A New or Improved Method of Filling and Syruping Artificial, Mineral, and Aërated Beverages, and Apparatus for Effecting the same.
Year: 1886

page_text: This Specification was, upon the 13th day of June 1888, amended under
Sections 18 to 21 of the Patents, Designs, and Trade Marks Act, 1883.
A New or Improved Method of Filling and Syruping Artificial,
Mineral, and Aërated Beverages, and Apparatus for Effecting the
same.
I, JAMES MCEWEN of 11 Rushton Street, Hulme, Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows :-
This invention relates to a new or improved method of filling and syruping artificial,
mineral, and aërated beverages, such as, Soda Water and others, and consists principally
in providing arrangements wherein the bottles can be filled in their respective carrying
boxes, thereby dispensing entirely with the handling of the bottles, resulting in a
considerable saving of time, labor, and expense..
I accomplish this by constructing the machine with sides or standards to allow a
sliding table to pass between them to carry the boxes containing the empty bottles
to be filled without removing them from the said boxes. To the said sides or standards
is fitted a cross bar prepared with any suitable number of filler mouths by which one
or more bottles can be filled and syruped at once. This crossbar is prepared with the
usual appliances or their equivalents and other suitable arrangements by which the
process of syruping, filling, and the snifting of the bottles can be performed. The
sliding table carrying the boxes and empty bottles is provided with a vertical or other
movement to raise the same for the purpose of placing the mouths of the bottles
against the filler heads. The sliding table is raised in vertical slots by a lever or
other equivalents which allows of the bottle being drawn suddenly from. the filler
mouth to assist in the stoppering of the same, also to facilitate the carrying of the
sliding table forward to the next inclined slot to raise the table and place the next
row of bottles against the filler mouths and so on until the box is completed.
When a box of bottles has been filled the table is slid back to its original position
by means of a slot or other mechanical means, when the machine is ready for a fresh
supply of empty bottles and the filling action repeated.
The sliding table is provided with a lever or its equivalent and a connecting rod
which can be operated either by band or power.
The sliding table is provided with suitable adjustments to compensate for the varying
lengths of bottles.
Dated the 4th August 1886.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent for. Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED.)
A New or Improved Method of Filling and Syruping Artificial,
Mineral, and Aërated Beverages, and Apparatus for Effecting the
same.
I, JAMES MOEWEN of 11 Rushton Street, Hulme, Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 a new or improved method of filling and syruping either
separately or conjointly-artificial, mineral, and aerated beverages, such as, Soda
Water, Lemonade, Ginger-beer, Ale, porter, and other drinks, and consists principally
in providing arrangements wherein the bottles can be filled in their respective carrying
or other boxes, thereby dispensing entirely with the handling of the bottles during
filling and syruping, resulting in a considerable saving of time, labor, and expense.
I accomplish this by constructing the machine with sides or standards to allow
a sliding table to pass between them to carry the boxes containing the empty bottles
to be filled without removing them from the said boxes. To the said sides or standards
is fitted a crossbar prepared with any suitable number of filler mouths by which one
or more bottles can be filled and syruped at once. This crossbar is prepared with
the usual appliances or their equivalents and other suitable arrangements by which
the process of syruping, filling, and the snifting of the bottles can be performed. The
sliding table carrying the box and empty bottles is provided with a vertical or other
movement to raise the same for the purpose of placing the mouths of the bottles
against the filler heads. The sliding table is raised in vertical slots by a lever or
other equivalents which allows of the bottle being drawn suddenly from the filler
mouth to assist in stoppering the same, also to facilitate the carrying of the sliding
table forward to the next inclined slot to raise the table and place the next row of
bottles against the filler mouths and so on until the box is completed.
When a box of bottles has been filled the table is slid back to its original position
by means of a slot or other mechanical means, when the machine is ready for a fresh
supply of empty bottles and the filling action again repeated.
The sliding table is provided with a lever or its equivalent and a connecting rod
which can be operated by either hand or power.
