Waters and other similar Beverages.
Year: 1885

page_text: Waters and other similar Beverages.
I, JOHN TAYLOR LEIGHTON, of 18 Montgomery Street, Edinburgh, N.B. Gentle-
man, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows: -
This Invention has for its object Improvements in apparatus for the manufacture
of aërated waters and other similar beverages.
The apparatus consists of an upright cylinder or other suitably shaped vessel
made of metal wood or other suitable material, closed at the bottom and having a
movable airtight cover on the top The pipe supplying the water enters the
cylinder through the bottom and is conducted perpendicularly to near the top
where it terminates in a perforated rose-A short distance below the rose and
surrounding the pipe, is a circular tray of somewhat less diameter than the cylinder
having a ledge all round and the bottom perforated with small holes-The tray
may contain one or more sheets of wire or other gauze and one or more sheets or
trays of gauze may be placed under the principal tray at short intervals as
required Still lower down the pipe is a ball cock or other valve which regulates
the supply of water-Another pipe leading from the gas holder or arrangement for
generating the gas enters the cylinder at the bottom, where it takes the form of a
circle in a horizontal position pierced with small holes all round-A third pipe
leads from near the top of the cylinder to the pump or pumps and a fourth pipe
leads from the bottom of the cylinder also to the pump or pumps.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-The water enters the cylinder by the
water supply pipe through the rose at the top and falls into the perforated tray
from which it again descends in a finely divided shower-(unless delayed in its
descent by the extra gauze trays)-to the bottom until the supply is stopped by the
rising water acting on the ball-cock before mentioned. At the same time the gas
enters at the bottom of the cylinder through the perforated circular pipe which is
now immersed in water, ascends through the water, becoming partially dissolved in
its passage and fills the upper part of the cylinder, the contained air being expelled
through a tap provided for that purpose at the top The gas is thus drawn through
the aforesaid third pipe by the action of the pump-By this means the water is
caused to fall in a finely divided shower from the rose and perforated tray; and
through the meshes of the gauze if used for a considerable distance, dependent on

page_text: the height of the cylinder, through an atmosphere of carbonic acid or other gas and
so becomes saturated with the gas The fourth pipe conducts the saturated water
to the pump.
When so desired by a slight modification the apparatus may be
placed within the tank of the gas-holder in which case the gas must first pass
through a suitable purifier.
To act also as a cooler the cylinder may be wholly or partially surrounded with
a suitable casing preferably of wood lined with metal and the intervening space
filled with broken ice or other refrigerant substance-The cylinder may however
be used without the cooler-Stop cocks are placed on the various pipes when
required.
Waters and other similar Beverages.
I, JOHN TAYLOR LEIGHTON of 18 Montgomery Street, Edinburgh N.B. Gentle-
man 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 has for its object to allow of the water used in the manufacture
of aërated waters and other similar beverages being charged with carbonic acid
gas or other gas and likewise cooled if desired, before being pumped into the
condenser.
To effect such object I have invented an improved apparatus which with the 2
aid of the accompanying drawings (whereon similar letters of reference indicate
corresponding parts) I will now proceed to particularly describe.
Fig. 1 is a view in sectional elevation of the aërating tank.
Fig. 2 is a plan view of such tank with the lid removed so as to shew the
perforated tray D and rose pipe E.
Fig. 3 is a detail view of the perforated annular connecting pipe B and
Fig. 4 is a view in sectional elevation of the aërating tank fitted with a cooler.
Such apparatus consists of a cylindrical or other conveniently shaped aërating
tank S made of enamelled cast iron or any other suitable metal or material closed
at the bottom and open at the top-the latter being fitted with a movable air tight
cover L-Such tank is fitted with a water supply pipe C terminating at its upper
3

