IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND BOTTLING OF EFFERVESCING WINES AND AERATED LIQUIDS, AND IN THE MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to John Henry Johnson, of 47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the
County of Middlesex, Gentleman, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MANUFACTURE AND BOTTLING OF EFFERVESCING WINES AND AERATED
LIQUIDS, AND IN THE MACHINERY OR APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN." A
communication from abroad by Jean Dominique Cazaubon, of Paris, in the
Republic of France.
Soaled the 6th December 1878, and dated the 20th June 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said John Henry Johnson at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 20th June 1878.
JOHN HENRY JOHNSON, of 47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND BOTTLING OF EFFER-
VESCING WINES AND AERATED LIQUIDS, AND IN THE MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
EMPLOYED THEREIN." A communication from abroad by Jean Dominique Cazaubon,
of Paris, in the Republic of France.
This Invention relates to the manufacture and bottling of aerated and effer-
vescing liquids, and to the machinery or apparatus employed for those purposes.
The object of this apparatus is to impregnate wines and other liquids with
carbonic acid gas, in order in the case of wines to impart to the beverages thus
manufactured the qualities of frothy wines and the sparkling nature of champagne.
In the manufacture of sparkling wines according to this Invention, as next
herein-after described, in order to avoid the metallic flavor which always results
from the impregnation or saturation as effected in ordinary apparatus, this satura-
tion is effected in the bottle itself, and for this purpose the various parts serving
for the manufacture of the gas and the saturation are so arranged as to enable the
operator at any moment to observe the condition of the wine and to regulate the
pressure at pleasure.
The apparatus for the production of gas is supported on a column, provided at
its upper part with a cast-iron frame, having arms or brackets upon which the
various parts of the apparatus for producing the carbonic acid are fixed.

page_text: A cylinder having spherical ends and coated with lead internally is employed,
which cylinder contains a leaden vessel or compartment for the reception of sul-
phuric acid, which is introduced thereinto through a suitable orifice.
The cylinder is capable of oscillating on horizontal axes, so as to cause acid to
fall in drops through a hole upon any substances, such as bicarbonate of soda,
chalk, marble, or the like, which is contained on the bottom of the cylinder, having
been introduced through an opening in the top thereof. The carbonic acid gas
which is generated escapes through one of the axes of the cylinder, which is made
hollow for the purpose, and is conducted to a washer and thence to a vessel or
receptacle through suitable pipes.
The vessel is provided with a manometer indicating the pressure of the gas, and
is so constructed as to enable it to be cleaned with facility; the gas is conducted
from this vessel through a pipe to a cylindrical apparatus, herein-after described.
The parts serving for the corking and saturating are worked by a lever carried
on a projection on the frame, which lever serves to drive in the corks and at the
same time actuates a pump by means of tappets on one side of a corking plunger,
the mechanical combination of which will be herein-after described in detail in
connection with the filling, the stroke of the piston of the pump, and consequently
the quantity of liquid which it supplies may be adjusted by moving a pin.
The pump draws the liquid contained in a vessel, supported on a bracket, carried
by the frame through the bottom of the pump cylinder and delivers it through a
pipe at the side.
The frame contains another similar frame, which is capable of moving within it
upon a horizontal axis when operated by means of a crank handle, and is provided
at one end with a mouth-piece or socket, and at the opposite end with a screw and
hand wheel, serving to elevate a block which presses the bottle against the mouth-
picce or socket, which is covered with a washer of india-rubber.
The inner frame also carries two screens of wire gauze, the front one of which
opening on hinges serves to protect the operator from the effects of any accidental
explosion.
The mouth-piece is provided with a flexible split ring, having points or pro-
jections towards the centre, which are caused to grip the cork when the ends of
the ring are pressed together and secured by a catch, so as to prevent it being
forced out by the pressure of the gas which is introduced into the bottle from the
cylindrical apparatus herein-before referred to.
This apparatus is composed of a bollow brass cylinder, terminating in a cock,
through which gas may be introduced from the vessel containing the carbonic acid;
another cock serves to place the cylinder in communication with the pump. The
other end of the cylinder communicates with the inner or movable frame through
its axis, which is hollow and situate in a line with the axis of the cylinder, being
provided with a suitable gland and nut to prevent leakage; a pedal and lever serve
to enable a wooden block supporting the bottle to be raised by the foot without
manipulating the band wheel and screw, the power being applied by means of a
connecting rod carried up through the hollow column, serving to support the whole
apparatus.
When working the apparatus the carbonic acid gas generated in the cylinder, as
herein-before described, is purified in the washer and then enters the vessel.
The front wire gauze screen of the moyable frame is open to allow of a bottle
being placed in position, such bottle having been previously filled to a suitable
level with the wine, which is to be saturated or impregnated with carbonic acid;
the empty space remaining in the bottle should correspond to the quantity of liquid
to be added to the said wine. The bottom of the bottle then rests upon a wooden
block, and the mouth of the bottle is firmly pressed against the mouth-piece, so
that the cork (which is subsequently to close the mouth of the bottle completely)
is retained in the mouth-piece by means of the points on the split ring, herein-
before described, leaving the orifice of the tube which serves to conduct the gas to
the interior of the bottle uncovered. The movable frame, and with it the bottle

page_text: carried in it, is then caused to describe a complete revolution by turning the handle
in oither direction or alternately in both directions; the shaking of the contents
thus effected, in combination with the admission of carbonic acid gas, is highly
conducive to the impregnation of the wine, and the gas is gradually dissolved in
the liquid, any surplus being discharged by a spout attached to the cylinder. At
the same time, after closing the cock between the vessel containing the carbonic
acid and the cylindrical apparatus, the required quantity of gauged liquor usually
employed under such circumstances (generally composed of cognac and sugar candy)
is introduced by means of the pumps, and the process of impregnation with gas is
then again repeated to the required extent, the bottle is then placed in a vertical
position and pressure applied to the pedal which acts on the wood block; lastly,
the cork is driven in by means of the lever after releasing it from the gripping ring,
and the screw under the bottle is screwed back.
It will be readily understood that by closing the cocks for the liberation of the
carbonic acid gas, and for the passage of the gauged liquor, taking out the corked
bottle and putting another in its place, the operations, herein-before described, may
be repeated in the same order.
Another part of this Invention relates to an apparatus for filling syphon bottles.
According to the usual methods of introducing syrup into syphon bottles it is
necessary to employ a special pump, consequently the filling and flavouring require
two distinct operations.
According to this Invention the processes of filling and flavoring are effected
in one operation, whereby a considerable saving of time and labor is obtained.
The improved apparatus consists of a valve box with two valves, upon which is
fitted an arm carrying a syrup pump and a brass guide; another arm attached to
the same valve box carries a rod jointed to it at its lower end, and it is provided
at its other end with a ball-and-socket joint by which it is connected to and forms
the fulcrum of a lever of cylindrical section throughout part of its length, but flattened
at the place where it works in the guide herein-before referred to. The said lever
terminates at one end in a handle and at the other end in a sphere or ball, forming
part of the ball-and-socket joint; on the end of the rod another ball-and-socket
joint is formed in the lever itself, a sphere or ball of which is fixed on the end of
the piston rod of the pump for supplying the syrup.
The cylindrical lever is capable of sliding up and down in the upper part of the
guide, and the peculiar form of its terminal joint admits of its being caused to turn
on its longitudinal axis in the lower part of the guide, which is of circular form,
for this purpose, so as to enable either of two projections with which it is provided
near its fulcrumi to be pressed upon the stems of two valves.
When working the apparatus the nose of the syphon bottle is inserted in a
mouth-piece or socket underneath the valve box herein-before referred to, the
cylindrical lever is raised and the syrup drawn by the pump passes from a reservoir
through a suitable pipe.
The stroke of the lever is regulated by a pin passed through the guide at a
suitable height. When the handle of the lever is depressed the syrup is forced
into the syphon bottle through a pipe and joint. The piston of the pump being
then at the bottom of its stroke the handle of the lever is turned to the right, so
as to bring one of the projections near its fulcrum, herein-before referred to, to
bear upon the stem of one of the valves in the valve box herein-before referred to,
so as to allow the aerated water flowing through a suitable pipe to enter the syphon
bottle. When it becomes necessary to liberate the surplus pressure it is simply
necessary to turn the lever handle to the left, when the other projection near its
fulcrum will be caused to bear on another valve in the valve box herein-before
referred to, and the gas will escape through an orifice provided for the purpose.
When the bottle is full, the operator releases the handle and lever of the bottle
holder, removing the pressure from the pedal, and takes out the syphon bottle.
Another part of the Invention relates to the manufacture and bottling of aerated

page_text: flavoured beverages. These beverages are produced, as is well known, by mixing
a small quantity of variously flavored sugar with ordinary seltzer water.
