Seat-support for bath-tubs.

Application filed December 28,1S04,

Patented Aug. 15, 1905.

Serial No. 238,633.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Henry Edward McBryde, a citizen of the United States, residing· at Montgomery, in the county of Montgomery and State of Alabama, have invented new and useful Improvements in Seat-Supports for Bath-Tubs, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined bathtub seat and toilet appliance, the object of the invention being to provide a seat which may be supported in the tub for the convenience of the occupant and which is provided with supporting means adjustable to suit tubs of different sizes and to regulate the height of the seat, as desired, and further to provide an attachment or appliance for holding soap, brushes, and other toilet accessories in position for ready use.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists of the features of construction,· combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described and claimed, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which—

Figure 1 is a vertical transverse section through a bath-tub, showing the application of the invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of the hangers, the saddle carried thereby, and the toilet-receptacle supported by the saddle. Fig. 3 is a detail view of the seat and one of the supporting-arms. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view through the seat, showing the adjustable connection of the seat-supporting arms therewith; and Fig. 5 is a detail sectional view through a portion of the vertical member of one of the seat-supporting arms, showing the formation of one of the connecting-hooks.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 1 represents a bathtub of ordinary construction provided with the usual curved or hook-shaped rim 2, and 3 designates the seat. The seat 3, which may be of any preferred form and construction, is secured to a pair of angular seat-supporting arms 4, each of said arms being approximately of L form, the horizonial members or portions 5 of the arms being arranged to overlap and formed at their free ends with longitudinal slots 6, which register with each other and through which passes a threaded bolt or stem 7, having its head seated or countersunk in the seat 3, and provided upon its threaded portion with a wing-nut 8, by which the seat is secured to the arms and tlie latter fastened in adjusted position. By reference to Fig. 1 it will be seen that the members or portions 5 of the arms 4 extend transversely of the tub, and by means of the slot 6 bolts 7 and nut 8 are adjustable to suit different widths of tubs. The vertical members or portions 9 of the arms 4 extend upward parallel with the sides of the tub, and each of said portions or members 9 is provided with one or more hooks 10 to engage slots or keepers 11 in a connecting-hanger 12. The hooks 10 may be of any preferred form and construction, but, as shown, are formed by slitting the arm and displacing the metal to produce an integral hook.

Two hangers 12 are employed to support the seat-supporting arms at the opposite sides of the tub, and these hangers extend vertically parallel with the sides of the tub and are provided at their lower ends with knobs or projections 13 to space them therefrom,and thereby prevent the hooks 10 when engaged with the slots 11 from coming in contact with and marring and otherwise injuring the surface of the tub. If desired, these knobs or projections may be made of some suitable soft material or made of hard material tipped with soft material of any preferred kind. Each hanger 12 has its upper end outwardly bent or curved, as indicated at 14, to provide an attaching portion which is secured to a curved saddle 15, adapted to rest upon the rim 2 of the tub, each saddle 15 being provided with a facing 16, of leather, rubber, or other soft material, to preventthesaddle from marring or injuring the surface of the same. By the adjustable connection of the tongues 10 with the slots 11 the seat 3 may be raised and lowered to suit bath-tubs of different depth or to be supported at the height desired by the user.

In connection with the seat - supporting means I may provide a receptacle or rack 17 to hold soap, brushes, and other toilet accessories, said receptacle or rack being connected to a bracket 18, provided at its free end with a boss or enlargement 19, secured by a fastening screw or clamp 20 to the ou’tturned portion 14 of one of the hangers 12 and the cooperating saddle 15. The bracket 18 comprises a body portion 20, which extends inwardly from the adjacent portion of the rim 2 transversely of the tub and has arms 21 and 22, the former projecting parallel with the rim and secured, as described, to the hanger and saddle, and the other depending

797,451 vertically ancl suitably secured to the rack or receptacle 17. This arrangement of the bracket permits the rack or receptacle to be supported beyond the hangers, so as not to be in the way of the user, while being within convenient reach to enable the contents of the rack to be readily reached.

It will be seen that my invention provides a simple, convenient, and readily-applicable seat attachment for tubs, which may be employed without marring the tub and may be adjusted to suit tubs of different sizes and the convenience of the user. .

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, the construction and mode of operation of the invention will be understood without a further extended description.

Changes in the form, proportions, and minor details of construction may be made within the scope of the invention without departing from the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.