Improvements in, or connected with, Spirit and other Bottles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 9th Oct.,
1897
2000
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in, or connected with, Spirit and other Bottles.
We, GEORGE WILLIAM BETJEMANN, Manufacturer, and WILLIAM CANDLAND,
Manager, both of 36, Pentonville Road, in the County of London, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The invention has for its object improvements in or connected with spirit and
other bottles whereby they can be securely locked and at the same time provided
with a permanent non-shaking label.
For this purpose we attach a lock to the neck of the bottle below the lip or
flange thereof by means of a band or clip passing round and firmly secured to
the neck, and in connection with such lock we employ a sliding locking label
fitting closely over the upper surface of the lip or flange of the bottle and, when
locked, partly over the peg or plug portion of the stopper and around the neck or
narrow part of the same between the peg or plug and the knob or head of the
stopper, and we guide this sliding label so that it shall move correctly into and
out of position for locking the bottle. The label is provided with a hasp or notch
to receive the lock bolt. The label, when made to slide as above, is provided with
a guiding piece fitting a suitable guide or guides within or on the lock, but instead
of employing a sliding locking label, the label may be hinged or pivoted so as
to be turned into or out of its locking position on the hinge or pin-joint, and
instead of the locking part or label being formed in one piece it may be formed
in two parts arranged to work like a pair of nippers, one jaw acting against one
side and the other jaw against the other side of the stopper. The locking part
or label is formed with a projection which fits closely underneath the lip or flange
of the bottle neck when in its locked position. The locking label when in its
unlocked position can be readily removed by removing a screw or screws.
Dated this 9th day of October 1897
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We, GEORGE WILLIAM BETJEMANN, Manufacturer, and WILLIAM CANDLAND,
Manager, both of 36, Pentonville Road, in the County of London, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention, and in what manner the same is to be per-
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page_text: formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The invention has for its object improvements in or connected with spirit and
other bottles whereby they can be securely locked and at the same time provided
with a permanent non-shaking label.
Our invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which:-
Fig. 1 is an elevation of the upper part of a bottle, and Fig. 2 is a plan partly
in section showing the stopper securely locked in position.
Figs. 3 and 4 are similar views to Figs. 1 and 2 but showing, the locking means
drawn back and the stopper free to be removed from the bottle.
Fig. 5 is an elevation drawn at right angles to Figs. 1 and 3 and Fig. 6 is an
interior view of the lock.
Fig. 7 is an elevation and Fig. 8 is a plan partly in section of a modification
in which the locking plate is hinged to the lock and showing the stopper securely
locked in position.
Figs. 9 and 10 are similar views to Figs. 7 and 8 but showing the locking means
turned back and the stopper free to be removed from the bottle.
Fig. 11 is an elevation drawn at right angles to Figs 7 and 9, and Fig. 12 is
a plan partly in section showing another modification.
According to our invention we attach a lock a, which may be of any suitable
shape and construction, to the neck of the bottle b below the lip or flange b
thereof, by means of a band or clip at connected to such lock and passing round
and firmly secured to the neck, and in connection with such lock a, according to
the arrangement shown at Figs. 1 to 6, we employ a sliding locking label or
plate e fitting closely over the upper surface of the lip or flange of the bottle
and, when locked, partly over the peg or plug portion d of the stopper and around
the neck or narrow part of the same between the peg or plug d and the knob or
head we provide this sliding label or plate c with a guide piece c¹ fitting a
hole a¹ in the lock so that it shall move correctly into and out of position for
locking the bottle, and such guide piece c¹ is notched at c² to receive the lock bolt a²,
see Fig. 6, which latter is preferably automatically pushed forward into its locking
position by a spring a³, a key e being used to withdraw the bolt. A spring
attached to the locking label or plate c to automatically push the latter free from
the stopper when released by the lock. is a screw serving to limit the outward
movement of the locking label or plate c. By removing this screw the locking
label or plate when unlocked can be readily removed.
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We would remark that the locking label or plate c may have the name of any
wine, spirit, or other liquid, engraved or otherwise marked thereon, and the lock
may be of any suitable construction.
In lieu of employing a rectilinearly sliding locking label or plate as above
described with respect to Figs. 1 to 6, such label or locking plate may, as shown
at Figs. 7 to 12, be hinged or pivoted at c* to the lock body, so as to be turned
into or out of its locking position, and such locking plate may, as shown at Figs. 7
to 11, be formed simply to pass over one side of the stopper peg d or, as shown at
Fig. 12, it may be shaped so as to pass partly around and over such peg, whilst,
according to another modification not shown, it may be formed in two parts
pivoted to the lock at opposite sides thereof and arranged to work like a pair of
nippers, one jaw acting against one side and the other jaw against the other side
of the stopper. In either case the locking plates carry parts formed with a notch c²
to receive the spring lock bolt a².
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what
we claim is:
1. A locking device for the stoppers of bottles consisting of a lock having means
for attaching the same securely to the neck of the bottle in combination with a

page_text: locking plate capable of passing over part of the peg or plug of the stopper and
of being locked in position, substantially as herein shown and described.
2. In a locking device for the stoppers of bottles, the combination of a lock,
means for attaching same to the neck of the bottle, a sliding locking plate capable
of passing over part of the peg or plug of the stopper, and a notched guide piece
passing through the lock, substantially as herein shown and described."
3. In a locking device for bottles, the combination of a lock, a band or clip
passed round the neck of the bottle to secure the lock thereto, a sliding plate to
pass over part of the stopper, a guide piece connected to said sliding plate and
passing through said lock and having a notch to receive the lock bolt, substantially
as herein shown and described.
4. In a locking device for the stoppers of bottles, the combination of a lock,
a band or clip passed round the neck of the bottle to secure the lock thereto, one
or two locking plates or labels pivoted or hinged to the lock body, and a notched
portion attached to such locking plate or plates to receive the lock bolt, sub-
stantially as herein shown and described.
ՍԱՆԵԱ His own day of Jury 1000.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.
HARRIS & MILLS,
23, Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents.