IMPROVEMENTS IN DEODORISING REFUSE SUBSTANCES FOR MANURES
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I WILLIAM HENRY SAMSON of 61 King Street Maidstone in the County of
Kent Manure Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN DEODORISING REFUSE SUBSTANCES FOR MANURES to be as
follows:-
The object of my invention is to deodorise and preserve all animal and vegetable
substances particularly human excreta and urine and to render them valuable as
fertilisers To carry out my invention I employ dry disinfecting powders such as
are in common use and which possess the properties of absorption deodorisation and
preservation I use also well known liquids having similar properties.
For country cottages and in rural districts I provide to each closet receivers of
excreta and urine one above the other two to each seat. The preserving powder is
put into each receiver before being used and a small quantity is to be thrown in
every time the closet is used. The receivers may be placed in front, behind, or on
either side of the seat or as may be most convenient for removal. To remove the
receivers to the manufactory I provide suitable covered tanks or carts.
If for cities and towns where large quantities of sewage have to be dealt with
I arrange for collection by closets built in each of which a pan or tank is fitted to
contain deodorising or preserving liquid These tanks inay be emptied at any
time without smell by hand or steam power into hermit carts by means of a pipe
from the tank to the cart with a vacuum pump attached to the said cart and which
may then be conveyed to the manufactory After the material is collected at the
factory I propose to fill air tight tanks by causing a vacuum or exhaust in the top
of a serios of three tanks placed one above another. The matter as collected in
the first tank would be churned or broken up strained and pressed after which the
solids would be mixed into a dry manure with suitable other substances The
liquid part is drawn off into casks, such casks first being charged with a quantity
of suitable compound liquids to make the whole into a powerful condensed liquid
manure,

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, WILLIAM HENRY SAMSON of 61 King Street Maidstone in the County of
Kent Manure Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVEMENTS IN DEODORISING REFUSE SUBSTANCES FOR MANURE and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
The object of my invention is to deodorise and render inocuous animal and
vegetable substances particularly human excreta and urine, to render these valuable
as fertilisers and in some cases to arrest decay and preserve animal and vegetable
substances. I employ dry disinfecting powders such as are in common use and
which possess the properties of absorbtion deodorization and preservation. I use
also well known liquids having similar properties.
For country cottages and in rural districts I provide to each closet receivers of
excreta and urine two to each closet seat one above the other in the shape of
drawers, scoops or some equally convenient form that may be taken out and
emptied The preserving powder is put into each receiver before it is used and a
small quantity is also to be thrown in every time the closet is used. The receivers
may be placed in front, behind, or on either side of the seat or as may be most
convenient for removal Suitable covered tanks or carts are used to remove the
receivers to the manufactory for the treatment of the sowage. In cities and towns
whero large quantities of sewage have to be dealt with I arrange for collection of
sewage matter by closets in each of which a pan or tank is fitted to contain
deodorising and preservative liquid. These tanks may be emptied at any time
without smell by means of a vacuum pump attached to a tank on wheels, or cart
which is hermetically sealed. The pump may be worked by steam or hand power.
After the material is conveyed to and collected at the manufactory I fill a series
of air tight tanks by causing a vacuum or exhaust in the top tank The material
is then mixed with the preservative substances, the solids are pressed for a dry
manure. The liquids are drawn off into casks such casks being first charged with
liquid deodorising compounds so as to form a powerful liquid manure.
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 manner of collecting the sewage by means of hoppers scoops &c fitted
to closets and privies.
2. The conveyance and transport of the same by carts hermetically sealed and
filled by means of vacuum pumps.
3. The treatment of animal and vegetable substances by preserving, deodorising
and disinfecting liquids or powders in such manner as to render them harmless to
health and useful for manures.
Dated this 30th day of June 1885.