US43075A - Improvement in funnels - Google Patents

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

G. F. HERRIOK, OF SHARON, MINNESOTA, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF AND l CHARLES SHEFFLER, OF SAME PLAGE. i

IMPROVEMENT IN FU NNELS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent- No. 43,075, dated June 7, 1864.

To all whom t may concern.' i

Beit known that I, GF. HERRICK, of Sharon,

in the county of Le Sueur and State of Minne; 4

tion of the same, reference being had to theV accompanyingfdrawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichv Figure l represents a longitudinal vertical section of my invention. 'Fig 2 is a plan or tcp view of the same.

Similarletters of reference in bo'.h views indi iate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in the application of a packing of india-rubber or other soft and elastic material to the nozzle of a funnel, in combination with a vent-pipe extending down through the nozzle and connecting with a cork or valve, in such a manner that when the nozzle is inserted into the neck of a bottle or other vessel an air-tight joint is produced bev tween the circumference of said nozzle and the inner surface of the neck,'and in pouring i i liquid the air escaping from the vessel finds its way out through the vent-pipe, and when 4the vessel is i'ull that quantity of liquid remiining in the funnel can be easily removed by closing the mouth ot the nozzle by means of the cork or valve.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct my invention, I wil-l proceed to describe it.

A represents a funnel made ot'tinned sheetiron or other suitable material in the usual form and manner. The nozzle B of this funrel is inclosed in a packing, G, ot' india-rubber or other soft and elastic material, so that when siid nozzle is introduced in the neck of a bottle or other vessel an air-tight joint is formed between the inner andthe outer circumference of the nozzle.

In pouring liquid through the funnel into the vessel the air contained in the latter escapes through the vent-pipe D, which extends through the bridge-piece E, secured in the interior of the funnel and the lower end of which passes through a cork or cone valve, F, forming a flange', a, which supports the cork, as clearly shown in Fig. l. A ferrule, b, surrounds the lower end of the cork, and this ferrule projects below the flange a of the ventpipe to prevent the liquid from closing up the opening of said vent-pipe and allowing the air to e cape freely from the vessel. rIhe upper port on of the corkr is beveled ed to tit the mouth of thenozzle, and it is protected by a disk of tinned sheet metal or other suitable material. On pouring some liquid through the funnel into the bottle or other vessel the cork or valve F is opened, as clearly shown in Fig.1 ot the drawings, andthe liquid descends around said valve,l as indicated by black arrows, while the air in escaping from said vessel ascends through the vent-pipe, as indicated by red arrows. If the vessel is full, the sur. plus liquid remains in the funnel. Not a drop is allowed to escape between the nozzle and the neck ot the bottle or other vessel, and in order to remove the funnel with the surplus liquid contained in it the valve is raised so as to close the mouth ofthe nozzle, and the funnel can be taken out ot' the neck ofthe vessel without danger of spilling any portion of the liquid.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The arrangement of elastic packing O With the nozzle of a funnel, A, in combination with the vent-pipe 1) and valve F, constructed and operating in the manner and for the purpose substantially as herein shown and described.

G. F. HERRIOK. Witnesses:

ERAsTUs Co'rTRELL, J AMES S. PERRY.

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