Improvements in Domestic Filters.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improvements in Domestic Filters.
I, GEORGE CHARLES NEWTON BRYAN, The Grange, Hawkhurst, Kent, Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to domestic filters, and the object is to produce a cheap,
simple, effective, and easily cleaned filter. In carrying out my invention, I pro-
ceed in or in about the following manner. I provide an outer jar, cylinder or other
receptacle made of earthenware, stone, or other suitable material. This jar is
open at the top and may be provided with a lid or cover. Preferably at the centre
of the bottom of, or within, the jar is a smaller one also open at the top and having
walls upstanding from the bottom of the outer receptacle. This smaller jar is
preferably formed with the outer jar at the time of manufacturing the latter.
hole is provided at the bottom of the filter and passes into the inner jar, this hole
being for the exit of the filtered water. A piece of sponge or the like is put in
the hole and the inner jar filled with charcoal the upper part being of coarse
character. The charcoal is kept in place by tying a piece of cheese cloth over the
open end of the inner jar, or by some other means. Water placed in the outer
jar filters through the charcoal, and out through the exit hole.
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HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.
I, GEORGE CHARLES NEWTON BRYAN, The Grange, Hawkhurst, Kent, Gentleman,
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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My invention relates to improvements in domestic filters, and the objects are
to produce an article of this kind which will be cheap, effective, and easily
cleanable.
In carrying my invention into practice, I proceed in or in about the following
manner, making reference to the accompanying drawing which is a vertical section.
I provide an outer jar, cylinder or other receptacle a made of earthenware,
stone, or other suitable material. The jar is open at the top and may be provided
with a lid or cover b. Preferably in the centre of the bottom of and within the
jar a is a smaller one c also open at the top and having its walls upstanding from
the bottom of a. The inner jar c is preferably formed integral with a during the

page_text: making of the latter. A hole d is provided in the bottom of a and opening
into c, this hole being for the exit of the filtered water. A piece of sponge or the
like e is put in the hole and the jar c filled with charcoal or other filtering
material, the upper portion of which is preferably of a coarse character. The
material may be kept in place by tying a piece of cheese cloth over the open end
of c, or by some other means such as a perforated lid J. Water placed in a passes
through the cheese cloth or through the cover g and after running through the fil-
tering material f passes out through the hole d into the lower receptacle h pro-
vided to receive it, and having the hole i for receiving a suitable draw off tap.
I do not confine myself to the precise shapes or relative proportions or disposi-
tions of the various parts shown in the drawing or described in the above specifi-
cation, as any or all of them may be considerably varied without departure from
the essential features of the invention. For instance, the inner jar c might be
placed otherwise than centrally in the bottom of a. Also the inner vessel c may
be a separate one screwed or otherwise attached to the bottom of the vessel a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said in-
vention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
CLAIMS.
1. An improved domestic filter consisting essentially of an outer vessel for con-
taining the unfiltered water and having an open top provided or not with a lid
or cover, the bottom of the said vessel having upstanding therefrom and formed
or not integrally therewith an inner vessel having an open top and filled with
filtering material kept in place by a fabric tied over the open top or by a perforated
lid provided to put thereon, an exit for the filtered water and containing porous
material being provided in the bottom of the outer vessel and opening into the
inner vessel, the whole substantially as described in the above specification and
exemplified by the accompanying drawings.
2. The combination of a filter, such as is the subject matter of the above Claim 1,
with a receptacle to receive the filtered water, substantially as described in the above
specification, and exemplified by the accompanying drawings.
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HUGHES & YOUNG,
23, Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for Applicant.