Improvements in Apparatus for Filling Bottles or other Receptacles with Liquids.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 7th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 13th Jan.,
1894
PROVISIONAL DIFCIFICATION
Improvements in Apparatus for Filling Bottles or other Receptacles
with Liquids.
We WILLIAM. ALEXANDER BOWIE of No. 26 Aberdeen Place, Maida Vale
in the County of Middlesex, Gentleman and ERNEST JAMES DODD of No. 2
Eveline Villas, Leicester Road, New Barnet, in the County aforesaid Gentleman,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
Our invention refers to filling bottles with liquids in such manner that any
desired number of bottles or other receptacles may be filled at the same time and
to the same level.
The apparatus may conveniently consist of a suitable framework with internal
guides which are so constructed as to hold a tray for containing the desired number
of bottles. The tray is held or supported in such manner that it may be raised
and guided so that the necks of the bottles come fair with filling tubes or nozzles.
The bottles are either put into the tray between movable or fixed partitions or a
number of them approximately fill the tray without having recourse to partitions.
The filling nozzles are connected to syphon tubes which proceed up from near or at
the bottom of a tank containing the liquid for filling. In order to start the filling,
the liquid is raised so as to cause it to start the flow through the syphon tubes and
then the liquid is allowed to fall to its proper level to correspond with that desired
for the bottles. The filling is continued until the level of the liquid is the same in
the bottles and the tank. The aforesaid raising of the liquid in the tank may be
attained either by the immersion therein of a float or the like or by bodily raising
the tank with the liquid therein. As soon as the bottles are filled the tray contain-
ing them is lowered and the liquid in the tank is caused to be lowered at the same
time in order to stop the syphon action. A suitable ball cock or other device is
used for maintaining the proper level of liquid in the tank.
Dated this 8th day of March 1893.
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Filling Bottles or other Receptacles
with Liquids.
We, WILLIAM ALEXANDER BOWIE formerly of No. 26 Aberdeen Place,
Maida Vale, in the County of Middlesex, but at present of No. 14 Tierney Road,
Streatham Hill in the County of Surrey, Gentleman and ERNEST JAMES DODD
of No. 2 Eveline Villas, Leicester Road New Barnet in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman 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:-
Our invention refers to- filling bottles with liquids in such manner that any
desired number of bottles or other receptacles may be filled at the same time and
to the same level.
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The apparatus may conveniently consist of a suitable framework with internal
guidés which are so constructed as to hold a tray for containing any desired number
of bottles. The tray is held or supported in such manner that it may be raised

page_text: and guided so that the necks of the bottles come fair with filling tubes or
nozzles. The bottles are either put into the tray between movable or fixed
partitions or a number of them approximately fill the tray without having recourse
to partitions. The filling nozzles are connected to syphon tubes which proceed up
from near or at the bottom of a tank containing the liquid for filling. In order to
start the filling the liquid is raised so as to cause it to start the flow through the
syphon tubes and then the liquid is allowed to fall to its proper level to correspond.
with that desired for the bottles. The filling is continued until the level of the
liquid is the same in the bottles and the tank. As soon as the bottles are filled
the tray containing them is lowered and removed and the liquid in the tank is
caused to be lowered at the same time in order to stop the syphon action. A
suitable ball cock or other device is used for maintaining the proper level of liquid
in the tank.
Figure 1 of the accompanying sheet of drawings is a front elevation of an
apparatus constructed according to my invention.
Figure 2 is a sectional side elevation and
Figure 3 a plan of same.
In a frame consisting of two sides A and a bottom B and having internal guides:
or grooves C, we mount a skeleton frame work D which is so constructed as to.
hold a tray E for containing the desired number of bottles F. The bottles are
either put into the tray between movable or fixed partitions or a certain number of
them approximately fill the tray without having recourse to partitions as in the
example shown in the drawings. The tray has a sliding false bottom e which when
drawn out permits the bottles to drop through. The frame work D containing the
tray is held or supported by two chains G which run over idle pulleys H mounted
on the sides A of the framework to a slide K working on horizontal guides L.
This slide has mounted thereon a hinged handle M provided with a catch m which,
when the slide is pulled out is made to take over a bar N going across the apparatus
and forming a tie to bind the sides.A together. When the tray E is raised the
necks of the bottles F come fair with filling tubes or nozzles O, connected to or as
shown made in one with the syphon tubes, which proceed up from near or at the
bottom of a tank P containing the liquid for filling. The tank P also contains a
weight or float Q which is suspended by chains R going over pulleys I and the
other ends of which are fixed to the slide K. As the weight shown does not fill
the tank it is suspended on an arm p so that the chains R at each end comes.fair
with the pulleys I. In order to start the filling the weight Q is partly immersed
and so much liquid is displaced that the level of the liquid is raised so as to cause
it to start the flow through the syphon tubes O and then by the filling the liquid
gradually falls to its proper level to correspond with that desired for the bottles.
The filling of the bottles consequently continues until the level of the liquid is the
same in the bottles and the tank. The aforesaid raising of the liquid in the tank P
may be attained either by the immersion therein of the weight Q as shown or by
bodily raising the tank with the liquid therein or in any other convenient manner.
The tank P is of such a size in the present instance as to permit of the working of
a small ball cock S which always maintains the proper level of liquid in the tank.
In order to fill a tray full of bottles, with liquid, the tray is slided into the skeleton
frame work D, the handle M which is supposed to be held in its forward position,
is released, the weight Q descends raising the frame D causing the syphons O to
enter the bottles; the liquid is by the weight Q forced into the sypbons and the
flow of liquid continues until the desired level is obtained in both the tank P and
the bottles. The handle is then pulled forward and the catch M hooked over the
bar N, causing the tray to descend and the weight Q to ascend, thus lowering the
level of the liquid in the tank below the nozzles of the syphons and ensuring
the stoppage of the flow in the syphon tubes, the fresh supply of liquid meanwhile
entering the tank by the ball cock S. The tray is removed bodily and being set
down in the place where the bottles are to be deposited the false bottom e is with-
drawn and the bottles drop on to the table or shelf; the bottomless tray is then

page_text: slided upwards and leaves the bottles. On replacing the false bottom e the tray is.
again ready for use. a is a piece of felt for receiving the drippings from the
syphon nozzles; a tray may also be used for the same purpose.
It is evident that instead of making the frame D and the weight Q to move,.
these may be fixed, and the tray is thus stationary while the tank and the syphons
are made to rise and fall respectively. Under some circumstances where the
bottles do not vary much as regards their cubic contents the tray need not be made
to rise and fall; the weight is made as before and the filling continues until the
level of liquid in the tank is the same as the level of the bottom of the nozzles.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-.
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. An apparatus for filling a number of bottles with liquid at the same time and
to the same level consisting of a framework provided with a removable tray for
containing bottles and constructed to run in under the nozzles of syphons so that.
the necks of the bottles come fair with same and means for starting the syphon
action which continues until the desired level in the bottles is obtained substantially-
as described.
2. The construction of apparatus shown on the drawings.
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JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents..