AN APPARAtus FOR WASHING WOOL, MANUFACTURED OR NOT, AND ALL OTHER MATTERS
Year: 1859

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Jozé Luis, of the British & Foreign Office for
Patents, No. 1, Welbeck Street, Cavendish Sqre., London, in the County
of Middlesex, (Patent Agent,) for the Invention of "AN APPARAtus
FOR WASHING WOOL, MANUFACTURED OR NOT, AND ALL OTHER MATTERS."— A
communication from abroad by Eugène Pasquier, No. 10, Rue Mogador,
Paris, in the Empire of France.
Sealed the 23rd December 1859, and dated the 6th July 1859.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Jozé Luis at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition, on the 6th July
1859.
I, JOZE LUIS, of the British & Foreign Office for Patents, No. 1",
Welbeck Street, Cavendish Sqre., London, in the County of Middlesex,
(Patent Agent,) do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for "AN
APPARATUS FOR WASHING WOOL, MANUFACTURED OR NOT, AND ALL OTHER MATTERS,"
(& that it has been communicated to me from abroad by Eugène Pasquier,
No. 10, Rue Mogador, Paris, in the Empire of France,) to be as follows:-
This apparatus, which is principally adapted for wool washing, can be worked
in any part where water can be procured, whether drawn from wells, springs,
or reservoirs.
It is of extremely simple construction; the shape is circular, varying

page_text: according to the nature of the objects on which it is required to operate, and
is composed of a cylindrical receiver A, conical sinks B in the centre of the
bottom, and another C fixed outside to the upper part of the cylinder. It is
fixed on an axis or vertical shaft J by means of the piece S, which is furnished
with a strong socket. This shaft rests on a support I, placed so as to maintain
it at a proper height, so as to have always the necessary quantity of water for
the operation. K is a support for the shaft. At the centre of the bottom
one or more small cones B, furnished with spokes or formed of tubes united
placed above, oblige the water to ascend, throwing it in every direction so as
to agitate it violently.
The upper part of the cylinder A above its junction with the cone C has a
number of small holes or is made of metallic gauze, permitting the water,
charged with the matters to be extracted, to go into the part C furnished with
tubes or spokes which force it to ascend and flow out of the apparatus. The water
thus thrown off is received in a trough D surrounding the entire upper edge,
& attached to the framework G; a pipe or tube communicating with it carries
the dirty water off.
In cases where agitating the water would not be sufficient for a complete
cleansing, a stamper or beater F is placed, descending in, the cylindrical part,
and put in movement by an excentrique crank on the horizontal, shaft L
furnished with pullies, receiving their motion from the motive power employed,
and giving a rotary movement to the apparatus by means of a disk M, having
a smooth surface, which by friction causes the roller or small wheel P, fixed on
the vertical shaft J, to revolve. This roller or small wheel is raised or lowered
by means of a lever N (see Fig. 3), thus giving more or less velocity in pro-
.portiou as it recedes or approaches the centre of the disk T. Fig. 3 (Plate II.)
represents the axis on which the lever moves; Fig. 4, Y, the lever with rack-
work; Fig. 3, V, frame, binding together the three supports; X, pinion,
worked by a crank gearing with the rack work of the lever. Fig. 1 represents
a sectional side view of the apparatus; Fig. 2 represents a side view; Fig. 3,
plan; Fig. 4, the lever Y in detail.
In certain cases the above arrangement may be varied; instead of placing
the apparatus in the water, the bottom can be closed and the water made to
enter at the top, and the water falling on the matters to be washed would
facilitate greatly the cleansing. Other variations may be made to suit the
different cases in which the apparatus may be applied without departing from
the principle thereof.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said Jozé Luis in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 2nd
January 1860.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOZE
LUIS, of the British & Foreign Office for Patents, No. 1", Welbeck Street,
Cavendish Square, London, in the County of Middlesex, Patent Agent, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Sixth day of July, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and fifty-nine, in the twenty-second year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me,
the said Jozó Luis, Her special licence that I, the said Jozé Luis, iny
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Jozé
Luis, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree
with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the
term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and
vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel
Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention for "AN APPARATUS FOR WASHING
WOOL, MANUFACTURED OR NOT, AND ALL OTHER MATTERS," a communication
from abroad by Eugène Pasquier, No. 10, Rue Mogador, Paris, in the
Empire of France, upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
Jozé Luis, my executors or administrators, by an instrument in writing under
my, or their, or one of their hands and seals, should particularly describe
and ascertain the nature of the said Invention, and in what manner the
same was to be performed, and cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal
Patent Office within six calendar months next and immediately after tho
date of the said Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Jozé Luis, do hereby declare the
nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement and accompanying Drawings, that is to say:-
The object of the present Invention is a simple and effective washing
apparatus, more especially adapted for cleansing wool, whether raw or dried,
and capable of being worked in any part where water can be procured,
whether drawn from wells, springs, reservoirs, or other sources, thus avoiding
the hitherto necessary condition of being placed on a running stream, which is
not always obtainable in the neighbourhood of manufacturing towns.
The apparatus is of extremely simple construction; a slightly conical form

