Improvements in and relating to Funnels for Fluids.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Jan., 1893
Complete Specification Left, 13th Sept., 1893-Accepted, 14th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Funnels for Fluids.
I, RICHARD HOWARD of the Glebe Hotel, Northam Road, Northam,
Southampton in the County of Hampshire, Hotel Keeper, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to funnels for fluids, and comprises various improvements
hereinafter described.
The main object of my said invention is to provide simple, and cheap funnels for
use in pouring.fluids into casks and other vessels, so as to disturb the contents of
same as little as possible.
It has been found that in pouring beer, and other fluids by means of an ordinary
straight stem funnel into a cask containing a greater or less quantity of fluid, that
the contents of the cask or vessel are considerably disturbed, resulting in the stirring
up of any sediment that may have collected at the bottom of the vessel, and
consequently the clouding of the whole contents, it is evident that this-more
especially in the case of beers-is highly objectionable, and my improved funnels are
constructed with the object of avoiding this result.
In making a funnel according to one form or modification of my invention, I
arrange that the nozzle end of stem shall be bent upwards into a semicircular
form.
The stem of funnel may be made of any desired length, or may be made telescopic,
the length being thus adjustable at will, as I prefer that in using my funnel the
discharge orifice, or orifices shall be in position slightly below the surface of fluid
in the cask or vessel into which fluid is being poured, thus the fluid entering the
vessel through the funnel does not disturb or but very slightly--the fluid in, or
sediment at the bottom of vessel, by reason of the discharge being near, and in a
direction towards, the surface of fluid in the vessel.
The nozzle end of this kind of funnel may vary in form, it may simply finish in a
plain opening, or be bell mouthed, or it may be covered over, perforations being
made in, or immediately below the covering.
When inserting this funnel in a small opening in a cask, or other vessel it is
evident the stem will have to be rove into the opening, and for this purpose the end
will be formed into a curve of easy sweep.
According to another form or modification of my invention I make my funnel
with a straight stem for its whole length and cover the bottom end or nozzle of
same, with a cap in the form of a cup, the inside diameter of the cap will be some-
what larger than the outside diameter of the stem, a space being thus left all round
between the inside of cap and the outside of stem, the latter near the bottom will
be perforated and the liquid from the funnel will thus be discharged into the cap,
or cup and will rise in, and flow over the edge or lip of same into the cask or
vessel.
The coverings to nozzle may be made removable at, will..
The funnels may be made of any suitable material.
Dated this 19th dor of Tanu 1803
HERBERT P. BLAKE, M.I.N.A.,
70, High Street, Southampton, Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: I may make the stem in pieces of varying lengths as found most convenient, the
same being connected together so as to form the desired length, by screw joints K, K,
as shewn, or by other suitable means.
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 :-
1st. The improved funnels for fluids consisting of the parts constructed, combined,
aud arranged substantially as hereinbefore described with reference to the accom-
panying drawings.
2nd. The combination, with a funnel for fluids, of the adjustable cap d, adapted
to serve therewith as, and for the purpose specified.
3rd. Improved funnels for fluids constructed as described with reference to the
accompanying drawings, so that a fluid poured into the top of funnel will be
delivered from the bottom or nozzle end in an opposite direction to that in which it
enters the funnel, substantially as, and for the purpose specified.
Iated this 12th day of September 1893.
HERBERT P. BLAKE, M.I.N.A.,
70, High Street, Southampton, Agent for the Applicant.