Bath-hose.

(Application filed July 20, 1900.)

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO. PHOTO-LlTHO . WASHINGTON, q. C.

United States Patent Office.

WILLIAM L. SIMMONS, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BATH-HOSE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 683,076, dated September 24, 1901.

Application filed July 20,1900. Serial No. 24,283. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, William L. Simmons, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and 5 State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bath-Hose, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to certain improvements in bath-hose, the object of which is to to provide a hose which can be looped around the neck and which will then discharge water from a number of small apertures, affording a sort of shower-bath.

To this end it consists in certain features tj of novelty which will be fully described and Claimed below.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents the delivery end of the hose, showing the under side in the position taken when it is looped 20 around the neck. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the end which is folded back and hooked to form a loop. Fig. 3 is a longitudinal section of the same, showing the fastening-ferrule partly on. Fig. 4 is a similar section show25 ing said ferrule in normal position. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of the hose through one of the discharge-openings, and Fig. 6 is a perspective of a bushing or eyelet used to protect said openings.

In the drawings, A represents an ordinary rubber hose adapted to be slipped upon a bath-tub faucet or other source of water-supply, and said hose is perforated at a and eyelets or nipples B placed in the perforations 35 by stretching the same. These eyelets may be made of gutta-percha or other suitable material, and they serve to beautify and ren der more sightly the perforations through which the water is discharged. The end of the hose which contains the perforations is 40 provided with a plug C, through which are passed and clenched the ends d d' of a wire hook D, which also passes through the ferrule E, which is forced over the end of the hose and clenched around the same behind theplug, 45 as seen in Fig. 4. This effects a complete and ornamental closure at the end of the hose and also affords a secure and rigid connection for the hook.

It should be noticed that the loop may be 50 made of any size desired, adapting the hose to all persons of whatever size and to a great variety of uses. When not in use, the looped end may be unhooked and allowed to assume a straight position with relation to the rest of 55 the hose, all of which adds to the durability as well as to the convenience of storing the same.