New or Improved Apparatus for Filling Jars and other Receptacles with Aerated Liquids.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Aug., 1895
LA
1000
Complete Specification Left, 19th May, 1090
195-Accepted, 18th July, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Apparatus for Filling Jars and other
Receptacles with Aerated Liquids.
I GEORGE HOPKINS of 152 Saint John Street Clerkenwell in the County of
London Engineer and Coppersmith, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to apparatus for filling jars and other receptacles with
aërated liquids and the object thereof is to enable such receptacles to be filled
without the admixture of air and with the minimum loss of gas and liquid during
the operation of filling the apparatus being particularly applicable for filling jars,
bottles and other receptacles with carbonated beer and eyder.
Now according to this invention I provide a measuring vessel preferably in the
form of a cylinder of copper tinned on the inside and graduated on the outside to
gallons and aliquot parts of a gallon.
The measuring vessel is connected to the carbonator or saturator by means of
two tubes one connecting the top of the interior of the measuring vessel with the
interior of the carbonator above the working level of the liquid therein and the
other connecting the interior of the measuring vessel with the interior of
the carbonator below the working level of the liquid therein. These last
mentioned tubes I prefer to connect to the bottoms of the measuring vessel and the
carbonator.
Suitable cocks or valves are placed between the carbonator and measuring vessel
to regulate the supply of gas and liquid to the latter.
Outside the measuring vessel I place a gauge glass tube connected with the said
vessel by means of the usual cocks. On this tube slides an index finger which is
set to the required quantity of liquid to be filled into the jar or other receptacle
for example supposing a gallon of beer is to be placed in a jar the index finger is
moved up or down the gauge tube until it is over the graduation 1 gall. on the
measuring vessel if beer is now run into the latter from the carbonator until the
beer rises in the tube till it is level with the graduation 1 gall. on the measuring
vessel the quantity of beer in the vessel will be exactly one gallon.
The measuring vessel is attached to a suitable frame in which slides a cross head
moving on or in suitable guides this cross-head is normally raised (high enough to
allow the largest receptacle which the apparatus will fill to pass underneath it) by
means of a weight connected to the cross-head by a wire cord or by any other
suitable means.
To this cross-head is attached the filling nozzle fitted with a conical indiarubber
stopper to fit inside the mouth of any ordinary jar or if specially constructed
receptacles are used the stopper would be made to close the filling orifices
thereof.
From the nozzle depends a telescopic tube long enough to reach to the bottom
of the largest receptacle which the apparatus will fill this telescopic tube is
constructed in such a manner as to prevent dripping of the liquid when the filled
receptacle is removed from the nozzle.
To the filling nozzle are attached three flexible tubes one to admit gas from the
measuring vessel or carbonators to the receptacle to be filled another to admit
liquid from the measuring vessel to the said receptacle and the third to allow the

page_text: air in the receptacle to escape into a suitable receiver consisting of a cylinder in
which works air tight a weighted piston or plunger the stroke of which can be
regulated according to the size of the receptacles to be filled. A regulating device
is provided if necessary between the nozzle and the receiver.
provide also a shaft on which are two segments of circles on which are wound
chains or cords by means of which the cross-head is pulled down. This shaft is
rotated by means of a lever handle preferably geared to the said shaft by means of
toothed segments. I attach to the shaft a weighted lever which when the weight
is horizontal or nearly so keeps the rubber stopper attached to the filling nozzle
firmly in the mouth of the jar or other receptacle.
When a receptacle is to be filled it is placed under the, filling nozzle and the
lever pulled and the cross-head lowered until the stopper is tight in the mouth of the
receptacle gas is then admitted from the carbonator to the measuring vessel at low
pressure. The supply of gas is then shut off and the required quantity of liquid
admitted to the measuring vessel and communication being opened between the
measuring vessel and the receptacle the gas in the former flows into the latter and
expels the air in the receptacle into the receiver the piston of which rises.
When the required quantity of liquid has accumulated in the measuring vessel
the supply is cut off and the liquid in the measuring vessel allowed to flow into the
receptacle under the pressure of gas and air in the receiver when the receptacle is
full a cock or valve is opened which allows the contents of the receiver to escape
and the piston to fall.
Suitable cocks or valves are provided to admit gas and liquid to the measuring
vessel and from thence to allow the gas and liquid to flow into the receptacle.
These valves may be worked independently or be connected together by any
suitable means.
Dated this 19th day of August 1895.
T. E. HALFORD,
11 Furnival Street, Holborn, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
A New or Improved Apparatus for Filling Jars and other
Receptacles with Aërated Liquids.
1. GEORGE HOPKINS of 152 St. John Street Clerkenwell in the County of
London Engineer and Coppersmith, 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 apparatus for filling jars and other receptacles with
aërated liquids and the object thereof is to enable such receptacles to be filled
without the admixture of air and with the minimum loss of gas and liquid during
the operation of filling the apparatus being particularly applicable for filling jars
bottles and other receptacles with carbonated beer and cyder.
Now according to this invention I provide a measuring vessel preferably in the
form of a cylinder of copper tinned on the inside and graduated on the outside to
gallons and aliquot parts of a gallon.
The measuring vessel is connected to the carbonator or saturator by means of
two tubes one connecting the top of the interior of the measuring vessel with the
interior of the carbonator above the working level of the liquid therein and the
other connecting the interior of the measuring vessel with the interior of
the carbonator below the working level of the liquid therein.
These last mentioned tubes I prefer to connect to the bottoms of the measuring,
vessel and the carbonator.

page_text: Suitable cocks or valves are placed between the carbonator and· measuring
vessel to regulate the supply of gas and liquid to the latter.
Outside the measuring vessel I place a gauge glass tube connected with the said
vessel by means of the usual cocks. On this tube slides an index finger which is
set to the required quantity of liquid to be filled into the jar or other receptacle
for example supposing a gallon of beer is to be placed in a jar the index finger is
moved up or down the gauge tube until it is over the graduation 1 gall. on the
measuring vessel if beer is now run into the latter from the carbonator until the
beer rises in the tube till it is level with the graduation 1 gall, on the measuring
vessel the quantity of beer in the vessel will be exactly one gallon.
The measuring vessel is attached to a suitable frame on which slides a cross
head moving on or in suitable guides this cross head is normally raised (high
enough to allow the largest receptacle which the apparatus will fill to pass
underneath it) by means of a weight connected to the cross head by a wire cord or
by any other suitable means.
To this cross head is attached the filling nozzle fitted with a conical indiarubber
stopper to fit inside the mouth of any ordinary jar or if specially constructed
receptacles are used the stopper would be made to close the filling orifices
thereof.
From the nozzle depends a telescopic tube long enough to reach to the bottom
of the largest receptacle which the apparatus will fill, this telescopic tube is
constructed in such a manner as to prevent dripping of the liquid when the filled
receptacle is removed from the nozzle. To the filling nozzle are attached three
flexible tubes one to admit gas from the measuring vessel or carbonator to the
receptacle to be filled another to admit liquid from the measuring vessel to the
said receptacle and the third to allow the air in the receptacle to escape into a
suitable receiver consisting of a cylinder in which works air tight a weighted
piston or plunger the stroke of which can be regulated according to the size of the
receptacles to be filled. A regulating device is provided if necessary between the
nozzle and the receiver.
I provide also a shaft on which are two segments of circles on which are wound
chains or cords by means of which the cross-head is pulled down. This shaft is
rotated by means of a lever handle preferably geared to the said shaft by means
of toothed segments. I attach to the shaft a weighted lever which when the
weight is horizontal or nearly so keeps the rubber stopper attached to the filling
nozzle firmly in the mouth of the jar or other receptacle.
When a receptacle is to be filled it is placed under the filling nozzle and the
lever pulled and the cross head lowered until the stopper is tight in the mouth of
the receptacle, gas is then admitted from the carbonator to the measuring vessel at
a low pressure.
