Improvements in Syphons for Use with Carboys and other Vessels.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 6th Feb., 1896-Accepted, 7th Mar., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Syphons for Use with Carboys and other
Vessels.
THOMAS WILLIAM FRY CHERRY Maine Engineer 3 Bells Terrace North
Suelds Northumberland do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention has reference to the manner in which I construct syphions for
carboys and other vessels, the object being to produce a syphon which shall be less
trouble, more convenient, and safer to manipulate than is possible with existing
ordinary syphons and other means of emplying carboys and other vessels, now
employed for such purposes.
In carrying my invention into effect I construct my syphon with a double coned
bung, through which pass, syphon and air tubes, which I make of ebonite or other
more suitable material to withstand corrosive fluids etc.
The inside of the body or bung I form with an inner sloping frustrum attachodi
at its greatest diameter to the small end of a funnel shaped cape, which at its
largest diameter joins a short cylinder or circular shaped tube, which I carry some
distance below the bottom of the inner bung. 1 form on the inside edge of the
lower end of the cylindor a beading or circula ng of rubber or other moro
suitable material for making an air tight joint against carboy or other vessels
necks.
The outside I shape as a cylinder which is attached to a frustrum.
In making the upper portion of my syphon bung in ebonite or other more
suitable material I attach the rubber cylinder to it and have the rubber beading or
1ing below it. In making the top of the bung of ebonite or other material I cut
a circular groove around the inside of the holes through which pass the syphon and
air tubes and spring into these grooves cucles of rubber.
I construct the body or bung of rubber or ebonite or other desirable material.
Dated this Seventh day of May 1895.
Improvements in Syphons for Use with Carboys and other
Vessels.
I, THOMAS WILLIAM FRY CHERRY, of 22 Spring Terrace, North Shields
in the County of Northumberland, Marine Engineer 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 invention has reference to the manner in which I construct syphons for use
with acid carboys and other vessels, the object being to produce a syphon which
shall be safer and more convenient to manipulate than is possible with the existing
means of emptying such vessels of their fluid.

page_text: In the accompanying sheet of explanitary diawings—
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my cylinder form of syphou.
Fig. 2 16 n sectioral elevation of my frustrum form of syphon.
In carrying my invention into effect Fig. 1 I construct my syphon with its body
or cylinder E fuimed of rubber or other more suitable material, with a beading F
on its inner lower side. D) (the body) I make of hard wood, ebonite, or other
material, and form it to fit the cylinder E. In the body D I make a stuffing box,
through which I pass the syphon tube A this tube I make of ebonite or other
Buitable material. I also fit into the body D an air pipe B made of ebonite, the
upper end of the syphon tube A, I curve in a swan neck form and groove its end
with a series of ings to hold rubber hose piping C is the carboy neck between
which an an tight joint is made with the beading F on the cylinder E. Fig. 2
I make the body plug G and the part which forms the air tight joint with the neck
of carboy C, all in one. I form this body in frustrum shape with its upper end solid
and lower part tapering inwards, with the middle portion tapering in the opposite
direction, through this body which I form of rubber or other more suitable elastic
material, pass the syphon pipe A and an pipe B.
In operating my syphons the syphon pipe A goes to the bottom of the carboy,
the syphon is then placed in position over neck of carboy. I then apply air pressure
through the air pipe B by either blowing or compressed an, this forces the liquid
up the syphon pipo A to which I attach at its grooved end a piece of 1ubber pipe
this being longer than the tube A the liquid by reason of its greater weight, due to
its greater depth in the rubber pipe, causes the syphoning action to take place, and
continues till the carboy is empty.
Having now particularly described and ascertamed the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim 18-
The improvements in syphons for carboys and other vessels, substantially as and
for the purposes herein before described, and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 4th day of February 1890.
THOMAS WILLIAM FRY CHERRY,
Applicant.