New or Improved Means for Removing Superfluous Molten Paraffin or like Substance from Articles which have been Dipped therein.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Applicati: n, 3rd Feb., 1896-Accepted, 11th Apr., 1896
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
New or Improved Means for Removing Superfluous Molten Paraffin
or like Substance from Articles which have been Dipped therein.
I, JOSEPH SAMUEL BEEMAN of Riversdale Road, Camberwell, in the Colony
of Victoria, Engineer, 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 :-
My invention has reference to a method of removing surplus molten paraffin,
wax or like substances that are more or less solid when cold and are rendered more
liquid when heated, and when I herein use the word "paraffin " I mean it to include
all the above-mentioned and similar substances.
My invention is applicable to articles that are dipped into molten substances but
has special applicability to paper holders or mouth-pieces for cigarettes. Under
the present system of manufacture these latter are dipped in molten paraffin and
then either shaken or subjected to a blast of air to free them from any surplus
paraffin.
My invention is an improvement on these methods and when I hereinafter use
the word "holder" I mean it to include all articles from which a surplusage of
paraffin is to be removed.
My invention enables the surplus molten paraffin or like substance to be easily,
economically and profitably removed and consists in the use of a heated medium
called "an absorber," said medium being of a fibrous nature having power of
absorption or attraction and power of giving up any liquid attracted to it or
absorbed by it, that is after the manner of a syphon or tube, the latter when it is
held vertically or nearly vertically under and against the drop of liquid to be
removed, such as blotting paper, linen, flannel, wool, cotton, wick, or analogous
fabric and in a lesser degree feathers or a bundle of metal rods or tubes, 80
arranged that upon the articles carrying the surplus molten paraffin touching the
heated medium the said surplus paraffin passes from the article to the heated
medium and is saved for future use.
In order that my invention may be the more easily understood reference may be
made to the accompanying drawings in which-
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation of one form of a suitable apparatus embodying
my invention.
Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1.
Figure 3 sectional elevation of another form of a suitable apparatus embodying
my invention whilst
Figure 4 is a plan of Figure 3.
In these drawings similar figures denote similar parts.
In Figs. 1 and 2 a receptacle or bath "A" (by preference a water jacketted bath)
for receiving paraffin is provided said receptacle being sometimes furnished with an
overflow "B." Resting upon the top of "A" and at a convenient height about
the level of "F" hereinafter described is an "absorber" holder "C" preferably
of metal and countersunk towards the centre in which is a hole "D" through
which the "absorber" (in this case a wick "E") passes said wick being sometimes
surrounded for part of its length by a special spring "I" said spring "I" being
for the purpose of insuring good contact with "H" when "H" is pressed
upon "E" "F" shews the paraffin either alone or floating on water.

page_text: For the purposes of illustration this form of apparatus is something like an oil
lamp the paraffin or water and paraffin being kept heated by the lamp "G." The
heated paraffin ascends the wick "E" and thus keeps the wick moist and at the
same time the heat keeps "C" and "I'" hot. Upon the holder "H," carrying
the surplus paraffin, touching the absorber (in this case a wick "E" constructed by
preference of cotton or. wool) the surplus passes over to "E" and thence downwards
and is collected iu "A" or until it joins "F" thence if convenient overflowing
by "B" into any convenient receptacle. Should however through the pressure
of "H" upon "E" any paraffin be caused to lodge upon "C" and "I" then upon
the holder "H" being lifted the paraffin runs down wick "E" into the basin.
It is obvious that if the bath "A" is heated without any liquid "F" being in
it that the above apparatus will still act as the air contained in "A" will
upon "A" being. heated communicate heat to "E" and "C." In this case it may
sometimes be necessary to moisten "E" with paraffin before starting to use the
apparatus.
Figures 3 and 4 shew an alternative form of apparatus illustrating my invention
in which the wick "E" is replaced by wool, cloth or other suitable material
resting upon a surface which may be corrugated or V shaped said surface forming
the top of a water bath "A and furnished with a continuation or continua-
tions "B, B" which act as overflows. The corrugated or V shaped top of the
bath "A" may have an inclination given to it towards "B" so as to allow the
paraffin to flow away to a receptacle and thus be saved for future use. The action
is similar to that previously described. "J" is a funnel for supplying water
to the jacket "A" and is left open to prevent any pressure of steam generating
in "A."
I do not limit myself to any arbitrary way of heating the wick "E" or its
equivalent (the wool in Figure 3) as I can use steam or hot air. All that is
necessary is that "E" "C" and "F," and the connections between them, should
be kept at such a temperature that the paraffin will remain molten.
It is obvious that apparatus used in my invention may be varied without
departing from the nature of my invention as for instance the "absorber" might
consist of a brush of fibre or hair which might alternately be raised and depressed
into and out of warm water or paraffin, the action being to transfer the paraffin
from the absorber after its having been received by the brush to the surface of the
water or paraffin in the bath.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is -
In combination a heated receptacle or bath as "A," a heated absorber as "E"
and heated connections between "A" and "E."
Dated this 3rd day of February 1896.
MARKS & CLERK,
18, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.