IMPROVEMENTS IN VAPORIZERS FOR PERFUME, MEDICINE, DISINFECTANTS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES SUITABLE ALSO FOR INHALING PURPOSES
Year: 1885

page_text: fectants, and other Substances, suitable also for Inhaling
Purposes.
I TOM BROWN of 53 New Oxford Street in the County of Middlesex, Consulting
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
VAPORIZERS FOR PERFUME, MEDICINE, DISINFECTANTS AND OTHER SUBSTANCES
SUITABLE ALSO FOR INHALING PURPOSES 33
(partly a communication to me from
abroad by Edward H. Gouge of Union Square Hotel, New York City, U.S.A.,
Hotel Manager, and partly my own invention) to be as follows:―
According to this invention I provide a receptacle for water, and into the upper
part of same place a small receptacle for the substance to be treated, such as a
perfume, medicine or disinfectant, which latter receptacle is provided with a pipe
fixed through the bottom and thus communicating with the space above the water
in the water receptacle. This latter is by preference made with a concave bottom
and even with a concavity reaching up above the water level, thus serving to
superheat the steam. The heat from a spirit lamp or other source of heat being
applied the water will be evaporated and the steam rising against and round the
perfume vessel will heat and evaporate the contents of same and passing through
the pipe through it the steain will commingle with the perfume vapours. The
apparatus is closed at top by preference by a screwed cap into which again is
screwed a small lid provided with a pipe having lateral outlets and formed pointed
at its closed top where it serves as a pivot for a wheel mounted thereon so as to
turn freely. This wheel has hollow taper or parallel spokes which communicate
with the lateral openings in the pivot. The spokes have curved ends which may
either terminate in the open air or as I prefer it enter a hollow rim or dish
provided around the wheel and having apertures where the hollow spokes
terminate so that the combined vapours thence enter the room. Any liquid of
condensation will accumulate in the hollow rim or dish thus preventing any
distribution of the liquid of condensation into the room. A dish may be fixed to

page_text: or placed under the revolving wheel to receive the water of condensation and may
have one or more openings and conductors to convey away the water. The hollow
rim or dish may be provided with a small plug for drawing off the liquid of
condensation. To use the apparatus for inhaling, the wheel and pivot are removed,
and a bent pipe screwed into the top of the apparatus instead. To enable the
apparatus to be heated from a range or from a stove with removable top lid, such
for instance as the so called Belmer's Patent Stove, I form the water receptacle
with a flange which on removal of a range lid or a stove top lid drops into the
recess for same.
When the apparatus is to be heated by a lamp I provide a lamp stand and
provide the outside of the water receptacle with a flange or projections for resting
it on or in the lamp stand.
This apparatus is suitable for perfuming, disinfecting, deodorizing or fumigating
hospitals, theatres, public halls, private rooms and other localities.

page_text: Improvements in Vaporizers for Perfume, Medicine, Disin-
fectants, and other Substances, suitable also for Inhaling
Purposes.
I, TOM BROWN of 53 New Oxford Street in the County of Middlesex Consulting
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention, the result partly of
my own invention and partly of a communication to me from abroad by Edward
H. Gouge of Union Square Hotel New York City, U.S.A. Hotel Manager, and in
what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings is a vertical section through an
apparatus constructed according to this invention and Figure 2 a plan view. In
this form the apparatus is intended to be heated from a range or from a stove
with removable top lid and is shown specially adapted for and combined with a
so-called Belmers Patent Stove.
According to this invention I provide a receptacle A for water and into the
upper part of saine I place a small receptacle B for the substance to be treated,
such as a medicine or disinfectant which latter receptacle is provided with a
pipe C fixed through the bottom and thus communicating with the space above
the water in the water receptacle A, I form the latter with a lid A having a
flange A which lid on removal of the stove top lid (or of a range lid if to be
applied to a range) drops into and thus closes the upper part of the stove D.
The bottom of the receptacle A may be made concave if desired.
The heat from the stove or other source of heat being applied the water in the
receptacle A will be evaporated and the steam rising against and round the
perfume vessel B will heat and evaporate the contents of same and passing
through the pipe C through it the steam will commingle with the perfume
vapours.
The apparatus is closed at top by preference by a screwed cap E which with
its lower flanged ring E' is screwed into the internally screwed flanged ring B',
this latter being fixed to the flanged lid A1 A2 while the receptacle B drops loosely
into the ring B. Into the screwed cap E is screwed a small lid F provided with
a pipe F having lateral outlets F2 and formed pointed at its closed top where it
serves as a pivot for a wheel G mounted thereon so as to turn freely. This wheel
has hollow taper or parallel spokes G¹ which communicate with the lateral
openings F in the pivot pipe F. The spokes G¹ have curved ends which may
either terminate in the open air or as I prefer it and as here shown enter the
hollow rim or dish provided around the wheel and having apertures G³ where
the outer ends of the hollow spokes G¹ terminate so that the combined vapours
thence enter the room. Any liquid of condensation will accumulate in the hollow
rim or dish of the wheel thus, any distribution of the liquid of condensation in the
room. A dish E' may be placed under the wheel and formed on the cap E as
shown (or on the lid A¹ or fixed to the underside of the wheel itself) to receive
the water of condensation which enters by the pipe G³ on the ring G of the wheel
and may be provided with a small plug for drawing off the liquid of condensation.
I is a screw plug for a filling hole.
Figure 3 is a vertical section and Figure 4 a plan of another form of the
apparatus in which the heat of a Himp D with stand D₁ is applied. The

