An Improved Apparatus for Filling Bottles-with Mineral Waters and Beers.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 14th July, 1892.
Complete Specification Left, 13th May, 1893-Accepted, 17th June, 1893
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Filling Bottles-with Mineral Waters
and Beers.
WILLIAM ALFRED SAGE 35 Elmore Street Essex Road London Foreman
Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to construct an apparatus in a novel manner.
The bottle is inserted, sealed, gased, charged and gauged under one operation.
I use a two way plug cock with a bell shaped cap, into which is fixed, a rubber
capsule, to fit neck of bottle, by means of a metallic band, actuated by a bell
crank, by means of a cam on lever, for opening and shutting two way plug cock.
simultaneously.
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On top of two way plug cock I place a cylindrical valve or regulator, fitted
with a double headed piston, a small valve from oué end actuated by an adjusting
spiral spring, opening towards air, or gas, receiver for regulating pressure of gases.
The other side of piston is open to the liquids to be used.
To front of cock is fixed a plate, fitted with a bell crank, one end being made
fast to a metallic band, and the other end of the metallic band is fastened to an
adjusting screw fixed to front plate for sealing capsule to necks of different size
bottles the other end of bell crank is operated on by means of a cam, fitted with
handle, which works in a bearing on front plate bored concentric to plug of cock,
whereby all strain, is taking off shell of cock, the cam as a square hole and fits
loosely the square on cock plug for opening and shutting cock.
The waters or beers are connected to one side of the cylindrical valve or
regulator and leads through the two way cock plug to dip pipe in bottle, and the
gas is connected to the gas receiver on cover of cylinder valve acting against the
small valve, which forms a vent, passing through cylinder cover and through
the two way cock plug to top of bottle, the small valve is screwed into the double
headed piston, and adjusted by a spring to close at any pressure below that of the
inlet of the waters or beers, when the valve will close on its seating, and so
prevent more pressure till the bottle is filled to the desired quantity, by the
operation of shutting off the cock the bottle is released from the capsule."
The neck of the bottle is placed into the capsule and the handle or lever on the
cock is pulled downwards, during the downward action, firstly, the bottle is sealed,
secondly, the gas is admitted and thirdly, the waters or beers untill an equilibrium
occurs in cylindrical valve or regulator, when the fluid stop according to quantity
required in bottle by regulating the small valve, as described.
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Filling Bottles with Mineral Waters
and Beers.
I, WILLIAM ALFRED SAGE, of 35 Elmore Street, Essex Road, London,
Foreman 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 :-
The object of this invention is to construct a cheap, simple and effective
bottling apparatus whereby the bottle is inserted in position and is sealed, gassed,
charged and gauged under one operation.

page_text: My invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which
Figure 1 is a front elevation, Figure 2 is a side elevation and Figures 3 and 4
are vertical sections drawn at right angles to each other of my improved bottling
apparatus.
Figure 5 is a sectional front view and Figure 6 is a sectional plan of parts.
Figure 7 is a plan and Figure 8 is an elevation of the metallic band for com-
pressing the capsule around the bottle neck.
Figure 9 is a view of such metallic band in its extended state and
Figure 10 is a sectional underside view of the cylindrical valve or regulator
case showing the gas and liquid passages in section.
In all the figures like parts are indicated by similar letters of reference.
a is a plug of a cock or valve provided with two ways. a' a², which are used
respectively, the one for the passage of the gas, and the other for the liquid; this
plug works in a casting b formed with passages 12 corresponding with the
passages a a². The casting b has at its lower end a fitting to receive a rubber
capsule e fixed thereto as shown, and into which the neck of the bottle is passed.
The capsule c is compressed around the bottle neck by means of a metallic
band d so as to seal it thereto. This metallic band is made as shown at Figures 7,
8 and 9 it has a hole d' at one end, a hole d' at the other end, and a tongue d³
and opening d near the hole d'; the free end of said tongue 3 is curved or beaded
to form a smooth surface; the narrow end of the band is passed through the
opening d, the hole is then placed on a fixed but adjustable stud e, and the
hole is placed on a stud f2 at one end of a lever fl carried by a bell crank
lever operated by a cam f³. The lever f¹ is mounted on an axis f* carried by
lugs on the back of the lever f, and the front end of the stud lever f² is acted
upon by a spring f³ carried by a rod f fixed to a lug of the lever f. To the
front of the casting is fixed a plate g; the cam f³ fits on a cylindrical part a³ of
the plug a and works in a bearing in the front plate 9 bored concentric to
plug a, whereby all strain is taken off the shell of the cock or valve. The cam f³
has a segmental space on its periphery within which works a projection /¹ from
the lever handle which latter is fixed on a square at on the plug a. Thus the
lever handle in turning the plug a, also turns the cam f³, but, by means of the
space, there is a lost motion, so that when the bottle is filled the passages for
the gas and liquid are shut off before the neck of the bottle is released from the
capsule c.
The bell crank lever fis mounted on a stud or axis f' carried by the front
plate g, and the short arm of said leverf is preferably provided with a roller
against which the cam f³ acts. The stude is carried by a block e¹ fitting in a
slot in the front plate g, and it is acted upon by an adjusting screw e² which is
rotated by a handle e³, and is held fast against endway motion by a fixed collar e
located in a slot in the front plate g. "By this adjustment of the position of the
stud e facility is afforded for sealing the capsule c to necks of different sized
bottles, whilst small variations in the sizes of the bottle necks or in the thickness
of the capsule are prevented from injuring the bottle neck by means of the spring
lever, which will yield somewhat when more than the normal pressure is put
thereon.
On the top of the two-way plug cock or valve I fix a cylindrical valve or
regulator i fitted with a double headed piston , which is pressed towards the left
by a spring acting between one head of the piston i¹ and a fixed ring 3. To the
said piston is fixed a small valve j, which opens towards the gas receiver for
regulating the pressure of the gases. The cylinder on the other (left) side of
piston is always open to the liquids to be bottled.
The supply of waters or beers to be bottled is connected with the pipe k on the
left end of the cylindrical valve or regulator i; the beer or water then traverses
the passage on its way to the passages 2 and a through the two-way cock or
valve, whence it passes through the dip pipe into the bottle. The gas supply is
connected to the gas receiving pipe m on the right hand cover of the cylindrical

