US2117271A - Combined siphon bottle and carbonator - Google Patents

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May 17, 1938. BOWMAN 2,117,271

COMBINED SIPHON BOTTLE AND CARBONATOR Filed Aug. 17, 1937 2 Sheets-sheaf l May 17, 1938. D. E. BOWMAN COMBINED SIPHON BOTTLE AND CARBONATOR FiledAug. 17, 1937 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 n y m m H 3 V a h E 4\ 4 a l i 1 2 m Patented May 17, 1938 David 'E. Bowman, Los

Angeles, Calif., assignor to Siphonator, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., a corporation of California Application August 17,

' 12 Claims.

This invention relates to and has for an object the provision of a combination siphon bottle and carbonator, or what may be termed a self carbonating siphon bottle, wherein upon introduction of liquid and gas thereto from sources under pressure, the liquid will be automatically, thoroughly saturated with the gas within the bottle during such introduction, whereby the bottle is therefore subject to being quickly, easily and conveniently charged or recharged.

Another object of, this invention is to provide a self carbonating siphon bottle of the character described which is equipped with valve intaking means adapted to be engaged with a filling fountain from which separate'streams of liquid and gas are directed through said valve means into the bottle upon the occasion of positioning the bottle in a predetermined manner relative to or upon said fountain or over said fountain whereby quick and convenient filling of the bottle adjacent the point of its use, such, for example, as upon a shelf or serving bar, is made possible. At the same time, a thorough carbonating action takes place within the bottle during the introducition of the liquid and gas thereto.

I have shown inthe accompanying drawings a preferred form of combined siphon bottle and carbonator embodying my invention, subject, however, to modification, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Referring tothe drawings:

Fig. 1 represents a side elevation of Ia combined carbonator and siphon bottle constructed in accordance with this invention, the bottle being broken away for the sake of clarity of illustration,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged bottom plan view of the bottle,

Fig. 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken on the plane of line 3-3 of Fig. 1,

Fig. 4 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical sectional view of the bottle as when in position to be charged with liquid and gas, showing the bottle substantially charged,

Fig. 5 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view of the filling fountain,

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of said fountain.

One embodiment of the combined siphon bottle and carbonator of this invention, as shown in the accompanying drawings, comprises a siphon bottle I equipped with the usual siphoning or dispensing head 8 and an automatic carbonating and intaking means 9, which latter is adapted to 1937, Serial No. 159,613 (Cl. 226-62) be engaged with a filling fountain In. As here shown, the fountain I8 is mounted upon a shelf, serving bar, or like support ll so that the bottle may be stood upon or over the fountain in such manner that the means 9 will engage with the fountain to establish a filling connection therewith, and when disengaged from the fountain will cause the bottleto close as well as the fountain. Inasmuch as the fountain I8 is adapted to charge separate streams of liquid and gas into the bottle, it is connected with pressure sources of liquid and gas not shown by means of pipe lines l2 and I3, respectively, and by a control valve ll in the liquid line l2 and a pressure regulating valve I5 01 any suitable form in the line l3, the pressure of gas discharging through the fountain may be regulated, in consideration of the liquid pressure.

The siphoning head 8 comprises the usual body portion l6, having a discharge spout I I and equipped with a spring loaded, normally closed valve l8, operated by means of a handle H. De-

pending from the body into the neck of the bottle is a valve chamber I8- supporting a siphon tube 20, the lower intake end 2| of which is disposed adjacent the concavo-convex bottom wall 22. Pressure of gas on the liquid in the bottle causes an upward fiow thereof through the tube 20, past the valve I8 when open, and out through the spout I! in the usual manner.

