Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Measured Quantities of Liquid
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Oct., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 17th Aug., 1900-Accepted, 6th Oct., 1900
"Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Measured Quantities of
Liquid ".
We, THE GENERAL AUTOMATIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LIMITED, HENRY WILLIAM
PHIPPS, Engineer, and CHARLES COUTTS COOPER, Engineer, all of 11 Laurence
Pountney Lane, in the City of London, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus for delivering a measured quantity of aerated
water or other liquid to which may be added a measured quantity of one of several
different kinds of syrups, essences, spirits, or other liquids
The aerated water machine or reservoir may be in any convenient place, say
beneath the counter, and a supply pipe leads from this to a valve which normally
permits communication between the measuring vessel and the supply. When it
is required to deliver the water the valve is turned so that the supply is cut off
and the measuring vessel is then put into communication with a delivery spout
through which it empties itself. The valve we prefer to employ is one similar to
that described in the Specification of Patent No. 17576 of 1896, and is operated as
follows:-outside the casing of the apparatus is a lever handle pivotted to a link
projecting into the casing and having in it a recess engaging with a stud on a
crank on the spindle of the valve. When the handle is pulled, the link moves
forward acting on the stud and turning the valve spindle and a pin carried by the
link passes under an incline pivotted to the frame but as the handle is returned,
which may be by hand or preferably by a spring or weight attached to the crank on
the spindle of the valve, this pin rides up the incline and the link is raised out
of engagement with the stud and cannot again engage with until the handle
has been pushed right home. At the rear of the link is pivotted a latch which
falls in succession over a series of stops as the handle is pulled forward and prevents
a return of the link after it has been pulled partly forward. By means of these
arrangements it is impossible by a wrong manipulation of the handle to obtain more
than the proper amount of water at one time.
The snift we arrange as follows:-a pipe leads from the upper part of the
measuring vessel to the valve casing in which is a small valve consisting of a disc
on a stem passing through the casing and normally held up to its seat by the
pressure in the measuring vessel and by a spring. Fixed to the arm or crank on
the main valve spindle is a cam surface which as the crank moves presses the stem
inwards so uncovering a passage or passages cut in the casing and allowing the excess
of gas to blow off between the times of closing the supply and opening the delivery.
The cam surface is of such a shape as to hold the snift valve open until the return
of the handle to its normal position, the valve being closed by its spring before the
communication with the supply is opened.

page_text: In order to permit of the supply of syrup to be mixed with the aerated water, we
provide one or more smaller measuring vessels and these we connect each to a
receptacle containing syrup. The inlet and outlet valves of each of these vessels
are preferably slide valves which we operate by means of a rocking lever inside the
vessel mounted on a spindle rocked by an arm connected to a link provided
with a recess capable of engaging with a stud on an arm fast with a shaft rocked by
Nor-
links from the spindle of the main valve of the water delivery mechanism.
mally the link is held up by an incline upon it resting on a fixed stop so that the
recess does not engage the stud and therefore when the delivery handle is pulled,
the link is not operated and only soda water is delivered. If however syrup is desired
as well, the link is pushed rearwards by means of a push button in the casing, and,
by reason of the incline passing down the stop, falls into position for the stud to
engage the recess and the valves are operated when the handle is pulled. There are
as many measuring vessels with their apparatus as there are kinds of syrup which
the machine is designed to supply and the push buttons are conveniently marked
with the names of the syrups.
In order to admit air into the syrup measuring vessel we provide this with an
air valve closed by a float depending from the valve stem. As the syrup flows into
the measuring vessel the float is raised and closes the air valve preventing the egress
of the remaining air in the vessel which stops the flow of syrup. By altering the
distance of the float from the valve, the amount of syrup delivered each time may
be varied. As it is necessary to hold the air valve tight to its seat we provide an
A bracket attached to the vessel close to the
auxiliary device for effecting this.
valve and adjustable in height carries pivots supporting a cradle in which is a ball.
The end of the cradle next the valve is provided with forked jaws embracing the
valve stem between two collars or nuts. When the delivery handle is pulled, that
Jink which has been moved rearwards by its push button pulls down a rod connected
with it and having an arm which presses on the stem of the air valve thus opening
the valve. This tilts the cradle and the ball runs down to the end next the valve
and there remains holding the valve open until the syrup again rises in the vessel
when the float raises the valve and tilts the cradle back to its normal position when
the ball runs back to the further end of its cradle which therefore holds the valve
stem up pressing the valve home to its seat.
The syrups flow by passages to the delivery spout where they mingle with the
aerated water.
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* Improvements in Apparatus for Delivering Measured Quantities of
Liquid,"
We, THE GENERAL AUTOMATIC DELIVERY COMPANY, LIMITED, HENRY WILLIAM PHIPPS,
Engineer, and CHARLES COUTTS COOPER, Engineer, formerly of 11 Laurence Pountney
Lane, in the City of London, and now of Norfolk House, Laurence Pountney Hill
in the City of London do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what

