Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Aërating Liquids.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 14th Aug., 1890-Accepted, 4th Oct., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Aërating
Liquids.
I HENRY TIPPING of 38 Crooms Hill, Greenwich in the County of Kent, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to secure the perfect blending of liquid or other
carbonic acid gas or other gases, with water, mixed or not with syrups, or other
flavouring liquid or powder...
In carrying out my invention I employ a copper or other suitable vessel, constructed
in such a form as to withstand a high internal pressure, the walls of the vessel are
(preferably) cylindrical, the lower end preferably egg shaped, the other end or top
is fitted with a suitable movable cover, this cover is fitted inside, or underneath
with a finely perforated plate, and placed in such a manner that water or other liquid
is admitted to the space between the cover and the perforated plate, and is forced
by a pump, or falls by gravity through the holes in the perforated plate into the
gas, and under pressure absorbs the gas and thus becomes well blended and aërated.
The liquid or other gas is admitted to the chamber at the bottom, into a centre
swivel piece to which are attached two or more small pipes, in which pipes are
formed small holes, so as to admit of the gas leaving the pipes or arms in such a
direction that the gas on leaving the arms, by acting on the water or other liquor,
will cause the arms to recede, and thus revolve, thus the gas is dispersed through the
liquor at or near the bottom of the vessel, and what is not absorbed by the liquor,
ascends into the space above the level of the liquor in the vessel.
The operation of aërating is performed by admitting water or other liquid to the
chamber above the perforated plate in the cover, and simultaneously admitting the
gas through the pipes in the bottom of the vessel, the liquid descending in fine jets,
comes in contact with and absorbs the gas. When a quantity of aërated water has
thus accumulated in the vessel all the gas admitted passes through it thus further
securing, and insuring the most thorough blending, and aëration of the liquids.
The waters are drawn off from the aërater from a suitable position to bottles,
syphons or otherwise as desired.
Dated the 16th day of November 1880
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Method of and Apparatus for Aërating
Liquids.
I HENRY TIPPING of 38 Crooms Hill, Greenwich in the County of Kent, 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:-
The object of this invention is to secure the perfect blending of liquid or other
carbonic acid gas or other gases, with water, mixed or not with syrups, or other
flavouring liquid or powder.
In carrying out my invention I employ apparatus such as indicated by the
accompanying drawings.

page_text: DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of apparatus adapted to my invention and,
Fig. 2 is a transverse section of same taken on line A. A. Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shews an external view of a modification of the arrangement or form of
vessel a in that it has a domed top and bottom.
a indicates a copper or other suitable vessel, constructed to withstand a high internal
pressure, the walls a¹ of the vessel are (preferably) cylindrical, the lower end in this
fig. being shewn flat as at a but it may be formed convex as shewn at a² Fig. 3 the
other end or top a³ is fitted with a suitable movable cover, a³, which may be lined
with a tinned or other suitable non corrodible plate a as in Fig. 1 or it may be a
tinned solid brass casting as in Fig. 3; this cover is fitted inside or underneath
with a finely perforated plate a, and placed in such a manner that water or other
liquid is admitted to the space between the cover a' and the perforated plate a³, and
is forced by a pump, or falls by gravity through the holes in the perforated plate a
into the gas, and under pressure absorbs the gas and thus becomes well blended
and aërated.
The carbonic acid gas is admitted to the chamber a at the bottoin a", by a passage b'
in a pipe 6 and thence into a centre swivel piece 63 to which are attached two or
more small arms or pipes 63, in which pipes are formed small holes, so as to admit
of the gas leaving the pipes or arms in such a direction that the gas on leaving the
arms, by acting on the water or other liquor, will cause the arins to recede and thus
revolve in the direction of the arrows c thus the gas is dispersed through the liquor
at or near the bottom of the vessel, and what is not absorbed by the liquor, ascends
into the space above the level of the liquor in the vessel.
The operation of aërating is performed by admitting water or other liquid to the
chamber a above the perforated plate in the cover a, and simultaneously admitting
the gas through the pipes b³ in the bottom of the vessel a the liquid descending in fine
jets, comes in contact with and absorbs the gas. When a quantity of aërated water
has thus accumulated in the vessel all the gas admitted passes through it thus further
securing, and insuring the most thorough blending and aëration of the liquids.
d indicates a ring or like perforated pipe communicating with the exit d' for carrying
off the aërated liquid for bottling.
The waters are drawn off from the aërater from a suitable position to bottle
syphons or otherwise as desired.
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 :-
In aërating liquids :-
:-
1. The method of aërating and the combination or arrangement and use of apparatus
therefor, comprising a vessel as a with removable top, perforated diaphragm for
distributing the liquid to be aërated, perforated pipes for distributing the aërating
gases and means for supply of liquid, and aërating gas, and for draw-off of aërated
liquid, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
2. The arrangement, or combination, and use of a rotatory aërating gas distributor,
having arms, hollow and perforated, communicating with a central hollow supporting
and gas supplying axial pipe for distributing the aërating gas into and amongst the
liquid to be aerated as set forth.
Dated the 14th day of August 1890.
WM. BROOKES & SON,
55 & 56, Chancery Lane, London, Agents for the Applicant.