Improvements in Machinery for Syruping and Filling Syphon Bottles with Aerated Waters.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Oct., 1892
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Aug., 1893-Accepted, 7th Oct., 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Syruping and Filling Syphon
Bottles with Aerated Waters.
I THOMAS FERGUSON, of No. 8 Oban Street, Hawksburn, in the Colony of
Victoria, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of my invention to be as
follows:-
A machine embodying my improvements is preferably constructed for filling
three "syphons" that is, it is provided with three stationary heads or brackets
each to receive one bottle and so arranged that whilst one filled bottle is being
removed and replaced with an empty one the remaining two are being filled. To
regulate the inflow of aerated water and syrup to the bottles and the discharge of
air from them, a disc valve and box is employed said valve forming part of a
horizontal spindle by operating the lever of which the bottle is secured in position.
The machine can be constructed either for being worked by power or by hand the
latter being preferred and why I adopt three (3) heads is because I consider it just
enough to engage the attention of one man, who with a power machine can fill
about 45 doz. per hour or with a hand machine about 40 doz. per hour. I also
employ my improvements in the construction of a one bottle machine wherein the
same form of bottle holding head is utilized.
The syphon bottle in each type of machine is vertically supported head
downwards upon a cup buffer seated on a coiled spring the spout or bottle entering
a leather seated coupling which is furnished with a small tube for entering into
spout. The спир
buffer is carried by a sliding block the travel of which is parallel
with the spout of bottle and such sliding block is pushed and held up by a cam or
friction roller secured on the operating spindle acting on a curved path formed at
lower end of sliding block the latter being held up when the cam is removed by
aid of a coiled spring.
The said spindle is operated by a handle which when pressed downwards so
places the disc valve as to allow the aerated water to flow through a passage in
spindle to the valve box and thence to a pipe leading to the spout holder and through
it to the bottle and in which position it remains until the aerated water ceases to
flow inwards then the handle is further lowered to so place the disc valve to cut off
the water way and allow the atmospheric air confined within the bottle to escape
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through the passage that has just been used for the inflow of aerated water.
completely fill the bottle the handle is operated twice or more to place the disc
valve in position to open the water way. To open the valve of syphon a vertical
finger is secured at the requisite position to the side of buffer box attached to
sliding block so that when the bottle is placed in position the finger or valve lever
is pressed upwards and the valve opened thereby. The spindles carrying the disc
valves cams and handles are supported on the bed plate carrying the heads and it
is by the movement of such handle that the bottle is secured in position, aerated
water admitted to bottle and air allowed to escape and the passages again closed
and bottle released. In a power machine a horizontal driven shaft is suitably
supported at back of machine and parallel with the line of bottles and said shaft
has arranged loosely upon it for each bottle head two cams one for operating a
lever that opens the aerated water supply valve at three different periods in its
revolution and the other cam operating a lever which opens the air discharge at the
two intermediate periods between the filling of bottle. These cams are so con-
uected with a clutch carried on the shaft that when the bottle has filled, the gears
are not again set in motion until the filled one is removed and an empty bottle
secured in position by the hand lever placing the cam on the curved path, said:
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page_text: clutch is furnished with an inclined groove to receive a finger at bottom end of a
jointed lever that throws the cams attached to such clutch out of gear. To guard
against accident to the attendant operating the machine, I arrange a strong
cylindrical hood or guard as a covering for the bottle whilst filling such guard
being arranged to slide upwards and downwards clear above and over the bottle,
the up movement being effected by a treadle the weight of the guard and its rod
bringing it downwards. When the machine is used for supplying syrup to the
syphons a syrup pump is arranged above aforesaid horizontal spindle à cam on
the latter working the plunger and which as ordinarily is brought down by a
spring.
To regulate the stroke of the plunger of syrup pump or for throwing it out of
gear I centre the lower end of the plunger rod between the forked end of a lever
the outer end of which is provided with a handle whilst the travel of said lever is
regulated by a stop that is capable of being secured at the desired position in a
segmental slotted bracket.
As an alternative in place of the disc valve operated from horizontal spindle and
the valve box I may arrange the valve of a plug cock at be operated by said
horizontal spindle.
Dated this o0th 1
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machinery for Syruping and Filling Syphon
Bottles with Aerated Waters.
