CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WASHING, CLEANING, FILLING, AND CORKING BOTTLES AND OTHER VESSELS
Year: 1850

page_text: TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, JOHN
YOUILL, of Ardwick, in the County Palatine of Lancaster, Brewer, send
greeting.
WHEREAS Her present most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Letters
Patent under the Great Seal of Her United Kingdom of Great Britain and
Ireland, bearing date at Westminster, the Eighth day of May, in the thir-
teenth year of Her reign, and in the year of our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and fifty, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant
unto me, the said John Youil, my exors, admors, and assigns, Her especial
licence, full power, sole privilege and authority, that I, the said John Youil,
my exors, admors, and assigns, or such others as I, the said John Youil,,
my exors, admiors, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no other,
from time to time and at all times during the term of years therein expressed,
should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within that part
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland called England, Her
Dominion of Wales, and the Town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, my Invention of
"CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINERY OR APPARATUS FOR WASHING, CLEANING,
FILLING, AND CORKING BOTTLES AND OTHER VESSELS;" in which said Letters
Patent there is contained a proviso requiring that I, the said John Youil,
shall particularly describe and ascertain the nature of my said Invention, and
in what manner the same is to be, performed and carried into effect, by an
instrument in writing under my hand and seal, to be enrolled in Her said

page_text: Majesty's High Court of Chancery within six calendar months next and
immediately after the date of the said in part recited Letters Patent, as in
and by the same, reference being thereunto had, will more fully and at large
appear.
NOW KNOW YE, that in compliance with the said proviso, I, the said
John Youil, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention, and the manner
in which the same is to be performed, is particularly described and ascer-
tained in and by the following statement in writing, reference being had
to the Drawings 'hereunto annexed, and to the figures and letters marked
thereon, that is to say:-
The first part of my Invention consists of an improved machine for cleaning
and washing bottles and other vessels, constructed in such a manner that.a
set of brushes acts upon the exterior and interior of the said bottles or other
vessels simultaneously, having, moreover, certain other brushes and novel
arrangements, the mode of construction and respective purposes of which are
hereafter particularly set forth and explained. Referring to Drawing No. 1,
Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section, Fig. 2 a cross section, and Fig. 3, a plan of
my machine for cleaning and washing bottles and other vessels, A is a frame
which supports a cistern B, containing three sets of revolving brushes C, C,
and D. These brushes are set in rapid rotary motion by means of the skew
wheels a, a, and b, b, the latter being keyed on the shaft c, to which motion is
again communicated by the spur wheels d and d. On the same shaft with d'
are a fast and loose pulley e and e', which may be driven by a belt from any
convenient shafting, and for which may also be substituted a crank or winch
handle. It will readily be seen that of the three revolving brushes or cleansers
shewn, there are two, C, C, precisely alike. As these, moreover, are used for
precisely the same purpose it will be sufficient here to describe the one of them.
The construction therefore and mode of operation of the cleanser C is as
follows: Premising that I have shewn it in the Drawing as in the act of
cleansing an ordinary pint bottle, f is a hollow tube screwed into a boss on the
shoulder of the hollow spindle g, having bristles attached to it in a manner so
as to allow of a free passage of water up the interior to two or more jet holes
at the top. This arrangement is better shewn in the enlarged views, Figs. 4
and 5. It will be here seen that the side bristles, or collection of bristles h, h,
and the slanting bristles i, i, are firmly fixed by placing them crosswise in a
flat groove filed or cut out in the side of the tube, and driving tightly over
them a small dovetailed wedge h³, the bore of the tube being by this means
encroached upon to a very small extent. For the reception of the top bristle i
a plug of block tin or any other suitable metal or material is tightly fixed in