Two processes are now employed for introducing the requisite proportion of sweet
syrup into the bottle; the first consists in pouring it into the bottle direct from a
measure, which arrangement is attended with inconvenience as regards the uni-
formity of the proportion and cleanliness of the bottle; the second consists in
employing a pump, of special construction, enabling variable quantities of syrup to
be introduced.
It is evident that both of these operations involve considerable expenditure of
time when the number of bottles to be filled is large.
By means of this Invention the bottles may be filled with the aerated water and
syrup without requiring to be moved during the operation.
manner;
The apparatus employed for this purpose is provided with a corking device,
consisting of a cylinder containing a plunger worked by a lever in the ordinary
this plunger is provided with a tappet which comes in contact with two
brass projections, capable of sliding vertically upon a bar, and maintained in
position upon this bar by means of two blade springs. The said bar is also capable
of sliding in guides carried on the cylinder of the corking apparatus, and is con-
nected by a horizontal bar fixed to its upper end with (and imparts motion to) the
piston rod of the pump.
The two projections carried on the sliding bar may be pushed back when required
by means of two projections with inclined surfaces provided for the purpose on the
cylinder of the corking apparatus; the lower one of the two latter projections is
fixed whilst the upper one is capable of being adjusted vertically, being provided
with notches for this purpose, which engage with a suitable catch carried by the
cylinder of the working apparatus.
The two projections carried on the sliding bar may also be pushed back, and
retained in this position, when required, by means of a wedge piece, by inserting
the small end of the wedge in corresponding recesses provided for the purpose on
the said projections. The object of this arrangement is to enable the inachine to
be employed for simply filling bottles with seltzer water when it is not required
to manufacture a specially flavored beverage.
When manufacturing these beverages the lever, which serves to work the
apparatus, being in its lowest position, it carries the plunger and tappet with it as
it rises, bringing the latter in contact with the upper projection on the sliding bar,
thereby causing the latter to rise, carrying with it the piston rod of the pump.
The syrup contained in suitable vessel is then drawn into the pump.
When the upper projection on the bar comes in contact with the upper adjustable
projection on the cylinder it is pushed back and disengaged from the tappet on the
plunger, which may then be raised with the lever to a sufficient height to admit of
à cork being placed in the cylinder. The lever is then depressed when the tappet
on the plunger comes in contact with the lever projection on the sliding bar,
carrying the latter down with it, and consequently depressing the piston of the
pump; the syrup is then forced into the bottle thro' a pipe provided with a stop-
cock, until the lower projection on the sliding bar comes in contact with the lower
fixed projection on the cylinder, which pushes it back, disengaging it from the
tappet on the plunger, and enabling the apparatus to be then worked in the
ordinary way for bottling aerated waters and corking the bottles.
By raising or lowering the adjustable projection on the cylinder the stroke of
the pump piston, and consequently the proportion of syrup supplied, may be regu-
lated according to circumstances.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said John Henry Johnson in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 10th
December 1878.
JOHN HENRY JOHNSON, of 47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, in the County of Middlesex,
Gentleman. "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE AND BOTTLING OF EFFER-
VESCING WINES AND AERATED LIQUIDS, AND IN THE MACHINERY OR APPARATUS
EMPLOYED THEREIN." A communication from abroad by Jean Dominique Cazaubon,
of Paris, in the Republic of France.
The said Invention relates to the manufacture and bottling of acrated and
effervescing liquids and to the machinery or apparatus employed for these purposes,
and it consists, —
First. In the construction of an apparatus for impregnating wines and other
liquids with carbonic acid gas.
Secondly. Of a modification of this apparatus for the purpose of adapting it to
the filling of syphon bottles.
And, Thirdly. Of another modification of the said apparatus for the purpose of
bottling and flavoring aerated flavored beverages.
And in order that the said Invention may be fully understood I shall now
proceed more particularly to describe the same, and for that purpose shall refer to
the several Figures on the annexed Sheet of Drawings, the same letters of reference
indicating corresponding parts in all the corresponding Figures.
Figure 1 of the accompanying Drawings is a front elevation, and Figure 2 is a
side elevation of the apparatus employed in carrying out the first part of the said
Invention.
Figures 3, 4, and 5, are details of the same, Figure 3 being a sectional elevation
of the vessel for generating the carbonic acid gas, and Figures 4 and 5 being
respectively a sectional plan and elevation drawn to a larger scale of parts, herein-
after referred to, for holding the cork and mouth of the bottle.
Figure 6 is an elevation of the apparatus for filling syphon bottles according to
the second part of the said Invention; and Figures 7, 8, 9, and 10, are details of
the same, herein-after more particularly referred to.
