Improvements in Apparatus for Reclaiming Crystallized Syrups.
Year: 1897

page_text: DIONAL DE BUIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Reclaiming Crystallized Syrups.
I, EDWARD DAVIS SMYTHE, Superintendent, of 224, West 105th Street, New York
City, in the County and Stateof New York, United States of America, do hereby
declare the nature of this Invention to be as follows: -
This invention relates more particularly to an apparatus for reclaiming rock candy
syrup crystallized in barrels.
It is found that after drawing off the syrup of rock candy or similar syrups from a
barrel that a considerable amount thereof has been absorbed by the wood or become
crystallized on the interior surface of the barrel and this where the syrup is used in
large quantities for manufacturing purposes entails a considerable loss.
The object of my invention is to provide a simple means whereby this material
may be quickly and wholly reclaimed from the barrels or original packages.
It is well known that injected steam has been employed for cleaning barrels but
the apparatus thereof requires much labour to connect it to the barrels as the barrels
must be lifted and placed upon the steam injecting tube.
My invention consists in a steam injecting apparatus and means for lifting and
lowering the same with relation to a barrel or barrels.
The steam iniet pipe has a flexible tube connection with a steam supply pipe and
arranged below the steam inlet pipe is a steam outlet pipe having a flexible tube
connection with a pipe communicating with a condensing coil arranged within a
condensing cylinder having a cold water inlet, a hot water outlet, and a condensed
steam outlet leading to any suitable discharge. Connected to the steam outlet pipe
is a series of exteriorly threaded nipples which engage with interiorly threaded
bushings which are also exteriorly threaded to be screwed into the bungholes of the
barrels. Leading from the steam inlet pipe is a series of steam injecting tubes which
extend through the steam outlet pipe, the nipples and the bushings, and are designed
to project nearly to the bottom of the barrels. These injecting tubes are considerably
smaller in diameter than the interior diameter of the nipples therefore space is
allowed for the escape of steam. The pipes are connected together by means of the
injecting tubes and means are provided whereby the pipes and injecting tubes may
be raised or lowered with relation to the barrels, consisting of a rope connected at its
ends to the steam inlet pipe and rove through pulleys suspended from an overhead
support. This rope at its central portion passes over guide pulleys supported on
bangers and connected to the rope between the pulleys is a counterbalance weight.
In operation, a number of barrels from which the crystallized syrup is to be
reclaimed are placed beneath the apparatus with the bungholes thereof in line with
the injecting tubes. The apparatus is then lowered to place the injecting tubes
within the barrels. After this the bushings are screwed tightly within the bungholes
of the barrels and as the nipples are provided with a left hand screw thread it is
obvious that the bushings may be moved downward without drawing the steam outlet
pipe toward the barrel. When the apparatus is in position high pressure steam is
admitted and discharged through the steam injecting tubes into the several barrels
o as to melt the crystallized syrup and force it from the pores of the wood so that