page_text: the top part of the tube, leaving space for the top bristle i, which is firmly
bedded in the hole thus left. The plug before mentioned has also a hollow
formed in its under side leading to two or more orifices j, which are drilled in
the tube in a slanting direction. It will be readily understood, from this
description, that when the bottle is pushed down over the tube f, as shewn,
water being admitted at a proper pressure, it will be forcibly ejected through
the orifices into the interior of the bottle, while at the same time the
brushes being set in rapid motion will remove from the sides and bottom all
dirt or sediment which may therein be collected. It will be understood that
the bristles ', ', are fixed in a slanting direction for the purpose of pene-
trating into the angle formed by the usual inverted cone at the bottom of the
bottle; in order, however, to clean out this angle more effectually, I cause the
bottle to traverse round the top bristle i continually, by an arrangement which
I shall hereafter explain. And I, moreover, make the same bristle of steel,
brass, or other metallic wire or whalebone, or other durable material, in order
to prevent it from wearing out too quickly, and I fit the same in its socket
with a small wedge, or with softened gutta percha, or such material as will
allow of them to be easily removed and renewed. Now, in order to clean the
exterior surface of the bottle at the same time with the interior, I also attach
to the shoulder of the same hollow spindle g a circular cup or cup-shaped
frame C, of tin plate or other metal or material adapted in some degree to the
shape of the ordinary bottle. On the interior of this cup I fix two, three, or
more brushes k, the bristles of which radiate inwards, and I also sometimes
interpose sponges between the said bristles. In the spaces or divisions
between the brushes I also place small pipes 1, communicating with the hollow
spindle g, and having orifices in their sides so placed that the water rising by
pressure in the pipes will be ejected against the sides of any vessel placed in
the interior of the cup C. It will thus be perceived that when a rapid motion
is given to the spindle g, the brushes attached to the pipe f, and to the cup C,
will by their concentric motion, combined with the force of the various jets
of water, detach, remove, and wash away all dirt or sediment collected
in the interior or on the outside circumference of any vessel adapted to the
shape of the said brushes, which may be held stationary (or otherwise have
a motion differing from that of the brushes) within the cup C, and over the
tube f. Now, therefore, in order to hold the vessel firmly in opposition to the
motion of the brushes, or so that it cannot be carried round by the same,
but at the same time to give it a motion of its own, which shall tend more
effectively to cleanse particular parts of the same, I make use of the following
method or arrangement of machinery:-F is a vertical spindle driven by

page_text: means of the spur wheels m and m', having on its top a crank n, the pin of
which actuates the cross bar o. It will be seen that this cross bar consists
of three arms, one of which has a slot at the end traversing on a pin, by
which means, in combination with the motion of the crank, the other two
.arms are compelled to describe an oval or nearly circular path, without at
the same time revolving tangentially on an axis. The extremities of these
latter arms are formed into hoops having attached to their inner circum-
ferences suitable springs p, which embrace the bottle placed therein, and
bave sufficient strength to hold the same in resistance to the force of the
revolving brushes. Supposing; therefore, a bottle 9 to be placed within the
spring p, and pushed over the pipef till its neck rests upon the moveable
stop r, it will be perceived that the following action takes place, namely, at the
same time that the brushes, by their rotary motion, are acting on the interior
and exterior of the bottle, and jets of water are continually being forced in and
about the same, the bottle itself has also a rolling motion communicated to it,
thereby causing its sides to be continuously inclined to the brushes, and the
annular angle at the interior bottom to be continuously presented to the action
of the top bristles i and i', '. There now remains one part of the bottle
which has not yet been subjected to the operation of brushing, namely, the
exterior bottom, and for this purpose I employ a separate brush D, the spindle
of which has a pinion m" driven by the spur wheel m. This brush it will be
perceived is hollowed out at the top in such a manner as to be adapted to the
.shape of the part to be cleansed, which is inserted therein, and thereby freed
from all dirt or incrustation, and it will be understood that while the machine
is in action sufficient water from the numerous jets will at all times be
sprinkled in the direction of the brush D, to keep it in a wet state. In order,
however, the more effectually to supply the said brush with water, I sometimes
make it in the form shewn in Fig. 6, in which case the spindle is made hollow,
.similar to the others g, but having a small tube or jet piece s, capable of
sliding up and down in the interior of the hollow spindle, a spiral spring
being inserted therein to retain the said jet piece in its highest position.
Thus, when the bottom of the vessel is to be cleaned, I place it on the top of
the jet pieces, and press it downwards till it comes in contact with the bristles.
The jet piece being now released the spiral spring forces it up to its former
position. The ultimate intention of this arrangement is that an additional
advantage may be gained in the following manner, that is to say:-After the
interior of the bottle has undergone the operation of cleansing by means of the
brush f, it may sometimes happen that although the dirt or incrustation may
be thoroughly detached from the same, some particles thereof may loosely

