claim: 1. Iii ,i, maebine of the eliss (lescril)e(l, the coiii))inition of a 1),isin, ,L I)ottle liol(lell liXe(I 017or said I)asin and provi(led witli aii apei,tiii-e, a, spear moi,al)le veT@ti(,,i y ii7,)- 7o iv,@rci in s,,iid 1),,isin tlii@oticrii saicl al)ei.-tiire int') s:ii(I I)ottle lioldel-,, s:li(i @,pear 1)1-ovi(,IC(l ivitli 'I, poiiite(I encl disr)ose(I to oiie si(](,. of s@t'(1 ipei-tiire. III q ili@i(.Ilillc" oi' t@lie 75 t@iie (,oiiil)iniitioii of a a I)ottle liol(leiilpii) I)ac-in 'Iii-oii,,xli s:,i(I @Aii(i 1)@@ttle liolclei-@ S,,ii(I pi@ovide(I 80 @,t Cn('i (lisl)o@e,(l to oiie si(le (@)f Eiii(I tpei.,ati@ire. P@n(I a I)Iuiit i-isii,,(r in fi,zed spteecl reiation to s@tif] saict insti.,ument liavin@2- ,i I)Iuiit lica@l tePDI"n',Ltil)(I cn a 1)'Iiiie I)eloiv the pointe(I 8., of [,',ae spear aii(l, (lisl)osecl to tl,,e otlier of tlle (,eiitc-i, of stid apert.iii-e. Iii q ii-iaciiiiie (f the elass (le@-zei,il)edi for li(,,Idiii(,, t case of stoppel,e(I l@.ot'Lles o@er @@aid I)asin t I)li.ii-aliti- i@o o-'@ @@],eii,s, ilieaiis foi, collectively mo iiir F@aiZI a si.!Ilieieiit distatice to c,,iiiee 'Llieiii 'to I)eiieti,,,.'Le the st(,)ppers of cori-e@pondiii!-, 1.)ott-les, strlpl)ei-s; oiie for ea(,h @@petir. :1-p@(,l otliet- nicaiis for i-novinfr siild it'N-eiv (lownivai@(I tliroii(, sai(I I)os i ,-"Lripl)ei:s. 4. Iii a ii-i@ieliine of the class desci.-il)ed@ the (.-,oii-i,)lnation of an upri@,-Iit I)arl.)ed @:I)ear a I)ottle 'liolder ai)oi-e sii(I si)ear ,,.nd (lis])osed i@iL) sli,,-Iitlv to one side of s,,ii(I spear, i st-rippei, 'L'oi- s,,ii(I E-@I)ear I)elow said bottle liol(.Iel@: Sal(i speai- i-novable relatively to said 1)ott]C liolder and stripper to cause said spear t( I)enetrate the stoppei- of t bottle lield siid bottle liolder 'lild a base I)elolv sal.(l bottle bolder. 5. A iiietliod for eiiit.)7in,)- milk fi-oin qtol)- pei,e(I I)ottles, wli,ieli iiietlio(I cOnSist@; ill iTiYer(iii- the 1.)ottles. i@emovin(, the stopi)(,,i,.,i, lio in(] ii-,isliiiig t@lie stol)pei,s ivitli the iiiilk is it flo@-vs froi@ the tiiistoppered 1.)ottl(,,,. 6. -@v met'@lod f(,r eii-il)t-N-in,(,r @(i stol)l)ei-e(l iiiillc bottle -",Iiieli iiiethod @oiisists iii i-eiii6@-iii- the stopl)ei-. caiisiiin- the iiii]]@ t( 115 flniv fi om the bottle, aii(I lioldiii,, tli(, stol-)I)(,], to tile ])Ottle, 9, sli@,'Ilt fl.oti! .zaid bottle so tliit its inneil-waslied directly I)v millc flowinl, ili(,, bottle. 7. A nietlio(I for eiiiptyiiig ri-olli stol)pered bottles, Avlii(@li metlif)(I ii) iiii-ei@ting the bottles, tllc @it @@@-asliin- the -tol)pei-s witb tl)e it, flow,,. froiii the uji-topl)ei,e(I I)ottles. aii(I siii)sequeiitlv reiiiovin(' the stopp(@ll'S fi@oill positions, and retaiiiiiicr said stol)I)C'i,s iii siieli removecl position as to be i(l(litiojiaII3, ii-aslied by the (,ontents of sti])SCqUeDilly ul)- st'oppered. bottles. 13@l

