An Improved Guard for "Turnover" Mineral and Aerated Water Filling Machines.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Jan., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 6th Oct., 1892-Accepted, 26th Nov., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Guard for "Turnover" Mineral and Aerated Water
Filling Machines.
I, WILLIAM EDNEY, of 45 Wilder Street, in the City and County of Bristol,
Mineral and Aërated Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
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This invention consists in a sliding guard designed for attachment to that class
of machines for filling bottles with mineral and aërated waters known as
"turnover" machines. It is applicable to such machines operated either manually
or mechanically.
The sliding guard is intended to be used in conjunction with the usual fixed
guard and has the same object, namely, to prevent fragments of burst bottles from
flying beyond fixed limits.
The guard in which this invention consists is situated opposite the fixed guard
and is secured to a spindle or spindles free to slide in eyes, grooves or other guides
provided on the fixed guard or otherwise conveniently situated, a stop or stops being
provided to govern the range of travel of the spindle or spindles.
The arrangement is such that when the bottle cage is in position to receive a
bottle the sliding guard is lowered and offers no obstruction to the insertion of the
bottle, but when the cage is reversed for filling, the guard slides down by gravitation
into position as a shield. Accordingly the bottle is guarded by it on one side and
by the usual fixed guard on the other.
India-rubber or other cushions are provided to obviate noise and jar in the
movements of the sliding guard.
Dated this 13th day of January 1892.
NICHOLAS WATTS,
Bristol Bank Buildings, Bristol, Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Guard for "Turnover" Mineral and Aërated Water
Filling Machines.
WILLIAM EDNEY, 45 Wilder Street, in the City of Bristol, Mineral and
Aerated Water Manufacturer, 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 invention consists in a sliding guard designed for attachment to that class
of machines for filling bottles with mineral and aërated waters, known as
"turnover" machines. It is applicable to such machines operated either manually
or mechanically.
The sliding guard is intended to be used in conjunction with the usual fixed guard
and has the same object, viz., to prevent fragments of burst bottles from flying
beyond fixed limits.
The guard in which this invention consists is situated opposite the fixed guard
and is secured to a spindle, or spindles, free to slide in eyes, grooves, or other guides
provided on the fixed guard, or otherwise conveniently situated, a stop or stops being
provided to govern the range of travel of the spindle or spindles.
The arrangement is such that when the bottle cage is in position to receive a
bottle, the sliding guard is lowered and offers no obstruction to the insertion of the

page_text: bottle, but when the cage is reversed for filling, the guard slides down by gravitation
into position as a shield.
Accordingly, the bottle is guarded by it on one side and by the usual fixed guard
on the other.
India rubber, or other cushions, are provided to obviate noise and jar in the
movements of the sliding guard.
In order that my invention may be more fully understood, I will now proceed to
describe drawings upon the sheet hereunto annexed, the same letters of reference
being used throughout all the figures to indicate the same, or corresponding, parts
of my invention.
Figure 1 is the elevation of the head of an ordinary turnover filling machine
showing the sliding guard A in a position to allow the bottle being placed in the
machine to be filled, or removed when filled.
Figure 2 is the same head turned over into a position to fill the bottle, the
ordinary stationary guard being broken away to show the bottle & the position of
the sliding guard while the said bottle is filling.
Figure 3 is a plan also showing the position of the sliding & ordinary fixed
guard.
The sliding guard A is constructed of copper or other suitable material & slides
upon the spindle B; the said spindle being attached to the ordinary fixed guard C
& free to slide in grooves or eyes.
A bottle being placed in the machine, as in Figure 1, the machine is partly
revolved in the ordinary way to fill the bottle. The sliding guard A' slides by the
aid of its own weight down the spindle B to position shown in Figure 2.and so
encloses the bottle and forms a shield while it is being filled (the most dangerous.
part of the operation). When full, the machine is again partly revolved in the
ordinary way, when the sliding guard again falls by its own weight into the
position shown in Figure 1. It will thus be seen that the working of the guard is
automatic.
I provide india rubber or other cushions, D at the top & bottom of the rod
spindle B to avoid noise & jar when the guard slides down.
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. A sliding guard or shield to be attached to any ordinary turnover filling
machine whether operated manually or mechanically.
2. A sliding guard or shield A sliding on. the rod or spindle B substantially as
described.
Dated October 5th 1902
WILLIAM BRATLEY,,
c/o Bratley, Hinchliffe, Limited,
Sandford Street, Ancoats, Manchester, Agents for Applicant: