Improvements in Syphons (Bottles and Jars).
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 20th May, 1899
Complete Specification Left. 6th Dec.. 1899-Accepted. 19th May 1900
Communicated from abroad Oy J. DROUSCANT, Mineral Water Syphon Maker,
284, Boulevard Raspail, Paris.]
Improvements in Syphons (Bottles and Jars).
I, MAITLAND LUMLEY, of 1, America Square, in the City of London, Bottlers
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved form of syphon adapted to be used for
containing beer milk and such like liquids. The syphons used may be of any
size. Various attempts have in the past been made to utilize the syphon as
a means for bottling beer but these attempts have failed for various reasons
some of which are that in the present form of syphon it is not commercially
practicable to remove the tap from the bottle for filling & cleansing and the
beer had therefore as in the process of filling syphons with carbonated liquors
to be forced into the bottle through the nozzle of the syphon and after impreg-
nation with the gas. The process applicable to mineral waters has not been found
practicable for filling beer or milk ete. into syphons. In this process when
carried out with beer a great amount of foaming or fobbing takes place which
prevents the syphon from being filled.
For the purpose of my invention I may if desired adopt the syphon tap
ordinarily in use but instead of fixing the same to the bottle by the means at
present in use I employ special appliances for this purpose by which the tap can
be easily and rapidly detached for the purpose of filling and cleansing the syphon
and also easily and rapidly replaced and securely kept in position to prevent the
escaping of gas when the bottle is filled. For this purpose it is necessary that
the holding parts should be of such a kind as to be put into engagement with
one another or disengaged with great facility and it is further of great importance
that the joint should be so designed as to be made fast with a minimum amount
of pressure upon the surfaces in contact.
With these objects I construct my joint so as to have a comparatively small
extent of seating surface between the two members of the joint & I use for the
purpose of pressing the tap upon its seat and holding it there, some form of clamp
or fixing which can with the assistance of proper tools be very easily and rapidly
turned into position or dismounted. For example I find an efficient fastening
may be effected by affixing a metal collar on the neck of the bottle to which is
hinged a loop of sufficient size to cover the head of the tap when fixed in position.
At the top of the loop is a screw which can be brought down on to the head of
the tap and by which the tap is firmly fixed the same being kept gas tight by
means of a suitable washer or I may use in place of the loop and screw a pair of
toggles by means of which the tap is firmly pressed and securely held upon its
seat in the mouth of the syphon or again I may use a ring formed with a bayonet
slot or mutilated screw thread to engage with projections formed upon the surface
of the tap and of a fixed collar mounted in the neck of the syphon respectively
for the purpose of making this connection. These mechanisms are examples of
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page_text: the appliances which I propose to use for mounting the tap upon the neck of the
syphon but I do not restrict myself to these forms of my invention. In any
case I make the edge of the tap which beds upon the jointing washer as small as
conveniently may be and design its form with special reference to this object in
order that it may make a tight joint with the least possible pressure upon the
engaging parts.
In the process of filling in the beer the syphon head or tap is detached and
the beer is filled into the mouth of the bottle. The syphon head or top part is
then fixed and the desired quantity of gas injected by any ordinary method into
the bottle through the nozzle. By this method the beer milk etc. is undisturbed
in the process of filling the syphon and remains bright and fresh and can be
drawn off at will without any deteriorating effect.
Dated the 20th day of War 1800
I, MAITLAND LUMLEY, of 1, America Square, in the City of London, Bottlers
Engineer, etc., 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:-
My invention relates to an improved form of syphon adapted to be used for
containing and outpouring in any quantity as required beer, milk and such like
liquids. The syphons used may be of any size. Various attempts have been
made in the past to utilize the syphon as a means for bottling beer and such like
liquids but these attempts have failed for various reasons, the most important of
which being that with the syphon as hitherto conceived and as used for carbonated
waters the liquid must of necessity be forced in through the nozzle or spout by a
great pressure of C.O,, (carbonic acid gas) and with beer and such like liquids
this has proved to be quite impracticable and to result in the production of a
great amount of froth. I overcome this hitherto insuperable objection by my
invention which enables me to first put the beer into the bottle, jar or other
receptacle, then I make the gas and air tight joint and then add the necessary
gas without detriment to the liquor.
For the purpose of my invention I may if desired adopt the syphon top ordinarily
in use but instead of fixing the same to the bottle by the means at present in use
I employ special appliances for this purpose by which the top can be easily and
rapidly detached for the purpose not only of filling but for the important purpose
of thoroughly and readily cleaning the syphon and also by which it can be easily
and rapidly replaced and securely kept in position to prevent the escaping of
gas when the bottle is filled. For this purpose in order to make the system
commercially practicable it is necessary that the holding parts should be of such
a kind as to be put into engagement with one another or disengaged with great
facility and it is further of great importance that the joint should be so designed
as to be made fast with a minimum amount of pressure upon the surfaces in
contact.
With these objects I construct my joint so as to have a comparatively small
extent of seating surface between the two members of the joint and I use, for
the purpose of pressing the top upon its seat and holding it there. some form
of clamp or fixing which can with the assistance of proper tools be very easily

page_text: and rapidly turned into position or dismounted. For example I find an efficient
fastening may be effected by affixing a metal collar on the neck of the bottle to
which is hinged a loop of sufficient size to cover the head of the top when fixed
in position. At the top of the loop is a screw which can be brought down on to
the head of the syphon top and by which the syphon top is firmly fixed the same
being kept gas tight by means of a suitable washer, or I may use in place of the
loop and screw a pair of toggles by means of which the syphon top is firmly
pressed and securely held upon its seat on the mouth of the bottle, or again I
may use a ring formed with a bayonet slot or a mutilated screw thread to engage
with projections formed upon the surface of the top and of a fixed collar mounted
in the neck of the syphon respectively for the purpose of making this connection.
