IMPROVED MACHINE FOR FILLING, CORKING AND SYRUPING BOTTLES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Frederick Foster of 23 Forston Street, Hoxton, in the
county of Middlesex for an Invention of IMPROVED MACHINE FOR FILLING,
CORKING AND SYRUPING BOTTLES
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Frederick Foster at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 12th May 1883.
FREDERICK FOSTER of 23 Forston Street, Hoxton, in the county of Middlesex
'IMPROVED MACHINE FOR FILLING, CORKING AND SYRUPING BOTTLES"
This Invention relates to an improved construction of filling and Corking
Machine especially adapted to filling into Bottles liquids of a frothy nature while
charged with carbonic acid gas, such as artificially aërated beers or wines and to
the arrangement of a Syrup pump for dosing such bottles with any small charge
of other liquid (as is required for blending wines or beers) automatically by the
action of raising and lowering the cork plunger to admit the cork into the conical
carriage of the bottling Machine previously to filling the bottles.
For this purpose. I construct a filling and corking Machine having a supply pipe
conveying the liquid to be bottled under pressure from the aërating Machine and
a return pipe by which the air and surplus gas in the bottle may pass back to the
reservoir whence the liquid came so that an equilibrium of pressures may be
established to allow the liquid to flow quietly into the bottle and in order that
the upward current of air and gas from the bottle thus created may not carry
liquid in the form of froth into the return pipe choking the passage and causing
the formation of excessive frothing in the bottle I construct the cone carriage of.
the bottling Machine in such a manner that the inlet and return channels may be
as distinct, and as well separated from each other as possible. This is effected by
arranging in combination with the key of the stop cock by which the supply of
liquid to the bottling Machine is controlled, a slotted tube set at an angle, and
capable of being introduced and withdrawn from the cone carriage by the means
of a cam action operated by the movement of the key of the stop cock. The said
tube works through a stuffing box and traverses a channel communicating with
the said stop cock and is slotted throughout part of its length so that it may take

page_text: a supply of liquid while the slotted part is in the channel. The end of the said
tube is closed and when withdrawn as far as possible from the cone carriage the
outer part takes the form of the conical passage through which the cork passes.
On the opposite side of the tube near the extremity a hole is made laterally by
which the liquid passes. into the bottle. Being set at an angle this supply tube
traverses the cone carriage and dips a short distance into the bottle and delivers
the liquid on the side of the neck of the bottle within the bottle neck. By this
means the liquid pours down the sides of the bottles and does not cause the liquid
to froth up to any extent, and the return passage for air and surplus gas is kept
clear. The syrup pump I construct in the usual way with a bucket leather and
bucket rod working in a glass barrel, but I cause the said Syrup pump to come
into action by means of a cam working in conjunction with the hand lever by
means of which the corks are driven into the bottles, such cam being arranged to
come into action during the upward and downward motion of the hand lever which
are necessary for inserting a cork into the cone carriage previously to filling a
bottle, and being free after the cork is driven the required distance into the cone
to make a tight joint while filling.