The sliding table is provided with suitable adjustments to compensate for the varying
lengths of bottles, such as, full sized bottles and "splits" or small bottles.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved machine for filling and syruping-
either separately or conjointly-artificial, mineral, and aerated beverages, such as,
Soda-Water, Lemonade, Ginger-beer, Ale, Porter, and other drinks. Fig. 2 is a front
end elevation and Fig. 3 is a part side elevation of same.

page_text: The standards 1 are disposed to allow of the vertical movement of the table 2 on
which slides in a horizontal plane-the table 3 carrying the box 4 containing the
empty bottles 5 to be filled without removing them therefrom. To the table 2 are
attached the lower ends of the side rods 6 by the pins 7 which are guided in the
slots 34; the upper ends of the side rods 6 being attached to the crossbars 8 mounted
on the sliding rod 9. The side rods 6 are provided with the screwed ends and
nuts 6x to allow of adjustment vertically for full sized bottles and "splits" or half
bottles. Each end of the sliding rod 9 is fitted with the roller 10 which are operated
by the cams 11 on the revolving shaft 20. The crossbar 12 connecting the standards 1
is fitted with three adjustable filler heads $13, by which three bottles can be filled and
syruped at once, which number may be increased or decreased according to the
quantity of filler heads employed. The filler heads 13 are each provided with the
inlet 14 for aerated water and the inlet 15 for syrup, as shown fully in Figs. 4,5,
and 6. On the crossbar 12 are mounted the syrup pumps 16, one to each filler head.
The piston rods 17 of the syrup pumps are connected to the crossbar 18 and levers 21,
which are operated by the eccentrics 19 from the shaft 20. The levers 21 are pivoted
on the centres 41 mounted in the fixings 42 secured to the standards 1. The
eccentrics 19 are adjustable in stroke for the purpose of giving a stated quantity of
syrup, and are similar in construction to that described and shown in my specification
No. 1822 of the year 1885. The shaft 20 is provided with the loose strap pulley 22
and disc 23 which can rotate without operating the machine. The disc 23 is fitted
with the pins 24, as in Fig. 7, with semi-circular ends on which the holes 25 in the
sliding disc 26, as in Fig. 8, fit when slid into gear by means of the levers 27 and 28
and the rod 29 attached to the foot lever 30 mounted on the standard 1 of the machine.
The levers 27 and 28 are mounted on the centre 31 secured to the standard 1 by the
fixing 32. The sliding disc 26 is mounted on the key or feather 33 on the shaft 20,
by which the latter is driven or revolved when slid into gear with the pins 24. If
desired any other suitable cone or device may be employed in lieu of the discs 23
and 26. The shaft 34 is mounted in the standards I and is fitted with the cam 35
which is movable in or out of action laterally on the key or feather 36 by the pivoted
lever 37. The underside of the sliding table 3 is fitted with the pivoted stops 38
against which the cam 35 operates when sliding the table 3 forward to place the
next row of bottles in position for filling and syruping. The shaft 34 is fitted with
the chain pulley 39, and is driven by the endless chain 40 from the chain pulley 41
on the shaft 20. The table 3 is provided on each side with the pins 62 which slide in
the slots 63 on the standards 1 when the tables 2 and 3 are lifted by the cams 11 to
fill and syrup the first row of bottles. When the second row of bottles are being
filled the table 3 has been moved forward to allow the pins 62 to operate in the slots 64,
and in the slots 65 for the third row of bottles, and slots 66 for the fourth row of
bottles, and so on. When the whole box of bottles has been filled and syruped and
the machine stopped with the tables 2 and 3 down, as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the table 3
and pins 62 are slid back underneath same to the position shown in Fig. 1, when it is
ready to receive another box of empty bottles.
