IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR BOTTLING AERATED WATERS
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to James Thomas Hayes, of Shernhall Street, Walthamstow,
County of Essex, Mineral Water Manufacturer, for an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR BOTTLING AERATED WATERS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said James Thomas Hayes at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 17th November 1881.
JAMES THOMAS HAYES, of Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, County of Essex,
Mineral Water Manufacturer. " IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR BOTTLING
AERATED WATERS."
This Invention of improvements in apparatus for bottling aërated waters
relates to that class of apparatus used for filling the self closing stoppered
bottles, and in which the bottle is placed in a frame, turned over partially for
filling and completely turned over for the stopper to fall into the neck of the
bottle, the pressure of the gas in the aerated water keeping the stopper pressed
against the neck or outlet of the bottle, and securing the contents.
In the apparatus hitherto employed, long ducts or pipes lead from the air and
liquid charged vessels, and the apparatus is not only costly, but liable to get out of
repair from the many wearing surfaces.
In my Invention I have a pipe or barrel, preferably horizontal, leading from the
air and liquid vessel; the enlarged end of this is fitted to a conical shape, the end
having a nut and screw; a boss fits over this like the boss or body of a tap; the
boss being held on to the taper, fitting precisely like the plug of a tap, holds the
body of the tap.
This boss is hollowed out to receive the mouth of the bottle, and is fitted in the
usual way with an india rubber washer concentric with the aperture of the mouth
of the bottle; the boss is pierced with an aperture through to the taper fitting, the
taper fitting or plug is also pierced through to the interior duct leading to the air
and liquid vessel. The bottle aperture in the boss is not coincident with the
aperture in the conical piece when the bottle is vertical and pendent, and upright
Priss

page_text: when the boss and bottle are turned to an angle of 45° at which ever side it may
be desired; the apertures coincide, and the bottle is in communication with the air
and liquid vessel; at a very slight deviation it is cut off, say, at 90°; the bottle
then can be entirely reversed and carried over or back to its original position, all
access to the air and liquid vessel being cut off.
There is therefore in this apparatus only one conical surface to keep in order,
and no lengths of pipe to fit and adjust.
Fitted to the boss is the pendant apparatus for holding the bottle. This consists
of a small oblong frame in which is a slot; sliding in this slot at a right angle
thereto is a hollow bed of wood or metal to receive the bottom of the bottle; this
bottle cup has attached to it two helical springs, the other ends of the springs
being attached to the upper part of the oblong frame; a small handle is attached to
the bottle cup to enable the operator by pressing on it to increase the distance
between the bottle cup and the hollow in the boss receiving the bottle mouth, to
enable the bottle to be placed therein, the bottle cup acted on by the helical
springs forcing it against the boss with the required force. In place of the oblong
frame a single rod or bar may be used, the bottle cup sliding on it through a
mortise hole in a projecting portion of the bottle cup.
The bottle being placed in the cup in a vertical position it is swung round 45°,
it then becomes filled, and being completely rotated the stopper falls into place, is
held by the pressure of the gas, and can then be removed. The handle by slight
pressure on it when desired allows the escape of the air, and thus supplies the
place of a snifting valve.
In my Invention I have combined with this hand device for placing the bottle in
position a treadle and spring by means of a catch which projects over a corre-
sponding catch on the bottle cup, so that when the bottle is in vertical position the
pressure of the foot on the treadle will aid the force applied to the handle, or alone
bring down the cup to allow the bottle to be inserted, and the labour or force
required is more easily applied.
In my Invention the snifting valve is very simply constructed. I simply drill a
hole through the boss to the side of the feed outlet, and fit this with an internal
pressure valve, the stem projecting through to the outside, to allow the pressure of
the thumb to give the air an outlet to escape.
The form of apparatus as described is fitted on suitable framing, but one of tho
chief advantages of this Invention is the facility it gives for attaching it direct to
the pipe leading from the globe of the aërating machine, thus dispensing with the
extra framing required for a separate machine.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said James Thomas Hayes in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
17th May 1882.
