Consolidated Bunging Apparatus Co. v. Metropolitan Brewing Co.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appeal from a final decree of tbe circuit court, eastern district of iSTew York, affirming tbe validity of letters patent IN'o. 222,975, issued December 23, 1879, (application filed December 7, 1878,) to Zwietusch & Heitmann for improvement in automatic pressure-relief apparatus for beer vessels.
1Opinion of the Court
LACOMBE, Circuit Judge.
In the manufacture of beer it is desirable that the pressure generated within the cask by the process of fermentation should be relieved before it accumulates to such an extent as to burst the cask. This is accomplished by the use of a vent bung, or bunging apparatus, provided with a valve arranged to resist such pressure up to a certain point, and then automatically to open and allow the gas to escape. Various forms of safety valve have been invented and used for this purpose. While beer is in the fermenting stage, hop tar and other sticky substances are expelled from…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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