Figure 11 is an elevation of the apparatus for bottling and flavoring aerated
flavored beverages according to the third part of the said Invention; and Figures
12, 13, and 14, are details of the same, herein-after more particularly referred to.
The apparatus constructed according to the first part of the said Invention has
for its object the impregnating of wines and other liquids with carbonic acid gas,
in order in the case of wines to impart to the beverages thus manufactured the
qualities of effervescing wines and the sparkling nature of champagne.
In the manufacture of sparkling wines according to the said Invention, as next
herein-after described, in order to avoid the metallic flavor which always results
from the impregnation or saturation as effected in ordinary apparatus ;* this satura-
tion is effected in the bottle itself, and for this purpose the various parts serving
for the manufacture of the gas and the saturation are so arranged as to enable the
operator at any moment to observe the condition of the wine and to regulate the
pressure at pleasure.
The apparatus employed for this purpose (Figures 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) is supported
on a coluinn P, provided at its upper part with a frame R having arms or brackets
upon which the various parts of the apparatus are fixed.
A is a cylinder with spherical ends U, U₁, and cuated with lead internally, which
cylinder contains a leaden vessel or compartment A' for the reception of sulphuric
acid, which is introduced thereinto through an orifice 1 (Figure 3).
The cylinder is capable of oscillating on horizontal axes a, a, and when so
actuated by operating a handle q' provided at the side the acid is caused to fall
in drops through a hole upon any substances such as bicarbonate of soda, chalk,

page_text: -marble, or the like, which is contained on the bottom U of the cylinder, the said
substance having been introduced through an opening 2 in the top of the said
cylinder. The carbonic acid gas which is generated escapes through the axis a' of
the cylinder, made hollow for the purpose, and is conducted through a pipe b to a
washer D, and thence through a pipe c to a vessel or receptacle B.
The vessel B is provided with a manometer indicating the pressure of the gas,
and is so constructed as to enable it to be cleaned with facility; the gas is con-
ducted from this vessel through a pipe d to a cylindrical apparatus e, herein-after
described.
7"
The parts serving for the corking and saturating are worked by a lever + carried
by a projection on the frame R, which lever serves to drive in the corks, and at the
same time actuates a pump H by means of tappets L on one side of a corking
plunger G, the mechanical combination of which will be herein-after described in
detail in connection with the third part of the said Invention; the stroke of the
piston of the pump, and consenuently the quantity of liquid which it supplies, may
be regulated by the adjustment of a pin, as herein-after described.
The pump H draws the liquid contained in a vessel ✗, supported on a bracket
carried by the frame R, through a pipe y to the bottom of the pump cylinder, and
delivers it through a pipe j at the side.
The frame R contains another similar frame Q, which is capable of moving
within it upon a horizontal axis when operated by means of the crank handle q,
and is provided at one end with a mouth-piece or socket g (see Figures 4 and 5),
and at the opposite end with a screw and hand wheel 8, the latter serving to elevate
a wooden block S, which presses the bottle against the mouth-piece or socket g,
covered with a washer of india-rubber g¹.
The frame Q also carries screens of wire gauze (the front one of which opens on
hinges, serving to protect the operator from the effects of any accidental
explosion.
The mouth-piece is provided with a flexible split or divided ring h, having
points or projections w towards the centre, which are caused to grip a cork a¹ when
the ends of the ring are pressed together and secured by a catch ', so as to prevent
it from being forced out by the pressure of the gas which is introduced into the
bottle from the cylindrical apparatus e.
This apparatus is composed of a hollow cylinder (by preference of brass),
terminating at one end in a cock e¹, through which gas may be introduced from
the vessel B containing the carbonic acid, another cock K serving to place the
cylinder e in communication with the pump H. The other end ell of the cylinder e
communicates with a pipe leading to the mouth-piece g through one of the axes
of the moveable frame Q, which is hollow and situate in a line with the axis of the
cylinder, being provided with a suitable gland and nut in order to prevent leakage.
A pedal and lever T serve to enable the wooden block S supporting the bottle to
be raised by the foot without manipulating the hand wheel and screw 8, the power
being applied by means of a connecting rod carried up through the hollow column P.
When working the apparatus the carbonic acid gas generated in the cylinder A,
as herein-before described, is purified in the washer D, and then enters the
vessel B.
