Improvements in Apparatus for Bottling Carbonated Fluids.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Aug., 1891-Accepted, 17th Oct., 1891
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Bottling Carbonated Fluids.
I, HARRY ROBERTSON of 113 & 115 Plimouth Street, Jersey City, New Jersey,
at present residing in the City of New York, State of New York, and United
States of America Bottler, 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 :-
My invention relates to bottling in general of all fluids containing gas either
artificial or natural, and it consists in certain improvements which are fully set
forth in the following Specification, and shown in accompanying drawings, which
form a part thereof.
More specifically my invention relates to bottling devices for bottling carbonated
waters in an economical and safe manner without the danger of breakage of glass
by placing under absolute control the volume of gas used by the simple application
of the means devised by this device.
In carrying out my invention, I provide a series of chambers, preferably made
of metal, although they may be made of any material suitable for the purpose.
These chambers are connected with each other by pipe connections, and on all
these pipe connections cocks of any desirable kind are placed to control the flow
passing through them.
The chambers may also be provided with pressure gauges and water gauges
order the more certainly to carry out the object of this invention.
in
With the generating of the gas used in carbonating fluid this invention has
nothing to do, its function being to receive the fluid so carbonated and by a
system hereinafter fully disclosed, proportion the fluid and gas so that a safe and
perfect bottling condition is attained.
The fluid carbonated is received under pressure into a primary chamber
located at a reasonable distance above the other parts of the apparatus. To
this chamber a pressure gauge is attached. The best working condition of this
primary chamber, is to have its fluid contents occupy two-thirds of the interior
space and the gas one-third, with a gas pressure slightly greater, as indicated by
the pressure gauge, than the weight of the fluid contents.
The primary chamber is connected to a secondary chamber by two pipe con-
nections, one leading from the top or gas space to the top of the secondary
chamber, the other from the bottom or fluid space to the bottom of the secondary
chamber both of these pipe connections have cocks, the upper one controlling
the flow of gas into the secondary, and the lower one controlling the flow of fluid
into the secondary chamber.
There is a fluid gauge on the secondary chamber by means of which the fluid
contents of the chamber may be determined. This chamber has also a discharge
pipe located upon its lower end and this pipe has a cock upon it to control the
discharge.
This
The secondary chamber is connected to a third chamber by a pipe connection
the pipe having a cock upon it to control the flow passing through it.
third chamber is a gas chamber, it is used for the purpose of expanding the top
pressure gas of the secondary chamber, which if not expanded and reduced in
5 force, would cause great breakage of bottles.
In the drawings A is the primary reservoir, A' is the fluid contents of the same,
B is the pressure gauge pipe B' is pressure gauge, C is the secondary chamber,
D is the gas pipe connection between the first and second chamber, D¹ is the fluid
pipe connection between the first and second chamber, D' is the pipe connection
between the chamber C and the gasometer E, D³ is the discharge pipe, d is the

page_text: end of discharge pipe D³. G is a fluid gauge, G¹is a pressure gauge on chamber C.
K K' K² K³ are cocks on pipe connections. H is a bottle. X is the supply pipe
to primary chamber A.
The operation of this invention is very simple. The carbonated fluid is first
forced into the primary chamber the cocks on the two pipes leading to the second
chamber being closed to prevent any of the gas or fluid getting into the second
chamber. When fluid is wanted for bottling, the cock on the pipe leading from the
top of the first chamber to the top of the second chamber is opened. As the
second chamber is empty, and the cocks on the pipe leading into the gasometer is
closed, the gas rushes in from the first chamber and the pressure of gas is equalized
in both. The cock on the pipe leading from the fluid in the first chamber to the
bottom of the second chamber is now opened and the fluid flows by gravity into the
second chamber until it is nearly filled, the amount of fluid in the second chamber
being easily seen by the column of fluid in the fluid gauge, both cocks on the pipes
leading to the primary chamber are now closed and the cocks on the pipe leading
to the gasometer is opened the confined gas which rises to the top of the second
chamber escapes through the pipe into the gasometer where it expands and the
fluid contents of the second chamber is now in a condition to be bottled, as the
expanded gas exerts only a modified pressure, but quite enough for the purpose
intended. When bottling it is preferred that the process be done by hand. The
bottle passes the discharge pipe through the neck, and down to the bottom of the
bottle. In this manner, the vessel is filled from the bottom and the atmospheric
air driven out as the vessel fills, the cock on the discharge pipe is always under the
control of the bottler and the waste from overflow can be entirely avoided. When
the bottle is filled it is corked or stopped. During the entire process the fluid
should be kept at a low temperature in order to allow it to absorb as much gas as
possible.
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 :-
First. An apparatus for bottling carbonated fluids consisting of a chamber
containing fluid and gas under pressure and a normally empty chamber with pipe
connections between the two, having cocks upon them to control the flow of fluid
and gas between the two chambers.
Second. A device for bottling carbonated fluid having a primary chamber for
fluid and gas and a secondary chamber for the same connected to the main
chamber, the secondary chamber having a fluid gauge.
Third. The combination in a device for bottling carbonated fluids of a main
chamber and an auxiliary chamber connected to a gas chamber by a pipe through
which the gas flows, the flow controlled by a cock on the connecting pipe as herein
described and set forth.
Dated this 18th day of August 1691.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.