An improvement in enemas / [Frederick William Ingram].

  • Ingram, Frederick William.
Date:
1899
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Credit: An improvement in enemas / [Frederick William Ingram]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    K° 10,313 A.D. 1899 Date of Application, 16th May, 1899—Accepted, 1st July, 1899 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. An Improvement in Enemas. I, Frederick William Ingram, of The London India Rubber Works, Felstead Street, Hackney Wick, in the County of Middlesex, India Rubber Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the 5 following statement; — The invention has for its object to render the end of the suction tube of an enema silent in use, and to impart thereto a neat and finished appearance. My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a view of a complete enema having the silent end formed on the end of the 10 suction tube. Fig. 2 is a view of the end of the suction tube before the valve is inserted, and Fig. 3 is a section of the end of the suction tube with the valve in position. My invention relates more particularly to that class of enemas formed by dipping and known as “seamless,” but it is also applicable to an ordinary moulded 1 5 enema. a is the delivery” tube with the usual rectum pipe h, c is the bulb, and d the suction pipe. The valve e is formed with a roughened exterior surface and a central rib, so that it is securely held bv the suction pipe d, which latter is formed with a rolled up end to form a ring f. The valve e is inserted entirely in the 20 end of the suction tube d and the ring f acts as a pad or buffer to prevent the end of the valve coming into contact with the utensil or basin when the enema is in use. The ring f may in some cases be formed by moulding instead of by rolling. Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said 25 invention and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what T claim is; — 1. An enema having the suction valve inserted entirely within the body of the suction tube, which latter is formed with a ring at its end, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated. 30 2. A seamless enema having the suction valve inserted entirely within the suction tube, which latter has a rolled ring at its end, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated. Dated this 16th day of May 1899. HARRIS & MILLS, 35 23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents. Redhill: Printed for Her Majesty's Stationery Office, by Malcomson & Co., Ltd.—1899. nee 8c/.j