Improvements in Syphon Bottles.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 15th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 25th June, 1896-Accepted, 12th Sept., 1898
Improvements in Syphon Bottles.
I JOHN GEORGE HENRICH of 1 Brittannia Street, King's Cross, London W.C.
Mineral Water Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in syphon bottles and has for object by a
simplified construction of the same to reduce the cost and enable several of such bottles
to be delivered to customers and others and require only one head or tap which is
made so as to take on and off the bottles as may be required the latter being sealed or
closely stoppered until required to be opened when the tap or head is affixed and the
appearance and action are in every respect similar to the ordinary syphon bottle.
Only one tap or head need be supplied with any number of bottles delivered so that
as one bottle becomes empty the tap is taken off and affixed to another bottle, and so
on with any number of bottles, thus is effected a great saving in the initial cost of
syphon bottles a separate head or tap having heretofore been required for each bottle.
In carrying my invention into effect I screw or otherwise attach within the neck
of the bottle a hollow plug which plug is formed with a flange fitting upon the top
of the bottle neck and upon this flange there is a tubular extension screwed internally
and externally. The syphon tube is supported within the plug. Contained in the
enlarged upper end of the syphon tube there is a valve or stopper which closes an
aperture formed in a cap fitted upon the tubular projection of the plug before
mentioned. This valve or stopper may be closed either by inside or outside spring or
screw or kept in its position by the pressure within the bottle. The tap or head may
be screwed or otherwise attached to the tubular projection of the plug aforesaid. The
contents of the bottle are withdrawn by depressing the hinged bar upon the tap or
head in the usual manner, a rod being thereby pressed down which passes through
the aperturo in the cap strikes the valve or stopper removing same from said aperture
and permitting the contents of the bottle to pass to and through the nozzle of said
tap or head. Upon releasing the lever a suitable spring provided returns same
together with the rod to the normal position and the pressure within the bottle or
spring or other means provided closes the valve till the lever is again depressed.
Dated this 15th day of May 1896.
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
Agents for Applicant.
I, JOHN GEORGE HENRICH, of 1, Brittannia Street, King's Cross, London, W.C.
Mineral Water Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in siphon bottles and has for object by a
simplified construction of the same to reduce the cost and enable several of such

page_text: bottles to be delivered to customers and others, and require only head or tap which
is made so as to take on and off the bottles as may be required, the latter being sealed
or closely stoppered until required to be opened when the tap or head is affixed and
the appearance and action have in every respect similar to the ordinary siphon bottle.
Only one tap or head need be supplied with any number of bottles delivered so that as
one bottle becomes empty the tap is unscrewed and affixed to another bottle, and so
on with any number of bottles, thus is effected a great saving in the initial cost of
siphon bottles a separate head or tap having heretofore been required for each
bottle.
And in order that this my invention may be fully understood I will describe same
with reference to the accompanying sheet of drawings upon which
Fig. 1 represents in side elevation a siphon bottle constructed in accordance with
this invention and having the head or tap screwed thereupon.
Fig. 2 is a similar view of the siphon as delivered without the tap or head being
screwed thereupon.
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation to a larger scale of the bottle neck containing siphon
tube and closing valve, and the tap or head; the siphon bottle being closed and the
tap or head in position for screwing upon the bottle.
Fig. 4 is an elevational view of the screwed plug taking into the neck of the bottle
and in which is supported the siphon tube and into which the closing cap is fitted.
Fig. 44 is a plan of the same. These two views (Figs. 4 & 44) illustrate a particular
manner of constructing this plug.
Fig. 5 is a sectional elevation of the upper end of the siphon tube with the valve
opened to allow passage of the contents of the bottle.
Fig. 6 is a sectional plan of the closing valve taken through line A B Fig. 5.
Similar letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
a is the ordinary siphon bottle into the neck of which is screwed the hollow plug b.
This latter is formed with a flange b' upon which is formed the tubular projection 62
screwed internally and externally. The siphon tube c is supported within this plug b
a cushion or washer of india rubber or other suitable material d being provided
upon which the tube bears. Within this tube c the upper end of which is enlarged
as shewn (see Figs. 3 & 5) is contained the closing valve e which by internal pressure
is forced against the aperture or outlet f, formed in the cap and cover g and keeps
same closed. The cap or cover g is screwed into the internally threaded neck 6 of
the plug b and the bottles a (filled) are ready to be sent out and appear as shewn in
Fig. 2.
Only one tap or head is required to accompany any desired number of bottles,
which tap may be screwed on a bottle as required and when that bottle is emptied
be taken off and screwed onto a full one and so on. The lower part of the tap or
head his screwed internally as at h¹ Fig. 3 and screws on to the external thread of
the neck of the plug b. The contents of the bottle are withdrawn by depressing
the hinged lever in the usual manner, the rod h is thereby pressed down, passes
through the aperture fin cap g (see Fig. 3) strikes valve e, removing same from said
aperture as shewn in Fig. 5 and opening outlet to the tap, the contents of the bottle
passing in the direction shewn by the arrows (Figs. 3 & 5) to the nozzle of the tap
or head h. Upon releasing the lever i a suitable spring provided (not shewn in the
drawings) returns same together with the rod k to the normal position the pressure
within the bottle or spring or other means forces and maintains valve e against its
seating in cap g and the bottle is again closed till the lever 2 is again depressed.
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 :-
(1) The improvements in siphon bottles substantially as and for the purposes
hereinbefore described and shewn.
(2) In siphon bottles the hollow crewed plug formed with flange 6 and tubular
screwed internally and externally the cap 9 with apertures therein: and the
neck

page_text: attachable and detachable head or tap h, in combination with siphon tube c and valve e;
all constructed, arranged and operating substantially as and for the purposes herein-
before described and shewn.
Dated this 25th day of Inne 1896
HUGHES, ELI & HUGHES,
Agents for Applicant.