Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 4th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 5th Feb., 1889
I, JOSEPH BULLEN of 26 Cooke Street, Stretford Road, Manchester in the County
of Lancaster, Brass Finisher, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus for emptying liquids from carboys by means of
air or gas pressure which may be pumped or otherwise and consists in providing the
mouth or inlet of a carboy with an air-tight joint in any suitable manner. On the
end of a metallic tube is attached a conical piece which is inserted into the mouth or
inlet of a carboy to secure the same thereto. The other end of the aforesaid metallic
tube is screwed on the outside on which fits a metallic tube screwed internally as well
as on the outside. On the outside of the first named metallic tube is placed a ring
with three or more hinged pieces of any suitable length or strength to suit the
various requirements. The tube on which the ring and hinged pieces are mounted is
sufficiently long to allow of them being drawn upwards clear of the conical piece by
which they will pass through the mouth or inlet of the carboy. After the ring and
hinged pieces have been inserted into the mouth or inlet of a carboy they are
allowed to drop onto the conical piece which expands them and secures the same to
the carboy. To make an air-tight joint on the mouth or inlet of a carboy after the
ring and hinged pieces have been inserted a washer of india-rubber or other suitable
substance is placed on the mouth of the carboy, and on the washer a chamber or
vessel with an inlet for air or gas and a branch for a pressure gauge; the washer
and chamber or vessel having a passage large enough to admit the internally screwed
tube, and the chamber or vessel is secured with nuts and washers of suitable form.
To draw or force out the contents of a carboy a tube passes through the aforesaid
tubes and chamber or vessel which is made air-tight with packing or other suitable
means; the other part of the tube being of any convenient length to carry the liquid
where it is intended to be delivered, which may be above or below its own level,
the principal object being to deliver at a higher level which may be performed
by pumping or otherwise forcing air or gas into the inlet of the chamber or vessel,
the latter being in communication with the inside of the carboy.

page_text: In another modification I dispense with the conical expanding hinged pieces and
in lien thereof I provide the internal end of the chamber or vessel with an elastic
tube disposed between two adjustable washers. After the internal end of the chamber
or vessel with the elastic tube has been inserted into the mouth or inlet of a carboy
the said tube is expanded in width by means of a wing or other nut mounted or
screwed on the outside of the chamber or vessel, by which an air-tight joint is made
as well as that of securing the same to the carboy. The chamber or vessel is
provided with inlets or passages to admit air or gas and the outlet tube as before
described.
In case of air or gas passing with the liquid from the carboy to the receiving
vessel I provide the latter with a suitable chamber; the latter baving an inverted
dish and openings at its upper end to allow the air or gas to pass away and prevent
the liquid being splashed or blown over the sides of the receiving vessel..
Dated the 4th Anril 1888
EDMUND. CHADWICK,
Agent.

page_text: 1, JOSEPH BULLEN of 26 Cooke Street, Stretford Road, Manchester in the County
of Lancaster, Brass Finisher, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement:-
This invention relates to apparatus for emptying liquids from carboys by means of
air or gas pressure, which may be pumped or otherwise, and consists of a metalllc
piece with a chamber, one end of which is provided with an elastic or flexible tube
disposed .between adjustable washers. After the end of the metallic piece with the
elastic or flexible tube has been inserted into the mouth or inlet of the carboy the
said elastic or flexible tube is expanded in width, that is, at right angles to the centre
line of its length, by means of a wing or other nut mounted or screwed on the
outside of the metallic chambered piece, by which an air-tight joint is made as well as
that of securing the same to the carboy. The metallic chambered piece is provided
with an inlet for air or gas. To draw or force out the contents of a carboy a tube
passes through the aforesaid metallic chamber piece, and is made air-tight with
packing or other suitable means; the other part of the tube being of any convenient
length to carry the liquid where it is intended to be delivered, which may be above or
below its own level; the principal object being to deliver at a higher level, which may
be performed by pumping or otherwise forcing air or gas into the inlet of the metallic
chambered piece.
In case of air or gas passing with the liquid from the carboy to the receiving vessel
I provide the latter with a suitable chamber; the latter having an inverted dish and
openings at its upper end to allow the air or gas to pass away and prevent the liquid
heing splashed or blown over the sides of the receiving vessel.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is an elevation of my improved apparatus when fixed on a carboy for the
purpose of emptying the contents therefrom to a vessel at a higher level-Fig. 2 is a
sectional elevation of the metallic chambered piece with the elastic or flexible tube
for closing the inlet of a carboy whilst the contents are removed-Fig. 3 is a sectional
plan through line A. B-Fig. 4 is a sectional plan through line C. D, and Fig. 5 is
an outside elevation of my improved apparatus shown in Fig. 2 with the elastic
or flexible tube expanded to make an air-tight joint when fixed in the mouth or inlet
of a carboy:
A is a carboy with the inlet or mouth B; C the metallic chambered piece ; D the
inlet for gas or air; E the elastic or flexible tube; F and G are adjustable washers to
which the elastic or flexible tube E is attached by layers of wire or other equivalents;
H the wing or other nut mounted on the screw on the outside of the metallic
chambered piece C, and I is the outlet tube.
After the end of the metallic chambered piece C with the elastic or flexible tube E has
been placed in the mouth or inlet B of the carboy A the wing or other nut H is turned

