Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 5th May, 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 4th Aug.. 1888
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To enable fluids to be decanted or poured off from substances contained in Bottles or
similar vessels, stoppered or otherwise, without at the same time carrying over the solid
material from which they are sought to be separated.
This is carried out as follows:-
A disc or plate, of glass or other suitable material, of about one eighth of an inch in
thickness, and containing perforations is attached to the interior of the Bottle or vessel,
at or near the base of the neck while at a convenient part in the shoulder is another
opening or neck through which fluid or solid substances may be passed.
In cases
where it is necessary that the strainer be made withdrawable, this is to be effected by
changing the shape of the disc or plate into that of a 'well having perforations on its
sides and base, and fitting it into the neck by grinding, the stopper if needed being
placed within the upper portion of the aforesaid 'well.' In this latter case one opening
or neck only is required as it will be easy to withdraw the perforated well when
desiring to replenish the fluid or introduce or withdraw any material.
Note the term 'well' here employed is to indicate a structure of somewhat similar
form to the Ink-wells used in school desks.
The invention being for Medical, Chymical, Druggists, Industrial, and general
purposes.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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Improvements in Bottles or other Vessels for Decanting Liquids.
I HENRY LAGEE Chymist 217 Bethnal Green Road 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:-
A disc or plate of wood, glass, metal earthenware, vulcanite or other suitable
material and containing perforations is attached to a part of the interior of the vessel
at or near the outlet or opening. At another convenient part of the vessel is another
opening (which, as the former, may be stoppered or otherwise as desired) for the
purpose of introducing or withdrawing the substances as may be required. Where it
is desired that the strainer be made withdrawable this is to be effected by changing the
shape of the plate or disc. (Thus it may be "well shape. conical convex or otherwise
as is found most suitable to the vessel used) and fitting it into the outlet or opening by
grinding, india rubber collars or washers or other process or means as best adapted to
the
particular case. Avent or air hole or space is to be added where necessary A
disc or plate of wood, glass, metal earthenware, vulcanite, or other suitable material
and of various shapes and containing perforations as Fig: "1. a. b. d. e. f. g, etc. is
attached to a part of the interior of the vessel at or near the outlet or
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former, may be stoppered or otherwise as desired for the purpose of introducing "or
withdrawing the substances a
as may be required. Where it is desired tha
that the strainer
be made withdrawable this is to be effected by changing the shape of the plate
late or disc.
Thus it may be well-shape, conical, convex, as Fig. 1. c. h, or otherwise as is found
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vessel used, and fitting it into the outlet or opening by grinding
Tas in Figs 2:35] india rubber collars washers or other process or 'means as best
adapted to the particular case.
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Aventrair hole is to be added where necessary.
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The designs as given are to illustrate some of the practical uses of my invention but
it is capable of being applied to a multiplicity of other
other vessels nöt here illustrated with
modifications of detail for adaptation to the particular vessel.
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By my invention the processes of Infusion or Masceration can be carried on neatly
uniformly and expeditiously in a druggists stock bottle, or other, as desired, instead of
in a separate vessel has hitherto thus obviating the use of two vessels. Then, the method
of making camphor mixture as now carried on is by the inconvenient plan of enclosing
the camphor in a muslin bag, attaching this by a cord to a glass rod and dropping
them in the bottle so that the camphor may be retained in the bottle when the fluid is
decanted. By my invention the strainer will allow the fluid to pass while the substance
is retained within the vessel.

page_text: The same will apply to Infusions such as of Calumba, Senna, Gentian etc. etc.
also Tinctures such as of Saffron Serpentaria, Herbane leaves and very many
others.
These are some of the uses to which my invention may be applied.
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:
1. The arrangement and application of a strainer for medical purposes and also for
industrial and domestic uses in a portable economical cleanly and convenient
manner.
2. A strainer capable of being attached to or applied to any ordinary bottle or