IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING MOISTURE FROM YEAST AND HOPS
Year: 1879

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Siddeley, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Copper Smith, and Allen Michael Dearn, of Retford, in the County of Notting-
ham, Brewers' Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS
FOR EXTRACTING MOISTURE FROM YEAST AND HOPS."
Sealed the 27th January 1880, and dated the 31st July 1879.
"
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Siddeley and Allen
Michael Dearn at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 31st July
1879.
JOHN SIDDELEY, of Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster, Copper Smith, and
ALLEN MICHAEL DEARN, of Retford, in the County of Nottingham, Brewers' Engineer.
IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR EXTRACTING MOISTURE FROM YEAST AND
Hops."
The object of our Invention is to provide cheap, durable, easily maintained, and
efficient apparatus for extracting, by centrifugal action, moisture or liquid from yeast
and hops, the hops having previously been used in the production of ale, beer, or
like beverage.
For this purpose we arrange and combine the parts of the apparatus in novel
manner.
First. We mount the containing drum, cone, or vessel made of perforated metal,
wire work, or other open material on a horizontal, or nearly horizontal shaft, resting
in bearings at or near both ends, and give motion thereto by a pulley and belt or.
other mechanism; and as means for allowing the yeast or hops to be readily placed
in or removed from the drum we fit one half or thereby of each end with a door or
cover, the said door or cover at the opposite ends being fitted to the opposite halves.
Second. To unimpede ingress and egress to the containing drum, cone, or vessel
arranged and operated as above described we form the frames supporting the bearings

page_text: for the drum carrying shaft of an arched or open form, so that the yeast or hops is
passed through underneath them into the said containing vessel:
Third. Where the material to be dried has no tendency to fly out of the containing
drum, cone, or vessel operated as above when at work, and where the charge may
be small relatively to length and size, we construct such containing drum, cone, or
vessel with both ends open, or with one of the ends open and the other closed.
Fourth. To prevent the moisture extracted by the said rotating drum, cone, or
vessel from the yeast or hops from being projected into the apartment we enclose
such drum, cone, or vessel in a case, and form the bottom or floor with an inclined
conductor or pipe to convey away the extracted moisture to the desired place..

page_text: specially designed for yeast. b horizontal carrying shaft, c bearings, & driving
pulley, e openings at one end through which the material to be dried is passed into
and removed from the drum; the other end of the drum is closed. Second part.
e arched bearings. Fourth part. f case, g bed plate or floor, h inclined 'channel.
It will be obvious that the openings in the ends of the druins may be varied in
position and size, that the length and diameter of the drums may be varied, and
that such drums may be made conical or of other form without departing from our
. Invention.
Having now described the nature of the said Invention, and particularized the
same in such manner that others will be enabled to carry our improvements into
effect, we claim,—
First part. Constructing and mounting moisture extracting apparatus substan-
.tially as set forth.
Second part. Constructing frames for horizontal hydro extractors substantially in
the manner and for the purposes set forth.
Third part. Constructing horizontal hydro extractors under the first and second
parts with openings at the ends, substantially as described, for the purposes set
forth.
Fourth part. In combination with hydro extractors an enclosing casing and
inclined bed plate, bottom, or floor for the purposes set forth.
.In witness whereof, I, the said John Siddeley, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Twenty ninth day of January, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty.