US2435637A - Combined ice bag and fountain syringe - Google Patents

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Feb. 10, 1948. s vus 2,435,637

COMBINED ICEBAG AND FOUNTAIN SYRINGE Filed Nev. 27, 1946 INVENTOR, WOLF s5 l/USH Patented Feb. 10, i948 COMBINED IGETBAG SYRINGEK" want Sevush,LBrookly,ii,.NZY. 7

Application November 27, 1946, SerialNi)w 'll-2,523

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The present: inventions refersitdianricebagz and: fountain: syringezandzrefe'rs more particularly; 3170;:

an article" ofsm-anufacturei comprising a sthiny-flexe neck; zmember: :rtos; constitute: ":a 2:.c1osable- 'substantiallii 5' liquid: tight 'contzainergsathe meek 1 member:

being ;threa'ded-land the article.furtheracomprising a threaded cap;:engageabl'e'in .therneckimemberi to closeitheba'gn Anuobjecttof the present inventiondstoprovide:

an article which. may; be: used :alternatiyelyas. an 1':

icebag and as a fountain syringe.

Afurther: object: is; that the article mayibe icon"- vertecl fnom oner functi'onzt to :.=the: other: :withaza minimumooradjustmentzc Another. :object' is that; in-eaoh 'ofiits functionsx:

of icebag 1 and fountain :syringw theearticierzshall;

p erfo'rm" iexasctlye asezatconventional article.-

Still another object isthat thexehangeoven from;

one. function-tothe other shallbesimpleiin theory and .inpracticesothat the article may bezused by" people withoutmechanicaliknowledge oraptituden 7 Yet itanotheriobj act: is: :that the article? shall. be 5 simple to. manufacture :with iiaciiitieslat. the dis -s posala of :any manufactureu orahospitahand :drugt supplies:

In :accomplishing -:thee iobjectst ofzi'the present r.

invention a conventiona]iicebag.: orn1:lrising gazriga:

id neck v mem'beriito ewhich;isLfastenedrarsheet TOf" thin; .fiexib'le; waterproofikmaterial constituting 9.1:;

bag body deformable from a substantiallycirculain; shape comprising: a fiairbottom awall'sand a .pleated upper 'lwall iin .;which thecmeck'zisz concentrically:- located? isuprovided r'centrally' ofithe fiatzibottomuz wall withra comparatively heavy fiexible rubher:

dome: located on its-"interior surfaee and extending: upward: inside 13116 11801! portion; 5 The dome is attached 'to the bottom wall by i anyconvenient means such as'rubbercement or vulcanizing =and is downwardly ope'n; theportion of tl-ie bottom wall peripherally inside-the dome being rem'oved that the interior-of the dome communicates with' th'e outsideof tlie bags Interiorly mi 1 the" dome: 1 and connected to: the atop i porti'onzthereof is locateda nipple prefe'rably' of'hard rubber which extends" substantially for the complete in terior height ofthedomei The dom'e may-Tbe depressed and peripherally and-outwardly deformed so as to 'cause-the' nipple to extend outwardly through the bottom. ofuthe bag- The nip is provided with a-tubular-ppeningthroughout its lengthand: its top end may be closed: or opened as desired by a screw threadedethereinto:orrbyf' an other convenient closure means. When the passage through the nipple is closed; and the dome is-undeformed and theriaiipple contained-5 therein ;..the:- article may beused .iascr-an io'ebagior; hot water bag, the dome extending into the neck, as already mentioned, 50 that the outer contour of the bag is identical with that of a conventional icebagr: whenzit isadesired to use the article as. 1a iountain osyningerthe ecap ofathe -ba-g isv removed; tli'eriplug xor sotherclosure means of then riplei-passagemis removedthroughz'the bag-neck andthedome depressed soas' toexpose the nipple through .the bottom: oi-n-the-bagx A rubber tube or the equivalent may be attached-to theexposed nippleand-thebag maybe hung from a \wall fixture-esuch asnaahooka-by means of 3a flapattachedrto the: neck --and -provided-withr an: eyelet. When so .beingmsed; thebag rwill-assume a :sub-

stantially pleated cylindrical shape with the neck. a

atthe (top; thereofsand the dome and nippl at the-bottoms Othere-iobjectspi this. invention-will in part be obviouseand impart hereinafter pointedout. The

invention accordingly consists initheefeatures of construction; combinations of: elements, and arrangementslofc parts ,which,-,.wi ll I be exemplified in zoyqthe econstruction hereinafter 1 described. and of i which: the escope" ofaapplication will the indicated in r the. :following- ;-claims-.- In the' accompany'ng.

drawing. inswhichaisehown oneofthe variousv possible-illustration embodiments of this .invention-:..

Fig-ure--,1 is; a :I'QEE -.elevation,-: partly in, section, ofzthe article inause las aefountain syringe.

