Improved Apparatus for Drying, Infusing, and otherwise Treating Hops.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 24th July, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 24th Apr., 1894-Accepted, 2nd June, 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Drying, Infusing, and otherwise Treating
Hops.
I, WILLIAM WATSON of 36 Gabriel's Hill Maidstone in the County of Kent
Tobacco Manufacturer and Tea Merchant do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows
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This my invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the treatinent
of hops and my invention comprises an apparatus adapted for use in the drying
and infusion of the hops.
My invention consists of an apparatus adapted for use in drying and infusing
hops, the said apparatus consisting of a cylinder of metal which is supported upon
a stand and is heated by an atmospheric gas burner or other means.
When the apparatus is intended for drying the hops, the said cylinder has a
concentric inner cylinder therein, adapted to rotate, within the outer cylinder. The
trunnions are hollow and are connected to a blower from which air is forced through
the apparatus. The outer cylinder has a hinged door thereto, and the inner one
has an opening adapted to be closed by a slide. Wings of metal, preferably
perforated, are placed within the inner cylinder to agitate the hops contained by
the latter. The hops placed within the inner cylinder are dried by the heat, the
vapour being carried off by means of the trunnion.
When the apparatus is used for infusing the hops, the inner cylinder is replaced
by another adapted to contain the water for making the infusion. The hops are
then placed within the inner chamber in a wire cage or basket, having a buoyant
lid to sustain the said cage, and the apparatus is then heated to the required
temperature thereby infusing the hops.
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HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Apparatus for Drying, Infusing, and otherwise Treating
Hops.
DB.
I, WILLIAM WATSON, of 36 Gabriel's Hill, Maidstone, in the County of Kent,
Tobacco Manufacturer and Tea Merchant, 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 my invention has reference to improvements in and relating to the treatment
of hops, and my invention comprises an apparatus adapted for use in the drying
and infusion of the hops.
My invention consists of an apparatus adapted for use in drying and infusing
hops, the said apparatus consisting of a cylinder of metal which is supported upon
a stand and is heated by an atmospheric gas burner or other means.
When the apparatus is intended for drying the hops, the said cylinder has a
concentric inner cylinder therein adapted to rotate within the outer cylinder. The
trunnions are hollow and are connected to a blower from which heated air is forced
through the apparatus.

page_text: The outer cylinder has a hinged door thereto the inner one has an opening
adapted to be closed by a slide. Wings of metal preferably perforated, are placed
within the inner cylinder to agitate the hops contained by the latter.
The hops placed within the inner cylinder are dried by the heat, the vapour
being carried off by means of the trunnion.
When the apparatus is used for infusing the hops, the inner cylinder is replaced
by another adapted to contain the water for making the infusion. The hops are
then placed within the inner chamber in a wire cage or basket having a buoyant
lid to sustain the said cage, and the apparatus is then heated to the required
temperature, thereby infusing the hops.
In order that my invention may be more readily understood, reference is made
to the accompanying drawings wherein like letters indicate similar parts throughout
the several figures :-
Figure 1, represents a sectional view of my invention, adapted to be used for
drying the hops.
Figure 2, represents a sectional view of another portion of my apparatus.
In carrying out my invention I construct a metal cylinder A, which is adapted
to be fixed on a stand B the said cylinder being provided with a suitable cover C
which cover C and stand B are each provided with suitable bearings D adapted
to receive the hollow trunnions E of an inner cylinder F. When the apparatus is
intended for drying the hops the cylinder F is provided with a suitably supported
square shaft or its equivalent G, adapted to be revolved by any suitable means and
upon which any desired number of perforated metal wings or the like W are
mounted for the purpose of agitating the hops which have been placed in said
inner cylinder. A pipe H is suitably jointed to one of the trunnions so that a
current of air may be forced through the apparatus by means of a suitable blower
or fan, and gas burners or the like I are provided under the cylinders, so as to
produce the necessary heat for drying the hops, the vapour produced in the inner
cylinder being carried off through the opposite trunnion to that at which the
.heated air is admitted.
When the apparatus is required to be used for infusing the hops, the inner
cylinder F is replaced by a cylinder F' which is adapted to contain the water for
making the infusion, the hops being carried in a wire cage or basket J, provided
with a buoyant lid K to sustain the said cage. The apparatus is then heated to
the required temperature, thereby infusing the hops.
I prefer to provide each of the cylinders with a suitable hinged or sliding door
as at L and M, and I wish it to be understood that the apparatus may be
constructed so that the cylinders are disposed horizontally instead of vertically
.as shown.
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 :-
An improved apparatus consisting of an outer cylinder A adapted to support an
inner cylinder F or F', said inner cylinder F being provided with suitable wings or
the like W, an air supply pipe H, gas burner or the like I basket or cage J provided
with a buoyant lid K, and stand B, all constructed and arranged for the purposes
and substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 24th day of April 1894.
HORN & SON,
Applicant's Agents.