Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 15th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 16th Aug., 1887.
We WILLIAM FERGUSON, and WILLIAM HOOD, both of Swan Street, Brochin,
Forfarshire, Ironmongers, do hereby declare the nature of our invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention comprises a new or improved portable strainer or search for paint
and other liquids which is simple in construction, and while not liable to clog, permits
of the bottom being easily removed for the insertion of a finer or coarse wire or sievo,
and for cleaning.
According to one arrangement of our improvements, we make a bowl shaped vessel
with an open bottom, and jointing flange rim, soldered or otherwise secured to it
within the basement rim, which is deep enough from the base to allow room for the
fittings of the removable sieve. The removable sieve consists of a thin flange or rim
with the wire sieves soldered to it filling up the whole interior of the rim and opening
through the bottom of basin, the rim being about the same size as the joint rim on
bottom of basin, and is inserted between this and a lower jointing rim which is hinged
to one side of the joint rim, or it might be to one side of the basement rim, so as to
fold up on and secure the rim with the sieve liquid tight between it and the joint rim
forming the base of the bottom of the basin. While at the opposite side to the hinge,
this lower jointing rim has a projection formed on it which would pass up through a
recess made for it in the basement rim, and a pin being passed through this projection
outside the basement rim, secures the sieve in the bottom of basin all liquid tight up
against the joint flange; and this pin would be attached to a light chain or other
equivalent outside of basin, to prevent its getting lost, and always ready for securing
the sieve in bottom of basin as described. In some cases and for some purposes, a
thin band of india-rubber might be inserted in or on the joint flange between it and
the sieve flange to insure perfect tightness, as for culinary or chemical purposes.
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page_text: Improvements in and Connected with Liquid Strainers.
We, WILLIAM FERGUSON, and WILLIAM HOOD, both of Swan Street, Brechin,
Forfarshire, Ironmongers, do hereby declare the nature of our invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement in writing, reference being had to the accompanying
Sheet of Drawings, and to the letters and figures marked thereon, that is to say :-
Our invention comprises a new or improved portable strainer or "search" for paint
and other liquids which is simple in construction, and while not liable to clog, permits
of the bottom being easily removed for the insertion of a finer or coarser wire strainer
or sieve, and for cleaning.
And in order that our said invention and the manner of performing or carrying the
same into effect or practice may be properly understood, we have hereunto appended
an explanatory sheet of Drawings, in which the same reference letters are used to
indicate corresponding parts in all the figures where shown. Figure 1 is a perspective
elevation aud Figure 2 a corresponding section, while Figure 3 is an inverted plan,
of a bowl shaped liquid strainer or "search" A, A1, A2, as constructed in accordance
with our improvements. Figure 4 represents a sectional elevation and a plan respec-
tively of one of the removable brass wire bottoms or sieves a, a¹. And Figure 5
represents corresponding views of the bottom jointing flange rim A³ which is secured
to the search within the basement rim A¹.
Referring to these Drawings:-According to the arrangement therein shown of
our improvements, we make a bowl shaped vessel A with an open rim bottom A¹, and
jointing flange rim A² cast, soldered or otherwise secured to it within the basement
rim A, which is preferably conical or widest below and deep enough from the base to
allow room for the fittings of the removable sieve a, a¹ and its securing ring A³. The
removable sieve a, a', consists of a thin flange or rim a' with the wire sieve a soldered
to it, filling up the whole interior of the rim A2 and opening through the bottom of
basin A, the rim a' being about the same size as the joint rim A2 on bottom of basin A,
and is inserted between this and a lower jointing rim on the upper edge of the securing
ring A3, which is hinged at bby pins and holes in the ring As, or otherwise to one
side of the joint rim A2, or the basement rim A¹, so as to fold up on and secure the
rim A³ with the sieve a, a¹ liquid tight between it and the joint rim A², all forming
the base of the bottom of the basin A. While at the opposite side to the hinge joint
or pins b, this lower jointing rim A³ has a projecting snug b¹ formed on it which would
pass up through a recess made for it in the basement rim A¹, and a pin b² being passed
through this projection or snug b¹ outside the basement rim A¹ secures the sieve a,
in the bottom of basin A, all liquid tight up against the joint flange A²; and this
pin 62 would be attached by a light chain 63 or other equivalent to the outside of the
basin A, to prevent it getting lost and be always ready for securing the ring A³ and
sieve a in bottom of basin A as described. In some cases and for some purposes,
a¹

page_text: although not shown in the Drawings, a thin band of india-rubber might be inserted in
or on the joint flange A² between it and the sieve flange a¹ to insure perfect tightness,
as for culinary or chemical purposes. The sieve a, a', might be made with any desired
size of meshes, or of hair-cloth or perforated metal, and either with or without a
fibrous cloth or bibulous or filter paper on the top, as for filtering chemical substances;
and any of these strainers may be inserted as desired.
Although a bowl shaped vessel or strainer has only been shown and described, it
is to be understood that they can be formed of square rectangular or other shape to
suit the purpose for which they are to be used; and they might have handles attached
to them for culinary and such like purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention,
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we claim is :-
First. A liquid strainer comprising an outer vessel with open bottom having a
jointing flange rim A² with portable or removable sieves a, a¹, inserted between the
joint rim A² and a lower hinged jointing rim A³, all substantially as herein described,
in reference to and shown in the accompanying Drawings.
Second. In liquid strainers, the construction and use of portable sieves a, a¹ secured
by a jointed ring A³ or other equivalent, all substantially as herein described in
reference to and shown in the accompanying Drawings.