An Improved Bar Counter Pump for Drawing Spirits or Malt Liquors, also for Regulating and Checking the Quantity Drawn.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 4th July, 1889
Complete Specification Left. 2nd Apr., 1890-Accepted, 3rd May, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Bar Counter Pump for Drawing Spirits or Malt
Liquors, also for Regulating and Checking the Quantity
Drawn.
I FREDERICK NORRIS of 139 Hill Street, Peckham, in the County of Surrey,
Pewterer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to an improved bar counter pump for drawing spirits or malt
liquors and for regulating and checking the quantity drawn.
The usual method of drawing spirits at a counter is to place the spirits at a
higher elevation than the counter and draw them off by ordinary taps into measures.
By the use of my invention the spirits may be drawn from the cellar or from any
vessel placed at a lower level than the counter and if desired direct into the glass or
bottle in measured quantity, further, there can be no dripping or waste from the
spout.
My apparatus consists of a pump barrel one end attached to the back of a carrying
plate upon the front of which is a spout or swan neck in connection with the pump
barrel this barrel is provided with a short inlet and its piston or plunger, which is
provided with a valve, is connected by its rod, which passes out through the back
end, with a draw bar passing through a bearing in the carrying plate immediately
above the spout, running parallel with the pump barrel and bent so that the piston
rod may be attached thereto in a line with the centre of the barrel. The length
of this draw bar will be such that it may draw out the piston to its full stroke, which
In addition to
may be regulated by a stop piece forming part of the draw handle.
its bearing in the carrying plate this draw bar may move in one or more bearings in
supports attached to the pump barrel. The attachment of my piston rod to the
draw bar is preferably by a ring or collar moving freely thereupon so that should
there be any inaccuracy of adjustment the rod may slightly rise and fall upon the
bar, any possibility of binding, or moving otherwise than easily, being thereby
obviated.
I may mark or notch the draw bar to indicate the stroke for delivering say a
quarter of a gill, half a gill and so on-and I may bevel the draw bar and place an
indicating handle or stud or disc upon the carrying plate to actuate catches which
will fall upon the bevelled part and prevent the draw bar being pulled out beyond the
exact distance necessary to deliver the quantity required-the stud or disc being so
arranged that it may be turned by the hand that pulls the draw bar; or I may use
any suitable regulating catch. I may also fit my draw bar with a pitch chain so :
arranged as to operate the drum of a meter to register the quantity that has been
drawn.
The front plate carrying the whole of the above arrangement may be screwed or
otherwise fixed at any convenient part of the counter, and any suitable unions may
be used to connect the inlet on the barrel with the pipe leading to the suction valve,
which may be at any convenient point, and this latter with the pipe leading to the
vessel containing the spirits.
By pulling out the draw bar to the mark indicating a quarter of a gill that quantity:
will be pumped from the vessel containing. the spirits whether in the cellar or
elsewhere, and as the liquor is stored below the level of the pump there can be no
leakage from the spout.
By drawing the bar out further a larger quantity can of course be supplied up to
the full contents of the barrel and so on continuously-the movement of the bar
always operating to a corresponding extent the chain actuating the meter to register
the quantity drawn.

page_text: As above described the barrel is placed horizontally, but I might place it vertically
and by attaching a lever to the draw bar draw beer in the ordinary way.
Dated this Fourth day of July 1889
.COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Bar Counter Pump for Drawing Spirits or Malt
Liquors, also for Regulating and Checking the Quantity
Drawn.
I FREDERICK NORRIS of 139 Hill Street, Peckham, in the County of Surrey,
Pewterer, 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 an improved bar counter pump for drawing spirits or malt
liquors and for regulating and checking the quantity drawn.
The usual method of drawing spirits at a counter is to place the spirits at a
higher elevation than the counter and draw them off by ordinary taps into measures.
By the use of my Invention the spirits may be drawn from the cellar or from any
vessel placed at a lower level than the counter and if desired direct into the glass or
bottle in measured quantity, further, there can be no dripping or waste from the
spout.
My apparatus consists of a pump barrel one end attached to the back of a carrying
plate upon the front of which is a spont or swan neck in connection with the pump
barrel; this barrel is provided with a short inlet and its piston or plunger, which is
provided with a valve, is connected by its rod, which passes out through the back
end, with a draw bar passing through a bearing in the carrying p'ate immediately
above the spout, running parallel with the pump barrel and bent so that the piston
rod may be attached thereto in a line with the centre of the barrel. The length of
this draw bar will be such that it may draw out the piston to its full stroke, which.
may be regulated by a stop piece forming part of the draw handle. In addition to
its bearing in the carrying plate this draw bar may move in one or more bearings
in supports attached to the pump barrel. The attachment of my piston rod to the
draw bar is preferably by a ring or collar moving freely thereupon so that should
there be any inaccuracy of adjustment the rod may slightly rise and fall upon the
bar, any possibility of binding, or moving otherwise than easily, being thereby
.obviated.
I may mark or notch the draw bar to indicate the stroke for delivering say a
quarter of a gill, half a gill and so on and I may bevel the draw bar and place an
indicating handle or stud or disc upon the carrying plate to actuate catches which
will fall upon the beveled part and prevent the draw bar being pulled out beyond
the exact distance necessary to deliver the quantity required-the stud or dise being
so arranged that it may be turned by the hand that pulls the draw bar; or I may
use any suitable regulating catch. I may also fit my draw bar with a pitch chain
80 arranged as to operate the drum of a meter to register the quantity that has been
drawn; or I may cause the meter counter or indicator to be operated by a nut
arranged to travel in a longitudinal direction upon a screwed spindle, motion being.
imparted to the nut by a fork secured on to the draw bar or piston rod as shown
Figure 4.of the accompanying Drawing.
The front plate carrying the whole of the above arrangement may be screwed or
otherwise fixed at any convenient part of the counter, and any suitable unions may
be used to connect the inlet on the barrel with the pipe leading to the suction valve,
which :may be at any convenient point, and this latter with the pipe leading to the
vessel containing the spirits.
On the accompanying Sheet of Drawing:-
Figure 1: represents a side view or elevation of m: Improved numo.