A NEW GALVANIZED IBON STOPPER FOR GAZEOUS AND OTHER CORKING
Year: 1871

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Narcisse Alphonse Delavigne, of Paris, De-
partment of the Seine, in French Republic, Gentleman, for the
Invention of "A NEW GALVANIZED IBON STOPPER FOR GAZEOUS AND OTHER
CORKING."
Sealed the 3rd October 1871, and dated the 13th April 1871.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Narcisse Alphonse
Delavigne at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 13th April 1871.
I, NARCISSE ALPHONSE DELAVIGNE, of Paris, Department of the Seine,
in French Republic, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of the
said Invention for "A NEW GALVANIZED IRON STOPPER FOR GAZEOUS AND OTHER
CORKING," to be as follows:-
The first part of my Invention relates to a combination of one or more
pieces of flat metal, which I term claws or catches, and of a piece of
wire which I term the nipper, or of a piece of string for fixing the claws
upon the neck of the bottle or other vessel; the object being to provide

page_text: a fastening more secure and more readily applied and removed than the
string or wire fastenings hitherto applied to champagne and other bottles
to resist the pressure of the liquid upon the cork.
The second part of my Invention relates to the combination of a metal
cap with the first part of my Invention with the object of preserving the 5
top of the cork from the effects of humidity.
DESCRIPTION OF THE ACCOMPANYING DRAWINGS.
Figure 1. is an elevation of a bottle of champagne, the cork A secured
by two claws a fixed by the wire b; Figure 2 is an elevation of a
bottle of champagne corked with a single claw a having a tin cap c 1
and fixed by the wire b; Figure 3 is a side elevation of Figure 1.
Figure 4 is an elevation of a bottle of champagne corked with a
single and somewhat shorter claw a.
Figure 5 is an elevation of a bottle of effervescing lemonade corked
with a single claw, fixed by a string with double running noose d, this 1
method is particularly adapted for pharmaceutical products susceptible
of pressure; Figure 6, claw or catch a detached.
Figure 7, wire nipper 6 detached, and prepared for application;
Figure S, nipper bas twisted on the claws.
Figure 9, caoutchouc washer for supporting the claws while the wire b2
is being applied; Figure 10 is a plan of the tin or other metal cap c;
Figure 10 is an elevation of same, and Figure 11 is a slip knot or
string d detached.
Same letters denote same parts in each of the Figures respectively.
My system of ligature consists essentially of the pieces of flat metal, 2
which I call claws. Two of these claws a being placed crosswise over
the cork A (so to say entirely enveloping it as at Fig. 1) I place in the
notch or recess a¹ of the claws the piece of wire b which I term the
nipper, and to which the form of the neck of the bottle or other recipient
has been previously given (sco Fig. 7); this picco of wire is then twisted 3
in such a manner that the 4 branches of the claws are brought tight
against the cork as well as against the neck of the bottle, and that the
cork cannot move whatever may be the pressure of the liquid.
To accelerate the fixing of the ligature the claws will be first held
by the india-rubber washer, shown Fig. 9, which will be withdrawn 3

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directly the said claws are held by the twisting of the wire.
twisting of the claw nipping wire must be brought as close as possible
to the bottle, and there must remain an untwisted part to be laid
against the side of the bottle; when it is desired to uncork the bottle it
is only requisite to draw the untwisted wire end 6' from the side, which
may be done with the thumb or finger nail and then to untwist it.
This untwisting immediately frees the bottle from all its ligatures and
that without the aid of any of the ordinary uncorking instruments, there
being no wire requiring to be cut.
For corking certain pharmaceutical liquids or products the wire b
may be replaced, if desired, by a string with double running noose d
(shewn detached Fig. 11), and only one claw be used instead of two
(as at Fig. 5). To preserve the top of the cork from any kind of
humidity, I sometimes cover it with the tin or other metal cap c
(Figs. 1 and 10 and 10*) in combination with claws and nipper. If the
claws and the nipper are tinned or galvanized, bottles or other vessels
thus corked or stopped may be stored any length of time without fear
that damp or decay will injure the ligature and cause it to break.
The claws may be of flat or of round or half round metal differing in
length, breadth, and shape with that of the bottle or other vessel, and
it will be readily understood that I cannot possibly enumerate all the
variations of which they are susceptible, this being also unnecessary,
my Invention embracing a principle of construction, that is to say, the
application of claws or catches tied by a wire nipping them against
the bottle, and so that the uncorking of the bottle may be effected
instantaneously; nevertheless, I particularly draw attention to the forms
indicated on the Drawing, Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive. The wire may or may
not be tinned or galvanized.

