Improved Shot or Abrading Substances for Cleaning Bottles
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Apr., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Jan., 1891-Accepted, 28th Feb., 1891
FROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Shot or Abrading Substances for Cleaning Bottles
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18, Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Age it (a communication to me from abroad by Guido Alexius, of
Covington, Louisiana, U.S.A., Inventor), do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention elates to means for cleaning bottles; and it consists of shot
formed from clay or argillaceous earths, to be employed in the place of lead shot
heretofore used for that purpose.
It is well known that shot made of lead have long been employed in bottle
cleaning, the method being to partly fill a bottle with such shot and then shake
the bottle sufficiently to give them violent agitation. The friction of the shot
against the inner wall of the bottle by continuous shaking serves to remove any
soiling or offensive matter that may be found thereon; but the above named process
is objectionable, and is sometimes found to be dangerous. Lead is of a poisonous
nature, and it sometimes occurs in cleaning a bottle it leaves on the walls thereof a
subtle poison.
To remedy this difficulty, I prepare what I call "brick shot" in the following
manner :-
I first take clay or argillaceous earth and grind it in a pug or other suitable.
mi I then, while it is in a plastic state, pass it between suitable rollers
prov ded with shaping cells, or through dies, to secure the desired size and shape.
When thus formed, I take the plastic shot and burn them in a kiln until they
thoroughly dried and baked, when they assume the colour and rigidity of burnt
brick. Shot thus formed have a rough surface, and may be safely used in the
manner that lead shot are employed in bottle-cleaning without risk of poison; and,
furthermore, inasmuch as they are impervious to ordinary acids or alkalies, they are
found to be much more effective than lead slot.
It is obvious that marls, loams, and various other carths may be employed
usefully in making my shot; but I find no earth is equal to clay in such
manufacture.
While I have described the shot as being formed from clay, kaolin, loams,
marls, or argillaceous earth, yet it is obvious that they may be formed from any
material which will not produce an injurious effect or be affected by chemical
preparations, alkalies, or acids.
DL 801
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J. P. BAYLY,
Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Shot or Abrading Substances for Cleaning Bottles.
I, JOHN PITT BAYLY, of 18, Fulham Place, Paddington, in the County of
London, Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention (a communi-
cation to me from abroad by Guido Alexius, of Covington, Louisiana, U.S.A.,
Inventor), to be as follows:-
This invention relates to means for cleaning bottles; and it consists of shot
formed from clay or argillaceous earths, to be employed in the place of lead shot
heretofore used for that purpose.
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a bottle, showing part broken away;
and Fig. 2 is a view of some of the shot on an enlarged scale.

page_text: It is well known that shot made of lead have long been employed in bottle
cleaning, the method being to partly fill a bottle with such shot and then shake the
bottle sufficiently to give them violent agitation. The friction of the shot against
the inner wall of the bottle by continuous shaking serves to remove any soiling or
offensive matter that may be found thereon; But the above named process is
objectionable, and is sometimes found to be dangerous. Lead is of a poisonous
mature, and it sometimes occurs in cleaning a bottle it leaves on the walls thereof
a subtle poison. To remely this difficulty, I prepare what I call "brick shot
the following manner:
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I first take clay or argillaceous earth and grind it in a pug or other suitable
mill. I then, while it is in a plastic state, pass it between suitable rollers
provided with shaping-cells, or through dies, to secure the desired size or shape.
When thus formed, I take the plastic shot and burn them in a kiln until
are thoroughly dried and baked, when they assume the colour and rigidity of
burnt brick. Shot thus formed have a rough surface, and may be safely used in
the manner that lead shot are employed in bottle cleaning without risk of poison:
and, furthermore, inasmuch as they are impervious to ordinary acids or alkalies,
they are found to be much more effective than lead shot.
It is obvious that marls, loams, and various other earths may be employed
usefully in making my shot; but I find no carth is equal to clay in such
manufacture.
While I have described the shot as being formed from clay, kaolin, loams, marls,
or argillaceous earths, yet it is obvious that they may be formed from any material
which will not produce an injurious effect or be affected by chemical preparations,
alkalies, or acids.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my sail inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
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1. As a new article of manufacture, shot formed of suitable earths, substantially
as specified.
2. Shot formed from suitable earths and having a rough external surface,
substantially as specified.
Dated this day of January 1891.
J. P. BAYLY,
Applicant.