IMPROVEMENTS IN BEER, CYDEE, AND SPIRIT ENGINES
Year: 1839

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, SAMUEL
STOCKER, of High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, Pump Maker, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by
Her Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Great Britain, bearing date
at Westminster, the Eleventh day of September, in the third year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto
me, the said Samuel Stocker, Her especial licence, full power, sole privilege
and authority, that I, the said Samuel Stocker, my exors, adñiors, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said Samuel Stocker, my exors, adñiors, or
assigns, should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time
and at all times during the term of years therein expressed, should and
lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within England, Wales, and
the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN BEER,
CYDEE, AND SPIRIT ENGINES;" in which said Letters Patent is contained a
proviso, that I, the said Samuel Stocker, shall cause a particular description
of the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the same is to
be performed, to be inrolled in Her said Majesty's High Court of Chancery
within six calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
in part recited Letters Patent, as in and by the same, reference being there-
unto had, will more fully and at large appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
Samuel Stocker, do hereby declare that the nature of my said Invention,
and the manner in which the same is to be performed, are fully described and

page_text: (that is to say)
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Figure 1 represents an engine for drawing beer, cyder, or spirits, con-
structed according to my Invention; Figure 2 shews a section of the lower
part thereof; Figure 3 shews the foot valve and its seat.
a is the pump
barrel, in which works a piston, with a valve or valves of the ordinary con-
struction of lift pumps. is the lever handle, by which motion is communi-
cated to the piston rod. The axis of the piston rod is carried by the upright c
affixed on the spout of the pump. b' is the end of the lever, which is
connected with the piston rod in the following manner :-The end 6 of the
lever is forked, and to each of the ends is attached by a pin joint a link or
connecting rodf, which links or connecting rods are attached to the slings g by
pin joints, which slings are affixed to a cross head, which is affixed to the
upper part of the piston rod; there being a sling g on each side of the pump
barrel, and by this means an even and parallel motion is obtained to the
working of the piston rod; and it is the mode of applying the combined parts
b, b', f, and g, to beer, cyder, and spirit engines, which constitutes the first part
of the Invention."
I will now describe the second part of my Invention.
Figure 4 shews a section of a beer, cyder, and spirit engine constructed
according to this part of my Invention, which is peculiarly arranged in order
to obtain more ready access to the valves, in case they become choked, to which
such description of pumps are very liable. a is the pump barrel, b is the piston,
and c is the piston rod, which in this engine is inverted, and is worked by
means of two connecting rods or links d, one on each side of the pump barrel,
which are connected to one end by pin joints to a cross head affixed on the
end of the piston rod, and at the other ends the links or connecting rods are
attached by pin joints to the forked ends 6 of the lever handle f, f, are two
induction pipes rising into the pump barrel, and 9 is the screw cover, which
allows of ready access to the lower or foot valve, without moving the pump
barrel; and the valve in the piston may be conveniently got at by removing
the top cover of the pump barrel, which top I make to screw on to the top o
the pump barrel, all which is clearly shewn in the Drawing.
What I claim as the second part of my Invention is, the mode of arranging
the parts of the engine in order to facilitate the getting at the valves, a
above described:

page_text: I will now describe the third part of my Invention.
Figure 5 shews an engine constructed according to this part of my Invention,
which in many respects is similar to Figure 1, but in place of having slings
hanging from the cross head of the piston rod there is a single loop or open
frame, which is affixed on the upper end of the piston rod, and the forked ends
of the lever handle 6' are attached by a pin joint to the link c, such link c
being attached by a pin joint to the upper part of the loop or open framing
e, and thus is a parallel movement communicated to the piston rod in the
working of the lever handle.
What I claim as the third part of my Invention is, the mode of combining
the parts b', c, and e, for giving motion to the piston rods of beer, cyder, and
spirit engines, as above described.
I will next describe the fourth part of my Invention, which consists in so
arranging the pump barrel of beer, cyder, and spirit engines that the barrel is
under the counter, and the spirit rises through and stands above the counter;
and such is the case with respect to the piston rod and lever handle which
works it.
Figure 6 shews a section of a beer, cyder, or spirit engine constructed
according to this part of my Invention. a is the pump barrel; b, the
lever handle, which works the piston rod by means of a connecting link c, and
the axis or fulcrum of the lever b is at . The lower cover carries the foot
valve, and by removing such lower cover both the foot valve and the valve in
the piston can readily be got at, which offers great advantage in the use of
beer, cyder, or spirit engines constructed according to this part of the Invention.
The stuffing box is affixed in a neck in the upper part of the pump barrel,
which neck passes up through the counter, and the neck has a hole or eduction
way at f, and the rising pipe to the spout is affixed to a ring, which embraces
the neck which rises through the counter, and an opening therein comes
opposite the opening in the neck, and the parts are combined together by
the screw nut g, there being suitable leather or other washers between the
joints for rendering the parts fluid light.
What I claim as the fourth part of my Invention is, the mode of
arranging the pump barrel below the counter in combination with the
other parts, as above described.
I will now describe the fifth part of my Invention, which relates to a mode
of applying the movement of the lever handle to the piston rod.
Figure 7 shews a beer, cyder, or spirit engine constructed according to this
part of my Invention. a is the pump barrel; b, the lever handle, the axis of
which is carried by the upright c; and d is a link or connecting rod, one end