page_text: end in a perforated rose pipe E-A perforated tray D provided with a rim or flange
is fitted to such water supply pipe by means of a collar fixed round the pipe or
such tray may be supported on small brackets fixed to the sides of the cylinder or
secured in any other convenient manner-If desired such tray may also be fitted
internally with one or more strainers d made of wire gauze or other suitable
material Similar additional strainers d¹ may also be placed underneath such tray
if requisite at suitable distances apart-A ball cock F or other suitable valve
arrangement is fitted to the water supply pipe either at the bottom or in any other
convenient position in order to regulate the water supply-A is a supply pipe
connected at one end to the gas holder or generator (which may be of any suitable
description) and having its other end either connected to or terminating in a
circular perforated pipe B fitted in the bottom of the tank-G is the gas outlet
pipe and H the water outlet pipe-Both these pipes are connected to the pump or
pumps.
Suitable sight holes W are made in the tank or in lieu of or in conjunction with
such sight holes a suitable water gauge Z may be fitted to the tank externally to
indicate the height of the liquid therein-J is a tap fitted to the top of the tank
for expelling the air therefrom-K is an outlet tap fitted to the bottom of the tank
for emptying and flushing the same-X is a stand whereon the tank is mounted-
Y is a cooler or refrigerator preferably made of wood and lined with metal with
which the tank may be either wholly or partly surrounded-the intervening space
being filled with ice or other refrigeratory material P-When the apparatus is so
fitted with a cooler the gas and water supply pipes may be fitted at the bottom of
the tank as shewn in Fig. 4 and a water gauge substituted for the sight holes as
already mentioned-R is a draw off tap fitted to the cooler so as to allow of the
same being drained.
The operation of my invention is as follows. The water enters the tank S
through the supply pipe C and passing through the rose pipe E falls into the
perforated tray D from whence it again descends in a finely divided spray or
shower to the bottom of the tank until the supply is cut off by the rising water
acting on the ball valve F or its equivalent At the same time the gas enters the
tank through the supply pipe A and perforated circular pipe B the latter being
now immersed in water, and ascending through such water becomes partially
dissolved in its passage and fills the upper part of the tank-The gas is then
drawn through the outlet pipe G by the action of the pump while the outlet
pipe H conducts the saturated water to the pump-By this means the water is
caused to fall in a finely divided spray or shower from the rose and perforated tray
through the meshes of the gauze strainers (if the latter be used) for a considerable
distance (such distance being regulated by the height of the aërating tank)--
through an atmosphere of carbonic acid or other gas and so becomes saturated or
charged with the gas.
If desired the apparatus may be placed within the tank of the gas holder in
which case the gas must first pass through a suitable purifier and the cylinder be
used without a cover the top being above the level of the water in the gas holder
tank and the gas drawn to the pump by the ordinary gas pipe of the gas holder.
The tank may also if desired be fitted with a cooler in the manner above
described or the tank may be used without such cooler-The various pipes may
likewise be fitted with suitable stop cocks when required.
Another modification of my invention (which is illustrated at Fig. 5 of the
accompanying drawings) consists in fitting the ball valve or its equivalent in an
auxiliary tank or cistern C standing on the same level as the aërating tank and
connected by a pipe Q thereto-This auxiliary tank may be either open or closed
at the top while the water supply pipe C rises from the ball valve to near the top
of the aërating tank where it enters the same and terminates in or is fitted with a
rose pipe E-The perforated tray D may be carried on a bracket N or fixed in
any other convenient manner-The other parts of the apparatus do not require to
be modified.

page_text: I would here observe that I do not confine myself to the precise details of fitting
and arrangement herein before specified and shewn as the same admit of variation
without departing from the nature of my invention.
The advantages of my invention may be briefly summarised as follows:-Firstly
The water being already charged with gas to a considerable extent when pumped
from my apparatus into the condenser a sharper and better charged water is obtained
than is practicable under the old process-Secondly The amount of power required
for pumping is reduced-Thirdly-When fitted with a cooler the water is rendered
capable of dissolving the maximum amount of gas at the same time that the
resulting beverage is cooler and more agreeable.
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
1° The improved aërating apparatus constructed arranged and fitted sub-
stantially in the manner herein before described and shewn at Fig. 1 of the
accompanying drawings.
2° Fitting such improved aërating apparatus with a cooler or refrigerator
constructed and arranged substantially in the manner hereinbefore described and
shewn at Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings.
3° Fitting such improved aërating apparatus with an auxiliary tank sub-
stantially in the manner herein before described and shewn at Fig. 5 of the
accompanying drawings.