The supply of gas is then shut off and the required quantity of liquid admitted
to the measuring vessel and communication being opened between the measuring
vessel and the receptacle the gas in the former flows into the latter and expels the
air in the receptacle into the receiver the piston of which rises. When the required
quantity of liquid has accumulated in the measuring vessel the supply is cut off and.
the liquid in the measuring vessel allowed to flow into the receptacle under the
pressure of gas and air in the receiver when the receptacle is full a cock or valve is
opened which allows the contents of the receiver to escape and the piston to fall.
Suitable cocks or valves are provided to admit gas and liquids to the measuring
vessel and from thence to allow the gas and liquid to flow into the receptacle.
These valves may be worked independently or be connected together by any
suitable means.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will proceed to
explain the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Fig. 1 represents front view of an apparatus for filling jars and other receptacles
with aërated liquids constructed according to this invention.

page_text: Fig. 3 is vertical section of same.
Fig. 4 is section through filling nozzle.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figs.
a is a frame of wood or other suitable material attached to which by means of a
strap band or clip 6 is a measuring vessel c. This vessel is preferably made in the
form of a cylinder as shewn and may be constructed of copper tinned on the inside
or of any suitable material.
The outside of the measuring vessel is graduated as shewn at Fig. 1 the
graduations being in gallons and aliquot parts of a gallon. Or the graduations
may be in litres or any other standard measure of capacity and fractional parts
thereof. The vessel c is connected to the carbonator or saturator by means
of two tubes de the tube d connecting the interior of the vessel c with the interior
of the carbonator above the working level of the liquid therein. I prefer to
connect the tube e to the bottom of the vessel c and to the bottom of the
carbonator. Suitable cocks or valves f. g. are placed between the carbonator and
the vessel c to regulate the supply of gas and liquid respectively to the latter the
pipe d conveying gas from the saturator to the vessel c and the pipe e allowing the
carbonated or aerated liquid from the carbonator to flow into the vessel c.
Outside the measuring vessel c is a gauge glass tube . connected with the
interior of the said vessel by the usual cocks ij. k is an index finger sliding on
the tube so that the said finger may be set at any desired graduation in order
that the required quantity of aerated liquid may be placed in the receptacle without
spilling or loss of liquid. 7 is a cross head moving on suitable guides m m.
cross head is normally raised (high enough to allow the largest receptacle which
the apparatus will fill to pass underneath it) by means of a weight n connected to
the cross head by a wire or chain o or by any other suitable means.
The
To the crosshead is attached the filling nozzle p fitted with a conical india-
rubber stopper to fit inside the mouth of any ordinary jar. Or if specially
constructed receptacles are used the stopper would be made of such size and shape
as to enable it to close the mouth thereof.
From the nozzle p depends a telescopic tuber as described and claimed in my
previous Specification Number 10765 of 1895 long enough to reach to the bottom
of the largest receptacle which the apparatus will fill. This telescopic tube is
constructed in such a manner as to prevent dripping of the liquid when the filled
receptacle is removed from the nozzle. I prefer to form a slot in the smaller
tube at the lower end thereof for this purpose, the slot allowing the liquid under
pressure to flow into the receptacle but preventing any drip while the filled
receptacle is removed and an empty one substituted.
To the filling nozzle are attached three flexible tubes s. t. u. The tubes is also
connected to the bottom of the vessel c and admits the aërated liquid from the
vessel c to the receptacle. The tube t is attached also to a pipe v which allows gas
to pass from the top of the vessel c to the receptacle being filled.
The third tube u allows the air in the receptacle to escape into a receiver
preferably a cylinder in which works air tight a weighted piston or plunger as
described in my previous Specification No. 10765 of 1895 the stroke of which
piston or plunger may be regulated to suit the size of the receptacle being filled a
regulating device being introduced if necessary between the nozzle and the
receiver to control the rate of flow of the displaced air into the receiver and at
the same time to allow the aërated liquid to enter the receptacle quietly without
"fobbing."
