IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES, AND IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOOLS USED IN SUCH MANUFACTURE, AND IN STOPPERS FOR BOTTLES
Year: 1877

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Brooke, Junior, William King, and Reuben Nunns,
all of Leeds, in the County of York, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES, AND IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOOLS USED IN
SUCH MANUFACTURE, AND IN STOPPERS FOR BOTTLES"
Sealed the 6th April 1877, and dated the 30th January 1877.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Brooke, William
King, and Reuben Nunns at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the
30th January 1877.
WILLIAM BROOKE, Junior, WILLIAM KING, and REUBEN NUNNS, all of Leeds, in
the County of York "IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES, AND IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOOLS USED IN SUCH MANUFACTURE, AND IN STOPPERS FOR
BOTTLES"
The first part of this Invention consists in forming the interior of the necks of
bottles of an oblong instead of a circulai section, and with a shoulder of a circular
form beneath by the use of the tool herein-after described
The neck of the bottle is closed by means of a stopper having a cylindrical or
conical body with two lateral lugs or projections at its lower end The upper end
is made with a head and shoulder, and beneath the latter is a ring or washer of
india-rubber or other elastic substance which bears upon the mouth of the bottle
The oblong sectional form of the bottle allows the lateral lugs or projections on
the stopper to pass downwards until they project below the circular shoulder, the
stopper is then turned partly round, and it thus becomes fixed, the india-rubber or
other elastic washer being slightly compressed and forming a liquid and gas-tight
Joint.
The stopper can be removed at any time by turning it round slightly by means
of the head until the lateral lugs or projections will pass into the oblong part of the
neck
The tool which we employ for forming the neck of the bottle which forms the
second part of this Invention is constructed as follows.-We use a pair of spring
tongs somewhat similar to those employed for making ordinary bottle necks with
dies at the ends for forming the exterior of the bottle mouth, but instead of having

page_text: a plain circulai plug fixed in the centie, as when making ordinary cylindrical necks,
we have a plug of an oblong form in section (that is, flattened on two sides) and
made in two pieces lengthwise, the lower piece being fixed by a rod to the handle
of the tongs, and the other part movable and loose on this rod so that they can be
turned round one independently of the other
In forming the mouth and neck of a bottle the oblong plug is passed into the
neck, and upon closing the tongs and turning the punty round in the ordinary
manner the upper part of the plug will form the upper part of the neck of the bottle
of an oblong section, as it will turn with the punty, but the lower part of the plug
being stationary with and fastened to the tongs will form a cylindrical neck below,
leaving a shoulder beneath the oblong part to retain the lateral lugs or projections on
the stopper when partly turned round, as above described
The loose part of the plug is provided with a disc having a notch or notches in
the edge, and on leg (or both legs) of the tongs has (or have) a spring (or springs)
bearing against the edge of the disc, so that when the spring falls into the notch the
workman knows that the two parts of the plug are in the same relative position,
and he can then withdraw the plug.
The third part of the Invention consists in making the interior of the upper part
of the necks of such bottles of a tuangular, square, polygonal, lozenge, trifoliate,
cruciform, or other regular or regular section (not being oval or oblong) with a
shoulder of a circular form beneath, or of any other similar form such as will admit
of a stopper (with a lower part of the same form, and with a cylindrical or conical
neck) being passed through the same and locked against a circular shoulder by
partially turning the stopper round, as previously described Any of these forms
may be made with the tool above described by inaking two parts of the plug of a
coresponding shape
The fourth part of our Invention consists in attaching to the upper part of the necks
of ordinary bottles nozzles of any of the above forms, au india-rubber or other elastic
washer being placed between the nozzle and the month of the bottle so as to form
a tight joint, the said nozzles being by preference made of metal and provided with
two or more legs, by means of which they can be attached by wie to the projecting
rim at the mouth of the bottle
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Wilham Brooke, William King, and Reuben Nunns in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 28th July 1877
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WILLIAM BROOKE, Junior, WILLIAM KING, and REUBEN NUNNS, all of Leeds, in
the County of York 1MPROVEMENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES, AND IN
THE CONSTRUCTION OF TOOLS USED IN SUCH MANUFACTURE, AND IN STOPPERS FOR
BOTTLES "
The first part of this Invention consists in forming the interior of the necks of
bottles of an oblong instead of a circulai section, and with a shoulder of a cucular
form beneath, by the use of a tool herein-after described
This part of the Invention will be readilly understood on iefering to the Drawings
heieto annexed, in which Figure 1 is a section of a bottle neck with the stopper in
its place; Figure 2 18 a plan view of the stopper, and Figure 3 is a plan view of the
mouth of the bottle
The mouth a, a, of this bottle is closed by means of a stopper having a cylindrical
or conical body b, b, with two lateral lugs or projections c, c, at its lower end The
upper end is made with a head and shoulder, and beneath the latter is a ling or
washer c, c, of india-rubber or other elastic substance which bears upon the mouth
a, a, of the bottle
The form of the head d, d, may be either flat sided, as shown, or it may be

