Improved Means for Deodorising, Disinfecting, Oxidising, and for Absorbing Secretions of the Human Body.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 7th June, 18.00
Complete Specification Left, 6th Mar., 1891-Accepted, 30th May, 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Deodorising, Disinfecting, Oxidising, and for
Absorbing Secretions of the Human Body.
I, JOHN WILSON DOUGAL, of Viewfield, Linlithgow, North Britain, Chemist,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
To effect the purposes of this invention I propose to make use of carbon as the
chief agent. The carbon may be used in any of its different forms, such as charcoal,
boneblack, prussiate charcoal etc. Suitable material such as cork or textile material
may be charred and used. The carbon may be introduced into, or along with insoles,
or any part of boots and shoes (the insoles being removable or otherwise), socking,
armpit, and other pads, chest and other protectors; also into rugs, sheets, or lengths
of felt, and indeed into any article of clothing. The invention is specially applicable
to boots and shoes, for the purpose of making the feet more comfortable; and for
this or other purposes the insoles or other material may be made of pulp, fibre, felt,
cork, or other suitable substance, and the carbon introduced into such material. In
manufacturing the material for the insoles, or other material, 1 may, in addition to
the carbon, introduce wires of copper and zinc, with salts or substances suitable,
in order to produce electrical effects. Such material, besides being made into
insoles, may also be used for other purposes, such as belts, lining for hats, helmets,
sheets, felt, etc.
I may use other substances, such as magnetic oxide of iron, fuller's earth
silicate of magnesia, kieselquhr, talc, starch, salicylic acid, phenol, cresol, salt, alum,
borax, boracic acid, salts of boracic acid, and of ammonia, sulphates, chlorides, and
nitrates of metals, and non-metals, any salts of same, or simple elements in com-
bination with carbon.
Dated this 7th day of June 1890.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Deodorising, Disinfecting, Oxidising, and for
Absorbing Secretions of the Human Body.
1, JOHN WILSON DOUGAL, of Viewfield, Linlithgow, North Britain, Chemist,
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:—
To effect the purpose of this invention I propose to make use of carbon as the
chief agent. The carbon may be used in any of its different forms, such as
charcoal, boneblack, prussiate charcoal, etc. Suitable material such as cork or
textile material may be charred and used. The carbon may be used as sheets or it
may be introduced into or along with insoles, or any part of boots and shoes, (the
insoles being removable or otherwise) socking, armpit, and other pads, chest and
other protectors; also into rugs, sheets, or lengths of felt, and indeed into any
article of clothing. The invention is specially applicable to boots and shoes for
the purpose of making the feet more comfortable; and for this or other purposes
the insoles or other material may be made of pulp, fibre, felt, cork, or other
suitable substance, and the carbon introduced into such material. In manufacturing
the material for the insoles or other material, I may, in addition to the carbon,

page_text: introduce wires of copper and zinc, with salts or substances suitable, in order to
produce electrical effects. Such material, besides being made into insoles, may
also be used for other purposes, such as belts, lining for hats, helmets, sheets,
felt, etc.
I may use other substances, such as magnetic oxide of iron, fuller's earth
silicate of magnesia, kieselquhr, talc, starch, salicylic acid, phenol, cresol, salt,
alum, borax, boracic acid, salts of boracic acid, and of ammonia, sulphates,
chlorides, and nitrates of metals, and non-metals, any salts of same, or simple
elements in combination with carbon.
By my improvements, clamminess and dampness to the feet and other parts of
the body are prevented, as well as rendering the body healthier and cleaner.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is
1. Deodorising, disinfecting, oxidising, and absorbing secretions of the human
body by the use of carbon in any of its different forms, introduced into
of clothing, substantially as described.
any article
2. Deodorising, disinfecting, oxidising, and absorbing secretions of the human
body by the use of carbon in any of its different forms, in combination with
magnetic oxide of iron, fuller's earth, or any of the other elements hereinbefore
mentioned, introduced into any article, substantially as described.
Dated this 5th day of March 1891.
BOTTOMLEY & LIDDLE,
154, St. Vincent Street, Glasgow, Applicant's Agents.