US1985147A - Combination bath unit - Google Patents

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Dec. 18, 1934. J 5 CARLSON I COMBINATION BATH UNIT Filed Feb. 9, 1954 ZSheets-Sheet l 'IIIIII'IIIIIIIIIMIIIIII. v

lNVENTdR Jbhn *9. Carlaow ATTORN EYS WITNESSES 1934- J. 5. CARLSON l,85,147

' COMBINATION BATH UNIT Filed Feb. 9, 1934 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR JEhn S- Garlson M ATTORN EY S WITNESSES Patented Dec. 18, 1934 1,985,147

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

I COMBINATION: BATH-UNIT D John S. Carlson, Brooklyn, v. ,Application February 9, 1934', Serial Ne. 710,544

s-olsims." (01. 4 -162 This invention relates to bathroom equipment, I Figure. 3 is a fragmentary vertical sectional and comprehends a combination bath unit in view illustrating the manner in which the unit which either a tub, shower, steam, electric,.hot is employed as an attachment for a previously air or medicinal bath may be'taken. installed bathtub.

'5 In its broad aspect, the invention comprehends Figure 4 is a vertical sectional view through 5 a combination bath unit which may be made the unit. complete in itself to'include a tub :as an integral Figure 5 is a perspective view of the hori-' part thereof or as an attachment for a previzontal partition member removed from the unit. ously-installed ordinary bathtub to convert the Referring to the drawings by characters of same into a combination bath unit for the purreference, the combination bath unit when made 10 poses set forth. 1 as a complete unit including the tub as an inte- The invention contemplates a combination gral part therof, consists of a bottom wall 10 bath unit, the lower portion of which either and marginal upstanding side and end walls 11. defines a tub or is associated with a tub, with and 12. v The bottom wall is provided with the the remainder thereof defining an enclosure usual drain outlet '13 and one of the end walls 15 which in addition to taking the place of a shower 12 is provided with an overflow outlet 14 which curtain to prevent splashing of the water on the respectively communicate with the drain and floor, serves as a closed cabinet for taking steam, overflow pipes 15 and 16. The lower portion of electric, hot air or medicinal baths, as well as for the structure defined by the bottom and the side taking the ordinary tub bath. and end walls up to the point of the overflow 20 The invention further embodies in connection outlet 14 constitutes a bathtub to which water with a bath unit of the character set forth, a is supplied by a faucet or faucets 17 arranged horizontal partition adjustably and removably adjacent the overflow outlet 14.. The remainarranged within the cabinet andformed with an ing portions of the side and end walls 11 and 12 opening by virtue of which the head or other define anenclosure which is designed to extend 25 portions of the body of the bather may be proupwardly to a point slightly below the ceiling of tected from the compartment defined below the the bathroom in which the unit' is installed. partition. One of the side walls 11 is formed with a door- As a further feature, the invention compreway 18, the lower edge of which is slightly above hends the provision of a medicinal container the lower tub defining portion of the structure, 30 arranged within the cabinet for intermixing and said doorway is designed to be closed'by a medicaments, either in the form of a vapor or suitable closure, such as the door 19. This afa fluid with the bath. fords means for gaining access to the interior The invention aims as a further object to proof the enclosure, and with the doorway'in closed vide means for ventilating the unit when deposition the structure serves admirably as a 35 sired, including an adjustable upper wall or roof shower bath stall, it being understood that a formed with a ventilator and a door leadingto shower head or nozzle 20 may be located within the unit provided with ventilating means. the enclosure adjacentthe upper portion thereof Other objects of the invention reside in the and connected by a pipe 21 leading through one 40 comparative simplicity of construction of the of the end or side walls to the water supply sys- 40 unit, the economy with which it may be protein and suitably controlled by a valve or valves duced and installed and the general efficiency 22. The unit also includes a top wall 23 which derived therefrom. 1 is suitably supported for movement from the With the above recited and other objects in closed dotted-line position resting on top of the view, reference is had to the following descripupper edges of the walls 11 and 12 to the full 45 tion and accompanying drawings, in which there line elevated open position illustrated in Figis exhibited one'example or embodiment of the ure 4. As specifically shown, the top-wall is diinvention, while the claims define the actual rectly supported from the side and end walls by scope of the same. resilient depending legs 24, handles 25 being pro- In the drawings: vided on the under side of the top wall for the 50.