JAMES THOMAS HAYES, of Shernhall Street, Walthamstow, County of Essex,
Mineral Water Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR BOTTLING
AERATED WATERS."
This Invention of improvements in apparatus for bottling aërated waters relates
to that class of apparatus used for filling the self closing stoppered bottles, and in
which the bottle is placed in a frame turned over partially for filling, and com-
pletely turned over for the stopper to fall into the neck of the bottle, the pressure
of the gas in the aërated water keeping the stopper pressed against the neck or
outlet of the bottle, and securing the contents.
In the apparatus hitherto employed, long ducts or pipes lead from the air and
liquid charged vessels, and the apparatus is not only costly, but liable to get out of
repair from the many wearing surfaces.
In my Invention I have a pipe or barrel, preferably horizontal, leading from the
air and liquid vessel; the enlarged end of this is fitted to a conical shape, the end
having a nut and screw; a boss fits over this like the boss or body of a tap, the
boss being held on to the taper, fitting precisely like the plug of a tap, holds the
body of a tap.
This boss is hollowed out to receive the mouth of the bottle, and is fitted in the
usual way with an india rubber washer concentric with the aperture of the mouth
of the bottle; the boss is pierced with an aperture through to the taper fitting, the
taper fitting or plug is also pierced through to the interior duct leading to the air
and liquid vessel.
The bottle aperture in the boss is not coincident with the aperture in the conical
piece when the bottle is vertical and pendent, and upright when the boss and
bottle are turned to an angle of 45°, at whichever. side it may be desired; tho
apertures coincide, and the bottle is in communication with the air and liquid
vessel; at a very slight deviation it is cut off, say, at 90°; the bottle then can be
entirely reversed and carried over or back to its original position, all access to the
air and liquid vessel being cut off.
There is therefore in this apparatus only one conical surface to keep in order, and
no lengths of pipe to fit and adjust.
Fitted to the boss is the pendant apparatus for holding the bottle. This consists
of a small oblong frame in which is a slot; sliding in this slot at a right angle
thereto is a hollow bed of wood or metal to receive the bottom of the bottle; this
bottle cup has attached to it two helical springs, the other ends of the springs
being attached to the upper part of the oblong frame; a small handle is attached to
the bottle cup to enable the operator by pressing on it to increase the distance
between the bottle cup and the hollow in the boss receiving the bottle mouth, to
enable the bottle to be placed therein, the bottle cup acted on by the helical springs
forcing it against the boss with the required force.
In place of the oblong frame a single rod or bar may be used, the bottle cup
sliding in it through a mortice hole in a projecting portion of the bottle cup.
The bottle being placed in the cup in a vertical position it is swung round 45°,
it then becomes filled, and being completely rotated the stopper falls into place, is
held by the pressure of the gas, and can then be removed.
The handle by slight pressure on it when desired allows the escape of the air and
thus supplies the place of a snifting valve.

page_text: In my Invention I have combined with this hand device for placing the bottle in
position a treadle and spring, by means of a catch which projects over a corre-
sponding catch on the bottle cup, so that when the bottle is in vertical position the
pressure of the foot on the treadle will aid the force applied to the handle, or alone
bring down the cup to allow the bottle to be inserted, and the labour or force
required is more easily applied.
In my Invention the snifting valve is very simply constructed; I simply drill a
hole through the boss to the side of the feed outlet, and fit this with an internal
pressure valve, the stem projecting through to the outside to allow the pressure of
the thumb to give the air an outlet to escape.
The form of apparatus as described is fitted on suitable framing, but one of the
chief advantages of this Invention is the facility it gives for attaching it direct to
the pipe leading from the globe of the aerating machine, thus dispensing with the
extra framing required for a separate machine.