page_text: of which is attached by a pin joint to the lever handle b, and the other end by
a
pin joint to the piston rod, as is shewn in the Drawing. By this arrange-
ment the requisite parallel movement is obtained to the piston rod.
What I claim as the fifth part of my Invention is, the mode of combining
the parts and d with the piston rod of beer, cyder, and spirit engines.
I will now describe the sixth part of my Invention, which relates to a mode
of applying a hollow piston rod to beer, cyder, and spirit engines, and also of
a mode of applying a foot or lower valve, which can readily be got at without
removing the pump barrel.
Figure 8 shews the section of an engine constructed according to this part
of my Invention. In this case the pump barrel, as in Figure 4, is raised on
two pipes, which form the induction ways, and the arrangement of the lower
or foot valve is very similar in respect to the placing of that valve, though
the construction of its seat is slightly different, but the Drawing clearly shows
such difference; and it will be seen that in this pump the piston rod, which
is affixed to the piston, and works through the stufling box, is a tube, and the
lever handle is connected to the piston by means of a link c which passes
down the tube piston rod a, and is attached by a pin joint to the piston.
What I claim as the sixth part of my Invention is, the mode of combining
the parts a, b, c, for giving motion to the piston rod; and I also claim' the
mode of applying the pump barrel or tubes, in order to allow of room below
for arranging the lower valve as described, in order to its being readily got at.
I will now describe the seventh part of my Invention, which in fact is
very similar to Figure 1; but in place of having slings, as therein described, I
have an external case which covers the pump barrel, and the external case
acts as the slings, it being affixed to the piston rod.
Figure 9 shews an engine constructed according to this part of my Inven-
tion. a is the pump barrel; b, the handle; b', the forked ends of the lever
handle; c, the upright which carries the axis of the lever handle b, b'; f, links
or connecting rods, one on each side of the pump; g, the external case acting
as the slings in Figure 1. By this arrangement I can produce a very orna-
mental external character to the pump barrel, and yet have all the convenience
of parallelism to the piston rod required.
What I claim as the seventh part of my Invention is, the mode of applying
an external case of the pump cylinder of beer, cyder, and spirit engines, as
above described.
I will now describe the eighth part of my Invention.
Figure 10 and Figure 11 shew two beer, cyder, or spirit engines constructed
according to this part of my Invention, which consists in applying a sector to

page_text: the lever handle b, and by means of chains or toothed racks to raise and
lower the piston rod. In Figure 10 the piston rod is raised and lowered
by two chains or other flexible connection attached to the piston rod and
to the sector; and Figure 11 there is a toothed rack formed on the upper part
of the piston rod, and the sector affixed to the lever handle 6 is formed into a
toothed rack, which takes into and moves the rack on the piston rod up and
down.
What I claim as the eighth part of my Invention is, the mode of working
the piston rods of beer, cyder, and spirit engines, as above described.
I will now describe the ninth part of my Invention, which relates to a
mode of applying the stuffing boxes and piston rods of beer, cyder, and spirit
engines.
Figure 12 shews the section of an engine constructed according to this part
of my Invention. The piston rod is attached to the end of the lever handle b
by a pin joint, and is also attached to the piston by a pin joint, and there is an
intermediate pin joint in the piston rod, as is shewn in the Drawing.
c is
the stuffing box which screws into a short cylinder of metal d, and this cylin-
der is kept in its place on the top cover of the pump barrel by the two straps
e, c, screwed thereon, and in such manner that the cylinder d can move as an
axis, there being a slit or opening formed in the top cover of the pump barrel
through which the piston rod works. By this arrangement the cylinder & will
keep the opening in the cover of the pump barrel fluid-tight, and at the same
time the cylinder will remove to accommodate itself to the inclined or vertical
position of the piston rod in the act of working the handle b; and, if required,
there may be a washer of leather between the cylinder d and the cover of the
pump barrel, to aid in keeping the parts fluid-tight; or, in place of the stuffing
box, as is shewn at Figure 12, I employ a 'stufling box similar to Figure 13,
wherein the piston rod passes through a sphere, and the stuffing box applied
to such sphere, and the screw cap, which retains the sphere in its place, is
suitably concave, together with the seat of the sphere, whereby the sphere
is enclosed, and forms an universal joint.
What I claim as the ninth part of my Invention is, the mode of construct-
ing and combining the stuffing boxes and piston rods of beer, cyder, and spirit
engines, as above described.
I will now describe the tenth part of my Invention.
Figures 14 and 15 shew two sections of engines constructed according to
this part of my Invention, Figure 14 being a single acting pump with
solid piston, and Figure 15 is another single-acting pump, the peculiar point
of novelty being in the placing of the pump barrel in a horizontal position

