An Improved Measuring Arrangement for Use with Bottles and other Vessels.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left. 10:h Nov. 1896-Accepted 13th Jan. 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Measuring Arrangement for Use with Bottles and
other Vessels.
I, PHILIP GEORGE CHALLIS, of Weavers Hall, 22 Basinghall Street, London,
Woollen Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be.as
follows:-
:
My improved arrangement comprises a cork fitting the mouth of the, bottle or
other vessel, and a measuring globe or other receptacle attached thereto. In this
specification I shall refer to the measuring part as a globe without restricting.
myself to that kind of réceptacle only.
Axially through the cork is passed a tube one end of which is level with the
bottom of the cork. The other end is furnished with a conical cap (having its
larger diameter upwards) closing the end. At the top of the cap are two
upstanding pins a short distance apart. This cap is ground into a seating at the
bottom of a globe of glass, metal or the like. This globe is the measure and is
provided on one side (at or at about a right angle to the axis of the cork) with a
short tube to form a spout. On the opposite side of the globe is a conical air hole.
From this hole an air-tube passes to and finishes at the ground conical seat at the
base of the globe. Another air tube commences at, the conical cap and enters the
tube in the cork and ends within the bottle or other vessel; the two air tubes acting
really as one. The entrance to the spout is ground conical and is furnished with a
conical valve to which is attached a piece of metal having a projection on each side.
This piece of metal slides over another piece having similar projections and also
having at its end a conical valve fitting the air-hole at the side of the globe
opposite to that having the spout. The projections at the end of the piece of
metal attached to the conical valve at the entrance to the spout slide over and
cross those at the end of the piece attached to the conical air-hole. Between the
two projections which cross each other on the one side projects one of the
upstanding pins on the top of the conical cap to the tube passing through the cork,
and between the two projections on the other side projects the other of the two
upstanding pins on the before mentioned conical cap. The conical valves in the
air-tube and spout entrance of the measuring globe are kept in position by a spring.
A hole is provided in the side of the conical cap to the tube passing through the
cork, to serve as an outlet for the contents of the bottle into the measuring globe.
The apparatus is used as follows:-The bottle is filled with the required liquid
and the cork inserted, having attached to it the measuring globe. The bottle is
then tilted and the fluid flows into the bottle through the hole in the side of the
conical cap to the tube in the cork. The side of the spout of the globe, is then
pressed against the edge of the drinking glass.
This action will partly revolve the conical seating at the base of the globe,
around the conical cap of the tube passing through the cork, and this partial
rotation will cause the pin at the top of the conical cap to push apart the
projections on each side of the sliding pieces attached to the air-hole and spout
valves, and open those valves, whereupon the fluid will flow into the drinking
lass.
Dated this 13th day of January 1896.
HUGHES & YOUNG,
23 Coleman Street, London, E.C., Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: COME LEIE SIMCITIVATION.
An Improved Measuring Arrangement for Use with Bottles and
other Vessels.
I, PHILIP GEORGE CHALLIS, 22. Basinghall Street, London, E.C. Woollen
Merchant, 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 :-
My measure for use with liquids consists of a reservoir containing regulating
valve B and ports C. C. C. and K, air vent valve D, and air tube E, all as shown
at Figure I on drawing accompanying this specification, also spring G and
pins H. H. as shewn on Figure II.
I construct the reservoir A of any kind of metal such as aluminium, pewter,
silver, nickel, white metal, and all descriptions of plated metals, also of glass,
earthenware, and of any other suitable materials whatsoever (although not
specifically detailed herein) according to the requirements of the purchaser.
I further make the reservoir A in such a manner that, when completely finished,
with the valves, spindles, and connections in position, it will, when full, measure
exactly the quantity of liquid (whether quarterus, half quarterns, thirds, or
otherwise) found stamped on the outside of the reservoir A, which reservoir
I finish in any specified way either turned bright all over, frosted, oxidised, chased,
or other approved manner.
I arrange my system of valves and ports, within the reservoir A on such a
principle that the valves B, D, and the ports C. C. C. and K with air tube E.
(shown on Figure I) can never be open at one and the same time, that is to say,
when the valves B and D are open, the ports C. C. C. and K with the air tube E
are closed, and when the ports C. C. C. and K with air tube E are open the
valves B and D are closed.
The natural position of the appliance (when fixed in the bottle or decanter) is
with the ports C. C. C. and K, and air tube E open, so that to fill the reservoir
I simply tilt the bottle or decanter sufficiently to allow the liquid to enter it
through the open ports C. C. C. which it is able to do owing to the escape of air
through the open port K and the air tube E. When the reservoir A is full I put
the spout J of the appliance into the tumbler or glass and by pressing it against the
side cause the reservoir A to twist, which action closes the port C. C. C. and K,
also the air tube E, and by means of the pins H. H. and the spring G (shown on
Figure II) opens the discharge valve B and the air vent valve D thus allowing the
reservoir to empty itself..
I construct the air tube E shown on Figure 1 (the necessity for which is
hereinbefore explained) of any suitable metal, and carry it through the port K
into the reservoir A. It will be readily seen that the port K is, with the three.
ports CCC, the fourth connection between bottle or decanter and reservoir A.
The air tube E is cut at the port K through which it passes in order to allow the.
reservoir A to twist, and consequently when the ports C. C. C. and K are open or
closed, so is the air tube E connected or disconnected.
I make the spring G take a bearing at both its extremities against the ends of
the slots in the slides L and M shown on Figure II, so that with the appliance in
a natural position the pressure of the spring G forces the slides L and M apart and
thus closes the valves B and D.
'
I make the slides L. and M each with three arms, the ceutre arm of each slide
I carry through a guide on the other slide, that is to say the ceutre arm of the
slide L works through a guide on the slide M, and the centre arm of the slide M
works through a guide on the slide L. The two-outside arms of the respective

page_text: slides I bend rectangularly, so that each slide takes a bearing against the
pins H. H. which are fixed to the top of the neck tube N, consequently when the
reservoir A is turned in either direction, the pins H. H. draw the slides L and M
together, thus opening the discharge valve B and the air vent valve D so that the
reservoir A is able to empty itself. (See Figure III.)
I make the neck tube N of a suitable metal having the end containing the
ports C. C. C. and K of a tapering form and ground into the reservoir A, so that
the twisting action closes the ports C. C. C. and K instantaneously and renders
them perfectly watertight.
The top of the neck tube N I drill and tap to receive the adjusting screw O
which I make so that it takes a bearing on the collar piece P, to the ends of which
the pins H. H. are attached, this collar piece P I construct so that it acts as a
washer and holds the reservoir A in position by bearing upon the top of the
socket Q, this socket is made in one piece with the reservoir A, and the guides R
and S which hold the ends of the slides L and M are secured to the top of the
socket Q.
Further I construct the tube N with a shoulder and collar at T to take the
bearing of the cork or other packing piece U, and at the bottom 1 put a screwed
collar V to hold the packing piece U in its place.
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. An improved measuring arrangement for use with bottles and other vessels as.
herein before explained.
2. The combination of a measuring device, with an admission and an escape or
delivery opening.
3. The means for regulating with the greatest nicety the amount of liquid to be
delivered by reason of the gauged capacity of the reservoir.
4. The means for insuring the instantaneous filling and emptying of the measuring
space by the application of an air tube and an air discharge valve.
Dated this
day of January 1897.
PHILIP GEORGE CHALLIS.