1, THOMAS FERGUSON, of 8 Oban Street Hawksburn, in the Colony of Victoria
Engineer, 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 :-
A machine embodying my improvements is preferably constructed for filling two
syphons that is, it is provided with two heads or brackets cach to receive one
bottle and so arranged that whilst the filled bottle is being removed and replaced
with an empty one, the bottle in the other head is undergoing the filling process.
The machine may however be provided with three syphon bottling heads. The
machine can be constructed for being worked either by power or by hand the
latter being preferred and I find from experience that two heads are just enough
to engage the attention of one man who with a hand machine can fill (45) forty
five dozen per hour or with a power machine about forty eight dozen per hour.
My improvements can also be utilized in a one bottle machine and in which I
sometimes employ a novel arrangement of spring or weighted treadle gear to
support the arm carrying the "syphon" whilst being filled.
In order that my invention may be well understood I will now describe it by
reference to the accompanying sheets of drawings throughout which similar letters
of reference will indicate corresponding parts.
Figs. 1 and 2 are front and side elevations respectively of a two head machine
constructed in accordance with my improvements and designed for filling syphon
bottles with aerated or soda waters and Fig. 1A a central section of the socket for
the syphon spout.
Figs. 3 and 34 details of the three-way seating box for the aerated water supply
and air escape disc valve and
Figs. 4 and 4* details of the said disc valve at end of operating spindle.
Figs. 5 and 5^ are end and side views of a three way plug cock that may be
used as an alternative for the disc valve shewn in Figs. 1 and 2.
Figs. 6 and 7 are front and side elevations respectively of a machine embodying
most of my improvements and designed for syruping and filling syphon bottles with
aerated water.

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Figs. 9, 94, and 9B are details of the syrup supply disc valve and the cam spindle
by which it is controlled.
Fig. 10 is a front view of one head of a machine constructed in accordance with
my improvements and shewing the treadle gear for supporting the swinging arm
that carries the syphon.
Figs. 11 and 12 are front and side elevations respectively of a power machine,
constructed in accordance with my improvements.
Fig. 13 an elevation of the cams and clutch gear connected, and
Figs. 14 details of the parts of said clutch gear.
Fig. 15 is a side view of the valve box and its operating cam lever, and
Fig. 16 a plan of the gears for operating the valves.
The improvements will be first described as embodied in a machine designed
for filling syphon bottles with aerated or soda water such a machine being shewn
in Figs. 1 to 4. Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, A is a column having a foot flange A¹
at its base and a broad flange or plate A at its top and upon the latter is bolted
two bracket pieces B each having a bearing at B' to receive a horizontal spindle C
the front part of each spindle being supported by pillar bearings B'. D are
curved arms centred on pins D¹ carried by lugs cast on the bracket piece B; each
curved arm has a slotted guide D' working on flanged pin 133 secured to the
bracket B. The fore end of curved arm has a tubular head D within which
is a sliding piece D' having an inner collar D seated on a coiled spring DⓇ that
is retained in position by a screw cap D'. The top end of sliding piece D' is
furnished with a cup D to receive the head of syphon. Again on the outer
side of said tubular head D' is another tubular piece E also having a sliding
piece E' furnished with collar E' and seated on coiled spring E³ the latter being
retained in position by screw cap E' while the outer end of sliding piece E' has a
fork formed on it to receive and carry a small friction roller E that contacts with
and presses upon the valve lever F₁ of syphon F to open the valve. It will be
noticed that both said sliding pieces D and E fit in holes in their respective tubes
that are bored smaller at the end in which they fit and also that they are fitted
with feathers d and e respectively which prevent their turning about. The curved
arm D as shewn in the machine at left hand side of Fig. 1 has a curved path d
that is an arc of a circle drawn from centre of spindle C and upon such path a
friction roller C¹ travels, said friction roller being centred between lugs formed on
aforesaid spindle C while in the machine shewn at the right hand side of Fig. 1
1 employ alternative means for operating the arm D as I cast snugs on it and
between them I centre a small friction roller that is acted on by a cam C2 formed
on main spindle C. G is a coiled spring secured at one end to a pin on the
bracket B and at its other end to a pin on the side of tubular head D³ the purpose
of such spring being to hold the curved arm up. The top end of bracket B has a
branch piece B on it to the front of which a bend piece H¹ is secured while the
outer end of the bend has a socket H screwed on it which is designed to receive
the spout F of syphon. This socket has a small tube H at its centre that passes
into the syphon spout such small tube having a flange on it that is secured between
a rubber washer H' and a leather washer H. The back end of branch B₁
is screwed to receive the coupling nut H of a pipe H leading from a valve box I
arranged at back end of spindle C such branch piece being retained in its position
by projecting pieces I' passing into recesses formed in the bearing B' and also by
being pressed upon by the end of a screw pin I also supported by said bracket
piece B. J is a wrought iron bracket bolted to plate A' and having a fork piece J'
at its upper end, to receive and hinge thereto the head plate J of the syphon
bottle guard J, while at the position shewn in Fig. 2 is a backwardly projecting
arm carrying a balance weight J*. A stop J is provided to prevent the guard
rising above the horizontal line. jis a guide for bottle on bracket J. Upon front
end of spindle C is a handle K and to it an arm K' is secured the upper end of

page_text: which is designed to form a stop to travel in front of a horn piece Jo secured to
lower end of guard J³. Referring now more particularly to the details shewn in
Figs. 3, 34, 4, and 44, the valve box I has three screwed branches on it, branch i
of which is the aerated or soda water inlet leading to the hole in valve box face.