In some cases the receiver may be dispensed with and the air and gas in the
receptacle allowed to escape into the air as shewn at Figs. 1 & 2 the regulating
device w consisting of a valve opening against the pressure of a spring the tension
or compression of which may be varied by means of a screw and hand wheel w¹.
I provide also a shaft A secured to which are two segments of circles B. B. on

page_text: which are wound chains or cords CC by means of which when the segments are
rotated the crosshead is pulled down. The shaft A is rotated by means of a lever
handle D preferably geared to the said shaft by means of a toothed segment E.
rotating on a pin or stud F attached to the frame a to which segment is also-
attached the handle D the said segment gearing with a segment or pinion secured
to the shaft A. To the shaft A is also attached a weighted lever G which when
the said lever is horizontal or nearly so presses the rubber stopper 7 attached to
the filling nozzle into the mouth of the jar or other receptacle being filled and
prevents loss of gas, beer and other liquids. H is a valve (opening inwards) to.
admit liquid from the vessel c to the filling nozzle p and from thence to the
receptacle. K is a valve (also opening inwards) to admit gas from the vessel c to
the receptacle. These valves are closed by springs and opened by means of
striking plates L. M on the handle N.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-The receptacles to be filled are
placed under the nozzle p and the lever D pulled until it is in the position shewn.
at Fig. 2 by which means the cross head is lowered until the stopper q is tight in
the mouth of the receptacle. The quantity of liquid desired is then admitted to
the vessel c. The handle N is then depressed and the valve K opened admitting.
gas to the bottom of the receptacle and driving out a portion of the air in the
receptacle. The handle N. is then raised and the valve H opened admitting the
carbonated liquid from the vessel c to the receptacle driving out the air contained
therein through the regulating valve w and pipe w¹. The valve H is then allowed
to close by depressing the handle N and the receptacle removed.
receptacle is then placed under the nozzle p and the operation repeated.
Another
By connecting the pipe S to a pump P shewn in dotted lines at Figs. 1 and 2
and admitting gas under suitable pressure to the vessel c the fluid contained in a.
receptacle may be carbonated by pumping gas from the vessel o through the liquid
the gas not absorbed passing through the valve w and back into the vessel c..
Although I have only shewn one filling nozzle attached to the cross-head I wish it
to be understood that any suitable number of nozzles may be attached to the cross.
head so that several receptacles may be filled or the liquid contained therein.
aerated at one operation.
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 1
claim is
1. In an apparatus for filling jars and other receptacles with aërated liquids the
combination of a measuring vessel with a movable crosshead having one or more filling
nozzles attached thereto with a means of admitting aërated liquids under pressure
from the measuring vessel to the receptacle or receptacles to be filled and for
allowing the air contained in the said receptacle or receptacles to escape.
substantially as herein before specified and for the purpose stated.
2. In an apparatus for filling jars and other receptacles with aerated liquids the
combination of a crosshead having one or more filling nozzles p attached thereto
with a means for raising and lowering the said crosshead and for admitting gas and
aerated liquids from the vessel o to the receptacles to be filled substantially as.
hereinbefore specified.
P
2. In an apparatus for filling jars and other receptacles with aerated liquids the
combination with a movable crosshead I of one or more nozzles having rubber
stoppers g attached thereto aud valves H and K all substantially as herein before.
specified and for the purpose stated.
4. In an apparatus for filling jars and other receptacles with aerated liquids the
combination of a crosshead having one or more nozzles p attached thereto with.
valves H and K connected by pipes and tv. with the bottom and top of the
vessel respectively and a handle N having striking plates L M secured thereto
adapted to open the said valves all substantially as herein before specified and for
the purpose stated.

page_text: 5. The construction of an apparatus for filling jars and other receptacles with
acrated liquids substantially as shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 19th day of May 1896.
T. E. HALFORD,
11 Furnival Street, Holborn, E.C., Agent for Applicant.