page_text: receptacle A is here shown with a very concave bottom Ax (or it might be much
less concave or even flat) which reaches up above the water level thus serving
to superheat the steam. When the apparatus is dropped down so that the rim A¹
rests on the stand D¹ the burner enters the concave bottom A* of the water
receptacle A. The other parts of the apparatus are the same as already described.
Figure 5 is a side elevation of the apparatus when to be used for inhaling in
which case the wheel G and pivot lid F are removed and a bent pipe H screwed
into the top lid E of the apparatus instead. The same can be done in the case of
the form of apparatus shewn at Figures 3 and 4 to use it for inhaling.
This apparatus is suitable for perfuming, disinfecting, deodorizing or. fumigating
hospitals, theatres, public halls, private rooms and other localities.
It is to be understood that I may use other forms of revolving appliances with
hollow curved spokes than the wheel here shewn in combination with the hollow
pivot F and other parts of the apparatus I may thus for instance use a nave and
curved spokes without a hollow or dish shaped rim, although I believe the wheel
shown is the best because of the more perfect action and because the condensed
water is not thrown out with the vapour.
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
First. The wheel G with a hollow rim having openings G2 (or with a dish-
shaped rim) and with hollow spokes G¹ into which the steam is project from the
centre or nave and issues into the open the nave of the said wheel being freely
mounted on a hollow pivot F having corresponding openings communicating with
a steam reservoir and with a receptacle for the matter to be evaporated and
dispersed by the wheel substantially as set forth.
Second. In a vaporizer a receptacle or kettle A adapted to evaporate water in
combination with a receptacle B for containing the matter to be vaporized by the
stean heat and having a pipe C through its bottom for communicating with the
steam space of the kettle and a lid with inhaling pipe (or with hollow pivot F
having openings communicating with a nave freely mounted thereon and provided
with hollow curved spokes with or without rim) for the combined vapour to issue
from and set the nave revolving substantially as set forth.
Third. In a vaporizer and in combination with a suitable water receptacle
adapted to evaporate water the receptacle B for containing the matter to be
vaporized by the steam beat and having a pipe C in combination with the lid E E²
and pivot lid F F' for receiving a revolving wheel or a nave with hollow curved
spokes substantially as set forth.
Fourth. In a vaporizer the receptacle or kettle A adapted to evaporate water
and having a flange so as to form the lid for a Belmer or other suitable stove in
combination with a receptacle B for containing the matter to be vaporized by the
steam heat and having a pipe C and terminating at top in an inhaling pipe (or
in a pivot communicating with a nave freely mounted thereon and provided with
hollow spokes with or without rim) for the combined vapour to issue from and
set the nave revolving substantially as set forth.
Fifth. In combination with a wheel acting as and for the purpose described
a pipe or duct for conveying away the water of condensation, in combination with
a suitable dish or receiver substantially as set forth.
Dated this 5th day of March 1886.
JENSEN & SON,
For the Applicant.