Improvements in Acetylene Gas Puriflers.
Year: 1899

page_text: Improvements in Acetylene Gas Puriflers.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK LEE GILES, Civil Engineer, of the Harbour Office,
Belfast, Ireland, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to improvements in appliances designed for purifying
ocetylene gas by passing or filtering same through a simple and inexpensive device
whereby the gas is thoroughly cleaned and purified without loss or waste during
the process.
According to this invention I employ an airtight box or chamber in which are
arranged a series of deflecting plates by which such chamber is divided into
several compartments and in each compartment is placed a quantity of cotton
wool. peat moss, or other fibre. The gas to be purified is fed in at one end of the
chamber and passes through a fine wire gauze net or guard and thence through
the several chambers passing from side to side or top to bottom of same as deflected
by the plates. At the end of the chamber the gas passes through a second wire
gauze net or guard and thence to the consumer or store.
Dated this 26th day of August 1899.
BRIERLEY & HOWARD,
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in Acetylene Gas Purifiers.
I, GEORGE FREDERICK LEE GILES, Civil Engineer, of the Harbour Office,
Belfast, Ireland, 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 improvements in appliances designed for purifying
ucetylene gas by passing or filtering same through a simple and inexpensive device
whereby the gas is thoroughly cleaned and purified without loss or waste during
the process.
Such being the nature and object of my said invention, the following is a
complete description of same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings,
in which:.
Fig. is a plan view of the improved purifier.
Fig 2 is a sectional side elevation of Fig. 1.
According to this invention I employ an airtight box or chamber 1 in which
are arranged a series of deflecting plates 2, 2 by which such chamber is divided

page_text: into several compartments 3, 3, and in each compartment 3, 3 is placed a
quantity of cotton wool, peat moss, or other fibre, or a combination of these, or
cotton wool may be placed in some of the compartments and other fibre in other
compartments. The gas to be purified is fed in through the inlet 4 at one end
of the chamber or box 1 and pasɛes through a fine wire gauze net or guard 5
and thence through the several compartments 3, 3 passing from side to side
or top to bottom of same as deflected by the plates 2, 2 and following the course
indicated by the arrows and dotted lines in Fig. 2 At the end of the chamber 1
the gas passes through a second wire gauze net or guard 6 and thence by way of
the outlet 7 to the consumer or store.
The chamber may be in the form of a box with one row of deflecting plates 2
fixed to the bottom and with the alternate plates 2 fixed to the lid or cover 8
which may be removable, but gas tight when closed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is—
(1) The improved acetylene gas purifier as and for the purpose herein described
and substantially as illustrated by the annexed drawings.
(2) A box or chamber having inlet and outlet ways at opposite ends, the
interior of the box or chamber being divided into compartments by means of
deflecting plates and each compartment filled with wool or other fibre as and for
the purpose herein described and substantially as illustrated by the annexed
drawings
GEORGE FREDERICK LEE GILES.
By his Agents,
Brierley & Howard.
Penny Bank Chambers, Halifax,