IMPROVEMENT IN FILLING or BOTTLING MACHINE
Year: 1884

page_text: I WILLIAM BRUCE Mineral Water Engineer 51 Chester Street Birkenhead do
hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENT IN FILLING or
BOTTLING MACHINE to be as follows:-
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Firstly to a method whereby Codd's Patent Globe Stoppered Bottle (or any
other internal gravitating stopper bottle).can be filled in an inverted position
mouth downwards without being turned over in or after the process of filling.
The machine is constructed somewhat as my lapsed patent No 4180 A.D. 1874
with the following additions and alterations.
No splashing or waste, only one movement. There being no turnover move-
ment the beverages do not deteriorate by mixing with the atmospheric air or froth
in bottling or when opened. No breakages as the ball stopper remains between
the indents in the neck of bottle when filled & air tube tube withdrawn it
revolves half round mouth downwards the whole time and the stopper falls into
its seating in the mouth of the bottle.
Firstly in filling aerated waters and like beverages in Codds Bottles the machine
decants back (away from the filler) out of the perpendicular. The aerated water
valve is opened automatically by a roller cam acting on a lever the said roller cam
being keyed on to the spindle shaft that puts the air tube up the bottle The
syrup pump is acted on by the same spindle shaft to which a slotted crank is
keyed on as fully described in my lapsed patent page 7. In operation the
improvements I now claim consists firstly in making the machine decant out of the
vertical position secondly when filling Codds Bottles the india rubber cone nozzle.
and the bracket are made to revolve simultaneously with the bottle mouth
downwards. After the air tube is extracted this revolving motion is given by a
bandle attached to the cone nozzell or by an automatic movement by means of a
lever working the nozzell cone round by a rachet movement acting on toothed
edge of the nozzle the said lever being acted on by roller cam on to spindle shaft,
In operation Codds patent stopper Bottle the "Premier" shape by preference is
placed in the machine mouth downwards the glass ball stopper being in the neck
of the bottle between the indents while the air tube is inserted into the bottle to
extract the atmospheric air while the bottle is syruped and filled in the usual way.
When filled the nozzle cone, the bottle and the bracket that holds the bottle down

page_text: U. Codds patent Globe stopperd bottle, with the ball between the indents
before filling the indented part being away from the filler on the under side and
when filled and air tube extracted revolved round for the ball to roll out of the
indented part into the seating.
V. V. Two brass stuffing boxes through which the nozzle cone works through
having internal ports for the syrup and carbonated water to enter.
W. Stuffing box at the bottom extremity of nozzle cone through which the air
tube works into the bottle for the extraction of the atmospheric air.
My claim consists briefly of five movements added to the existing machine as
constructed under the lapsed Patent of 1874. Firstly the machine is made to
decant back without which and the revolving movement of the nozzle cone Codds
bottles could not be filled in an inverted position except by a turnover movement
Secondly revolving bracket Thirdly revolving cone nozzle Fourthly a spiral
spring and screwed spindle stuffing box on stop valve of syrup pump Fifthly two
pair of stuffing boxes through which the revolving cone works.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION,
I WILLIAM BRUCE, Mineral Water Engineer 17, Beaumont Street, Liverpool
residing at No 1 Cobden Street Lower Tranmere Birkenhead in the County of
Chester do hereby declare the nature of my invontion for IMPROVEMENTS IN
FILLING OR BOTTLING MACHINES, and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
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Firstly to a method whereby Codds patent Globe stopperd bottle can be
syruped & filled in an inverted position mouth downwards without beeing turned
over in the process of syruping & filling The machine is constructed as described
in a lapsed patent of mine No 4180 A.D. 1874 with the following alterations and
additions. In filling Codd's patent Globo stoppered Bottle the machine is
preferably made to decant back out of the perpendicular The aerated water valve
is opened automatically by a roller cam acting ou a lover the cam being keyed on
to spindle shaft that puts the air tube up the bottle. The syrup is injected by
syrup pump acted on by the same spindle to which a slotted crank is keyed on as
described in my lapsed patent page 7. In operation the improvement I now claim
consists.