Figure 1 is a perspective view illustrating the purpose of raising and lowering the same. In unit installed in a bathroom. order to provide further ventilation to the en- Figure 2 is a fragmentary vertical sectional closure, a ventilator 26 is provided in the lower view taken approximately on the line 2-2 of portion of the closure, or door 19, and said ven- Figure 1. tilator is directed inwardly and downwardly to 55 preclude the leakage of water therethrough. It will also be observed that the upper wall 23 is provided with a ventilator 2'7. It thus follows that the user may employ the unit for either a tub or shower bath and in the latter instance, the necessity of using a shower bath curtain is dispensed with, as the enclosure acts in the capacity'of a shower room or stall. In order to adapt the device for other uses, such as for a steam bath, electrical bath, hot air bath or medicinal bath, a horizontal partition element designated generally by the reference character 28 is employed which is removably associated with the upstanding side and end walls 11 and 12. The partition member in the form illustrated consists of a waterproof flexible material 2 9 which is supported by a marginal expansible frame 30 designed to frictionally contact with the inner surfaces of the side and end walls 11 and 12 to hold the same in various vertically adjusted positions. The material 29 is provided with a central opening 31 which may be increased or decreased in size in any suitable manner, such as by the lacing 32. It thus follows that with the partition in place, as illustrated in Figure 4, the bottom wall and side and end walls, together with said partition, define a closed chamber within which the person may arrange himself with the head and other portions of the body exposed from the chamber through the central opening 31. In practice, the user may seat himself upon a chair and steam, hot air and electrical heating apparatus or the like may be also arranged within the chamber to accomplish the desired end. Where .a medicinal bath is to be taken, it will be observed that a container 33 is supported within the chamber on one of the side or end walls 11 and 12, and said container is provided with an upper displaceable cover 34.- having an outlet nozzle 35 and to which container'a steam supply conduit 36 is adapted to communicate for feeding the medicinal substance from the container with the steam. In certain instances, where it is desired to inhale medicinal vapors, a tube. 37 may be attached to the outlet nozzle 35 and led upwardly through the opening 31 or otherwise to a point above the partition 28.

As illustrated in Figure 3 of the drawings, the unit is disclosed as an attachment for an ordinary bathtub A, in which instance the unit bottom wall is dispensed with and the side or end walls Bare formed with a channeled lower end C which is designed to fit over the upper edge of the tub. In other respects, the construction of the unit-is identical with that previously described. 1

What is claimed is:

. 1. A vapor bath attachment for use with combination bathtub showers and shower units, having a chamber provided with enclosing walls, comprising a vertically adjustable horizontal partition snugly fitting within and intermediate the heights of said walls and having an adjustable central opening.

2. A vapor bath attachment for use with combination bathtub showers andshower units, having'a chamber provided with enclosing walls, comprising a vertically adjustable horizontal partition having an expansible frame for causing the partitionto snugly fit within said enclosure and press against said walls and having an adjustable central opening to define within the lower portion of the enclosure a chamber for taking electric, hot air, steam or medicinal baths.

3. A vapor bath attachment for use with combination bathtub shower and shower units having a chamber provided with enclosing walls, comprising a partition formed with an expansible marginal'frame for causing the partition to engage said walls with sufficient friction to hold the partition in any vertical adjusted position, said partition having a centrally positioned opening and slits extending from opposite sides thereof, and lacing for drawing the edgesof said slits towards each other for adjusting the sizeof said opening, whereby said partition and said walls below said partition form a bath cabinet with the partition positioned with the opening arranged whereby the head or other parts of the body of the person may protrude therethrough.

JOHN SCARLSON.

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