mprovements in Aërating and Oxygenating Water and other Potable Liquors, and in Bottling and Supplying the same.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 31st Aug., 1889-Accepted, 9th Nov.,
1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
mprovements in Aërating and Oxygenating Water and other Potable
Liquors, and in Bottling and Supplying the same.
We, DAVID HARRY SHUTTLEWORTH-BROWN of Belle vue Villa, South Wimbledon,
the County of Surrey, Engineer, and FREDERICK LAWRENCE RAWSON of 11 Queen
ictoria Street London E.C. Electrical Engineer do hereby declare the nature of
his invention to be as follows:-
At the present time waters are excessively aërated in large receptacles and drawn
ff, under pressure into bottles in such a manner that in many instances much of the
ir or gas escapes, and sometimes the bottles contain an excessive pressure
ometimes scarcely any perceptible pressure.
of
gas,
and
By means of this Invention all bottles will contain a very nearly equal pressure,
and that pressure can be made, and by a simple process of re-aeration, after any
lapse of time, maintained, at as high a degree of pressure as the bottles will resist,
without the danger of bursting-moreover, the pressure is applied gradually, as the
gas is generated, and the liabilities of bursting are thereby diminished.
To carry out the first part of my Invention, the bottles are filled with water, and
placed in a rack containing, say a gross.
Next, a frame, with the same number of stubs attached to it, is held over the
bottles, and then brought down upon them so that a stub enters the neck of, and
displaces the same small quantity of water in, each bottle.
The cubical dimensions of each stub are such that the quantity of water thus
displaced leaves a space for the cork or stopper, and for an almost definite volume of
natural air, and of artificial air, or gas, to be generated by the action of the Dynamo,
or other powerful agency, as hereafter to be described.
Now, the bottles are corked or stoppered, either by hand or mechanically.
The rack containing the bottles can now be turned upside down.
It should here be stated that into the neck of each bottle two pieces of platinum
wire (platinised, or other suitable wire) have been blown-should this be done while the
bottle is making, i.e., while the glass is hot and plastic, it will only be necessary to push the
wires into the neck, from each side at the same time, and it may be an improvement,
almost simultaneously to apply the electric current to the wires, with such force as to
heat the wires and fuse the glass around them-or, if found more convenient, the
wires can pass by or through the cork or stopper so as to project into the neck of the
bottle, and then be cut off so as to be capable of being felt outside.
The wires may also, while the bottle is making, be laid in the neck, and impressed
into the glass while it is plastic, so as, (when the bottle is corked), to produce the same
effect..
Now, the bottles being filled with water, (except in the given space occupied by
air), and turned upside down, Electrodes from the Dynamo are arranged on a frame,
some-what similar to that holding the stubs, each of these electrodes is a spring,
such, that when the frame is moved or pressed towards the rack containing the
O bottles, the electrodes touch, and gently press the ends of the platinum wires blown
into them.
By means of a switch, a current, of known force, from the Dynamo, is now turned
on, for a length of time predetermined by the known or ascertained effect of such a
current on the water, liquor, or what is contained therein, in the bottles for the time
5 being-decomposition takes place, and the water is artificially aerated to any pressur
then turned off.
desired, the switch
A master-bottle may be employed, of similar form and dimensions to the rest, bu
fitted with a pressure gauge, the stub for this will be diminished by the cubica
contents of the tube leading to the gauge.

page_text: By these simple means the degree of aeration of every bottle can be deter-
mined, to a small fraction of one atmosphere, a degree of precision hitherto
unknown.
Instead of the wires before described as being left permanently in the bottle,
Electrodes, connected with, or capable of being connected with, the Dynamo, can be
inserted through, or lie down at each side of, the cork, and project into the neck of
the bottle, so as to pass a current into the bottle and then be withdrawn.
The wires projecting into the bottle can be touched with, or joined by, or connected
by means of a paste or an amalgam or a morsel of any plastic or solid substance, or
a capsule of any liquid or powder or yeast or anything through which it may be
desirable to pass a current of electricity..
In cases where vendors or consumers of waters and liquors are supplied with
electrical power, or have a storage of, or battery for producing the same for any
other purposes whatever, a framework of electrodes, or electrodes for a single
bottle can be furnished, having a simple means of attachment, where-by through the
medium of a switch they may electrolyse or oxygenise their waters or liquors for
themselves or re-electrolyse the same at the end of any lapse of time after receiving
them from the factory.
Waters or liquors and any matter contained there-in may be similarly electrolysed
in large receptacles and drawn off into bottles or "syphons" in the usual way-by
means of the apparatus and appliances now ordinarily in use, or we may employ
for the liquid in the bottles such a liquid as shall, upon decomposition by electolysis,
produce a liquid valuable for potable or medicinal purposes, the liquid being under
such pressure as shall be determined advisable in each separate instance.
Or we may in place of electrolysis of the liquid by a continuous current employ a
high-tension current which may by its passage through the gas, which may have been
artifically introduced, resting above the surface of the liquid, produce such changes
as may act upon the liquid by absorption and produce liquids valuable for potable or
medicinal purposes.
Or we may introduce into suitable recesses, blown or otherwise, formed in the neck
of the bottle, chemical substances, connected electrically with the aforesaid wires
which may serve as electrodes and on the passage of the current through the
liquid or the air or gas above may produce chemical reactions which shall render the
liquid contained in the bottles valuable for potable or medicinal purposes.
Instead of using a direct current we can insert a coil of wire within the Bottle
which may be of platinum or wire platinised or such material as will not affect the
contents of the Bottle, and the ends of this coil being brought close to each other
and the Bottle together with the coil & the liquid therein being placed in proximity
to an alternating current an induced current will be set up within the Bottle which
will effect the result required.
Dated th: 1
CAL
1000
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Aërating and Oxygenating Water and other Potable
Liquors, and in Bottling and Supplying the same.
We, DAVID HARRY SHUTTLEWORTH-BROWN of Belle vue Villa, South Wimbledon,
in the County of Surrey, Engineer, and FREDERICK LAWRENCE RAWSON of 11 Queen
Victoria Street E.C., Electrical Engineer, 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 :-
At the present time waters are excessively Aerated in large receptacles and drawn
off under pressure into bottles in such a manner that in many instances much of the
air or gas escapes, and sometimes the bottles contain an excessive pressure of gas,
and sometimes scarcely any perceptible pressure.

page_text: By means of this invention all bottles will contain a very nearly equal pressure,
and that pressure can be made, and by a simple process of re-aëration, after any
lapse of time, maintained, at as high a degree of pressure as the bottles will resist
without the danger of bursting,-moreover the pressure is applied gradually, as the
gas is generated and the liabilities of bursting are thereby diminished.
To carry out the first part of my Invention, the bottles are filled with water and
placed in a rack, containing, say, a gross.
Next, a frame with the same number of stubs attached to it is held over the
bottles, and then brought down upon them so that a stub enters the neck of, and
displaces the same small quantity of water in, each bottle.
The cubical dimensions of each stub are such that the quantity of water thus
displaced leaves a space for the cork or stopper, and for an almost definite volume of
natural air and of artificial air or gas, to be generated by the action of the Dynamo,
or other powerful agency as hereinafter to be described.
Now the bottles are corked or stoppered either by hand, or mechanically.
The rack containing the bottles can now be turned up-side down.
It should here be stated that into the neck of each bottle two pieces of Platinum
wire (platinised or other suitable wire) have been blown, should this be done while
the bottle is making, i.e., while the glass is hot and plasticable, it will only be
necessary to push the wires into the neck, from each side at the same time, and it
may be an improvement, almost simultaneously to apply the Electric current to the
wires with such force as to heat the wires and fuse the glass around them,―or if
found more convenient the wires can pass through the cork or stopper so as to
project into the neck of the bottle, and then be cut off so as to be capable of being
felt or touched from outside.
The wires may also, while the bottle is making, be laid in the neck, and impressed
into the glass while it is plasticable, so as, when the bottle is corked to produce the
same effect, or, wires, that will answer the same purpose as the above, may be laid in
the neck, so that they shall impress the cork and not the glass; and so as to be capable
of being acted upon as herein to be described, and thereafter either left in or with-
drawn, or wires may be simply inserted into and passed through the cork (or any
equivalent for cork) acted upon in the manner to be described, and subsequently either
left in or withdrawn.
