An Improved Method of Filling Syphon Bottles, whereby more than one such Syphon can be Filled at one and the same time.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 17th June, 1897
1000
An Improved Method of Filling Syphon Bottles, whereby more than
one such Syphon can be Filled at one and the same time.
I, THOMAS HOWELL WILLIAMS IDRIS, of Pratt Street, Camden Town, in the
County of Middlesex, Mineral Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention consists of an improved method of filling syphon bottles whereby
more than one such syphon can be filled at one and the same time. The object
of my invention is to fill a number of such syphons in one and the same operation
and thereby secure economy of time labour and material and greater uniformity of
pressure in the syphons.
My invention consists of an apparatus whereby a number of syphons say twelve
are so arranged in a specially constructed receptacle which is capable of being
propelled or otherwise brought into position under the filling nozzles of a syphon
filling machine and when in such position so manipulated that the spouts of the
several syphon's are thrust into the filling nozzles and the aerated or gaz charged
liquid is caused to flow through such nozzles and spouts into the syphons and pre-
ferably by the same operation. The speially constructed receptacle above referred
to consists of a box or vehicle capable of containing the syphons to be filled and
retaining same securely in their places such a box or vehicle being preferably
itself tilted at a suitable angle or holding the syphons therein so tilted as to enable
the spouts of the several syphons to be brought under and into the several filling
nozzles by raising the box or vehicle with the syphons therein by means of suitable
levers or other mechanism when such box or vehicle has been brought into
position as above mentioned.
The said apparatus is so constructed as to allow of the process of snifting
the several syphons being performed simultaneously and without removing the
syphons from position.
When the syphons are properly charged the spouts are lowered out of the filling
nozzles and the receptacle containing such syphons removed to make way for a
fresh batch of syphons.
As a modification this apparatus may be so arranged that whilst the syphons are
being snifted the spouts of the syphons may be temporarily removed from the
filling nozzles.
A subsidiary part of the apparatus consists in mechanism whereby any particular
syphon or syphons may be operated on to the exclusion of the others and also
whereby any particular syphon or syphons may be excluded from operation while
the remainder are being operated upon.
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CHAS. R. TAYLOR,
63 & 64, New Broad Street, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: An Improved Method of Filling Syphon Bottles, whereby more than
one such Syphon can be Filled at one and the same time.
I, THOMAS HOWELL WILLIAMS IDRIS, of Pratt Street, Camden Town, in the
County of Middlesex, Mineral Water Manufacturer, 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 consists of an improved method of filling syphon bottles whereby
more than one such syphon can be filled at one and the same time and whereby
uniformity of pressure in the syphons is obtained. For this purpose I connect
the vessel containing the supply of aerated or gas charged beverage by a pipe
with a number of nozzles equal to the maximum number of syphons desired
to be filled at one and the same time.
Each nozzle is provided with two valves, one for charging the other (commonly
called the snifting valve) for allowing the escape of superfluous gas from the
syphon. The syphons are placed in a box or frame which can be moved so that the
spouts of the syphons are adjusted into the nozzles for example by means of a
lever or its equivalent (worked directly or indirectly by hand or foot).
The charging and snifting valves on each nozzle are operated by a lever so
arranged that it can be moved in conjunction with or independent of the levers
of any or all the other nozzles. By this means. one or more syphons may if
desired be left out in the process of simultaneous charging.
The whole of the operation of charging may be done by the movement of one
lever which brings the spouts of the syphons within the nozzles, opens the syphon
valves, and operates the charging valve so as to admit the aerated liquid into the
syphons.
The whole of the snifting operations may be done by a second lever.
I now proceed to describe my invention with reference to the drawings of which
Fig. 1 is an end elevation of my improved apparatus Fig. 2 is a plan and Fig. 3
is a front elevation of the same, Figs. 4 and 5 show a modification in a detail of
my apparatus which will be hereinafter referred to.
The same letters refer to the same parts of the apparatus in each of the draw-
ings.――
a is the main supply pipe; b is the inlet or supply valve box; b₁ 61 are tappets
to actuate the valves c and d; 62 is a pin connecting the lever r to the tappets b₁ 61;
the filling valve; d the snifting valve; e is the snift pipe; f the nozzle; g spout
of syphon h the lever to actuate syphon valve; tappet to actuate h; j tappet to
form seating or support for the head of the syphon; k is a bar to carry the tappet, i;
7 is a bar to carry the tappet j; m m a bell crank lever to actuate the bark; n is
a quadrant to actuate the bar 7; o is the main lever to raise or lower the carriage y
containing the box in which the syphons are placed; is a lock to hold the lever
in any desired position. This lock p is a catch working on a pin in the lever o
and actuated by a spring attached to such lever and falling into a shallow
indent in the disc c¹ or other suitable part of machine. This lock ? prevents the
lever from falling out of its place after it has been raised whilst the syphons
are being filled but the lock p and indent are so arranged that by a slight jerk
and pressure on the lever o by the operator the lock p is released from the indent
and the lever o is allowed to descend. o is a cam actuating the bell crank
lever mm; q is a lever by which the valves c and d can be collectively operated
by means of the bar and tappets 61 61; r is a lever by which the valves c and d
can be separately actuated through 61 61; s is a tappet to actuate the bar v;

page_text: tt are bars or supports actuating the levers rr. vis a rod carrying the lever q
and the bars or supports t t. The bar or rod v is carried across the front of the
machine and raised or lowered by the lever q. The upright bar or support t is
fixed on to the bar v. At right angles to the bar t near its upper end is a pin upon
which the lever r works in a vertical plane. When the bar is raised or lowered
by the lever g the bar or support t actuates the lever in a vertical plane. The
lever being only loosely fitted on the pin attached to the bar or support t and
such pin having no nut or cotter the lever r can readily be detached from such pin
by working the lever r in a horizontal plane on the pin thus throwing the
tappets bout of action; wo wo are links attached to the carriage y for the purpose
of-raising the same; r is a rocking lever keyed to the shaft y' and attached to
the carriage y by the links ww; u is an arm keyed to the shaft y' and having
weights attached. As soon as the lever is raised from the bottom stop ³ of
disc the weighted arm u causes the shaft y' to revolve and raises the carriage y
to the required position. The lever o works loosely upon shaft y' and in continuing
its upward motion it strikes bell crank m causing it to revolve and bring forward
the tappet ; y is a carriage holding the box z containing the syphon bottles to be
filled; z, is the pivot upon which the links ww work; 22 is a shield to prevent
the scattering of the glass from a broken or burst syphon; 23 is a bar carrying the
valve box b.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows:-
The syphons to be filled are put in the hox z which is then placed in the
carriage y. The lever o is then lifted. The first effect of this is to raise the
carriage y, vertically by means of the links w w. As the lever continues upward
the tappet is moved forward so as to take the head of the syphon. The bar
being attached to the frame of the carriage y, is carried upwards by the latter,
but as it slides in the inclined quadrant n, it is caused to approach and take the
head of the syphon. As the lever is further raised, the cam o actuates the bell
crank m m which causes the tappet i to press on the handle h of the syphon valve
and thereby open the valve ready to admit the aerated liquid. As the lever
continues rising it comes into contact with the bars which actuates the upper
tappets 616 thereby operating the valves cc for charging the syphons with the
aerated liquid. The lever o is then lowered but owing to the disc having the
two stops in a given position the carriage remains stationary being held up
by the balance weights. The lever o in its downward motion releases bell crank m
thus allowing the valve handle h of the syphon to shut the valve before the
syphons are lowered. As the lever is further depressed it strikes the bottom
stop and the carriage y is thus withdrawn.
Before the lever o has been lowered sufficiently to shut the valve of the syphon
by withdrawing the tappet i, the rod is withdrawn from contact with the bar v.
At this stage the lever q is free to be lowered so as to operate the snifting valve d
of each individual syphon by acting upon each small lever through its pivot t.
When it is desired to leave out of operation any particular syphon or syphons
it is only necessary to disengage the corresponding lever or levers r from the
corresponding pin or pins on the bar or bars by turning r, in a horizontal plane
on its or their knuckle joint 62. The process of charging and snifting can there-
fore be done alternatively until the syphon is filled.
The rod s may be dispensed with; the lever o does not then operate the charging
valve, which is controlled by raising the lever q by hand.
Instead of the quadrant n I may use the device shown in Figs. 4 and 5.
The limbs of the bell crank m¹ m² are made at an obtuse angle so that the lower
limb is approximately vertical and provided with a shoulder m². o is a roller
fixed to the frame of the machine, so that the lower limb of the bell-crank rubs
against it when the carriage y is being raised or lowered. The bell crank is fixed
to the carriage y as in Fig. 1. As long as the roller o rubs against the vertical
edge of the lower limb m¹ the bell crank is not rotated but when the roller passes
over the shoulder m² the necessary rotation is given in order to advance the

page_text: tappet j. After the tappet has been advanced further upward movement of the
carriage has no effect as the roller is now passing over the vertical edge of
the lower limb m¹.
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It will be obvious that by my invention any desired number of syphons can
be charged simultaneously or separately any one or more syphons being left out of
operation as may be desired.
Having thus described and ascertained the nature of my said invention and
in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is:
1. A syphon filling machine by which more than one syphon can be simul-
taneously or separately charged with aerated or other gas charged liquid
by the movement of one lever which brings the spouts of the syphons into the
charging nozzles, opens the syphon valves operates the charging valve and with-
draws the syphons after charging substantially as described.
2. A syphon filling machine by which more than one syphon can be simul-
taneously or separately charged with aerated or other gas charged liquid
by the movement of two levers one of which brings the spouts of the syphons
into the charging nozzles, opens the syphon valves and withdraws the syphons
after charging the other lever operating the charging valves, substantially as
described.
3. In syphon filling machines by which more than one syphon can be simul-
taneously or separately charged with aerated or other gas charged liquid
substantially as described the employment of a lever the movement of which
operates the charging and snifting valves substantially as described.
4. In syphon filling machines by which more than one syphon can be simul-
taneously or separately charged with aerated or other gas charged liquid,
substantially as described the employment of a lever for each syphon, such lever
being capable of being moved out of action so that the charging and snifting
valves of any desired particular syphon or syphons are not actuated substantially
as described.
5. Syphon filling machines in which more than one syphon can be simul-
taneously or separately charged with aerated or other gas charged liquid sub-
stantially as described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of April 1898.
CHAS. R. TAYLOR,
63 & 64, New Broad Street, E.C., Agent for the Applicant.