Year: 1896

page_text: I, SEPTIMUS ALEXANDER PARKES of Holbrook, Park Road, Surbiton, Surrey,
Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in lever bottle stoppers, and has for its
object mainly to provide an improved means of attaching the hooks to the lower
disc shaped portion which is made of non-corrodible material such as glass, por-
celain, vulcanite, or the like.
In carrying out my invention the upper portion or head is provided with a
projecting ring to receive the lower portion of the stopper.
This head is also provided with a strong metal plate upon which the lever bears
and which may be curved to give additional strength to the plate. A flange is
also formed on this upper portion which bears upon the edge of the mouth of
the bottle.
The lower portion of the stopper is of disc shape and provided with a second
disc shaped piece of smaller diameter formed on its upper side and the latter fits
into the projecting ring on the head. A circular recess is formed in the centre of
this upper disc, into which a similar shaped plate of metal fits, and is fixed there
by means of pins on the edge of the plate engaging in slots formed around the
inside of the circular recess, or, by a screw-thread on the edge of the plate and the
corresponding thread in the recess.
This circular plate is provided at the centre with a hook or extension extending
from the plate at right angles. This hook passes through the bearing plate and
cover plate of the upper portion of the stopper and is attached to a pivoted arm
or lever which draws the lower portion towards the upper portion when it is
pulled over.
Between the lower disc of the lower portion and the upper portion is placed a
band or ring of rubber or other resilient material, and on pulling the arm over,
it is pressed outwards and forms the joint between the bottle and the stopper.
Thus there is no metal or other corrosive material in connection with the con-
tents of the bottle and so it is especially applicable to bottles containing pickles
and the like.
Dated this 26th day of October 1806.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London,
Agent for the Applicant.

page_text: the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement:-
This invention relates to improvements in lever bottle stoppers, and has for its
object mainly to provide an improved means for attaching the hook to the lower
disc shaped portion which is made of non-corrodible material such as glass, por-
celain, vulcanite, or the like.
In carrying out my invention the upper portion or head is provided with a
projecting ring to receive the lower portion of the stopper. This head is
also provided with a strong metal plate upon which the lever bears and
which may be curved to give additional strength to the plate. A flange is
also formed on this upper portion which bears upon the edge of the mouth of
the bottle.
The lower portion of the stopper is of disc shape and provided with
a second disc shaped piece formed on its upper side and the latter fits
into the projecting ring on the head. A circular recess is formed in the centre of
this upper disc, into which a similar shaped plate of metal fits, and is fixed there
by means of pins on the edge of the plate engaging in slots formed around the
inside of the circular recess, or by a screw thread on the edge of the plate and the
corresponding thread in the recess.
This circular plate is provided at the centre with a hook or extension extending
from the plate at right angles. This hook passes through the bearing plate and
cover plate of the upper portion of the stopper and is attached to a pivoted arm
or lever which draws the lower portion towards the upper portion when it is
pulled over.
Between the lower disc of the lower portion and the upper portion is placed a
band or ring of rubber or other resilient material, and on pulling the arm over,
it is pressed outwards and forms the joint between the hottle and the stopper.
Thus there is no metal or other corrosive material in connection with the con-
tents of the bottle and so it is especially applicable to bottles containing pickles
and the like.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had
to the accompanying sheet of drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a section partly in
elevation of a stopper constructed according to my invention, Fig. 2 is a sectional
detail view, and Fig. 3 a plan of part of the stopper, and Fig. 4 shows a modifi-
cation.
The stopper as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 is provided with the double or stepped
disc A formed of non-corrodible material, this disc being placed at the lower side
of the stopper. The upper part of the disc is formed with a circular recess B
which is undercut at b, three small grooves being formed at the lower side of the
central one. Each of the grooves bis provided with the notch or groove 61 ex-
tending through the disc A at the edge of the circular recess. In the recess Ba
small disc or plate C is placed, this disc having the pins or projections c at its
lower side, these projections extending radially, and being placed preferably at
equal distances apart. The plate C can be fixed in the recess by means of these
pins, the latter passing through the grooves b¹ into the horizontal grooves b. The
plate can thus be fixed in place by turning it through a short angle, and it may
he released by reversing the operation. To this plate the central hook D is fixed,
the lever being connected to this hook in the usual manner. The remainder of
the stopper is formed from the dished plate E and the rim e within which the
Upper part of the disc A can extend. The rubber ring is placed between the
lip or edge of the plate E and the lower portion or the disc A so that on turning
down the lever d'which bears on the top of the dished plate the disc can be
drawn towards the latter compressing the rubber ring. The cover plate G com-
pletes the stopper.
Instead of fixing the plate C to the disc in the manner just described, it may
be provided with a screw thread and the recess B' in the disc A is screw threaded
to receive it.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:-
(1.) In an improved lever bottle stopper, the combination with a stepped diso
of non-corrodible material forming the bottom of the stopper, having a grooved
recess in its upper surface, of a plate carrying the hook to which the lever is at-
tached provided with pins which can engage in the slots of the recess, securing
the plate in the latter, substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(2.) In a lever stopper for bottles, the combination with a cover having a lip
or rim, a stepped disc of non-corrodible material forming the bottom of the stopper,
and a rubber ring between the disc and the cover, of a circular recess in the top of
the disc, grooves in the said recess, a plate carrying the hook to which the lever
is attached and adapted to fit in the recess, and pins or projections on the said
plate engaging in the grooves, substantially as described and shown in Figs. 1, 2
and 3 of the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes specified.
(2.) In a lever stopper for bottles the combination with a stepped disc of non-
corrodible material forming the bottom of the stopper, and a central recess in the
top of the disc formed with a screw thread, of a plate carrying the hook to which
the lever is attached, screw threaded internally and fitting in the recess, sub-
stantially as described and shown in Fig. 4 of the accompanying drawings, and
for the purposes specified.