An Automatic Beer Saving Apparatus and Filter Combined.
Year: 1897

page_text: An Automatic Beer Saving Apparatus and Filter Combined.
JOHN WALTER WYLD, Vernon House, Pownall Road, Hounslow, Accountant,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
A hole is bored in the beer sink exactly underneath each tap, into this hole is
inserted a pewter pot with a perforated bottom so that all the drips that fall
from the beer taps are caught in this pot, attatched to this pot underneath the
sink is a copper pewter lined valve box and filter at the bottom of which there
is a small outlet, to this is attatched again a small indiarubber tube the other
end of which is connected with the beer pipe by means of a small tap inserted
in it under the valve of the pump, so that the different beers as they fall from
the tap are returned to the cask they originally came from filtered, without in
the least degree disturbing the contents already in.
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An Automatic Beer Saving Apparatus and Filter Combined.
I, JOHN WALTER WYLD, of Vernon House, Pownall Road, Hounslow, in the
County of Middlesex, Accountant, 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 an improved automatic beer saving apparatus and filter
combined, and has for its object to provide simple and efficient means whereby
the drippings of the different beers from the beer-engine taps after "drawing
will be filtered and returned to the respective casks from which they were drawn
and without in the least disturbing the contents thereof, thus saving beer.
In fully describing my invention I will refer to the accompanying drawings
illustrating same and in which Fig. 1 is a part sectional elevation showing my
improved apparatus as applied to an ordinary beer-engine and sink. Figs. 2
and 3 are respectively a sectional plan and end elevation of the combined receiver
filter and valve-box. In carrying out my invention in the ordinary beer-sink A
a hole is bored underneath each tap T and into each such hole is inserted a pewter
receptacle such as F with a perforated bottom f so that all the drips from the
beer taps are caught in such receptacles. These receptacles may be funnel shaped
or made in a form resembling an ordinary pewter pot such as is illustrated in
Fig. 1 with a stem or short tube f¹ attached to each of them; underneath the

page_text: sink A by means of a coupling such as C, which for convenience of attaching
and detaching may be fitted with wings c, is fixed my improved combined valve-
box and filter B; this is preferably made of copper lined with pewter for cleanli-
ness, and at the bottom of same a hole O is made in suitable position and fitted
with a discharging pipe o, the lower end of which is attached preferably by a
rubber or flexible tube p to the draw-pipe L, fly-nut coupling, connections being
fitted to both ends of this tube p for convenience of removal and a cock is pro-
vided as shown underneath the beer pump for controlling the returns to the
respective casks. The combined valve-box and filter B, consists of a closed vessel
and beneath the inlet of the pipe P is situated a perforated pewter tray 1) covered
with fine flannel or other suitable, filtering material on which the beer may
fall direct or to which it may be conducted by a pewter shoot such as is shown
at S. The valve-box B contains also a floating cork valve V mounted on hinges r,
and provided on its underside with a pad of india-rubber or like yielding sub-
stance. The outlet pipe o is covered by a cap of thin zine E perforated at e above
the inlet of the pipe o and having also a covering e¹ of flannel or other suitable
filtering material, the valve V controls the said perforations e and the pipe o;
n is a pipe for the admission of air and ventilation.
The action of my improved apparatus is as follows:-The drippings from any
tap T are caught by the receptacle F and pass through its strainer f, and pipes fi
and P into and through the filtering tray D into the valve-box B. After the beer
thus received has reached a certain depth (which is sufficient to allow any deposits
to be retained in the box) the cork valve V lifts automatically allowing the clear
top liquor to filter through the filtering material e¹ and perforations e of the cap E
and flow down the pipe o through the connecting pipe 22 and the cock into the
beer-engine pipe L and thence back into the barrel, the operation in no way
causing any disturbance of the contents of the cask. When the beer-engine is
in use the valve V is automatically closed so that air cannot be drawn in. It is
advantageous to provide in convenient position preferably at the bottom of the
valve door, a flush-out opening such as m fitted with a screw cap so as to allow of
washing out the sediment from time to time without having to remove or discon-
nect the valve-box or disturb any of the fittings.
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:-
1. The improved automatic beer saving apparatus and filter consisting of the
combination with a receptacle such as located beneath each beer tap T, of a
valve-box B containing a filtering tray D, an outlet pipe with filtering cover,
an automatically operating float-valve V controlling same, and pipe connections
all arranged substantially in the manner herein set forth.
2. The arrangement of beer saving apparatus and filter combined, adapted to
act substantially in the manner and for the purposes herein described and illus-
trated in the accompanying drawings.
Dated this Ninth day of August 1898.