Improvements in or relating to the Purification or Sweetening of Used Barrels, Casks, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 27th July, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 15th Apr., 1897-Accepted, 12th June, 1897
ATION
Improvements in or relating to the Purification or Sweetening of
Used Barrels, Casks, and the like.
We, WILLIAM JOHN ENGLEDUE of Petersham Place, Byfleet, in the County
of Surrey, Colonel late Royal Engineers, and CHARLES JOHN YARNOLD of
64 Upper Tulse Hill, Brixton, in the County of Surrey, Gentleman, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to the purification or sweetening of barrels, casks and the
like, particularly after they have been emptied of beer, wine, spirits or other malt
or alcoholic liquors, which are found to leave behind them an exceedingly unpleasant.
smell and in some cases a fungus or microscopic growth. Hitherto it has been
found impracticable, commercially, to cleanse and sweeten such casks, so that it.
has not been possible to refill them for use a second time.
The object of this invention is to purify or sweeten such empty barrels, casks.
and the like as often as may be necessary.
In carrying this invention into effect the interior of the barrels or casks may be
first soaked in water, or by say exhaust steam, and then subjected to the action of
ozone prepared in any convenient manner and delivered or injected into the barrel,
or cask by flexible tubes leading from the source of supply, or caused otherwise to
pass into intimate contact with the interior surfaces of the cask or barrel.
The casks or barrels may be subjected to a final washing action.
Dated this 27th day of July 1896.
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants.
Improvements in or relating to the Purification or Sweetening of
Used Barrels, Casks, and the like.
We, WILLIAM JOHN ENGLEDUE of Petersham Place, Byfleet, in the County
of Surrey, Colonel late Royal Engineers, and CHARLES JOHN YARNOLD of
64 Upper Tulse Hill, Brixton, in the County of Surrey, 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 invention relates to the purification or sweetening of barrels, casks and the
like, particularly after they have been emptied of beer, wine, spirits, or other malt.
or alcoholic liquors. It is often found that such liquids leave behind them an
exceedingly unpleasant smell and in some cases a fungus or other vegetable or
animal growth. Hitherto it has been found impracticable, commercially, to cleanse
and sweeten such casks, so that it has not been possible to again refill them
for use.

page_text: The object of this invention is to purify or sweeten such empty barrels, casks
and the like as often as may be necessary.
In carrying this invention into effect the interior of the barrels or casks are
preferably first damped with water or steam, and are then subjected to the action
of ozone prepared in any convenient manner and delivered or injected under pressure
or otherwise into the barrel, or cask conveniently by tubes leading from the source
of supply, or caused otherwise to pass into intimate contact with the. interior
surfaces of the cask or barrel.
The casks or barrels after treatment with the ozone may be subjected to a final
cleansing action by steam or hot water.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. Purifying or sweetening a barrel or cask by subjecting it to the action of ozone.
2. Purifying or sweetening a barrel or cask by first damping its interior and then
subjecting it to the action of ozone or a mixture of ozone and steam and finally
cleansing it by steam or hot water.
Dated this 10th day of Anil 1907
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicants.