Improvements in Bottling Apparatus.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Mar., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 23rd Nov., 1893-Accepted, 23rd Dec. 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
[Communicated from abroad by ANDERS A. PINDSTOFTE, of Vesterbrogade 66ª,
Copenhagen, in the Kingdom of Denmark, Manufacturer.]
Improvements in Bottling Apparatus.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine Lake & Co. Patent
Agenis, 45 Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to a bottling apparatus, characterized more especially by
the float valve employed which operates properly irrespective of the amount of
pressure in the inlet pipe, and furthermore by the automatic mechanism for closing
the outlet orifice.
This improved bottling apparatus comprises a receptacle closed by a cover
through the medium of an hydraulic joint and provided with a water gauge.
The aforesaid inlet pipe is connected with a cylinder secured in the bottom of
the said receptacle and closed by a cover of wire gauze which is designed to
retain the sediment. The cylinder is turned on the outside and provided above
with an annular recess having symmetrically arranged outlet orifices. By this
recess the pressure is to be equalized on all sides when the valve operates. At its
top the cylinder is closed by a plug provided with a handle and adapted to be
unscrewed when the valve is to be cleaned, the plug is connected with a downwardly
extending cover which prevents the liquid as it passes through the said orifices
from spirting up into the receptacle and being changed to foam. Around the
fixed cylinder is arranged a movable cylinder connected below by radial arms with
a third cylinder closed above by a cover of wire gauze.
The last mentioned cover serves as a foam condenser. Below the second cylinder
is a ring provided with two pins and two diametrically opposite points by means
of which it supports the said cylinder. The pins on the ring engage with holes in
projections on the float in such a manner that the connection between the float and
the ring and between this ring and the outer cylinder may be as free as practicable
to obviate oblique pressures.
The liquid passing out below between the second and third cylinders flows
through the siphon tube provided below with the inlet opening to the bottle or
other vessel the bottom of which rests upon a table during the filling operation.
When the vessel is removed a weight at the outer end of the siphon tube will slide
down and act by means of a chain upon a double-armed lever connected with a
second lever arranged inside the said receptacle. For the sake of ensuring tightness
the connection between the two levers is effected by means of a membrane arranged
in the cover of the receptacle. By this means a tube fitted to slide outside the
inner end of the siphon tube, and the flange of which is embraced by the forked
end of the second lever, is moved downwards and closes the inlet orifice of the
siphon tube. When the aforesaid weight is again slid upon the siphon tube by
putting upon the latter a vessel the counterweight on the arm the first lever will
bring the closing mechanism again to the position in which the outlet orifice
is open.
The improved bottling apparatus operates as follows:-that is to say, the liquid
entering through the inlet pipe flows through the fixed cylinder and the outlet
orifices below the downwardly extending cover and thence downwards between the
second and third cylinders into the receptacles while any foam which may have
been produced passes upwards outside the said cover into the foam condenser and
thence into the receptacle.

page_text: According as the level of the liquid in the receptacle is higher or lower the
second cylinder will close more or less the outlet orifices, the latter being com-
pletely closed when the level of the liquid reaches the highest point. As above
stated the proper operation of this float valve is independent of the amount of
pressure in the inlet pipe. The liquid is caused to pass from the receptacle through
the siphon tube into the vessel to be filled. In a modified arrangement the inlet
pipe extends horizontally into the receptacle in which case the first cylinder is
likewise horizontal while the second cylinder surrounding the latter is provided
with outlet orifices corresponding to outlet orifices in the first cylinder.
The first cylinder is connected with the float by an arm. When the liquid in
the receptacle rises the float will move upwards and thereby cause the second
cylinder to turn round the first cylinder, thereby closing the outlet orifices more
and more until these are entirely closed when the level of the liquid reaches a
certain height.
In a modification of the closing mechanism the siphon tube is movable and
inserted in a fixed tube provided with outlet orifices. The weight is here connected
with the double-armed lever by a rod fitted to slide in an aperture of the said lever.
When the bottle or other vessel is put upon the siphon tube the weight is pushed
upwards and a counter weight on the double-armed lever then moves the latter to
a position in which an arm of the said lever raises the siphon tube to such an
extent that the inner end of the same uncovers the outlet orifices. When the
bottle or other vessel is removed the weight sinks and the siphon tube being now
deprived of support moves downwards and closes the outlet orifices.
This latter arrangement has the advantage that the siphon tube may be taken
out and cleaned.
Dated this 23rd day of March 1893.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottling Apparatus.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the Firm of Haseltine Lake & Co., Patent
Agents, 45 Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex, 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 :-
This invention relates to a bottling apparatus, characterized more especially by
the particular float valve employed, which operates equally well irrespective of the
pressure in the inlet pipe, and furthermore by the outlet opening of the automatic
closing mechanism.
In the accompanying drawing,
Figure 1 shows a vertical section of the apparatus.
Figure 2 shows the outer cylinder seen from above.
Figure 3 shows in transverse section a modification of the float valve, and
Figure 4 is a vertical section of a modification of the mechanism for closing the
outlet.
The apparatus comprises a receptacle A with an hydraulic joint B for closing
the cover C and the receptacle being also provided with a water gauge D.
An inlet pipe E is connected with the cylinder H secured in the bottom of
the receptacle, and closed by a cover F of wire gauze which is designed to retain
the sediment. The cylinder H is turned on the outside and provided above with
an annular recess having symmetrically arranged outlet openings i. By this
recess the pressure is to be equalized on all sides when the valve operates. At
its top the cylinder is closed by a plug a provided with a handle and adapted

