Sediment Separating Bottle.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1892
.Complete Specification Left, 21st Apr., 1893-Acceoted, 22nd July, 1893
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Sediment Separating Bottle.
JOHN ELDER BUCHANAN 2 Kenton Road, South Hackney N.E. Accountant,
and WILLIAM COOPER PENN Foxholme, West Norwood, S.E. Engineer do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This bottle is designed for the purpose of separating the sediment of beer,
wine or any liquor from the clear liquor and preventing the sediment from
again coming into contact with the clear liquor at the time the liquor is being
decanted.
The form of the bottle may be that of an ordinary champagne bottle, (being
without a shoulder and having a gradual slope towards the neck) or other shaped
bottle' that may be found suitable. The bottle is so constructed that a ball made of
glass or other suitable material, is inserted, in process of manufacture or otherwise,
in a hollow stopper, also made of glass or other suitable material.
This hollow stopper is screwed or otherwise fastened into the neck of the bottle,
and has an aperture at its lower end which the ball fits.
The bottle when filled with liquor and placed neck downwards in a rack or other
convenient receptacle, allows the ball in the hollow stopper to fall to the top of the
neck of the bottle, and thus leaves the orifice at the lower end of the hollow
stopper open, to admit of the precipitation of the sediment into the hollow
stopper.
When the liquor in the bottle is 'clarified, and is wanted for use; the bottle is
placed in its upright position, which allows the ball to immediately fall into and
close the orifice at the lower end of the hollow stopper, thus preventing the sediment,
which is retained within the hollow stopper, from again coming into contact with
the clarified liquor. The stopper, containing the sediment, can then, be withdrawn
and the contents of, the bottle decanted quickly, freely, or carelessly with the
satisfactory result of obtaining a clarified liquor free or practically free: from
sediment.
Dated this 18th dow of Tule 1802
J. E. BUCHANAN.
W. COOPER PENN.
COMPLETE
SPECIFICATION.
Sediment Separating Bottle.
JOHN ELDER BUCHANAN, 2 Kenton Road, South Hackney N.E. Accountant,
and WILLIAM COOPER PENN, Foxholme, West Norwood, S.E. 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:-
This bottle is designed for the purpose of separating the sediment of beer, wine
&c. from the clear liquor, and preventing them from again coming into contact at
the time the liquor is being decanted; for avoiding the considerable waste of
turbid liquor, which unavoidably accompanies the process of decanting from an
ordinary bottle; and, for enabling sedimentary liquors to be decanted with
freedom, and without the exercise of the extreme care, which, by the process from
an ordinary bottle, is a necessity.
This bottle is so constructed that a ball, (or other similar contrivance or valve)
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page_text: made of glass or other suitable material, is inserted (during the process of manu-
facture or otherwise) in a hollow stopper, also made of glass or other suitable
material. The stopper is screwed or otherwise fastened into the neck of the bottle,
and has an orifice at its lower end, into which the ball fits. The bottle when filled,
and placed neck downwards in a rack or other convenient receptacle, allows the
ball in the stopper to fall to the top of the stopper, thus leaving the orifice at the
lower end of the stopper open, to admit of the precipitation of the sediment into
the stopper cavity.
After the liquor in the bottle becomes clarified, and is wanted for use, the bottle
is restored to its upright position. The immediate result of this change of the
bottle's position, is, that the ball, being heavier than the sediment, falls into the
orifice at the lower end of the stopper cavity, and seals it, thus preventing
the sediment, which is retained in the stopper, from again returning into the bottle,
which now contains the clarified liquor only. The stopper is then withdrawn, and
the liquor is decanted, free or practically free from all sediment.
In order that the said invention may be properly understood, we shall now more
particularly describe it, and for that purpose shall refer to the several letters on
the accompanying drawing. This drawing represents a sectional elevation of the
bottle;
A being the body of the bottle.
B, the neck of the bottle.
C, the upper portion of the neck of the bottle, which is screwed to received a
hollow stopper (D).
D, the hollow stopper, screwed to fit the corresponding screw (C) in the neck of
the bottle.
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E, the cavity of the stopper, the top of which may be hollowed to receive the
ball (G).
F, the head of the stopper with milled edges or otherwise, suitable for screwing
and unscrewing.
G, the ball within the cavity of the stopper (D).
H, a lining of india-rubber or other substance, to hermetically close the bottle.
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. The construction of a bottle with ball and hollow stopper arranged substan-
tially as and for the purpose herein before described.
Dated the 20th day of April 1893.
W. COOPER FENN,
Agent for Buchanan & Penn.