Figure -2 :is a :Iront: elevation partly in. section,

oithe: article inuse as an icebaga necmportiond l: rwhich may ,be:convenientlyinteriorlythreaded:: Fastened r. to the neck portion 1 l in conventional manner-is the thinisheet l2 offlexible Waterproof material which iseillustrated as. sheet rubber orrmay alsobe of; textile material The: sheet I2 is of such 'shape as to provide asubstam.

and \still yr-thinner rubber .in, combinationr tially flatcirculanbottom wall I 3 A and-the substantially circular pleatedatop, wall, l4 integral therewithandroncentrically disposed around theneck-1L1: Alsoiastened-tolneck,lI is the flap-|5 preferablmof atsimilar. material to-isheet l2 flap V I5 beingiprovidedrwith an eyelet 16. The cap ll of the bag is externally threaded for, engagement with neck H to form a watertight closure of bag Hi.v

Centrally: of- :bottom wall 2' 3 --and (attached to the interior-surface thereof is a downwardly open dome l 8- :of: comparatively heavy flexible material 1 vsucheasf rubber; wall-t] 30f bag l 0 being. cut away peripherally interiorl-y rof -idome l8 vso= :that-Qthe interior ofndome 1| 8 communicateswith the out side of; bag, I 0 a.by meansmofrithe opening I8A;

"gDome til 8 sis? substantially u-cylindri'cal' and uhas a V concenimicr exteriori: foot. 1-. flange l9 extending around aitsxbaseyporta'ons. The-side walls-ofzdome 1' l8 merge into the closed top portion 20 thereof and centrally of said top portion 20 is located a nipple 2| extending through top portion 20 and Referring mow in v detail to ,the drawings the proved-bag-J 0 comprise the. substantially rigid attached firmly thereto so as to extend substantially axially and interiorly ofdome l8 for the entire height thereof. Nipple 2| has a collar 22 which engages the underside of top portion 20 and as illustrated, a soft rubber washer 23 or the equivalent is disposed around nipple 2| above topv portion 20 and held in place by a metal member 24 which may be a nut threadedly engaging nipple 2| or may be firmly fixed to nipple 2| by any other preferred fastening technique. Nipple 2| is formed with an axial passage 25, the upper portion of which is threaded, and a screw 26 provided with a washer 2'! threadedly engages passage 25 to close the upper end thereof in watertight manner.

It will be noted by reference to Figure'2 that the bag It] may rest on a flat surface and is to all outward appearance a conventional icebag, the distinguishing feature of bag I0, namely, nipple 2| mounted as described in dome l8, extending upwardly within the neck portion I so as not to take up any extra room,

Still referring to Figure 2 it is evident that by removing cap I! and screw 26 and washer 21 therewith, the upper end of passage 25 is opened, and bag It] is also in convenient position for depressing dome |8 so that it will assume the'deformed shape of Figure 1. Referring now to Figure 1 nipple 2|-extends downwardly through bottom wall |3 of bag l and a rubber tube 28 may be conveniently attached thereto when bag I0 is to be used as a fountain syringe. In such manner of use the bag ID will be suspended by means of eyelet I6 in flap l from any convenient wall fixture, such as a hook, and bag I0 will 'assume the approximately cylindrical shape illustrated in Figure 1. In such shape of bag I0, water or other liquid 29 contained in bag In may pass freely through passage 25 of nipple 2| and be used in manner customary with fountain syringes. Dome ill in Figure 1 as shown is extremely deformed, the walls thereof extending above and back inwardly over top portion 20. 'Such deformed shape of dome l8 may be maintained indefinitely, since the side walls in such condition and position exert a downward force on nipple 2|. In such position of dome l8 nipple 2|' is adapted to discharge substantially all of the water or other liquid in bag l0.

It will thus be seen, that there is provided a device in which the several objects of this invention are achieved, and which is well adapted to meet the conditions of practical use;

As various possible embodiments might be made of the above invention, and as various changes might be made in the embodiments above set forth, it is to be understood that all matter herein set forth or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What is claimed is:

1. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combination with ice bag means comprising a, rigid neck portion and thin, flexible, waterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, of nipple means fastened interiorly to said body and normally located inside said neck portion and movable to a position of extending through the bottom of said bag body for the attachment of a rubber hose or the like.

2. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combination with ice bag means 4 comprising a rigid neck portion and thin, flexible waterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, of a comparatively heavy, flexible, substantially cylindrical dome attached to the interior surface of the bottom wall of said ice bag, said dome being downwardly open and said bottom having a passage formed therethrough peripherally inwardly of said dome, and nipple means located inside said dome, said dome being deformable so as to cause said nipple means to extend through said passage and below said bottom wall.

3. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combination with ice bag means comprising a rigid neck portion and thin, flexible waterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, of nipple means fastened interiorly to said body and normally located inside said neck portion and movable to a position of extending through the bottom of said bag body for the attachment of a rubber hose or the like, said nipple means further having a passageway formed therethrough for the passage of liquid, said nipple means further comprising screw and washer means engaging the upper end portion thereof for substantially watertight closure thereof.

4. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combination with ice bag means comprising a rigid neck portion and thin, flexible waterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, of a comparatively heavy, flexible, substantially cylindrical dome attached to the interior surface of the bottom wall of said ice bag, said dome being downwardly open and said bottom wall having a passage formed therethrough peripherally inwardly of said dome. and

nipple means located inside said dome, said dome being deformable so as to cause said nipple means .to extend through said passage and below said bottom wall, said nipple means further having a passageway formed therethrough for the passage of liquid, said nipple means further comprising screw and washer means engaging the up- 2 per end portion thereof for substantially watertight closure thereof.

5. A combined ice bag and fountain syringe comprising the combination with ice bag means comprising a, rigid neck portion and thin, flexible waterproof sheet material fastened thereto to constitute a bag body, of a comparatively heavy, flexible, substantially cylindrical dome attached to the interior surface of the bottom wall of said ice bag, said dome being downwardly open and said bottom wall having a passage formed therethrough peripherally inwardly of said dome, and nipple means located inside said dome, said dome comprising a top portion and side wall portions and being deformable so as to cause said nipple means to extend through said passage and below said bottom wall, said side wall portions when said dome is so deformed extending above and back inwardly of said top portion.

WOLF SEVUSH.

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