Year: 1888

page_text: We, WILLIAM BRATBY, and SAM HINCHLIFFE, of Sandford Street, Ancoats
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, Aerated Water Engineers, and Manufacturing
Chemists, 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:
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Our invention relates to an improved apparatus, the objects of which are,
Firstly. To raise the standard or quality of the drinks produced by allowing the
waters to be more highly charged with Carbonic Acid Gas in the Cylinders or
Receivers of Aerated Water Machines, and thus enabling the Aerated Waters, or
other gaseous liquids, to be bottled without extra loss through breakage of bottles,
by reducing the pressure before entering the bottles.
Secondly. To admit of a number of Bottling or Filling Machines to be worked at
one, and the same time, cach drawing their supply from the Cylinder, or Receiver,
of any Aerated Water Machine. For instance: A Syphon filling machine may be
working at 160 lbs. per square inch, and any other Bottling or Filling machine, may
be regulated to work at 60 lbs. pressure to the square inch, or any other pressure
desired.
In order that our invention may be fully described and understood, we refer to the
accompaning drawings Figs. 1 & 2. Fig. 1 is a front elevation, and Fig. 2, is a
sectional elevation of the regulator valve and appendages.
A is the inlet union from the Aerated Water Machine Cylinder, or Receiver. B is
a three winged valve, having fixed on one end a leather washer O, and on the other
end an India-rubber Disc, or Diaphragm D, held in position by means of the
screwed cap E, and the spring guide or cover F, the leather and rubber seats making
a perfectly tight joint, in consequence of their areas being equal. G is the cylinder
or valve casing, in which the valve is free to move up.or down.. H is the spring and
I 'the thumb screw for regulating the pressure as required. J is a globe or cylinder
for storing liquid at the reduced pressure ready to be bottled. K is the pressure
guage for registering the pressure in storing cylinder, L is a union for connecting

page_text: Reducing valve to bottling or filling machine, or this may be connected by any
suitable means as desired. The action of the valve is as follows. Pressure is applied
to the valvo B by means of the thumb screw I and the spring H, forcing the valve B
downwards and opening the passage at C, allowing the liquid to pass into cylinder J,
the pressure arising in cylinder J being registered on pressure guage K, and 5
accordingly as the pressure is higher or lower than required, so the pressure on
spring is increased or diminished. The valve C, or passage at C, being open the
pressure of the liquid as it comes from the Aerated Water Machine is only acting or
pressing against the top part of valve or rubber disc D, so that when the pressure in
cylinder J is equal to, or a little in excess of the pressure on the top of valve B due 1
to the spring H, and thumb screw 1, the valve B is forced upwards, closing the
passage at C, and so preventing any further accumulation of pressure in cylinder J.
So long as this pressure is maintained in cylinder J, the passago at C will remain
closed, no matter what pressure may arise in the cylinder of the Aerated Water
Machine.
When a bottle is being filled, the liquid is drawn from the cylinder J, when the
pressure is immediately reduced, and the valve B is pressod downwards, again thus
charging cylinder J as before.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what?
we claim is
1st. The application of an apparatus whereby the pressure is mechanically roduced
between the cylinders of Aerated Water Machines, and bottles to be filled with
aerated & gaseous liquids.
2nd. The construction, combination, & arrangements of parts substantially as, and
for the purposes herein described, and as illustrated by the accompanying drawings,
Figs. 1 & 2.
3rd. The use and application for the purpose specified of a valvo, or valves, or
other mechanical arrangement for reducing and regulating the pressure between
cylinders on Aerated Water Machines, or Carbonating Machines, and Bottling or
Filling Machines.
Dated this Seventh day of April 1888.