These mechanisms are examples of the appliances which I propose to use for
mounting the top upon the neck of the bottle but I do not restrict myself to
these exact forms of my invention. In any case I make the edge of the top
which beds upon the jointing washer as small as conveniently may be and design
its form with special reference to this object in order that it may make a tight
joint with the least possible pressure upon the engaging parts.
In the process of filling in the beer the syphon top or head is detached and
the beer is filled into the mouth of the bottle. The syphon head or top part is
then fixed and the desired quantity of gas injected by any ordinary method into
the bottle through the nozzle. By this method the beer milk etc, is undisturbed
in the process of filling and remains bright and fresh and can be drawn off at
will without any deteriorating effect.
In order to make my invention more readily understood I have illustrated in
the accompanying drawing a syphon fitted with a form of clamp of the kind
before indicated in which :-
Fig. 1 is a general elevation of syphon head in a position ready for screwing
down.
Fig. 2 is a section showing the internal arrangement.
Fig. 3 is a plan underneath of syphon head.
Fig. 4 is a detail view showing more clearly the means employed for effecting
a tight joint.
Fig. 5 is a plan of the top of the screw for pressing the cap on to the bottle.
Fig. 6 is an elevation of one form of key for slackening and tightening screw.
Fig. 7. is an elevational view of one of the alternative means before referred
to for attaching the syphon top to the bottle consisting of an arrangement of
toggle levers.
Fig. 8. is a view illustrating the removal of the top from the bottle.
Fig. 9, is a part sectional elevation showing another alternative means before
referred to consisting of a bayonet joint connection for the top of the syphon.
Fig. 10, is also a part sectional elevation showing another alternative means
before referred to being a collar provided with an interrupted thread engaging
with a like thread upon the exterior of the top of the syphon.
Fig. 11, is a plan of the base of the syphon top, and
Fig. 12. is an elevational view of a collar provided with means for engaging
the thread upon the exterior of the syphon top.
a is the neck of the bottle, is a metal ring made in two parts joined at c by
screws or the like, e are bosses on ring b drilled to receive the turned over ends
of wires f. g is a collar to which are attached the upper ends of wires f. h is nut
through which passes the screw threaded stud, i operated by key for which a
recess is formed in head of stud, is syphon cap of usual form having at its
lower end an annular channel or recess m in which is formed a small concentric
projection », (Fig. 4) which when the cap is pressed down by the stud beds
itself in the rubber washer placed over mouth of bottle and through which
passes the tube p. Referring to Fig. 7, and 8, illustrating the arrangement of
toggle levers it will be seen that the metal ring instead of having wires f has a
bent wire f approximately Ų shaped and having its ends turned or bent inwards

page_text: to engage with the holes in the bosses e. The wire has also formed in it at or
near each end a turn or convolution which forms an eye for the ends of the
wires flocated one on each side of the bottle neck, the upper ends of these said
wires f being bent or hooked to engage with the studs f formed upon or secured
to the top. The body of the wire fi is bent so as to form a suitable handle or
Jever which when depressed as shown in Fig. 7 will carry the lower end of the
wires fa somewhat beyond the vertical centre line of attachment to the top 7 and
ring where it will remain until sufficient force is applied to the lever to spring
the wires f back again and so release the top as illustrated in Fig. 8. As before
stated I may instead of the foregoing means of attachment employ a bayonet
joint in which case as shown in Fig. 9 a collar g' made in two parts would be
caused to encircle the neck of the bottle a upon which collar would be formed
projections engaging with the inclined slots g³ formed upon the syphon cap,
or I may instead of this latter arrangement provide the top with an external
interrupted thread q as shown in Fig. 10 with which engage threads formed upon
the projections 2 upon collar q³ which projections are of a width to allow of the
same being inserted into the space q' formed by the cutting away of the threads
upon the top 7. The collar 73 is secured to the bottle by means of the shoulder q
formed upon the upper part of the collar q made in two parts and which shoulder
engages, with the internal shoulder q upon the collar q. It will be readily
understood that by either of these last described methods of attachment by simply
giving a partial rotation to the top the same can be readily attached to or
removed from the bottle.
It will of course be understood that various other forms of tool operated
clamping devices may be substituted for the loop and screw threaded stud above
described without departing from the essential nature of my invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1. A syphon adapted to be used for containing beer, milk and such like liquids
in which the syphon head is made removeable and is held in place by means of a
tool operated clamping device-the said syphon head being provided with a
jointing washer and a seating surface of very small extent to enable it to make a
gas tight joint under the minimum pressure of the clamp required to hold the
syphon head securely in place substantially as herein before described.
2. In a syphon such as is hereinbefore described the use as a clamping
mechanism of the loop f, h, and the screw threaded stud i adapted to be operated
by the key in combination with the washer o and seating ring n all constructed
and arranged substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in the accompany-
ing drawings.
3. In a syphon such as is hereinbefore described the use as a clamping
mechanism of the arrangement of toggle levers hereinbefore described and
illustrated in Figs. 7 and 8 in the accompanying drawings.
4. In a syphon such as is herein before described the use as a clamping
mechanism of the bayonet joint form of attachment herein before described and
illustrated in Fig. of the accompanying drawings.
5. In a syphon such as. is herein before described the use as a clamping
mechanism of the interrupted thread connexion hereinbefore described and
illustrated in Figs. 10, 11, and 12 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 6th day of December 1899.
cember 1899.
THEO. MCKENNA,
17 and 18, Basinghall Street, London, E.C.,
Applicant's Agent.