page_text: "
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Frederick Foster in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 12th November
1883.
FREDERICK FOSTER of 23 Forston Street Hoxton in the County of Middlesex
IMPROVED MACHINE FOR FILLING CORKING AND SYRUPING BOTTLES
"
This Invention relates to an improved construction of filling, and corking
machine especially adapted to filling into bottles liquids of a frothy nature while
charged with carbonic acid gas such as artificially aërated beers or wines and to
the arrangement of a syrup pump for dosing such bottles with any small charge of
other liquid (as is required for blending wines or beers) automatically by the action
of raising and depressing the hand lever for the purpose of raising and lowering
the cork plunger to admit the cork into the conical carriage of the bottling machine
previously to filling the bottle. For this purpose I construct a filling and corking
machine having a supply pipe conveying the liquid to be bottled under pressure
from the aërating machine and a return pipe by which the air and surplus gas in
the bottle may pass back to the reservoir whence the liquid came so that an
equilibrium of pressures may be established to allow the liquid to flow quietly into
the bottle and in order that the upward current of air and gas from the bottle thus
created may not carry liquid in the form of froth into the return pipe choking the
passage and causing the formation of excessive frothing in the bottle I construct
the cone carriage of the bottling machine in such a manner that the inlet and
return channels may be as distinct and as well separated from each other as
possible. This is effected by arranging in combination with the key of the stop
cock by which the supply of liquid to the bottling machine is controlled a slotted
tube set at an angle and capable of being introduced and withdrawn from the cone
carriage by means of a cam action operated by the movement of the key of the
stop cock. The said tube works through a stuffing box and traverses a channel
communicating with the said stop cock and is slotted throughout part of its length
so that it may take a supply of liquid while the slotted part is in the said channel.
The end of the said tube is closed and when withdrawn as far as possible from the
cone carriage the outer part takes the form of the conical passage through which
the cork passes. On the opposite side of the tube near the extremity a hole is
made laterally by which the liquid passes into the bottle. Being set at an angle
this supply tube traverses the cone carriage and dips a short distance into the
bottle and delivers the liquid on the side of the neck of the bottle within the bottle
neck By this means the liquid pours down the sides of the bottle and does not
cause the liquid to froth up to any extent and the return passage for air and surplus
gas is kept clear from liquid. The syrup pump I construct in the usual way with
a bucket leather and bucket rod working in a glass barrel but I cause the said
syrup pump to.come into action by means of a cam working in conjunction with
the hand lever by means of which the corks are driven into the bottles such cam
being arranged to come into action during the upward and downward motions of
the hand lever which are necessary for inserting a cork into the cone carriage
previously to filling a bottle, and being free when the cork has been driven the
required distance into the cone carriage to make a joint while filling a bottle. In
the accompanying drawings Fig I represents a front view Fig 2 represents a side
view and Fig 3 represents a back view of a syruping, filling and corking machine
made in accordance with my said invention Fig 4 represents a sectional view of
the cone carriage. In each figure a similar reference letter indicates the same part.
In operating the machine after putting the bottle in position for filling the.hand

page_text: lever A is first raised to allow a cork to be placed in the cone carriage B., the act
of raising the hand lever A causes the cam C to lift the bucket rod D of the syrup
pump E causing the syrup pump to take a charge of liquid. Then the hand lever A
is depressed causing the cam C to depress the bucket rod D of the syrup pump E
discharging the contents of the barrel of the syrup pump E through the cone
carriage B by the passage F into the bottle. Immediately after the injection of
the syrup into the bottle the cork plunger L has depressed the cork in the cone
carriage B sufficiently far to make a joint and the cam C releases the bucket rod D
allowing the bottle to be filled with aerated liquid by turning on the supply cock G
the key H of which depresses the slotted tube I by means of which the aërated
liquid is conveyed into the neck of the bottle and is caused to run down the sides
of the bottle instead of falling through the bottle on to the bottom or on to the
liquid already, contained, which it would agitate and cause frothing. K is the cock
controlling the passage by which the surplus gas and air are conveyed from the
bottle to the receiver of the aërating machine above the level of the liquid therein
contained. This cock K is turned on previously to turning on the cock G and
should be shut. off after stopping the supply of liquid when the bottle is sufficiently
full, by shutting off the cock G. M is a small cock by means of which the return
passage may be Cleared of any liquid that may find its way into the return pipe.
Having thus described the nature of my said Invention and the manner in which
the same is to be performed I would have it understood that I claim
1° The slotted tube controlled by the movement of the plug of the stop cock
which admits the supply of liquid to the filling machine for the purpose of
delivering the liquid well into the bottle neck in such a manner as to run down
the sides of the bottle and also to keep the passage for the return of surplus gas
and air, clear from froth.
2° The cam action by which the syrup pump is operated by the act of raising
and depressing the cork plunger to admit and secure a cork in the cone carriage of
a bottling machine previously to filling a bottle All substantially as herein set
forth and described.
In witness whereof I the said Frederick Foster have hereunto set my hand and
seal this twelfth day of November in the year of Our Lord One thousand eight
hundred and eighty three.