IMPROVEMENTS CONNECTED WITH CORKING MACHINES AND IN SPRING VALVE ATTACHMENTS FOR THE SAME
Year: 1884

page_text: I FREDERIC GEORGE RILEY of 33 South Lambeth Road in the county of Surrey
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for IMPROVEMENTS
CONNECTED WITH CORKING MACHINES AND IN SPRING VALVE ATTACHMENTS FOR
THE SAME to be as follows:-
My invention relates to the prevention of cork dust or pieces of cork entering
the bottle in steam or hand bottling machines either for aerated or nonaerated
beverages also to the employment of a spring valve for the same.
According to my invention I use a plunger of an ordinary shape but which has
a hole entirely through its axis and closed at bottom except with two smaller holes
drilled round in communication with the centre hole. At top I provide a valve
box of the "pusher" type either connected to plunger or fastened to frame of
bottling machine in connection with a supply of water by means of an india rubber
or suitable connection, the valve is operated by a fixed yet adjustable cam at
determined intervals and whilst, the cork is being driven in a portion of its stroke
the valve is opened and charges the cork aperture above the cork with water which
follows same as it is forced into the bottle and the valve being still open on its
return stroke the dust or small pieces of cork are washed away by the continued
flow of water without being carried into next bottle as the water is then shut off.
The valve is of peculiar construction the spring which keeps same closed bears
direct on the stuffing ring and thus obviates the stuffing gland cap.

page_text: I FREDERIC GEORGE RILEY of 33 South Lambeth Road in the County of Surrey,
Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for "IMPROVEMENTS
CONNECTED WITH CORKING MACHINES AND IN SPRING VALVE ATTACHMENTS FOR
THE SAME," 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 the prevention of cork dust or pieces of cork entering
the bottle, in steam or hand bottling machines either for aerated or nonaerated
beverages also to the employment of a spring valve for the same.
According to my invention shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the annexed drawings
I use a plunger A of an ordinary shape but which has a hole B entirely through
its axis and closed at bottom except to smaller holes C C drilled round in communi-
cation with the centre hole B.
At top I provide a valve box D of the "pusher" type either connected to
plunger A or fastened to frame of bottling machine in connection with a supply
of water by means of an india rubber or suitable connection E, the valve F is
operated by a fixed adjustable cam G at determined intervals, and whilst the cork H
is being driven in a portion of its stroke, the valve F is opened, and charges the
cork aperture II above the cork with water which follows same as it is forced into
the bottle J, and the valve F being still open on its return stroke. The dust or
small pieces of cork are washed away by the continued flow of water without
being carried into next bottle, as the water is then shut off.
The valve F is of peculiar construction the spring K which keeps same closed
bears direct on the stuffing ring L and thus obviates a stuffing gland cap.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
First. In a corking machine the hollow plunger for furnishing water to the cork
and aperture through which it is forced when entering the bottle neck to
wash away dust and smallpieces of cork at each corking as described.
Secondly. The improved apparatus shown in the annexed drawings in which
the valve is closed by a spring acting direct upon the stuffing ring as
set forth.