1,657,783 S. A iiietl-iod f or e,.,,lptyin<), i-nilli: froiii s'(Ioppei-ed lio't,tles, whiel-i method consists in invertill,- the bottleq., removiiig the stoppei-s, hol,ding the remoi,-ed toppers slio,htly S spaced from the coi,i,e,,@po:ndin(,. bott,les Avhile tn the ilillIK is f-lowi@,,ig from the b6tt-les, a-,id sul)soqueli't,ly remo-,rincr the sto pe,@-s Ti@oill p suc@li position, and I.etaining said stoppei-s in sucli pos;ltion as to be additioiially waslied 10 by i@,iie coiitelits of subsequently unstopperect IDottle@--@. 9. i@- iiieth-ld for emptyino- a stol)pei,ed illi: bot@ti -eiii e which iiiethod consists in i niovin,y the stoppei,, causincy the iilllc 'L-o en z' i5 floiv f,.-om t-he bottle 7 holding the stoppeicoaxial to the bottle a slight distance so that it-, inner sui-face is-%itaslied directly by iiiilk flowing from the bottle. and siibsequei-i'Lly removiia(r the stopper from such 20 positioii, alid retaiiiilig said stopper in such removed position as to be adclition,,Llly washed by the contents of subsequently uiis'Loppered bctltlles. 10. In a device of the eliss descl,il)ed, a basin, a bottle holcler i"or holding @L stoppered bcttle in ini,ert,e@[ position 0-@ller saicl basill, a spear piovided -%vith a barbed lieid; ,said spear movable relative to said bottle liold to penetrate the stopper of a 'k)ottle '@r helcl iiiverted iii saicl holder, a -fixed strippel' 30 for sai(I spe,%r, and means opei,,,tble dtiridg adv,,ince moveiiient of siict spear to incline a stopper ivhich has been peiietr,@t(,d b-@T said - spa,,Il. II. In a device of the class described, a 35 basin, a bottle holder 'Lor holding a stoppet@ed bottle in inverted positio-n over said basiii) t spe,,ir providecl ivitli a barbed liead; Sal(-', niov,.ible i-@eletive t6 stiid bottle lioldei, to penetrate the stopl)ei- o-f ti bo'Ltle 40 lie,',, -ed iii said holder, fixed stripper I ipi7ei.,[ a. foi- sp,.@@t speai-, aiid i-neaiis operable (Iiii,in(y tn a@ivaiiee inoveiiielit 6f said s-Dear to :Incline a, stoppeiiN@Iiich his been penetrated by stid spcai- ' ; said spe,,Lr coacting iiith siicl StriPPer 45 Lo riiove the stol)per to liorizontal bsitioll p beloi@e s,,.ich stopper is stripped froiii said spear. 12. The metl-iod 'ioi, eiiiptyino, a bottle h,,tvip,(- a (letoriiiable disc stopper,, which r,,,) 1-lietiiod c,-,-n@@i.sts iiiiiiverting the bottle, ap1,)Iviiio- pres,,@ii-l-e Lipivai,dly to said stoppel. so as to caii@se, it to bucl@le iii-wardly of the t)ottle, ,iiict sii@'seqiiently movi,.ag the s'@LOpper sLibst@iiiti@i'jly vertically do-wnward@ GTJSTAF A. BERG.

Patented Jali, 311 1928. 1)6579783 TJNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, GJS A. BERG, 0,7 LOv@ AL@TGELES, CALIFOP,-,\TIA. METI@IOD AND MEA'-NTS FOP. Elli.'EIITY'-ITG @@LIILK BOTTLES. Ap,,Iicat.ion filed Siine 10, 19.U. '@@erial No@ 115,006. The pi-ese.tl@ iiivc,,i-iti,oll to Cliii@@', equi-Dir@ei-i@u qnOL pf,,rtal'ns moi.le p,,ti-t.icularly to mothoc'ts @,ii.cl for empt@y,n,- fillecl milk bottles. b The inven@,ioll Iias f(Ir 1IL-s principal object the pi,oiision of a nlacliiii-@ Aihich is capable of einptyi,,ig eitlier a siiigle -,nilk bottle or an entire c-,s2 o@' milk bottles it one time, -withoiil,- tny 6f the milk t@-,id'Wit@lioilt I -vastin(-y the b-Littei! fql,' wl-iich aclheres to the bottle stoppei-s. AVIien inilk is rettiri'lecl L,,Psold by drivell-@ of I-iillk -vv-a");Ons, ,t is customar3r to @inpty the fillecl'bottles Pncl scive @Lh@- rliilk and erearii for @,al@ious pui,pc)ses, Fiiel-i is ilaol-,irg but@@er. When a m@ll'K bottle stoprer reiiaoved b-v -Li,,ual er-ulde raethods, some o-'@- the mill@, ancl ai.,, of the ei-eam adheri-ng to the sfoopei@s is v;asted aiici the presen'L nlethocls are sloiv a,-id -Li@.asanitary. ,@-.notl-ier object of- the invention i-s to provid(@ for quickly eml)t:yincy an 6ntire case, or P',Irt of Li c,,,se o . f bc)ttles, @@i-thout iv,-,ste of the n-iilk or butter fat in a ver short period of y time. Anotliei- obje-t of the invention is to i)roelliptyi-p@o-,Io ',I k@ottle @l i "I (11 elTIpt)7in!