Improvements in the Packing of Liquid Laundry Blue, Liquid Dyes, Liquid Starch, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1896
Eal tit
4007
Improvements in the Packing of Liquid Laundry Blue, Liquid Dyes,
Liquid Starch, and the like.
f, THOMAS ARTHUR MYERS of No. One Serpentine Road, Egremont in the
County of Chester, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
My invention relates gênerally to all liquids used for Laundry, Household and
Industrial purposes, and particularily to the treatment of Laundry Blue, Liquid
Dyes; Liquid Starch and the like, which heretofore usually were packed in bottles,
tiis jars and the like.
The principle of my invention is to utilise globules or capsules formed of, glue,
gelatine, or any other material, of various sizes and shapes, for the purpose of
enclosing given quantities of the materials herebefore mentioned, in a liquid form,
and by such means rendering them adaptable for easy and economical use for
Laundry; Household; and Industrial purposes.
Dated this 22nd day of October 1896:
Improvements in the Packing of Liquid Laundry Blue, Liquid Dyes,
Liquid Starch; and the like:
I, THOMAS ARTHUR, MYERS, of 1,Serpentine Road, Egremont, in the County of
Chester, Gentleman, 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 has reference to the Packing of household and industrial pro-
ducts in liquid form, such as Liquid Laundry Blue, Liquid Dyes, Liquid Starch,
Liquid Soap, preserved liquid fruit extracts, and other analogous household or
industrial products or manufactures, usually packed in bottles; jars, tins, and the
like.
According to this Invention, the substances or matters in the liquid form,
referred to, are packed and contained within a hermetically sealed capsule or casing
of, glue, gum, gum and sugar, starch or starch compounds, Silicates or other
Alkalies, or other suitable substances producing the same or an equivalent nature
of casing or capsule, that is, a capsule or casing which is rigid, and also soluble
in hot water or the usual liquids in connection with which they would be used,

page_text: from the outside; while as regards the inside, the liquid contents are compounded
with other substances which are known to render them inactive as regards dis-
solving properties upon the substances of which the capsules or cases are made.
As an instance of this, in the case of liquid blue, the blue would be dissolved in
alcohol, and, consequently, the alcoholic solution would not dissolve the case or
capsule, which, in this case, would be of a glue or a gluey nature, as described
hereafter. This, of course, is a well known fact; and in other cases, in like
manner, known matters would be compounded with the goods, so as to render
them inactive, as regards dissolving properties, upon the capsules or cases.
As regards the substances of which the capsules or casings are made, these, of
course, will depend mainly upon the particular matter or substance to be packed,
and the conditions and manner of use of the matter or substance. For instance,
capsules or casings for Liquid Laundry Blue could suitably be made of a gluey
or gummy nature, as above stated. Liquid Starch would be packed in capsules or
easings formed of Starch or Starch Compounds. Liquid Soap could be packed in
a casing of a Soapy nature, or a Silicate of Soda or other Alkali. And, for the
packing of Fruit Juices, Sugar or a mixture of sugar and gum, would be used.
The size of the capsules or casings of any special matter or substance will vary,
they being made larger or smaller according to the requirements of the user,
etcetera. For instance, in the case of liquid Laundry Blue, they could be made up
in different sizes to suit the weekly requirements of a small or large family
respectively; and in the case, say, of Liquid Soap, the capsules or casings would be
made in sizes suitable to the requirements of users employing different quantities
of soap for different purposes; and the same may be said as regards Starch, Dyes,
and other analogous articles. Then, in the case of Fruit Liquors and other liquid
preserves, the capsules or casings will take the place of bottles, tins, jars, or the
like, in any suitable size.
As regards the manners of use, say of Laundry Blue, Starch, or Soap, a package,
comprising a capsule or casing and the liquid matter contained within, will be
simply put into a vessel containing the water in which the things to be treated,
or to be acted upon, are placed; with the result, that the capsule or casing is
dissolved by the water or liquor from the outside, and the contents being a fluid,
become, practically, at once intermixed with the liquor.
With regard to the thickness of these rigid capsules or cases, they will of course
vary very considerably, but, in all cases, they will be sufficiently thick to enable
them to be carried and fairly handled, without undue liability of breaking or
becoming damaged.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
The herein described improvement in packing Liquid Laundry Blue, Liquid
Dyes, Liquid Starch, Liquid Soap, Preserved Fruit Liquors, Liquid Fruit or Fruit
extracts, and other analogous household or industrial products or manufactures,
consisting of a package comprising a hermetically closed rigid capsule or casing of
a soluble substance or compound, such as specified or referred to, and containing
the liquid substance or matter, the contents being provided with or containing
matters which impart to them non dissolving properties, whereby the capsule or
casing is not dissolved from the interior.
Dated this 3rd day of July. 1897.
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
15 Water Street, Liverpool Applicant's Patent Agents.