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N-PETERS, PHOTO-LITHOGRAPHER, WASHINGTON, 0. C.

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MRS MARY ANN H. SAURMAN, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 83,884, dated November 10, 1868.

IMPROVED BATH-ROOM RACK.

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

To all whom it may concern :

Be it known that I, Mrs. Mary Ann H. Saurman, of the city and county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful BathRoom Rack; and I do hereby declare the following to be a clear aud exact description of the nature thereof, sufficient to enable others skilled in the art· to which my invention appertains, to fully' understand and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, making part of this specification, in which the figure is a front view of the device illustrating my invention, which invention consists in applying to a plate or support a series of receptacles for brushes, combs, soap, and other toilet-articles, so that the water which drops therefrom shall be directed to a place of deposit.

I produce a convenient aud useful rack, which possesses several advantages, as will be hereinafter more fully described.

In the drawings, A represents a plate, constructed of any suitable material, by preference ot tin, painted, japanned, or otherwise protected from the action of water, and. ornamented as desired.

To the face of this plate I attach a series of receptacles, Β, in which are placed the combs, the hair and tooth-brushes, aud other toilet-articles.

’ It is necessary that these receptacles, excepting the one for the comb, should be open, or partly open, at the bottom, so that the water in the brushes may drip off.

C 0 are the soap-boxes, which are hung on the plate· A, by means of hooks, or other fastenings, which will support the boxes in place, but allow their ready removal. Openings are made in these boxes, so that the water on the soap will run out therefrom.,

The bath-tub pipe or plug, when removed from the tub D, is to be placed on a cup, E, secured to the plate.

Its upper end is prevented from falling outward by means of a ring, E, likewise secured to the plate.

G represents a ledge, which is secured to the plate near its lower end, and projecting sufficiently foiwaid to cause the water dripping from the receptacles and boxes above it to fall on said ledge, and thereby be directed to a receptacle or pan, H, below it. This receptacle is removable from plate A, in order to pour out or remove the water collected therein.

It will be seen that the boxes, cups, and receptacles are so arranged on the plate that all.of the drip-w'atei will be directed to the pan H.

Tiie ledge G prevents the water from running down behind this pan, whereby the wall is protected from water, as is evident without further explanation. All of the various receptacles, cups, and boxes, may be detachable, if desired, in order to facilitate theii cleansing, and also to form a compact bundle for transportation or removal. . ,

The device is simple aud practical, and is intended . for the bath-room, and toilet-purposes generally, and should be hung up within convenient reach of the bathtub, wash-basin, or any other suitable place.