Year: 1899

page_text: I, ARCHIBALD BRUCE, of 67, Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Plumber, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved apparatus for cleaning beer and other
pipes.
The apparatus consists of a fire-clay or other jar or vessel which may be
enclosed or partially enclosed in a wicker work or other basket or covering
provided with handles. Fitted into the mouth of the jar, which may be screwed
internally for its reception, is a tapered or other tube provided with a lateral
branch to which the beer or other pipe to be cleaned can be coupled in any well
known manner. Fitted concentrically within the tube aforesaid is a vertical
stand-pipe which extends down to or near to the bottom of the jar on the one hand
and up some distance above the top of the jar on the other hand. Secured to this
stand pipe is a lateral branch, provided with a cock, which can be coupled in
any well known manner to the air pipe of a beer or other raising or forcing
engine. Coupled also to this stand pipe, preferably at the top, is a branch,
provided with a valve, leading to the water main or other source of water supply.
With this apparatus when it is desired to clean beer or other pipes the alkaline
or other purifying compound is first filled into the jar and mixed with water and,
by preference, also thoroughly stirred, then the outer tube and stand pipe are
fitted tightly into the mouth of the jar, thereafter air, from the beer engine, is
admitted, through the stand pipe, to the jar so as to force the compound into the
beer pipe or pipes in which it is allowed to remain for a few minutes, the air
cock being shut, and, finally, water is admitted to the stand pipe so as to thoroughly
rinse out and scour the beer pipe or pipes and drive out the compound therein
which will have, by this time, efficiently performed its work.
Dated this 20th day of Jonu 1800
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.
An Improved Apparatus for Cleaning Beer and other Pipes.
I, ARCHIBALD BRUCE, of 67, Cathedral Street, Glasgow, Plumber, 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 relates to an improved apparatus for cleaning beer and other

page_text: In order that my said invention may be properly understood I have hereunto
appended an explanatory sheet of drawings, whereon,
Fig. 1 is a part vertical section and part side elevation and Fig. 2 a plan of the
apparatus.
The apparatus consists of a fire clay or other jar or vessel a which may be
enclosed or partially enclosed in a wicker work or other basket or covering b
provided with handles c as indicated in dotted lines. Screwed into the mouth d
of the jar, which is screwed internally for its reception, is a tube e narrowed or
tapered at its upper end for the reception of a vertical standpipe f which extends
down to or near to the bottom of the jar on the one hand and up above the top
of the tube e on the other hand. Secured to the upper end of this stand-pipe is
a screw-coupling tail piece h to which a rubber tube q, fitted in any well known
manner to the beer or other pipe to be cleaned, can be attached. The tube e has
a lateral branch i provided with a valve j and a screw-coupling tail piece to which
a rubber pipe & leading from the water supply pipe can be attached. The branch i
has a lateral branch provided with a cock m, which can be coupled in any well
known maner (such as by means of a coupling tail piece and rubber pipe o) to
the air pipe of a beer or other raising or forcing engine.
2 represents the alkaline or other purifying compound as generally used for
cleaning beer pipes.
q is a hole in the jar closed by a screw plug q' through which the purifying
compound is filled into the jar.
With this apparatus when it is desired to clean beer or other pipes the alkaline or
other purifying compound p is first filled into the jar and mixed with water and,
by preference, also thoroughly stirred or agitated, thereafter air, from the beer
engine, is admitted, through the branch and tube e to the jar so as to force the
compound up the stand-pipe f and through the pipe g into the beer pipe or
pipes in which it is allowed to remain for a few minutes, the air cock m being
shut, and, finally, the valve is opened and water admitted to the tube e so as
to pass through the jar and standpipe f and tube y and thoroughly rinse out and
scour the beer pipe or pipes and drive out the compound therein which will
have, by this time, efficiently performed its work.
The stand pipe f is soldered into the tube e so as to make a permanent fixture.
In cases where a beer engine is not available for forcing air through the branch
then this branch can be coupled, by means of a small rubber pipe, to any suitable
air pump or inflator (an inflator such as generally used by cyclists for blowing up
pneumatic tyres would do) and air pumped by hand into the apparatus.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I consider novel and desire to claim is:-
1. The improved apparatus for cleaning beer and other pipes constructed sub-
stantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the drawings annexed.
2. In a beer pipe cleaning apparatus the application and use of an air connection
substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Doted this 20th day of October 1899
H. D. FITZPATRICK,
100, Wellington Street, Glasgow, Agent.