This machine operates as follows:-The box 4 with the empty bottles 5 is placed
on the sliding table 3, and the first row of bottles are placed under the filler heads 13,
then the attendant operates the foot lever 30 and sets the machine in motion by
bringing the discs 23 and 26 or their connections into contact. The shaft 20 revolves
in the direction indicated by the arrow, and by means of the cams 11, rollers 10, and
side rods 6 lifts the table 2 sufficiently high to place the mouths of the bottles into the
chambers 42 of the filler heads 13, after which the syrup is forced into the bottles by
a further movement of the shaft 20 and eccentrics 19. After this operation-the
attendant liberates the foot-lever 30 and stops the machine, then he pulls the handle 43
attached to the crossbar 44 towards him which operates the levers 45 and opens the
aërated water valves 46 and allows the aërated water to pass down the passage 47 into
the bottle; the air escaping from the bottle passes away up the snift passage 48. The
crossbar 44 is mounted on the side levers 49 pivoted to the standards 1 by the pins 50.
The aerated water is obtained from the condenser or its equivalent by the usual means

page_text: and is conducted to the pipe 51 from whence it is conveyed. by the pipes 14 to the
inlet 14. The syrup is supplied to the pipe 53 by any of the well-known methods, and
is drawn therefrom by the pumps 16 through the pipe 54, from whence it is forced
. through the pipes 15 to the inlet 15 on the filler head. The pipes 54 are provided
with the back pressure valve 55 to insure the syrup being forced in the right
direction. The syrup is forced through the inlet 15 and past the back- pressure
valve 56 into the passage 57 connecting with the passage 47 into the chamber 42, and
so on until the bottle is almost full of the mixture of aërated water and syrup. The
attendant then sets the machine in motion by the foot-lever 30 which completes the
revolution of the shaft 20, causing the tables 2 and 3 to drop with the bottles and box,
thus removing the mouths of the bottles suddenly from the filler heads 13, during
which the attendant keeps his foot on the lever 30 and the table 3 is moved forward
and places the next row of bottles in position and raises them against the filler heads 13
as before stated. Immediately the bottles are filled and syruped the attendant lets go
the handle 43 which shuts off the supply of aërated water until the next row of bottles
are placed in position, during which time the pumps 16 are drawing in the next charge
of syrup.
The cams 11 are constructed so as to raise the tables 2 and 3 very slowly during
the first-quarter turn or thereabouts of its circumference, which gives time for the
cam 35 to operate the pivoted stop 38 and slide the table 3 with its contents so as to
place the next row of empty bottles in position for being lifted before filling and
syruping takes place, when the attendant again operates the machine as before stated,
and so on until the whole box of empty bottles are filled. To compensate for any little
irregularity in the length of bottles the filler heads 13 are mounted in the fixings 58
provided with the spring 59, which allows the heads to rise and fall according to the
various requirements. The top side of the head 13 is provided with the nut 60 which
arrests or holds the filler head in the lowest position for the shortest bottles, and also
allows of ready adjustment to suit various lengths of bottles. The snift pipes 61 are
connected to the outlet 48 and conveyed to any suitable position in any convenient
manner. The pipes 14, 15, and 61 are bent as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to allow of a
yielding motion according to the movements of the filler heads to compensate for any
irregularity in the length of bottles.
When employing this machine for filling alone the eccentrics are adjusted so as not
to travel or operate the syrup pumps by the means described in my specification
No. 1822 of the year 1885, or by uncoupling them, as would be necessary in case
ordinary eccentrics were employed.
In the case of syruping alone the machine is kept in motion by the foot-lever 30
without moving or operating valve levers 45 by the handle 43.
I am aware that attempts have previously been made to fill a number of bottles in a
receptacle at one and the same time and that boxes containing springs or moveable plat-
forms to compensate for differences in the length of the bottles have been used. But
hitherto the difficulty arising from dealing at one time with bottles of different lengths
has not been practically overcome in such a manner that ordinary carrying boxes could
be charged with bottles and filled simultaneously as hereinbefore described d I wish it to
be understood that the first claiming clause hereinafter contained does not include any
method in which this feature of my invention is absent.
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. The method of filling and syruping either separately or conjointly-artificial,
mineral, and aërated beverages, such as, Soda-Water, Lemonade, Ginger-beer, Ale,
Porter, and other drinks, into one or more bottles in a box, substantially as herein
described, but subject to the disclaiming note.
2. For carrying out the method described in the preceding claim, the combination
and arrangement of apparatus, substantially as described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.