In accordance with this invention, the automatic carbonating and liquid and gas intaking means 9 is arranged so that a stream of gas under pressure is introduced adjacent the lower end of the bottle, whereas a stream of liquid under pressure is introduced through an atomizer or spray device 23 adjacent the upper end of the bottle. This atomizer causes a finely divided liquid and gas may be quickly and conveniently introduced into the bottle by the mere placing of the bottle in a predetermined position with respect to the filling fountain, as, for example, the standing of the bottle over the fountain, makes possible advantages and conveniences and the saving of time in the initial and refilling operations of siphon bottles constructed in accordance with this invention.

One form of the combined automatic carbonating and liquid and gas intaking means of this invention which I may use comprises a tubular valve body 24 mounted in an opening 25 formed in the center of the bottom 22 of the bottle and secured at such point by means of the nut 28 and cooperating flange 21, together with suitable packing or sealing means. Siidably supported within the valve body 24 is an upright liquid injection tube 23 terminating adjacent the upper end of the bottle in the atomizer 23. At its lower end, this tube is normally closed by an upwardly opening check valve 34 mounted in a housing 3|, which has a socket portion 32 at its lower end adapted for reception of the liquid discharge spout 33 of the fountain i3. Y when this spout is engaged in the socket 32, the pressure of the liquld.will open the valve 30 and the liquid will pass upwardly through the tube 23 and out through the atomizer 23, the valve closing automatically upon removal of the bottle from the fountain.

The gas discharges into the bore of the valve body 24 and passes upwardly through the grooves 34 and 35, formed respectively in the housing 3| and body 24. The uppermost grooves 35 open into a valve seat 35 controlled by a valve 31 carried by the tube 29. The valve 31 is normally held seated by the spring 38 mounted in the body 24 and particularly shown in Fig. 4, and this spring likewise holds the socketed end 32 in extended position. With this arrangement, it is seen that when the said socketed end engages the spout 33 of the fountain ID, the gas admission valve 31 in the bottle is open to permit introduction of gas into the .bottle, and that this valve will automatically close upon detaching the bottle from the fountain.

The fountain I 0, as here shown, comprises a sectional tubular body 33 adapted to be secured to the shelf or serving bar I! by means of the threaded fittings 33 and 40. The fitting 33 is extended above the shelf or support il in the form of a tubular coupling member 4|, having interrupted threads 42 interiorly thereof and adapted to cooperate with similar threads 43 provided on a tubular extension 44 of the body 24. The member 44 is arranged to fit within the coupling 4| when the bottle is positioned for refilling, and upon appropriate turning of the bottle, a quick, detachable, mechanical joint of the bottle with the fountain may be eflected.

The liquid discharge spout 33 of the fountain i0 is slidably positioned within the bore of the body 33 so that its upper end is extended into the tubular coupling 4|. The lower end of the spout I3 is slidable within the bore 43 of a closure 44 which defines the valve chamber 45 at the lower end of the body 38. This closure 44 is provided with an annular valve seat 46 surrounding the bore 43 andadapted to be engaged by a valve 41 normally held seated by a spring 48. The valve 41 has a stem 43 slidably supported in a plug 53, to which plug the liquid pipe line I2 is connected by any suitable means. Liquid entering the bore through the plug will flow through inclined outlets 5| into the chamber 45, and if the valve 41 is unseated, will enter the spout 33 through the lateral openings in the lower end of said pout.

The gas discharge from the fountain I0 is controlled by an inwardly heck valve within a refrigerator or ice 53 opening responsive to gas pressure from pipe line l3 to permit gas to flow into a chamber 44 in the body 38. The upper end of this chamber has an opening 55 which is grooved vertically and affords a, sliding support for the spout 33 while permitting discharge of gas through the grooves thereof. The gas outlet thus formed around the spout 33, that is between the spout and the opening 55, is controlled by a valve 53 on the spout 33. A spring 51 normally holds the spout 33 in ."Dpermost position whereby the valve 33 is seated to close the gas outlet. In this position of the spout, the lateral intake openings I2 in the lower end thereof are closed by the wall of the bore 43, as shown in Fig. 6.

It is now seen that when the bottle is positioned over the fountain, as shown in Figs. 1 and 4, with the socket 32 receiving the spout 33. the latter will be depressed, while, at the same time, the tubular member 29 will be elevated. Depression of the spout 33 allows the gas to pass from the chamber 54 through the opening 55 into the body 24, and through the grooves 34 and 35 into the bottle, the valve 31 having been unseated by the raising of the tubular member 29. At the same time, the valve 41 is unseated by the depressed spout 33, which latter has its lateral intake openings then exposed to the chamber 45, as shown in Fig. 4. Liquid under pressure in said chamber will then pass upwardly through the spout 33, check valve 30 and tubular member 23 so as to be discharged through the atomizer 23 in the form of a flne whirling mist which will shower downwardly and be intimately admixed with and saturated by the gas arising in the bottom.

It ,will be noted that the combined siphon bottle and carbonator of this invention provides for the complete saturation of the liquid with the gas within the bottle during the introduction of the liquid into the bottle. In the charging operation, the gas enters the bottle first and thereafter, as the liquid is discharged, through the atomizer as a fine mist-like spray, it becomes effectively saturated with gas. When a body of liquid has collected in the bottle, the gas arising through it will further saturate the liquid to provide for a more thorough carbonating action. It is important to note that the filling fountain for introducing liquid and gas into the siphon bottle is so constructed that it may be conveniently placed box so that upon placing the siphon bottle in the box over the fountain, in accordance with this invention, the charging and carbonating action will take place automatically while the bottle is thus standing in the refrigerator.

I claim:

1. 'A combined siphon bottle and carbonator comprising a bottle having a head for dispensing a carbonated liquid therefrom, and a combined carbonating and liquid and gas intaklng means, having elements thereof disposing interiorly and exterioriy of said bottle apart from said head for introducing gas and liquid into said bottle and saturating the liquid with the gas during said introduction of said liquid.

2. A combined siphon bottle and carbonator comprising a bottle having a head for dispensing a carbonated liquid therefrom, and a combined carbonating and liquid and gas intaking means, having elements thereof disposing interiorly and exterioriy of said bottle apart from said head for introducing gas and liquid into said bottle and saturating the liquid with the gas during said valve means.

introduction of said liquid, said last named means including a valve having a portion thereof extended through a.,wall of the bottle.

3. A combined siphon bottle and carbonator comprising a bottle having a head for dispensing a carbonated liquid therefrom, and a combined carbonating and liquid and gas intaking means, having elements thereof disposing interiorly and exteriorly of said bottle apart from said head for introducing gas and liquid into said bottle and saturating the liquid with the gas during said introduction of said liquid, said last named means including valves for controlling the introduction of liquid and gas into the bottle, and an element associated with said valves and extending through a wall of the bottle and operable to open said valves upon engagement of the said element with a filling fountain.

4. A combined siphon bottle and carbonator comprising a bottle having a head for dispensing a carbonated liquid therefrom, and a combined carbonating and liquid and gas intaking means, having elements thereof disposing interiorly and exteriorly of said bottle apart from said head for introducing gas and liquid into said bottle and saturating the liquid with the gas during said introduction of said liquid, said last named means including valves for controlling the introduction of liquid and gas into the bottle. an element associated with said valves and extending through 'a wall of the bottle and operable to open said valves upon engagement of the said element with a filling fountain, and a valved filling fountain adapted to be connected with sources of supply of liquid and gas under pressure and operable to open and introduce liquid and gas into the bottle-when engaged by said element of said 5. A self carbonating siphon bottle comprising a bottle having a siphon head for dispensing carbonated liquid therefrom and a combined carbonating and intaking means for introducing liquid and gas from pressure sources thereof into the bottle apart from said head and operating to saturate said liquid'with said gas during said introduction of said liquid.