Firstly in macking the filling machine decant back out of the vertical position.
Secondly when filling Codds bottles the india rubber cone nozzle, the bracket
the part which presses the bottle in the cone nozzel, and the bottle itself, all three
revolve round simultaniously so as to bring the indented part of the bottle with
the ball stopper to the front side thus throwing the bottle at the opposite side
causing the ball stopper to roll out from between the indents into 'the seating. To
effect the same object without revolving the bottle bracket or cone nozzle. I hinge
the rod attached to the treadle of machine in such a manner as to draw it forward
(after the air tube is extracted) to a sufficient degree to allow the ball to roll out
of the indented part of the neck into the seating at the mouth of the bottle as
shown in figure 4.
The revolving movement can be given either by handle, N, or by suitable
rachot movement worked automatically from the spindle shaft.
In operation Codds Globe stoppered bottle is placed in the machine with the
indented side at the back away from the bottler the ball stopper being firmly fixed
in the neck by the two indents made in the bottle as the bottle decants back at
the same angle as filling machine it allows the air tube to be injected in front of
the ball the syruping, filling, & sniffting beeing done in the usual way the air tube
is extracted without jamming against the glass ball stopper the bottle is revolved
round so as to place the indented side at the front which being at an opposite
angle admits the glass ball to roll out of the indents into the seating. I effect the
same object also without the revolving movements by drawing the bottle forward.
by the bracket that fixes it to the nozzle cone as shown in figure 4. To effect this
I have to alter the construction of the holding down bracket by the insertion of
a spiral spring in the bracket constructing it as in turnover machines this is
keyed on to the rod attached to treaddle the rod itself instead of beeing in one
piece is hinged just below the nozzle and the spiral spring A is placed below the
hinged part as shown in figure 4. In operation when constructed without the
revolving movement the bottle is placed in the machine with the ball between tho

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indents leaning back at the same angle as the machine. The syruping filling &
sniffting beeing done automatically by pulling down the handle on the left keyed
on to spindle shaft M which also injects the air tube up the bottle. This beeing
done the handle is allowed to go back extracting the air tube from the bottle
which now beeing syruped & Billed decanting back from the bottler is pulled
forward by the handle of the bracket to a suffecient degree to allow the glass or
other ball stopper to roll out from the neck of the bottle into the mouth of the
same into its seating. Ale & stout can also be filled in these bottles by altering
the size of syrup pump which if preferd can be made to work vertically The
atmosphiric air is thoroughly & effectively expelled by a valve at the base of the
bracket carrying the air tube which bracket is cast on to a toothed rack acted on
by the cog wheel as shown in figures No 1 & 4 this valve strikes a stud when the
air tube reaches the top of the bottle and closes directly the tube is withdrawn or
I sometimes place a spiral spring valve as on saftey valves screwed down to fill at
any desired pressure Of course its understood any gravitating stopper bottle can be
filled with this rack without revolving or decanting the bottle forward.
A. Spiral spring acting on treaddle rod which is placed below the hinged part
of rod when machine is made not to revolve.
B. Aerated water valve opened automatically by lever the lever being acted on
by roller cam.
C. Roller cam keyed on to spindle shaft which opens the aerated water valvė
automatically.
D. Snifft valve fitted to the bracket at the base of the air tube.
E. Air tube working through stuffing box injected up the bottle to extract the
atmospheric air during the process of filling preferably I insert a wire down the
tube to decrease the internal orifice of the tube.
F. Cogg wheel keyed on to spindle shaft the shaft being bracketed on to stand
and worked by handle on the left.
G. Syrup pump which is sometimes placed vertical and enlarged to fill Ale &
Stout in conjunction with suffeciency of aerated water to stopper the bottle.
H. Screwed spindle & stuffing box acting on spiral spring on top valve of syrup
pump when the syrup is placed higher than the machine.