@ the iiet. Oct IC' b@i,tles, i-,,Iiereb stoppe.,,,s -I-L' .91.1to1iiaileall@7 cleanse-,I ci --i-Liy bi@i'@ t nci ivhereb,@- tlle inill@- -c -el- ilii , ,i I . -,nd ere,-,lii iiity 'oe C'avod Liic', cl-r ected irito o,-@ the il"!@e ivitl-iotit coniiiif@ iD cc)nta-It S-Lirfaces o,l' 01@jects. Other objects ancl actiT-,tnt,,iges of the ii-iveii@i,,j tion iiaclii(.1 . e the prON7isio.,@-i of mears i@or expe,dic@iit'L i--ritrod-Licinp_- t case of bo'L-tles to the y iiiacli-Lne, as ivell as i-tieans Wh,'.cii rencler the efiicient, easi-'IY o@,)er,ttecl an(I cleanecl., an(I -,daptable to V,,il@ious 40 siz(,,,-, olL bottles, cases ancl the like. Mv ii-iventi6ii c6-.iteml)lates inverting sevei,,it 1)6ttles cOl"e(,@ively olle,l' Stlit'll)le StOppe!7 mea,-tic, preilc,@ably iN,Iiile s,,ticl bot'Lles .P ,i,re iii @t case, , -u tnd ea [sing eacli and eiery one 4;@) tlle I)o@ttle Sltlopp,e@,s to be positively @vitlii,asi-iiii(, actioia of fiie ou'L-.,raii,-n iinder the -v 1)oiirin<.,, colitents I)f the c6rresponding bottte, ,tn(I to be subseqtientlit subject to the action of stiecessi@e bottl-ls. l@l,),ve fotirld thpt the bottles co-ntciine-,l in ()ii(,, I)ox oi@ ca@,,e may ial,y iii lengtii vnd the t 0 A'a,rioi@sl aisi)6secl and shov,, y terl to resist withclr,,t-w,-,l to -@,ar-,,ino- detliiothei- object o-f iny -e a b t),,o-@@ici t-)ttl.e e--.)a@t)Ting nillTlvf ciiiiie having a I i@alit@@, cf in ividual stop,.-. P.Lu ci Pei, ptillin-9 iiie,@ins 5 one for each bottle, in v@,lii.cA'l rpachi-ne 11 sti 'IL el-i.means are eacli capab"rc, of- positiire!)T e-,- ig@aging and -witlidra-winly a stopper re,, 6f the varioiis tendei@- 6a el.es on tiie pa.,t of the stoppers to i-esist witbdraii,, ,Il. Upon first ittempting to, withdraw the stoppers froin several bottles collectively, I eMP1037eci a 'macliine in ivhicli a plurality oS C, bai-be@t spetrs, one for each bottle, were movecl to,@itarcl 't'pe bo'Ltles uiitil the spears each pe,,iotrpl@ecl and@ engaged corresponding stoppers. Iii this n-iachine -Ln occasional stopper woul@d iiot be penetra,ted at, all., 7 @l O' Iier s'Loppers vl-iicb. -,,Tei-e pe-netrated would ren)-a,,LD- in such position' that even the barb 'WOU 1 L, n e of the speai, icl. fa'l 'o e gag the stopper wpen the s-,)ear ivas retrac-ted@ TI-iose stop',)ers ivl-iiel-@ -",ere iv;.tl-idra-wn by the sPearS 7,5 ould be at varying angles of inclination when i-en-ioved, @ancl -wo-Lil-,l not be propeily dispose0@ uiicler the -washing action of the o-Litpouring fluid. I fotincl it necessary to considerably 'lM- St prol7e upon 8uch first iiiachine in@ order to in,,ili:e it operable Linder practicil coiiditi6ns, ancl in the ensuing clescription, the l@easons for, ,tnd the adva f, ch im roventa(yes o s Li p id-onts will be inaniie-,t@ ts will iitimerous s,-) O@he object v 0 r s and ad antages f the present invention. I h,,Lve