US980985A - Milk-bottle filler. - Google Patents

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L. W. MERRIAM.

MILK BOTTLE FILLER.

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Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

LFW. MERRIAM. MILK BOTTLE FILLER.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 23, 1909.

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' regulate the flow of liquid to permit the fill- LYMAN W. MEBRIAM, OF FITCHBURG, MASSACHUSETTS.

MILK-BOTTLE FILLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

Application filed September 23, 1909. Serial 110,519,148.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LYMAN W. MERRIAM, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Fitchburg, in the county of VVorcester and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Milk-Bottle Fillers, of which the follow ing is a specification.

This invention relates to packaging liqaids and particularly to filling machines.

An object of this invention is to provide novel means for filling bottles and other receptacles from a container or tank, the invention being designed primarily for filling milk bottles, although I do not wish to be limited to this specific use of the apparatus. A further object of this invention is to provide novel means for conducting liquid from a tank and directing it into a plurality of receptacles such as bottles, in which provision is made for filling one set of bottles while another set is being placed in position to be filled and in which the conduits or channels in which the liquid flows may be moved to discontinue the discharge therethrough into one of a series of receptacles in order that the said liquid may he delivered to the second series of receptacles while the first mentioned series is being removed and replaced by another series of receptacles. A further object of this invention is to provide novel means for controlling the supply of liquid in its passage from the tank or receptacle, thereby permitting an operator to allow the discharge of an amount of liquid equal to his capacity to manipulate the receptacles, that is to say the operator may ing of the receptacles as rapidly as he can remove and replace the same.

A further object of this invention is to produce a filling apparatus having liquid conducting spouts which are mounted to escillate with relation to the receptacles, the said spouts being open at both ends in order that liquid will discharge therefrom at the end which is lowermost, and it is furthermore the object of this invention to produce liquid conductors which will be retained ,in their operative relation to a receptacle through gravity and the weight of the liquid running therethrough.

With the foregoing and other objects in 1 View, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully set forth and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail, reference will be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this specification wherein like characters denote corresponding parts in the several views, in which-'- Figure 1 illustrates a view in perspective of a fragment of a tank with the apparatus applied thereto; Fig. 2 illustrates an encl elevation of the apparatus partly in section; Fig. 3 illustrates a detail sectional view of the valve; Fig. 4 illustrates a detail sectional view of the valve taken at a position at right angles to the illustration in Fig. 3; and Fig. 5, illustrates an end elevation of the valve with one of the conductor pipes in section.

In these drawings, 6 denotes a tank or receptacle having a valve casing 7 therein, the end of which is provided with a valve seat 8 to receive the valve 9, the said valve having a stem 1Q extending through the front wall 11, thereof, which wall is apertured to receive the said stem and that portion of the stem which projects beyond the face of the valve is provided with a recess 1.2, designed to receive a cam rib 13 which is formed on the hub 14 of the lever 15. The hub 14 is provided with an aperture to receive the screw 16, which screw has its outer end provided with a bearing surface on which the hub 14 is rotatable as fully shown in dotted lines, Fig. 3. The valve casing is held in place in the tank by means of braces 17 and 18 fully shown in Figs. 3 and 4.

The valve casing is provided with an outlet passage 19 with which the pipe 20 communicates so that liquid which flows through the inner end of the casing when the valve is unseated is discharged through the pipe 20.

In utllizing the apparatus just described 7 in connection with the means for delivering theliquid to receptacles such as bottles, I provide the pipe 20 with a series of apertures 21, through which liquid is delivered to the spouts 22, which spouts are oscillatingly mounted on a shaft 23. The shaft is fixedly supported in hangers 24, removably V suspended from the pipe 20, and said spouts being integrally united with the clips 27, by which they are removably mounted and adapted tobe manually tilted transversely of the shaft '23. The shaft 23 is further provided with sets of pins 25 and 26 between which the spouts 22 are seated, to prevent lateral movement of the spouts.

