Year: 1888

page_text: 1 CHARLES WILLIAM SMITH of 4 Burgoyne Road Stockwell, S.W. London in the
County of Surrey, Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention consists in an improved capsule to be fastened over the mouths of
jars, bottles carboys and similar receptacles having lips, flanges or offsets at or about
their necks in order to prevent or detect tampering with the contents.
The improved capsule may be cut or stamped from tin or zinc or other metal or
alloy and it consists of a plate preferably circular adapted to cover the mouth of the
jar or the like. Said plate has integral with it three or more radial tabs one of which
terminates in a band adapted, when the capsule is put over the mouth of the jar or
the like and the tabs turned down, to pass around the neck of the jar or the like
through perforations or slits in the ends of the other tabs.
The two ends of the band meeting together are fixed to each other in such fashion
that an unfastening thereof may be detected, such a manner of fastening may consist
in bringing the ends together and passing an eyelet or rivet through holes in the
ends and fixing same by means of a punch generally used for fixing said rivet or
eyelet.
Dated this 20th day of February 1888
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: I, CHARLES WILLIAM SMITH of 4 Burgoyne Road, Stockwell London S.E., in the
County of Surrey Clerk, 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 consists in an improved capsule or covering to be fastened over the
mouths of jars, bottles, carboys, and other receptacles having lips flanges or offsets
at or about their necks; and the object of the invention is a capsule by means of
which tampering with the contents of the said receptacles may be prevented or
detected.
Reference being made to the annexed drawing
Fig. 1 represents in perspective elevation a jar neck with the improved capsule.
secured thereon.
Fig. 2 represents also in perspective elevation a modified form and method of
fastening of said capsule.
Fig. 3 represents in plan the said modified form of capsule before fastening.
The capsule may be struck or stamped out of usual capsule metal or any other
suitable metal or alloy in the form shown in Fig. 3 or one substantially similar
thereto.
A is a plate preferably circular or of other convenient form adapted to cover wholly
or partly the mouth of the jar or the like, or the cork, stopper or the like insorted
therein. From the edges of said plate, at equal or convenient distances apart,
project, integral with said plate tabs B preferably three in number, the same being of
sufficient length to pass over the flanged neck of the jar or the like onto the narrowed
portion of said neck. The tabs B are provided at or near their ends with perforations
or slits through which a wire, cord, or string D may be passed, the same being tied
securely about the neck and sealed in any desirable manner.
In the examplo shown in Fig. 2, a wire is used the ends being passed through the
perforations of a leaden seal E and twisted together inside the same, whereby the
wire is drawn tight and an uneven fastening is obtained so that the seal when
compressed in the known manner is securely held against slipping.
In the example shown in Fig. 1 one of the tabs B carries at its end integral with
it, a band F of length sufficient to pass around the neck of the jar or the like and
permit of a fastening together of the ends. The band F is passed through slits or
perforations in the other tabs and is fastened by an eyelet G or rivet passed through
the ends and fastened by a suitable eyelet punch-or the like-The ends of the band F
may be fastened in any other suitable manner.
It is obvious that the stopper, cork or the like cannot be removed from the bottle
without removing the capsule and since the latter cannot be effected except by cutting
or breaking the capsule or the wire D on the band F or the seal securing the same,
protection is given against tampering with the contents.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is ;-
1) In capsules the combination with a plate A of tabs B adapted to project from
said plate over the neck of a jar or other receptacle and be secured for the purpose
set forth.
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2) The combination of a plate A having tabs B, perforations in said tabs, a wire,
string or equivalent D and seal substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
3) The combination of a plate A, tabs B, a band F connected to one tab, and
perforations in the other tabs for the purpose set forth.
4) As a new article of commerce, a plate of sheet metal comprising a central
portion A, and tabs B projecting therefrom, said tabs having perforations in their
ends, the whole substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.