page_text: adhere to the sides. I now, therefore, place the bottle inverted on, the jet.
piece s, the water proceeding from which strikes against the bottom and sides,
and flowing down through the neck carries and rinses away all particles which
may have remained therein. In addition moreover to the brush D, I also
apply to the head of the same spindle another external brush D', to be con-
structed and used in a manner which I shall now explain, that is to say :-It
frequently occurs that bottles and other vessels have pasted on their exterior.
labels or papers which it is somewhat difficult to remove when found necessary.
For this purpose, therefore, I employ the brush D', the bristles of which I form
of metallic wire or metallic wire and hair bristles intermixed, and dispose them.
so that their outer ends form an annular hollow after the shape of the vessel
to be operated on; and I morcover place it in the cistern B (as will be seen) in.
such a position that a small portion of the circumference passes through a
hole in the side, so that when a label is required to be struck off I press
that part of the vessel which carries it against the portion of the brush por-
jecting through the side of the cistern, when it is speedily removed. I some-
time also place the brush D' entirely within the cisterm B, effecting the purpose.
above described, by placing the bottle in a recess constructed to hold the
same in opposition to the motion of the brush, in a manner which will be easily.
understood. Allusion having been made in the foregoing description to a
supply of water from some source of pressure, it will be understood that this
supply is furnished to the hollow spindles g through the cross pipe H, which,
acting at the same time as a stay to the framing A, has also cast on it suitable
footsteps in which the spindles run. To this cross pipe water is again supplied
through the pipe I, which communicates with a cistern (not shewn) placed in
any convenient situation, and at such a height as will give the requisite
pressure. In some cases I also make use of a pump or pumps driven
from any convenient part of the machine, and drawing water from a cistern
situated below the cistern B, the water flowing continually while the jets are
in action through holes or spaces at the bottom of the cup C into the cistern B,
and from thence by the pipe t into the cistern supplying the pumps.
This
arrangement offers the advantage of allowing the same water to be used
several times over, care being taken that all dirt is retained by a sieve of wire.
gauze or other material previous to its re-entering the pumps. The water
employed may be either hot or cold, as circumstances may require or con-
venience admit of; and in order that the water may not be thrown unneces-
sarily upwards and over the side of the cistern B, I usually place over the
cistern B a cover of canvass or other material having suitable holes for the
nsertion of the bottle or other vessel to be cleansed, and I fix in the side or .

page_text: sides of the cistern B a pane or panes of glass w for the purpose of inspecting
the state of the interior. To these two latter points, however, I do not con-
fine myself; moreover, although in the annexed Drawings I have shewn a
form of brushes, and an arrangement of parts especially adapted for cleansing
a particular form of bottles, it must be clearly understood that I do not at all
times confine myself thereto, but that in any case where vessels of another
configuration or greater or less size require to be cleansed I adapt and modify
the arrangement of the machines, and alter the shape or configuration of the
brushes accordingly, at all times retaining the general features of construction,
as set forth in the foregoing description.
The second part of my Invention, which consists in an apparatus for
supplying to any convenient number of bottles or other vessels simultaneously
a certain given amount of liquid, is set forth and represented in Drawing
No. 2, which I shall now proceed particularly to describe. Figure 1' is a
front elevation, Figure 2 a plan, Figure 3 an end elevation, Figure 4 a
cross section of the said apparatus. A is a framing which supports a long box
or trough B, having arranged across it a series of partitions dividing its length
into any convenient number of similar and equal cells a, the number shewn in
the Drawing being twelve, and representing a number of vessels to be filled.
Extending along the back of these cells, and communicating with them each
separately by means of a slit b, is an elongated trunk c, which is supplied with
fluid through the piston valve d and pipe e, this latter being in communication
with a barrel, cistern, or other vessel (not shewn in the Drawing) situated in
any convenient place, and at any height sufficient to give a requisite head or
pressure. Of each cell a it will be perceived that I make three sides equal in
height; the third or front side f, however, I make considerably lower, the
height which I usually assign to it being such that the cells a when filled up
to the level of the top thereof hold a quantity of fluid equal to an imperial gill.
Moreover, to the front face of the cells a, and covering the front side d, I
apply a moveable slide C, capable of being raised and lowered by turning the
shaft 9, which has a pinion h keyed fast on it at each end gearing into the racks
h. Thus it will be understood that the slide C can be lowered till its upper
edge. corresponds with that of the side or division f, and represents the
measure of an imperial gill, while it can be raised to any given height so as to
cause the cubical contents of each cell to assume any given measure required.
The slide C has a series of set screws i for the purpose of tightening the same
against the face of the cells when brought to its required position, and thus
preventing any leak when the cells are full or being filled. The slide C has
also on its outer or front side a runner ; extending the whole length of the