is the air escape branch leading from hole is in valve box face while is the
branch for connection to pipe H leading to and from the syphon bottle and
through which aerated water is supplied to and the atmospheric air allowed to
escape from bottle, the hole or slot in valve box face leads to said branch i*.
The disc valve c is formed at end of spindle C and consists of the two holes c¹
and connected together by an under passage and so forming one through
passage way. I is a leather washer or face for valve box, said leather being
kept in position and prevented from turning by three small pins that project
from face of valve box, and it has holes through it to correspond with holes,
and shewn in Fig. 3. A small socket I is formed at back of valve box I and in
it is a rubber buffer and a metal disc against which latter the rounded end of
pin I' bears.
I is the air escape pipe leading from branch .
In Figs. 5 and 5A 1 shew a plug cock that may be used in place of valve box I
and valve just described, the plug I of cock being formed at end of spindle C
whilst the three way box is secured in such a manner that it will not revolve,
the bearing B' having lugs cast on it from which pins I' project and enter holes
in the lugs cast on box. Branch is for the aerated water supply, branch for the
escape of atmospheric air and branch for supplying aerated water to and
allowing exit of air from bottle. A coiled spring 18 is arranged upon a pin
projecting through end of box to put the requisite tension upon the plug.
The operation of each head of the machine shewn in Figs. 1 to 4 is as follows:-
Aerated or soda water is supplied by main attached to branch i and the handle K is
placed at about the position indicated by dotted line k thus placing the spindle C
so that friction roller C¹ is clear of the path d¹ of arm D and the hole c¹ of valve c
is not upon the hole of valve face and through which two holes the supply of
aerated water must pass to syphon. The syphon is now placed in the machine its
head passing into cup D³ and its spout into socket H the coiled spring G meanwhile
holding the arm D up and also allowing it to be depressed to place the syphon in
position and retaining it thereat after being so placed, then the guard J³ is swung
down over the bottle. The handle K is now raised to the vertical position shewn
in the drawing and by so doing the friction roller C' is put upon circular path d' of
arm D and the small roller E has pressed upon the lever F1 of syphon valve and
opened it while also the port hole c' is upon port and port c³ upon port i con-
sequently the aerated water entering branch i flows through it and through ports
and passages i, c', c², c², and to branch and from it to pipe H through
branch B bend H¹ and small tube H to nozzle F2 of syphon. The handle is left
in its vertical position for a few seconds to allow as much as possible of the aerated
or soda water to pass into the syphon, but it cannot as yet fill, for the atmospheric
air within must be first allowed to escape, the latter is accomplished by pushing
the handle downwards towards the right hand side of bottling head and thus
cutting off the supply to bottle through port and placing port c' opposite the port¿ª³
and the port opposite the slotted port when the pressure within the syphon will
force the atmospheric air therefrom through the passage and ports H2, H', B, H, I,
i³, c², c³, c¹, i³, and to the escape pipe I. The atmospheric air having been
expelled the handle K is returned to its vertical position and allowed to remain
there until the syphon is filled with aerated water which passes thereto through the
same passages and ports described for the first part of the filling operation. When
the syphon is full the handle is pushed down towards the left hand side to about
the position marked k and the friction roller C₁ being now off the circular path the
roller E³ will by relieving its pressure from the lever F of syphon valve allow the
latter to close and the guard J' is lifted and the filled syphon removed and replaced
by an empty one. In working the two bottling heads the attendant first places
a syphon in one head and while it is filling he places a syphon in the other head

page_text: to also allow of its filling then he lowers the first handle to its position to allow the
atmospheric air to escape, immediately returning the handle to its filling position
and afterwards does the same with the second head. The first syphon being now
filled it is removed and replaced with an empty one and then the second being filled it
is removed and replaced with an empty one and the cycle of operations continued
until the requisite quantity are filled. To prevent as far as possible the attendant
being hurt by a syphon bottle bursting by reason of the liquid pressure put in it
I have the horn bar J' on the guard of such a length that the arm K' is in front of
it until after the air escape ports have been opened.
