Apparatus for Closing Vessels and Charging them with Liquefied or Compressed Gases.
Year: 1896

page_text: Late of Application (in United Kingdom), 10th Feb., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Sept., 1896-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1896
Apparatus for Closing Vessels and Charging them with Liquefied or
Compressed Gases.
I, EMILE STERN, of 3 bis Rue d'Athènes, Parie, in the Republic of France,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object au arrangement of apparatus consisting of a
stopper, a strap connected to such stopper to carry a small valveless reservoir of
condensed or liquefied gas, a perforator to pierce such gas reservoir, a safety valve
if required, and a lever acting to force the stopper to its seat and, by the same
motion, to operate the perforator.
One method of carrying the invention into effect is as follows; a collar is fixed
below the neck of the bottle; to an arm rising from this collar is jointed the cap
forming the stopper, and to opposite sides of the collar are pin-jointed the ends of
the arms of a strap or lever, the operation of which I will hereafter describe. The
cap, at the part which is applied to the end of the neck of the receiver, has an
annular cavity or recess, within which is placed a ring of caoutchouc or other
suitable packing material for the purpose of securing a tight closing. This cap
has pivotted to its interior a small strap serving to support a capsule or container
enclosing liquid carbonic acid or other gas compressed under very great pressure,
such capsule or container being slightly depressed at one end and closed without a
valve as described in the Specification of Patent No. 24,165 of the year 1893. At
its upper part the cap or stopper has a small hollow projection which is closed by
means of a screw cap and in the interior of which can be located a perforator
formed of a hollow rod connected by means of a screw to the body carrying the
point employed to perforate the gas container. An india-rubber ring secures
tightness between the perforator and the cap or stopper, a spring acting upon a
washer to press such ring to its seat and to permit it to be raised when there is an
excess of pressure in the interior of the bottle. The said ring then acts as a safety
valve and the gases in excess escape by openings provided for this purpose. Other
forms of safety valves may be employed. The strap or lever jointed to the collar
acts, by means of bent parts, to force the cap or stopper to its seat on the neck of
the bottle or receiver, and by a kind of shoe or wiper at its upper part, to depress
the hollow rod and consequently to force the perforating point to pierce the gas
container or receptacle and thereby liberate the gases, which latter dissolve in
the water or other liquid in the bottle or receiver. If there is an excess of pressure
within the receiver, the safety valve rises and permits the gas in excess to escape
through the escape openings aforesaid.

page_text: Although I have described my invention applied, as an example, to a soda-water
bottle, I would have it understood that it is applicable to various other purposes,
and that the forms, dimensions, proportions and accessory parts may be varied.
Dated this 10th day of February 1896.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
Apparatus for Closing Vessels and Charging them with Liquefied or
Compressed Gases.
I, EMILE STERN, of 3 bis Rue d'Athènes, Paris, in the Republic of France,
Civil Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for apparatus for
closing vessels and charging them with liquefied or compressed gases, and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement :-
The invention has for its object an arrangement of apparatus consisting of a
stopper, a strap connected internally to such stopper to carry a small valveless
reservoir or container of condensed or liquefied gas, a perforator to pierce such gas
reservoir or container, a safety valve, if required, and a lever acting to force the
stopper to its seat and by a continuation of the same motion to operate the
perforator.
One method of carrying the invention into effect is represented in the
accompanying drawings in which
Fig. 1. is an elevation of the upper part of a mineral water bottle with my
improved closing and ærating apparatus attached thereto and shewing the latter in
its closed position.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1 ;
Fig. 3 is an elevation partly in section drawn at right angles to Fig. 1, shewing
the parts in like position.
Fig. 4 is an elevation partly in section, drawn at right angles to Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is an underside view of the stopper with its strap holding a container of
compressed gas, and
Fig. 6 is a vertical section, drawn to an enlarged scale of the stopper and parts
carried thereby.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference. a is a
collar fixed below the enlargement on the neck of the bottle b; upon this collar
is fixed an arm, a' on the upper end, a of which is jointed the cap c forming the
stopper properly so called, and at a³ on opposite sides of such collar a are pin-
jointed the arms of a strap or lever d the operation of which 1 will hereafter
describe.
The cap or stopper c is made of metal or other material, it has, at the part which
is pressed against the mouth of the bottle, an angular cavity or recess, c', within
which is placed a ring of caoutchouc or other suitable packing material, for the
purpose of producing a tight closing. This stopper has pivoted to the inside thereof
a small strap e, having for its object to support a capsule or container f, enclosing
liquified or compressed carbonic acid, or other gas, such capsule or container being
slightly depressed at one end f', as shown by dotted lines in Figs. 3 and 4, and
closed without a valve, by compressing or crushing the substance of the neck
together.
At its upper part the cap or stopper c has a small hollow projection or collar c³,
which is screw-threaded externally and closed by means of a screw cap c³, and in
the interior of which can be located a perforator formed of a hollow rod g, closed