iltuistrated by the accompanyincira,;@,ings one practical embodiment of i-n y invention , foi, emptying cases of the bottles, $)o as - well ,is tllvo siniple foi-ms of manli,@l machines foi@ einptyin@z sin--le bottles, aiid eerL, taiii of the fi6-ui-es of tl@e drawings graphictll-.v illus4Lr,,tte v,,trious steps in my improved Mel@-1-iod. 65 In saicl draivings Fi(ytii-e 1 is a perspective view of an emI)Ocli',-- n(@ilt Ol- 1- ,Py iiivention,, whicli einbodin-ieiit is particiilal @-IN, adapted for iise i.n y g an entii-e cise of bottles aL one, I o( empt in time. Figiiie 2 i@@, 11 viciv in vellt@ical se(,,t-ioii of -wiiig li@ 1),,irt of the r@iachii-ie, sli) i, plurality ef tl).e sto@,)per 1,)illlin@z means iii bne charac'cei@istic po.sitioi-i. 105 Fi--iii-e 3 is a vleiy in bottoil-i elea,ation of a pa-,-" iiei-ei@after l@-i-iolvn as ' ,I-ie bottle sl)acei.-. Fi@_yiire 4- is a r)lan 'of th-. part of the maciiine ',3.ereina:fl,-ei- l@:non -ts tb@e blisin, ivit@ll ot-lier loart,; c6niiected tlierein; soriae of the ii,) bcing sliown "I "V to i,ev a) pai,ts

1,657,783 Fi,-,Ure 5 is i Niew in sectioii oil ,t line 5-,,) of Fi(,. 4. Fi -ui-e 6 is a view in sectioii oii a Iiiie 6-6 of FiEr. 4. Fi(-riii-e 7 is a i-iew an,,ilo(votis to Fi-. 2, sllol6,,,iiicr the stiicl I)ai-ts iii :iiio4L])er positioii. Fi-tille 8 i5 a aiialooiis to Fi(y-. 2, ,ilioNN,in!@ the pai,t-, iii still ,inotlier l@os ition. The iiiicbine illustratecl iii Fis. 1 to 8, ;iielusii-e. is pioi7i@lerl ii-itli aii ol)en recep(acl6 o@- ]-)asin 15. wliieh is si,,I)ported :it a suitable elevitioii by le,,s 16. The b@isiii i--prov,cled ivith a d-rain or oiitlet oi)eniiig 17. from wliieli lea(Is ,i s])out 18. ivh(:@ebv @iiict 1 5 may clr@iin from the basiii ilito a m'llli@- caii 19 or the like. The b.,isiii is provided ivit'@-, an upl)er enCoTiipa@'sin(-, fl.,,nLye 20, on Nvhicll a 13ottle c,,tse. i as I)T iii@,t be slidal3lv cl@@z-l)osed. Forsilcl ivardl\7 of aiid'Lelow the t@,,isili 15. tbe,@-e are pro,viaecl 'sl)aced slietes 2--), i)rovidecl icl ides 23. TI-ie slides 1)uoi- e for placinf@r gu the c@ise 24 tliereon in iiorl)ial positioii. froiii whicli position the cie,@e i-ct,,iv be lifted aTiCt s inverte@t over the ])a iii. @@tieli cases -re proi,icled -witli iil)staiidiiicr stucls 24,@. which provicle for stacl@in,, one i,@I)OII anotlier. S@ii(I cisc,,s ai-e I)roi-i(.Ie(I it the bottoiii ivitli -wii,es 25 or slinil,.ii- iiieans T-o,,iTt,,iiniii!i@ the ]-)ottle@@. In coii-juiietioii ivith the biisin there is i)rovided @i i,emovable I-)ottle spacei, 2C), c,,ip,,ible of beiiig attacbed to the top of a case I)y iiieans of cul,ved arnis 27, which exteii(I iiito the li,,,iiid lioles 28-, said lian(I lioles I)ein(, peciillai, to all I)ottle cases. The I)ottle spacei- ineltides a pliirilitir of ciipped ]:)ottle retainei-s 29, eacli pi,ovi(!'ed ivitli a ceiiti.-Ill aperttire 30. larler tll,@iii tl)e stoppers 31 of 4@) the I)ottles @2. '1'171leD s-,,.id I)ottle spzicer is attaclied to i cise. the @-.id case mav be iiii,erte(i and the bottle will be i,etained: the enlai-(recl iippeied(Te 33 of e,,icli I)ottle I)e@oiaii.n, propel-ly ceiitei-ed l'ii the corre@,I)oiid4 5 incr Clipped retiiiier 29. The I)ottle ret:iinei.