Improvements in the Manufacture and Bottling of Aerated Waters.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Apr., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 21st Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 31st Dec., 1888
Improvements in the Manufacture and Bottling of Aerated Waters.
We, EMILE HALOT, of Rue de Ligne, Brussels, and OCTAVE AVEDYK, of Rue
do Brasseurs, Louvain, both in the Kingdom of Belgium, Engineers, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention, to be as follows:-
Horetofore vessels for aërated liquids particularly those known as syphon-bottles
have been filled with the aerated liquid by the following process: The water is
mixed with carbonic acid or other suitable gas and the mixture of water and gas
is then introduced into the bottle. This process is not only inconvenient but it
also requires expensive plant precluding the manufacture in small quantities such
as for domestic use.
The process forming the subject of the present invention permits of the manu-
facture of aërated waters in any desired quantity and the filling of bottles in any
desired number without the least difficulty the process being based upon the
principle of first filling the bottles with water and then saturating the water with
the gases.
This improved process requires very simple plant, which consists essentially in a
distributing conduit for the water and gas, provided with any required number
of nozzles and connected with a gas producer or with a reservoir containing the
fluid in question.
The distributing conduit may consist of a pipe supported horizontally by standards
and fitted with nozzles placed at convenient distances apart, the latter being so
constructed that the syphon or bottle mouths pressed against the same by a
convenient arrangement will be hermetically sealed against the said nozzles. The
end of a nozzle forms a kind of mouthpiece into which the outlet pipe of the syphon
is inserted whilst being filled. The mouthpiece contains a perforated rubber dise
which may be either merely pushed into the bottom of the mouthpiece or may be
retained by making the mouthpiece into a sleeve. By such means when the syphon
outlet tube is pressed against the rubber disc with sufficient force the joint will
be completely or hermetically tight..

page_text: An advantageous arrangement for pressing the syphon outlet tubes against the
mouthpieces is as follows:-From the connecting piece by which the nozzles are
attached to the distributing pipe risos a hollow internally threaded pivot. Sliding
on the latter by a central hollow portion is a lever which bears upon a spiral
spring surrounding the pivot. The head of a pin screwed into the pivot bears
upon the upper part of the central hollow portion of the said lover, thus allowing
the lever to be raised or lowered. The ends of the lover are formed with laterally
slottod hoods or caps which when the lover is suitably turned engage with the
neck of the syphons pushed on to the nozzles. An attachment on the lover then
presses against the bill shaped outlet tubes of the syphons so that a hermetically
tight junction with the india-rubber disc is produced. On the said hoods or caps
hang rings which when turned up and placed upon the syphon levers draw the
same down thereby keeping the bottles open during filling.
Instead of the lover a cap placed directly upon the nozzle may be used for.
pressing the syphon tube against the nozzle. This cap is fitted with a ring serving
for the same purpose as the aforesaid lever, the latter is however more convenient
in use, particularly for filling large quantities.
When caps are used which are fastened upon the nozzles, the rings are turned
back with the nozzle on a thread of the latter the bill-shaped tube (of the syphon)
being then inserted and the nozzle with the cap is turned forward again. In this
caso the said attachment or inclined surface bears upon the outlet tube and, moving
downward on the thread of the nozzle presses the sypbon firmly against the
rubber disc.
The manner of filling, therefore, is as follows:
When the syphon-bottles are hermotically affixed to the nozzles as above
described, the bottlos hanging downwards, the whole system is turned round for
the purpose of filling in the water, that is to say so that the bottle-bodies are
turned upwards. This can readily be effected by imparting sufficient rotation to
the main conduit pipe. Water is now admitted until the bottles are full so that
the air may be afterwards able to escape by the immersed tube. For introducing
the carbonic acid gas, or for saturating the water therewith, the bottles are turned
downwards again and the conduit is connected with a gas producer or with a
receiver containing the carbonic gas under pressure and the bottles are left in
contact with the gas until the saturation is complete, then the said rings are
reloased and consequently the valves or the syphons are closed.
The several conduits, pipes or nozzles may be fitted with stop cocks at suitable
places so as to close the soveral connections respectively as desired.
Dated this 9th day of April 1888
DAY, DAVIES & HUNT,
321, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicants.

