Improvements in Strainers for the Purification of Malt-liquor or other Liquids.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left. 2nd Feb., 1893-4ccepted, 1st Apr., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Strainers for the Purification of Malt-liquor or
other Liquids.
1, WILLIAM ALFRED SWAIN, of The Albion Inn, New Bedford Road, Luton,
in the County of Bedfordshire, Licensed Victualler, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in strainers for the purification of malt-
liquor or other liquids, which consists of an apparatus to be attached to the fittings
of a beer engine between the tap in the barrel and the pump.
The object of this invention is to prevent hops or other sediment passing into the
pump of the beer engine, which is a very common occurance with the fittings now
in common use and necessitating the pump being taken to pieces in order to remove
the obstruction.
For fixing to a ceiling, or the like I make a reservoir spherical or otherwise in
two halves with a metallic perforated or wire gauze disc seated in a recess between
the top and bottom parts of the reservoir and screw the same together rigidly. At
the top of the reservoir I fix a ceiling plate and at the side I form a male screw
with an opening for the liquor to flow to the pump when the said pump is in
operation. At the bottom of the reservoir I provide in the interior a well to
receive the hops or sediment with a male screw on the outside. The fittings are
connected together by unions.
A reservoir may be constructed with a male and female screw without a ceiling
plate or side connection, so that the liquor may pass straight through.
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J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Strainers for the Purification of Malt-liquor or
other Liquids.
I, WILLIAM ALFRED SWAIN, of The Albion Inn, New Bedford Road, Luton,
in the County of Bedfordshire, Licensed Victualler, 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 relates to improvements in strainers for the purification of malt-
liquor or other liquids, which consists of an apparatus to be attached to the fittings
of a beer engine between the tap in the barrel and the pump.
The object of this invention is to prevent hops or other sediment passing into the
pump of the beer engine, which is a very cominon occurance with the fittings now
in common use and necessitating the pump being taken to pieces in order to remove
the obstruction.
And in order that my invention may be thoroughly understood, I now proceed to
describe the accompanying drawing thereof, reference being had to letters and
figures marked thereon.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a spherical apparatus.

page_text: For fixing to a ceiling or the like I make a reservoir spherical as in Figs. 1, 2, 3,
and 5, (or otherwise) in two halves and h with a metallic perforated or wire
gauze disc mounted in a frame g seated in a recess between the top and bottom
parts of the reservoir with india rubber rings e and a leather ring d and screw the
same together rigidly. At the top of the reservoir I fix or cast thereon a ceiling
plate c and at the side I form an outlet tube a tinned to connect the lead pipe to
pump with an opening for the liquor to flow to the pump when the said pump is in
operation, as indicated by arrows. At the bottom half of the reservoir I provide
in the interior a well with a projecting nipple i to receive the hops or sediment, and
a hexagon hollow block j and male screw at the base. The fittings arc connected
together by a union l.
In Fig. 5 I construct a reservoir with flanges m and having a leather or india
rubber ring between the said flanges, this said reservoir is bolted together by bolts n
and nuts, instead of screwing the two halves together as herein before described.
If preferable I can make the apparatus square or oblong as in Fig. 4, with a
container o at the base and nipple to receive the hops or sediment.with or without
the same fittings as described in Figs. 1, 2, and 3. This said square or oblong
reservoir is provided with a groove on each side and at the back and cover 9 so
that the frames with the gauze strainer may slide therein, the cover 9 would then
be bolted to the flange by bolts n. A leather or india rubber washer would
be placed between the flange p and cover q. The reservoir as shown in Fig. 4,
may be constructed with male or female screws and without a ceiling plate or
side connection, so that the liquor may pass straight through. This said reservoir
being either square, oblong, oval, spherical or of any other shape, could then be
fitted in any suitable position along the pipe between the cock at the barrel and
the pump.
It will be understood that the foregoing is given by way of illustration and that
the shapes materials and parts may be varied in many ways within the scope of my
invention.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that
what I claim is :-
1. In a malt-liquor or liquid strainers, the combination of the outlet tube a top
half of spherical reservoir with ceiling plate c and gauze strainer fin frame
screwed to the bottom half having a well and nipple i, with a hexagon hollow
block and male screw k to receive a union l, substantially as herein described and
according to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, of the accompanying drawing.
2. In malt-liquor or liquid strainers, the combination of the outlet tube a top
half of spherical reservoir with ceiling plate gauze strainer and nipple bolted to
the bottom half at the flanges m by bolts and nuts, substantially as herein
described and according to Fig. 5, of the accompanying drawing.
3. In malt-liquor or liquid strainers, the combination of a square or oblong (or
any other shape) reservoir with a well o and nipple i grooves gauze strainer f
and sliding frames, with flanges p around the reservoir and cover bolted together
by bolts n and nuts, substantially as herein described and according to Fig. 4, of
the accompanying drawing.
4. In malt-liquor or liquid strainers, the combination of a wire gauze strainer in
a spherical, square, oblong, oval, or any other shaped reservoir, screwed or bolted
together, constructed with male or female ends and minus a ceiling plate or side
connection, so that the liquor may travel straight through, substantially as herein
described and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 2nd day of February 1893
J. P. BAYLY,
18, Fulham Place, W., Agent for the Applicant.