Year: 1885

page_text: I THOMAS TURNER, of Savile Town Glass Works, Dewsbury, in the county of
York, Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a novel, simple and efficient means of stoppering
bottles.
In carrying out my invention I form the interior of the neck of the bottle with
& projecting flange or shoulder and above this flange or shoulder the neck of the
bottles is formed with an annular groove.-The body of the stopper can be made
of any suitable material such as wood, porcelain, glass composition or ebonite and
consists of a plug or stem of a diameter such that it will easily pass into the neck
of the bottle.
The stem of the stopper is provided with an elastic washer and above the said
washer is a projection or catch of suitable material such as steel or brass. The
upper part of the stopper is formed with a head or flange of suitable form to allow
of the stopper being handled.
In order to apply my improved stopper to a bottle constructed as above named it
is simply necessary to place and. press the stopper into the mouth of the bottle and
the said projection or catch on the stopper will take into the groove in the neck of
the bottle and the rubber washer will be tightly pressed against the shoulder or
flange in the neck of the bottle so as to form a tight joint.
To remove the stopper it is only necessary to press it sidewise at the part above
the projection so as to withdraw the said projection from the annular groove and
the stopper can then be removed.

page_text: I, THOMAS TURNER of Savile Town Glass Works, Dewsbury, in the County of
York, Glass Bottle Manufacturer 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:-
This invention relates to a novel, simple and efficient means of stoppering
bottles.
In carrying out my invention I form the interior of the neck of the bottle with
a projecting flange or shoulder and above this flange or shoulder the neck of the
bottle is formed with an annular groove.-The body of the stopper can be made
of any suitable material such as wood, porcelain, glass, composition or ebonite and
consists of a plug or stem of a diameter such that it will easily pass into the neck
of the bottle.
The stem of the stopper is provided with an elastic washer and above the said
The
washer is a projection or catch of suitable material such as steel or brass.
upper part of the stopper is formed with a head or flange of suitable form to allow
of the stopper being handled.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe the same
by reference to the accompanying drawing in which Figures 1, 2 and 3 represent
an elevation a plan and a vertical section respectively of a bottle-stopper for
stoppering bottles according to my invention. Figure 4 represents a sectional
elevation of a bottle constructed to receive the said stopper; figure 5 represents a
sectional elevation shewing a bottle stoppered according to my invention. Figure 6
represents a slightly modified form of my improved stopper and figure 7 is a
horizontal section on the line A B of figure 6. Similar reference letters indicate
similar parts throughout the drawing. a is the projecting flange or shoulder with
which I forin the interior of the neck.b of the bottle c, and d is the annular groove
which I form in the neck b above the flange or shoulder a as shewn in Figures
4 and 5; f represents the plug or stem of the stopper which is made of any
suitable material such as those hereinbefore mentioned the plug or stem f being of
such a diameter that it will easily pass into the neck b of the bottle c;g is the
elastic washer with which the stem f of the stopper is provided and is the
projection or catch of suitable material such as steel or brass and tapered on
opposite sides to form a point h¹ which I place above the elastic washer g; i is the
head or flange at the upper part of the stopper to allow of the stopper being
handled.
In order to apply my improved stopper to the bottle c, constructed as above
named, it is simply necessary to place and press the said stopper into the mouth of
the said bottle and the projection or catch h on the stopper e will take into the
groove d, in the neck b, of the bottle c, and the elastic washer g will be tightly
pressed against the shoulder or flange a in the neck of the bottle c so as to form a
tight joint as shown in figure 5.
To remove the stopper it is only necessary to press it sidewise at the part
above the projection h, in the direction indicated by the arrow in figure 5 so as to

page_text: withdraw the said projection from the annular groove & and the stopper can then
be removed.
In order to indicate clearly the position of the catch h, so as to at once shew the
direction in which the stopper must be pressed to remove the same from the bottle,
I find it advantageous to place a small mark or sign (such as at j, figure 2,) on the
top of the head or flange i.
In the stopper shewn in figures 6 and 7 I have shewn the point h¹, of the pin or
projection h, as tapered on the under side only, the top side of the said pin being.
left flat, thereby enabling the pin h on the stopper being held more securely in the
groove d, against ejection by the contents of the bottle than is the case in the
stopper shewn in figures 1 to 3. In figures 6 and 7 the upper part of the body f
of the stopper is intended to fit the mouth of the bottle, in which case I have
shewn the body f, of the said stopper as being cut away at f', thereby allowing
room for the said stopper to be pushed sideways when inserting or removing the
said stopper from the neck of the bottle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1. The manufacture and use of bottle stoppers having a projection adapted to
engage in a groove in the neck of the bottle, and provided with an elastic washer
which serves to keep the projection so engaged until released by pressure on the
stopper substantially as hereinbefore described and represented in figures 1, 2, 3,
and 5 6 and 7 of the accompanying drawing.
2. The manufacture and use of bottles having a projecting flange or shoulder in
the neck thereof and an annular groove above the said flange or shoulder sub-
stantially as and for the purposes herein before described and represented in
figures 4 and 5 of the accompanying drawing.
3. The improved bottles and stoppers therefor hereinbefore described and repre-
sented in the accompanying drawing.