page_text: standing on an upright or stem, which forms the induction way for the flow of
the liquor to be drawn by such engine. The Figures very clearly show the
nature of the various parts, and the manner in which they go together; no
further description thereof will, therefore, be necessary.
What I claim as the tenth part of my Invention is, the mode of construct-
ing beer, cyder, and spirit engines by applying horizontal pump barrels, and,
by preference, on upright stems forming the induction ways for the fluid, as
above described.
I will now describe the eleventh part of my Invention.
Figure 16 is a section, and Figure 17 an external view partly in section,
of two engines constructed according to this part of my Invention, the
object being to construct the cylinder of the pump barrel of glass or of
earthenware; and Figure 16 shows the pump as being single acting, with a
passage through the piston, Figure 17 having a solid piston. The mode
of construction is to have the cylinder of glass or earthenware as true inside as
possible; and the top and bottom covers are secured in their places by three
or more pillars having screws at one of their ends, which, passing through
the covers, are secured by screw nuts, and the other ends of the pillars
have heads.
What I claim as the eleventh part of my Invention is, the mode of con-
structing beer, cyder, and spirit engines with the pump barrels of glass or of
earthenware, as above described.
I will now describe the twelfth part of my Invention, which relates to a
mode of employing solid pistons to the pumps of beer, cyder, and spirit
engines, and also to a mode of applying the valves both to the induction and
eduction ways, in a manner more convenient to be got at than such engines
possess of the present construction.
Figure 18 and Figure 19 show sections of two pillar engines differing
slightly from each other in respect to their covers and their spouts, and the
piston rod of Figure 18 is a tube, and the connecting rod for attaching the
piston to the lever handle, as in the interior, to the piston rod, as is clearly
shewn.
Figure 20 shows a section of an engine placed in a case. The induction and
eduction valves are external of the pump barrel, and by unscrewing the parts
may be got at with ease. This arrangement of valves, therefore, offers con-
siderable advantages. The Drawing very clearly shews the nature of the parts,
and also the manner of their going together.
What I claim as the twelfth part of my Invention is, the mode of applying
solid pistons to the pump barrels of beer, cyder, and spirit. engines, and also

