APPARATUS FOR DRAWING OFF AERATED BOTTLED LIQUIDS FROM BOTTLES HAVING INTERNAL STOPPERS
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Sydney Pitt, of Sutton, in the County of Surrey, for
an Invention of "APPARATUS FOR DRAWING OFF AERATED BOTTLED
LIQUIDS FROM BOTTLES HAVING INTERNAL STOPPERS." A communication
from abroad by P. Hathaway, of Park Row, New York, in the United States
of America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Sydney Pitt at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 31st October 1881.
SYDNEY PITT, of Sutton, in the County of Surrey. "APPARATUS FOR DRAWING
OFF AERATED BOTTLED LIQUIDS FROM BOTTLES HAVING INTERNAL STOPPERS."
[A communication from abroad by P. Hathaway, of Park Row, New York, in the
United States of America.]
This Invention relates to apparatus for drawing or dispensing effervescent or
aerated liquids from bottles having internal stoppers closing outwardly by the
pressure of the liquid, and particularly from the bottles known as "Codd's patent
globe stoppered bottles," in which the stopper is a glass ball closing on an india
rubber ring inserted in a groove in the neck or mouth of the bottle, and it consists
in a frame constructed with an upper and lower bridge, in combination with one
or more vertical followers having their stems guided in the upper bridge of the
frame, one or more upwardly projecting nipples on the lower bridge of the frame
having their axes approximately coincident with the axes of the followers, and
having fitted thereon india rubber or other suitable packing rings and faucets
connected to the nipples respectively, so that if the bottle from which the liquid is
to be drawn is inverted, and the mouth thereof is placed over either of the nipples,
whilst the appropriate follower is caused to descend on the base or bottom thereof,
the bottle is forced upon the nipple and the stopper is displaced, allowing the
liquid to flow into the nipple, thence to be drawn through the faucet, the packing
ring of the nipple forming a tight joint with the mouth of the bottle.

page_text: The downward motion of the followers may be produced by means of cam
levers having their cams arranged to impinge against the upper ends of the stems
of the followers, and springs coiled around the stems may hold the stems
upwards,
Other means may however be used for operating the followers.
The followers are in the form of discs having a slightly larger diameter than
the bottle, and having a downwardly projecting rim; the rim may be partially cut
away to facilitate the adjustment of the bottle under the rim.
In the case of bottles having projecting stoppers, the packing ring placed around
the nipples is raised, and is made with a cavity around the nipple which is
depressed to meet the projecting stopper when the bottle is placed in position.
In applying the apparatus to use, the mouth of the bottle containing the liquid
to be drawn is placed over either of the nipples, and the follower above such
nipple is caused to descend on the inverted bottom of the bottle, being suitably
adjusted for the purpose, and in this manner the bottle is forced upon the nipple,
causing its stopper to become displaced thereby, and allowing the liquid to flow
into the nipple, whence it may be drawn through the appropriate faucet whenever
required, leakage or waste of the liquid from the bottle being effectually prevented
by the joint formed with the mouth thereof by the packing rings.
In some cases when required each bottle may be surrounded with an annular
casing for containing ice so as to cool the bottle and its contents; each annular
casing may be separately suspended from the top rail of the apparatus to allow of
a bottle being inserted into or withdrawn from it without interfering with any of
the other bottles. Or a trough with compartments,-or-other-suitable-vessel for
-containing ico may be attached to the frame, and such trough or vessel may be
constructed so as to fit round the lower part or neck of the bottle, and have
rubber or other elastic washers around the lower openings to prevent leakage. A
faucet may be provided for drawing off the water arising from the melting of the
ice, which may be used as ice water for drinking purposes.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Sydney Pitt in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 29th April
1882.
"
SYDNEY PITT, of Sutton, in the County of Surrey. APPARATUS FOR DRAWING
OFF AERATED BOTTLED LIQUIDS FROM BOTTLES HAVING INTERNAL STOPPERS.".
(A communication from abroad by P. Hathaway, of Park Row, New York, in the
United States of Amorica.)
