An Improved Container and Bottling Apparatus for Liquids.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, Sth May, 1895
Complete Specification Left, 24th Jan, 1896-Accepted, 29th Feb., 1896
TRUTIONAL DILLION
An Improved Container and Bottling Apparatus for Liquids.
I, GEORGE MITCHELL, of 47 Victoria Street, Westminster, in the County of
London, Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus for bottling liquids, and is especially suitable
for use in bottling oil or other liquids which by reason of then viscosity, are with
difficulty caused to flow into such bottles.
It consists of a vessel which serving as a container, receiver, of reservoir has its
interior filled with the liquid, and a space above this is maintained in a state of
vacuum by connection with a vacuum vessel or pump to draw off air and moisture
from the liquid being bottled. It is in some cases divided into spaces by ribs,
disposed either longitudinally on transversely, and has a number of openings
through its bottom which communicate with the corks which close the passages by
which the oil passes into the bottles. The cocks are so constructed and arranged
that the interior of the bottles can be placed successively in communication with a
vacuum vessel, with the oil container oi resei voir, and with the atmosphere
In some cases I cover the bottom of the vessel with a filtering cloth, or it may
be wholly or partially filled with charcoal, or other suitable filtering medium
Dated the 8th der of Nam 1805
WILLIAM J. MUNDEN,
106 Priory Park Road, Kilburn, London, N.W.,
Agent for the Applicant
An Improved Container and Bottling Apparatus for Liquids.
I, GEORGE MITCHELL, of 47 Victoria Street, Westminster, in the County of
London, Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention und
in what mannet the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement.
This invention relates to apparatus for bottling liquids and is especially suitable
for use in bottling oil or other liquids which by reason of their viscosity are with
difhculty caused to flow into such bottles.
It consists of a vessel which serving as a contamer, receiver, or reservoir, has its
interior filled with the liquid, and a space above this is maintained in a state of
vacuum by connection with a vacuum vessel or pump to draw off air and moisture
from the liquid being bottled. It is in some cases divided into spaces by ribs
disposed either longitudinally or transversely, and has a number of openings
through its bottom communicating with the cocks which close the passages through
which the oil passes into the bottle. The cooks are so constructed and arranged
that the interior of the bottles can be placed successively in communication with a
vacuum vessel, with the oil container or reservoir, and with the atmosphere.
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page_text: In some cases I cover the bottom of the vessel with a filtering cloth or it may be
wholly or partially filled with charcoal'or other suitable filtering medium.
In the accompanying drawings ·-
Fig 1 18 a plan.
Fig. 2 an elevation (pait section), and
Fig. 3 a cross section of a container and bottling apparatus according to my
invention.
A designates a casing or vessel rectangular in plan, and having its bottom a
curved or sloping downwards to the orifices a where one or more cocks B are
inserted. a is a cover attached by bolts or screws a', and between the edges of
this cover and the flanges a' of the vessel, a packing at is inserted so as to make an
airtight joint. a are standards for supporting the vessel A, its attachments, and
contents, and a' are eye-bolts by means of which the cove a¹ can be lifted off'
aare ribs arranged transversely in the interior of the vessel, upon which rests the
filtering cloth C; and these bs as are divided at the middle line above the
orifices a so as to leave a channel a' along which the oil or other liquid can pass
freely to such orifices and to the cocks B. 10 are vertical end ribs similar to the
tiansverse ribs a, and all are frames provided with stretching screws a" for the
purpose of securing the cloth firmly to the sides and ends of the vessel. a" is an
opening into which an inlet pipe for the oil or other liquid is screwed, and al is
circulating pipe drilled with a number of small holes for the purpose of equally
distributing the liquid which enters at a" over the whole inside area of the vessel
is a similar opening for a pipe which connects the upper part of the vessel with
a vacuum vessel or pump this latter serving to diaw off an and moisture from the
oil or other liquid.
Into each of the orifices a' a cock B of any suitable description is screwed, it
being essential that the construction and arrangement of such cork admits of the
interior of a bottle being placed successively in communication with a vacuum
vessel or pump, with the oil container, and with the outside atmosphere.
Each cock hans attached to it a pipe d which leads to a vacuum vessel D, and
from each of these vacuum vessels uns a pipe which leads to a vacuum pump X is
the bottle to be filled
The filtering cloth C is so arranged that none of the oil entering by the inlet
opening a can reach the outlet orifices a' and cocks B, without passing through
the cloth and becoming filtered, or strained. In some cases I substitute for or use
with the cloth C a quantity of charcoal or other suitable filtering medium.
The operation is as follows
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The vessel is filled by the oil or other liquid passing in from any outside source
through the inlet opening a¹ and enculating pipe a", until the vessel contains the
desired quantity The space above the liquid is then put into communication with
the vacuum vessel or pump through the pipe which is screwed into the orifice a",
and the air and any moisture which can be extracted from the oil passes out to the
vacuum vessel. The oil passes slowly through the filtering cloth C and fills the
bottom of the chamber, any impurities which can be extracted by mechanical means
being retained within the cloth.
A bottle being placed with its month encircling the outlet pipe of the cock, and
pressing against a soft and resilient cushion which surrounds such outlet pipe, the
interior of the bottle is placed in communication with the interior of the vacuum
vessel D, which draws out all the an and produces a more or less perfect vacuum
inside the bottle. The bottle is next placed in communication with the interior of
the vessel A., and the oil is drawn therefrom by the vacuum and by its gravity and
fills the bottle When this is filled another movement of the handle of the cock B
shuts off the communication between the bottle and both the vacuum vessel and
the vessel A and opens a passage by which the atmosphere enters, destroying the
vacuum, and causing the bottle to drop off on to a platform placed to receive it.
The apparatus is then ready for a fresh bottle to be applied and the operation
repeated.
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page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what [
claim 18.-
1. A container and bottling apparatus for liquids consisting essentially of a
vessel having a cover fitted to it in such mauuer as to make the vessel air-tight, an
ulet orifice, which connects it with the liquid supply, a circulating pipe, an orifice
in its upper part by which it communicates with a vacuum vessel or pump, one or
more outlet openings at bottom with a cock connected to each, of such a description
that the operation of the cock plug places the inside of the bottle which 18 to be
filled successively in communication with a vacuum vessel, with the interior of the
liquid container or vessel, and with the atmosphere. substantially as described and
shewn.
2. A container and bottling apparatus for liquids consisting of a containing
vessol, outlet aud vacuum passages, outlet cocks and a vacuum vessel, all con-
structed and arranged in such manner that the movement of the handle of the cock
plug fist produces a vacuum in the bottle, then fills it with liquid from the
containing vessel, and afterwards closes these communications and admits the
atmosphere to the mouth of the bottle substantially as described and shewn.
3. For use with apparatus as hereinbefore described and claimed, a filtering or
straining medium consisting either of a cloth, a charcoal or other suitable
powdered material or of both combined in the manner and for the purpose
described.
Dated this 22nd day of January 1896.
WILLIAM J. MUNDEN,
106 Priory Park Road, Kilburn, London, N.W.,
Agent for the Applicant.