US1854754A

US1854754A - Beverage gas charging apparatus

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Publication number: US1854754A
Application number: US514891A
Authority: US
Inventors: Anthony W Morris
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1931-02-10
Filing date: 1931-02-10
Publication date: 1932-04-19
Anticipated expiration: 1949-04-19

Description

April 19, 1932. w MORRIS 1,854,754

BEVERAGE GAS CHARGING APPARATUS Filed Feb. 10, 1931 Patented Apr. 19, 1932 PATENT OFFICE ANTHONY W. MORRIS, OF SPOKANE, WASHINGTON BEVERAGE GAS CHARGING APPARATUS Application filed February 10, 1931. Serial No. 514,891.

invention relates to beverage gas charging apparatus and certain objects of the invention are to provide an apparatus for charging beverages with gas that is adapted is for home or store use and which embodies means for supplying the gas from a commercially filled gas tank to the water or other liquid in predetermined increments as desired, means whereby the gas supply is automatically cut oil and turned on by its own force upon reaching a predetermined pressure, means whereby the force of the charging or incoming gas is utilized for causing a thorough agitation of the water whereby a complete mixture of the gas therewith is effected, and means whereby the water may be manually agitated to cause a thorough mixture of the gas therewith.

With the above and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists of the novel con: struction, adaptation, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter described and claimed. These objects are accomplished by devices illustrated in the accompanying drawings; wherein Figure 1 is a view in front elevtion of the assembled device;

a F ig. 2 is a top plan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a view in central vertical section of the water tank showing the agitating means;

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view in vertical section showing the pressure valve for automatically controlling the gas supply;

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view in elevation showing a gas tank installed in its retainer casing;

Fig. 6 is a view in horizontal section taken substantially on a

broken line

6, 6 of Fig. 3 and showing the automatic agitation means; and v Fig. 7 is a detail view in central vertical section of the gas charging valve means.

Referring to the drawings throughout which like reference numerals indicate like parts, the numeral 5 designates a housing of any desired ornamental design. Said hous ing has a cylindrical upstanding retainer casing 6 mounted on one side thereof that is adapted to receive and retain a gas tank 7 as shown in detail in Fig. 5 of the drawings. Said gastanks are supplied to the trade or home already filled with carbonated gas or the like under pressure as will be understood.

From the tank 7 the gas, under pressure, is

allowed to escape by means of a cock 8 connected to a pipe 9. The remote end of said pipe is connected to a cylindrical valve casing 10; shown in detail in Fig. 7, and containing means whereby the passage of the gas therethrough may be controlled. A partition 11 divides said casing into a relatively large entry compartment 12 and a relatively small a discharge compartment 13. A valve stem 14 slidably disposed through the front wall of the'housing 5, through the partition 11 and through a spider guide 15 within the valve casing, has a pointed end 16 that is adapted to engage a seat at the point of entry of said pipe into the casing' A cut-01f valve 17is provided at said partition and a spring 18 for the valve stem normally retain said valve in the closed position and the pointed end of the valve stem in the open position as shown. The exterior end of said stem is provided with a knob 19 and at each time pressure is applied to said knob the pointed stem end will close the entry port to the valve casing and the cut-01f valve 17 will be opened. Thus the gas within the large compartment 12 will pass into the discharge compartment 13 and then outwardly through a pipe 20.

The pipe 20 conveys the gas into the bottom portion of a water tank 21 through a round valve 22 that is provided with a partition 23 having a passage 24 therethrough as most clearly shown in Fig. 4c of the drawings. An upstanding valve stem 25 passes slidably into said round valve and its pointed end is adapted to close said passage. The upper end portion of said stem is slidably disposed through a small cylindrical casing 26 secured against the upper wall portion of the water tank. A piston 27 is fixed to the upper end of the valve stem and is slidably and snugly disposed within said casing. A spring 28, within the casing, is adapted to normally retain said piston in the upward or raised position and the lower pointed end of the valve stem away from its seat thus allowing the gas to pass through the valve 22 and through its nozzle 29 into the water within said water tank. When the gas suiiiciently charges the water within said tank and its pressure reaches a predetermined point its pressure force will overcome the resistance of the spring and press the piston 27 downward causing its stem 25 to close the valve passage 2a and prevent, for the. time being, any more gas from entering said water tank. As the charged water is drawn oft from the tank the pressure therein will drop to a point that is less than the force of the spring 28, which will again cause the valve to open and permit more gasto enter the water tank as will be understood.