@s n corl,esl)on(I in iiiiiiil)er aiicj sl)acili- to the bottles of a ivei-i case. Usii,,tlly. qii,-ti@t ]@)Ot,ire cai, Z7 d in cases wliieli fiold tivelv(, tles , rie bottleq. ivliile pints iiici giiiallei, I)ottles are, cai,ried i.ii cases wbicli hol(I twentv I)ottles. A coml)lete miclliiie iiiiy ineliide clifi'erent sizes of I)ottle sp,,icers. -tecording to the cli,,iracter of differei-it cases wliieli are ipt to lie encotiiltered. 'Witbin the bislii tliei-e is provided t vei,tically niovable deel@ 35., -@vliieb c,,irries a pliii-ality of tipstaiiding @zpeii-s 36: the sl)eai's colifol,iiiiii- ill iiiiiiiber aiid sptein- to the iipper bottle ret,,iiners, aiid the sl)ear deelc is intereliancreal)le v, ith (@lier sl)ear deel@@s to qiii 1otber bottle spacers. Siiitablv sl)aced above the spear (Jecli:. even wlien tlie' sl)e,@ir decli: i@ iii ul)periiaost positioii, there isI)i-ovided a reiiioi7able retaiiieior perforated metal sl)eet 37, provi(led iyith several apertureq. The ape]-tilre.,, Ire silliller tliin the I)ottle stol)pci@s @ind cei-taiii of the s,.iid il)crtures c,,,jiii'oj-iii iii ,iii(i sp,@iciii,r to the @-,peai--, of tl)e spe:ii- doci@ tised ill coiijiiiieiioli NN-itil tlic@ sti-.tiiier rests oii Iii(rs 'JS, oi- the lii@e. I)i-oi-ided witliin the tile sti-aiiiei- tliei-c is pi-o@-i(led a stri])- ))ei- clecl@ il)9. sti,ipl)ei-s 10 colifoi-iiiiii(Y iii iiiiiill)er to ilie sl)eii,s. E@,cli sti-il)])ei, i,@4 @,o that its fork is iii 17ertl cri,- sl)eai@. lvli(@ii the sj)ellr (leci@ is iii lowei,iii--osc positioii, the lie,,i(Is :ire I)elow tlae strii-)-L)er@, aiid Nvlieii tlic- sljears @iiT iiioved tow,,ii-d upp(,ri-iiost positioli. the speai-s (@,icli pass tlii@oii(rli the foi,l@e(i stril)per. Tli(,@ spc,,ir deel@ is 1)i-ovic](@d wit@li I)osses 35a. on(, for eicl-i sr.)eaj.-. E.Icii -peir has a loiv'ei@ tlire,ide(l. end 3C)b V,,Iliell exten(l.@ clo%i-ii tlirortfyli the (@ouiesi)ondiii!! lios..: aii(:', e.-Leli spe,,,ir is 1) I iii 'ts 1)@ :i iitit 3,-,@ tlireaded oii eiid 16". I'lie sl)e,,tr deel@ is of skel(,toii coiisti-tictioii. TI)c sti,ipl)ei., det,l@ i,-@ lil@eivise of sl@elet( -t)nsti@t,,ct' l'oi- the speaiill tl,e I;oNVI :Ill(] otlici- iiie-lilis @ill(I l'ol@ i-eilie clecic !'I-o"i! :ill lipl-)(,'il tl(,]l 1):ici@ to '.Flie first iiieiit](@)ne(t e@@ciiti,,illy a I)usb i@oci 41, 11 pitiiiaii 42. @iii(I @i roelz sl(,e-,,(@ 4,) wlii(--Ii is -icied N@-illi a f,-)ot Z-- I.,, i, o i 441. aiicl a @ii-iii The I)itlila-n is pivotilli@ coiiilectc,(] Witll t]10 T'O(@l@er ariii. @iF, at "Ill is ,i(,aiT) I)i%-ot(@,l 'Lo tlii(, I)iisli i,o(l, :t@z @it 47. li,.@ the p(,(Ial. tlie, I-)iisli i,o(I is pit@zli I'o(I tlll.'otl"l) i-le(I I)v the Tiltv.1-iol@]@. of tll(@ i-(,Il is wl'tii (111 ivliieli ;iji ii1te(ri@,,il oi, tll(, i,c@sl s. t one (@ii@ I o t I i(, I );i @c-- i 1 il.@' I)11( - 'Flie is N@iti) @iii iiii@(,ai,iil vol@(, fits Stil(i Wll'ell(ll)l, 1,11(i-ei,ticil itient @:o t@i:i'L I to tlle ],,,,isin oi- to tll(@ I)IIS]I i-od. i-o(,I@ t," fif-te, I loos(.,,Iv oii i i.-, ,i tie i-oil I)v tlie'foi.- iA-ai-(l logs ol' ili(, iii@l(-Ilille. The iiieaiis 4'(i, i,of tli,, -,peir (le(,I@ of fi i,o(,I@ sli;)ft @iii illil'i (-']It, "@0, ITI(l I :!i tii ;)7 1):lviii- :t i'oi-k(@(t (,@i(I Tllf' foi@ke(i elifl ()I,@ ili(@ @)7 j@@ flit(@(i oN-f@l. the pti,,Ii i-od jilst tll(' 'l"@ i@(@ ill@lt@ s@ii(-l 18 @is fiii iil)pei, l@i)iii folthe iiion-eiiieiil- cil' tl)(, @)7. F,:ti(I foi-i@or] eii(I of sal(I i@@ I)iiot(,(l t( the i-, at ,)9. and s:,-i(I :ii,iii iq si il)sta7iti;ill@, ,iii iiitelral 1)ai,t of the i,ocli: @-,4. . Tli(@ lei-e r is kei-ecl to tlle roe];[ sllaf@-, a," It 60, Eo 'that by r;ul'iiiicy @forvN-ai-d oii the li@iiidle 13(t

