Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 14th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 17th May, 1887.
I ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
For the purpose of making paper pulp from moss-peat the latter is separated into
its separate parts in such a manner that especially the moss leaves are disconnected
from the stems without damaging the substance. The moss leaves are separated from
the rest of the parts so that they form a perfectly separate mass homogeneous in
all its parts.
This separation is effected by soaking and stirring the peat in water and by
employing a sieve wide enough to allow the moss leaves to pass but too fine for all
other particles or substances of greater dimensions.
The mass thus separated must not even afterwards be treated or the substance
damaged in a rag beating or other machine and it can because of its homogeneous
nature and being free from all foreign substances be used at once as paper pulp and
be bleached.
The further treatment and the bleaching of this pulp is the same as for any other
ready paper-pulp with or without the admixture of the latter.
As regards the remaining parts of the moss-peat they are separated into two parts
i.e. the reed grass contained therein and the stems and roots of the moss together
with other moor plants which may happen to be present.
The latter of these parts is used entirely for loose fabric especially roofing fabric
and is for this purpose conveniently reduced it may be if desired subjected to a retting
process but it is preferable not to subject it to boiling or corrodents.
The reed grass part may also be used for loose or preferably like the moss leaves
for solid fabric either by itself or mixed with moss leaves or other paper pulp. If
used for solid fabric it must however be previously treated like other vegetable fibre
for the same purpose. After such treatnient it may be bleached.
Dated this 14th day of Tule 1886

page_text: I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323, High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,
M.I.M.E., 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 :—
For the purpose of making paper pulp from moss peat, the latter is separated into
its component parts in such a manner that especially the moss leaves are disconnected
from the stems without damaging the substance. The moss leaves are separated from
the rest of the parts so that they form a perfectly separate mass homogeneous in all
its parts.
This separation is effected by soaking and gently stirring the peat in water and by
employing a sieve wide enough to allow the moss leaves to pass but too fine for all
other particles or substances of greater dimensions, which remain behind in the
stirring trough.
The mass thus separated must not even afterwards be treated or the substance
damaged in a ragbeating or other machine and it can because of its homogeneous
nature and being free from all foreign substances be used at once as paper pulp and
be bleached.
The further treatment and the bleaching of this moss peat pulp is the same as for
any other ready paper pulp and it may be used with or without the admixture of
other paper pulp.
As regards the remaining parts of the moss peat they are separated into two parts
i.e. the reed grass contained therein and the stems and roots of the moss together with
other moor plants which may happen to be present.
These remaining parts are used entirely for loose fabric, especially roofing fabric,
and are for this purpose conveniently reduced, it may be if desired subjected to a
retting process or to a rag engine but it is preferable not to subject them to boiling
or the action of corrosives.
The reed grass part may also be used for loose or preferably like the moss leaves
for solid fabric either by itself or mixed with moss leaves or other paper pulp. If
used for solid fabric it must however be previously treated like other vegetable fibro
for the same purpose in a rag engine or the like.
After such treatment it may be bleached.
The accompanying drawings represent a suitable trough provided with suitable
gear to operate the stirring lattice.
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of the apparatus.
Fig. 2 is a cross section of the same.
Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

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Fig. 5 a front elevation of the same.
A trough A is separated into an upper and lower compartment by a horizontal
sieve B.
The moss peat to be treated is placed into the upper compartment in which the
stirring lattice C moves slowly to and fro, while both compartments are filled with
water from the supply D. The stirring lattice is provided with rollers F running
between guide rails E situated on the top of the two long sides of the trough A, and
it is moved slowly to and fro by means of a connecting rod G and crank H receiving
its motion by a suitable gear from a suitable motive power.
The detached moss leaves pass through the sieve B into the lower compartment of
the trough the bottom of which is gently sloping and from which the moss leaves are
easily removed through the slot L closed or opened by hand by means of the clack
valve K. To prevent the moss leaves from adhering to the bottom of the trough a
water pipe M with longitudinal slot is placed across the bottom of the trough at the
highest end thereof, so as to distribute a jet of water over the whole surface of the
bottom when the trough is to be emptied.
The tailings or matter remaining behind on the sieve B is removed with shovels or
in any other suitable manner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention,
as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what manner the same is
to be performed, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The manufacture of paper pulp from moss peat by so soaking and stirring the
moss peat (without the employment of any machine which would damage the
substance) as to divide and separate into its component parts and then separating
the detached moss leaves from the stalks and other matters by means of a sieve
or equivalent of a calibre too small to pass anything but the said moss leaves
substantially as specified.
2. The method of manufacturing paper pulp from moss peat in which the residue
from the hereindescribed sieving process is submitted to the action of a rag-engine
and then used either by itself or mixed with the moss leaves or other paper stock
substantially as specified.
3. As a new article of manufacture paper cardboard or the like made from moss
peat pulp produced in the manner specified.
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