6. A self carbonating siphon bottle comprising a bottle having a siphon head for dispensing carbonated liquid therefrom and a combined carbonating and intaking means for introducing liquid and gas from pressure sources thereof into the bottle apart from said head and operating to.

saturate said liquid with said gas during said introduction of said liquid, and including detachable valve devices carried by said bottle and separate therefrom, and engageable to effect the opening thereof -for establishing a liquid and gas charging connection between said bottle and sources of liquid and gas under pressure.

7. A self carbonating siphon bottle comprising a bottle having a siphon head for dispensing carbonated liquid therefrom and a combined carbonating and intaking means for introducing liquid and gas from pressure sources thereof into the bottle apart from said head and operating to saturate said. liquid with said gas during said introduction of said liquid, and including detachable valve devices carried by said bottle and separate therefrom, and engageable to effect the opening thereof for establishing a liquid and gas charging connection between said bottle and sources of liquid and gas under pressure, said bottle carried valve device including separate valve means controlling the introduction of the liquid and gas into the bottle.

dispensing carbonated" liquid therefrom and a combined carbonating and intaking means for liquid and gas located at the bottom of the bottle and including a valve means adapted to be engaged with a source of supply of liquid and gas under pressure and to be opened by such engagement to permit introduction of liquid and gas into the bottle, said combined carbonating and intaking means including elements providing for the saturation of the liquid with the gas within the bottle during said introduction of said liquid thereto.

9. A combined siphon bottle and carbonator comprising a bottle, a siphon head for dispensing carbonated liquid therefrom, and means carried by the bottle apart from said head providing for the introduction of liquid and gas under pressure into said bottle and the saturation of the liquid by the gas during the introduction of the liquid as aforesaid.

10. A combined siphon bottle and carbonator comprising a bottle, a siphon head for dispensing carbonated liquid therefrom, and. means carried by the bottle apart from said head providing for the introduction of liquid and gas under pressure into said bottle and the saturation of the liquid by the gas during the introduction of the liquid as aforesaid, said last named means being located in the bottom of the bottle and having a portion thereof extended through said bottom.

11. A combined siphon bottle and carbonator comprising a bottle, a siphon head thereon for dispensing carbonated liquid from the bottle, an

, intake opening apart from said head and in one of the walls of the bottle through which liquid and gas are introduced under pressure, a tubular valve body mounted in said opening, a liquid injection tube vertically movably mounted in said body and extended upwardly into said bottle, atomizing means on the upper end of said injection tube, said tube and valve body defining between them a passage through which gas may be introduced into said bottle, a valve on said tube normally closing said gas passage, spring means operating to hold said valve closed, said tube having one end thereof extended through a wall of the bottle for connection with a source of supply of gas, an inwardly opening check valve controlling the entrance of said tube, and an extension of said valve body extending beyond said wall of said body for establishing a connection with a source of gas under pressure.

12. A combined siphon bottle and carbonator comprising a bottle, a siphon head theron for dispensing carbonated liquid from the bottle, an intake opening apart from saidhead and in one of the. walls of the bottle through which liquid and gas are introduced under pressure, a tubular valve body mounted in said opening, a liquid injection tube vertically movably mounted in said body and extended upwardly into said bottle, atomizing means on the upper end of said injection tube, said tube and valve body defining between them a passage through which gas may be introduced into said bottle, a valve on said tube normally closing said gas passage, spring means operating to hold said valve closed, said tube having one end thereof extended through a wall of the bottle for connection with a source of supply of gas, an inwardly opening check valve controlling the entrance of said tube, and an extension of said valve body extending beyond said with a source of gas under pressure, a filling liquid through said spout.'spring means normally fountain having a passage through which gas is holding' said spout in position to close said introduced from a source of supply, a liquid disfountain valve means and adapted to yield when charge spout movably supported in said fountain said spout is depressed by contact with said tube through which liquid is introduced into said inwhereby said fountain valves are opened, and 5 jeotion tube, valve means on said spout concoupling means for connecting said valve body trolling the passage of gas from said fountain, and said fountain.

similar valve means controlling the passage of DAVID E. BOWMAN.

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