Improved Means for Measuring Liquids and Filling Jars and like Vessels therewith.
Year: 1898

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Measuring Liquids and Filling Jars and like
Vessels therewith.
I, GEORGE GILLEY, of 50, Bowerden Street, Fulham, S.W., Beer Bottler, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of my invention is to provide a suitable means of rapidly and with-
out undue frothing or fobbing filling jars or other receptacles with beers or other
liquids at the same time measuring the required quantity before it is filled. My
apparatus is specially applicable to filling under gas pressure (carbon di oxide
gas or CO2) though it may be usefully employed for ordinary filling and measuring
without the use of compressed gas. At the present time there is no satisfactory.
method of filling into jars under, gas pressure. My invention will be particularly
useful in filling beer from casks into jars or other large receptacles but it may be
used for bottle filling of beer or other liquids. For filling and measuring under
gas pressure an ordinary flask or syphon of carbon di oxide is employed and its
pressure regulated by an ordinary CO²) reducing valve and is connected to an
ordinary extractor which is fitted in the usual way into the shive hole of the cask
the cask being conveniently laid in the ordinary manner. The beer or other
liquid is forced by the gas pressure up the extractor into a tube which is connected
with my improved apparatus. This tube conveying the liquid under pressure is
fitted with a convenient inlet cock and is connected by a suitable liquid and
air tight moveable connection with the measuring receptacle which is of any
required size or measure and may be of glass metal or other suitable material.
In the said tube before it connects with the measuring receptacle I provide one
or more gas cocks or taps of ordinary construction and one of these cocks may be
used if desired for letting off and collecting the gas contained in the measurer.
To prevent fobbing the inlet tube is carried nearly to the bottom and inclining
to the side of the measuring receptacle. Such receptacle may be provided with
measuring marks indicating various liquid measures. To the bottom of the
measuring receptacle is fitted, with a suitable moveable gas and liquid tight con-
nections, an outlet tube of suitable length which is preferable flexible to admit
of the metal tube or connector next described being freely handled. To the end
of this flexible tube is connected a metal tube, having a tap or cock upon it for
regulating the supply of liquor into the jar to be filled,, which passes through a
cap or box bored to receive it and such cap or box having a cock or snifting valve
upon it, such tube being of sufficient length to reach the bottom or nearly so of
the jar to be filled. The jar to be filled is pressed up to this can or box and a
tight joint is made between them either by the said cap or box having a screw
on its lower end on which the jar may be screwed with a rubber packing ring to
make a tight joint, or the said lower end may be conical or cup shaped and fitted
with the necessary rubber packing rings and a tight connection made by pressing

page_text: the jar up to the cap or box.
snifting valve provided in the
The air contained in the jar escapes by the tap or
cap or box.
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Improved Means for Measuring Liquids and Filling Jars and like
Vessels therewith.
I, GEORGE GILLEY, of 202, Stroud Green Road, London, N., Beer Bottler, 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 :-
The object of my invention is to provide a suitable means of rapidly and with-
out undue frothing or fobbing, filling jars or other receptacles with beers or other
liquids at the same time measuring the required quantity before it is filled. My
apparatus is specially applicable to filling under gas pressure (carbon di oxide
gas or CO2) though it may be usefully employed for ordinary filling and measuring
without the use of compressed gas. At the present time there is no satisfactory
method of filling into jars under gas pressure.
is the
My invention will be particularly useful in filling beer from casks into jars
or other large receptacles but it may be used for bottle filling of beer or other
liquids. For filling and measuring under gas pressure an ordinary flask or syphon
of carbon di oxide is employed and its pressure regulated by an ordinary CU2
reducing valve and is connected to an ordinary extracter or exhauster which is
fitted in the usual way into the shive hole of the cask the cask being conveniently
laid in the ordinary manner. To enable my invention to be more readily under-
stood I append a drawing in which Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of machine
and Fig. 2 side elevational view of the same. a is the base which may also serve
as a back pressure chamber. b is the supporting plate secured to bracket c which
may be cast in one piece with the base a. d are brackets forming bearings for
spindle e which is operated by handle and lever f. g is the pinion shewn dotted
Fig. 2 in gear with and actuating toothed rack sliding in guides h¹ and to which
is bolted the block i carrying the hollow piece j to lower end of which is attached
the tube which upon turning handle f is caused to descend within the receptacle
to be filled which is placed upon stand shown dotted in Figs. 1 and 2.
tube leading from measuring container m. nis tubing for filling con-
tainer m.
is elbow through which liquid flows to container by
tube attached to extracter or exhauster in barrel 2.
is lever
attached to plug of cock q. r is rod attached to lever q and levers to cock sl. si is
handle of lever s. The two cocks q's are set oppositely so that the opening or
closing of one will actuate the other by the rod in a precisely opposite manner.
tis tube leading from hollow base or back pressure chamber a to upper end
of container m so as to regulate pressure; when top cock q' is closed t¹ is opened
if necessary to relieve pressure. is snift cock for use in case of too much pressure
on 'liquid or to admit air to allow liquid to flow more readily out of container. wis
tube leading from gas cylinder to give pressure on liquid in barrel to cause same
to rise and fill container m. y is a cock for back pressure chamber a
which may be used
for admitting or discharging gas to or from
same. The beer or other liquid is forced by the gas pressure up the extracter.c
into the tube which is connected with my improved apparatus. This tube
conveying the liquid under pressure is fitted with a convenient inlet cock 7 and is
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page_text: connected with the measuring receptacle m which is of any required size or measure
and may be of glass, metal or other suitable material. In the said tube before it
connects with the measuring receptacle I provide a gas cock or tap u of ordinary
construction or if necessary two or more of such cocks or taps can be provided.
To prevent fobbing the inlet tube » is carried nearly to the bottom and inclining
to the side of the measuring receptacle. Such receptacle may be provided with
measuring marks indicating various liquid measures. To the bottom of the
measuring receptacle is fitted with a suitable moveable gas and liquid tight con-
nection the outlet tube of suitable length which is preferably flexible. To this
tube is attached the hollow piece connected with which is the tube which is
worked by the handle f as described. This method of filling by bringing down
the filling tube into the jar is the plan I prefer but alternatively the jar may be
pressed upwards by any suitable means in which case the filling tube may be
fixed and the means for causing the filling tube to descend dispensed with. The
air contained in the jar escapes by the tap or snifting valve provided in the cap
or box on tube k.
In the process of filling any excess of gas may if desired be utilized by letting
it go down the tube t to the back pressure chamber a and on the liquid empty-
ing from the measurer into the jar this gas goes back up the tube and assists
the process of emptying.
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:-
A liquid filling apparatus substantially as described and shown in the drawing.
12th day of April 1899.
THEO. MCKENNA,
17 and 18, Basinghall Street, London, Applicant's Agent.