page_text: hexagonal, octagonal, or of other convenient form to be grasped and turned by the
fingers, or an opener J, f, may be provided, of the form shown in section at
Figure 4, and underneath plan view at Figure 5, made to fit the head of the
stopper
The oblong sectional form of the neck of the bottle, see Figure 3, allows the
lateral lugs or projections c, c, on the stopper to pass downwards until they project
below the circular shoulder g, g, the stopper is then turned partly round, and it
thus becomes fixed, the india-rubber or other elastic washer e, e, being slightly
compressed and forming a liquid and gas tight joint
The stopper can be removed at any time by turning it round slightly by means
of the head by hand, or with the aid of the opener f, f, until the lateral lugs or
projections c, c, will pass into the oblong part of the neck.
The tool which we employ for forming the neck of the bottle, and which forms
the second part of this Invention is represented open at Figure 6, and closed at
Figure 8 in the Drawing, and is constructed as follows -We use a pair of spring
tongs h, h, somewhat similar to those employed for making ordinary bottle necks
with dies 1, 2, at the ends for forming the exterior of the bottle mouth, but instead
of having a plain cucular plug fixed in the centre as when making ordinary
cylindrical necks we have a plug h, h, of an oblong form in section (that is, flattened
on two sides) and made in two pieces lengthwise, the lower piece being fixed by
a 1od, l, to the handle of the tongs, and the other part movable and loose on
this rod, so that they can be turned round one independently of the other
In forming the mouth and neck of a bottle the oblong plug h, k, is passed into
the neck, and upon closing the tongs h, h, and turning the punty round in the
ordinary inanner the upper part of the plug will form the upper part of the neck
of the bottle of an oblong soction (see Figure 3), as it will turn with the punty, but
the lower part of the plug being stationary with and fastened to the tongs h, h,
will form a cylindrical neck below, leaving a shoulder g, g, beneath the oblong part
(see Figure 1) to retain the lateral lugs or projections c, c, on the stopper when
partly turned 1ound, as above stated
The loose part of the plug is provided with a disc m, m, (see section Figure 3)
having a notch or notches n, n, in the edge, and one leg (or both legs) of the tongs
has (or have) a spring (01 springs) o, o, bearing against the edge of the disc m, m, so
that when the spring falls into the notch the workman knows that the two parts of
the plug are in the same relative position and he can then withdraw the plug
Figures 8 and 9 are sections showing the position of the spring when the tongs
are opened and when they are closed, Figures 10 and 11 are similar sections
showing a modification of this part Instead of the disc we have a piece m³, m³,
pointed at each end, and instead of the spring we have a guard o¹, o². This guard
is of such a form that when the tongs are closed for working, as at Figure 11, the
piece m³, m, (which is attached to or formed with the movable part of the
plug) can evolve freely in the open part of the guard, but as soon as the tongs are
allowed to expand, as at Figure 10, the piece m¹, m³, becomes drawn into the narrow
part of the guaid and locks the movable part of the plug in a line with the fixed
part of the same, so that they can both be withdrawn together through the oval
neck of the bottle
The third part of the Invention consists in making the interior of the upper part
of the necks of such bottles of a triangular, square, or polygonal, lozenge, trifoliate,
cruciform, or other regulai or irregular section (not being oval or oblong) with a
shoulder of a circular form beneath or of any other similar form, such as will admit
of a stopper (with a lower part of the same form, and with a cylindrical or conical
neck) being passed through the same and locked against a circular shoulder by
partially turning the stopper round, as previously described Any of these forms
may be made with the tool above described by making the two parts of the plug of
a corresponding shape
The fourth part of our Invention consists in attaching to the upper part of the
necks of ordinary bottles nozzles p, p, (see Figure 12) of any of the above forms, an

page_text: india-rubber or other elastic washer q, q, being placed between the nozzle and the
mouth of the bottle so as to form a tight joint, the said nozzles being by preference
made of metal and provided with two or more legs r, r, by means of which they
can be attached by wire to the projecting rim at the mouth of the bottle
Having now described the nature and object of our said Invention, together with
the manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or carried into practical
effect, we wish it to be understood that we claim as our Invention,―
Fust. Forming the interior of the necks of bottles of an oblong instead of a
circular section, and with a shoulder of a circular form beneath by the use of the
tool herein-before described
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Secondly The peculiar construction of tool for this purpose with the plug made
in two pieces, one fast and the other loose, as herein-before described and illustrated
by the Drawing annexed
Thirdly Making the interior of the upper part of the bottle necks of a triangular,
square, polygonal, lozenge, trifoliate, cruciform, or other regulai or irregular section
(not being oval or oblong) with a shoulder of a circular form beneath
And, Fourthly. Attaching to the upper part of the necks of ordinary bottles
nozzles of any of the above forms
In witness whereof, I, the said William Brooke, junior (on behalf of myself
and the said William King and Reuben Nunns), have her cunto set my hand
and seal, this Twenty-seventh day of July, One thousand eight hundred
and seventy-seven
WILLIAM BROOKE, JUNIOR. (LS)