Improvements in Measuring and Bottling Machines for Liquids.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Measuring and Bottling Machines for Liquids.
I, ROBERT ALDINGTON, of 56, Kew Bridge Road, Brentford, in the County of
Middlesex, Wine Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows: —
A tank resting on legs or otherwise raised so as to admit of the measure or
measures with their draw off cock or cocks being placed under bottom of tank by
means of an union or similar contrivance leaving room below the draw off cock
or cocks for bottles &c. to be placed to receive the contents of the measures.
These measures can be made of any capacity & machines controlling them may
be constructed for a fixed quantity or the measures may be so adjusted as to be
capable of being interchanged & used in the same machine for several capacities.
Inside & at the bottom of tank is a valve or valves for opening & shutting cach
measure or measures.
Such valves are controlled by a rod or rods (according to the number of measures
in use) connected to levers fixed to the top of tank the other end of levers having
a rod or rods connecting them with a moveable shaft running along the front of
tank & worked by a lever or levers affixed to one end or each end of shaft at the
end or ends of tank.
The cock or cocks controlling the emptying of the measures are also connected
by a rod or rods (according to their number) to the same shaft or shafts in such a
manner that opening a valve or valves inside the tank shuts the cock or cocks
releasing the fluid from the measure or measures & vice versa.
This arrangement can be worked singly or in any number by the same con-
trivance & can be adjusted to reverse the action in pairs or other combinations.
The measures can be made of any watertight material & be in one or several
pieces if the latter with covers.
From each valve at the bottom of tank a pipe runs continously through the
measure & extends below it, having the draw off cock under & outside the measure.
This pipe has three uses 1st. it holds the measure by means of a collar placed
under the measure at the bottom of it, 2nd. it has perforations slits or other open-
ings at the bottom of the pipe inside the measure which by the opening of the
valve in the tank admits of the measure being filled by the liquid in the tank
3rd. when the cock is opened outside & under the measure this contrivance allows
the liquid in the measure to fill the bottle or bottles.
An air pipe is provided from the top of each measure to the top of tank.
The tank can be replenished & controlled by a ball cock or similar contrivance
attached to a pipe or other arrangement leading from bulk to be operated upon.
Dated this 4th day of October 1897

page_text: Improvements in Measuring and Bottling Machines for Liquids.
I, ROBERT ALDINGTON, 56, Kew Bridge Road, Brentford, Middlesex, Wine
Merchant, 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:-
A tank resting on legs or otherwise raised so as to admit of the measure or
measures with their draw off cock or cocks being placed under bottom of tank by
means of an union or similar contrivance leaving room below the draw off cock or
cocks for bottles &c. to be placed to receive the contents of the measures.
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These measures can be made of any capacity & machines controlling them may
be constructed for a fixed quantity or the measures may be so adjusted as to be
capable of being interchanged & used in the same machine for several capacities.
To effect this interchange of measures it is only necessary to disconnect lever
from stopcock unscrew the latter change the measure readjust stopcock & lever.
Inside & at the bottom of tank is a valve or valves for opening & shutting each
measure or measures.
These valves are controlled by a rod or rods (according to the number of
measures in use) connected to levers fixed to the top of tank the other end of levers
having a rod or rods connecting them with a moveable shaft running along the
front of tank & worked by a lever or levers affixed to one end or each end of shaft
at the end or ends of tank.
The cock or cocks controlling the emptying of the measures are also connected
by a rod or rods (according to their number) to the same shaft or shafts in such
a manner that opening a valve or valves inside the tank shuts the cock or cocks
releasing the fluid from the measure or measures & vice versa.
con-
This arrangement can be worked singly or in any number by the same
trivance & can be adjusted to reverse the action in pairs or other combinations.
The measures can be made of any watertight material & be in one or several
pieces if the latter with covers.
From each valve at the bottom of tank a pipe runs continously through the
measure & extends below it having the draw off cock outside & under the measure.
Where the pipe touches the bottom of measure there are slots or perforations of
a similar nature in such pipe leading from the tank to admit of the liquid filling
measure the quantity of liquid being regulated by the fluid reaching the top of
such measure. An air pipe is provided from the top of such measure to the top
of tank.
The tank can be replenished & controlled by a ball cock or similar contrivance
attached to a pipe or other arrangement leading from the bulk to be operated upon.
The drawing showing an elevation & section of a machine constructed for four
measures to be used simultaneously will make the action easily understood..
FFF framework of machine Figs. 1 & 2.
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page_text: fff. Connecting levers controlling stopcock fixed to moveable shaft "
Fig. 1 & 2.
h. Shaft moveable Figs. 1 & 2.
iii. Levers connecting valve rod
a " to moveable shaft "h" Fig. 2.
e
h" Fig. 2.
"to shaft "h" Fig. 2.
k. Air tube from measures to top of tank Fig. 2.
11. Fixing nuts from levers connecting valve rod to shaft "
m m. Fixing nuts from levers connecting stop cock"
n n. Nozzles for delivery of liquid Fig. 1. & 2.
oo. Bearings for shaft "h" to work upon Fig. 1.
H H. Handles for working shaft or shafts Fig. 1.
u u. Screw- union connecting measures to valve c Fig. 2.
t
h"
Turning handle H (Fig. 1) on shaft "h" (Figs. 1 & 2) up raises levers ii i
(Fig. 2) & shuts valve c (Fig. 2) the same movement of shaft "h" (Fig. 2) at the
same time opens cock e" (Figs. 1 & 2) by the lifting of levers "fff" (Figs. 1 & 2).
This same action can be worked in pairs or any other combination according
to the way the fixing nuts from levers are adjusted to the moveable shaft.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of my said
invention & in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
laim is:-
1st. The combination of tank & measure or measures as before described acting
simultaneosly for measuring & releasing fluids.
2nd. The lever action attached to moveable shaft as described.
3rd. The placing of measures under tank with air tube as described.