Improvements in Machines for Bottling Aerated Waters and other Gaseous Liquors.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 28th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 20th Mar., 1897
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Bottling Aerated Waters and other
Gaseous Liquors.
We JOSEPH FLETCHER of 38 Leconfield Road Highbury London Engineer
and RYDER & Co. LIMITED of Phoenix Works Kingsland Green London
Bottlers Engineers do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to machines for bottling aerated waters and other gaseons
liquors and relates more especially to the means for stoppering the bottle after the
same has been filled. Our invention may be applied to any of the existing forms
of bottling machines capable of receiving it but is especially suitable for use in
connection with a contrivance by which the bottle is stoppered while under
pressure without the escape of gas an invention relating to which we have applied
for Letters Patent under No. 14657 1895.
Our invention consists in a spindle designed to hold at one end a chuck to
engage a stopper and operated preferably from the top by bevel wheels one of
which wheels works on an axle in connection with friction cones adjusted to the
required degree of tension by a spring so that on the wheels being operated and the
stopper being screwed in the bottle the required amount of resistance being thus
obtained the bevel wheel works on the friction cones and the spindle ceases to
revolve. The use of bevel wheels with the friction cones and springs is not
essential to this invention as the spindle may be operated by a handle either acting
directly on the spindle or by other gearing but the bevel wheels and friction cones
will serve to minimise the risk of breakage of bottles by avoiding the stopper being
forced with too much pressure into the mouths of the bottles. We construct a
spindle with a hollow end for the purpose of admitting the particular chuck for
holding the stopper which is required to be used.
The following are descriptions of the chucks and stoppers particularly suitable
for use with this spindle and particularly in connection with the invention before
referred to for stoppering bottles under pressure.
3
(a) A chuck having projecting end preferably square to engage a stopper
having a corresponding indentation in the head the stopper being kept in position
on the end by means of a spring upon the outer side of the chuck end pressing
against the indentation in the stopper.
(b) A chuck having a sunk hole preferably square with a spring therein to press
against and keep suspended a stopper having a corresponding projection or peg to.
fit in the said sunk hole.
Any of the said chucks can be fitted and bolted into the said hollow ended
spindle.
This invention when applied to the class of bottling machines which fill at one
operation and stopper by separate mechanism, can be made to take the place of the
existing stoppering spindle and chuck, but when applied to the machine for
stoppering under pressure and particularly to the machine for which application for
Letters Patent has been made under No. 14657/95 it takes the place of the hollow
screw which in that invention carries the stopper down to the top of the sealed
chamber in readiness to be screwed into the bottle when desired.

page_text: The spindle the subject of this present invention is carried into the filling
chamber through a stuffing box to form a gas tight joint.
The chuck at the end of the spindle is located in the upper part of the sealed
chamber and a gas tight chamber is formed on the bottle being placed in position
for filling, the operator having previously from the mouth of the chamber inserted
a stopper in the chuck.
Deted the 20th day of Amail 1900
THEO. MCKENNA,
Agent.
Improvements in Machines for Bottling Aerated Waters and other
Gaseous Liquors.
We JOSEPH FLETCHER of 38 Leconfield Road Highbury London Engineer
and RYDER & Co. LIMITED of Phoenix Works Kingsland Green London
Bottlers Engineers 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:-
This invention relates to machines for bottling aerated waters and other gaseous
liquors and relates more especially to the means for stoppering the bottle after the
same has been filled. Our invention may be applied to any of the existing forms
of bottling machines capable of receiving it but is especially suitable for use in
connection with that class of bottling machine in which the bottle is stoppered
while under pressure without the escape of gas. Our invention consists of a spindle
designed to hold at one end a chuck to engage a stopper and operated preferably
from the top by bevel wheels one of which wheels works on an axle in connection
with friction cones adjusted to the required degree of tension by a spring so that
on the wheels being operated and the stopper being screwed in the bottle the
required amount of resistance being thus obtained the bevel wheel works on the
friction cones and the spindle ceases to revolve. The use of bevel wheels with
the friction cones and springs is not essential to this invention as the spindle may
be operated by a handle either acting directly on the spindle or by other gearing
but the bevel wheels and friction cones will serve to minimise the risk of breakage
of bottles by avoiding the stopper being forced with too much pressure into the
mouths of the bottles. We construct a spindle with a hollow end for the purpose
of admitting the particular chuck for holding the stopper which is required to be
used. And in order that our invention may be better understood we have appended
the accompanying 2 sheets of drawings in which
Fig. 1. is an elevational view shewing general arrangement of a machine
embedying our improvements.
