A Combination Machine for Drawing Off Liquids, either under Pressure or not, in Quantities as Desired.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Dec., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 1st Sept., 1893-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A Combination Machine for Drawing Off Liquids, either under
Pressure or not, in Quantities as Desired.
I WILLIAM BRADLEY of 18 Collegiate Crescent Broomball Park Sheffield in
the County of York Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
:-
I provide a pedestal or stand upon which I place two standards, to the lower
part of which standards I attach a crossbar and upon the upper part or face of this
crossbar I fix a chamber or cylinder, and at the upper end of this cylinder, I place
a receiver or mouthpiece, made to receive the mouth or neck of a bottle, the upper
end of the said mouthpiece is lined with vulcanite or any suitable material so as to
make a water-pressure-tight joint when the mouth of a bottle is brought in contact
with it, and at the bottom of the said cylinder is an opening situated in a right line
with the centre of the said mouthpiece, for the purpose of admitting a piston rod or
plunger working through a stuffing box, so as to force inwards the stoppers of
bottles containing aerated waters &c. under pressure from within. The piston rod
or plunger may be actuated by a lever, or screw, or any suitable contrivance,―the
plunger has a passage through it so as to admit air, for the purpose of drawing off
liquids not under pressure from within, the upper end of this air passage is provided
with a drop-valve, having a pin, or rod, attached to its underside, which passes
downwards through the said tube, so that it may be raised to admit air. This
valve may be held down by the aid of a spiral spring, or weight, and to the lower
end of the said passage or tube I may attach a vulcanite ball or other contrivance
for the purpose of forcing air into the bottle. At the upper end of the said
standards I place a second crossbar, either permanently secured to the said
standards, or made to slide thereon, having set screws to secure it where required
and working through the centre of this crossbar in a right line with the centre of
the mouthpiece on the lower crossbar, I place a slide drop rod provided with a
knob or handle at its upper extremity or end, for the purpose of raising it up by, aud
at its lower extremity or end, place a plate or receiver for the purpose of
receiving the bottom end of a bottle-and between this end plate or receiver and
the crossbar above, I place a spiral spring, having its fulcrum against the said
crossbar, and being of sufficient strength to force downwards a bottle so as to make
a water-pressure-tight joint between the mouth of the bottle and the mouth of the
receiver on the lower crossbar. Or I may instead of the above method make use
of a gravity drop rod provided with ratchet teeth, into which a click is made to
enter for the purpose of holding down the drop rod against a bottle, and through
the centre of this drop rod I make a screw to work, having at its lower end a
revolving plate, working upon a neck or pivot, similar to a swivel, formed to
receive and hold the bottom end of a bottle. This screw formed to receive and
hold the bottom end of a bottle. This screw is for the purpose of finally adjusting
the pressure. The click may be easily liberated when raising the drop rod.
I also provide a pipe connected with the said cylinder, and, passing into a
second chamber or cylinder, which second chamber is made sufficiently large to
allow the air or gas to expand, and to receive a portion of the liquid under pressure,
when liberated from the bottle, the second chamber is provided with a vent at its
upper end, which may be provided with a stop cock, so as to be opened or closed at
will, and may also have a whistle attached which may be utilized for calling the
attention of servants to the table, instead of a bell. I also attach an outlet or

page_text: outlets, either to the first or second chamber or to the pipe, having a stop cock or
cocks for finally drawing off the liquids for use.
Dated December 2nd 1002
WM. BRADLEY.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combination Machine for Drawing Off Liquids, either under
Pressure or not, in Quantities as Desired.
I, WILLIAM BRADLEY 18 Collegiate Crescent, Broomhall Park, Sheffield in
the County of York, Gentleman, 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 for its object to enable liquids (such for example as champagne)
to be drawn off in quantities as desired, it may be carried out in the form of a
machine combining all the several parts of my invention, or in the simple form of
a tap. I have therefore illustrated the invention in the two abovenamed arrange-
ments, in the annexed sheet of drawings, in which:
Fig. 1, represents a side elevation of a combination machine with parts of the
framework removed for convenience of illustration.
Fig. 2, represents part of the invention combined with a tap in its most
simple form.
In carrying out my invention in the manner shown in Fig. 1, of the drawings, I
provide a pedestal or base B, upon which I fix standards to carry the various parts
hereafter described, these standards may consist of four tubular pillars, the two
front ones A, A', only being seen in Fig. 1, and these are connected to those not
shown by crossbars C1, C2, C3, C.
