Improved Antiseptic Washing and Cleansing Compounds.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 20th Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 13th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Antiseptic Washing and Cleansing Compounds.
I JESSE ASCOUGH of Handsworth in the County of Stafford Agent do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists in the production of washing and cleansing compounds by
combining or mixing Borax, Borate of Sodium, Tincal, or other Boron compound or
a mixture of Boracic Acid with Sodium Carbonate, or other Alkali which mixture
shall contain a quantity of Boron equivalent to the constituent quantity of Boron in
either of the before named Boron compounds with Petroleum, Paraffin or Petroleum
or Paraffin products or any one or more of such products.
This combination or mixture is excellent as an antiseptic washing and cleansing
compound which can he made more powerfully detergent by the addition of Soda.
Carbonate, Soda Ash, Soda Bicarbonate or other Alkali.
1 can also make either or both of these combinations or mixtures into dry granulated
saponaceous compounds (such as are usually known as extract or dry soaps) by the
addition thereto of any kind of soap suitable for my purpose in dried, granulated,
powdered or other similar state.
If the odour or smell from Petroleum Paraffin or their products is objectionable I
can omit any or all of such products from these combinations or mixtures but in all
cases retaining the Boron compounds or a mixture of Boracic Acid with Sodium Car-
bonate or other Alkali which mixture shall contain a quantity of Boron equivalent to
the constituent quantity of Boron in either of the before named Boron compounds.
I can also if required press, stamp, or otherwise consolidate any of these com-
binations or mixtures into cube, angular, circular, or other shaped block forms.
Dated this 10th day of December 1888
PAYNE & TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Antiseptic Washing and Cleansing Compounds.
I, JESSE ASCOUGH of Handsworth in the county of Stafford, Agent, 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 :-
This invention consists in the production of washing and cleansing compounds, by
combining or mixing Borax Borate of Sodium, Tincal, Boric Acid, or other Boron
compound, or a mixture of Boracic Acid, and Sodium Carbonate or other Alkali,
(which mixture shail contain a quantity of Boron equivalent to the constituent
quantity of Boron in either of the before named Boron compounds) with Petroleum,
Paraffin, or Petroleum or Paraffin products, or with any one or more of such products.
In carrying out my invention I take a convenient quantity, as for an instance
one hundredweight of Petroleum, or Paraffin or Petroleum or Paraffin product, by
preference the residual product known as Paraffin Scale, or Paraffin Wax, which
I place in any convenient vessel for melting, and I apply heat thereto by means of gas,
coke, or other fuel until the Paraffin Scale, or wax assumes a semi-liquid condition.
I then take ten pounds of ordinary Borax in fine powder or the same quantity of
Borate of Sodium, of Tincal, or Boracic Acid, reduced to fine powder; or nine
pounds of a mixture consisting of sixty two parts by weight of Boracic Acid in fine
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page_text: powder and twenty seven parts of ground Sodium Carbonate in fine powder. By
means of a seive or sprinkler the fine powder is sprinkled or dusted over the surface
of the semi-liquid Paraffin Scale, or paraffin wax falling into which it becomes
gradually absorbed or mixed producing a semi-transparent mass.
This mass is then allowed to cool and consolidate until it is fit to be cut, stamped,
marked or otherwise shaped into cube, angular, circular or other moulded block form.
This combination or mixture is an excellent Antiseptic washing and cleaning com-
pound which I can make more powerfully detergent by the addition thereto in
any desired proportions of Soda Carbonate, Soda Ash, Soda Bicarbonate or other
Alkali.
I can also make either or both of these combinations or mixtures into dry granulated
or other saponaceous compounds (such as is usually known as Extract of soap or Dry
Soap) by the addition thereto of any kind of soap or sponaceous material suitable for
my purpose.
If the odour or smell from Petroleum Paraffin or their products is objectionable,
I can omit such Petroleum or Paraffin or any or all of such products from these
combinations or mixtures, but in all cases retaining the Boron compounds or the
mixture of Boracic Acid and Sodium Carbonate. 1 can also if required press stamp
cut or otherwise consolidate any of these combinations or mixtures into cube, angular,
circular, or other shaped block forms by any of the ordinary methods in use for cutting,
molding, pressing or stamping. Although in carrying out my invention I name
certain proportions which I have found convenient to use, I do not bind myself to
these proportions.
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. The manufacture of antiseptic washing and cleansing compounds by combining
or mixing Borax, Borate of Sodium, Tincal, Boric Acid, or other Boron compound, or
a mixture of Boracic Acid and Sodium Carbonate or other alkali with Petroleum
Paraffin or Petroleum or Paraffin Products or with any one or more of such products
substantially as herein set forth.
2. The mixing combining or conversion of these Boron compounds or mixture of
Boracic Acid and sodium carbonate or other Alkali with Petroleum Paraffin or
Petroleum product into dry granulated or other saponaceous compounds substantially
as herein described.
3. The mixing or combining of these Boron compounds or of Boracic Acid and
Sodium Carbonate or other alkali with any dry or granulated saponaceous compounds
such as are usually known as Extract of Soap or Dry soap substantially as herein
described.
Dated this 19th dow of Avanst 1889
HENRY F. TALBOT,
7, Cherry Street, Birmingham, Agent for the Applicant.