Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Oct., 1886.
Complete Left, 23rd June, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 26th July, 1887.
DESERV
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This invention relates to apparatus for preventing the formation of froth upon beer
or other liquids containing gas, when filling the said liquids into barrels or the
like.
Although various kinds of apparatus have been devised for filling wine beer and
the like into barrels without causing froth, they are all too complicated for practical
use, and it is moreover difficult to clean them, and keep them clean.
The apparatus constructed according to the present invention is distinguished by
great simplicity of construction and by the ease with which its interior parts can be
cleaned.
The improved apparatus consists of a tapering receptacle suitably supported in a
frame and adapted to be closed by means of a cover upon which is arranged a gauge
or glass chamber for enabling the operations taking place in the apparatus to be
observed. Above the said chamber is arranged an air escape cock.
The receptacle is of circular section, and the connection of the cover is such that a
tight joint is formed around the same and that it can be easily lifted off.
The inlet pipe for the liquid passes through the side wall of the receptacle into the
latter, and is widened at the outlet to form a large funnel shaped cup. The edge of
this cup is bent downward and extends nearly to the wall of the receptacle so that the
beer admitted flows uniformly over the edge, and runs down the connical wall of the
receptacle, thus reducing the formation of the froth to a minimum.
The discharge of the liquid takes place through a pipe which passes upward from a
depression in the bottom of the receptacle. The lower end of the said pipe is some-
what widened and extends nearly to the bottom of the said depression.
The said discharge pipe extends upwards as far as the level of the air cock on the
glass chamber where it is likewise provided with an air cock and a draw off cock.

page_text: With this arrangement the discharge of the liquid (after the discharge cock has
been opened) will not take place until the apparatus is filled up to the level of the air
cock on the glass chamber.
On first filling the apparatus a little froth is formed. As the liquid rises the glass-
chamber and the upper part of the cover will be gradually filled with froth, which is
under the pressure of the column of liquid in the discharge pipe. This pressure
gradually causes the absorption of the carbonic acid contained in the froth by the
liquid so that nothing is lost of the same. The apparatus is then entirely filled with
liquid, and in this condition enables the extremely quiet admission and down flow of
the beer in the apparatus so that the frothing soon ceases completely.
In order to have a certain pressure acting upon the inflowing beer, the cover is
made very high, so that the column of liquid is above the cup.
In the depression at the bottom of the receptacle a cock is provided for emptying
the apparatus.
To clean the latter, water can be forced through in the same manner as herein-
before described for beer or the like or the cover can be removed and the cleaning be
performed still more thoroughly. For this purpose it is advantageous to so arrange
the cup that it can be removed from the inlet pipe.
Dated this and
Ontahan 1000
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Apparatus for Preventing the Formation of Froth
upon Beer when Introducing the same into Casks and for
similar Purposes.
I HEINRICH STOCKHEIM of Mannheim, in the Empire of Germany, 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 improved apparatus for preventing the formation of froth or
foam on beer, wine or other liquids when filling the same into barrels or other vessels.
Various kinds of apparatus have heretofore been devised for filling wine, beer and
other liquids into barrels without causing the formation of froth or foam, but such
apparatus was generally too complicated for practical use and was very difficult to
clean and keep clean.
The present invention comprises the novel construction, arrangement and combina-
tions of parts hereinafter described whereby the difficulty existing in the apparatus of
the class referred to as heretofore constructed, is overcome.
The accompanying drawing shows my improved apparatus in sectional front
elevation.
The apparatus is provided with an inverted cone-shaped or tapering receptacle A,
supported on a suitable frame D and closed at its top by a conically shaped cover B,
supporting on its upper end a glass chamber C provided on top with an air cock a.
Between the cover B and the receptacle A is placed a packing ring and the cover B is
held on the receptacle A by suitable bolts. The inlet pipe 6 passes through the wall
of the receptacle A, and opens upon the bowl-shaped cup c supported by the said
pipe 6 in the interior of the receptacle A. The edge of this cup c extends nearly to
the wall of the receptacle A, and is bent downward so as to form a succession of
funnels as shown in the drawing.
Into a depression e in the bottom of the receptacle A opens the enlarged mouth
of the discharge pipe d which passes through the side wall of the receptacle A and
extends upward, a short distance.
This pipe d is provided with a draw-off cock h the mouth of which is provided with
a small opening so as to exert a back pressure upon the liquid which passes out of the
cock in a steady stream.
On the upper part of the pipe d is a small cock g for drawing off liquid in small
quantities for examination.
The receptacle A can be emptied, when desired, by a cock i secured to the depressed
portion of the bottom of the receptacle A.
The operation of the improved apparatus is as follows:-
The liquid flowing into the receptacle A through the inlet pipe 6 is first discharged
into the bowl-shaped receptacle c from which it flows in streams through the corruga-
tion at the edges of the said receptacle onto the inclined wall of the receptacle A, in the
direction of the arrow. The liquid delivered in this manner does not form much foam
or froth, and the gases arising pass upward between the said streams.
The discharge of the liquid does not take place until the receptacle A, the cover B,
and the glass chamber C are filled, and as a small amount of froth is formed in the
beginning of the operation, and the liquid rises gradually until it extends into the

page_text: glass chamber C, it will be seen that the froth is visible in the said chamber as it
always remains on top of the liquid.
The froth in the glass chamber C is under the pressure of the column of liquid in
the discharge pipe à and this pressure gradually causes an absorption of the carbonic
acid contained in the froth, so that the froth is again transformed into liquid.
The gas remaining above the liquid can be let out of the apparatus by opening the
air cock a. When the entire apparatus is filled, the liquid can be drawn off through
the cock h in a very steady stream, without causing the production of any foam in
the chamber A.
In order to have a certain pressure acting upon the inflowing liquid, I prefer to
make the cover B and the chamber C very high, so that the column of liquid extends
a considerable distance above the bowl-shaped receptacle c.
The apparatus can be easily cleaned by forcing water through it in the same manner
as above described in relation to the liquid, or the cover B can be removed by un-
screwing the bolts, so as to expose the receptacle c which can also be made detachable
from the pipe b.
Having now particularly 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:
First. In apparatus for filling casks and other vessels with liquid the combination
with the cone-shaped or tapering receptacle A, of the inlet pipe 6 and the cup e sup-
ported on the interior opening of the said pipe b and provided on its rim with a series
of corrugations substantially as shown and described.
Second. In apparatus for filling casks and other vessels with liquid the receptacle A,
the inlet pipe the cup c held on the said pipe b in the interior of the receptacle A
and provided with the corrugations on its rim, the cover B secured on the said recep-
tacle A and the glass chamber C on top of the said cover B in combination with the
outlet pipe d having its enlarged mouth opening near a depression in the bottom of
the receptacle A, substantially as shown and described.
Third. In apparatus for filling casks and other vessels with liquid the receptacle A,
the inlet pipe the cup c held on the said pipe in the interior of the receptacle A
and provided with the corrugations on its rim, the cover B secured on the said recep-
tacle A and the glass chamber C on top of the said cover B in combination with the
outlet piped having the enlarged mouth f formed on its inner end and extending to a
depression in the bottom of the receptacle A the said outlet pipe being connected with
the outlet cocks h and g provided with small outflow openings substantially as shown
and described.
Fourth. In apparatus for filling casks and other vessels with liquid the vessel A
having a depression in its bottom, an outlet cock i secured to the said bottom, the
cover B fastened on the said vessel A, the glass chamber C held on top of the said
cover B and the air cock a on the upper end of the said glass chamber C in combina-
tion with the inlet pipe b, the cup e held on the mouth of the said pipe b in the interior
of the receptacle A, the outlet pipe d provided with the enlarged mouth opening near
the depression in the bottom of the receptacle A and the outlet cocks h and secured
to the said pipe d, and provided with small outlet openings, substantially as shown and
described.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London,
Agents for the Applicant.