1)(357,763 .56 the forkecl eud of the ariii 5i- is edil"@e(l, to descend to Posifi%,ely pii,ll the sl)eai. deck do,,@Nrn to low(,I-ii@iost position. TI@e pti,Qh rocl is provided Niitli a i-eitiovable selleii, 61 Nvliieli prevents the i)iisli i@od filom descending witliotit tl-ie -I)eaiC[eci@; ,aid pin being) r(@,,tdily ren-io-vable fo@l- replacement o,f the spe@ir deel@c. The rock sh@ift 54 is triinnioiied ih beai@iiigs 62, 62, carried by the reai- logs of the iiiaio chine One oi': the s.,il@'teit feattii,es of iiay @iiiveiition resid6s in ,lie construction of the spears 2'6 and their dispoz-ition e,-Cb ivith regiro, to tli6 correspoiidi-.qg bottle re 4- i 'r. Y,@Then i'a 11 1,3 the bott,le@ spacer is properly ritted on the case and tl-ie case -i-, inverted over th-@ I)as n, the flan@, D-e 20, the spaced flanges 103 and gro6ves 2(i 104, pro@,ide for holding the bottle ret,,iii-iers in proper alignment Nyith the sp@ar,-,. Ae@cordiiigl3,, each speir poii,t 36c is dispose,,l to on-e side of the ex,-,et ceiiter ol' the cor@responding bottle st6pT)ei@. Eadl@ sideai, carrie@ a bltint instttiment, gen(@i.@al'-y ii-idicated b , the7 numeral 64. S6,id instrlir-rioiit. in -verti e present. embocli,-neiit, c(.@nsist,- of i cal shtnk 65, teri-ninat,ing in a bl.Lint he,,td 66; the shanl.: risi:ftg pa'rallel to the ,sli,ift' 67 with the hegcl tel-@i@iiinatili(, at a point ,tppreciably belovi the liorizolitii 1:)I@@,lie s e,.i iof the low.eri-nost point 3611 of tbe, p barl). The shink is connectecl with tl-ie speaiby a transverse web 65a. The shank 65 is the sp ar shaft to provide ,v,ell spaced frorh e ,In - in termediate space 68, and s-L[ch space is of stich -,vidth lat6rally as to dispose of th e he,id 66 on the other sicle of the exact ceiiter of the bottle stopper %N7ith -which the spear is alignecl. Before describin(y othei- sti-ticturil details t) Of the iii,,ichiiie tnd before descril)ing tlle now descril)e the operatioii of the spe.-,i, s6 tll,tt the iiianner iii wliich ft eiigages and retr,tets a --tol,)pei- iiia be firqt understoocl. In Fic,. 2 otic- spear is sbowii as having beei-i moved - Lipwardly so that the barb has enetrated tl-ie st,opper of a bottle Nvhlch is @el.d inverted over the spear. Obviously, il' the spear were retracted from the position in wliieh it is shown the bai,b iiaight easil), W11; pass bacli: throiigli the incision @ch it has iiiade without retracting the st6pper an(I iii I ftlet T have f6tind -,ucli to be the case to Stich @in extent that it is commerciallv imI practi.cal to retract the spear at slieb tiiiie. Inste,ad, the spear ig catised to' trayel f@,irtber into the positioll in which it i-, shown :iii Fig. 7. In Fig. 2, the bottle to the rigl-it Of ti-le figui@e is assiiined to be shorter thaii the otlier bottle, or else due to irreaulai-ities in the c,,@se that said bottle i-, free 'to jaiove verticall.v a sli(yhf dist,,in,, ivith the restilt tli,,it on(@ b,,,b Ti.