An Improved Means for Straining Gas Tar to be Used as Fuel in Gas and other Works.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1886
Complete Left, 6th Sept., 1887
Complete Accepted, 8th Dec., 1887
RESERV
An Improved Means for Straining Gas Tar to be Used as Fuel
in Gas and other Works.
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ALFRED THOMAS Gas Engineer & Manager, Gas Works West Cowes, Isle of
Wight, in the County of Southampton do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
:-
I make a metal dish similar in form and size to an ordinary Tea Sussar, in the
bottom of this dish I make a hole (screwed) to fit upon Barrel pipe (say "). I cover
the top of the dish with a wire gauze or perforated plate. I use this Strainer inside
the supply Tar tank in the following manner.
I screw the pipe that is to supply the furnaces with Tar well into & through the
side of the tank, upon the inner end I fix a swivel or portable pipe. To the swivel
I fix a piece of pipe with the Strainer screwed upon the other end. By this means
1 can raise the Strainer out of the tar for cleaning without truble or taking any
fittings to pieces.
Dated this Sixth day of December 1886
ALFRED THOMAS.

page_text: An Improved Means for Straining Gas Tar to be Used as Fuel
in Gas and other Works.
ALFRED THOMAS Gas Engineer, Gas Works, West Cowes, Isle of Wight, in the
County of Southampton, 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:-
I make a metal dish similar in form to an ordinary tea Sussar, in the bottom of
this dish I make a hole in which I fix a socket or elbow screwed to barrel pipe
(say "). The top or open end of this dish I cover with wire gauze or perforated
metal plate.
I use the Strainer inside the supply tank in the following manner.
I screw the pipe that is to carry the tar to the furnace, into & through the tank.
Upon the inner end of this pipe I fix a swivel. To this swivel I fix a piece of pipe
with the Strainer screwed upon the other end.-By this means I am enabled to draw
up the Strainer to the manhole of the tank for cleaning at any time without first
having to empty the tank or take down any of the fittings.
I also make the Strainer in another form, by using two of these dishes, placeing the
wire gauze between them, so that it may be used in any convenient part of the tar
supply pipe when required.
I further describe my invention as shown upon the Plans by refering to the letters
thereon.
No. 1. is strainer to be used in the tar supply tank.
A. is the Saucer shaped metal dish.
B. is Wire Gauze.
C. is " elbow.
No. 2. is Strainer to be used in the Supply pipe.
A. shows the gauze as placed between the flanges.
B. is plan of Strainer to be worked from.
C. is the Strainer finished.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said invention,
& in what way the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is.
Firstly—that I have produced a simple, portable, & useful form of strainer, that
can be applied to any, & every form of tank.
Secondly--that it is effectual in its action & inexpensive.
Thirdly that it requires no skilled labour either in its erection or use.
Dated this Second day of December 1887