Improvements in Apparatus and Machinery for Measuring Syrups and other Liquids into Mineral Water and other Bottles or Vessels
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Feb., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 16th Nov., 1891-Accepted, 19th Dec., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus and Machinery for Measuring Syrups
and other Liquids into Mineral Water and other Bottles or
Vessels,
:
I MARK LOUIS ORR of Palermo Blackrock County of Dublin Mineral
Water Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improved machinery and apparatus for measuring
syrups and other liquids into mineral water and other bottles or vessels.
In measuring syrups &c. into mineral water and other bottles or vessels it has
hitherto been the custom to fill one or at the most two bottles at the same time
thereby rendering the process of syruping &c. both tedious and expensive.
Now my invention is designed to fill any reasonable number of bottles at one
time, I prefer to fill twenty four this being the number usually contained in a
cooper or tray.
One form of my machine consists in mounting a box or receptacle of wood
porcelain metal or other suitable material to contain the syrup or other liquid on a
frame or stand. This receptacle is formed in such a manner that one portion is at
a lower level than the other when in its normal position for the purpose of retaining
the liquid while the other portion being at a higher level is left dry.
In the higher
portion the measures of the requisite dimensions are placed in such a manner that
their upper edges are slightly raised above the level of the upper portion of the
receptacle to enable any superfluity of liquid to drain back into the lower portion
and insure accuracy in the measurement.
These measures are preferably of a cylindrical form at the top the bottom being
diminished and extended in the form of a tube and closed at its lower extremity by.
a suitable valve, cock, or other device. The whole of these valves, or cocks are
connected in such a manner that by means of a lever; screw, or other mechanical
equivalent they can be operated so as to discharge the liquid simultaneously. In
order to charge these measures the receptacle may be fitted with a scoop to deliver
the liquid from the lower portion over the upper portion and measures or it may be
mounted on trunions so that by simply tilting it the same object is attained, the
residue of the liquid flowing back into the lower portion of the receptacle while the
scoop is released or the receptacle returned to its normal position. Immediately
below and concentric with these measures are placed a corresponding number of
conical or bell-mouthed cylinders for the purpose hereinafter described.
The before mentioned stand or frame is provided with a table to receive the
cooper or tray of bottles placed immediately below said measures and bell-mouthed
cylinders which can be raised and lowered as desired by means of a treadle or other
suitable device.
The method of operating the machine is as follows-
The lower portion of the receptacle being filled to a proper level with the syrup
or other liquid and maintained at that level by means of a ball-cock or other
equivalent and the measures charged by means of the scoop or tilting of the
receptacle as before described which may be effected automatically by connecting
them with the treadle or lever for raising the table. The cooper or tray of bottles
s placed on the table which is then raised by means of the treadle or lever the
ecks of the bottles being directed by the bell-mouthed cylinders so that the
ubular lower portions of the measures enter them, when by means of the lever or
crew all the valves are at once opened thereby discharging the whole of the

page_text: contents of the measures simultaneously into the bottles without the possibility of
loss by spilling or waste otherwise.
(The bell mouthed cylinders are made of a sufficient depth to overcome any
difficulty which might arise from difference in the length of the various bottle necks
and their position in the tray or cooper.)
The treadle or lever being then released the table falls to its original position at
the same time recharging the measures by means of the scoop or tilting of the
receptacle as before described, the tray can then be removed another placed in
position and the operation repeated.
Instead of tilting the receptacle or using a scoop the measures may be mounted
in such a manner that they may dip under the liquid and be raised above its level
for the same purpose as hereinbefore described, or they may be formed similar to
hollow plug cocks or other known measuring device.
I can dispense with the before described method of charging the measures by
means of the scoop or tilting of the receptacle and substitute therefor a vertical
cylinder open at the top and fitted to the bottom of the receptacle in such a manner
that the superfluous liquid may flow into it the said cylinder being closed at the
bottom with the exception of a hole in the centre through which a piston or rod
may be passed having on its upper end a disc of the same diameter as the inside of
the cylinder aud which disc would lie in the bottom of the cylinder the piston or
rod being connected with the treadle in such a way that when the treadle is released
the piston will rise forcing the disc upwards and thereby discharging the liquid
over the measures and then resume its original position.
Dated this Fourteenth day of February One thousand eight hundred and
ninety one.
MARK LOUIS ORR.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus and Machinery for Measuring Syrups
and other Liquids into Mineral Water and other Bottles or
Vessels.
I, MARK LOUIS ORR, of 131, Saint Stephen's Green West, Dublin, 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 improved machinery and apparatus for measuring syrups
and other liquids into mineral water and other bottles or vessels.
In measuring syrups etc. into mineral water and other bottles or vessels it has
hitherto been the custom to fill one or at the most two bottles at the same time
thereby rendering the process of syruping etc. both tedious and expensive.
Now my invention is designed to fill any reasonable number of bottles at one
time. I prefer to fill twenty-four this being the number usually contained in a
cooper or "tray."
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1 will describe my invention by referring to the accompanying drawings in
which
Figs. 1 and 2 are general views of a machine constructed according to this
invention shewing also how the said invention is worked;
Fig. 3 is a sectional elevation and Fig. 4 is a plan of the upper part of the same
on an enlarged scale and Fig. 5 illustrates a modification of the same.
The same letters of reference indicate the same or corresponding parts in all the
figures.
One form of my machine as illustrated by Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4 consists in
mounting a box or receptacle A of wood porcelain, metal or other suitable
material to contain the syrup or other liquid on a frame or stand B. This
receptacle A has one portion a' at a lower level than the other a³ when in its

