Improvements in Machines for Measuring and Charging Liquid into Bottles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Aug, 1895-Accepted, 14th Sept., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines for Measuring and Charging Liquid into
Bottles.
I, GEORGE DAWSON of 103 Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham in the County of
Yolk, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
This invention relates to the construction of machines for measuring and charging
liquid into bottles, and is more especially applicable to those kind of machines
which are made with a trough, pan, or receptacle to which are connected a number
of pipes for conducting the liquid from the said pan to measures and subsequently
into bottles by means of valves or cocks.
Ilitherto these valves or cocks have been made with ordinary plugs, to each of
which is attached a lever, and such levers have been coupled together in twos or
more and operated by a handle or hand lever, and in some cases the plug levers
have been so connected that the liquid may flow through one set of valves into the
measures whilst it flows through another set into the bottles, this arrangement of
levers and connections however has hitherto been complicated in construction, the
object therefore of my present invention is to simplify the construction and arrange-
ment of the valves, plugs and connections, to attain which I arrange each valve or
cock so that the liquid flows from the bottom of the trough or pan through each
valve and ascends into the measures and subsequently by the movement of the
handle and without the aid of any further levers flows from the measures into the
bottles.
Each valve or cock I arrange in a horizontal position and the first set or series
of valves are arranged with three points or ways the plugs thereof having two
passages in them, the next set or series of valves having plugs of the ordinary
construction. All the valve plugs are coupled one to the other in a direct line by
means of screwed connecting pieces which may where so preferred' be part of the
head portion of each plug, or may be made separate.
I do not limit myself to the number of valves employed but in all cases my
improved arrangement is such that one valve or series are charging the measures
simultaneously with the charging of the bottles with the next valve or series and
I dispense with all the usual valve levers aud connecting rods with the exception of
the manipulating bandle, which latter I preferably attach in a vertical position to
the horizontal protruding part or bead of the first plug.
Dated this 3rd day of October 1894.
II. F. BOUGHTON,
Bainsley, Agent.

page_text: Improvements in Machines for Measuring and Charging Liquid into
Bottles.
I, GEORGE DAWSON of 103 Fitzwilliam Road, Rotherham in the County of
York, Commercial Traveller, do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in
what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertamed in and by the following statement
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This invention relates to the construction of machines for measuring and
charging liquid into bottles, and is more especially applicable to those kind of
machines which are made with a trough, pan, or receptacle to which are connected
a number of pipes for conducting the liquid from the said pan to measures, and
subsequently into bottles by means of valves or cocks.
Hitherto these valves or cocks have been made with ordinary plugs, to each of
which is attached a lever, and such levers have been coupled together in twos or
more and operated by a handle or hand lever, and in some cases the plug levers
have been so connected that the liquid may flow through one set of valves into the
measures whilst it flows through another set into the bottles; this arrangement of
levers and connections however has hitherto been complicated in construction, the
object therefore of my present invention is to simplify the construction and arrange
ment of the valves, plugs, and connections, to attain which 1 construct and
arrange my improvements substantially as described with reference to the accom-
panying sheet of drawings in which
Fig. 1 is a perspective view of my improved machine.
Fig. 2 is a cross sectional elevation upon an enlarged scale taken on either of the
dotted lines a a of Fig. 1, and
Fig. 3 18 also a similar cross sectional elevation taken on either of the dotted
lines b. b, of said Fig 1.
'
Similar letters of reference denote corresponding parts in each view
I arrange each valve or cock B so that the liquid flows from the bottom c¹ of
the trough or pan C through each valve B and ascends to the measures D and
subsequently by the movement of the handle E and without the aid of any further
levers flows from the ordinary measures D into the bottles H.
Each valve or cock B and B arrange in a horizontal position as shown, and
the first two or set or series of valves B are artauged with three ports or ways b',
the plugs & being hollow and having two passages or holes in them as shown
Fig. 2.
The next set or series of valves B' are similar to ordinary solid plugs excepting
that they have two grooves & cut in them as shown at Fig. 3, and each valve has
three ports or ways baimilar to the first series as shown at Fig. 3.
All the valve plugs B and B are coupled one to the other in a direct line by
meaus of screwed connecting pieces J as shown at Fig. 1.
I do not limit myself to the number of valves employed but in all cases my
improved arrangement is such that one valve or series of valves are charging the
measures simultaneously with the charging of the bottles with the unext valve or
series, and it is obvious that I dispense with all the usual valve levers and
connecting rods with the exception of the manipulating handle E which latter
I preferably attach to the horizontal protruding part of the first plug b
see Fig. 1.
When the handle or lever E is in position shown the liquid flows from the
trough C down the pipe through the ports and into the measures D of the
hrst series of valves B and simultaneously out of the measures D through
the passages into the bottles H of the second series of valves B', then by pulling

page_text: down the handle or lever E and placing bottles under the first series of valves or
taps a reverse order of things is the result.
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 I claim 18:
1. In machines for measuring and charging liquid into bottles the combination
of one or more or a series of valves B arranged horizontally, having plugs with
two passages b³, with a series of valves B' having plugs with grooves formed in
them, the said plugs being all connected together by connectious J and operated
by a common lever E substantially as described and illustrated and for attainment
of the object specified.
2. In machines for measuring and charging liquid into bottles the combination
of horizontal taps with connections and arrangement for drawing off from the
trough C substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated this 20th day of July 1895.
H. F. BOUGHTON,
Barnsley, Patent Agent.