Specification of Charles Louis Henry Moesch. : bed chair and commode.

  • Moesch, Charles Louis Henry.
Date:
1872
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Specification of Charles Louis Henry Moesch. : bed chair and commode. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    2 A.D. 1871.—N° 2608. Provisional Specification. Moesctis Improved Combined Bed Chair and Commode. description being used, but when one of the end frames is raised into a vertical or nearly vertical position and the other end frame is lowered, then a chair is provided, there being a rest for the back and legs of the person. The mattress or cushion or a portion thereof near the middle, is provided with slides on its under surface or left free so that it can be 5 withdrawn laterally; when withdrawn the aperture of or leading to the commode is disclosed. The commode itself is placed under the central horizontal frame, between the supporting posts, and is formed with carrier pieces which rest on horizontal slides, so that the container or the whole commode 10 can be removed laterally. If desired a sliding cover is provided which closes the aperture of the commode during removal from the frame and leaves the aperture free during replacement; the means used for this are a projecting piece on the sliding cover and a fixed piece in the frame, these come into 15 contact during removal and replacing, but pass each other by giving a slight push or draw. To provide the bed with a table, standards are fitted to the central portion, and carriers are attached to the standards; on the carriers a sliding table is fitted, a reading desk being part thereof if desired. 20 LONDON: Printed by George Edward Eyre and William Spottiswoode, Printers to the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty. 1872.
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