Apparatus for promoting the expansion of the chest and preventing deformity and roundness of the back / [James William Godden].

  • Godden, James William.
Date:
1890
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Credit: Apparatus for promoting the expansion of the chest and preventing deformity and roundness of the back / [James William Godden]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    N° 2676 A.D. 1880 Date of Application, 15th Feb., 1889 Complete Specification Left, 13th Nov., 1889—Accepted, 15th Feb., 1890 PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION. Apparatus for Promoting* the Expansion of the Chest and Preventing- Deformity and Roundness of the Back. I, James William Godden of Number 34 Tyrrell Street Bradford in the County ol York Surgical Instrument Maker do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :— 0 A Steel Belt with three steel springs attached and rising upwards from the Belt acting on the blades or shoulder bones and the centre of the back thus pressing the back in and drawing the shoulders out thus promoting expansion of the Chest. Dated this 14th day of February 1889. JAMES WILLIAM GODDEN. COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. If Apparatus for Promoting the Expansion of the Chest and Preventing Deformity and Roundness of the Back. I James William Godden, of number 125 West Street, Sheffield, in the county of York, Surgical Instrument Maker, formerly of 34 Tyrrell Street, Bradford, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what manner the same is to be 15 performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement:— My Invention consists in making a steel or other Metallic Belt to fasten round the waist in combination with other springs fastened thereto at one end, the other ends extending upwards so as to press on each shoulder blade, arranged & so 20 constructed as to carry a back blate, or rest (made preferably from steel) which fits between the shoulders, the whole being so contrived as to press the shoulders in and force the chest out and thus promote expansion of the same. In working out this my Invention I make (preferably) from steel, a Belt in any ordinary way, at the back part of the said Belt, I fasten two springs, the upper ends of 25 which are bent, & so arranged as to press upon the shoulder blades. Between the upper ends of the said springs, I support a back plate, or rest, attached thereto & supported by 2 short springs, secured in position to fit between the shoulders. The whole being so arranged & constructed as to press in the shoulder’s & force out the chest, by a comfortable & easy pressure, without injury to the spine. 30 In order that my Invention may be more clearly, & better understood I desire to draw attention to the drawings’ herewith. Fig. (1) shows a back view, Fig. (2) a side view of the chest expander complete. A. (as in Fig. 1) the waist Belt. 35 B B the shoulder springs fastened thereto. G 0 the short springs bearing at their upper ends the back plate or Rest D. E E. two web straps attached to ends of spring’s (B B). The said strap’s passing over the shoulder’s & under the arm’s, are secured by buckles (F F). Thus bringing the said spring’s (B B) to bear upon the shoulder blade’s in tho 40 manner & for the purpose herein described. [fri§4 6ci.]