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range of cells, having a pipe j placed at the middle of its length, so that any
liquid in excess of the determined measure which may be supplied to the cells
a will run over the top of the slide C, enter the runner j, and discharge itself
by the pipe j. Directly underneath the pipe I place a cup k loosely.
inserted in a hoop at the end of the bar 1, which constitutes a lever whose
fulcrum is m. The other end of this lever is attached by a connecting rod n
to the piston rod of the piston valve d, the whole being so adjusted that when
the cup is empty the piston falls by excess of weight, and when the cup is
filled or partially filled the contrary action takes place. Sometimes also I
assist the downward motion of the piston by means of a spring or springs.
Within each cell a, and close to that side of it nearest to the trunk c, I place
a thin division plate o for the purpose of preventing the liquid entering the
cells through the slit 6 from frouthing violently up, and for discharging the
liquid from the cells a when filled, and thereby supplying a given measure to
a number of bottles or other vessels simultaneously. I employ a valve p at
the bottom of every cell, which, when raised in its seat, allows the liquid to
descend through the pipe p' into the bottle or other vessel 7, the valves p
being all opened at the same time by having their rods r connected with a
series of levers s, s, keyed on the shaft t, which is actuated by the handle t'.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-Supposing it to be required to
supply a number of ordinary pint bottles with a quantity equal to an imperial
pint each, the slide C is first set by means of the pinions and racks h and h¹
to such a position that the cubical contents of each cell up to the level of the
top of the slide C are equal to the said imperial pint, it being easy to ascertain
such position by means of a scale and index previously constructed. The set
screws are then tightened up to prevent the cells from leaking, and upon the
rail.u are placed a number of bottles corresponding to the number of cells a,
namely (in the supposed case), twelve, so that the extremities of the pipes p'
partially enter the necks of the same, it being understood that the rail u is
capable of being fixed in a higher or lower position to suit different heights of
bottles or other vessels. Supposing now the piston valve d to be open, and
the cells a to have been filled up to the level of the top of the slide C, or, in
other words, to contain an imperial pint each, it will be at once seen that any
quantity in excess of this measure which passes into the cells a must of
necessity run over the top of the slide C into the runner j, and from thence
into the cup k, which will consequently overbalance, close the valve d, and
effectually stop any further supply of liquid. The operative now laying hold of
the handle t pulls the same in the direction of the arrow, when all the valves
p are simultaneously opened, and the liquid discharges itself into the bottles 4.

page_text: The bottles being now removed and others substituted in their place, and the
valves p being again closed, the cup k is taken from its hoop and the contents
thereof either thrown into the cells or returned to the supply pipe e through a
funnel placed at a height greater than the level of the liquid in the cistern,
barrel, or other vessel supplying the same, and the cup is then quickly replaced.
It will be understood, therefore, that the adjustment of the weight of the cup, in
reference to lever Z and the piston of the valve d, is such, that both, after the
cup is removed from its place and when it is replaced, and as long as it
continues empty, the side of the lever d which is nearest to the piston is
overbalanced and the valve continues open, thereby allowing the liquid to flow
freely into the trunk c and through the slits
the overflow running again into the cup
operation is repeated.
into. the cells a, from whence
the lever reverses, and the
The third part of my Invention consists of an improved machine for corking
bottles and other similar vessels, whereby the operative is enabled to cork any
number of such vessels with greater economy of time and labour than by the
ordinary method or methods. Referring to Drawing No. 3, Figs. 1 and 2,
A is the framing of the machine. B is a stand attached to the said framing,
but capable of sliding up and down on the face of the same, and of being
adjusted to any convenient height by means of the wheel a and screw a'.
The top of this stand, it will be seen, has a circular recess in which, having
first interposed a ring or washer of vulcanized india rubber or other suitable
elastic material 6, I place loosely a disk b of metal, wood, or other suitable
material, cupped out on its upper surface, in such a manner as to be adapted
to the shape of the bottom of the vessel to be corked. C is a small funnel of a
peculiar shape, namely, having its top opening of a narrow oval shape, but
terminating at its bottom in a round hole into which is screwed a small
mouthpiece c suited to the size and shape of the top of the vessel to be
corked, and to the size of the cork to be driven therein. This funnel is
moreover moveable up and down to a small extent, being guided vertically
by the guide rods d. D is a ram working in guides e fixed to the framing
A, motion being communicated to the said ram by means of the connecting.
rod f and the crank g. The crank g also forms a camb, the outer face of
which at g' acts upon the projection of the funnel C. The crank g being
keyed on the shaft i is driven by the spur wheel and pinion j and j', on the
same shaft with the latter of which are a fast and loose driving pulley
k and k', with a fly-wheel l. For the purpose of driving the machine by
hand a crank handle may be substituted for the pulleys k and k¹. Directly.
above the front of the opening of the funnel C, and fixed to the framing A, is