page_text: manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in
and by the following statement :-
This invention relates to apparatus for delivering a measured quantity of aerated
water to which may be added a measured quantity of one of several different kinds
of syrups.
In the drawings annexed Figure 1 is a front elevation (without the casing) of a
machine made according to my invention for delivering aerated water plain or mixed
with one or other of two syrups. Figures 2 and 3 are a plan and side elevation of a
device for preventing improper manipulation of the machine, and Figures 4 and 5
are a front view and vertical section of one of the syrup measuring vessels.
The aerated water machine or reservoir may be in any convenient place, say beneath
the counter, and a supply pipe leads from this to a valve a which normally permits
communication between the measuring vessel b which may conveniently be an
inverted soda water bottle and the supply a¹. When it is required to deliver the
water, the valve is turned so that the supply is cut off and the measuring vessel is
then put into communication with a delivery spout a² through which it empties
itself. The valve we prefer to employ is one similar to that described in the Specifica-
tion of Patent No. 17576 of 1896 and is operated by lever handle c fast with the
spindle a³ of the valve and passing outside the casing. Pivotted to the handle c is
a hook c¹ which as the handle is pulled rides up over the latch c² pivotted to the
frame and so soon as the hook has passed the tooth c³ on the latch the handle cannot
be returned until it has been pulled so far that the hook falls from the front of the
latch by which time the valve will have been opened to discharge the contents of the
vessel b. By means of these arrangements it is impossible by a wrong manipulation
of the handle to obtain more than the proper amount of water at one time.
The snift we arrange as follows:-a pipe b1 leads from the upper part of the
measuring vessel 6 to the valve casing a in which is a small valve consisting of a disc d
on a stem d¹ passing through the casing and normally held up to its seat by the
pressure in themeasuring vessel and-by a spring d. Fixed to the handle c is a cam
surface c which as the handle moves presses the stem inwards by means of the arm d³
so uncovering a passage or passages cut in the casing and allowing the excess of
gas to blow off between the times of closing the supply and opening the delivery.
The cam surface is of such a shape as to hold the snift valve open until the return of
the handle to its normal position, the valve being closed by its spring before the
communication with the supply is opened.
In order to permit of the supply of syrup to be mixed with the aerated water, we
provide one or more smaller measuring vessels e and these we connect with a pipe el
each to a receptacle (not shown) containing syrup. The inlet and outlet valves f and
of each of these vessels are preferably slide valves which we operate by means of
a rocking lever f² inside the vessel mounted on a spindle f³ rocked by an arm g con-
nected to a link h provided with a recess h¹ capable of engaging with a stud j¹ on an
arm j fast with a shaft k rocked by links ¹ from the spindle a³ of the main valve of
the water delivery mechanism. Normally the link is held up by an incline h² upon
it resting on a fixed stop h³ so that the recess h¹ does not engage the stud j¹ and
therefore when the delivery handle is pulled the link h is not operated and only soda
water is delivered. If however syrup is desired as well, the link h is pushed rearwards
by means of a push button * in the casing and, by reason of the incline h² passing
down the stop h³ falls into position for the stud 11 to engage the recess ¹ and the
valves ff are operated when the handle is pulled. There are as many measuring
vessels with their apparatus as there are kinds of syrup which the machine is
designed to supply and the push buttons are conveniently marked with the names
of the syrups.
In order to admit air into the syrup measuring vessel we provide this with an air
valve closed by a float depending from the valve stem 12. As the syrup flows into
the measuring vessel the float is raised and closes the air valve preventing the egress
of the remaining air in the vessel which stops the flow of syrup. By altering the

page_text: distance of the float from the valve, the amount of syrup delivered each time may be
varied. As it is necessary to hold the air valve tight to its seat we provide an
auxiliary device for effecting this. A bracket m attached to the vessel close to the
valve carries pivots m' adjustable in height supporting a cradle n in which is a ball n¹.
The end of the cradle next the valve is provided with forked jaws n2 embracing the
valve stem 12 below a collar or nut 13. When the delivery handle is pulled, that
link h which has been moved rearwards by its push button pulls down a rod o
connected with it and having an arm o¹ which presses on the stem 12 of the air valve
thus opening the valve l. This tilts the cradle n and the ball n' runs down to the end
next the valve and there remains until the syrup again rises in the vessel when the
float raises the valve and tilts the cradle back to its normal position when the ball
runs back to the further end of its cradle which therefore holds the valve stem l² up
pressing the valve home to its seat.
To allow of adjustment the cradle n may be fitted with a screw threaded rod n³ on
which is a weighted nut n*.
The syrups flow by passages e² to the delivery spout where they mingle with the
aerated water.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is
1. The swift-mechanism-substantially as-described.
1.
The syrup delivery mechanism substantially as described.
2.3 Machines for delivering aerated beverages substantially as described.
Dated this 16th day of August 1900.
CH COUTTS COOPER
Carpmael & Co
Agents.