This Invention relates to apparatus for drawing or dispensing effervescent or
aerated liquids from bottles having internal stoppers, closing outwardly by the
pressure of the liquid, and particularly from the bottles known as "Codd's patent
globe stoppered bottles," in which the stopper is a glass ball closing on an india
rubber ring inserted in a groove in the neck or mouth of the bottle. And it
consists in a frame constructed with an upper and lower bridge, in combination
with one or more vertical followers having their stems guided in the upper bridge
of the frame, one or more upwardly projecting nipples on the lower bridge of the
frame having their axes approximately coincident with the axes of the followers,
and having fitted thereon india rubber or other suitable packing rings and faucets
connected to the nipples respectively, so that if the bottle from which the liquid
is to be drawn is inverted, and the mouth thereof is placed over either of the
nipples, whilst the appropriate follower is caused to descend on the base or bottom
thereof, the bottle is forced upon the nipple and the stopper is displaced, allowing
the liquid to flow into the nipple, thence to be drawn through the faucet, the
packing ring of the nipple forming a tight joint with the mouth of the bottle.
The downward motion of the followers may be produced by means of cam levers
having their cams arranged to impinge against the upper ends of the stems of the
followers, and springs coiled around the stems may hold the stems upwards; other
means may however be used for operating the followers. The followers are in the
form of discs having a slightly larger diameter than the bottle, and having a down-
wardly projecting rim; the rim may be partially cut away to facilitate the
adjustment of the bottle under the rim.
In the case of bottles having projecting stoppers, the packing ring placed around
the nipples is raised, and is made with a cavity around the nipple which is
depressed to meet the projecting stopper when the bottle placed in position.
In applying the apparatus to use, the mouth of the bottle containing the liquid
to be drawn is placed over either of the nipples, and the follower above such nipple
is caused to descend on the inverted bottom of the bottle, being suitably adjusted
for the purpose, and in this manner the bottle is forced upon the nipple, causing
its stopper to become displaced thereby, and allowing the liquid to flow into the
nipple, whence it may be drawn through the appropriate faucet whenever required,
leakage or waste of the liquid from the bottle being effectually prevented by the
joint formed with the mouth thereof by the packing rings.
In order that the said Invention may be most fully understood and readily
carried into effect, I will proceed to describe the Drawings hereunto annexed.

page_text: A is a frame, and A' and A2 are the upper and lower bridges of this frame
B, B, B, are the followers, and B', B¹, B', the stems of the followers. These stems
pass upwards through the bridge A', and each stem has a head B*, against which
a coiled spring C contained in the recess or passage in the head operates; thus
when free the follower is lifted by the spring.
;
D, D, D, are the levers by which the followers are depressed, and D¹, D¹, D¹, are
cam parts upon these levers, which when the levers are drawn forwards and
depressed, operate against the heads B* and push them down, compressing the
springs by which they are supported; E, E, E, are nipples mounted upon the lower
bridge A, and they are surrounded by the vulcanized india rubber packing rings
or pads F, F, F. The passages through the nipples E, E, E, communicate with
cavities A*, A*, A*, provided upon the bridge A³, and the same cavities cominu-
nicate with the faucets or draw off taps G, G, G. The dotted lines in Figure 1
represent a bottle in place in the apparatus. The bottle having been inverted the
follower is brought down, and so the mouth of the bottle is forced against the
packing ring F, making a fluid tight joint, whilst at the same time the top of the
nipple coming against the internal stopper of the bottle displaces it from its seat.
The aerated liquor can then be drawn out at any time when required by simply
opening the tap.
Figure 4 shews a front elevation, partly in section, of a modification of the
apparatus, in which, in place of the bottle being depressed to the nipple, the nipple
(together with the packing ring or pad), is raised to the bottle. The lower bridge A
of the frame is formed with-a-socket-(or sockets) which receives the moveable
piece H. I is a screwed spindle passing through the bottom of the socket and
working therein as a nut. At the lower end of the spindle is a wheel or handle
by which it can be turned, and the upper end of the screw abuts against the
piece H, so that by turning the screw this piece can be raised or lowered at
pleasure. His a stud serving as a guide; it is fixed into the piece H, and is
received into a hole formed to receive it in the bridge A² The piece H carries
the nipple E and the packing ring or pad F.
The faucet or tap G is carried upon the piece H, and communicates with a
cavity therein, to which also the passage in the nipple is open.
Having thus described the nature of the said Invention, and the manner of per-
forming the same, I would have it understood that I claim,-The apparatus,
substantially as herein described, for drawing off aerated liquids from bottles having
internal stoppers.
In witness whereof, I, the said Sydney Pitt, have hereunto set my hand and
seal, this Twenty eighth day of April, in the year of our Lord One thousand
eight hundred and eighty two.