page_text: Improvements in the Manufacture and Bottling of Aerated Waters.
We, EMILE HALOT, of Rue de Ligne, Brussels, and OOTAVE AVEDYK, of Rue
de Brasseurs, Louvain, both in the Kingdom of Belgium, Engineers, do hereby
declare the naturo of the said Invention and in what manner the same is to bo
performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Heretofore vessels for aërated liquids particularly those known as syphon-bottlos
have been filled with the aërated liquid by the following process. The water is
mixed with carbonic acid or other suitable gas and the mixture of wator and gas
is thon introduced into the bottle. This process is not only inconvenient, but it also
requires expensive plant, precluding the manufacture in small quantities such as
for domestic use.
The process forming the subject of the present Invention permits of the manu-
facture of aerated waters in any desired quantity and the filling of bottles in any
desired number without the least difficulty the process being based upon the
principle of first filling the bottles with water and then saturating the water with
the gas.
This improved process requires very simple plant, which consists essentially in
a distributing conduit for the water and gas, provided with any required number
of nozzles, and connected with a gas producer or with a reservoir containing
the gas.
On the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1. represents a side elevation of the
distributing conduit fitted with suitable nozzles. Fig. 2. represents an end elevation
thereof. Fig. 3. represents a cross section thereof on an enlarged scale, and
Figs. 4, to, 6, are detail views.
a, represents the distributing conduit which may consist of a pipo supported
horizontally by standards, b, and fitted with nozzles, 9, placed at convenient
distances apart, the latter being so constructed that the syphon or bottle mouths
pressed against the same by a convenient arrangement will be hermetically sealed
against the said nozzles. The end of a nozzle forms a kind of mouthpiece into
which the outlet pipe of the syphon is inserted whilst being filled. The mouth
piece contains a perforated rubber disc, i, which may be either merely pushed
into the bottom of the mouthpiece as shown in Fig. 5, or may be retained by
making the mouthpiece into a sleeve, h, as shown in Fig. 3. By such means
when the syphon outlet tube is pressed against the rubber disc with sufficient
force the joint will be completely or hermetically tight.
An advantageous arrangement for pressing the syphon outlet tubes against the
mouthpieces is illustrated in Figs. 3, and, 6. From the connecting piece by which
the nozzles, g, are attached to the distributing pipe, a, rises a hollow internally
threaded pivot, T. Sliding on the latter by a central hollow portion, O, is a
lever, L, which bears upon a spiral spring, R, surrounding the pivot. The head, V,
of a pin screwed into the pivot, T, bears upon the upper part of the central hollow

page_text: portion, O, of the said lover, thus allowing the lever, L, to be raised or lowered.
The ends of the lever are formed with laterally slotted hoods or caps, n, which
when the lever is suitably turned engage with the neck of the syphons pushed
on to the nozzles. An attachment, p, on the lever, L, then presses against the
bill-shaped outlet tubes of the syphons so that a hermetically tight junction with
the india-rubber disc is produced. On the said hoods or caps hang rings, m,
which when turned up and placed upon the syphon levers, l, draw the same down
thereby keeping the bottles open during filling.
Instead of the lever a cap, S, placed directly upon the nozzle, h, may be used
for pressing the syphon tube against the nozzle, vide Fig. 4. This cap is fitted
with a ring, m, serving for the same purpose as the aforesaid lever, the latter is,
however, more convenient in use, particularly for filling large quantities.
When caps are used which are fastened upon the nozzles, the rings are turned
back with the nozzle on a thread of the latter the bill-shaped tube (of the syphon)
being then inserted and the nozzle with the cap is turned forward again. In this
case the said attachment or inclined 'surface, p, bears upon the outlet tubo and,
moving downward on the thread of the nozzle presses the syphon firmly against
the rubber disc, i.
The manner of filling, therefore, is as follows:
When the syphon-bottles are hermotically affixed to the nozzles, g, h, as above
described, the bottles hanging downwards, the whole system is turned round for
the purpose of filling in the water, that is to say so that the bottle-bodies are
turned upwards, this can readily be effected by imparting sufficient rotation to
the main conduit pipe, a. Water is now admitted until the bottles are full so
that the air may be afterwards able to escape by the immersed tube. For
introducing the carbonic acid gas, or for saturating the water therewith, the
bottles are turned downward again and the conduit, a, is connected with a gas
producer or with a receiver containing the carbonic acid gas under pressure and
the bottles are left in communication with the gas until the saturation of the
water is complete, then the said rings, m, are released and consequently the
valvos or the syphons are closed.
The several conduits, pipes or nozzles may be fitted with stopcocks at suitable
places so as to close the several connections respectively as desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that
what we claim is,―
1. In the manufacture of aërated waters the process of filling bottles therewith
consisting in providing the same firstly with the requisite quantity of liquid and
in saturating this with the carbonic acid gas subsequently introduced by con-
nocting the conduit with a generator or container of the gas.
2. The horeinbefore described arrangement of apparatus for filling syphon bottles
serving for the introduction of the gas as well as of the liquid, and consisting of
a main conduit a, carrying nozzles, g, the mouthpieces of which contain rubber
discs, i, for hermetical connection with the syphon tubes, upon which. rubber discs
the outlet tubes are forced down by a lever, L, fitted with hoods or caps, n.
3. The application to the nozzle, h, of a cap, S, substantially as and for the
purpose aforesaid.