Improvement in the Construction of a Measure or Apparatus suitable for Measuring Wines, Spirits, and other Liquids.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Dec.,. 1892
Complete Specification Left, 13th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Construction of a Measure or Apparatus
suitable for Measuring Wines, Spirits, and other Liquids.
I ARTHUR JOHN Cox of 30, Corn Market, Derby, Wine and Spirit Merchant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows
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My invention relates to the construction of a measure, or apparatus suitable for
measuring wines, spirits, and other liquids, and consists chiefly of a vessel of any
suitable shape, and material, holding a definite quantity of liquid, such as may
require to be measured; the flow of liquid into the vessel and from the vessel,
being controlled by the movement of opening and closing a tap or cock of suitable
form and material. Said vessel being also provided with an opening, controlled by
a valve, for letting out the air which is displaced by the incoming liquid.
Said vessel, being also, further provided with a float of suitable form and
material, such that the liquid, in the action of filling, takes the float with it a
distance, sufficient to actuate the before mentioned valve, and thereby closes the air
opening at the moment when the vessel is just full of liquid.
Said float, also being provided with a suitable means of indicating to the operator
of the apparatus, the position and action of the said float and its supporting liquid,
in the vessel, previously referred to.
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ARTHUR J. COX.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in the Construction of a Measure or Apparatus
suitable for Measuring Wines, Spirits, and other Liquids.
I, ARTHUR JOHN Cox of No. 30 Corn Market, Derby, in the County of Derby,
Wine and Spirit Merchant, 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 :-
My invention relates to an improvement in the construction of measures or
apparatuses to facilitate the measuring and bottling of wines, spirits and other liquids
and in order that the same may be the more readily understood I have caused to be
annexed to this Specification three sheets of drawings the different figures and
letters of reference marked upon which will be hereafter referred to.
Figure 1 is a vertical section on line a. a. of Figure 2 shewing the application of
my invention to a single apparatus. Figure 2 being a cross section on line b. b. of
Figure 1.
Figure 3 is a vertical section on line c. c. of Figure 4 shewing the application of
my invention to a double apparatus, part of the figure on the left hand side being
shewn in elevation. Figure 4 is a cross section on line d. d. of Figure 3.
I will first describe the single form of apparatus illustrated in Figures 1 and 2.
I provide a plug cock A with a single passage such as B the inner end C of said
cock being fixed in the cask or other vessel from which the liquid is to be measured
the outlet D being arranged to pass the liquid into bottles or other vessels as
desired, a suitable stop E is provided to stop the plug in the proper positions. It
will be seen that as the apparatus is shewn upon the drawings the liquid is passing
from the cask or other vessel into the cylinder or measuring vessel J (to be more
particularly described hereafter) when this is filled the plug is turned until the
passage assumes the position shewn by dotted line on Figure 1, the liquid then
passing to the bottle or other vessel to be filled.

page_text: I will now describe the double form of apparatus illustrated on Figures 3 and 4.
I fix or attach a plug cock A' to the outlet of a tap F of any ordinary construction
and by any suitable means, such as illustrated on the drawings; the tap F being
fixed in the barrel G from which the liquid is to be measured. To the casing H of
the plug cock I fix or attach tubes or the like I, I¹ communicating with cylinders
or measuring vessels J', J. The plug has two passages K, K¹ cut or formed in
the outer portion thereof of any suitable shape or section such as illustrated so that
when the said plug is operated by the handle L or other suitable means the liquid
is allowed to pass from the cask through the tap F into one of the cylinders or
measuring vessels J' while the other cylinder or measuring vessel J* is being emptied
through the outlet M into a bottle or other vessel or receptacle.
It will be seen that by operating the plug cock backwards and forwards one
cylinder or measuring vessel J' or J2 is always being filled while the other is being
emptied.
At the top of each of the vessels J, J¹ and J' I provide a column or vertical
tube N communicating with the measuring vessel J, J, or J, the lower end of the
said vertical tube N being partially closed by a grating or the like, at the upper
end of the said tube N I provide a flanged piece T with a hole or passage U
through same and a seating V on the underside thereof to form a bearing for the
upper end of the float O, the said float being made of any suitable light material
and construction and the inside of the vertical tube may be hollowed out where
practicable to avoid friction. The whole being covered with a screw cap or plug
such as R.
The combination of vertical tube, float and valve is so constructed that when the
liquid enters the cylinder J, J or J2 the air is expelled through the grating or the
like P and the space between the float and sides of the vertical tube and through
the hole or holes in the cap R.
When the liquid has risen to such a height as to raise the float so that the upper
end of it touches the seating V on the underside of the cap, a sealed joint is thus
formed that will effectually stop any egress of liquid. The whole formning a vessel
the exact content of which is the measure required. It being understood that the
vessels may be made to exact imperial or other measure as required. The float O
may be made to operate an indicator such as Q if desired through the orifice in the
cover or cap R, the said indicator assuming the position shewn by dotted lines on
the left hand side of Figure 3 when the cylinder or measuring vessel J, J', or J' is
full. Air inlets and outlets S are provided in the cap R or in other convenient
position as desired.
It will be seen that either form of my improved measure or apparatus will be
found very useful for automatically, accurately and expeditiously measuring off
quantities of wines, spirits or other liquids and allowing them to pass into bottles or
other vessels to be placed thereunder. It is also evident that the details of same
may be varied to suit different requirements, for instance the cylinders or measuring
vessels may be of any size required as may also the tubes in connection therewith
be of any convenient diameter. I may
also use a different kind of indicator at the
top of each vessel or dispense with same altogether if desired, nor do I wish to bind
myself to the particular form or section of float or valve seating nor to any
particular form of joint illustrated on the drawings, any form of joint being used
between the various parts that will readily admit of their being taken to pieces and
cleaned.
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 :-
1. In a measure or apparatus suitable for measuring wines, spirits and other
liquids the employment of a float such O adapted to fit up to a seating V with air
inlets and outlets substantially as and for the purposes herein described and as
illustrated by the accompanying sheet of drawings.

page_text: 2. In a measure or apparatus suitable for measuring wines, spirits and other
liquids the employment of a float such as O adapted to fit up to a seating V with
air inlets and outlet and indicator such as Q substantially as and for the purposes
herein described and illustrated.
3. The employment of a single or double measure or apparatus suitable for
measuring wines, spirits and other liquids as illustrated on Figures 1, 2, 3, and 4 in
combination with a float such as O adapted to fit up to a seating V with air inlets
and outlets and either with or without an indicator such as Q substantially as
herein described and as illustrated by the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 12th day of September 1893.
W. SWINDELL,
Agent for the Applicant.