Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Apr., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 13th Jan., 1897-Accepted, 3rd Apr., 1897
SAMUEL HODGER ROBINSON "Fairlight" 37 Ellisson Road Streatham Common, S. W.
Consulting Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists of a small funnel shaped vent spile, with a screw, or plain
point, which can be driven or screwed into a bung or shive of a cask or any other
utensil for holding liquor.
On the top rim of the funnel is fitted an air-tight, moveable cover which, when not
in use, prevents the air entering the cask. If liquor is required to be drawn off, the
cover is eased, and the air admitted to the cask, on the other hand, if liquor is to be
returned to the cask, the air-tight cover is pushed full open, and the liquor poured in,
the air escaping through a small tube situated inside the funnel, and running the
entire length of the same.
By again closing the cover, the cask becomes air-tight.
A great saving in the loss of liquor is thereby affected.
SAMUEL HODGER ROBINSON "Fairlight" 37 Ellisson Road Streatham Common, S. W.
Engineer, 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 consists of a small funnel-shaped vent spile, with a screwed or plain
point, which can be screwed or driven into a bung or shive of cask, or other utensil
for holding liquors.
On the top rim of the funnel is fitted an air-tight moveable cover, which, when not
in use, prevents the air from entering the cask. If liquor is required to be drawn
off, the cover is eased, or pin-spile raised, to admit the air to do so. And on the
other hand, if liquor is to be returned to the cask, by pushing back the cover, it
can be returned into the cask, through the funnel, the air escaping from the cask,
through a small pipe situated inside the funnel, and communicating to the air outside,
hence relieving same, and preventing any waste in so doing, on closing the lid, the
cask becomes air-tight as before.
And in order that my said invention and the manner of performing the same may
he properly understood I herewith append a sheet of explanatory drawings to be
herein-after referred to, and representing my apparatus.
Figure 1. of the accompanying sheet of drawings is an elevation of a combined
vent spile and funnel showing the same shut as when not in use.
Figure 2 is a plan view of Figure 1.

page_text: Figure 3. is a central vertical section of Figure 1 of a combined vent spile and
funnel (a) is a conical moveable plug made to fit into the nipple projection on the
annular flange or air-tight cover (b) which cover is moveable working on an axis
or pivot (c). The annular cover (b) when shut, is held tight by a wedge or bayonet
shaped joint (d.).
Figure 4. is a plan through the line A. B. of Figure 3.
The invention relates secondly to an improvement whereby liquids may be
conveniently returned to any cask or vessel by the introduction of the tube (c)
Figures 3 and 4 as shown, through which the air is expelled, allowing free space for
the liquid to enter by the funnel.
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 I
claim is :-
1st. The particular arrangement of a combined vent spile and funnel with a
moveable plug and air-tight cover, which can be opened and shut as required.
2nd. In a vent spile and funnel having an air tube attachment as herein
described.
Dated this Sixteenth day of March 1897.
SAMUEL HODGER ROBINSON.