page_text: 3. The use of the adjustable filler head to compensate for irregularity in the lengths
of bottles when filling and syruping either separately or conjointly-artificial,
mineral, and aërated beverages, such as, Soda-Water, Lemonade, Ginger-beer, Ale,
Porter, and other drinks into one or more bottles in a box, substantially as described
and shown.

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Aug., 1886. .
Complete Left, 4th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 7th June, 1887.
A New or Improved Method of Filling and Syruping Artificial,
Mineral, and Aerated Beverages, and Apparatus for Effecting the
same.
I, JAMES MCEWEN of 11 Rushton Street, Hulme, Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to a new or improved method of filling and syruping artificial,
mineral, and aërated beverages, such as Soda Water and others, and consists principally
in providing arrangements wherein the bottles can be filled in their respective carrying
boxes, thereby dispensing entirely with the handling of the bottles, resulting in a
considerable saving of time, labor, and expense.
I accomplish this by constructing the machine with sides or standards to allow a
sliding table to pass between them to carry the boxes containing the empty bottles
to be filled without removing them from the said boxes. To the said sides or standards
is fitted a cross bar prepared with any suitable number of filler mouths by which one
or more bottles can be filled and syruped at once. This crossbar is prepared with the
usual appliances or their equivalents and other suitable arrangements by which the
process of syruping, filling, and the snifting of the bottles can be performed. The
sliding table carrying the boxes and empty bottles is provided with a vertical or other
movement to raise the same for the purpose of placing the mouths of the bottles
against the filler heads. The sliding table is raised in vertical slots by a lever or
other equivalents which allows of the bottle being drawn suddenly from the filler
mouth to assist in the stoppering of the same, also to facilitate the carrying of the
sliding table forward to the next inclined slot to raise the table and place the next
row of bottles against the filler mouths and so on until the box is completed.
When a box of bottles has been filled the table is slid back to its original position
by means of a slot or other mechanical means, when the machine is ready for a fresh
supply of empty bottles and the filling action repeated.
The sliding table is provided with a lever or its equivalent and a connecting rod
which can be operated either by hand or power.
The sliding table is provided with suitable adjustments to compensate for the varying
lengths of bottles.
Dhuh A 1000
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Method of Filling and Syruping Artificial,
Mineral, and Aërated Beverages, and Apparatus for Effecting the
same.
I, JAMES MCEWEN of 11 Rushton Street, Hulme, Manchester in the County of
Lancaster, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 a new or improved method of filling and syruping-either
separately or conjointly-artificial, mineral, and aerated beverages, such as, Soda
Water, Lemonade, Ginger-beer, Ale, porter, and other drinks, and consists principally
in providing arrangements wherein the bottles can be filled in their respective carrying
or other boxes, thereby dispensing entirely with the handling of the bottles during
filling and syruping, resulting in a considerable saving of time, labor, and expense.
I accomplish this by constructing the machine with sides or standards to allow
a sliding table to pass between them to carry the boxes containing the empty bottles
to be filled without removing them from the said boxes. To the said sides or standards
is fitted a crossbar prepared with any suitable number of filler mouths by which one
or more bottles can be filled and syruped at once. This crossbar is prepared with 1
the usual appliances or their equivalents and other suitable arrangements by which
the process of syruping, filling, and the snifting of the bottles can be performed. The
sliding table carrying the box and empty bottles is provided with a vertical or other
movement to raise the same for the purpose of placing the mouths of the bottles
against the filler heads. The sliding table is raised in vertical slots by a lever or 2
other equivalents which allows of the bottle being drawn suddenly from the filler
mouth to assist in stoppering the same, also to facilitate the carrying of the sliding
table forward to the next inclined slot to raise the table and place the next row of
bottles against the filler mouths and so on until the box is completed.
When a box of bottles has been filled the table is slid back to its original position 2
by means of a slot or other mechanical means, when the machine is ready for a fresh
supply of empty bottles and the filling action repeated.
The sliding table is provided with a lever or its equivalent and a connecting rod
which can be operated by either hand or power.