Fig. 2. is a sectional view shewing action of screwing stopper into bottle.
Fig. 3. is a view of an arrangement of parts for preventing the neck of a bottle
being damaged by overscrewing the stopper.
Fig. 4 is a view shewing construction of chuck for holding stopper.
Fig. 5. is a plan of chuck shewn in Fig. 4.
Fig. 6. is a sectional view of a stopper.
Fig. 7. is a sectional view of another form of chuck.
Fig. 8. is a plan of chuck shewn in Fig. 7.
Fig. 9. is an elevational view of stopper.
Fig. 10. is a sectional view of an alternative form of chuck.
Fig. 11. is a plan of the above and
Fig. 12. is a sectional view of stopper.

page_text: A is the spindle which may be rotated as shewn by means of bevel wheels B. C.
a keyway D being cut in the spindle to receive a key attached to the wheel Cand.
allow of the free vertical movement of the spindle.
The boss of the wheel B is bored taper as shewn in Fig. 3 and rotates upon a
cone Eupon the driving spindle E the friction being regulated by means of the
spring F and nut F¹.
The lower end of the spindle A is hollow as shewn Figs. 1. 2. 4. 7 and 10 and
may be either screwed or left plain to receive the ends of the chucks G. G G².
Sheet 2.
Referring to Figs. 4 and 5 it will be seen that the chuck G. consists of a circular
piece of metal having at its upper end a shank H. which may either be screwed
into the spindle A. or held by means of a set screw, a recess or channel is formed
in the side in which is placed a spring H' which is continued downwards until it
reaches the end of the chuck which in this case has formed upon it a square H³ to
engage with a hole formed in the stopper as shewn at H.
The chuck G¹ Figs. 7 and 8 has a collar J. formed upon the lower end in
which is a square hole J' to receive the projecting square piece formed upon the
stopper J.
A spring J is provided similar to that in the chuck G but in this case pressing -
inwards upon the square of the stopper.
We have described the chuck with a projecting end as having said end formed
preferably square but in certain cases we use a round projecting end as shewn in
Figs. 10. 11 and 12.
The chuck G2 is here provided with a collar K. which is recessed as shewn to
receive a rubber washer K' through the centre of which passes the round projecting
end K which engages with a corresponding hole formed in the stopper K³.
A spring K is provided and bears against the side of the hole.
A screw L. Fig. 10. may be provided which shall bear against the spring and
regulate the pressure of the same against the sides of the holes.
In the modification last described the stopper is turned with the chuck by friction
between it and the washer, and in such case we dispense with the use of the friction
cone above described.
To regulate the tension of the spring J3 shewn in Fig. 7. the spring is screwed
to the chuck baving a portion left above the rivets by which it is screwed and it is
against this free end that a screw M is caused to bear.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
In a bottling and stoppering machine for screw cork bottles
1. The combination of bevel wheels friction coue hollow spindle and alternative
forms of chuck for engaging the various forms of stopper as described and shewn
in the drawings.
2. The combination of parts shewn in Figs. 4. 5 and 6 and described in the
letterpress referring thereto.
3. The combination of parts shewn in Figs. 7. 8 and 9 and described in the
letterpress referring thereto.
4. The combination of parts shewn in Figs. 10. 11 and 12 and described in the
letterpress referring thereto.
Deted the 0th da
La 1907
THEO. MCKENNA,
Agent.