Apparatus to Prevent Waste when Fining or Refining Ale and Beer in Casks.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Feb., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 22nd Nov., 1894-Accepted, 22nd Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Apparatus to Prevent Waste when Fining or Refining Ale and Beer
in Casks.
CHARLES PHINEAS HENDY 131 Saint George Street Saint George London,.
East Consulting Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
My invention consists in a fining or refining apparatus and relates to improve-
ments in fining or refining ale and beer in casks so as to prevent any superfluous
matter after fining or refining returning to the cask to make the ale or beer
impure. The object is to fix a vessal to the shive hole of the cask tight, filling
the said vessal with the right equivalant of ale or beer so that the working and
fermantation will rise in the said vessal to the surface, when the gravity of the ale
or beer in the vessal will cause it to descend to the cask untill the working or
fermentation is complete, then by closing a valve constructed at the bottom of the
said vessal it can be removed from the cask with all the superfluities, leaving.
the ale or beer in the cask pure.
26th February 1894.
CHARLES PHINEAS HENDY.
COMEL DELE
Apparatus to Prevent Waste when Fining or Refining Ale and Beer
in Casks.
CHARLES PHINEAS HENDY Consulting Engineer 131 Saint George Street
Saint George London, East 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:-
My invention consists in a fining or refining apparatus and relates to improve-
ments in fining ale and beer in casks, so as to prevent any superfluous matter after
fining or refining returning to the cask, to make the ale or beer impure. The
object is to fix a vessel to the shive hole of the cask tight, filling the said vessel with
the right equivilaut of ale or beer so that the working and fermentation will rise in
the said vessel to the surface, when the gravity of the ale or beer in the vessel
will cause it to descend to the cask untill the working or fermentation, is complete.
Then by closing a valve constructed at the bottom of the said vessel, it can be
removed from the cask with all the superfluities leaving the ale or beer in the
cask pure.
This invention relates to the fining or refining of ale or beer in casks, hitherto a
considerable loss has been sustained in the fining or refining of ale or beer and this
invention relates in saving the great loss sustained and the mess occurring during the
operation is avoided. To enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe
the same by reference to the accompanying drawings.
Like letters indicate like parts throughout the drawings.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation.

page_text: Fig. 4 is a sectional elevation of a valve worked vertically, the valve may be
constructed conical as shown, or flat, and may be worked as shown or with a spiral
spring or screw at l.
My improved apparatus consists of a vessel A shown in Fig. 1. and Fig. 2
provided with a conical branch F preferably covered with indiarubber or equivalent
material which is adapted to make a tight joint in the bung hole of the cask a portion
of which is shown in Fig. 1 and Fig. 2 and Fig. 4.
The communication from the vessel A to the cask through the branch F is
capable of being closed or opened by the valve spindle D working through a
suitable gland E the spindle D being fixed to a sliding valve B which is suitably
lined with indiarubber or other equivalent material the object of which is to make
a tight joint.
In Fig. 4 is shown another form of valve which is operated by the spindle 7 to
which is attached a conical valve G which on being lifted closes the aperture H.
K is a pin on the spindle which is capable of engaging in the slot L the object
being to keep the valve open or shut J cross bar containing guide with a slot L
for spindle 1.
The vessel A projects upward, and in use operates as follows, when the fining
operation is completed and it is desirable to remove the vessel and its contents, the
communication between the cask and the vessel A may be closed by means of the
valve spindle D, Fig. 1 or the valve spindle, Fig. 4, and the vessel and its contents
removed leaving the ale or beer in the cask
pure.
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 I
claim is :-
1. A horizontal sliding valve so that it can be opened or closed for the purpose
shown in Fig. 1 Fig. 2 Fig. 3.
2. A vertical conical valve as shown in Fig. 4 at the bottom of branch H, it
will thus be seen that different forms of valves can be applied but I distinctly claim
a valve of any form immediately above or below the branch H.
Dated this 22nd day of November 1894.
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CHARLES PHINEAS HENDY,
131, Saint George Street, Saint George, London, E.,
Consulting Engineer.