An Improved Method of Bottling Liquors and Means for Drawing the same off in Small Quantities.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 19th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 20th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Bottling Liquors and Means for Drawing
the same off in Small Quantities.
We, BENJAMIN COOPER, of 35, Back George Street, Manchester, Merchant,
and GEORGE HILTON SMITH, of Irk View, Rhodes, Middleton, Machinist, both in
the County of Lancashire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
Our invention consists in compressing, by suitable means a volume of air or air
chemically prepared, onto the contents of the bottle, which air serves to seal and
thereby preserve the liquor and on communication with the atmosphere being
established expands and forces the liquor out of the bottle. In the latter we employ
a dip pipe reaching to near the bottom thereof and the upper extremity being attached
or projecting into the outlet casing. The lower part of this casing we preferably form
with a flange to receive a nut or union which engages a split ring placed against the
shoulder on the neck of the hottle. Between the mouth of the bottle and the
respective part of the casing a rubber ring is inserted which on the casing being
screwed down secures it thereto air tight. The said casing above the mouth of the
bottle is formed with a spout or outlet, controlled by a disc valve, employed against
the inner orifice thereof, in a cavity having communication with the dip pipe. The
said disc valve which is mounted on a spindle passing through the cassing and having
attached a handle, is kept in close contact with the outlet orifice by means of a spring.
The said casing is also formed with a valve to permit of compressing air onto the
bottle's contents and prevent the escape of the same and the bursting of the bottle.
This valve consists of a hollow body employed in the cavity of the outlet casing and is
formed with a port, surrounded by a rubber tube. The said valve is either formed on
or attached to a plug screwed into the outlet casing and formed with an inlet port in
communication with the said valve.
On charging the bottle the pressure of the liquor, air or gas passes through the
hollow body of the valve and the respective port and forces its way between the same
and the rubber tube through the cavity of the casing into the bottle. On the bottle
being filled the internal pressure causes the rubber tube to close the respective port,
the strength of which tube is so arranged as to give way and burst on an undue
pressure existing in the bottle, which might cause it to burst.
The described means are specially applicable for medical purposes.
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method of Bottling Liquors and Means for Drawing
the same off in Small Quantities.
We, BENJAMIN COOPER, of 35, Back George Street, Manchester, Merchant, and
GEORGE HILTON SMITH, of Irk View, Rhodes, Middleton, Machinist, both in the
County of Lancaster, 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:
:-
Our invention consists in compressing, by suitable means a volume of pure air or
air chemically prepared, onto the contents of the bottle, which air serves to seal
and thereby preserve the liquor and on communication with the atmosphere being
established, through suitable means expands and forces the liquor out of the bottle.

page_text: And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused to
he appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference
indicating like parts in the various figures.
Figs. 1 & 5 are side elevations of a bottle, provided with means for charging the
same with a volume of air and for drawing off the liquor. Figs. 2 & 4 are plans,
respectively of Figs. 1 & 3. Figs. 3 & 6 are longitudinal sections, respectively of
Figs. 1 & 5.
In carrying out our invention and referring to the Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4, we effect the
compression of pure air or air chemically prepared on the liquor in the bottle a by an
air pump or other like convenient means, suitably connected with the outlet casing b,
secured to the mouth of the bottle a. In the bottle a we employ a dip pipe c reaching
to near the bottom thereof, the upper extremity of which is attached to and in com-
munication with the interior c¹ of the outlet casing b. The lower part of this casing b
we preferably form with a flange b' to receive a nut or union d which engages a split
ringe placed against the shoulder a¹ on the neck of the bottle a. Between the mouth
of the bottle a and the respective part of the casing ba rubber ring fis inserted, which
on the casing 6 being screwed down, secures it air tight. The said casing b at its side
above the mouth of the bottle a is formed with a spout or outlet 62, controlled by a disc
valve 9, employed against its inner orifice in the cavity 63 which is in communication
with the dip pipe c.
The said disc valve g which is mounted on or formed with a
spindle g', passing through the casing b, is formed with a port g³ and provided with a
handle g to permit of being turned and thereby establish or cut off communication
between the spout or outlet 62 and cavity c', the disc valve g being kept in close contact
with the outlet orifice by means of a spring g³. In lieu of the said rotary disc valve g
a push valve without port may be similarly employed. The said casing b is formed
with another valve h, which permits of compressing pure air or air chemically
prepared onto the bottle's contents and prevents the escape of the same and the burst-
ing of the bottle. This valve preferably consists of a hollow body h projecting into the
cavity of the outlet casing 6 and is formed with a port surrounded by a rubber
tube i. The said valve h may either form part of or be attached to the plug / screwed
into the outlet casing band formed with an inlet port k' in communication with the
said valve h and a pipe connected thereto and to means for compressing pure air or
air chemically prepared onto the contents of the bottle. The said air in passing
through the hollow body of the valve h and its port h¹, owing to its pressure, forces its
way between the hollow body and the rubber tube i through the cavity 64 and
port c³ in the casing 6 onto the bottle's contents. On the bottle a being filled the
internal pressure causes the rubber tube i to close the respective port h¹, the strength
of which tube i is so arranged as to give way and burst on an undue pressure existing
in the bottle a, which might cause it to burst. The outlet casing on the top is
formed with a hole in connection with the orifice of the dip pipe c. This opening is
closed by means of a plug screwed therein which when removed permits of filling
the bottle a with liquor, without removing the outlet casing from the mouth of the same.
For some purposes the disc valve g and valve h may be dispensed with and the
bottle's contents discharged by forcing air onto the same by means of a permanent
small air pump m, see Figs. 5 & 6. In this case the mouth of the bottle a is furnished
with an internally screwed end n, which receives a screwed plug o, a rubber ring f
being placed between, and the dip pipe c passed through the same, which is furnished
with a small stop valve f¹. In this case to also permit a compression of air on the
bottle's contents, the dip pipe c will be furnished with a tap or push valve. The air
pump m is secured to the plug o and through a port p formed therein, brought into
communication with the interior of the bottle a.
The described means are specially applicable for medical purposes.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim, is
1st. The method of bottling liquors and drawing off the same in small quantities.

page_text: consisting respectively in compressing a volume of pure air or air chemically prepared
onto the bottle's contents and permitting the same to expand by suitable means, sub-
stantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2nd. The combination with the mouth of the bottle a of a casing b furnished with a
dip pipe c, outlet valve 62 and inlet valve h, which latter also serves as a safety valve,
substantially as and for the purpose specified in the preceding claim and with
reference to Figs. 1, 2, 3 & 4.
3rd. Providing the mouth of the bottle a with a plug o carrying an air pump m
and having a dip pipe c and port p passing through it, substantially as and for the
purpose specified in claim I. with reference to Figs. 5 & 6.
11000
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.