An Improvement in Syphons or Syphon Tubes
Year: 1888

page_text: kinds of Liquids.
LOUIS POLYCARPE MOURAILLE of Villa des Roses Latchet Road George Lane
Woodford in the County of Essex Manager of Spiers & Ponds Wine Cellars Fleet
Lane E.C. do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
An Improvement in Syphons or Syphon Tubes. Mouraille's Syphon is an Instru-
ment unique of its kind and is used for drawing off or Racking all kinds of Liquids.
It is made in the following manner.
(1) A Socket having at its end a Needle which serves to separate the lees or
sediment from the clear fluid this needle can be made either long or short by means
of a Screw, to the needle is attached a round disc of Brass or other material and
above the disc is a Valve of Brass or other material working either with or without
a hinge and opening inwards to allow the fluid to enter the pipe and shuts to
prevent the fluid falling back again into the cask, whilst the Brass disc attached to
the needle keeps the lees away from the Valve.
(2) To the Socket is attached a tube of any required length according to the
depth of the Cask or Vessel it is desired to "rack off" or empty, at the top of the
tube is a curved or bent tube and on the upper side of this is fixed a Screw Funnell.
This Screw Funnel serves to fill the Syphon and when once filled the liquid runs
out without any assistance when the Funnel is removed the orifice is filled up by a
Screw Stopper.
(3) At the end of the curve is fixed a tube or pipe of India rubber and at the end
of this pipe is a Tap by means of which the liquid can be poured into any other Vessel
or receptacle.
In order to use or work the Syphon plunge it with the right hand into the cask,
with the left hand hold the India rubber tube at the same height as the Syphon,
With the right hand give 3 or 4 strokes perpindicularly in the cask the Valve then
opens the Syphon becomes filled and works immediately.

page_text: To rack off the liquid on finings put the Syphon in the Barrel push in more
or less the needle, fill the syphon by the Screw funnel shut it and it will act
immediately. In this way the liquid can be drawn off to the last drop without
disturbing the sediment.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Syphon for Racking Wines, Spirits, and all other
kinds of Liquids.
LOUIS POLYCARPE MOURAILLE of Villa des Roses Latchet Road, George Lane,
Woodford in the County of Essex Manager of Spiers & Ponds Wine Cellars Fleet
Lane E.C. 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 :-
An Invention for an Improvement in Syphons or Syphon Tubes. Mourailles
Syphon is an Instrument unique of its kind and is used for drawing off or Racking
all kinds of Liquids. It is made in the following manner.
(1) A Socket having at its end a Needle (A) which serves to separate the lees or
sediment from the clear fluid this needle can be made either long or short by means
of a Screw, to the needle is attached a round disc of Brass (B) or other material and
above the disc is a Valve of Brass (C) or other material working either with or
without a hinge and opening inwards to allow the fluid to enter the pipe and shuts
to prevent the fluid falling back again into the cask whilst the Brass disc attached
to the needle keeps the lees away from the Valve.
(2) To the socket is attached a tube of any required length according to the depth
of the cask or Vessel it is desired to "rack off" or empty at the top of the tube is a
curved or bent Tube and on the upper side of this is fixed a Screw Funnel (D). This
Screw Funnel serves to fill the Syphon and when once filled the liquid runs out
without any assistance when the Funnel is removed the orifice is filled by the Screw
Stopper.
3. At the end of the curve is fixed a tube or pipe of India rubber and at the end
of this pipe is a Tap by means of which the liquid can be poured into any other
Vessel or receptacle.
In order to use or work the Syphon plunge it with the right hand into the Cask.
with the left hand hold the India rubber Tube at the same height as the Syphon with

page_text: the right hand give 3 or 4 strokes perpendicularly in the cask the Valve then opens
the Syphon becomes filled and works immediately.
To rack off the liquid on finings put the syphon in the Barrel push in more or less
the needle fill the syphon by the Screw funnel shut it and it will act immediately.
In this way the liquid can be drawn off to the last drop without disturbing the lees
or sediment.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
alaim is
(1) The pin or needle.
Disc or plate to stop the lees.
Valve.
Screw Funnel.
Dated this 14th day of February 1889.
L. MOURAILLE.