An Improved Funnel for Facilitating the Introduction of Liquids into Bottles, Jars, and other Vessels.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 9th May. 1889--Accepted. 15th June, 1889
An Improved Funnel for Facilitating the Introduction of Liquids
into Bottles, Jars, and other Vessels.
THOMAS CHARLES HOWLCROFT Uttoxeter County of Staffordshire, Gentleman 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:
This improved Funnel is for the purpose of superseding the ordinary funnel for
introducing liquids into bottles and other vessels, and may be made of metal, glass,
carthenware & according to the nature of the liquid to be poured into the bottles.
To carry my Invention into practice I form a funnel of the ordinary shape to the
lower part of which 1 fix or attach a tap or cock for regulating the flow of the liquid,
below the said tap I fix a conical shaped collar or band of some elastic material for the
purpose of fitting air tight when placed in the neck of the Bottle or other vessel. To
the outside of the Funnel near the top of same I attach a vent tube which is carried
down outside to the top of an elastic sheath, after which it runs inside of the pipe or
continuation of Funnel, encased by the rubber collar or band and below the said collar
holes are drilled through both the Funnel and vent pipes for allowing free escape
of air from the bottle whilst being filled, the tap or cock may be dispensed with,
not being absolutely necessary for the purpose of the Invention.
The advantages obtained are:-
1st. The prevention of the sudden overflow of liquid from a Bottle, when being
poured into same, which said overflowing always occurs when introducing liquids into
Bottles through an ordinary funnel on account of the imprisoned air having no means
of escape. 2nd. Liquid to the exact amount required may be introduced into a
bottle. Brd. The Bottle may be filled to overflowing without losing a drop from the
Funnel pipe, though the Funnel itself may be full, by simply turning off the tap, the
liquid remaining in the Funnel pipe being held there by vacuum until the tap is again
turned on, and allowing air to liberate the liquid, thus shewing that bottles may
be filled quicker, inore easily, and with less waste than by the use of the ordinary
Funnel.
In order that my Invention may be more casily understood and explained in
detail I have hereunto annexed a sheet of Drawings on which letters of reference are
marked on corresponding parts alike.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
Fig. 1 is a view of my improved Funnel having a tap or cock attached thereto.
In this Fig. a is the funnel, to which is soldered or otherwise fixed a vent pipe b
which said vent pipe is carried down on the outside of the said funnel a to the base of
the cock or tape where it continues down inside the rubber or other elastic collar d
and inside the Funnel pipe e to the bottom of same, holes e² are drilled or formed
through the Funnel pipe e and vent pipe b which said pipes are soldered together one
inside the other from just below the top of the rubber band or collar d to the end of
the Funnel pipe e, the holes are for facilitating the escape of the imprisoned air
from the bottle whilst any liquid is being introduced.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
ion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The improved Funnel as herein substantially described, and shewn in the
Drawings annexed.

page_text: 2nd. The improved Funnel without the tap or cock c shewn on the Drawing as
herein substantially described.
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GRAHAM & GRAHAM,
Agents for Applicant.