page_text: on the screw J on the outside of the piece C until the elastic or flexible tube E is
reduced in length to expand it outwardly as in Figs. 1 and 5 to make an air-tight
joint with the mouth or inlet B of the carboy A. The elastic or flexible tube Ę is
secured to the washers F and G by layers of wire or other equivalents. The washer G
after being screwed on the end of the metallic chambered piece C is securely fixed
thereto by soldering or otherwise to prevent its moving by the action of the nut H
and the elastic or flexible tube E. The washer F is mounted loosely on the outside of
the screw J to allow of its moving up or down by the action of the nut H.
To the inlet D is attached the pipe K by the nut L; the joint being made with the
india-rubber or other ring M. The outlet pipe I passes through the metallic chambered
piece C to a point near the bottom of the carboy A as in fig. 1; the joint being made
with the india-rubber or other ring N and the nut O. The internal passage of the
metallic chambered piece C is slightly larger in diameter than the outside diameter of
the outlet pipe I, by which the cavity or annular space P is formed to allow of the
passage of air or gas into the upper part of the carboy A.
When my improved apparatus has been fixed on the mouth or inlet of a carboy the
contents are emptied therefrom by simply pumping atmospheric air by means of an
air pump through the pipe K into the inlet D, from whence it passes down the cavity
or annular space P into the upper end of the carboy and above the surface of the
liquid contained therein. If desired the air-pump can be dispensed with in which
case the pipe K is coupled to a holder or service pipe containing carbonic acid or other
suitable gas under pressure. Immediately pressure is admitted to the surface of the
liquid in the carboy the contents are forced up the pipe I, from whence it can be
emptied into the cistern R, as in Fig. 1, or other suitable vessel as desired. The
height to which the contents of the carboy can be emptied entirely depends on the
pressure admitted or forced into the carboy.
Fig. 6 is a sectional elevation of the outlet chamber W on the end of the pipe I in
the cistern R.
The inverted outlet chamber W sits on the bottom of the cistern R, and is provided
with the openings V to allow the liquid to flow into the cistern. The upper end of
the chamber W is provided with the inverted dish ✗ and the holes or openings Y to
allow air or gas that may travel up the pipe I from the carboy to pass away and
prevent the liquid being splashed or blown over the sides of the cistern R or other
vessel containing the same.
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:
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1. Making an air-tight joint in the mouth or inlet of a carboy by means of an
elastic or flexible tube by expanding the latter at right angles to the centre line of its
length substantially as described and as shown on the drawings.
2. For emptying liquids from carboys the construction and arrangement of apparatus'
consisting of the metallic chambered piece C with the screw J, the washers F and G,
elastic or flexible tube E, nut H, inlet D, pipe I, and the cavity or annular space P,
substantially as herein described and illustrated by the drawings.
3. The use of the inverted chamber W with the holes or openings Y and the inverted
dish X for the purpose specified.
Dated the 31st December 1888.