On the upper face of the crossbar C³, I fix a short cylinder D, the upper open
end of the cylinder is lined or fitted with vulcanite or other suitable material E,
that will make a water-tight joint when the mouth of a bottle is pressed with
sufficient force against it, also rising from the centre of the cylinder is a perforated
tube F, of sufficient length that when an inverted bottle is pressed upon it, the cork
will be forced out of the neck into the body, and round this tube is fixed a cup-
leather G, (but not necessarily of leather) having a space between it and the tube
open at the top as indicated by the dotted lines.
The tube F, communicates through an opening in the crossbar C³, with a
horizontal tube H, leading first to a cylinder I, and afterwards to the tap J.
The cylinder may be of glass or other material, it is held between the cross-
bars C2, and C, on the rods A', and is provided at its upper end with a small air
cock K, and a rubber ball L, or its equivalent, having a non-return valve M, or a
movable air inlet plug.
A cock may also be placed on the pipe H, between the crossbars C³, and C.
The pillars A, are high enough to allow bottles of usual dimensions to be held
between the said crossbars C¹, and C³, and to accomplish this I fix through the
centre of crossbar C', (which may be either adjustable or fixed) a vertically sliding
rod or rack N, having a knob or handle O, for the purpose of raising it up, and
forcing it down, and a suitable terminal P, at its lower end to press against the
end of the bottle Q; a pawl or catch R, engages automatically in the teeth of the
rack, and retains it in position when forced down.
I do not however bind myself to the use of a rack and catch, as a screw or
other equivalent may be substituted to force the bottle down (so as to liberate the
cork) and retain it in position.
Instead of forcing in the cork by the downward pressure of the bottle, I may
hold the bottle in the position shown, and have the part F, constructed as a
plunger, the rod of which will pass downwards through a stuffing box under the
cylinder D, and crossbar C³, and be raised and lowered by a lever or like device.
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page_text: For facility in drawing off liquids when not under pressure, an air tube with an
inlet valve and a rubber ball or other means for forcing in air, may be taken from
the outside and passed into the tube F, by which air may be admitted above the
liquid inside the bottle, see Fig. 3.
The parts F, and G, may be used in combination with a draw off tap, which is
the most simple form of construction to which my invention lends itself, and this is
shown in Fig. 2, in which a tap T, is provided with a collar V, and an elongated
perforated part F, (or a solid central pin) to force in the cork this part is provided
with an encircling cup-leather G, of suitable material, which is secured to the tap
and which enters the bottle neck.
The cup-leather is expanded against the neck by the pressure of the gaseous
liquid, making a perfectly tight joint, and a clasp of any approved kind that will
grip the neck of the bottle, may be combined with the tap which may be as shown
in Fig. 2, or may be arranged at an angle with the tubular part E, as desired.
When a bottle of gaseous liquid is placed in the stand as first described and
shown in Fig. 1, and the cork is forced from the neck, the liquid is driven by the
pressure of its gas through the part F, into the tube H, and rises in the cylinder I,
the froth being at the top, and the gas having room to expand therein, and on
turning the tap J, the beverage will be drawn clear and solid.
The so-called cup-leather G, may be constructed in such a manner as to combine
sufficient vertical strength or stiffness to be used as the cork pusher, and still be
sufficiently elastic circumferentially to allow it to expand with the liquid pressure,
in which case the metallic pusher or tube F, may be dispensed with.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same may be put into practice, I declare that what
I claim is :-
1. A machine for drawing off liquids under gaseous pressure, having the means
for holding a bottle firmly in position, and forcing it downwards in combination
with a pusher F, (made either tubular or solid) a cup-leather G, a cylinder 1, and
tap J, arranged substantially as hereinbefore described and shown in Fig. 1.
2. The combination with an apparatus such as claimed in Claim 1, of an air-
tube, to admit air into the bottle for the purpose of facilitating the withdrawal of
liquid not under pressure.
3. The combination with an apparatus for drawing off liquids under gaseous
pressure of receiver I, between the bottle and the tap J, for the purpose specified.
4. In a machine such as herein before specified, a so-called cup-leather G, so
constructed or strengthened as to act as a pusher for forcing in the cork, and
expansible to be pressed by the liquid against the bottle neck, to form a liquid
tight joint.
5. The combination with a draw-off tap, of a solid or tubular pusher F, and
cup-leather G, either with or without a neck grip, for the purpose specified, and as
herein before described and as shown in Fig. 2.
Dated the 28th day of August 1893.
ROBT. F. DRURY, C.P.A.,
Bank Buildings, George Street, Sheffield, Agent for Applicant.