Improvements in Machines for Filling and Syruping Aerated and Carbonated Beverages.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 24th Jan., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 24th Oct., 1896-Accepted, 5th Dec., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Filling and Syruping Aerated and
Carbonated Beverages.
We DAN RYLANDS LIMITED whose registered office is at Hope Glass Works,
Stairfoot, near Barnsley, in the County of York, Glass Bottle and Mineral Water
Machinery Makers, etc., and JOSEPH BULLEN of 46, Bickley Street, Moss Side
Manchester, in the County of Lancaster do hereby declare the nature of this.
invention to be as follows:
Our invention relates to apparatus or machines for bottling carbonated and
aerated beverages such as soda water, lemonade, ginger beer, and similar drinks,
and particularly applies to the filling of these beverages into bottles having screw
stoppers provided with a central or other hole for filling purposes and having a
valve or internal stopper for automatically sealing up the said hole when the bottle
is filled with gaseous fluid.
The object of our invention is to secure efficient snifting or allowing the escape
of air from the bottles during the process of filling. With regard to turnover
or tururound filling machines such as those mentioned in Specifications 5402
of 1880, 1822 of 1885, and 8599 of 1885, we attain our object with relation to
screw stoppers provided with a valve or similar self-closing appliance in the
following manner:-To the snift valve attached to these machines we adapt a
suitably-formed pin or needle which may be perforated to allow the escape of the
air or gas from the hottle, and which may be operated by a spring, a lever, or other
suitable means. This pin or needle is made to pass down the hole in the screw.
stopper and to act on the clack or other valve at the bottom or in any other part
of such hole. As the handle of the machine is being turned round, the spring or
other equivalent comes in contact with an adjustable stop, or screw, or plane, and
automatically operates the pin or needle which sufficiently opens the valve to
relieve the bottle of air and gas, and thus secure the necessary snifting for the
proper filling of the bottle.
In the case of machines not of the turnover class for filling this kind of bottle in
an upright position, the pin or needle may be adapted to operate either by the
action of the foot, or hand, or knee of the bottler; or an eccentric working on the
head of the filler, or other mechanical means may be used for operating the pin or
needle.
It will be clearly understood that the pin or needle for operating the valve on
the stopper may be of any suitable shape or length, and provision is made for
adjusting the length of its stroke either by a movable stop or screw or other
suitable means.
In some cases where the valve is at or near the external head of
the stopper, or where the internal valve has an attachment extending to the out-
ward portion of the stopper, we may dispense with the pin or needle, and in such
case we provide for the spring or lever or other suitable apparatus acting on the
valve in the stopper without the pin or needle.
Our invention is also applicable to the filling of bottles having other than screw
stoppers where a valve in the stopper or bottle requires to be operated for the
purpose of snifting.
Dated this 21st day of January 180
For DAN RYLANDS, LIMITED,"
WILTON BROOKE,
Secretary and Manager.:
JOSEPH BULLEN.

page_text: Improvements in Machines for Filling and Syruping Aerated and
Carbonated Beverages.
We DAN RYLANDS LIMITED whose registered office is at Hope Glass Works,
Stairfoot, near Barnsley in the County of York; Glass Bottle and Mineral Water
Machinery Makers, &c., and JOSEPH BULLEN, late of 46, Bickley Street, Moss
Side, Manchester, in the County of Lancaster, and now of Trinity Terrace,
Stairfoot aforesaid, Foreman Mechanic, 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 :-
Our invention relates to apparatus or machines for bottling carbonated and
aerated beverages such as soda water, lemonade, ginger beer, and similar drinks,
and particularly applies to the filling of these beverages into bottles having screw
stoppers provided with a central or other hole for filling purposes and having a
valve or internal stopper for automatically sealing up the said hole when the bottle
is filled with gaseous fluid.
The object of this invention is to secure efficient snifting or allowing the escape
of air from the bottles during the process of filling. With regard to turnover or
turn round filling machines such as those mentioned in Specifications 5402 of 1880,
1822 of 1885, and 8599 of 1885 we attain our object with relation to screw stoppers
provided with a valve or similar self-closing appliance in the following manner:
To the snift valve attached to these machines we adapt a suitably-formed pin or
needle which may be perforated to allow the escape of the air or gas from the
bottle, and which may be operated by a spring, a lever, or other suitable means.