The sliding table is provided with suitable adjustments to compensate for the varying å
lengths of bottles, such as, full sized bottles and "splits" or small bottles.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved machine for filling and syruping-
either separately or conjointly-artificial, mineral, and aerated beverages, such as,
Soda-Water, Lemonade, Ginger-beer, Ale, Porter, and other drinks. Fig. 2 is a front
end elevation and Fig. 3 is a part side elevation of same.
a
The standards 1 are disposed to allow of the vertical movement of the table 2 on
which slides in a horizontal plane-the table 3 carrying the box 4 containing the
empty bottles 5 to be filled without removing them therefrom. To the table 2 are
attached the lower ends of the side rods 6 by the pins 7 which are guided in the
slots 34; the upper ends of the side rods 6 being attached to the crossbars 8 mounted 4
on the sliding rod 9. The side rods 6 are provided with the screwed ends and

page_text: nuts 6× to allow of adjustment vertically for full sized bottles and "splits" or half
bottles. Each end of the sliding rod 9 is fitted with the roller 10 which are operated
by the cams 11 on the revolving shaft 20. The crossbar 12 connecting the standards 1
is fitted with three adjustable filler heads 13, by which three bottles can be filled and
syruped at once, which number may be increased or decreased according to the
quantity of filler heads employed. The filler heads 13 are each provided with the
inlet 14 for aerated water and the inlet 15 for syrup, as shown fully in Figs. 4, 5,
and 6. On the crossbar 12 are mounted the syrup pumps 16, one to each filler head.
The piston rods 17 of the syrup pumps are connected to the crossbar 18 and levers 21,
which are operated by the eccentrics 19 from the shaft 20. The levers 21 are pivoted
on the centres 41 mounted in the fixings 42 secured to the standards 1. The
eccentrics 19 are adjustable in stroke for the purpose of giving a stated quantity of
syrup, and are similar in construction to that described and shown in my specification
No. 1822 of the year 1885. The shaft 20 is provided with the loose strap pulley 22
and disc 23 which can rotate without operating the machine. The disc 23 is fitted
with the pins 24, as in Fig. 7, with semi-circular ends on which the holes 25 in the
sliding disc 26, as in Fig. 8, fit when slid into gear by means of the levers 27 and 28
and the rod 29 attached to the foot lever 30 mounted on the standard 1 of the machine.
The levers 27 and 28 are mounted on the centre 31 secured to the standard 1 by the
fixing 32. The sliding disc 26 is mounted on the key or feather 33 on the shaft 20,
by which the latter is driven or revolved when slid into gear with the pins 24. If
desired any other suitable cone or device may be employed in lieu of the discs 23
and 26. The shaft 34 is mounted in the standards 1 and is fitted with the cam 35
which is movable in or out of action laterally on the key or feather 36 by the pivoted
lever 37. The underside of the sliding table 3 is fitted with the pivoted stops 38
against which the cam 35 operates when sliding the table 3 forward to place the
next row of bottles in position for filling and syruping. The shaft 34 is fitted with
the chain pulley 39, and is driven by the endless chain 40 from the chain pulley 41
on the shaft 20. The table 3 is provided on each side with the pins 62 which slide in
the slots 63 on the standards 1 when the tables 2 and 3 are lifted by the cams 11 to
fill and syrup the first row of bottles. When the second row of bottles are being
filled the table 3 has been moved forward to allow the pins 62 to operate in the slots 64,
and in the slots 65 for the third row of bottles, and slots 66 for the fourth row of
bottles, and so on. When the whole box of bottles has been filled and syruped and
the machine stopped with the tables 2 and 3 down, as in Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the table 3
and pins 62 are slid back underneath same to the position shown in Fig. 1, when it is
ready to receive another box of empty bottles.
