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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE

GEORGE WELLS, OF BETHEL, CONNECTICUT.

Letters Patent No. 88,104, dated March 23, 1869; antedated March 11,1869.

IMPROVED CONDUIT FOR INVALID-CHAIRS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To whom, it may concern :

Be it known that I, GEORGE WELLS, of Bethel, in the county of Fairfleld, and State of Connecticut, have invented a new and useful Conduit for Invalid-Chairs, &c.; and I do hereby declare and make known that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and the letters and figures marked thereon, which form part of this specification.

My device is designed for children's or invalids' chairs, and of that class with which a chamber or vessel is used, and consists in forming with or attaching to the under and front side of the seat a conduit, or conductor, for the purpose of conducting the urine discharged by its occupant into the chamber or vessel below, and by this means effectually preventing its discharge upon the floor, carpet, or clothes of the person, as is invariably the case with the devices now used.

To enable those skilled in the art to understand how to construct and use my said invention, I will proceed to describe the same, making reference in so doing to the aforesaid drawings, in which --

Figure 1 is a top view, and. section across the same, on line xx.

Figure 2 is a view of the separate device to be attached to any seat or chair.

Figure 3, a section of fig. 2.

Figure 4, a chair, with the conduit attached,

A is the frame, or seat.

A', the equivalent piece, to be attached to a chair by screws.

B, the chair.

C, a chamber or other receptacle.

C', the hole, or vacant space in seat.

a, the conduit, or conductor.

b b, holes for screws, or other fastenings.

I construct these conduits of porcelain, metal, metal coated with porcelain, glass, earthenware, or any other suitable material.

I prefer to manufacture the said seat and conduit in one piece, as shown in fig. 1; but if preferred, the conduits can be manufactured separate, as shown in figs. 2, 3, and 4, and attached to the under side of the seat by means of screws through the holes b b, or by any other suitable means.

Having thus described my invention,

What I desire to secure by Letters Patent, is --

The conduit A', in combination with the frame, or seat A, constructed and operated substantially as described.

GEORGE WELLS.

Witnesses:
DAVIS T. HUBBELL,
CHARLES S. FAIRCHILD.