Improvements in Machines for Bottling Effervescent Liquids.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1896
Date of Application, 31st Oct., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 24th July, 1897-Accepted, 9th Oct., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Bottling Effervescent Liquids.
I, ERNST SCHÜTZE of Hoechste Strasse No. 30, Berlin N.E., in the Empire of
Germany, Manufacturer of Mineral Waters, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved device for protecting bottles which
frequently burst while being filled with effervescent liquids such as Seltzer water
and the like and has for object to entirely prevent the splinters and pieces of glass
flying about if a bottle does burst, without complicating the manipulation of the
filling apparatus.
This invention has for special feature the combination of a protective basket
or screen, consisting of two halves, which are turnably connected with each
other and held asunder by a spiral spring and are adapted to be folded or closed
around the bottle and held there while it is being filled, by the action of the
foot lever which also presses the neck of the bottle against the feeder cock.
The lower portion of the apparatus rising from a foot plate is provided with
a vertical channel in which a rod can be moved up and down by means of a
foot lever suitably pivoted in a projection of the foot plate. This rod carries
at its upper end a plate or platter for supporting the bottle to be filled, and by
pressing down the lever, the bottle on the said plate or platter is sharply pressed
against the feeder cock of the pressure duct, whereby air-tight closing between
cock and bottle is attained. A suitably shaped arm, rigidly connected with the
before described vertical rod, supports, above the plate or support intended for
the bottle to be filled, the protective basket or screen consisting of two halves
which are hinged together and adapted to be folded up and asunder. The
protective basket or screen, made of fine wire netting and strengthened by
metal stays is kept open by means of a suitably placed spiral spring, secured at
or about the middle of the outside circumference at the back of both halves
of said basket, and for the purpose of effecting the closing or folding together
of the basket a fork is secured horizontally to the before mentioned arm, the
prongs of which are with their ends attached to the two halves of the basket
and suitably hinged or jointed to follow the opening or closing movement of
the basket halves. Between the two prongs or arms of said fork at their base
a roller is arranged over which passes a chain or string secured at one end by
means of rings to the two portions of the basket and at the other end to the
foot lever. When the latter is being depressed, the chain or string draws
the basket halves in a backward direction, and, pivoting in their jointings
with the afore mentioned fork prongs or arms, the basket halves close auto-
matically around the bottle placed on the plate or platter surmounting the
vertical rod, and are maintained in this position as long as the foot lever is kept
down. Another spiral spring between foot lever and chain regulates the extent
of the displacement of the chain effected by the pressing down of the said foot
lever. If, as frequently happens owing to the great pressure of the gas con-

page_text: tained in the liquid, a bottle bursts, the flying about of glass splinters and pieces
is completely obviated by the device forming the subject of this invention.
Dated this 14th day of October 1896.
HUGHES ELI & HUGHES,
Agents for the Applicant.
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10r Bottling Enervescent Liquids.
I, ERNST SCHÜTZE of 30 Hoechste Strasse, Berlin, in the Kingdom of Prussia,
German Empire, Manufacturer 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:-
This invention relates to a new or improved device for protecting bottles which
frequently burst while being filled with effervescent liquids such as seltzer water
and the like and has for its object to entirely prevent the splinters and pieces
of glass flying about if a bottle does burst without complicating the manipulation
of the filling apparatus.
On the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 shows the side view of the device closed.
Figure 2 shows the plan view of the device opened on enlarged scale.
This
The lower portion 6 of the apparatus rising from a foot plate a is provided
with a vertical channel in which a rod d can be moved up and down by means
of a foot lever f suitably pivoted in a projection e of the foot plate a.
rod carries at its upper end a plate or platter c for supporting the bottle to be
filled, and by pressing down the lever f the bottle on the said plate or platter
is sharply pressed against the feeder cock of the pressure duct, whereby air-tight
closing between cock and bottle is attained. A suitably shaped arm g, rigidly
connected with the vertical rod d supports, above the plate or support c intended
for the bottle to be filled, the protective basket or screen i consisting of two
halves which are hinged together at h and adapted to be folded up and asunder.
The protective basket or screen, made of fine wire netting and strengthened by
metal staysk is kept open by means of a suitably placed spiral spring 7, secured
at or about the middle of the outside circumference at the back of both halves
of the basket i and for the purpose of effecting the closing or folding together of
the basket a fork is secured horizontally to the arm g, the prongs q of which are
with their ends attached to the two halves of the basket and suitably hinged
or jointed at to follow the opening or closing movement of the basket halves.
Between the two prongs or arms q of said fork a roller n is arranged at m over
which passes a chain or string ? secured at one end by means of rings o to the
two portions of the basket and at the other end to the foot lever f. When the
latter is being depressed, the chain or string o draws the basket halves in a
backward direction, and, pivoting in their jointings with the aforementioned
fork prongs or arms q, the basket halves close automatically around the bottle
placed on the plate or platter e surmounting the vertical rod d, and are maintained
in this position as long as the foot lever is kept down. Another spiral spring s
between foot lever f and chain regulates the extent of the displacement of the
chain effected by the pressing down of the said foot lever. If, as frequently
happens owing to the great pressure of the gas contained in the liquid, a bottle
bursts, the flying about of glass splinters and pieces is completely obviated by
the device forming the subject of this invention.

page_text: 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
claim is:-
1. A basket or screen for protecting bottles while being filled with effervescent
liquids, consisting of two halves turnably connected with each other and being
adapted to be folded or closed around the bottle while it is being filled by the
action of the foot lever pressing the neck of the bottle against the feeder device,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2. In a device for protecting bottles while being filled with effervescent
liquids, the combination of two halves of a basket being turnably connected
with each other, with springs for holding normally, the said basket halves
asunder, and the foot lever pressing the neck of the bottle while being filled
against the feeder cock, and being adapted to fold or close the said basket halves
around the bottle and to hold there when it is being filled, substantially as and
for the purpose set forth.
3. The new or improved device for protecting bottles while being filled with
effervescent liquids substantially as described and set forth in the accompanying
specification and drawing.
D 1041
T... 1007
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
322, High Holborn, London, W.C., Patent Agents for the Applicant.