Improvements in or relating to Methods of Applying and Using 'Disinfectants and the like.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 24th May, 1898
Complete Specification Left, 29th Nov., 1898-Accepted, 25th Mar., 1899
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Methods of Applying and Using
'Disinfectants and the like.
I, JOHN WILLOCKS, of Albert Buildings, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry, in
the County of Forfar, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows; —
This invention relates to improvements in methods of applying and using dis-
infectants, deodorants, and the like; and has for its objects the incorporation or
mixture of such with other articles or substances hereinafter referred to, in such
a manner as to simplify such application and use, and enhance the disinfectant
or deodorant effect.
In carrying my invention into effect or practice, I mix or combine in varying
proportions, any suitable disinfectant, deodorant, or like substance, such as
for example carbolic acid;-together with any natural or artificial pigment,
clay, or earth, such as whiting or the like, used or capable of being used as a
coating, covering, lining, or material of construction, for the walls, floors, and
like parts or appurtenances of buildings and the like, or of being shaped or
moulded into articles of personal or general use, such as tobacco pipes, mantel
ornaments, and the like. I may effect such combination or mixture in such a
manner, that the resulting compound may be applicable together with water, oil,
or other fluid or fluids, as a paint or wash; or so that it may be pressed, moulded,
baked, or similarly formed into blocks, tiles, or the like, for use in construction
in the known way, or for convenience in handling prior to or accompanied with
the use of a fluid as before described; or so that when formed into ornaments
and the like, it may permanently retain such form. The disinfectant or like
substance may be mixed or incorporated in such form and vehicle, as may be
found most suitable for the special purpose to which the compound may be
applied. The earth or like substance may be coloured if desired.
1000
JOHN WILLOCKS,
Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to Methods of Applying and Using
Disinfectants and the like.
I, JOHN WILLOCKS, of Albert Buildings, Queen Street, Broughty Ferry, in
the County of Forfar, Commercial Traveller, 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:-
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This invention relates to improvements in methods of applying and using dis-
infectants, deodorants, and the like; and has for its objects the incorporation or

page_text: mixture of such with other articles or substances hereinafter referred to, in such
a manner as to simplify such application and use, and enhance the disinfectant
or deodorant effect.
In carrying my invention into effect or practice, I mix or combine in varying
proportions the one to the other according to the strength desired; any
suitable disinfectant, deodorant, or like active substance, such as for example
carbolic acid; together with any natural or artificial pigment, clay, or earth,
such as whiting or the like;-used or capable of being used as a
coating, covering, lining, or material of construction for the walls, floors, and
like parts or appurtenances of buildings and the like; or of being shaped or
moulded into articles of personal or general use, such as tobacco pipes, mantel
ornaments, and the like. By so combining such active substance with a more
or less passive and consistent vehicle, I greatly simplify the application of the
former and render such application more certain and secure; while by the reton-
tive action exercised by the vehicle upon the active substance, the latter's vola-
tilization or diffusion is rendered more regular and gradual, and its effect thus
enhanced.
The process of manufacturing the compound by the admixture of the substances
referred to, may be any known process of mixing or combining similar materials,
having only due regard to the ultimate application of such compound. Thus, I
may effect such combination or mixture in such a manner that the resulting com-
pound may be applicable with water, oil, or other fluid or fluids as a paint or
wash, that is, the compound may be itself more or less fluid. Again, the com-
bination may be effected so that the resulting compound being more or less dry
or solid, may be pressed, moulded, baked, or similarly formed into blocks, tiles,
or the like, of more or less permanent character, for use in construction in the
known way, or as articles of ornament or general use. Or it may be so moulded
or the like into blocks, but of less coherent character, for convenience in handling
prior to or accompanied with the use of a fluid, as for instance in the dressing
of hearths and doorsteps, or in "pipe-claying" military or other accoutrements;
or for depositing in sinks, urinals, and the like where its gradual attrition should
ensure the regular and continuous application of the combined disinfectant.
When prepared and used for the latter purpose, I may employ as the vehicle an
earth of a gritty or sandy character, whose scouring action will add to the sanitary
effect of the disinfectant.
In securing the suitability of the mixture or compound for use in the fore-
going or similar capacities or forms, the disinfectant, deodorant, or the like may
itself be mixed or incorporated with its vehicle, in such form and vehicle as may
be found most suitable for the special purpose to which the compound may be
applied, that is to say, it may be itself liquid or dry, or it may be dilute or
concentrated, or in combination with other convenient or desirable substances
such as perfumes. The earth or like substance may be coloured if desired.
The proportion of the active substance to its vehicle will be regulated by the
purpose to which the mixture or compound is intended to be applied, having
regard to the desired strength of effect; together with the initial strength or
known characteristic effect of the said active substance; but I do not find it
necessary or advantageous to allow such proportion in any case to exceed ten per
cent.
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) A disinfectant or deodorant substance formed by the combination in any
suitable known manner of a disinfectant, deodorant, or like active material; .
together with a pigment, clay, earth, or the like, capable of forming a more or
less retentive vehicle or base for the said active material so as to simplify its
application, and by regulating its action, to enhance its effect.

page_text: (2) A disinfectant or deodorant substance as above claimed and having the
combination of the materials effected so as to make it more or less fluid and
capable of being used as a paint or wash.
(3) A disinfectant or deodorant substance as above claimed and having the
combination of the materials effected so that it may be moulded into blocks of
such a consistency as to be easily subject to attrition when used with a fluid.
(4) A disinfectant or deodorant substance as above claimed and having the
combination of the materials effected so that it may be moulded into objects of
more or less permanent form.
Dated this Twenty-sixth day of November 1898.
JOHN WILLOCKS,
Applicant.