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Fleuss|flɔɪs|
The name of H. A. Fleuss, British inventor, used attrib. or in the possessive of apparatus designed by him.
1882Rep. Insp. Mines 1881 463 Fleuss' breathing apparatus and lamp. 1883Encycl. Brit. XVI. 467/1 Persons equipped with the Fleuss breathing apparatus can now enter mines after explosions. 1902Ibid. XXXII. 190/1 The small Fleuss machine will produce about 11/4 lb of ice in one operation of 20 minutes. 1904Goodchild & Tweney Technol. & Sci. Dict. s.v. Air Pumps, A great improvement in mechanical pumps has been made of recent years in what is called the Fleuss Pump. 1906Ibid. s.v. Tyres, The Fleuss Tyre possesses no inner tube, but the edges of the cover overlap and fit together closely enough to retain the air. 1909Westm. Gaz. 22 Feb. 8/1 ‘The Fleuss,’ he added, ‘is the prototype of all apparatus using compressed oxygen and caustic soda, and it has already proved its value in mine rescue-work.’ |