The front wire gauze screen of the moveable frame is opened to allow of a bottle
being placed in position, such bottle having been previously filled to a suitable
level with the wine which is to be saturated or impregnated with carbonic acid, the
empty space remaining in the bottle should correspond to the quantity of liquid to
be added to the said wine. The bottom of the bottle then rests upon the wooden
block S, and the mouth of the bottle is firmly pressed against the mouth piece g, so
that the cork (which is subsequently to close the mouth of the bottle completely)
is retained in the mouth-piece by means of the points on the split ring h, the orifice
of the tube which serves to conduct the gas to the interior of the bottle being left
uncovered. The movable frame Q, and with it the bottle carried in it, is then
• caused to describe a complete revolution by turning the handle q in either direction,

page_text: or alternately in both directions, the agitation of the contents thus effected in com-
bination with the admission of carbonic acid gas is highly conducive to the
impregnation of the wine, and the gas is gradually dissolved in the liquid, any
surplus being discharged by a spout attached to the cylinder c. At the same time
after closing the cock e' between the vessel B containing the carbonic acid and tho
cylinder e, the required quantity of gauged liquor usually employed under such cir-
cumstances (generally composed of cognac and sugar candy), is introduced by
means of a pump H, and the process of impregnation with gas is then again
repeated to the required extent, the bottle is then placed in a vortical position, and
pressure applied to the pedal T which acts on the wood block S; lastly, the cork a¹
is driven in by means of the lever r after releasing it from the gripping ring h, and
the screws under the bottle is screwed back.
It will be readily understood that by closing the cocks for the liberation of the
carbonic acid gas, and for the passage of the gauged liquor, and by removing the
corked bottle and introducing another in its place, the operations herein-beforo
described may be repeated in the same order.
The second part of the said Invention relates to an apparatus for filling syphon
bottles, in which operation it has heretofore been necessary when introducing syrup
into such bottles to employ a special pump, consequently, the filling and flavouring
required two distinct operations.
According to the present Invention, the filling and flavouring are effected in one
operation, whereby a considerable saving of time and labor is obtained.
The improved apparatus employed in carrying out this part of the said Invention,
and which is illustrated in Figures 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10, consists of a valve box a con-
taining two valves, upon which valve box is fitted an arm b, carrying a syrup pump
i, and a guide . Another arm n attached to the same valve box carries a bar/
which is jointed at its lower end to the said arm, and is provided at its other end
with a ball-and-socket joint f¹. By this means the bar f is connected to and
forms the fulcrum of a lever c of cylindrical section throughout part of its length,
but flattened at the place where it works in the guide d, herein-before referred to,
as shewn in the section, Figure 10. The lever c terminates at one end in a
handle c', and at the other end in a sphere or ball r forming part of the ball-and-
socket joint 1 on the end of the rod f. The socket of another ball-and-socket
joint e is formed in the lever itself, the sphere or ball of which is formed on or
secured to the end of the piston rod of the pump i for supplying the syrup.
The lever c is capable of sliding up and down in the upper part of the guide d,
and the peculiar form of the joint fi admits of its being turned on its longitudinal.
axis in the lower part of the guide & which is of circular form for this purpose, so
as to enable either of two projections g, g³, with which it is provided near its
fulcrum to be pressed upon the stems of the two valves h, h¹, of the valve box a.
When working the apparatus, the nose of the syphon bottle is inserted in a
mouth-piece or socket k underneath the valve box a, the lever c is raised, and the
syrup drawn by the pump passes from a reservoir t through a pipe u,
The stroke of the lever is regulated by a pin d', Figure 10, passed through the
guide d at a suitable height. When the handle of the lever is depressed, the syrup
is forced into the syphon bottle through a pipe j and joint j'. The piston of the
pump being then at the bottom of its stroke, the handle of the lever is turned to
the right so as to bring the projection g' to bear upon the stem of the valve h¹, in
order to allow the aerated water flowing through a pipe to enter the syphon
bottle. When it becomes necessary to liberate the surplus pressure, it is simply
requisite to turn the lever handle c to the left, when the projection'g will be caused
te bear on the valve h, and the gas will escape through an orifice m provided for
the purpose.
When the bottle is full, the operator releases the handle and lever of the bottle
holder removing the pressure from the pedal, and takes out the syphon bottle, care
being taken to accompany it with the guard.
The third part of the said Invention relates to the manufacture and bottling of

page_text: aerated flavoured beverages which have heretofore been produced as is well known,
by mixing a small quantity of variously flavoured sugar with ordinary seltzer
water.
Two processes have heretofore been employed for introducing the requisite pro-
portion of syrup into the bottle, the first consists in pouring it into the bottle direct
from a measure an arrangement, which is attended with inconvenience as regards
the uniformity of the proportion and cleanliness of the bottles; the second consists
in employing a pump of special construction enabling variable quantities of syrup
to be introduced.
It is evident that both of these operations involve considerable expenditure of
time when a large number of bottles have to be filled.
By means of the present Invention the bottles may be filled with the acrated
water and syrup without requiring to be moved during the operation.
The apparatus employed in carrying out this part of the said Invention, which is
illustrated in Figures 11, 12, 13, and 14, is provided with a corking device
consisting of a cylinder A, containing a plunger B worked by a lever in the ordinary
manner; this plunger is provided with a tappet C, which comes in contact with
two projections D, E, capable of sliding vertically upon a bar F, and maintained in
position upon this bar by means of two blade springs R, S; the said bar is also
capable of sliding in guides a, carried on the cylinder of the corking apparatus,
and is connected by a horizontal bar_b, fixed to its upper end with (and imparts
motion to) the piston rod of a pump J.
The two projections D, E, carried on the sliding bar F are forced back at the
required periods by means of two projections H, G, with inclined surfaces provided
for the purpose on the cylinder of the corking apparatus. The lower projection H
is fixed, whilst the upper one G (shown detached in Figure 14) is capable of being
adjusted vertically, being provided with notches for this purpose, which engage
with a suitable catch carried by the cylinders of the corking apparatus. This is
the mechanism referred to in describing the apparatus for the manufacture of
effervescing wine as to be subsequently described under this present Invention.
The two projections D, E, carried on the sliding bar F, may also be forced back,
and retained in this position when required by means of a wedge piece I by
inserting the small end of the wedge in corresponding recesses provided for the pur-
pose in the said projections. The object of this arrangement is to enable the
machine to be employed for filling bottles with seltzer water simply when it is not
required to manufacture a specially flavored beverage.
When the apparatus is employed for manufacturing the said flavoured beverages
it is operated in the following manner: Assuming that the lever which serves to
work the apparatus is in its lowest position, on being actuated it carries the plunger
and tappet C with it as it rises, bringing the latter into contact with the upper
projection D, on the sliding bar F, and thereby causing the said bar to rise, carrying
with it the piston rod of the pump. The syrup contained in a vessel M is then
drawn into the pump through a pipe L.
When the upper projection D on the bar comes into contact with the upper
adjustable projection G on the cylinder, it is forced back and disengaged from the
tappet C on the plunger, which may then be raised with the lever to a sufficient height
to admit of a cock being placed in the cylinder. The lever is then depressed, when
the tappet C on the plunger comes in contact with the lower projection E on the
sliding bar, carrying the latter down with it, and consequently depressing the
piston of the pump; the syrup is then forced into the bottle through a pipe K,
vided with a stop-cock N, until the lower projection E on the sliding bar comes
into contact with the lower fixed projection H on the cylinder, which forces it back,
disengaging it from the tappet C, and enabling the apparatus to be then worked
in the ordinary manner for bottling aerated waters and corking the bottles.
pro-
By raising or lowering the adjustable projection G the stroke of the pump piston,
and consequently the proportion of syrup supplied, may be regulated according to
circumstances.

page_text: Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into
effect, I would observe in conclusion that what I consider to be novel and original,
and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me by the herein-before in part
recited Letters Patent is,-
First. The general arrangements and combinations of parts forming apparatus for
the manufacture and bottling, either in syphon or other bottles of effervescing
wines and nerated liquids, substantially ns and for the purposes herein-before
described, and as illustrated by the accompanying Drawings.
Second. The arrangement whereby wines and other liquids are impregnated or
saturated with carbonic acid gas by rotary motion being imparted to the bottle
containing the said wines or other liquids, substantially as herein-before described.
Third. The arrangement of the ring with points or projections for supporting the
cork during such rotation of the bottle, substantially as herein-before described.
Fourth. The pump for supplying the flavouring liquor, such pump acting inter-
mittently by means of the lever of the corking apparatus and the tappet and spring
mechanism, substantially as herein-before described.
Fifth. The general arrangements and combinations of parts forming apparatus
for performing the operations of flavouring and bottling gaseous liquids, either in
syphon or other bottles, substantially as herein-before described.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Henry Johnson, have to this my Specifi-
cation set my hand and seal, the Ninth day of December, One thousand
eight hundred and seventy-eight.
J. HENRY JOHNSON. (LS)