In the Drawings forming part of this Specification the like letters shewing like
parts, a is the frame of the machine carrying the portion b and c, which, where no
stand is used, may, as previously described, be fitted direct to the soda water
machine.
c is the taper boss or body having the duct shewn at c, and connected at c' with
the air or gas condenser, round the boss c the body d revolves, the downward duct
shewn over the bottle being brought up to the horizontal position (or at the
angle to connect the two portions of the duct) becomes in communication with
the duct c.
To the part d is adjusted and fixed_the_cup_to hold the_bottle_neck.or-mouth,-as-
shewn, with india rubber collar or other suitable material against which the mouth
of the bottle is held'; the bottle e is supported by the cup g². This portion holding
the bottom of the bottle works in the slotted oblong frame f, or in place of fa
single rod or bar may be used, the bottom holder having a projection and a mortise
hole for the bar to slide through, the piece 7 with the cross head g³ slides in f
kept in the slot by the overlapping of g and the strap 97, and to the cross head g³
arc attached pins g with helical springs g¹ holding the bottle, pressed up firmly by
the mouth to the duct in connection with c. The handles for turning f and d
portions may be placed as at 93 and 9', or as shewn at gº.
The snifting valve is shewn just above the bottle neck and will explain itself, or
it may be made to let the gas escape towards the back of the machine, and also to
be self acting by a projection on the back of the frame, which, as the bottle is
rotated round the boss c, shall momentarily press upon the button of the snifting
valve.
The bottle being placed in position is held by the springs g¹ pendant, and as
shewn in the Drawings, then, being rotated partially, the gas and aerated water
enters by the duct c, when the ducts are brought into line with each other; the
bottle being filled, further rotative movement is given, and the snifting valve is
pressed, or is pressed automatically by the projection described, or the handle or
handles g³, g, or 96, being slightly struck the gas escapes, then the bottle is further
rotated till the bottom is entirely upwards, the gas and water supply is cut off by
non-coincidence of the ducts, and the stopper falls into the neck and the full bottle
is removed. A small duct or aperture at this part of the rotation of the boss is
made through the conical part of the boss to enable the water in the cup to escape;
to let the stopper fall in place a waste pipe is attached to the duct d 1.
To enable the operator to overcome the pressure of the springs g¹, g', the
following apparatus is employed by which the pressure of the foot is brought in
aid, a bar, sliding in two studs a', a¹, and kept elevated by the spring h³, is
coupled at h' to the treadle h', fulcrumed to the frame a; a projection of the upper
part of the bar h, as shewn, projecting over a corresponding projection of the lower
part of the piece f, as shewn, enables the operator by pressure of the foot to over-
come the resistance of the springs g', g', to either take away the full bottle by
depressing g, or to place in position the empty bottle, the two projections named

page_text: are of course only in juxta position when the bottle frame is vertical and pendant,
as shewn in both Figures 1 and 2.
Where the machine is fitted direct on to the gas and water reservoir the boss c
forms a continuous body with it, and the boss d is fitted on to it. A wire guard
is shewn to protect the operator, but this forms no part of the Invention.
Having now described and particularly set forth the nature of the said
Invention and the manner of carrying the same into effect, I would have it
understood that what I claim is,―
1st. The general arrangement and construction of the machine for the purpose
set forth, substantially as described.
2nd. The slotted piece f and its connected head for the bottle neck, in which
works the portion g, which portion is connected with g³, and pressed together by
the springs g¹, g', substantially as described.
3rd. The same devices ƒ and g pressed together with a spring or springs, but
working on a bar or rod of a square, or round, or other section, substantially as
described.
.
4th. The bar and its appliances of spring and treadle working in connection
with the spring or springs, substantially as described and claimed in the second
claiming clause.
5th. The small duct for leading away the water from the cup to allow the bottle
stopper to fall in place, substantially as described.
In witness whereof, I, the said James Thomas Hayes, have hereunto set my
hand and seal, this Sixteenth day of May, One thousand eight hundred
and eighty two.
Witnesses,
W*. MORGAN-BROWN.
HUBERT MORGAN-BROWN.
JAMES THOMAS HAYES. (L.S.)