Improvements in Apparatus for Filling Bottles with Liquids.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd June, 1894
Complete Specification Left 23rd Mar. 1895-Accepted. 4th May. 1895
Improvements in Apparatus for Filling Bottles with Liquids.
I, THOMAS ROBERTS, of Gibbon Street, Bolton, in the County of Lancaster,
Patent Medicine Vendor, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention is designed to provide a suitable appliance for filling bottles with
liquids such as castor oil, glycerine, medicinal compounds or other liquids which are
not bottled under pressure.
I construct the appliance with a stand or framing of suitable size and strength to
carry the operative parts. This may be of such a height as to stand upon the floor
or may be constructed to be mounted upon a bench or table. To the front of the
stand connect a flat slide or sliding piece capable of being moved vertically.
This sliding piece is movably connected to the stand by means of bolts, grooves,
slots or the like, is counterbalanced by a weight and is connected by a rod, link or
the like with a pedal or lever for operating it. To it is attached a table or stand
upon which the bottles are placed, this table being provided with a drip tray and
On the top
waste pipe to collect any of the liquid that may run over or be spilled.
of the stand or framing I mount a delivery valve through which the liquid is caused
to flow. This valve may be of any suitable form but at present prefer to
construct it with a globular or cylindrical valve chamber with a discharge nozzle in
the bottom and a vertically sliding valve the spindle passing up through the top
and being raised by a lever or rod. The actuating lever or rod is connected by a
connecting rod with the sliding piece which raises the bottle or direct to the pedal
or lever.
The position of the table upon which the bottle is placed is adjustable to serve
for bottles of different sizes and the connection between the sliding piece and the
pedal lever may also be movable or adjustable. The valve is connected with the
receptacle in which the liquid is contained by means of a pipe or tube provided
with a stop cock. This pipe or tube is made with a coil under which a lamp, gas
jet or burner is placed to heat heavy oils or liquids in order to facilitate their How
through the valve.
When the apparatus is in use or being operated the bottle is placed upon the
table, the pedal is actuated by the foot raising the sliding piece with the bottle
until the nozzle of the delivery valve enters the mouth of the bottle. The upward
movement of the slide by reason of the connecting rod attached to it opens the
valve and allows the liquid to flow into the bottle, when the bottle is full the pedal
is released and the slide and table fall shutting the valve and lowering the bottle
which is then removed and replaced by another.
The connecting rod which connects the valve lever with the slide is preferably so
adjusted that the slide has nearly completed its upward movement before the valve
is opened to insure the nozzle being in the bottle before the liquid flows and in the
downward novement the valve is first shut so that the bottle may not be removed
until the valve is shut.
Dated this 22nd day of June 1894
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
6, Bank Street, Manchester, Patent Agents.

page_text: ig. 1. front elevation.
Fig. 2. Side elevation.
Fig. 3. Sectional elevation.
Fig. 4. Sectional elevation on line - Fig. 1.
Fig. 5. Plan.
Figs. to 8. Details of a modified form of the bottle stand.
b
The apparatus is constructed with a stand or framing A of suitable size and
strength to carry the operative parts of the machine. To the front of the stand is
connected a flat slide or sliding piece B capable of being moved to and fro
vertically. The slide B is movably connected to the stand by the lugs & passing
into the slots or grooves a a plate & being screwed or bolted to the back or it may
be held in position by any suitable arrangement of bolts or screws to allow it to
slide up and down it is counterbalanced by a weight C at the end of a pivoted levere
and is connected by a rod or link d with the pivoted pedal or lever D by which it is
operated or raised when required.
A table or stand E is attached to the front of the slide B upon which the boules
are placed and rest whilst being filled, it is secured in position by bolts e passing
through slots in the slide so that it can be adjusted to any desired height to
accommodate bottles of different sizes. The bottle table E is provided with a
perforated drip tray F to collect any of the liquid which may run over or be spilled
and a waste pipe/passing through to the back of the frame A through which any
such liquid can flow to a suitable receptacle.
The frame A may be constructed of any suitable contour to carry the slide Band
may be constructed to stand upon the floor as shown or so as to be mounted on a
bench or table if preferred.
At the top of the stand AI mount or fix a delivery or cut off valve through
which the liquid to be bottled passes. This valve I prefer to construct with a
globular or cylindrical valve chamber G with a discharge nozzle in the bottom
and a vertically sliding valve g' the spindle passing up through the top and being
raised by a lever or rod H. This valve ny however be of
any suitable
convenient form capable of being promptly opened and closed by the movement of
the pedal D and slide B.
or
The actuating lever H of the valve is connected to the slide B by a connecting
rod or link or it may be connected direct to the pedal lever D. The nuts j on
the rod serve to adjust or regulate the opening and closing of the valve as may be
required and are preferably so arranged that the slide 3 has nearly completed its
upward movement before the valve is opened to insure the nozzle being in the
bottle before the liquid flows and in the downward movement the valve is first shut
by the spring so that the bottle may not be removed until the valve is shut.
The discharge nozzle or nipple is screwed into or otherwise removably attached
to the valve climber G so that it can be readily changed to a larger or smaller size
ns may be required fer bottling large or small bottles or a thicker or thinner liquid.
Several extra nipples g" may be provided.

page_text: A supply pipe or tube K is connected to the delivery or cut off valve G through
which the liquid flows from the vessel or receptacle in which it is contained and this
pipe is provided with a stop cock L.
Referring to Figs. 6 to 8 a modified forin of the bottle stand E is shown which is
adapted for filling opaque bottles in which the height of the liquid cannot be
observed as it is filled in. The table E is mounted on pivoted levers e' which
carry at one end weight boxes el into which can be placed weights of any desired
amount. When the weight on the table exceeds the weight in the boxes e" the
other ends of the levers are depressed the movement of the levers actuating the
hammer p of an alarm bell P. The weight in the boxes e" is adjusted to the weight
of liquid required in the bottle and when the bottle is fill the table E' is depressed
thus by ringing the bell P, or otherwise indicating that the bottle is full the
operator can then release the pedal and close the valve.
When the apparatus is intended for bottling heavy oils or other liquids which are
rendered less dense by heat the supply pipe K is formed with a coil & under which
a gas burner M jet or lamp can be placed and covered with an asbestos lined
cover N by which the oil or liquids are heated to facilitate their flow through the
valve G.
When the apparatus is in use or being operated the bottle is placed upon the
table the pedal is netuated by the foot raising the sliding piece with the bottle until
the nozzle of the delivery valve enters the month of the bottle. The upward
movement of the slide by reason of the connecting rod attached to it opens the
valve and allows the liquid to flow into the bottle when the bottle is full the pedal
is released and the slide and table fall shutting the valve and lowering the bottle
which is then removed and replaced by another.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. An apparatus for filling bottles constructed with a vertically moving slide and
adjustable table for carrying the bottle operated by a pedal lever and counter-
weight a delivery or cut off valve opened and closed by the movement of the slide
or pedal a supply pipe with or without a coil and burner for conducting the liquid
from the receptacle or vessel which contains it substantially as described.
2. An apparatus for filling bottles with the several parts constructed and
arranged in combination substantially as described and shown.
Dated this 8th day of March 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Manchester, Liverpool, and London, Patent Agents.