Improved Method and Means of Reclaiming Waste Liquors.
Year: 1899

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Improved Method and Means of Reclaiming Waste Liquors.
I, JAMES BARDSLEY, of 39, Union Street, Oldham, Bar Fitter, do hereby declare
the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
These improvements consist in reclaiming waste or spilt liquors from beer and
like engines by means of a pump supplementary to the ordinary pump and
operated by the same pump handle, also of making the ordinary drip trough with
a sloping floor and conveying the waste liquors into a receptacle wherein they may
collect and from which they may be periodically drawn by the supplementary
engine and again delivered along with the fresh liquor through the tap.
The supplementary pump is placed alongside the fresh liquor pump and its
piston rod is coupled to the piston rod or operated by the pump handle of the
fresh liquor pump. The end of the suction pipe which dips into the collecting
vessel is fitted with a strainer and valve if required and the delivery pipe joins
the fresh liquor pipe at a point, by preference, near the tap. The drip recep-
tacle may also be fitted with a close fitting lid.
The pumps may be of the ordinary construction or be according to Letters
Patent No. 21105/91 and Letters Patent No. 19203/98.
mia this 11th day of October 1899.
JAMES BAKUSLET.
By J. G. Wilson & Co.,
Agents.
I, JAMES BARDSLEY, of 39, Union Street, Oldham, Bar Fitter, 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:-
These improvements consist in reclaiming waste, spilt or drip liquors from beer
and like engines by means of a pump supplementary to the ordinary pump and
operated by the same pump handle, also of making the ordinary drip trough
with a sloping floor and conveying the waste liquors into a receptacle wherein
they may collect and from which they may be periodically drawn by the supple-
mentary pump and again delivered along with the fresh liquor through the
same tap.
The supplementary pump is placed alongside the fresh liquor, or crdinary

page_text: pump, and its piston rod is coupled to the piston rod, or operated by the pump
nandle, of the said ordinary pump. The end of the suction pipe which dips into
the collecting vessel is fitted with a strained, and valve if required, and the
delivery pipe joins the fresh liquor delivery pipe at a point, by preference, near
the tap. The drip receptacle may also be fitted with a close fitting lid.
The pumps may be of the ordinary construction, or may be made according
to the invention, covered by Letters Patent, No. 21105 A.D. 1891, and Letters
Patent No. 19203 A.D. 1898.
To make my invention clear I have hereunto appended a sheet of drawings,
and by the aid of the figures and reference letters marked thereon I will further
describe the same. ·
Fig.
represents a part front and part sectional elevation in perspective of a
bar fitting with my improved arrangement of pumps and pipes applied thereto.
Fig. represents the' pumps and pipes (in part), separately and to a larger
scale, and by dotted lines also shews a modification.
(A) is the ordinary fresh liquor pump, constructed (by preference) in accordance
with the inventions aforesaid and fixed by lugs (A) to the bar fitting in the
usual manner. "Coupled to such pump by branch inlet (B) is the usual supply
pipe (C), and coupled to such pump by branch outlet (1) is the usual delivery
pipe (E), as illustrated. (F) is the piston rod linked to the usual pump
handle (G) by the usual quadrant link (H).
(1) is the supplementary pump arranged alongside the pump (A) and supported
in any suitable manner, but preferably by an angle bracket (J), one arm of
which is fastened to the bar fitting and the other arm - of
which
has a slot (h), through which a screwed stud (L) on the cylinder (1) projects,
and by means of which, and a nut (ai) tightly screwing thereon, the pump (1) is
securely and adjustably held in position. (IN) is the piston rod of the supple-
mentary pump, and (O) is a cross-head or rod by which the said piston rod (N)
is connected to the piston rod (F).
The outlet pipe (1) of the pump (I) is connected to the outlet pipe (D) at a
point preferably near the tap (E), and the inlet pipe (1) extends down to the
bottom of a jug or other suitable waste liquor receptacle (Q). Into this receptacle
the drip or drain pipe (R) of the trough (S) also extends.
one for
one
com-
In applying my invention to a bar fitting comprising a series of
taps as shewn in Fig. 1, the trough (S) is divided by partitions (T)
into
and
each tap,
compartments,
ot each
the floor
partment slopes down to
corner in which lies the mouth of the
drain pipe (l). There is a separate set of pumps for each top, and a separate
jug for each drain pipe. The bore of the pipe (1), also that of pipe (P), is com-
paratively smaller than that of the pipes (U), and (E).
It will now be seen that when any liquor is spilt in the drawing of the fresh
liquor, due say, to the overflowing of the liquor from the vessel or receptacle into
which it is drawn, such split liquor falls directly into the trough below and run-
ning down the drain pipe (R) Hows into the jug (Q). With the piston rod (N)
of the supplementary pump (I) connected as aforesaid to the piston rod (F) of
the pump (A) it will also be seen that with the subsequent drawing of fresh
liquor the waste or spilt liquor will be simultaneously drawn out of the jug (Q)
into the cylinder (I), and by repeated drawings will be delivered through the
tap (E), along with the fresh liquor, but in such a small quantity at each "pull"
or drawing in proportion to the quantity of fresh liquor, as to in no way
deteriorate the fresh liquor, and thus prevent the spilt liquor being wasted.
The end of pipe (I) within the jug is fitted with a gauze or like strainer. Such
pipe end may also be fitted with a self-closing valve to prevent the return of the
liquor, and to exclude air from the pumps. In starting, a small quantity of
liquor may be placed in the jug, but it is not necessary.
With the pump (A) of each tap (E) provided with a supplementary pump and
pipe connections, and the trough divided into compartments as aforesaid, beer

page_text: may be returned to the tap which delivers beer, and stout to the tap which delivers
stout, or with several qualities of beer or stout, each quality may be returned to
its own tap.
In Fig. 2 I shew, by dotted lines, how, by placing the supplementary pump
between two fresh liquor pumps (A), the supplementary pump (I) may be
adapted for use with one or the other of the pumps (A) without changing its
position. In this arrangement the pipe (1) branches off, and joins the outlet
pipe (E) of both pumps (A), and the communication of each branch is controlled
by a stop cock (U), one being open whilst the other is closed.
By employing fresh liquor pumps made in accordance with my said previous
patents, and using them as aforesaid, I obtain an arrangement of pumps in
which there is practically no loss of liquor, either from causes due to the action
of the pumps, or from spilling into the trough, and the fresh liquor when drawn
(whilst having an imperceptible quantity of spilt liquor in it, which in the
majority of cases will be as fresh as the fresh liquor, owing to the short time it
will be permitted to remain in the jug) will also be cool and palatable, and free
from any deleterious matter which might arise from contact with the pumps if
made of metal.
I do not, however, confine myself to the said makes of pumps, and whilst pre-
ferring the supplementary pump (I) to be separate it will be obvious that it may
be made as an integral part of pump (A). In lieu of flowing into the jug the
pipes (R) and (I) may be connected, but to avoid frequent connection and dis-
connection I prefer them to be separate.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, 1 declare that what
I claim is:-
1: In means for reclaiming waste, split or drip liquors in beer or like engines,
the combination with the fresh liquor pump and its pipe connections of a supple-
mentary pump,-the piston rod of which is operated by the piston rod or handie
of the fresh liquor pump; an inlet pipe for such supplementary pump which
extends into a drip receiver, and an outlet or delivery pipe which joins the outlet
pipe of the said fresh liquor pump, substantially as herein set forth and illustrated
on the accompanying drawing.
2: In means for reclaiming waste, spilt or drip liquors in beer or like engines,
the combination and arrangement of parts herein described and illustrated by
full and dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the accompanying drawing.
3: In means for reclaiming waste, spilt or drip liquors in beer or like engines,
the arrangement and combination of parts, substantially as herein described and
illustrated in Fig. 1 of the accompanying drawing.
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1000
התויתעוז
day of July
1000
JAMES BARDSLEY.
By John G. Wilson & Co., Fels. Inst.P.A.,
Manchester