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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.
WILLIAM RADAM, OF AUSTIN, TEXAS.
APPARATUS FOR IMPREGNATING LIQUIDS WITH GASES.
SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,664, dated October 8, 1889.
Application filed July 15, 1889. Serial No. 317,518. (No model.)
To all w7ron7 it 7ncay concern, the same planes is a window E, having a glass
Be it known that I, WILLIAM RADAM, a cover e. Upon the bottom walls of these win-
citizen of the United States, and a resident of dows rest the ends of the transverse beam F,
Austin, in the county of Travis and State of upon which the vessel F', which contains the 55
5 Texas, have invented certain new and useful sulphur, is supported in full view of the at-
Improvements in Apparatus for Impregnating tendant, who may desire to inspect it through
Liquids with Gases; and I do hereby declare said window. The interior walls of the struct-
that the following is a full, clear, and exact ure are first thoroughly coated with cement,
description of the invention, which will en- and then lined with glass, slate, tiles, or the 6o
to able others skilled in the art to which it ap- like, no metal, however, being used in the
pertains to make and use the same, reference structure, owing to its liability to be affected
being had to the accompanying drawings, by the acids generated in using the appa-
which form a part of this specification. ratus.
My invention relates to apparatus for im- In the bottom of the tank or reservoir II, I 65
15 pregnating water or other suitable liquid with provide a draw-off cock or faucet I, to run off
the fumes emanating from the consumption the sediment that settles to the bottom of the
of a combustible composition of matter, such tank or reservoir. About one-half inch above
as sulphur, which when ignited emits a gas the bottom of the reservoir or tank I provide
containing suitable medicinal qualities; and twofaucets orcocksI', for drawing off the im- 70
20 it consists in the construction and novelcom- pregnated liquid into bottles, jugs, or other
bination of parts, as will hereinafter be fully vessels, ready to be shipped for use. The latter
described, and particularly pointed out in the two cocks or faucets are of great importance,
claim. as it is necessary to obtain only the clear im-
In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view in per- pregnated water for use. After the clear 75
25 spective of an apparatus embodying my im- treated water has been drawn off through the
provements. Fig. 2 isa verticallongitudinal proper faucets the sediment is then washed
sectional view, and Fig. 3 is a vertical trans- out through the cock in the bottom of the
verse sectional view taken through the view- reservoir, and the apparatus is again ready to
window and the transverse supporting-joint. be charged with impregnating compound. 80
30 Referring by letter to the accompanying The water or liquid is introduced into the
drawings, A designates the foundation of the tank or reservoir preferably by means of a
structure, which is built of brickand cement, hose through an opening provided at any
the dimensions of which are preferably twelve convenient point in the apparatus, as at X.
feet in length, six feet in width, and one foot The combustible compound is then intro- 85
35 in height, inside measurement. On this duced and ignited and the gas permitted to
foundation I build a wall of brick and cement, impregnate the liquid.
which extends entirely around the founda- The wall of the reservoir or tank is pro-
tion-wall, said wall being by preference eight vided with a hole Y, for admitting air to the
inches thick and three and one-half feet in apparatus when the gas has nearly extin- 9c
40 height, and then arch it over, as shown. In guished the burning compound. Ithen close
one side of this structure-I provide a man- the hole Y and the liquid absorbs the gas.
hole B, about eighteen i inches by eighteen In this way I impart a sour acid taste to the
inches, said man-hole being located about liquid in from four to twenty-four hours, ac-
eight inches above the bottom of the tank or cording to the strength I desire to attain. 95
45 interior compartment of the apparatus. The The faucets employed in this apparatus
man-hole is preferably a wooden frame C, let are all of wood.
into the masonry and closed by a hinged door The dimensions above given may vary to
D, through which when it is' necessary a man suit the manufacturer. I have only outlined
may enter and clean out the interior of the a convenient size for ordinary manufacturing ioo
50 apparatus. purposes.
Upon opposite sides of the.tank A and in Having thus fully described my invention,
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Radam, William. Apparatus for Impregnating Liquids with Gases., patent, October 8, 1889; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth172175/m1/2/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.