@, 'a,,.-.@sed throu@,rh ,t coi,r(@s.pondiiig stopper w-hile the baib of the other speai@ bas not passed'througli tlie correspondin,cr stopper To pr6i,icle ;igaiii@t s(,i6h contidgeiicy the spears are iiioved fai-ther to the @-,Ieva@tion iii wliieh they ai@e sho-,vii in Fig. T. By tl-iis t' e@ botli sl)eai-s liai7e Im peneti-,Lted tb@ @tol)pers; oiie spear bein(y 70 iii oi-(,, a(.Ii-a@@l cecl Avith;n tb(, iieck of the b6ttle than is the otbe-@- spear iiil tl-ie cori,espondiiia bottle, btit iii both ell).@es the sbei@r barb@ has p@isc-,ed thr,oiigl-i. the corresponding stol)per. B this tilne, h6vTever, tl-ie bl7L!nt Ileads '66 75 y lilqlve abtittecl the stoppers. Con@iclering eil@-liei, speai- sin y: As the bliint head moves 91 iii,)-",,,irdlv tlif, stoppei@ is po8it;.il-eINT tilted uh@,,il the fri@t'oiial cohtap-t ivith a corr I espo-nding I)orti6Ti of the bbttle ha@ be6in 8( broken, aiid the stopper is accordinely loosened so ',-hqt it iiaay be ret acted - without r 'esi--,L,,L c !,ITI-ien the bILint head ofei,ino- i n e tq-cei-ids -,ncl inclines the stoppei,, sai.d stop1,)er ilioves laterally uiitil the barb is ad._ 3,5 iaiieed ,t non-punctlited part of the stopper. Obii6tisli-, the barb -Ls noii, in a positioii to -@iithdra", the S+Iopper d6-wnwa@rdiy q,@.ii.te 1)ositii,6i Y. Tb,e ol,)er@i,ti 'oji of forcip.@-Y the !@pears i:nto th,e stoppers s clone i,-ery rapidly, anci all st-,,@)p.pers vvill be ii-i the iiicl,ined position sl,iov,,n ii.1 !A'iol,. 't before tn3, appi,eciable niill( sliall h,,i@-e escai,)ed fi-oni apy bottle. 1,Alheii the t u s oppers are ill, iii s bst@ntially ih,- positiolli slioi-vn iii siid Figui@e 't' inilli: b-gi--@is to Oow -'Lroin the bottles i,ncl the'milk w,,tslies d'li-ectl3, over the stoppers, teiidi 119 to -w,,ish c eain tlierefrom. the r 100 of HowelTer be.ore n.,-iy vppreciable qu ntity illilk hqE; osc,-ped, the foot ped,,i.1 is released. a-nd the si.)oaici.ecl@ drol)s iintil ill, stoppei@s ate in the position sliown i-ii Fi(- 8. In stieli position the stopp(,rs ire eaeli in ibtiti-nllnt with the coi@i-espoiiding sti-lpp 1011) cr operation of the 1-nachine as ,i Nyhole will a,-,id ezicl-i Ft6pl)ei@ t'lierefoll assumes IL horlzolital posil,-io,@l N'@itil e,-tcft sl)ecii@ blirb extendOlTe,,,, @L iion-piiiietui@-.d portioll o@t! til(, stol)pe,,.. rjius tiie i@,eiclit of Y t@lie speai@ (.leek @it't.IC]ied 1)@ti-ts is pi-eveiited fpom elliusifl"(@ ftie,her deseelit of the spear Cteek. IN,hile the gtoppei@,@ tl'e i ii 'fhig 1)(,Sitioii, i-nilk flo-ws froni -,a(-,Ii bottle (loivn@vqrdly ovel, thc, iindei-lyin(y stopl-)et,. I'lle t, stol,)per is @coni.pai,itivelv el6se to the bottle aii(@[ ti-ie fliiid esc,ipes by the stoppe r, while s.I:Tn(-,, is li6riz @@ , jit@,it 1,)ositioll, ivitli Co@,isicleral)le i-elo(@iti, i,i,,d ivif,li ;I tlioiougl-i ii,-zisliing ictioii illilicil tendi to 1'e.- - 120 nioi,-e the ei-eaii-i frolii t,lie -tol.)I)ei-s. At anv siii lib.le -time, 1) fei,al)l v i f II(, '@)ottl es a , i,e di-,tine(].. t]-i,@ laticlle is fol-- W,,irdl3T So tll@t the si)ear (Jecic is, do-WnNvirdIv. 1 2 3 - t o p p r i s - f e i n d s e froii-L the @I)eiv@ t T-all tipoi-i the iiiidei-lyin- sti,,iinet@. 0)@-i-iotb the positioii of the 9ti.il,)Pei-, i'-'oi,lc @l 11 @'t si)e,,ii- t,o ti. s't@ol)per, epe"@,. P'toPI)el@ ivill tend to ttirn 017ell 130 as it is st,,- ipped -@nd fallivi@li the inner @ide

