Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 8th July, 1886.
Complete Left, 12th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 13th May, 1887. .
I SAMUEL VICKESS of 136 Chatham Street, Liverpool, in the County of Lancaster
Sugar refiner do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object is to provide for filtering liquids, simple and efficient apparatus, so
constructed and operating, that filtration is carried on continuously and uninterruptedly
without deterioration or diminution of cleansing action.
Apparatus under my invention consists essentially in the combination of a chamber.
or vessel having an openings both at, or, near the top and bottom and upwardly
inclined passages or louvres at a suitable height above the bottom, with apparatus for
continuously removing the filtering material from the bottom of the chamber or vessel
and a suitable way for carrying off the filtered liquid. Two or more sets of apparatus
may be combined and the liquid from one filter chamber or vessel led to a second.
The liquid to be filtered is fed below the filtering Agent and passes away through
the upwardly inclined passages whilst the filtering material is fed in at the top of the
chamber or vessel, passes down and is removed at the bottom, by means of an elevator
or other suitable appliance.

page_text: I SAMUEL VICKESS of 163 Chatham Street Liverpool in the County of Lancaster,
Sugar Refiner, 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:-
The object is to provide for filtering and separating impurities from liquids simple
and efficient apparatus so constructed and operating so that filtration is carried on
continuously and uninterruptedly without deterioration or diminution of cleansing
action.
Apparatus under my invention consists essentially in the combination of a chamber
or vessel having openings both at, or near, the top and bottom, and upwardly inclined
passages louvres and the like at a suitable height above the bottom with appliances for
continuously removing the filtering material from the bottom of the chamber or vessel,
and a suitable way, or ways for carrying off the filtered liquid. Two or more sets
of apparatus may be combined, and the liquid from one chamber be led to another.
The five sheets of drawings herowith illustrate apparatus under my invention for
filtering and purifying liquids. On the scale shewn such apparatus would deal with
large quantities of liquid, as at a water works, but the invention is also applicable to
filters as used in sugar refineries and other manufacturies.
Fig. 1 sheet 1 is a plan, and Fig. 2 a transverse section of part of a series of
filtering apparatus. Fig. 3 sheet II is a plan on an enlarged scale of part of the end
of the series. Fig. 4 sheet III is an end elevation of part of the series. Figs. 5
and 5 sheet IV are longitudinal sections at A B C D through places marked by
corresponding letters on plan sheet II. Fig. 6 sheet V is a transverse section through
E E plan sheet I shewing two modifications of filter chambers.
a are dirty water passages through which the elevator b works (fig. 5 sheet IV) for
removing the spent filtering material, c receptacles for filtering material, d upwardly
inclined passages down which slides the filtering material to the bottom of passage a,
e louvres or angular passages, f filtered liquid canals, g wagons for carrying clean
filtering material, h loose spouts passing through the openings i to the filtering material,
rails upon which run the elevator and filtering material wagons, k traverser upon
which is transported the elevator and wagons from one line of rails to another.
I washing apparatus, and m aerating tower for clensing and aerating the filtering
material and rendering it fit for reuse, this part of the apparatus may be of any usual
or suitable description though I prefer to use the washer for which I have applied for
patent No. 8905 of the year 1886.
It will be observed that the chambers or receptacles c are so shaped as to allow the
separation of the filtering material and liquid by the angle of repose of the former
within the latter. The filtering material falling through the spouts h or between the
angular passages or louvres e falls into the filtering material receptacles down the

page_text: inclines & till it reaches the bottom of passages a taking up a form according to its
angle of repose within the liquid both at top and bottom of chamber.
The liquid to be filtered enters through a passes up through the filtering material
into the space above the filtering material or within the louvres e into passages leading
to the canals and hence to the tank, pump well, or other receptacle. In this way the
foulest liquid meets first with the dirtiest filtering material, and as it becomes cleaner
passes through fresher material.
The filtering material is fed through the openings i from the wagons g or is thrown
over or on the louvres e it passes down the filtering material receptacle c and inclines d
into the bottom passages a from whence it is removed at pleasure by means of an
elevator b or by aid of dredgers sluices or other suitable appliances working within or
The used material is washed and aerated and then returned to
the filter chambers: or fresh material may be used. It will be obvious that many
modifications of apparatus may be made under my invention.
about the passages a.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
First. Filtering apparatus consisting of a chamber having openings and passages
with or without louvres, and with appliances for continuously removing filtering
material substantially as setforth.
Second. The combination of a series of filtering apparatus constructed substantially
as herein setforth.
Third. The combination of chambers c openings i passages a inclined passages d and
elevator 6 for the purposes setforth.
Fourth. The combination with filtering apparatus under my invention of the various
appliances for moving and treating the filtering material substantially as setforth.
Fifth. The construction of a vessel so as to permit the separation of the filtering
material from the liquid by the natural angle of repose of the former within the latter.
Dated this Ninth day of April 1887.
Dated this Ninth day of April 1887.
JAMES JOHNSON,
Patent Office, 4, Clayton Square, Liverpool,
Agent.