An Improved Apparatus for Regulating the Pressure in Aerated Water Bottles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 9th Oct, 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Regulating the Pressure in Aerated
Water Bottles.
TIMOTHY LYDON Engineer Whitehall Galway Ireland, do hereby declare the nature
of this invention to be as follows:-
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My invention has for its object to give each bottle of aerated water a uniform
pressure, no matter what pressure may be on the saturator (above that required in
bottle) of whatever kind of aerated water machine that may be used in connection
with my said invention.
My said invention consists of a cylinder in which works a piston and a piston rod,
said piston and piston rod are controlled by springs or a lover may be used, said lever
being weighted to whatever pressure that may be required in the bottles that are to
be filled.
The filling and emptying of said cylinder of by invention is controlled by two
valves or cocks; one of said cocks being between said saturator and the cylinder of
my invention; the other cock or valve being between said cylinder of my invention
and the filling nozzle of whatever filling machine that may be used in connection with
my invention the said cocks or valves being actuated by means of a lever with a
handle (or a two way cock may be used).
When filling said cylinder of my invention the cock or valve between said cylinder
and saturator is opened (and the cock or valve between said cylinder and filling nozzle
is closed) and the pressure of the aerated water in saturator actuates said piston and
piston rod and at the same time fills said cylinder of my invention with aerated
water, (the bottle to be filled being at this time in position for filling). The operator
then by pulling the lover towards or pushing it from him (according to his own con-
vienance) closes the cock or valve that is between the said cylinder of my invention
and the said saturator and at the same time opens the cock or valve between filling
nozzle and said cylinder of my invention, the opening of said valve or cock allowing
the springs or weights to actuate the said lever the actuating of said lever causing the
said piston and piston rod to actuate and by doing so force the aerated water into the
bottle to be filled, the said lever is then actuated by the operator or by means of a
spring said actuating causing the valve or cock between the cylinder of my invention
and filling nozzle to be closed and at the same time to open the cock or valve which
is between the cylinder of my invention and said saturator thereby allowing the
cylinder of my invention to be filled for next bottle.
So that by my said invention the operator has only to regulate the pressure he
requires before he commences to fill to ensure a uniform pressure in each bottle,
independantly of whatever pressure may be on said saturator (above that required in
bottle) of whatever kind of aerated water machine that may be used in connection
with my invention and which also prevents a great number of bottles being brokon
through greater pressure than is required.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Regulating the Pressure in Aerated
Water Bottles.
TIMOTHY LYDON Engineer Whitehall Galway Ireland do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for REGULATING THE PRESSURE OF AERATED WATER IN BOTTLES
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My said invention has for its object to give to each bottle of aerated water a
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page_text: uniform pressure no matter what pressure may be on the saturator (above that
required in bottle) of whatever kind of aerated water machine that may be used in
connection with my invention.
The construction and operation of my said invention will be readily understood by
reference to the accompaying drawings-of which
Fig. 1 is a plan of my invention.
Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same.
Referring to Fig. 2 all the operative parts of the machine are supported by or
attached to the bed plate L' and the legs or supports L. L said legs L, L being what-
ever length that may be required to suit the bottling machine that may be used in
connection with my invention.
Secured to the bed plate L' (Fig. 2) is the cylinder A (Figs. 1 and 2) in said
cylinder A works the piston rod O to said piston rod O is attached a cup leather
piston P (or any other type of piston may be used) and also the following can be
used instead of said piston and piston rod; riz. a plunger, ram or a cylinder working
inside said cylinder A. The said piston rod O is kept in a perpendicular position by
the cross head N which works in the guides R R said guides being attached to the
-legs-or-supports L.L. To said rod O is attached the connecting rod or link M (Fig. 2).
Said rod M being attached to the lever F (Figs. 1-&-2)-on-said lever F is hung a
weight G (Figs. 1 and 2) said weight G can be moved on lover F. so that the requisite
pressure can be obtained for what is required in bottles.
There is also a stopper S attached to the legs or supports L. L (Fig. 2) which only
allows the piston O to travel a certain distance.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2 is the cylinder A to which is attached the valves B
and B also the arm K said arm K (Fig. 1) being a support for the rod D; to the
said rod D and valves B and B' being attached the connecting links C and C₁ also to
the said rod D (Fig. 1) is attached the handle E said handle E being attached to any
convienent part of the filling machine that may be used in connection with my inven-
tion; in said arm. K is the set screw H (or adjusting screw for valves B and B Figs. 1
and 2).
Attached to the valve B₁ is a pressure guage P (the use of said guage P being-to
show the exact pressure that is being put in bottle) the said valve B' being in com-
munication or connected with the corking or filling nozzle of whatever machine, that
may be used in connection with my invention. The suid valve B is connected with
the saturator of whatever kind of aerated water machine that may be used in
connection with my invention.
My said invention may also be used in connection with any machine for internal
or glass stoppered hottles.
Instead of cylinder A (Fig. 2) a cylinder can be used having the open portion
turned up and having the piston rod working up, the said piston rod having a direct
weight on top instead of lever F and weight G; also a spring may be used in place
of said lever and weight, said spring working in tension or compression as may be
required; also instead of the valves B and B a single two ported valve or a two
ported cock may be used.
The operation of filling bottles (with my invention) with aerated water of what
ever pressure that may be required in bottle is performed (the bottle being in position
in filling nozzle) by the operator pushing the handle E from bimself the said pushing
opens the valve 'B and at the same moment closes the valve B'. The cylinder A
(Figs. 1 and 2) is now charged with aerated water of the same pressure as that in
the saturator.of whatever kind of mineral water machine that may be used in con-
nection with my invention, said pressure actuating the piston and piston rod down-
wards, said actuating causing the lever F to ascend (said lever F being weighted so
as to force the required pressure into bottle).
The operator then pulls the handle towards himself thereby closing the valve B and
at the same moment opens the valve B', the lever is now caused to descend by means
of the weight G said descent actuating the piston I" upwards in cylinder A which
forces the neruted water into bottle at the required pressure. He then drives the cork

page_text: into bottle (in case of internal or glass-stoppered bottles he has no cork to drive) at
the same time pushes the handle E from himself thereby opening valve B and filling
cylinder A with aerated water, he then places bottle in position in corking or filling
nozzle of whatever machine that may be used in connection with my invention, he is
now again ready to fill bottle with aerated water of the required pressure, so that with
my invention the operator has morely in order to fill bottles with a uniform and
desired pressure (when the bottles are in position in filling nozzle) is to either push
or pull the handle (as circumstances may suit) to fill the bottles with aerated water
of a desired pressure.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
1st. The combination of the cylinder and valves substantially as described.
2nd. The improved construction of the cylinder with ram or plunger.
3rd. The improved construction of lever with weights or a spring for forcing
aerated water into bottles.
4th. The improved construction of cylinder with opening on top and having
piston rod and piston working downwards said piston rod having a weight directly
on top or any other suitable place.
Dated this 7th day of October 188a
TIMOTHY LYDON.