An inspection of Figs. 1 and 2 Will it is thought enable a clear understanding of the construction and operation of those portions -of the apparatus just described. The end of the plpe 20 is provided with a plug 28,

which may be threaded in the end or it may be retained therein by friction and said plug is made removable in order that the interior of the'pipe may be reached for the purpose of cleaning the same.

It is clearly obvious how the members 20,

22, 23, 28 and 34 with their adjuncts may be quickly and easily disassembled for thorough and sanitary cleaning, by simply removing the key 34, from the aperture 35 and the plug from the end of pipe 20, when the hangers may be removed from the pipe;

and then by pulling the spouts so that the ends of the spring clips will separate and allow the rod to be drawn therefrom. In operation, the spouts are manually changed from one inclined position to the opposite as in Fig. 2.

In order to insure ready operation, it is desirable that a tray 29, be stationed under the conductor pipe 20, the said tray being designed to collect the drippings or overflow and having a discharge opening 30,

y in order that the said dripping or overflow may pass therefrom. The tray is further provided with a grid 31 in its bottom comwill be below the discharge openings of the spout in order that an operator may, .without the exercise of undue care, apply receptacles to the spaces between the partitions where they will be in position to receive the liquid from the spouts, and as spaces are provided on each side of the longitudinally disposed central wire 33, the spaces on each side of the said wire may be alternately filled with receptacles and the liquid may be directed to the receptacles by tilting the spouts.

I have heretofore stated that liquid flowing from the tank may be controlled through the medium of the valve and it follows that the apparatus may be constructed to fill a greater or less number of receptacles without departing from the scope of the invention.

Permanently secured to the pipe 20 is a V-shaped lug 34 which contacts within one of the hangers 24 said hanger 24L being cut out or formed to allow the lug 34 to slide into said hanger, at 35. This arrangement is for the purpose of retaining the spouts or conduits 22 on the shaft 23 in a stationary position for a time, at the discretion of the operator.

In order that all the vessels may be filled to the same level it may be necessary to grade the sizes of the outlets 21, the smaller ones being nearer the tank, where the liquid first begins to flow and with greater force.

I claim 1. In a receptacle filling apparatus, a tank, a pi 3e leading therefrom, means for controlling the liquid passing into the pipe, double mouthed spouts, tiltably mounted transversely of the pipe, the said pipe having apertures discharging into the spouts, and means for moving the spouts.

2. Inareceptacle filling apparatus,atank, a pipe in communication therewith, means for controlling liquid passing into the pipe, said pipe having apertures, tiltable spouts arranged under the apertures, the spouts being removably secured.

3. In a receptacle filling apparatus, a tank,

a valve casing therein having a valve seat, a valve movable with relation to the valve seat, a stem on the valve, said stem having a recess, a movable member having a cam rib fitted in the recess of the valve stem whereby movement thereof communicates motion to the valve. v 4. In a receptacle filling apparatus, a tank, a pipe having apertures, said pipe being in communication with the tank, hangers on the pipe, a shaft mounted in the hangers, spouts mounted on the shaft under the apertures of the pipe, and adapted to be manually tilted transversely of the pipe.

5. In a receptacle filling apparatus, a tank,

a pipe having'apertures, said pipe being in communication With the tank, hangers on the pipe, a shaft mounted in the hangers, spouts mounted on the shaft under the apertures of the pipe, spring clips integral with the spouts and adapted for attaching and detaching the spouts.

6. In a receptacle filling apparatus, a tank, a pipe having outlet apertures, said pipe be- 10 ing in communication With said tank, hangers onthepipe, a shaft supported by the hangers and double mouthed spouts tiltably and removably seated upon the shaft.

In testimony whereof, I, afiix my signature in the presence of two Witnesses.

LYMAN W. MERRIAM.

Witnesses S. LE ROY LONGLEY, LEVI E. FLiNT.

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