Improvements in Stoppering Bottles.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 19th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 19th July, 1895-Accepted, 12th Oct.. 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stoppering Bottles.
We WILLIAM JOSEPH KELLY, of 42 Stanley Street, Cheetham, Manchester,
Engraver, and EDWARD TURNER WHITELOW of 70 Deansgate, Manchester,
Civil Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
Our said invention relates to an improved protective stopper or valve to be
applied to bottles for the purpose of preventing the admission of liquids.
In the neck of the bottle we fix a seating for a valve which is provided with
means (such as a nut on the stem of the valve a cross bar or other projections which
take against the seating) for limiting the lift of the valve.
To secure the seating in the neck of the bottle it is provided with a projection
preferably an india rubber ring which takes into a recess in the neck of the bottle
when the seating is pushed in. A flange or shoulder under the seating may be
provided for preventing the seating being pushed into the bottle.
The bottle is filled with the liquid it is intended to contain and then the seating
with the valve is pushed to its place in the neck of the bottle. The valve allows
the liquid to pass outwards but prevents the introduction of liquids and thus acts
as a safeguard against the fraudulent substitution of one liquid for another.
prevents direct access to the edge of the valve when in use.
A cap
The valve and its seating may be constructed of wood metal glass or other
suitable materials.
Dated 18th dur of October 1891.
E. T. WHITELOW,
70 Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.
Improvements in Stoppering Botties.
We WILLIAM JOSEPH KELLY of 42 Stanley Street, Cheetham Manchester,
Engraver, and EDWARD TURNER WHITELOW of 70 Deansgate, Manchester,
Civil Engineer and Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
Our said invention relates to an improved protective stopper or valve to be applied
to bottles for the purpose of preventing the admission of liquids.
In the neck of the bottle we fix a seating for a valve which is provided with
meaus for limiting the lift of the valve.
To secure the seating in the neck of the bottle it is provided with a
projection preferably au india rubber ring which takes into a
recess in the

page_text: neck of the bottle when the seating is pushed in. A flange or shoulder under
the seating may be provided for preventing the seating being pushed into the
bottle.
In the case of such liquids as are not charged with gas it is not necessary to have
recesses and projections for securing the seating. In such cases it suffices to have
a slightly conical seating which engages by friction or wedging in the neck of the
bottle which is correspondingly tapered or cone shaped.
The bottle is filled with the liquid it is intended to contain and then the
seating with the valve is pushed to its place in the neck of the bottle. The
valve allows the liquid to pass outwards but prevents the introduction of liquids
and thus acts as a safeguard against the fraudulent substitution of oue liquid for
another.
The accompanying sheet of drawings show various methods of carrying out our
said invention.
In all the figs. a is the bottle neck is the valve is the seating.
The valve consists of a flat plate a spindle and a cross bar or other like obstacle
for preventing it falling out when the bottle is inverted.
Fig. 1 shows the seating formed conical and secured by being pressed into the
conical neck of the bottle. Fig. 2 is a modification of Fig. 1. In this example
the seating is formed as a hollow cone.
Fig. 3 shows a seating of elastic material such as cork or rubber having a raised
web c which engages with a corresponding recess in the neck of the bottle when
pressed home.
Fig. 4 shows a seating having an external groove into which fits a rubber ring
which when the seating is pressed home also engages with a recess in the neck of
the bottle.
Fig. shows a compound seating formed of an internal seating c³ of rigid
material such as glass surrounded by an elastic mantle such as cork c which engages
with a hollow in the interior of the neck of the bottle.
Fig. 5 shows a protecting cover or cap d which is secured 'to any of the
forms of seatings herein described for the purpose of preventing access to the
valve.
Figs. 6 and 6 show a form of seating in which the liquid is admitted to the
under side of the valve through side openings such as e. In this case a nut f
screwed on the valve stalk prevents it rising too far.
Figs. 7 and 7 show two cross bars to prevent the valve stalk rising too far. It
is to be understood that the valve stalk may be bent or formed with a head or
other obstacle for the same purpose.
We are aware that back pressure valves forming permanent attachments to
the neck of a bottle have been used and. we do not claim such.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. A valve seating engaging with the interior of a bottle neck when pushed
therein in combination with an outwardly opening valve substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
2. The combination of a conical bottle neck a a conical seating cand an
outwardly opening valve b substantially as and for the purpose set forth and shown
in Figs. 1 and 2.
3. The combination with a bottle neck having an internal recess of a back
pressure valve whose seating has an external projection engaging with the recess
on the bottle neck substantially as set forth and shown in Fig. 3.
4. The combination with the neck of a bottle having an annular recess of a back
pressure valve having an external annular recess therein and an elastic locking
ring substantially as set forth and shown in Fig. 4.
5. The combination with a bottle neck of a back pressure valve whose seating

page_text: of rigid material is surrounded by a mantle of elastic material substantially as set
forth and shown with reference to Fig. 5.
6. The combination with the seating of an internal back pressure valve of a
protecting cap d substantially as set forth in Fig. 5^.
Dated this 18th day of July 1895.
E. T. WHITELOW, A.M. Inst. C.E.,
70 Deansgate, Manchester, Agent for the Applicants.