page_text: normal position for the purpose of retaining the liquid in the portion a' while
the other portion a' being at a higher level is left dry. In the higher portion ²
the measures C (in this case twenty four in number) of the requisite dimensions
are fixed (see Fig. 3) projecting from the underside of the receptacle A so
that the upper edges of the measures are slightly raised above the level of
the upper portion a² of the receptacle to enable any superfluity of liquid to
drain back into the lower portion and insure accuracy in the measurement.
These measures C are preferably of a cylindrical form at upper portion as
shewn the bottom 2 being diminished and extended in the form of a tube as
shewn and closed at its lower extremity by a suitable valve cock or other
device. The whole of these valves d or cocks are connected in such a manner
that by means of a lever, screw, or other mechanical equivalent they can be
operated so as to discharge the liquid simultaneously. This I prefer to do as
shewn in Figs. 3 and 4 where it will be seen that the stalks of the valves d
are carried up through two frames or plates E and F and the frame E is fixed
to the sides of the receptacle A and the valves are normally kept pressed
down and the outlets in the lower portions c² of the measures are kept closed
by coiled springs g on the valve stalks which act between the collars d' and the
plate E.
The other frame or plate F can be moved up or down by the hand
lever H from the lower end of which the frame or plate F is suspended. When
the frame or plate F is thus raised as shewn in Fig. 3 it takes against the
adjustable nuts on the valve stalks d' and thus all the valves are raised at
the same time. In order to charge these measures C the receptacle A may be fitted
with a
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scoop I to deliver the liquid from the lower portion a¹ over the upper
portion a² and measures C or the receptacle may as shewn in Fig. 5 be mounted on
"trunnions" J so that by simply tilting it as shewn by the dotted lines Fig. 5 the
same object is attained, the residue of the liquid flowing back into the lower
portion a¹ of the receptacle A while the scoop I is released or the receptacle A
returned to its normal position. The scoop f is hinged at each side at near the
front and is connected to the chain which is led over the guide pulleys and
down and fixed to the back of the table M hereinafter described. The scoop is
shewn in its lifted position in Fig. 3 by dotted lines. Immediately below and
concentric with these measures C and by preference formed therewith as shewn are
arranged a corresponding number of conical or bellmouthed cylinders L for the
purpose hereinafter described.
The beforementioned stand or frame A is provided with a table M to receive the
cooper or tray N of bottles O placed immediately below the measures C and bell-
mouthed cylinders L which table M can be raised and lowered as desired by means
of the treadle K or other suitable device. In the machine shewn (see Figs. 1 and 2)
the treadle K, turning at the back end on the shaft k' is connected by side links p' p²
to the short arms of the upper levers the long arms of which are jointed to the
legs m m of the table M. The lower ends of the legs m² m² are respectively
jointed to other two levers
that these levers qq
parallel motion causing the
horizontal.
which are of the same length as the levers 7 q so
and the legs m' m² together form a well known
table M to move up and down and always remain
The method of operating the machine is as follows
The lower portion a' of the receptacle A being filled to a proper level with the
yrup or other liquid and maintained at that level by means of a ball cock or other
quivalent, the measures C are charged by means of the scoop I or by tilting of
he receptacle A as before described which is by preference effected automatically
by connecting the scoop I to the table M by the chain (Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4) or as
hereinafter described by connecting the receptacle A to the table M (Fig. 5). A
ooper or tray of bottles O is placed on the table when in its lowest position as
hewn in Fig. 1. The table M is then raised by means of the treadle or lever K
s shewn in Fig. 2 the necks of the bottles O being directed by the bell mouthed
ylinders L so that the tubular lower portions of the measures C enter them,

page_text: when by means of the hand lever H all the valves d are at once opened as shewn
in Fig. 4 thereby lischarging the whole of the contents of the measures C simul-
taneously into the bottles O without the possibility of loss by spilling or waste
otherwise. (The bell mouthed cylinders are made of a sufficient depth to overcome
any difficulty which might arise from difference in the length of the various bottle
necks and their position in the tray or cooper.)
The treadle or lever K being then released the table M falls to its original
position shewn in Fig. 1. at the same time recharging the measures C by means of
the scoop I or tilting of the receptacle as before described, the tray M can then be
removed another placed in position and the operation repeated.
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When the receptacle A is mounted on trunnions as shewn in Fig. 5 it may be
connected by the side chains (or links) connected to the sides of the table M so
that the act of lowering the table M will tilt up the receptacle A to the positions
shewn by the dotted lines Fig. 5 and fill the measures C and when the table is being
raised the receptacle A will resume its normal position and the residue of the liquid
flow back to the lower portion a' before the bottles come against the outlets of the
measures C ready for filling.
Having now particularly described, and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed. I declare that what 1
claim is :-
1. In apparatus or machinery for measuring syrups and other liquids into
mineral water and other bottles or vessels, the use of a receptacle such as A having
one portion lower than the other portion and having a series of measures such as C
fixed in the bottom of the upper portion and means for filling said measures simul-
taneously from the said lower portion and for emptying the said measures
simultaneously. into the bottles or other vessels placed underneath substantially as
herein before described.
2. In the said apparatus or machinery and in combination with a receptacle and
measures and means for filling and emptying the said measures as denoted under
Claim 1, the use of a rising and falling table for carrying the tray or cooper
containing the bottles or other vessels to be filled arranged beneath the said
measures and provided with means for operating the said table substantially as and
for the purposes hereinbefore described.
3. The combination and arrangement of parts constituting the machine or
apparatus for measuring syrups and other liquids into mineral water and other
bottles or vessels arranged and operating in the manner substantially as hereinbefore
set forth and illustrated by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of November 1891.
CHARLES BOSWORTH KETLEY,
Agent for the Applicant.