In Figs. 6 and 7 I shew a modified form of bottling head having my improve-
ments embodied in it and to allow of it syruping as well as filling with
nerated water. It is furnished with a syrup pump L also it will be understood
that to obtain the best result two or more of these heads should be secured on
a plate or column stand as shewn in Figs. 1 and 2. In this machine I employ
a sliding piece in place of the before mentioned arm D said sliding piece being
supported by friction roller M' running within guides M' secured to a bracket M*
and such sliding piece carries the cup D for syphon head the roller E³ for
pressing on syphon valve lever F and the friction roller which is acted on
by a cam C2 on spindle C, while both sliding piece and before mentioned arm are
held up by a coiled spring G.
Syrup pump L has its up stroke imparted to it by a cam L' on spindle C acting
on a friction roller L' carried at end of an arm L that is centred at L* to
a bracket L which together with post L support the pump, the down stroke
of pump, being, as is usual in these machines, obtained by aid of a coiled
spring L L is a pipe connecting the branch piece N with syrup pump. The
branch piece N and disc valve c shewn in details in Figs. 9, 94, and 9 are in
this machine used solely for supplying syrup to the bottles and the position and
form of the ports differ slightly from those shewn in Figs. 3 and 4.
In the syrup
branch piece n is the branch to receive the supply from main and leading to
port is the branch to which pump pipe L is connected said branch leading
from port n. n' is a branch leading from port no said branch being connected to
pipe leading to branch B immediately behind the syphon nozzle socket H. The
dise valve e for the syrup has a segmental open slot in it as shewn in Fig. 94.
The aerated water three way disc valve I is shewn in detail in Figs. 8, 84, and 8³,
being the aerated water supply branch and the port leading from same.
is the air escape branch and its port in valve face. branch leading to bottle
and port in valve face from such branch. The disc valve c has the parts c¹, c², c³
already described, while said valve in this machine supported at end of spindle O
operated by handle O'. 02 is a screwed gland having a coiled spring within it
to press upon back of valve c and keep it against the leather face 1. In this
machine means are provided for lifting the guard Js by means of a cam J' upon
spindle C, said cam acting on a lever Jo centred at J' upon post Jo, the outer end
of lever being connected to a vertical rod J, the upper end of which is attached to
an eye J projecting from side of head plate J of guard and which latter is
hinged as before described. C³ is a pin on spindle C to contact with shoulder C⭑
and terminate the stroke of handle.
In the machine shewn in Figs. 6 to 9 the syphon bottle is placed in the head in
precisely the same manner as that described for Figs. 1 and 2 while the supply of
syrup is drawn into the pump L on the down stroke of its piston or when the
handle K places the two ends of the segmental slot C8 over the ports n¹ and n³ to
form a passage way between them and when such is done the syrup entering
branch passes through slot to port n³ branch n² and pipe L to pump, and
immediately the syphon is locked in position the slot has travelled with spindle
so as to form a connecting passage between ports n³ and n' and consequently by the
up stroke of pump being produced by cam L' passing under friction roller L³ and
forcing up pump piston the syrup is forced out there from through pipe L³ to
branch and from port n³ to segmental slot and from it through port no,

page_text: branch n², pipe n³, branch B₁ and small tube H2 (Fig. 1^) to nozzle F' of syphon.
The necessary quantity of syrup having been injected the aerated water is now
supplied through the disc valve c being so placed by handle O' as to allow the
supply entering branch i to pass from through c¹, c³, c², is, i³, B and socket H to
the nozzle of bottle as will be well understood by the operation of the similar disc
valve of Figs. 1 and 2. To allow the atmospheric air to escape prior to the final
filling disc valve c is turned to make a connection with its ports c', e³, and c³
between ports, and so that the air may escape through branch when afterwards
valve c is again turned to its aerated water supply position to complete the filling
of syphon and upon such being completed the supply is cut off and the syphon
released and removed from machine and replaced with an empty one, the guard in
this machine is lifted automatically by means of the cam J' on spindle and its
connections J8, J1, J1 as before described.