page_text: WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the Thirteenth day of April, in the year
of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, in the thirty-
fourth year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors,
give and grant unto me, the said Narcisse Alphonse Delavigne, Her
special licence that I, the said Narcisse Alphonse Delavigne, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said
Narcisse Alphonse Delavigne, my executors, administrators, and assigns,
should at any time agree with, and no others, from time to time and
at all times thereafter during the term therein expressed, should and
lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within the United
Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle
of Man, an Invention for "A NEW GALVANIZED IRON STOPPER FOR GAZEOUS
AND OTHER CORKING," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
Narcisse Alphonse Delavigne, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
scals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause
the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said Letters
Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Narcisse Alphonse Delavigne, do
hereby declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement, reference being had to the accom-
panying Sheet of Drawings, and to the figures and letters of reference
placed thereon.
The first part of my Invention relates to a combination of one or
more pieces of flat metal which I term claws or catches and of a piece
of wire which I term the nipper, or of a picco of string for fixing the
claws upon the neck of the bottle or other vessel; the object being to
provide a fastening more secure and more readily applied and removed
than the string or wire fastenings hitherto applied to champagno and
other bottles to resist the pressure of the liquid upon the cork.
The second part of my Invention relates to the combination of a metal
cap with the first part of my Invention with the object of preserving
the top of the cork from the effects of humidity.

page_text: Figure 10 is a plan of tin or other metal cap (c); Figure 10* is an
clevation of same, and Figure 11 is a slip knot of string (d) detached.
Same letters denote same parts in each of the Figures respectively.
My system of ligature consists essentially of the pieces of metal which
I call claws. Two of these claws (a) being placed crosswise over the
cork A (so to say entirely enveloping it as at Fig. 1), I place in the
notch or recess (a¹) of the claws the piece of wire (6) which I term the
nipper, and to which the form of the neck of the bottle or other recipient
has been previously given (see Fig. 7); this piece of wire is then twisted
in such a manner that the four branches of the claws are brought tight
against the cork, as well as against the neck of the bottle, and that
the cork cannot move whatever may be the pressure of the liquid.
To accelerate the fixing of the ligature the claws will be first held
by the india-rubber washer (shown Fig. 9), which will be withdrawn

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directly the said claws are held by the twisting of the wire.
twisting of the claw nipping wire must be brought as close as possible
to the bottle, and there must remain an untwisted part (0*) to be laid
against the side of the bottle. When it is desired to uncork the bottle
it is only requisite to draw the untwisted wire end (6) from the side,
which may be done with the thumb or finger nail, and then to untwist
the nipper. This untwisting immediately frees the bottle from all its
ligatures and that without the aid of any of the ordinary uncorking
instruments, there being no wire requiring to be cut.
For corking certain pharmaceutical liquids or products the wire (b)
may be replaced, if desired, by a string with double running noose (d)
(shown detached Fig. 11) and only one claw be used instead of two
(as at Fig. 5). To preserve the top of the cork from any kind of
humidity I sometimes cover it with the tin or other metal cap (c)
(Figs. 1 and 10 and 10*) in combination with claw and nipper. If the
claws and the nipper arc tinned or galvanized, bottles or other vessels
thus corked or stopped may be stored any length of time without fear
that damp or decay will injure the ligature and cause it to break.
The claws may be of flat or of round or of half-round metal differing
in length, breadth, and shape with that of the bottle or other vessel, 2
and it will be readily understood that I cannot possibly enumerato all
the variations of which they are susceptible, this being also unnecessary,
my Invention embracing a principle of construction, that is to say, the
application of claws or catches tied by a wire nipping them against
the bottle and so that the uncorking of the bottle can be effected 2
instantaneously; nevertheless, I particularly draw attention to the forms
indicated on the Drawing Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive. The wire may or may
not be tinned or galvanized.
Having now described and ascertained the nature of my said Inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I claim as 3
secured to me by the herein-before in part recited Letters Patent,-
-
Firstly. The combination of the claws or catches (a) with the nipping
wire (b) substantially as and for the purpose herein-before set forth.
Secondly. The combination of the claws or catches (a) with the
string (d) substantially as and for the purpose herein-before set forth.
3

page_text: Thirdly. The combination with the ligature a, b, or that a, d, of
the metal cap (c) substantially as and for the purpose herein-before
set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Narcisse Alphonse Delavigne, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Fourth day of October, in
the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy-
one.
N. A. DELAVIGNE. (L.S.)