(-lispose(I iipperi-nost. In this position rejll(%,ed stoppers are subseqtiently siibjected to tlio wasliiii,),- ictioii of ibe stibseqlteiitly iiiistopl)ei@ecl bot,tles. In tl)e I)Otil,e spicer ,zzlioN@ n I)Ott,,,)iii elev,i,tioji iii Fi(,. '11, certiiii of the ctil)ped ineiiil)e,,-s L",) ii@e ttt,-(-Ii(,d to sticii is 100, ivblle oiliers ii@e, @o ilie adj@tcenl_ nici-nl)ei-s 1,) t@i,ofs ties 101. The fl:in-es. lo as seeii iii Fi,r. 1, a(!t@ to milk froii-i spl.isliiiil, oiii, of tli@@ iiiacliin(@. riie i)ottl(, ')2: sp,qcel, el-@(I 111('Illl)el..g It icli I)i-o'ding grool,es -v@-itl) eqch iiieiii15 b(-,r there ki-e pi,o,,-l(leci bosges 105, tl)i-ouf,jli whicli passes @t sh,,ift jOC). Each cur-,I-cd ai@i-ii 27 is attacbed l@o @i lianclle 106@'. ai-id e,-,cli liandle b,,is bc)z-ses 1-07. Fo,. egeli liin(Iln 1(611 there is provicied the -hal@@L IOC, ,iiicl 20 shaft passes tlii-oti(Y]i correspondiii!-)- 105 and 107, so tL-.,-it is I)ii-ote(i to the coi,i,@espoiidiii- ejicl meiiibei, ol' tl)(@. bottl.e spacei-. For eacli i@@ proi-ide(I a sprilir 110 u,,,,-es t@ie, li-,tn25 dle to move to retract the er,,,respondin(v arm 27 otit of the corresi)oii(tiji,(, 'i,,i-id laol(, 28. The arms are ordinarily lield, eacli l'ii aI)o-,itioi-i to eii-a-e the coriespoiicliiicr hand hole, by a lateli7lll. E,,teli 1,-,.tch is j)ia-otel (o 'clic 3o end nieiial)er, as at 112 and iiieftides .i lianclle 113 tiad -,in ex'ensioii 114. sivingiii" the l,itches iiito the position in tl-ie.@, zii,e slioni-ii in Fi- 3 the liaiidles al,c helcl i iii st movemei-it -%vith tlle arms 27 (,n(ragin,, the -.zi bottle cise. To ipply ,i case of bottles to the m.,icbiiie, the cas(, is rested ul)on the slides 22. The bottle spacer is applied in the ini-erted positioii in -%Yliicli it is slio,,vii in Ficr. 1, to t]-te 10 bottle case; the liaiidles bein(r locked b.)7 the latelies so that the bottle spacer is seciirel.), liel(I to the I)ottle case. Obviously the bofltle sp:,cer is iiot i,(,ii-iovible from the case iintil the latches are swun(, into positioll 45 Wllei@e tbev -%vill free the bandles. With the I)ottle spa-i@er so attaclied to the bottle cise., said cise may I)e rea,dily invei-ted o-%,er tlic 1).,isin 15 @vitli the eiid portions of fiiii-c 20 fittin(, i.nto the -rooi-es 101 of the 1,)otille 5o 'I'Iiiis tlie, bottle spacer is held in coi-i-e(,t relatio-,i to tlie, sp,@,-,,.,s. At e@i(@-li (,oi,iier of the 1)@isili I J)@-ovicle :I s@ifety bei- 11,@') iii tlio 'I'oi-iii (f in lipstt,iidiii(, e,,ir i iifr @i iioteli 1 1(') on ti @(, pliiie of the top of tl)e 55 Tf tl,.c i@ear (,n(I of (,:tcli end iiieiiiljei- 10'@' is catisect to extejicl i@@ito tlle noteli of the coi-respondili,, riieinl)er the bottle -,I)acer will be lield i(-,,,.iin,t bein(, tilte(I iipw,irdl.@,. If the bottle spacer ;.s aceicleiit,,illy T, 0 laid doivn over the mei-nbers 11,5 insteid of 1,)eiii(, pi-opei-I), I)ositio,,iecl, tlie said end memI)c,i-s are of s@efi heiglit that the bottle case will be iioticeably inclined ,i.,id ivill serve to warn the operator that tb(-@ saino is not 65 properly positioned, 1,657,783 T