IMPROVEMENTS IN INTERNALLY STOPPERED BOTTLES AND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH BOTTLES
Year: 1883

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Dan Rylands of Stairfoot near Barnsley in the County
of York for an Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN INTERNALLY STOPPERED
BOTTLES AND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH BOTTLES
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION-left by the said Dan Rylands at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 19th November 1883.
DAN RYLANDS of Stairfoot near Barnsley in the County of York IMPROVEMENTS
INTERNALLY STOPPERED BOTTLES AND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH
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BOTTLES
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In the Letters Patent N° 3252 AD 1882 granted to Hiram Codd and myself
for improvements in bottles for containing aerated liquids and in the manufacture
of such bottles a process is described for punching a hole through the bottle neck
after the bottle has been taken from the mould.
My present Invention is applicable to the boring or punching of a hole in the
bottle neck before the bottle leaves the mould and by this means more uniformity
of position of the hole is secured. And the hole can also be punched in any special
part of the bottle neck; as for instance in any indentation with much more
satisfactory results than is possible after the bottle has been removed from the
mould. In order to accomplish this I affix to the mould plate which bears the
mould an iron arm which carries a spur or pinion wheel to which is affixed an
eccentric circular plate. I also attach to this iron band another smaller spur or
pinion wheel to which is fastened a pointed steel punch. To the eccentric or cam
plate which is attached to the large spur wheel I attach a foot treadle, and this foot
treadle is so arranged that with the pressure of the blower's foot it causes the
large pinion wheel and cam to revolve. This sets in motion the small pinion wheel
to which the the punch is attached and by the large cam plate working in a
suitable groove a quick backward and forward motion is given to the punch
The mode of application will then be as follows:-
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The bottle blower after blowing the bottle up in the mould presses with his foot
upon the treadle which rotates the large pinion wheel and sends the point of the

page_text: punch (which works through a suitably formed hole in bottle mould) through the
neck of the bottle thus perforating a hole in such neck.
It must however be understood that I do not limit myself to the exact mechanical
details hereinbefore described the important feature of my present invention being
the punching of holes in bottle necks before the bottle has been withdrawn from
the mould.
As a further improvement on said Letters Patent N° 3252 AD 1882 I use a
glass stem for the valve which stem has mushroom shaped head at one end and has
two small shoulders at the other for receiving the india rubber washer-I also
attach around this glass stem a small spring so that it is always kept in right 1
position. The valve arrangement may where preferred be applied to the bottle by
forming a hole (during the process of pressing the marble) through the centre of it
and fitting the valve through the hole where such plan may be found more suitable
than punching the hole in the neck of bottle

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SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Dan Rylands in the Patent Office on the 19th May 1884.
DAN RYLANDS of Stairfoot Barnsley in the County of York, "IMPROVEMENTS IN
INTERNALLY STOPPERED BOTTLES, AND IN THE MANUFACTURE OF SUCH BOTTLES
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In the Letters Patent No. 5252 AD. 1882 granted to Hiram Codd and myself,
for improvements in bottles for containing aerated liquids, and in the manufacture
of such bottles, a process is described for punching a hole through the bottle neck
after the bottle has been taken from the mould.-My present Invention is
applicable to the boring or punching of. a hole in the bottle neck before the bottle
leaves the mould, and by this means, more uniformity of position of the hole is
secured. And the hole can also be punched in any special part of the bottle neck,
as for instance in any indentation, with 'much more satisfactory results than is
possible after the bottle has been removed from the mould.-In order to accomplish
this, I affix to the mould plate which bears the mould an iron arm which carries
a spur or pinion wheel, to which is affixed an eccentric circular plate. I also attach
to this iron band another smaller spur or pinion wheel to which is fastened a
pointed steel punch.-To the eccentric or camplate which is attached to the large
spur wheel, I attach a foot treadle, and this foot treadle is so arranged, that with
the pressure of the blower's foot, it causes the large pinion wheel and cam to
revolve. This sets in motion the small pinion wheel, to which the punch is
attached and by the large cam plate working in a suitable groove, a quick backward
and forward motion is given to the punch.-The mode of application will then be
as follows:-The bottle blower after blowing the bottle up in the mould presses
with his foot upon the treadle, which rotates the large pinion wheel, and sends
the point of the punch (which works through a suitably formed hole in bottle
mould) through the neck of the bottle, thus perforating a hole in such neck.—It
must, however, be understood that I do not limit myself to the exact mechanical
details hereinbefore described, the important feature of my present Invention being
the punching of holes in bottle necks before the bottle has been withdrawn from
the mould. As a further improvement on said Letters patent No. 3252 A.D. 1882,
I use a glass stem for the valve, which stem has mushroom shaped head at one end,
and has two small shoulders at the other, for receiving the india rubber washer.-
I also attach around this glass stem a small spring, so that it is always kept in
right position-The valve arrangement may where preferred be applied to the
bottle by forming a hole (during the process of pressing the marble) through the
centre of the marble and fitting the valve through the hole, where such plan may
be found more suitable than punching the hole in the neck of bottle.