I. Holding down bracket bolted to rod, said rod beeing bolted at the base to
treaddle This bracket is made either with a spiral spring and handle as on turn-
over machines or the part that presses on the bottle is made to revolve. When the
treaddle rod is hinged so as to be pulled forward the bracket is made with a spiral
spring & handle when the bottle is made to revolve it is made so that the part
pressed on revolves with the bottle & nozzel cone.
J. Handle keyed on to left side of spindle shaft which when pulled down
injects the air tube up the bottle pumps in the syrup and opens the aerated water
valve by means of a roller cam. Handle allowed to go back when bottle is
syruped and filled.
K. Toothed rack on which the air tube is bracketed on as also the snifft valve
the rack beeing worked by the cogg wheel.
L. Revolving nozzle cone containing an india rubber seating for the bottle mouth
it has a stuffing box on under side for the air tube to work through.
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M. Spindle shaft on to which is keyed on cogg wheel, roller cam, slotted crank
and handle.
N. Handle on to revolving nozzle cone by which the revolving motion is given
to the bottle the nozle cone and revolving part of bracket.
O. Syrup jar or cask.
P. P. Two cast iron brackets bolted on to frame through which the spindle shaft
works.
Q. Cast iron stand preferably made to decant back out of the perpendicular to
which all the parts herein enumerated are attached to as herein described.
R. Treaddle connected to rod the same when pressed by the foot holds the
bottle neck firmly pressed in the nozzel cone by the bracket.

page_text: S. Wrought iron rod working through guides at the back of the machine this
rod is made in one pieco if required for revolving bottle and when required for tho
machine without revolving nozzle &. it is made in two pieces hinged in such a
mauner as to be drawn forward to a sufficient angle to decant the bottle forward
the opposite side of the indented part of bottle in order that the ball may, roll
out of the neck into the seating.
T. Slotted crank by means of which syrup pump is worked keyed on to
spindle shaft The alot admits the syrup pump rod to be regulated to give any
requsite quantity of syrup from zero to full capacity of pump.
U. Codds patent Globe stopperd bottle showing the bottle ball between the
indents before filling and when full figure 3.
V. V. Two brass stuffing boxes through which the nozzle cone works having
internal ports for the syrup and aerated water.
W. Spiral spring bracket to hold bottle down into nozzle cone made on the
same principle as on turnover machines.
X. Hinged joint on rod connecting treaddle to bracket constructed to come
forward only and not backwards.
Y. Spiral spring to act on rod in place of the spiral spring A in the same way.
Z. Handle by means of which the bottle is pulled forward when full also to
compress the spring in bracket when fastening bottle to nozzle cone during the
process of syruping & filling.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declaro that what
I claim is
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1 Filling of Codda Globe stoppered bottle in an inverted positioni e mouth
downwards without breakage and decanting the same by suitable mechanism as
herein before described to the opposite angle to allow the stopper to roll out of the
indented part of the neck of bottle into the seating in mouth of bottle.
2ndly I claim nechanism and design of figures 1. 2. & 3. and the principle of
revolving the bottle or decanting the same for the purpose of stoppering the
bottle when syruped & filled.
3 I claim the principle and mechanism for drawing the bottle forward or to
the roverse angle as first placed in the machine to admit stopper to roll out of
the indented neck of bottle into its seating as illustrated in figure 4.
4th I claim the hinged connecting rod worked by treaddle and spiral spring
bracket that holds the bottle against the nozzel cone during the process of
syruping & filling. I am aware brackets constructed similar to this are in use on
turnover machines but not on tube machines.
5thly I claim the revolving bracket I. the design mechanism and principle of
figures 2. & 3. as herein before described with lettered parts.
6 I claim the cast iron stand both as a design suitable to the requirements
and the principle of decanting the bottle for the purpose of enabling tlie stopper
to roll out of the neck into the seating of bottle.
7 I claim the alteration & enlargement of syrup pump to admit Ale or Stout
or other beverage to be filled simultaniously with or without aerated water and
to alter the pump to work vertically by seperate movement instead of automatically
as now.