IMPROVEMENTS IN VENT PEGS
Year: 1884

page_text: I OSCAR BLECHSCHMIDT, of the City of Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
VENT PEGS," to be as follows:-
My improvement relates to bungs employed for wine and beer barrels, and has
for its object, to purify the air whilst being admitted through the bung into the
barrel which is generally very impure in the localities where the barrels are kept.
For this purpose the bung is formed with a cavity around the air opening, in
which I place a small sponge, which I slightly soak in either clean or salt water
The air admitted to the barrel has thus to pass through the said sponge, which
purifies the air before it comes into contact with the beer or wine.
Below the said cavity, which is closed by means of a nut provided with a small
air hole, a suitable valve is arranged and screwed into the body of the bung. The
latter may be screwed to any part of the barrel.
It will be seen that by these means impure air cannot get access to the liquid
which is an important feature and which will cause the liquid to be better
preserved,
OSCAR
BLECHSCHMIDT,
Pr. Bosshardt & Grant.

page_text: I OSCAR BLECHSCHMIDT, of the City of Berlin, in the Empire of Germany,
Merchant do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN
VENT PEGS" and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My improvements relate to bungs employed for wine and beer barrels and has
for its object to purify the air whilst being admitted through the bung into the
barrel which is generally very impure in the localities where the barrels are kept.
And in order that my invention may be better understood I have caused to be
appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference,
corresponding letters indicating like parts in various figures.
Fig 1 is a side elevation and Figs 2 and 3 are vertical sections of my improved
bung. In carrying out my invention I form in the part c screwed onto the top of
the bung a a cavity around the air hole i in which I place a sponge slightly
soaked either in cold or salt water... The said cavity is partially closed by means
of the nut k screwed into the part c and provided with an air hole h. The air to
be admitted into the barrel enters through the hole h and then passes through the
sponge which latter causes the air to be purified before getting into contact with
the beer, wine, or other liquid. The part c is provided at its lower end with a lip
valve e which is situated in the body of the bung a. The latter is formed on its
side with two handles b and at its lower end with a shank m provided externally
with a thread and internally with the air-hole n by means of which the bung a
may be screwed to any suitable part of the barrel. It will thus be seen that by
these means impure air cannot get access to the liquid which is an important
feature causing the liquid to be better preserved.
Having now 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 :-
In valve bungs the arrangement for purifying the air consisting of the part c,
provided with a cavity, and sponge lip valve e and nut k provided with the air-
hole h through which the air enters and passes through the hole i into the bung a
and air-hole n into the barrel for the purpose specified, substantially as described
and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
1. Dated this 22nd day of October A.D: 1884.