This pin or needle is made to pass down the hole in the screw stopper and to act on
the clack or other valve at the bottom or in any other part of such hole. As the
handle of the machine is being turned round the spring or other equivalent comes
in contact with an adjustable stop or screw or plane, and automatically operates
the pin or needle which sufficiently opens the valve to relieve the bottle of air and
gas and thus secure the necessary snifting for the proper filling of the bottle.
In the case of machines not of the turnover class for filling this kind of bottle
in an upright position, the pin or needle may be adapted to operate either by the
action of the foot, or hand, or knee of the bottler; or an eccentric working on the
head of the filling machine or other mechanical means may be used for operating
the pin or needle.
It will be clearly understood that the pin or needle for operating the valve on
the stopper may be of any suitable shape or length, and provision is made for
adjusting the length of its stroke either by a movable stop or screw or other
suitable means.
In some cases where the valve is at or near the external head of
the stopper, or where the internal valve has an attachment extending to the out-
ward portion of the stopper, we may dispense with the pin or needle, and in such
case we provide for the spring or lever or other suitable apparatus acting on the
valve in the stopper without the pin or needle.
Our invention is also applicable to the filling of bottles having other than screw
stoppers where a valve in the stopper or bottle requires to be operated for the
purpose of snifting.
In order that our invention may be more clearly understood we append drawings
of which the following is a description:-
Fig. 1 represents the side elevation of part of a turnover or revolving filling
machine with screw stopper snift attachment added.
Fig. 2 is the front elevation of cam piece A which operates the roller B and.
simultaneously, the needle C.

page_text: A is a cam piece which is placed in a convenient position for operating roller B.
fixed on end of lever B¹; C'is a hollow needle fixed to spindle C, D cup rubber,
E bottle-holder block, F spring box, G filling position, H bottle-holder_lever,
I shaft on which machine revolves, 1' centre of shaft, J inclined plane, K snift.
passage, L lever operating snift valve, L' spring box containing spring to keep
snift valve closed, M top snift plate, N bottom snift plate, O passage for liquid to
be filled, P dotted lines showing the traverse of roller B.
The screw stopper is inserted in the bottle and is provided with a valve or other
means for making a tight joint when the bottle is filled under pressure. The
stoppered bottle is then placed mouth downwards in the rubber cup D and is kept
in position by the wood block E which is actuated by a spring in the spring box F.
The machine is then turned round by the handle lever H on the shaft I until the
roller B reaches the filling position as shown at G on cam piece A. Before
reaching this position the roller B comes in contact with the inclined plane J, and
in passing over same the needle C is actuated by the lever B' and enters the bottle
through the centre of screw stopper. The drilled hole in spindle C' then comes
opposite the snift passage K and the snift valve is opened by the snift lever L.
coming in contact with the top snift plate M, leaving a free passage for the escape
of air. On reaching position G the liquid valve is opened and the liquid is forced
along the passage O and into the bottle displacing the air which escapes through
the perforations in end of needle C and through the snift passage K. Immediately
the bottle is filled the machine is turned round to its first position, the roller B.
being actuated by the cam on A and also brought back to its first position as
shown by Fig. 1. When it reaches this position the snift lever L comes in contact
with bottom snift plate N and allows the pressure to escape from the bottle mouth
through the snift passage K and the valve comes to its seating.
Although the drawings are confined to the method of attaching and operating.
our improvements on a turnover machine, it will be clearly understood that we cau
also adapt our improved snifting arrangements to upright and other kinds of filling
machines.
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. The improved hollow snifting needle for operating through a valve or other
hole in a fixed stopper during the process of filling substantially as described and
illustrated.
2. In combination with our improved hollow snifting needle the roller B on.
lever B operated by inclined planes on cam piece A as and for the purpose herein.
described and illustrated.
Dated th: 09-1 d.
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For DAN RYLANDS, LIMITED,.
WILTON BROOKE,
Secretary.