page_text: valve i and acts against the small valvej, which forms a vent valve; the gas passes
through the cylinder cover 16, when said valve j is open, and thence, by the.
passage, through the passages b' a¹, through the two-way cock or valve to an.
annular groove 6' in the fitting 63 and thence through holes in the capsule c into.
the bottle.
The gas under pressure is preferably taken from the upper part of the vessel.
containing the liquid to be bottled but it may be taken from a separate vessel.
I would also remark that compressed air in lieu of gas may be used when
bottling some kinds of liquids.
The small valvej has its stem j¹ screwed into the double headed piston
and it.
is adjusted by the milled head which regulates the spring, so as to cause the-
said valve to close at any required pressure below that of the waters or beers ;,
the valve j. by closing on its seating, prevents further passage of gas until the
bottle is filled to the desired height.
The double headed piston is held against rotation within the cylinder by a.
pin screwed into the nut and passing through a slot 10 in said cylinder. Said
pin has attached thereto a covering plate to cover the slot and a pointer to
point to the divisions on the scale and so indicate the pressure at which the-
spring is set.
o is a gas chamber communicating with the interior of the cylinder i to receive.
the gas as it is compressed by the filling of the bottle and it is provided with a
lever handle o' connected with a valve (not shown) for giving vent to the said gas.
and so reduce the pressure of the latter to a little below that of the liquid entering.
the bottle whenever it is found necessary, after which the pressure on the spring
and consequently the pressure of the gas will be regulated by the milled head.
The front guard n is mounted on an axis n carried by the bottom of the
casting g, and it is provided with an inclined boss n² on its axis, which is acted.
upon in one direction by the lower end of the lever f, a spring n³ acting on the
said guard in the opposite direction.
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By the operation of turning on the two-way cock or valve the gas is admitted to.
the bottle, the capsule c is sealed around the bottle neck, the guard n is closed
around the bottle and the beer or water is admitted; by the operation of shutting
off the two-way cock or valve the liquid and gas are shut off, the guard n is raised
away from the bottle and the latter is released from the capsule c, and a fresh
supply of gas, below the pressure of the beer or other liquid, is again in reserve for
the next charge.
The operation of the apparatus is as follows: The neck of the bottle is passed
upwards into the capsule c, against the head thereof, the handle or lever / on the
two-way cock or valve is pulled downwards toward the right; during this motion,
firstly, the gas is admitted to the bottle, thereby blowing out the atmospheric air,
secondly, the bottle is sealed by the capsule c and band d, thirdly, it is guarded by
the closing down of the guard n, and fourthly, the water or beer is admitted until.
an equilibrium occurs in the cylindrical valve or regulator, when the fluid will stop,.
according to the quantity required in the bottle by regulating the small valvej as
described.
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. In apparatus for filling bottles with mineral waters or beers, the peculiar
arrangement and combination of parts, substantially as herein shown and described
and for the purpose stated.
2. In apparatus for filling bottles with mineral waters or beers, the combination
of a bottle sealing capsule c, a two-way cock a b, and suitable passages for the gas
and beer or water, and a regulating valve chamber i having a double headed.
piston and a small valve j, all arranged and operated substantially as herein.
shown and described and for the purpose stated.

page_text: 3. The combination with bottling apparatus, of a regulating valve chamber 2
fitted with double headed piston spring acting against said piston in one
direction, a small valve ; connected to the piston and a milled head j², sub-
stantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
4. The combination with bottling apparatus, of a gas regulating valve chamber
and valve, substantially as herein shown and described and for the purpose stated.
Dated this 13th day of May 1893.
By Harris & Mills,
W. A. SAGE,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.