In order that the nature of my Invention and the manner of performing the
same, may be clearly understood, I will now proceed by reference to the
accompanying drawings to further describe and ascertain the manner in which it is
to be carried into effect.
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DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
Fig. 1 is a front. elevation, with the bottle mould removed.-Fig 2. is a plan
showing the bottle mould attached, and Fig. 3 is a transverse section on the

page_text: elevation and section of a spring (preferably made of india rubber) but may be
made of wire or any other suitable material Figs. 8 and 9° are respectively
elevation and section of an india rubber washer used for the formation of a valve
in bottle neck,
Fig. 10 is a side elevation of presser, pointer, and plyers with a washer, the
aforesaid presser pointer and plyers are tools which I use for forcing both washer
and india rubber spring onto glass stem.-Fig. 11 is a sectional elevation of the
neck of a bottle with my improved glass stem and spring, and shows the method
of using the plyers for forcing the washer onto the neck of the glass stem.
Fig. 12 is a sectional elevation of a bottle neck showing my improved stem and
spring fitted therein, and hermetically closed.-Fig. 12ª is a side view showing hole
formed in the bottle neck-Fig. 12b is a broken sectional plan through the
line x. x. of Fig. 12-Fig. 13 is a sectional elevation of a marble mould, showing
the arrangement for forming a hole through the marble when such marble is made
of glass, during the process of pressing the same-The marble may however be
made of india rubber or any other suitable substance-Figs. 14 and 15 are
respectively elevation and plan of the marble thus pressed.-Fig. 16 is a sectional
elevation within bottle neck, and Fig. 17 is a cross section (without bottle neck) of
my improved stem and spring, fitted through the hole in marble, and hermetically
closed,
Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, A is the arm, made with slot holes a. a. through
which pass the bolts B B, which secure the arm A to the mould plate C.-The
mould plate C is fastened to the resting plate P, by the screws or bolts p². p¹. By
means of the slot holes a. a. the arm A is lowered or raised, to suit the drilling of
a hole in any part of the bottle neck.-The spur wheel E is keyed onto the shaft e,
which shaft e has bearings f. f. in the arm A.-Between the bearings f. f, and keyed
onto the shaft e, an eccentric plate or cam G is placed, having a groove g around
it; this groove g may be made to have any suitable throw-The spur wheel E
gears into the smaller spur or pinion wheel H, this smaller spur or pinion wheel H
is made of such a width on the face that when the throw is given to the spindle h,
the smaller spur or pinion wheel H does not run out of gear with the spur wheel E.