page_text: for the receiver is preferable, especially when used for washing wool, but the
shape may vary to suit the nature of the objects on which the apparatus is
required to operate. It consists of a receiver A, of conical sinks or cones B,
in the centre of the bottom, and of another cone C, fixed outside to the upper
part of the receiver. This is fixed on a vertical shaft or axis J, by means of
the piece S, which is furnished with a strong socket. This shaft rests on a
support I, placed so as to maintain it at a proper height for it always to have
the necessary quantity of water for the operation; K is a support for the
shaft. At the centre of the bottom one or more small cones B, furnished with
spokes, or formed of tubes united, placed above, oblige the water to ascend,.
throwing it in every direction so as to agitate it violently.
The upper part of the cylinder A, above its junction with the cone C, has a
number of small holes, or is made of wire gauze, permitting the water charged
with the matters to be removed to go off into the part C, furnished with tubes
or spokes which force it to ascend and flow out of the apparatus. The water
thus thrown out is received in a trough D, surrounding the entire upper edge,
and fixed to the framework G; a pipe or tube communicating with it carries
the dirty water off.
In cases whero agitating the water would not be sufficient for a complete
cleansing, a stamper F is placed so as to descend in the cylindrical receiver
(see Figs. 1 & 2), and is put in movement by an eccentric or crank on the
horizontal shaft L, which is furnished with pullies put in movement by any
motive power.
The rotary motion of the apparatus is communicated by
ineans of a disc M, acting by friction on a roller or small wheel P placed on a
vertical shaft J; this roller can be raised or lowered at will, so as to give
more or less velocity in proportion as it approaches to or recedes from the
centre of the disc.
Fig. 1 represents a sectional elevation; Fig. 2, the apparatus in elevation;
Fig. 3, plan of the apparatus. Fig. 3, T, represents the axis on which the
lever moves; V, frame connecting the three supports; X, pinion worked by
a crank and gearing with the rack work of the lever. Fig. 4, Y, the lever
with rackwork in detail. A horizontal shaft, furnished with arms terminated
by teeth, can be adjusted in place of the stamper F, for the more thorough
agitation; the teeth are plunged to the required depth in the water.
In certain cases the above arrangement may be varied, as, for instance,
instead of placing the apparatus in the water, the bottom may be closed, and
the water caused to enter at the top by means of a trough or otherwise; the
falling of the water on the substances to be cleansed would much facilitate the
washing. A plunger or fork may also be adjusted in place of the stamper F,

page_text: to effect a greater agitation. Again, a second receptacle can be placed in the
cylinder, having its sides parallel to the latter to avoid friction; this second
receiver may be made of wire gauze or sheet copper pierced with holes, which
permit the water to run through in every direction, carrying off the dirt and
matters to be removed, and by its friction to facilitate the washing. This
receptacle must be fixed, and is supported by the stays of the framework; or,
again, the outer cone C may be suppressed, and holes be made all over the
cylinder, and so worked in the open water. But this can be done only in the
case where it would not be necessary to preserve the water in its purity, as
the dirty water escaping from the holes or through the wire gauze would mix
with the clean.
Having thus described my Invention, and the manner in which the same is
or may be carried into effect, I wish it to be distinctly understood that I do
not confine myself to the precise details above mentioned, as the same may be
varied or modified without departing from the principle thereof; what I
claim is, the system of washing apparatus as herein described and represented
in the annexed Drawings, and of which the receiver A, the sinks B, the
cone C, the trough D, the shaft J, and the stamper F, or its equivalent, are
the principal parts.
In witness whereof, I, the said Jozé Luis, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this 2nd day of January, in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty.