Improvements in Seltzogenes or Syphons for Soda Water and other Aerated Liquids.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 4th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 4th Aug., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 6th Sept., 1887.
RESERV
Certain Improvements in Seltzogenes or Syphons for Soda Water
and other Aerated Liquids.
I, GEORGE LEE, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Aerated Water Manufacturer, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference to seltzogenes or syphons for soda water and other
aerated liquids. As at present constructed the valves of such syphons are placed at
the top of the central or outlet tube, and in order to operate such valves a small lever
has projected from the sides of the tube, which on being pressed with the hand of the
operator, opened the valve and the gaseous liquid escaped therefrom.
According to my invention I place the valve at the bottom of the tube immersed in
the liquid. The valve may be of ordinary construction having a valve spindle
projecting beyond the end of the tube and of such a length as to touch the bottom of
the bottle on the inner side.
The top of the tube may be provided with a suitably shaped knob, and when it is
intended to draw liquid from the bottle, the tube is pressed, in doing which the valve
spindle is forced against the bottom of the bottle in such manner as to open the
valve and allow the free escape of the gaseous liquid.
Suitable openings are made in a washer or nut at the bottom of the tube, which
openings are in direct communication with the valve, so that when open the liquid is
free to pass.
By this arrangement and construction of valve, it is within the bottle and beyond
the reach of anybody tampering with it, in addition to which the appearance of the
central tube is improved as the projecting lever is now removed.
The central tube may be made of glass, block tin, or other metal which may be
silvered or electro plated.

page_text: and other Aerated Liquids.
I, GEORGE LEE, of Sleaford, Lincolnshire, Aerated Water Manufacturer, 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 has reference to seltzogenes or syphons for soda water and other
aerated liquids. As at present constructed the valves of such syphons are placed at
the top of the central or outlet tube and in order to operate such valves a small lever
has projected from the sides of the tube, which on being pressed with the hand of the
operator, opened the valve and the gaseous liquid escaped therefrom.
According to my invention I place the valve at the bottom of the tube immersed in
the liquid. The valve may be of ordinary construction having a valve spindle
projecting beyond the end of the tube and of such a length as to touch the bottom of
the bottle on the inner side.
The top of the tube may be provided with a suitably shaped knob, and when it is
intended to draw liquid from the bottle, the tube is pressed, in doing which the valve
spindle is forced against the bottom of the bottle in such manner as to open the
valve and allow free escape of the gaseous liquid.
Suitable openings are made in a washer or nut at the bottom of the tube, which
openings are in direct communication with the valve, so that when open the liquid is
free to pass.
Such being the nature and object of my invention, I will now proceed to describe
the same more fully, and for that purpose make reference to the accompanying sheet
of Drawings illustrative thereof, wherein Fig. 1 is sectional elevation of a seltzogene
or syphon having my improvements applied thereto. a represents the bottle or outer
casing of the seltzogene and b the central outlet tube, the bottom part of which is
contracted for the purpose of forming a valve seating, and c is a valve fixed at the top
of the valve spindle d, the bottom of which is screwed into a nut e for the purpose of
adjusting the valve to its seat, whilst f is a spring employed for the purpose of keeping
the valve closed. The bottle is kept air-tight by means of an india-rubber washer
kept in its place by a screwed stopper h. In order to open the syphon or to "draw
the aerated liquid therefrom I use a detached opening device (see Fig. 3), made with
a knob j, a bent outlet branch pipe k, and an india-rubber washer which is placed
into the top of the central outlet pipe b, and on the knob j being pressed so as to force
the tube b downwards, and remove the valve c from its seating, the aerated liquid will
at once pass up through openings made in the nut c as shewn in Fig. 2, such liquid
passing up through the open valve in the tube b, and escape at the outlet k; and as
soon as pressure is removed from the knob j, the spiral spring will lift up the tube b
and immediately close the valve so as to prevent the escape of any more liquid.

page_text: By the employment and construction of parts herein shewn and described, I am
enabled to place the valve within the bottle, and beyond the reach of anyone tampering
with it, in addition to which the appearance of the seltzogene is improved, as the
projecting lever now employed to open the valve is removed; thereby making the
syphons more portable than those at present in use.
The central tube may be made of glass, block tin, or other suitable material ;
remaining parts may be silvered or electro-plated as required.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
Firstly. In seltzogenes or syphons, the employment of a valve at the bottom of the
central outlet tube, which may be operated on compression, in manner substantially as
described and shewn.
Secondly. The employment of the nut e, with openings made on its periphery for
the escape of liquid, when used in combination with the valves of seltzogenes.
Date : 91]
A 1007
TASKER & CROSSLEY,
Halifax, Agents.