page_text: to be unscrewed when the valve is to be cleaned; the plug is connected with a
downwardly extending cover b which prevents the liquid as it passes through the
openings from spirting up into the receptacle A and being changed to foam. The
fixed cylinder H is surrounded by a movable cylinder I connected below by radial
arms with the cylinder K closed above by a cover L of wire gauze which serves as
a foam condenser. Below the cylinder I is a ring M provided with two pins n and
which by means of two diametrically opposite points o, supports the cylinder I.
The pins
n on the ring engage with holes in the float N in such a manner that the
connection between the float and the ring and between this ring and the outer
cylinder may be as free as practicable so that all oblique pressures may be
avoided.
The liquid passing out below between the cylinders I and K flows through the
siphon tube P provided below with the inlet opening d to the vessel R the bottom
of which rests upon a table O during the filling operation. When the vessel is
removed the weight S adapted to be displaced upon the outer end of the siphon
tube will slide down and act by means of the links U upon lever T in such a
manner that the lever T' connected therewith and arranged inside the receptacle A
is likewise actuated.
For the sake of ensuring tightness the connection between the levers T and T' is
effected by a diaphragm t arranged in the cover C of the receptacle. By this
means the tube V fitted to move outside the inner end of the siphon tube, and the
flange of which is embraced by the forked end of the lever T¹, is moved downwards
and closes the inlet opening d of the siphon tube. When the weight S is again slid
upon the siphon tube by putting a vessel upon the latter the counterweight St
arranged on the lever T will bring the closing mechanism again to the position
shown in Figure 1, and thereby open the outlet opening d.
The apparatus operates as follows: The liquid entering through E flows through
the cylinder H and the outlet openings i below the cover b and thence downwards.
between the cylinders I and K into the receptacle A, while any foam which may
have been produced passes upwards outside the cover the foam condenser L and
thence into the receptacle.
According as the level of the liquid in the receptacle A is higher or lower the
cylinder I will close more or less the outlet openings i, the latter being completely.
closed when the level of the liquid reaches the highest desired point. It may here
be stated again that this float valve operates equally well, irrespective of the amount
of pressure in the inlet pipe E. From the receptacle A the liquid, as before
mentioned, is caused to pass through the siphon tube P. In the modification
shown in Figure 3 the inlet pipe E is supposed to pass horizontally into the
receptacle A; the cylinder H is then likewise horizontal while the cylinder I
surrounding this cylinder is provided with outlet openings i corresponding to the
outlet openings in the inner cylinder.
The cylinder I is connected by an arm with the float N. When the liquid in
the receptacle rises the float will move upwards and thereby cause the cylinder I
to turn round the cylinder H, thereby closing the outlet openings & more and more
until these are entirely closed when the level of the liquid reaches a sufficient
height.
In the modification of the closing mechanism shown in Figure 4 the siphon
tube P is movable and inserted in the fixed tube V provided with outlet openings d.
The weight S is here connected with the lever T by a rod T" fitted to slide in an
aperture of the said lever. When the vessel R is put upon the siphon tube the
weight S is pushed upwards and a counter-weight S' then moves the lever T to the
position indicated in Figure 4, in which the arm p arranged on the lever raises
the siphon tube P to such an extent that the inner end of the same uncovers the
outlet openings d. When the vessel is removed the weight S sinks and the siphon
tube being now deprived of its support moves downwards and closes the outlet
openings d. This latter arrangement has the advantage that the siphon tube may
be taken out and cleaned.

page_text: In conclusion it may be observed that this improved apparatus can be employed
not only for bottles but for other suitable vessels.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated by my foreign
correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
First. In a bottling apparatus having a float valve, in which an outer cylinder (I)
by its movement upon the inlet pipe opens or closes one or more apertures provided
in the inlet pipe, the arrangement of this closing cylinder in connection with one or
more floats which regulate the position and movement of this cylinder, either
longitudinally or transversely of the inlet pipe and thereby open and close the
inlet openings, whereby the admission and the height of the liquid in the
apparatus are regulated irrespective of the amount of pressure of the liquid to be
admitted.
Second. In a float valve as characterized in the first claim the arrangement
enabling the liquid which enters the receptacle through the inlet pipe to be
conducted downwards, while the foam which may be produced is conducted upwards
in order to be conveyed into the receptacle through a foam condenser L of wire
gauze connected with the outer movable cylinder.
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Third. In a bottling apparatus the arrangement of a weight adapted to slide
upon the outer end of the outlet pipe forming a siphon which weight is connected
by levers with a tube fitted to slide round the inner end of the outlet pipe, causing
this tube to close the outlet openings if the weight is not rendered inactive by
being pushed upwards when a bottle or other vessel is placed upon the end of the
outlet pipe.
Fourth. In a bottling apparatus the arrangement of the outlet pipe forming a
siphon and movably placed in the tube V (Figure 4) which is provided with outlet
openings and fixed in the receptacle, in such a manner that these openings are
normally closed and are opened only when the lever T furnished with a counter-
weight S is released by the weight S, the latter being pushed upwards by a vessel
placed upon the outlet pipe, thus causing the arm arranged on the lever to raise
the siphon tube to such an extent that the outlet openings are uncovered.
Dated this 23rd day of November 1803
HASELTINE, LAKE
Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.