page_text: a vertical tube m of such diameter as to admit of a cork standing on end,
and of such a length as to contain a number standing one upon another.
On the top of this tube m, and capable of sliding up and down on it to a
limited extent, I place a larger funnel E for containing any number of corks
required. A jerking motion is continually communicated to the funnel E
through the connecting rods o and o', and the levers p and p', by means of a
camb n keyed on the same shaft with the pinion j¹. Fig. 3 is a section
through part of the framing A, taken in such a manner as to shew more
clearly the construction and action of the camb n. It will thus be readily
seen that as the camb revolves, its projections will depress the lever p¹, and
thereby raise the funnel E in its seat, but every time the points of the
projections of the said camb pass the extremity of the lever p', the spring g
acting on the lever p will bring back the funnel E to its lowest position with
considerable force. Supposing now the funnel E to be loosely filled with
corks and the machine to be in motion, it will be evident that as continual
concussion of the said funnel takes place, the corks therein contained must
continually change their position, and that some of them must thereby fall
at different times down the tube m in an upright position; the tube m
therefore having in it a supply of corks, which if the bottom thereof were
open would drop freely into the small funnel C, I place at the bottom of the
said tube an apparatus or mechanical contrivance whereby only one cork can
be dropped at one and the same time, namely at the point of time when the
funnel C is lifted up to the highest part of its stroke by the camb g. Fig. 4
is a plan of the under side of this contrivance drawn full size; m is the bottom
of the pipe; a cork therein ready for egress; s is a spindle having fixed to it
a lever with two arms s¹ and s", of which the latter when brought to its
proper position by the spring t covers the cork r and prevents it from falling
out of the tube. When, however, the lever is brought to the position shewn
by the red lines the cork will be released and will drop into the funnel C;
but at the same time to prevent the cork directly above r from falling along
with it, I fix to the same spindle s another arm u with a serrated extremity,
which passing through a slit in the tube m, bites against the side of the said
cork, and thereby detains it until the arms are brought back to their original
position, when it immediately descends until stopped by the arm s", and is
ready for delivery. Now, for the purpose of actuating the above contrivance
for allowing the corks to drop one by one into the funnel C, I employ
a small finger v fixed to the side of the said funnel, which when the latter
rises by the action of the cam g strikes against the arm s', causing thereby
one cork to drop from the tube, and again releases the same on the descent of

page_text: the camb, when the spring t causes the orifice of the tube immediately to close.
Supposing now that it is required to cork a number of ordinary pint bottles,
the operation of the machine will be as follows:-As the crank g moves
upwards, thereby bringing the ram D to its highest position, it will be seen
that the cam g¹ will act on the projection h so as to raise the funnel C till the
finger bears against the lever s¹ and releases a cork from the tube m.
From thence the said cork will slide down the side of the funnel C to the
bottom thereof, ready to be acted on by the ram D. It must be here
understood that to ensure the cork falling into its proper place, the mouth-
piece is made suitable to the size and form of the cork, and different
mouthpieces are made to screw on the funnel adapted to different sizes and
shapes of corks, and in all cases I make the mouthpiece somewhat smaller
than the cork, in order that as the ram presses it down it may be compressed
and diminished in bulk so as to enter the bottle freely. Under this mouth-
piece therefore, and at the point of time when the funnel C is at the highest
part of its stroke, the bottle is placed on its scat b, which has been previously
adjusted to a proper height by the screw a¹.
the camb g' releases the projection h, causing the funnel C to fall with its
mouthpiece cover the neck of the bottle, bringing the latter to a central
position, when the ram descends forcing the cork through the mouthpiece
into the neck of the bottle. The ram D now ascends again, and the funnel C
is lifted by the cam g', causing another cork to drop from the tube m, and
allowing time for the operative to remove the bottle and substitute another
in its place. The operation is then repeated, and it will be understood that
during the time the machine is in action the funnel E is continually under-
going a series of rapid concussions in the manner previously described for the
purpose of supplying the tube m with a sufficient number of corks. It will
also be understood that the peculiar arrangement of the moveable funnel C
allows at all times of any slight difference of height or unevenness of shape of
bottles or other vessels subjected to the operation of corking, causing them in all
cases to present their necks centrally or nearly so to the orifice of the mouthpiece
c, this action being moreover facilitated by the yielding of the elastic disks b¹.
The crank g now turning round
Having now fully ascertained and described the nature of my Invention,
and the manner in which the same is to be performed, I would have it
understood, in reference to my machine for washing and cleaning bottles and
other vessels, that I do not claim as new and of my Invention the use of
revolving brushes therein, well knowing the same to have been in use before;
but what I do claim as new and of my Invention is, the peculiar construction
and mode of application of such brushes, as herein fully described, namely,―

