US2020125A - Furniture and automobile polish - Google Patents

Description

Patented Nov. 5, 1935 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE No Drawing. Application October 18, 1933, 7

Serial No. 694,055

1 Claim.

This invention relates to improvements in polishes and more particularly to polish for furniture, automobiles, and such other articles having like surfaces.

One of the main objects of the invention is the provision of a polish which may be effectively supplied to the surface to be polished without rubbing, as it is only necessary to lightly wipe the surface with a cloth impregnated with the polish, thus but little effort is required on the part of a person to obtain a high lustre or shine upon the surface to be polished.

Another feature is to provide a polish which when applied to a surface, brings out the natural qualities of the same, and if the polished surface is touched by the fingers of the human hand, no marks appear thereon.

A further object is to provide a polish which obliterates scratches upon the surface polished.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a polish in which the ingredients are inexpensive and easily mixed, and wherein a small amount of polish will effectively polish a relatively large surface area.

Other features of the invention will be apparent as the following specification is proceeded with, and as pointed out in the annexed claim.

My improved polish preferably consists of the following ingredients combined in the proportions stated for'the making of a half pint:

1 ounce motor lubricating oil ounce kerosene /2 ounce gasoline 1 ounce ammonia oil 1 ounce japan varnish dryer ounce furniture glue 1 ounce liquid bronze 1 ounce Javel water ounce turpentine 4 ounce ammonia (plain white) 4 drops of a commercial disinfectant '7 drops camphor oil The above ingredients are combined in the order of their listing, that is, the motor oil is first placed in a mixing vessel and the kerosene added, followed by the other ingredients.

The ingredient ammonia oil is a low viscosity mineral oil refined with a view of having a very low cold test or solidification point, the purpose of this being such that the oil will flow at low temperature. Commercially, it is also known as refrigerator oil, or ice machine oil.

The furniture glue is that type made from animal substance and which is generally sold in dry sheet form at hardware stores and which is softened by subjecting the same to J avel water and gasoline until it assumes a fluid consistency of substantially that of heavy oil. The J aval water and gasoline used for reducing the dry glue to a 5 liquid form is exclusive of the proportions above stated and which are added in the order and proportions set forth to further liquefy the same and maintain the liquid consistency of the mixture.

The ammonia (plain white) when added to the ingredients listed in advance thereof, sets up a chemical reaction causing the ingredients to assume a state of agitation resulting in the mixing of the same.

The commercial disinfectant, such as a carbolic solution when added in the order listed, turns the entire mixture from a dark color to light brown, due to its action with the Javel water. The commercial disinfectant also serves to provide an antiseptic property in the mixture to prevent possible infection should the polish enter an open cut or sore on the hand or body of a user.

The camphor oil is added as a deodorizing agent to eliminate the smell of the other highly odorous ingredients.

After a thorough mixing of the ingredients stated, the polish composition is of a fluid consistency and is put up in bottles, cans and other like containers for commercial sale and use.

The polish is applied by applying the same sparingly to a soft cloth, and wiping the cloth lightly over the surface to be polished. No rubbing or rewiping is necessary. After an article of furniture, automobile body, or other article having a similar surface has been polished, the same retains the shine or lustre for a relatively long period of time, and protects the surface from water spots, finger prints, and other such marks to which polished surfaces are normally subjected. Any scratches which may be present upon a surface before applying the polish will disappear after the polish is applied in the above manner, as the same will be filled by the polish entering the scratches and becoming instantly dry. This is caused more or less by the glue which forms one of the important ingredients of the mixture.

While I have found through experience that the compound prepared in the proportions stated above produces the best results, I do not wish-to restrict myself to these exact proportions as slight variations therein may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States, is:

A polishing composition containing the following ingredients in the proportions stated,

1 ounce motor lubricating oil ounce kerosene ounce gasoline 1 ounce ammonia oil 1 ounce japan varnish dryer ounce furniture glue 1 ounce liquid bronze 1 ounce Javel Water ounce turpentine ounce ammonia (plain white) 4 drops of a commercial disinfectant '7 drops camphor oil.

JOHN ROZIG.