from Batteries used for Electrical Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 29th Jan., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 1st Mar., 1887.
RESERV
from Batteries used for Electrical Purposes.
Mark Batley Hollies Lodge Clarence road Wood Green London N. Electrician,
and Joux WARNER 21 Osborn Street Whitechapel London E. Ironfounder, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an improved method of proventing the escape of noxious
fumes from batteries used for electrical purposes, and has especial reference to that
class of batteries in which a porous, or internal pot is employed to contain the materials
used as excitants, or part of thom. In common practice this porous pot, or cell, is left
uncovered and the fumes arising therefrom escape.
Our Invention consists in sealing up the internal pot, with pitch, paraffin, or other
suitable substance, a small hole being formed in the pitch or paraffin for the insertion of
a thin glass tube, or this tube may be inserted in an india rubber or wooden plug which
is embedded in the pitch as described. The tube being fused into a glass cylinder
which may be of any convenient size is cut off a little below the top of same. A glass
tube rounded and sealed at one end is loosely fitted into this cylinder in an inverted
position, and water or other fluid poured in so as to form an effectual Inting.
The action is as follows-
Any gases resulting from the exciting, oxidizing or depolarizing materials contained
in the porous, or internal pot, pass up the small tube fastened into the same, and are
collected in the inverted bell shaped tube, which acts as an ordinary gasometer. The
escape of any noxious fumes being prevented by the water or other fluid luting
described. I sometimes employ a porous bottle, the neck of which may be glazed, or
not. An india rubber cork having two holes is inserted in the neck, the connecting
wire being led through one hole, and the gas collecting apparatus described, inserted
in the other.

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MARK BAILEY Hollies Lodge Clarence road Wood Green London N. Electrician,
and JOHN WARNER 21 Osborne Street Whitechapel London E. Ironfounder, 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:
This Invention relates to an improved method of preventing the escape of noxious
fumes, from batteries used for electrical purposes; and has especial reference, to that
class of batteries in which a porons, or internal pot, is employed, to contain the
materials used as excitants, or part of them.
In common practise this porous pot, or cell, is left uncovered, and the fumes arising
therefrom escape.
Our invention consists in sealing up the internal pot, with pitch, paraffin or other
suitable substance, a small hole being formed in the pitch or paraffin for the insertion
of a thin glass tube, or this tube may be inserted in an india rubber, or wooden plug
which is embedded in the pitch as described.
The tube being fused into a glass cylinder, which may be of any convenient size, is
cut off a little below the top of same.
A glass tube rounded, and sealed at one end is loosely fitted into this cylinder in an
inverted position, and water or other fluid poured in, so as to form an effectual luting.
In order to enable our invention to be better understood, reference is made to the
accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a porous pot fitted with our invention.
Fig. 2, shews a modification in which the gas collecting apparatus is constructed
with indiarubber, or wooden plugs, or corks.
Fig. 3, shews in section our improved form of porous pot; fitted with gas collector,
and shewing special method of connecting.
Fig. 4, shews an elevation of the improved porous pot, shewn in Fig. 3.
The method by which we prevent the escape of noxious fumes by means of our
improvement, is as follows:-
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A, Fig. 1, 2, 3, is the porous pot which may be filled with any of the exciting or
depolarizing materials in common use, into the said material B, is inserted an element
C, and in the class of porous pot shown in Figs. 1 and 2 we cover the material and
secure the element in position by means of pitch, paraffin-wax or other suitable
substance D, in the well known manner; a small holo e, is left in the covering
material D, and in this is inserted the tube, as in Fig. 1, or this tubo may be
inserted in an Indiarubber, or wooden cork or plug. g. Fig. 2, this small tube f, is
either fused into the glass cylinder 4, as see Fig. 1, 3, and 4, or it may be fastened
into a piece of tube of suitable size by means of an indiarubber bung or wood plug as

page_text: shewn at Fig. 2, in both instances the tube, is made sufficiently long to nearly
reach to the top of cylinder h, an inverted tube K, is now placed in the cylinder which
is filled with water, and receives any escaping gases, or fumes; thereby effectually
preventing their escape, and acting as an ordinary gasometer.
Fig. 3, and 4, shew in section and elevation, an improved form of porous pot, or
bottle which we find to be very effective when used in conjunction with the improve-
ment immediately before described. In this case the upper part of the bottle from
line ab, is glazed; the lower part being porous.
Into the mouth 1, a rubber, wood, or other cork m, is fitted, having two holes ;
into one of theso holes is inserted the tube, forming part of the apparatus as
described, under Fig. 1, 2 and 3, the other hole being used to connect up the cell by
means of the covered wire ».
Tho glazing of the upper part of the porous bottle effectually prevents the
"creeping" action met with in porous pots of the ordinary form, while its bottle shape
conduces to the more perfect action of the gasometer and prevention of the escape of
acid, or other noxious fumes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declaro 'that what we believe
to be novel and therefore desire to claim is :-
1st. The improved gas collecting apparatus having water, or other suitable fluid
luting, inserted in, and combined with a porous pot, or bottle, containing an element,
and depolarizing, or exciting material, for the purpose of receiving and preventing the
escape of any noxious fumes arising from said porous pot, or bottle. Substantially as
described, and in the way and manner set forth.
2nd. Tho combination of the tube, outer tube or cylinder h, and inverted tubo K,
the tube, being fused into, or forming part of the outer cylinder. Substantially as
described, and for the purposes set forth.
3rd. The combination of the tube f, cylinder 4, and inverted tube K. the tube f
being fastened into the porous pot A, and cylinder h, by means of an indiarubber-
cork, wood, or other suitable plugs, or corks and i, the apparatus now described
being employed for the purpose of proventing the escape of noxious fumes from said
porous pots, or bottles when employed for electrical purposes.
4th. The combination described under Fig. 3, and 4, consisting of bottle necked porous
jar glazed as shewn, fitted with indiarubber, wood, or other suitable stopper or cork m,
having two holes, into one of which the gas collecting apparatus particularly described
under claim 2, is inserted, the conducting wire being led out through the other; the
whole forming complete apparatus for preventing the escape of noxious fumes.
5th. The bottle neck porous pot, or hottle A, glazed as described, but fitted with the
gas collecting apparatus constructed with indiarubber, wood, or other suitable corks
or plugs, for the purpose of preventing the escape of noxious fumes. Substantially as
set forth.
FRANCIS M. ROGER,
Applicants' Agent.