Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Improvements in electric galvanic belts. Source: Wellcome Collection.
![N° 224» A.D. Date of Application, 28th Jan., 1902—Accepted, 24th July, 1902 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION. (Communicated from abroad by Samuel. J. Spalding, of Canton, in the County of Stark and State of Ohio, United States of American Physician.) “Improvements in Electric Galvanic Belts ” I, Henry Harris Lake, of the Firm of Haseltine, Lake & Co., Patent Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 following statement :— 5 The present invention has relation to electric-galvanic belts designed and calculated for man and beasts, and it consists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described. In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a view showing a portion of the belt casing, and illustrating a number 10 of cells properly connected together to form a battery. Fig. 2 is a view showing the belt properly attached to a horse and illustrating a number of electrodes applied to different parts of the horse and connected to the belt. Fig. 3 is a detached view of one of the electrode plates. 15 Fig. 4 is a detached view of the staple for connecting the electrode proper to the belt casing or to an electrode bandage. Fig. 5 is a detached view of an electrode bandage, showing the electrode properly connected thereto. Fig. 6 is a detached view of the electrode bandage, showing the connecting hook 20 and the wire connected thereto. Fig. 7 is a longitudinal section of the electrode bandage showing the electrode cover to protect the parts coming in direct contact with the electrode. Fig. 8 is a detached sectional view of the electrode, showing the portion of the attaching staple before it is bent. 25 Fhg. 9 is a view showing the face side of one of the electrodes. Ph‘g. 10 is a detached view of the cell frame. Fig. 11 is a detached view of the cell thimble. Fig. 12 is a detached view of the pin for connecting the plates of the cell together. 30 Fig. 13 is a longitudinal section of the cells, showing three cells properly hinged together. Fig. 14 is a detached view of one of the cell hinges. Fig. 15 is a detached view of the cell plates. Fig. 16 is a detached view of one of the pads. 35 Fig. 17 is a perspective view of a belt, showing its different parts properly assembled. Fig. 18 is a view showing the belt proper placed for use as applied to a human being. Fig. 19 is a view showing the belt properly attached with spinal, ankle and 40 knee attachment. Fig. 20 is a view showing a portion of the spinal webb, also showing an adjustable electrode connected thereto and illustrating a conductor wire properly connected to said electrode, and [Price 8<A]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b30759432_0001.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