The smaller spur or pinion wheel H is keyed onto the steel spindle h, which has its
bearings i. i. in the arm A.-To the end of the steel spindle h, a punch or drill dis
attached, this punch or drill d may be made solid with the spindle h, or may be
made separate and screwed therein.-On the steel spindle h is keyed a reel I,
having a groovej around it, between the reel I, and cam G, a reciprocating lever J
is placed, which works on the centre pin k, and has at one end a runner l, running
in the groove g of the cam G, and at the other end a runner m, running in the
groove j, of the reel I. On the shaft e is keyed the spur wheel L, gearing with the
rack N―The rack N has a treadle n, formed at the top thereof; the treadlé n and
rack N are held up by means of the spring b, which is made of such strength that
whenever the bottle blower's foot is off the treadle n, this spring 6 will force the
rack and treadle back to the position shown at, Fig. 1-The back of the rack N
slides in the guides O. The guides O are carried by the plate o which is attached
to the resting plate P by the bolts p. p.-The nipple Q, Figs. 4 and 5, has
projections q. q; it is screwed into the neck of the bottle mould in the place where
it is required to punch or drill the hole in the bottle neck; the punch d of the
steel spindle h works through this nipple Q, and into the neck of the bottle, as
shown at Fig. 3.-The mode of application will be as follows:-The bottle blower,
after having blown the bottle up in the bottle mould D, presses with his foot on
the treadle n this forces the rack N down, which being geared with the wheel L
and the wheel L being keyed on to the shaft e, which is also attached to the
cam G-the whole thus revolves, and the wheel E gearing with the smaller spur
or pinion H, which pinion is keyed onto the steel spindle h having the reel I keyed
thereon, also revolves, the runner 7 working in the groove g of the cam G, works
backwards and forwards the reciprocating lever J; and by means of the runner m
working in the groove j.of the reel I, the spindle h with the punch & not only

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revolves, but also travels to the extent of the throw of the cam C, so that by
means of the aforesaid pressure of the blower's foot on the treadle n, the punch or
drill d, (which works through the nipple Q,) has its point sent through the neck of
the bottle, thus perforating, punching or boring a hole in such neck.-Referring to
Fig 1 which is a modification of the hereinbefore described machine, for drilling
or punching a hole in the bottle neck before said bottle has left the mould, The
foot lever or treadle n is carried on the centre pin n¹-on which it works. This
centre pin is screwed into the boss n² of the arm A.-At the end of the foot lever n
is a spiral spring nt, fastened to the foot lever n at n³, and to the arm A at no.
This spiral spring is made of such a strength that whenever the bottle blower's foot
is off the treadle or foot lever n, this foot lever will return to the position shown
at Fig. 1. In this foot lever n, a slot hole ¹ is made, through which passes the
bolt or pin, attaching the connecting rod ³ thereto, this connecting rod ³ is
attached to the spur wheel E by means of the bolt or pin -The spur wheel E is
weighted at the side e¹ so that the connecting rod ³ never gets on dead centre.―
The mode of application will be as follows:-The bottle blower, after having
blown the bottle up in the bottle mould D, presses with his foot on the foot lever
or treadle n, which by means of the connecting rods, turns the spur wheel E and .
thus sets in motion the rest of the apparatus, which is precisely the same as that
herein before described, with reference to Figs. 1 to 5.-After the hole has been
perforated, bored, or punched in the bottle neck, the blower takes his foot off the
treadle n, when the spring no draws the treadle n back to the position shown at
Fig. 1, when the punch or drill d will be withdrawn from the mould.
