Improved Means for fining do any
Year: 1899

page_text: Improved Means for fining do
any
I, ARTHUR JOHN SMITH, of 47, North Street, Taunton, Somersetshire, Chemist,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention has reference, especially, to the filling of the smaller bottles,
flasks and the like used in the wine and spirit trades; say for instance, the
contents being, respectively, pints, pints and pints, of spirits.
In accordance with my improvements, instead of, as hitherto filling one bottle
at a time with a funnel from the cask taps; I proceed as follows. The bottles
to be filled are placed on a drainer tray which can be raised, or lowered, to suit
the size of bottles being 'filled; the mouths of the bottles are placed under say
six or more taps fitted to the trough or receptacle containing the spirits or other.
liquid. Thus allowing of several bottles being filled at one time instead of only
hitherto
Improved Means for Filling Bottles, Flasks, and the like..
I, ARTHUR JOHN SMITH, of 47, North Street, Taunton, Somersetshire, Chemist,
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 follow-
ing statement :-
My invention has reference, especially, to the filling of the smaller bottles,
flasks and the like, used in the wine and spirit trades; say for instance, the
contents being, respectively, pints, pints and pints.
In accordance with my improvements, instead of as heretofore, filling one
bottle at a time with a funnel from the cask taps, I proceed as follows. The bottles
to be filled are placed on a drainer tray and when in position can be raised or
lowered to suit the size-i.e. the height of the bottles to be filled, the mouths of
which are placed under a corresponding number of taps fitted to a trough or
receptacle containing the spirits or other liquid. Thus allowing of several
bottles being filled at one time instead of only singly, as heretofore. Said trough
or receptacle may also be raised or lowered by any convenient means.
In order that my invention may the better be understood, I have appended
the accompanying sheet of drawings; in which, Figure 1, is a front elevation,
partly in section, of my improved apparatus; Figure 2 is an end view, and

page_text: Figure 3 a front elevational view partly in section, of a modified arrangement
of apparatus in accordance with my invention.
The frame of the apparatus consists of two standards a, a, connected together
by a cross bar b. The bottles are placed on the tray c supported at each end
by the standards aforesaid and furnished with perforated plate or strainer d
for collecting any overflowing liquid from the tray. e is the receptacle containing
the spirits, wine or other liquid, and which receptacle may be provided with a
cover e¹, as shewn.
The receptacle aforesaid is adjusted to and supported, at, any desired height by
thumb screws f, taking into one or other of the sets of lugs a formed in the
standards a, and engaging with lugs e² formed on the receptacle e. are the taps
fitted to the bottom of the receptacle, and of different sizes to suit the size of
bottles to be filled.
In the arrangement shewn at Figure 3, the receptacle e is supported and
adjusted by the cross bar h fitted with the rods i, connected to transverse bars j
fixed to the receptacle. The cross bar h is provided with a central nut h¹, through
which passes a screw k, provided with a hand wheel, and fitted so as to revolve
in a seating formed in the cross-bar b. The receptacle aforesaid is provided at
each end with projections passing between vertical guides m, formed in each
of the standards ; and, it will be seen, that that as the hand wheel k¹ and
screw are turned in either direction, so the receptacle will be raised or lowered
to suit the height of the bottles.
Reverting now, to Figures 1 and 2, the means for raising and lowering the
tray c on which the bottles are placed, are the same as those employed for
effecting the raising and lowering, when required, of the receptacle e; namely,
comprising thumb screws f taking into sets of lugs a¹ formed in the standards a,
and engaging with lugs e², which in the case of the tray e, would be formed on
each end thereof.
From the foregoing description, it will be seen that the trough or receptacle e
may be retained in position between the standards a and the tray c with bottles
thereon, be brought up to, and lowered from, the taps; and, that likewise, if
required, the position of the trough, or receptacle, e, is capable of vertical
adjustment.
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-
The apparatus for filling bottles such as herein defined, substantially as herein
set forth and described, and shewn in the accompanying sheet of drawings.
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