page_text: the mode of applying the induction and eduction valves external of the pump
barrels of beer, cyder, and spirit engines.
I will now describe the thirteenth part of my Invention, which relates to a
mode of applying the lever handle, and also a guide above the stuffing box.
Figure 21 shows a beer, cyder, or spirit engine constructed according to this
part of the Invention. a is the pump barrel; b, the lever handle, which at one
end, b, is connected to the piston; c is an upright having a crosshead affixed
thereon; and d is a link connected at one end by a pin joint to the upright c, and
at the other end by a pin joint to the lever handle b, such connection forming the
axes of the lever handle b; e is a guide for the piston rod, the piston rod, above
its connection with the lever handle at b', being shown in dotted lines, with a view
to indicate that the inside is not absolutely necessary, but I prefer it to use it.
What I claim as the thirteenth part of my Invention is, the mode of
applying the lever handle b through the intermediate link d to a standard
as above described; and I also claim the application of a guide to the piston
rod of pillar beer, cyder, and spirit engines, as above described.
I will now describe the fourteenth part of my Invention, which relates to a
mode of combining the movement of the lever handle 6 of beer, cyder, and
spirit engines with the piston rod of the pump barrel.
Figure 22 shows an engine constructed according to this part of my Inven-
tion. a is the pump barrel; b, the lever handle, the part being forked. On
the top of the piston rod is formed a circular ring, within which is placed a
circular plate, and there is a pin or axis passing through the forked ends of
the lever, and also through the circular plate, which revolves in the ring at
the top of the piston rod, but such pin passes through the circular plate at a
distance from the centre, consequently the circular plate acts as an eccentric,
and by the working of the lever handle the piston rod is raised up and forced
down correctly in a vertical line, or nearly so, in consequence of the movement
of the circular plate within the ring, as above explained.
What I claim as the fourteenth part of my Invention is, the mode of
connecting the lever handle with the piston rod of the pump barrels of beer,
cyder, and spirit engines, as above described.
I will now describe the fifteenth part of my Invention, which relates to
modes of applying the lever handles of the pump barrels of beer, cyder, and
spirit engines by employing moveable axes, and for a mode of applying the
foot valves, and for a mode of applying guides to the piston rods.
Figure 23 shows a section of an engine constructed according to this part
of my Invention. Figure 24 shows part of the section of another pump
barrel of an engine, also constructed according to this part of my Inven-

page_text: tion. In Figure 23 the piston rod rises through the stuffing box of the cover
of the pump barrel, and there is a second or ornamental dome or cover
through which the piston rod passes, and the piston rod is connected to the
lever handle by a pin joint. c is a standard, having a slot formed therein,
along which the axis of the lever handle moves in the working of that handle,
and such.slot is sufficient for the required vertical movement of the piston rod;
but I prefer to have a guide to the upper end of the piston rod, such as is
shown at Figure 21, or such as shown at Figure 24; but if a guide be dispensed
with, then it is desirable that the standard c should have a second slot, as is
shewn by dotted lines in Figure 23, and there is another axis on the lever
handle, and the effect of the working of the handle will be that the piston
rod will move correctly, the axis of the lever handle passing along the slots.
In Figure 24 only one slot is shewn, and the guide is a rod affixed to the
standard or upright c, such rod descending into the piston rod, which is a
tube, and the lever handle is attached to the piston rod by a pin joint, and
in working the handle up and down the axis passes along the slot in the
upright c, and the piston rod is kept vertical by rising and sliding upon the rod
affixed to the upright c.
The mode of applying the foot valve is shewn at Figure 23, and consists in
having a descending tube from the lower part of the cover of the pump barrel,
and the seat of the valve screws into this tube, and thus the foot valve can be
got at by removing the induction pipe.
What I claim as the fifteenth part of my Invention is, the mode of applying
the lever handles of beer, cyder, and spirit engines by the aid of moveable axes,
as above described.
I also claim the mode of obtaining L guide to the piston rod.
And I also claim the mode of applying the foot valve, as above described.
I will now describe the sixteenth part of my Invention, which relates to a
mode of connecting the piston rod with the action of the lever handle b; and
also to a mode of applying the foot valve, external, and at one side of the pump
barrel. At the end of the lever handle 6 at 6', is attached a bar, by means of
of a pin joint, such having two slots on which two friction rollers move, such
friction rollers being carried by a cross head on the top of the piston rod; hence,
when the lever handle is worked up and down, the piston rod will rise and
fall vertically, as is clearly shewn at Figure 25.
Figure 26 shows a slightly different arrangement of this part of my Inven-
tion. The bar which is attached to the lever handle at has no slots, but the
piston rod carries three friction rollers which work on the upper and under
side of the bar, as is shown in this Figure.

page_text: In Figure 25 the novel mode of applying the foot valves is shown, and
consists in placing it on one side, and the seat of the valve screws into a side
projection, as is shown at d; the scat e enters this projection, and screws
therein. is the cap or cover. The parts being shown separately, as well as
in their places, the nature of the parts, and the mode of applying them, will
readily be understood.
What I claim as the sixteenth part of my Invention is, the mode of apply-
ing the piston rods to the lever handles of beer, cyder, and spirit engines, as
above described.
And I also claim the mode of applying the foot valve on one side of the
pump barrel of such engines, as above described.
In thus describing the various parts of my Invention, I have not thought it
necessary to show the mode of affixing the induction pipe thereto; but I would
remark that in each case such pipe is to be attached to the descending pipe at
the bottom of each of the engines by means of the ordinary screw couplings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Samuel Stocker, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Eleventh day of March, in the year of our Lord
One thousand eight hundred and forts.