Improvements in Apparatus for Utilizing Waste Liquids in Laundries.
Year: 1886

page_text: *Improvements in Apparatus for Utilizing Waste Liquids
in Laundries.
I, JOHN MOTTRAM SMALES of Saint Pancras Schools, Leavesden, Watford, in the
County of Herts, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR UTILIZING WASTE LIQUIDS IN LAUNDRIES, to
be as follows:-
My invention is designed to promote great economy in laundries by providing
suitable and convenient apparatus for recovering the soap, soda and other com-
pounds wherewith the water is charged and also by utilizing the waste heat of the
water, so that these ingredients may be used over and over again until their full
power is made use of and their valuable constituents exhausted.
These results are obtained by employing the following process or some modi-
fication thereof. A galvanized iron cistern or other receptacle of suitable size, is
placed in a convenient position, so that the contents of the wash tub, or tubs, can
be drained or pumped thereto after use, by means of pipes syphons; injectors or
ejectors, the flow being regulated by means of taps or valves
The outlets of the aforesaid pipes are fitted with canvas bags or other suitable
appliances for filtering purposes, or, any of the ordinary filtering processes may be
employed; such as charcoal, sand sponge and the like.
After passing into the receptacle' and being allowed to stand a short time the
waste water may be raised to another tank called the storage tank, which is placed
on a higher level, so that its contents will flow when required, through suitable
pipes channels syphons & valves or taps by its own gravity, to any tub or boiler
where it is needed. Or, when preferred, the receptacle may be moveable and may
be elevated by means or a hoist or lift of some suitable kind to the height required.
The storage cistern may be fitted with steampipes for the purpose of heating the
liquid, and the warmth passing from the exterior of the cistern may be utilized for
airing or drying clothes etc, by means of shelves arms or brackets placed around
the cistern, or, the said cistern may be placed in a closet specially arranged for
drying purposes.
This invention is applicable to any kind of washing machines, and may be
applied to several such machines, grouped together, or to each separately.
T
S. S. BROMHEAD,
Patent Agent,
97, Newgate Street, E.C.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Utilizing Waste Liquids
in Laundries.
I, JOHN MOTTRAM SMALES of St Pancras Schools, Leavesden in the county of
Herts, 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 is designed to promote great economy in laundries by providing
suitable and convenient apparatus for recovering the soap, soda, and other com-
pounds wherewith the water is charged, and also by utilizing the waste heat of the
water, so that these ingredients may be used over & over again until their full
power is made use of and their valuable constituents exhausted.
These results are obtained by employing the following process, or some modi-
cation thereof.
A galvanized iron cistern, or other receptacle, of suitable size, is placed in a
convenient position so that the contents of any washing apparatus can be drained
or raised thereto after use, by means of pipes, syphons, injectors, ejectors, water
raisers hoists or pumps, the flow disharging into the cistern direct, or arranged to
pass through a filtering process, before or after entering the said cistern, any of the
ordinary filtering processes may be employed such as charcoal, sand, sponge, canvas,
strainers, scumtaps and the like.
The contents of the storage cistern that are to be used again in any waslring
appliance, are drawn off for that purpose by means of suitable pipes and taps to
run by gravitation, but where the cistern is placed too low to admit of its running,
the liquid is raised in the manner above mentioned and discharged into the
washing or boiling apparatus as required.
The storage cistern may be fitted with steam pipes for the purpose of heating the
liquid, & the warmth passing from the exterior of the cistern, may be utilized for
airing or drying clothes, etc, by means of shelves arms or brackets placed around
the cistern or it may be placed in a closet specially arranged for drying purposes.
This invention is applicable to any kind of washing machine, or may be applied
to several such machines grouped together, or in large laundries a series of filtering
and storage cisterns can be arranged to receive washing or blueing liquids of
different consistency.
Where it is necessary to employ a catchpit to receive the liquid from any
washing appliance, the filtering or screening appliance may be fitted thereto and
the liquid raised direct into any washing appliance, or the storage cistern may be
fitted with divisions or partial divisions where needed, for the better working of
the apparatus.
I now proceed to describe the drawing and one of the various methods of
application.
The liquid in which articles have been washed or boiled is caused to rise in the
pipe A, by means of the steam water raiser B, and is delivered into a loose conical
shaped bag K, laid in the top of the cistern D.

page_text: In the bottom of the bag is a perforated metal plate N, with a layer of sponge
laid upon it, for the purpose of separating the dirt from the liquid.
The outline of the filtering bag is shown by the dotted lines G.
The filtered liquid after reaching the bottom of the cistern D. is distributed to
where needed by opening the tap, E.
The tap F is for the purpose of clearing out the cistern, or any deposit, C, is the
steam supply tap and pipe, for working the water raiser B, H shows a form of
scum tap or strainer, which may be added where necessary.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is
(1.) The method whereby the beat and valuable ingredients of the waste liquids
of laundries, can be utilized and exhausted by being separated and stored, or stored
and filtered, and used over and over again for various purposes, by means of a
suitable apparatus as herein described and set forth.