The nozzle 29 of the valve 22 discharges into a small housing 30 fixed centrally within the bottom of the water tank 21 and having a plurality ofopenings, 31 spaced around its bottom whereby the gas mayescape and spread out into'the water w'thin said tank. A; stub-shaft 32 is revolubly mounted in said housing and projects upwardly therethrough and propeller or fan blades 33 are secured thereto within the housing. The upper eX- terio-r end portion 3a of "said stub-shaft is square in cross section and the lower-enlarged end portion 35 of a; relatively long shaft 36- is providedwith a hollow recess that is also square in cross section and which slidably receives the projecting end of thestub-shaft. Caaid long shaft extends upwardly-through a packing gland 3-? centrally disposed in the top seer the water tank which is threadedly installed and may be readily removed for the purpose ofsujaplying fresh water to the tank, and a plurality'of'paddle blades 39. are keyed in spaced relation to said long shaft in alternate. vertical and horizontal'' disposition as shown in Fig. 3; p

Referring to Fig. 6 of the drawings, it willfbe noted that the nozzle 29 is arranged to cause the gas discharged; from the pipe'20 to strike-the propeller, blades 33-at a tangent thus revolying said blades together with the shaft and its paddle blades 39, Therotary motion of said paddle blades will thoroughly agitate the water within the tank 21; and thus cause a completemixture off the incoming gas therewith. The water, within said tank mayalsobe manually agitated, by means of a knob Adontheunper, exterior endofi the long shaft whereby saidshaft may be rotated. At the samev time said, shaft may be. moved p and own by: h sa s nlarg d s c endportio n35 slidesonithe square stub-shaft portion, 8%, thus. increasing the agitation; of the water. Eh stop member, 4E1 is fixed to .said long shaft and, engages the top 38a Of! the water-tank topreventthe socket end; shaft portion from being disengaged {from the stubshaft. The charged waterisclrawn ofi from the water tank through a pipe 42 and discharges through a delivery faucet 4:3.

It will now be apparent that I have provided a beverage "as charging apparatus comprising means I01 supplying gas to the beverage in predetermined amounts, means whereby the gas supply is automatically cut 0E and turned on by its own pressure, automatic means whereby the force of the gas is used to agitate the beverage and cause the gas to be more thoroughly mixed therewith, and means whereby the automatic agitating means may be manually operated.

Having thus described my invention, it being understood that minor changes may be resorted to in its construction and arrangement without departing from the scope and spiritof the invention, what. 1 claim and de sireto secure by Letters Patent of the United States is :--o

1. A beverage gas charging apparatus having in combination a housing, a cylindrical retainer casing mounted on the housing, a gas tank mounted in the retainer casing, a water tank mounted on the housing, a closed top for the water tank, a pipe connecting the gas and. water tanks, a cylindricah valve interposed in the pipe, apartition dividingsaid valve into an entry and a. discharge oompartment, a spring controlled" valve stem adapted to normally retain the entry compartment open and: the discharge compart-V ment closed and whereby pressure on the stem will open the discharge compartment and close the entry compartment, a round valve for the discharge end of the connecting pipewithin the bottom of the water tank, a stem for said valve extending to the top'portion of said water tank, a piston for thetop: of saidi stem, a cylinder for the piston open at its top, a spring for said! piston] adapted to normally retain said valve stem away; from its seat and whereby the downwardi gasipress. sure wil'l compress the stem to its seat, a small housing in the bottomof'the watertank having-openings aroundi'its lower portion, a discharge nozzle for the round valve projecting into the small housing, an upstanding stubshaft projecting. intothe water tank, along shaft extending slidablythrough: the top of thewater tank, a bottomsocket for the long shaft fitting slidably on the square portionof the stub-shaft, paddle blades fixedito the long shaft in spaced relation and with their edges alternately disposed inhori'zontal and vertical arrangement, a stop for the long shaft adapted to engage the top of the water tank when said' shaft is raised, a knob on the exteriorend of the long shaft whereby'same maybe manually raised and rotated; and faucet delivery means forthe water tank.

2; beverage'gas charging apparatushaning in combinationa housing, agas tank and a W ater tank for the housing, a closed top for the water tank, a pipe connecting said gas and water tanks, vaIve means for the connecting pipe whereby'gas may be fed from the gas tank into the water tank in predetermined amounts, a valve for the discharge end portion of said connecting pipe disposed in the bottom of the water tank, means where by variations in the gas pressure will automatically open and close said valve located in the top portion of the water tank, means for agitating the Water within the Water tank actuated by the force of the gas at the discharge end of the connecting pipe, means for manually actuating said actuating means, and faucet delivery means for the water tank.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

ANTHONY W. MORRIS.