;
In the bottling head shewn in Fig. 10 the arm D is centred between lugs on
the bracket M³ and to support it and the bottle without the aid of a cam or roller
acting on curved arm or on a slide as before described, I provide a rod P that has
a pin p at its upper end arranged in a slot d' formed in a lug on said arm D. The
lower end of rod P is connected at p¹ to a treadle P¹ centred at p³ to a lug on sole
plate and furnished with weighted back end p³. Q is a strong coiled spring held in
position by a stud q and bearing at its top against the underside of treadle lever.
The purpose of
spring Q is to hold arm D up when supporting a syphon bottle
while being filled, the purpose of the treadle being to allow the attendant by
placing his foot thereon to force down the spring Q and allow the syphon bottle
to be removed the arm D having only to strain the weaker coiled spring G. m is a
stop on bracket M³ to limit the upward travel of arm D. Valve box I is precisely
similar to that shewn in Figs. 8, 8A, and 8B herein before described and explained.
In Figs. 11 to 16 I shew a bottling head for being worked by power.
It has an
alternative form of aerated water and air escape valve box and the necessary gears
for operating same. The syphon bottle is secured in position by parts identical
with those already described and need not be again referred to and the guard
raising gear is omitted save and except the cam J7 on shaft C. Shaft C has a
lever T on it carrying at its outer end a friction roller t that is designed to strike
against trigger lever R* centred at lower end of a post R' formed on the valve
box R R R and R are elbow levers centred loosely on a pin R carried by
brackets R and R' at back of valve box, each of said elbow levers carrying a friction
roller and respectively at their back end. R7 is another lever also centred
loosely on pin R and it has attached to it a downwardly projecting hinged pawl or
cam that is centred at u (Fig. 12) and only capable of hinging upwards to allow
pint of lever T to return without rising the lever R'. (Fig. 12) is a pin at side
of bracket R against which a lug on lever R' contacts to retain said lever in a
horizontal position. Valve box R has a valve 3 (Fig. 15) in it for controlling the
supply of aerated water, said valve being formed at top end of a spindle and
pressed down by a coiled spring, the lower end of the valve spindle resting on
front end of elbow lever R. Valve box R¹ has a valve in it at top of spindle
which bears at its lower end on front part of elbow lever R, valve is also pressed 4
upon by a coiled spring 8. is a passage way between the two valve chambers.
H is the aerated water supply and air escape pipe to and from syphon head and
I' the vent or escape pipe for atmospheric air. S is a shaft supported by bracket
bearings V secured to flange plate A and having on it the pullies S¹ aerated water
disc cam S2, air escape or vent cam S³, sliding clutch S*, fixed clutch S, the latter 6
being secured on shaft by a set screw, and furnished with jaws as shewn which
engage the jaws on sliding clutch S* that has a groove s in it of peculiar form, the
groove being in the one plane for about three fourths of its circumference and then
taking a helical or angular direction towards the front of clutch for the remaining
one fourth of its circumference; said groove receives the back end of lever R. 5
are lugs cast upon clutch S* and having pins & secured to them which pass
through holes in the cam disc S*, the back ends of pins s¹ having coiled springs

page_text: on them held thereon by end nuts.
clutch St.
is a weighted arm attached to sliding
The aerated water disc cam S has three projections or cams w, w¹, and w³
(Fig. 12) on its periphery that operate intermittently on friction roller r so as to
force it down and raise the front end of elbow lever RB at three periods in each
revolution and by so doing lift the valve and allow of aerated water passing to the
syphon bottle.
It will be understood that, at the three intermediate periods when roller is not
acted on by the cams the aerated water valve is closed. The air escape or vent
cams of which there are two marked S³ project from the boss or sleeve that carries
the disc cam S, said boss being retained in position upon shaft S between the back
of fixed clutch S' and the fixed collar . Cams S³ operate upon roller carried
at end of elbow lever R the front end of latter raising spindler (Fig. 15) of air or
vent valve at two periods in a revolution that is to say the vent is opened in the
period between the first and second filling and again it is opened in the period
between the second and final filling. When the elbow lever R and cam S are at
the position shewn in Fig. 12 both the valves are closed, the filling gears being in
the position they assume prior to starting. The purpose of lever T and its pin t¹
are as follows:-When shaft C is turned from the left hand to right hand side by its
handle K to secure the bottle in position as already described said pin contacts
with the rounded face of pawl U and by so doing lifts lever R' from groove s in
sliding clutch S₁ to allow it to engage the jaws of clutch and so impart motion to
the cams to operate the valves as hereinbefore described. When the syphon bottle
is filled and the handle K turned downwards again to the left side to allow of
bottle being removed the said pin t' in its backward stroke again contacts with
hinged pawl U and simply lifts it idly upon its hinge pin and without having any
effect on lever R' which at this time is at the end of angular or helical part of
grooves and consequently retaining sliding clutch S out of gear, the purpose of
weight being to continue the rotation of sliding clutch S and cause its groove s
to travel on end of lever R' to take the teeth completely out of gear. Trigger
lever R combined with roller t is to allow of the valves being operated by hand
when the cam gear is at rest or the machine is not being driven by power, thus
when lever T is moved to the position indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 15 the
aerated water valve will be opened, the vent valve being in the meantime closed,
then if the lever T be moved further towards the right hand side, roller t will abut
against the shoulder of trigger and push it upwards and so open the escape or vent
valve the aerated water valve being now closed.
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
clain in machinery for syruping and filling syphon bottles with aerated water.
or in machinery for filling syphon bottles with aerated or soda water is :-
1. A swing arm such as D, or a slide such as M carrying a cup D8 for syphon
bead and a press roller E' for opening the syphon valve said arm or slide being held
up whilst a syphon bottle is being filled either by a cam or a friction roller projecting
from a horizontal shaft substantially as herein described and as illustrated in my
drawings.
2. A cup D for syphon head and a press piece or roller E each formed at upper
end of stems fitted in short tubes or boxes carried by the swing arm or slide and
each of said stems being seated on coiled springs substantially as herein described
and as illustrated in Fig. 1 of my drawings.
3. A horizontal spindle such as C suitably supported having either a friction
roller or a cam on it for working said swing arm or said slide and a disc valve at
its end for governing the supply of aerated water or syrup passing through a three
way branch valve box to syphon bottle substantially as herein described and as
illustrated in my drawings.
4. A three way valve box such as 1 having ports such as 1, 3, and in its

page_text: face in combination with the disc valve c at end of spindle such as C having
ports such as c¹, c', and c³ in it and a leather face I between them and either
as shewn in Figs. 3 to 4*, Figs. 8, to 80, Figs. 9 to 9B or the alternative three-
way plug valve shewn in Figs. 5 and 5^ and as and for the purposes herein
described and explained.
5. The mechanism for raising guard Ja from spindle C of machine consisting
of the combination of such parts with the cam J' rod J", lug J, cap J
weighted lever J and with bar J and plate A2 substantially as herein described
and explained and as illustrated in Figs. 6 and 7 of my drawings.
6. The treadle mechanism consisting of treadle P centred at 18 and having
backwardly projecting weighted end p³ in combination with coiled spring Q,
rod P and swing arm D substantially as herein described and explained and
as illustrated in Fig. 10 of my drawings.
7. The combination of guard J' having horn J on it with the arm K¹ secured
to operating handle K that is upon shaft C substantially as and for the purposes
herein described and as illustrated in Figs. 2, 6, and 7 of my drawings.
8. The arrangement side by side upon a plate or bed such as A2 of two. or
three syphon bottling heads each provided with independent gears for securing
the bottle in position and filling it and capable of being worked by one man or
attendant substantially in the manner herein described and explained.
9. The power mechanism for operating the aerated water and vent valve
box R, R consisting of clutch S*, S, and cams S2 and S3 and their appurtenances
arranged on a driven shaft such as S with the levers U, R7, R, and R, and in
combination with the lever T having pin t' and the operating shaft C substantially
as herein described and explained and as illustrated in Figs. 11 to 16 of my
drawings.
10. The combination of syrup pump L and its connecting pipes with the valve
box N & valve c at end of spindle C substantially as and for the purposes herein
described and as illustrated in Figs. 6, 7, 9, and 94 of my drawings.
11. The guard J' hinged above the bottle. at top end of a vertical bar such as J
and capable of being lifted and lowered towards and from front of machine
substantially as herein described and explained and as illustrated in my drawings.
Dated this 1st day of July 1893.
THOMAS FERGUSON.