Now the bottles being filled with water (except in the given space occupied by air)
and turned up-side down, electrodes from a dynamo are arranged on a frame,
somewhat similar to that holding the stubs, each of these electrodes is a spring, such
that when the frame is moved or pressed towards the rack holding the bottles, the
electrodes touch and gently press the ends of the platinum wires blown into them, or
inserted into their necks or passing through the stoppers or corks in the various
manners above described.
By means of a switch a current of known force, from the Dynamo is now turned
on for a length of time predetermined by the known or ascertained effect of such a
current on the water or liquor, or what is contained therein, in the bottles for the
time being, decomposition takes place, and the water is artificially aërated to
any pressure desired-or it is oxygenated, the switch is then turned off.
A master bottle may be employed of similar form and dimensions to the rest, but
fitted with a pressure gauge, the stub for this will be diminished by the cubical
contents of the tube leading to the gauge.
By these simple means the degree of aëration of every bottle can be determined
to a small fraction of one atmosphere, to a degree of precision hitherto unknown.
Instead of the wires before described as being left permanently in the bottle
electrodes, connected with, or capable of being connected with the Dynamo can be
inserted through or lie down at each side of the cork, and project into the neck
of the bottle so as to pass a current into the neck of the bottle and then be with-drawn.
In cases where vendors or consumers of waters and liquors are supplied with
electrical power, or have a storage of, or battery for producing the same for any
other purposes whatever, a framework of electrodes, or electrodes for a single bottle

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can be furnished having a simple means of attachment whereby through the medium
of a switch they may electrolyse or oxygenate their waters or liquors for themselves,
or re-electrolyse the same at the end of any lapse of time after receiving from the
factory.
Waters or liquors or any matter contained there-in may be similarly electrolysed
in large receptacles and drawn off into bottles or "syphons" in the usual way by
means of the apparatus and appliances now ordinarily in use, or instead of bottles
fitted with corks or stoppers, what are called "syphons," i.e., large bottles the
stoppers of which are fitted with tubes, containing a cock or plug, may be arranged
with platinum wires in the neck, or in the stopper, exactly as has been described,
they may have the air-space regulated in the same way, and the liquor they contain
electrolysed just as if they were bottles, and the gas compressed in the air-space will
project the liquor through the tube.
We may employ, for the liquid in the bottles, such a liquid as shall, upon
decomposition by electrolysis, produce a liquid valuable for potable or medicinal
purposes, the liquid being under such pressure as shall be determined advisable in
each separate instance.
Or we may, in place of electrolysis of the liquid by a continuous current, employ
a high-tension current, which may by its passage through the gas, which may have
been artificially introduced, resting above the surface of the liquid, produce such
changes as may act upon the liquid by absorption and produce liquids valuable for
potable or medicinal purposes.
Or we may introduce into suitable recesses, blown or otherwise formed in the
neck of the bottle, chemical substances, connected electrically with the aforesaid
wires, which may serve as electrodes, and on the passage of the current through the
liquid, or the air or gas above, may produce chemical re-actions which shall render the
liquid contained in the bottles valuable for potable or medicinal purposes.
Instead of using a direct current we can insert a coil of wire within the
bottle, which may be of platinum, or wire platinised, or such material as will
not affect the contents of the bottle, and the ends of this coil being brought
close to each other, and the bottle together with the coil and the liquid therein being
placed in proximity to an alternating current, an induced current will be set up
within the bottle which will effect the result required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is :—
1. A method, substantially as described, of approximately determining the air-and-
gas-space in bottles and "syphons."
2. Aërating or Oxygenating water or liquor in corked or stoppered bottles, or in
syphons, by means of electrolysis, substantially as described.
3. Acting upon and decomposing, by means of electricity, substantially as
described, the liquor, any substance in it, or any gas generated from either or both,
contained in bottles or syphons.
4. Determining, by means of ascertained effect, measured electrical force, time,
master-bottle, pressure gauge, and switch, substantially as described, the degree of
aëration and the pressure in bottles and syphons.
5. Re-aeration, substantially as described.
6. Electrolysis of liquors in large receptacles, to be drawn off into bottles, and
syphons substantially as described by means of apparatus in common use.
7. The use of high-tension, and induced currents, and the medicating of waters
substantially as described.
Dated this 24th day of August A.D. 1889.
D. H. SHUTTLEWORTH-BROWN.
F. L. RAWSON.