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No 086 Patented June 18 1878
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Specification forming part of Letters Patent No 0S6 dated June 18 1878 application filed
May 13 1878
To all whom it may concern:
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Be it known that JOHN HENTZ of Bos long hooks P attached to the headboard K ton in the county of Suffolk and State of as shown at the farther side of the device in Massachusetts have invented certain new
and useful mprovements in HeadElevator and ChinRaiser or devices for undertakers' use of which the following is a specification :
The object of my invention is to provide a means or device to elevate the head of a corpse and keep the under jaw in its natural position with the mouth closed without distorting the features or interfering with the usual neck apparel as is the case with the devices heretofore employed for the purpose and it consists in the construction combination and arrangement of the several parts of the adjustable device as hereinafter more fully described and set forth
Figure 1 is a perspective view of my device as adjusted when in use Fig 2 is a view of a side elevation of the same when closed together for transportation
A represents a rectangularbaseframer To its ends B is hinged a secondary adjustable frame C having hinged to its opposite ends D the adjusting supports E whose lower ends are beveled as shown and rest in the notches S formed on the upper sides of the side pieces of the baseframe A To this adjustable frame C is hinged the short adjustable frame F and to its opposite ends is hinged the secondary adjustable supports H which are likewise provided with beveled ends C which rest in notches formed on the top of the side pieces of the adjustable frame C
To the hinged head ends of the frame F is hinged a transverse headboard K and at the middle or central portion of the said frame F is rigidly secured a transverse headsupport or yokepiece L its upper surface being concave or hollowed out so as to fit the head and thereby secure the head of a corpse in the position desired "
To the insides of the side pieces of the adjustable frame F are pivoted the spring chinsupports J having spiral springs M connected thereto by one end their opposite ends being adapted to hook or engage with the vertical hooks or catches N in the outer ends of the yoke L or if desired to hold the
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The spring chin supports J are provided with suitable staples or other means of attachment to receive the ends of the curved or bent wire R having the chinrest T connected therewith rigidly The bent wire R and chinrest T may be removed from the supports J and inserted in holes in the top edge of the headboard K so as to be more compact for transportation as shown in Fig 2
nstead of the supports E and H the frames C and F may be adjusted by means of setscrews passing through each side piece C in a screwthreaded hole and bearing upon the top of the frame F beneath also setscrews may likewise pass through the sides of the frame F and have a bearing upon the baseframe A or wedges may be employed to elevate the said adjustable frames by being slid in upon the opposite sides of the top of the baseframe and beneath the frame F likewise upon the top of the frame F and beneath the frame C but prefer the devices described and shown as being better adapted for the purposes on account of simplicity and strength and less liable to get out of order
V is a wire hook to sustain an alarm or life bell
n use the device is contemplated to be put within a corpse preserver or freezer and may be constructed of various sizes as occasion may require
Having thus described my invention what claim is
The combination of the baseframe A having the notches S with the adjustable frame C having the supports E the adjustable frame F having the supports H yoke L headboard K chinsupports J R T and springs M all being constructed and arranged to operate substantially in the manner described as and for the purposes set forth
JOHN HENTZ
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