page_text: the syrup will collect in the lower portion of the barrel from which it may be
discharged into a trough, while the steam will escape through the nipples and the
steam outlet pipe to the condenser.
Dated this 26th day of February 1897
I, EDWARD DAVIS SMYTHE, Superintendent, of 224, West 105th Street, New York,
in the County and State of New York, United States of America, do hereby declare
the nature of my 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 relates more particularly to an apparatus for reclaiming rock candy
syrup crystallized in barrels. It is found that after drawing off the syrup of rock
candy or similar syrups from a barrel, that a considerable amount thereof has been
absorbed by the wood, or become crystallized on the interior surface of the barrel, and
this where the syrup is used in large quantities for manufacturing purposes, entails a
considerable loss.
The object of my invention is to provide a simple means whereby this material may
be quickly and wholly reclaimed from the barrels or original packages.
It is well known that injected steam has been employed for cleaning barrels, but
the apparatus thereof requires much labor to connect it to the barrels, as the barrels
must be lifted and placed upon the steam injecting tubes..
My invention consists in a steam injecting apparatus, and means for lifting and
lowering the same with relation to a barrel or barrels.
The invention further consists in the construction and novel arrangement of parts,
as will be hereinafter specified and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this
specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in
both views.
Figure 1 is a front elevation of an apparatus embodying my invention; and
Figure 2 is a sectional detail drawn on an enlarged scale, showing the steam
injecting and outlet devices in connection with a barrel.
Referring to the drawings, I designates the steam inlet pipe having a flexible tube
connection 2 with a steam supply pipe 3. Arranged below the steam inlet pipe 1, is
a steam outlet pipe 4, having a flexible tube connection 5 with a pipe 6,
communicating with a condensing coil 7 arranged within a condensing cylinder 8
having a cold water inlet 9, a hot water outlet 10 and a condensed steam outlet 11
leading to any suitable discharge.
Connected to the steam outlet pipe 4 is a series of exteriorly threaded nipples 12,
which engage with interiorly threaded bushings 13, which are also exteriorly threaded
to be screwed into the bungholes of the barrels as plainly indicated in Figure 2. The
bushings 13 are provided with an angular head 14, with which a wrench or similar
device may be engaged for securing the bushings to the barrels.
Leading from the steam inlet pipe 1 is a series of steam injecting tubes 15, which
extend through the pipe 4, the nipples 12 and the bushings 13, and are designed to
project nearly to the bottom of the barrels x. These injecting tubes 15 are
considerably smaller in diameter than the interior diameter of the nipples 12, therefore
space is allowed for the escape of steam.

page_text: It will be seen that the pipes 1 and 4 are connected together by means of the
injecting tubes 15, and I provide means whereby the pipes and injecting tubes may
be raised or lowered with relation to the barrels. As here shown, this means consists
of a rope 16 connected at its ends to the pipe 1 and rove through pulleys 17 suspended
from an overhead support. This rope 16 at its central portion passes over guide
pulleys 18 supported on hangers 19, and connected to the rope 16 between the
pulleys 18 is a counterbalance weight 20.
In operation, a number of barrels from which the crystallized syrup is to be
reclaimed are placed beneath the apparatus, with the bungholes thereof in line with
the injecting tubes 15. The apparatus is then lowered to place the injecting tubes
within the barrels. After this the bushings 13 are screwed tightly within the bung-
holes of the barrels, and as the nipples 12 are provided with a left hand screw thread,
it is obvious that the bushings may be moved downward without drawing the pipe 4
toward the barrel. When the apparatus is in position, high pressure steam is
admitted through the pipes 1 and discharged through the tubes 15 into the several
barrels, and this steam will melt the crystallized syrup and force it from the pores of
the wood, so that the syrup will collect in the lower portion of the barrel, from which
it may be discharged into a trough 21 arranged in front of the barrels while the steam
will escape through the nipples 12 and the pipe 4 to the condenser and discharge in
a condensed form.
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 apparatus for reclaiming crystallized syrup froin barrels or original packages,
comprising a steam inlet pipe, a steam outlet pipe, a nipple on the outlet pipe, a
bushing adjustable on the nipple and adapted for engagement in the bunghole of a
barrel, an injecting tube extended from the steam inlet pipe through the nipple and
designed to extend nearly to the bottom of a barrel, and a counterbalancing
mechanisin for assisting in raising the several pipes, substantially as specified.
2. An apparatus for reclaiming crystallized syrup from barrels, comprising a steam
inlet pipe and steam outlet pipe, a flexible connection between the steam inlet pipe
and the steam supply pipe, a condenser, a flexible connection between the outlet
pipe and said condenser, steam injecting tubes extended from the steam inlet pipe to
the steam outlet pipe and designed to pass downward into barrels, nipples on the
outlet pipe, bushings having screw thread engagement with said nipples and adapted
to engage in the bungholes of barrels, a rope extended from the apparatus through
pulleys secured to an overhead support, and a counterbalance connected with said rope,
substantially as specified.
Dated this 18th day of November 1897.
A. M. & WM. CLARK,
Chartered Patent Agents, 53, Chancery Lane, London.