page_text: at one end and connected by means of a screw to the body g', carrying the point g*
employed to perforate the gas container f.
c1
An india-rubber ring & secures tightness between the perforator and the cap or
stopper c and raises the perforator after having been depressed, a spring h' acting
upon a washer h' to press such ring h to its seat and to permit it to be raised when
there is an excess of pressure in the interior of the bottle. The said ring then
acts as a safety-valve, and the gases in excess escape as indicated by arrows, through
openings provided for this purpose in the stopper c. Other forms of safety valve
may be employed. The strap or lever d jointed to the collar a acts by means of
bent parts d' to force the cap or stopper c to its seat on the neck of the bottle or
receiver, and by a kind of shoe or wiper at its upper part to depress the hollow
rod g and consequently to force the perforating point g³ to pierce the gas container f
and thereby liberate the gases which latter dissolve in the water or other liquid in
the bottle or receiver.
If there is an excess of pressure within the receiver, the safety valve h rises
against the pressure of the spring h¹ and permits the gas in excess to escape through
the escape openings
The following is the method of using the apparatus:-The cap or stopper c is
thrown back as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 4, the strap e is also turned on its
pin joints to a sufficient angle, a gas container f is then placed with its slightly-
recessed end in the hollow in the stopper c, the strap e is then turned to its central
position so as to secure the containerf to the stopper c, the latter is now turned on
its hinge joint a² so as to place the gas container within the bottle neck, the strap
or lever d is then turned over the top of the stopper, and by its parts d¹ forces the
latter tightly against the mouth of the bottle, whilst the shoe or wiper d' depresses
the perforator, which by piercing the container f liberates the gas therefrom, after
which the bottle may be shaken or allowed to stand for a few seconds so that the
gas may dissolve in the liquid therein.
Although I have shown and described my invention applied as an example to a
soda water bottle I would have it understood that it is applicable to other
receptacles and for various other purposes and that the forms, dimensions,
proportions, and accessory parts may be varied.
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
claim is :-
1. The combination with a bottle or other receiver of a stopper hinged to a
collar secured to said bottle or receiver, a perforator within said stopper, a strap
hinged to the interior of said stopper to secure a gas container thereto, and a lever
hinged to the collar to force the stopper to its seat and to depress the perforator
substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
2. The combination with a bottle or other receiver of a stopper hinged to said
receiver or to a fixture thereon, a perforator within said stopper, rendered tight by
an india-rubber ring, a strap hinged to the interior of said stopper to secure a gas
container thereto, a lever hinged to the receiver or to a fixture thereon to force the
stopper to its seat and to depress the perforator, a safety valve and perforations or
escape channels in said stopper, substantially as herein shown and described and
for the purpose stated.
3. The apparatus for closing vessels and charging them with liquefied or
compressed gases substantially as herein shown and described.
Dated this 8th day of September 1896.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.