This machine operates as follows:-The box 4 with the empty bottles 5 is placed
on the sliding table 3, and the first row of bottles are placed under the filler heads 13,
then the attendant operates the foot lever 30 and sets the machine in motion by
bringing the discs 23 and 26 or their connections into contact. The shaft 20 revolves
in the direction indicated by the arrow, and by means of the cams 11, rollers 10, and
side rods 6 lifts the table 2 sufficiently high to place the mouths of the bottles into the
chambers 42 of the filler heads 13, after which the syrup is forced into the bottles by
a further movement of the shaft 20 and eccentrics 19. After this operation the
attendant liberates the foot-lever 30 and stops the machine, then he pulls the handle 43
attached to the crossbar 44 towards him which operates the levers 45 and opens the
aërated water valves 46 and allows the aërated water to pass down the passage 47 into
the bottle; the air escaping from the bottle passes away up the snift passage 48. The
crossbar 44 is mounted on the side levers 49 pivoted to the standards 1 by the pins 50.
The aerated water is obtained from the condenser or its equivalent by the usual means
and is conducted to the pipe 51 from whence it is conveyed by the pipes 14 to the
inlet 14. The syrup is supplied to the pipe 53 by any of the well-known methods, and
is drawn therefrom by the pumps 16 through the pipe 54, from whence it is forced
through the pipes 15 to the inlet 15 on the filler head. The pipes 54 are provided
with the back pressure valve 55 to insure the syrup being forced in the right
direction. The syrup is forced through the inlet 15 and past the back-pressure.

page_text: valve 56 into the passage 57 connecting with the passage 47 into the chamber 42, and
so on until the bottle is almost full of the mixture of aërated water and syrup. The
attendant then sets the machine in motion by the foot-lever 30 which completes the
revolution of the shaft 20, causing the tables 2 and 3 to drop with the bottles and box,
thus removing the mouths of the bottles suddenly from the filler heads 13, during
which the attendant keeps his foot on the lever 30 and the table 3 is moved forward
and places the next row of bottles in position and raises them against the filler heads 13
as before stated. Immediately the bottles are filled and syruped the attendant lots go
the handle 43 which shuts off the supply of aërated water until the next row of bottles
are placed in position, during which time the pumps 16 are drawing in the next charge
of syrup.
The cams 11 are constructed so as to raise the tables 2 and 3 very slowly during
the first-quarter turn or thereabouts of its circumference, which gives time for the
cam 35 to operate the pivoted stop 38 and slide the table 3 with its contents so as to
place the next row of empty bottles in position for being lifted before filling and
syruping takes place, when the attendant again operates the machine as before stated,
and so on until the whole box of empty bottles are filled. To compensate for any little
irregularity in the length of bottles the filler heads 13 are mounted in the fixings 58
provided with the spring 59, which allows the heads to rise and fall according to the
various requirements. The top side of the head 13 is provided with the nut 60 which
arrests or holds the filler head in the lowest position for the shortest bottles, and also
allows of ready adjustment to suit various lengths of bottles. The snift pipes 61 are
connected to the outlet 48 and conveyed to any suitable position in any convenient
manner. The pipes 14, 15, and 61 are bent as shown in Figs. 1 and 2 to allow of a
yielding motion according to the movements of the filler heads to compensate for any
irregularity in the length of bottles.
When employing this machine for filling alone the eccentrics are adjusted so as not
to travel or operate the syrup pumps by the means described in my specification
No. 1822 of the year 1885, or by uncoupling them, as would be necessary in case
ordinary eccentrics were employed.
In the case of syruping alone the machine is kept in motion by the foot-lever 30
without moving or operating valve levers 45 by the handle 43.
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. The method of filling and syruping either separately or conjointly artificial,
mineral, and aërated beverages, such as, Soda-Water, Lemonade, Ginger-beer, Ale,
Porter, and other drinks, into one or more bottles in a box, substantially as herein
described.
2. For carrying out the method described in the preceding claim, the combination
and arrangement of apparatus, substantially as described and illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
3. The use of the adjustable filler head to compensate for irregularity in the lengths
of bottles when filling and syruping either separately or conjointly-artificial,
mineral, and aërated beverages, such as, Soda-Water, Lemonade, Ginger-beer, Ale,
Porter, and other drinks into one or more bottles in a box, substantially as described
and shown.
EDMUND CHADWICK, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
92, St. George's Road, Bolton,
Agent for Applicant.