutter or slide is movable snugly inside of the back wall 23 when opening said shutter, one edge portion of the shutter overlapping the illner surface of the wall 23. The other edge of the shutter is beaded, as at 26, and is provided with a; suitable handle 27 for conveniently opening and closing the shutter. The inner surfaces of the ends 21, back wall 23 and shutter 25 are preferably polished to reflect the light, whereby it will ultimately be directed through the opening proYided when-the shutter 25' is slid open. It is evi dent at this point, that the shutter. can be readily slid to regulate the width of the opening, and said opening can be restricted to a narrow slot, or can be of considerably large area, as desired. This cylinder 20 is mounted for rotation about its axis, hubs 28 and 29 bein r secured centrally to the ends 21 of the cylinder and being rotatable upon the. inturned arms or pivots of the elbows 19. A flange 31 secured to one elbow 19 carries a latch in 32 engageable with any one of an ann ar series of apertures With' which the disk-shaped hub 29 is provided.

\ Thus, the cylinder can be held in various angular positions, with the opening. directed in any desired direction.

Lamp sockets 33 are attached tothe inner ends of the elbows or pivot members 19, and project toward one another, as do the electric lamps'34. which are applied to said sockets, or instead of using two lamps, one larger lamp canv be applied to one socket only. The. use of the lamps is dependent on the circumstances, however, as will be apparent, and in accordance, with the light and heat needed for the particular treatment.

Not only is the light opening adjustable in 'area by sliding the shutter 25, but the light can be directed in any and all directions and angles. Thus, the cylinder 20 can be raised and lowered by loosening the set screw 8 and sliding the rod 7 upwardlyv and downwardly. By loosening the set screw 14, the shank 12 can slide and turn in the fitting 11 for correspondingly adjusting the opening, and no light will be wasted by bemg misdirected. The light rays which are directed away from the opening will be reflected back toward the opening.

The conductors 40 for the lamps are preferably extended through one of the elbows 17 and thence longitudinally within the tubular portions of the forkto and through the elbows 19 to the lamp sockets.

'Having'thus described the invention what is claimed as new is A light treatment apparatus embodying a cylindrical casing having ends, grooved .rings secured to the margins of said ends,

an arcuate back wall secured tosaid rings, and an arcuate shutter shdablein said rings to overlap said back wall when opened, and

asource of light within the casing.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my'signature in the presence of two witnesses.

ERNEST C. FEYRER.

Witnesses:

J. C. THOMAS, JOHN LTCOREARYL VA/N

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