Improvements in apparatus for generating steam for medicinal purposes / [Max Freidrich Hentschel].

  • Hentschel, Max Freidrich.
Date:
1904
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Credit: Improvements in apparatus for generating steam for medicinal purposes / [Max Freidrich Hentschel]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 21,576 4.D.1903 Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1903 Complete Specification Left, 7th July, 1904—Accepted, 7th Oct., 1904 PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. Improvements in Apparatus for Generating Steam for Medicinal Purposes I, Max Friedrich Hentschel, of Leisnig, in the Kingdom of Saxony, Manu¬ facturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: This invention relates to apparatus for generating steam for medicinal purposes. 5 The novel feature of this apparatus as compared with known apparatus for the same purpose, consists in the fact that in addition to the heating tube, the steam pipe and the condenser trap connected therewith are arranged within the flat water chamber in order that the apparatus can be conveniently carried in a coat pocket or the like. 10 In a convenient form the apparatus may comprise a closed, flat, water chamber, having curved ends and within which is a compartment for condensed steam. An aperture with a stopper is provided for the entrance of water to the chamber, and an aperture and .stopper serve for the removal of water from 15 the condensed steam chamber or condenser trap. The heating gases pass through a tube which passes straight through the water chamber and is open at its upper and lower ends. The heat generated by the burner passes through the said tube and heats the water in the water chamber. The spirit lamp fits into the lower part of the apparatus in which it is movable in guides so 20 that it can at any time be easily recharged. The movable lamp is held fast in the apparatus by a spring running in said guides. From the water chamber steam passes through a pipe within it to the con¬ denser trap and thence through a discharge nozzle. The action of the apparatus is as follows: 25 When the water in the water chamber has been sufficiently heated by the flame of the burner steam is generated in said chamber and passes through the steam pipe to the chamber which retains the condensed steam. From the latter chamber steam passes through discharge nozzle and is thereupon used for the purpose required. The apparatus may be provided with foldable 30 handles which may be insulated from heat by means of wood, leather or the like. Rated this 7th day of October 1903. HERBERT HARDAN & Co., Agents to Applicant [Price