page_text: First, the mode of combining an internal brush with an external brush, in
such a manner as to operate simultaneously on their respective parts of the
vessel to be cleansed.
Second, the method of constructing the internal brush with a hollow spindle,
5 so as to inject water into the interior of the vessel; also the method of applying
metallic wire or other durable material to the top bristle of the same, and
the method of securing the said bristle as well as the side bristles to the
spindle thereof.
Third, the mode of disposing the external brush, so that hollow tubes
are interposed between parts thereof, in such a manner as to eject water on
the exterior of the vessel; also the use of sponges in connection with the
said brush.
Fourth, the mode of combining a brush for cleansing the exterior bottom
of vessels with a brush for striking off labels from the same, and the method
of applying for the latter purpose bristles of metallic wire or metallic wire and
hair bristles intermixed. .
I also claim as new and of my Invention the mode of giving a rolling
motion to the bottle or other vessel, and of securely holding the same by
springs, while under the operation of being cleansed internally and externally by,
the combination of brushes mentioned under my first claim, as has herein been
fully described. I would also have it understood with regard to my apparatus
for filling bottles and other vessels, that what I claim as new and of my
Invention is, the application of a slide to the open side of a number of similar
and equal cells, in such a manner as to cause all the said cells to assume an
equal given measure of liquid and any measure required; also the method of
stopping a further supply of liquid, when the cells are filled by means of the
overflow from the same, as herein fully set forth and explained. I also claim
the mode of discharging fluid from any number of cells simultaneously, as
herein described.
I would also have it understood, in reference to my machine for corking
bottles and other similar vessels, that I do not claim as new and of my In-
vention the use of a sliding ram for forcing the corks into the necks of the
said bottles or other vessels; but what I do claim is, the mode of supplying
corks one by one, so that each cork may come under the action of the said
ram at the proper moment of time, that is to say, I claim the mode of
employing a funnel, as herein fully described, containing a number of corks
thrown therein at random, the said funnel being continually subjected to a
rapid concussive action, for the purpose of furnishing a tube connected with
the said funnel with a continual supply of the said corks.

page_text: I claim also the method, as herein explained, of releasing from the said
tube one cork at a time, which is thereby dropped into another smaller
funnel in a suitable position for being acted upon by the before-mentioned
ram.
I also claim the method of constructing the last-mentioned funnel with a
moveable mouthpiece; also the mode of raising the same in such a manner
as to allow the operative to remove a bottle or other vessel from its seat, and
replace the same by another when required; also the mode of dropping the
said funnel with its mouthpiece over the neck of the said bottle or other vessel,
so as to bring the same into a central position in relation to the orifice of the
mouthpiece.
And I moreover claim the method of using india rubber or other elastic
material interposed between the bottle or other vessel, and the stand on which
the same is placed, for the purpose and in the manner herein sufficiently set
forth and explained.
I also claim the general and respective arrangement of all the foregoing
parts of my Invention; at the same time I would have it clearly understood
that I do not in any case confine myself to the precise details as herein
described, so long as the general features of Invention are retained.
In witness whereof, I, the said John Youill, have hereunto set my hand
and seal, this Fifth day of November, One thousand eight hundred and