Referring to Figs. 6 to 9, the glass stem Z has a mushroom shaped head R at
one end, and has two small shoulders S and T at the other.-These shoulders S
and T form the recess or neck U, for the reception of the india rubber washer W:-
Around this glass stems, and close to the head R is a spring V, Figs. 8 and 9,
which spring I prefer to be made of india rubber, but may be made of wire, or any
other suitable material.-Referring to Figs. 10, 11, and 12, 12" and 12, the
spring V, (Figs. 8 and 9) is picked up by the pointer S, and is pressed onto the
portion w. of the plyers t.-The presser r and pointer 8 are then withdrawn, leaving
the spring V on the portion w of the plyers t. My improved glass stem a is then
placed in the portion w of the plyers t, and the plyers forced open, thus placing the
spring V near the head R of the stem z. A washer W, Figs. 8 and 9* is then
picked up by the pointer 8, and forced onto the part w of the plyers t, by means of
the presser -The presser r and pointers are then withdrawn, leaving the
washer W on the portion w of the plyers t. Then the stem z, which has had the
spring placed close to its head R, is placed through the perforated hole x of the neck
of the bottle with the head R, and spring V on the outside, and the shoulders S
and T forming the recess U within; at the same time, the portion w of the plyers t,
is placed on to the shoulder T and neck U, the plyers t are then forced open, thus
placing the washer W in the neck U of the stem z. The bottle will then be as
shown at Fig. 12. When a bottle thus made has been filled with aërated water, it
is only necessary to press on the head R of the stem z, thus forcing the india rubber
washer w clear of the hole x in bottle neck, thus allowing the gas to escape
through the hole x and out of the recesses x' x', Figs 12 and 12b
Referring to Figs. 13 to 17, in order to form a hole through the marble 2 during
the process of pressing, the marble mould is made in two halves, the bottom
portion 3 having one half of the sphere 6 (which sphere is made the shape the
marble is required to be), the top portion 5 having the other half of the sphere in
it; the stems 4, 4, pass through the top portion 5, and extend to the bottom of the
sphere 6. The stems 4, 4, have projections 8, 8, which form the small recesses x¹¹
in the marble 2. The stems 4, 4, are fastened to the iron ring or plate 7, to which
is also fastened the holding down clips 9. 9.-At the bottom of the holding down
clips 9, 9, is a screw 10, attached loosely to the clips 9, 9, by means of the collars 12
and 13. The screw 10 works in the hand wheel 14-The hand wheel 14 is
supported by the bridge 15, and worked in the usual way.-The mode of

page_text: application will be as follows:-Before putting the molten glass into the middle of
the mould to be pressed, the wheel 14 is turned to position shown on the drawing,
thus bringing the holding down clips 9. 9. to position also shown on drawing,
Fig. 13. Molten glass is then poured in the centre of the marble mould, and by
the pressure of the plunger 16, the molten glass is forced into the spheres 6, 6, thus
forming the marbles 2, 2 (Figs. 14 and 15)-The plunger 16 is then withdrawn in
the usual way, and by the turning of the wheel 14, the screw 10 is so actuated as
to lift the holding down clips 9. 9 sufficiently high for the stems 4, 4, to clear the
mould, which may then be opened in the usual way, and the marbles 2, 2
withdrawn from the spheres 6, 6-Figs. 14 to 17 show the application of the
marble with valve complete.-The two indents x¹¹ on the top of the marble being
to allow the gas to escape when the stem z is pressed, as described in relation to
Figs. 12, 12 and 12b. I would here remark that I do not confine myself to glass
only for the material of which I make the perforated marbles, but the same may
be made of indian rubber or any other suitable material.-If made of india rubber,
the necessity of using the spring V and washer W would be obviated.—It will also
be well understood that although my present Invention (as herein described with
reference to Figs. 1 to 12 b) is shown in combination with a bottle closed internally
by means of a marble as shown, that I do not limit its application to this special
style of internally stoppered bottle but that it may when preferred be applied to
the necks of bottles fitted with any other suitable form or shape of internal
stopper.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and the mode of carrying the same into effect, I would have it
understood that in my present invention for Improvements in Internally Stoppered
Bottles, and in the manufacture of such Bottles, I do not claim per se the punching
of holes in bottle necks, or the fitting of such holes with valves, but what I do
claim is:-
(1.) The arrangements for forming, perforating, or punching holes in the necks
of internally stoppered bottles, before such bottles have been withdrawn from the
mould, substantially as set forth and described with reference to Figs 1 to 5 (and
including Fig 1) of the accompanying Drawings, or any mere modification thereof
(2) The improved valve for fitting such hole, substantially as set forth and
described, with reference to Figs. 6 to 9° and also to Figs. 11 and 12 of the
accompanying Drawings, or any mere modification thereof.
(3.) The improved arrangements for adapting valves to marbles for internally
stoppered bottles, substantially as shown and described with reference to Figs. 13
to 17 of the accompanying Drawings, or any mere modification thereof.
In Witness whereof I the said Dan Rylands have hereunto set my hand and seal
this Sixteenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and eighty four.
Witness;-H. F. BOUGHTON
Stairfoot
Barnsley.
DAN RYLANDS (L.S.)