Improvements in the Manufacture of Devices for Facilitating the Withdrawal of Aerated Liquids from Bottles, and for similar Purposes.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of. Application, 17th Aug., 1886.
Complete Left, 17th May, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 17th June, 1887.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Devices for Facilitating the
Withdrawal of Aerated Liquids from Bottles, and for similar
Purposes.
1 EDWARD SANGER SHEPHERD of 112 Norfolk Terrace Bayswater, in the County of
Middlesex, Electrician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to the manufacture of devices for facilitating the withdrawal
of soda water or other liquids under pressure from bottles or similar vessels containing
the same.
I employ a tube provided near one end with one or more perforations or openings
and adapted to be inserted through the cork or similar closing device of the bottle or
other vessel from which liquid is to be withdrawn. The end of the tube adjacent to
the perforations is formed or provided with means for enabling it to be readily passed
through the cork or other closing device.
When liquid is to be withdrawn from the vessel containing it, the end of the tube
provided with the perforations or openings, is caused to project within the said vessel
beyond the closing device. The flow of liquid may be stopped by withdrawing the
said end of the tube sufficiently far within the closing device to cover the perforations
or openings.
I sometimes provide the tube with an outer sleeve, so that when the device is inserted
into the cork or the like the said sleeve serves as a bush within which the tube can
be caused to slide to cover or uncover the said perforations or openings for stopping or
causing the flow of the liquid. The outer portion of the said tube may be bent in any
suitable manner or provided with any suitable means for enabling it to be readily
handled. In constructing my improved devices I preferably cut a number of pieces of
tube of the required length and then polish them in the interior of a revolving drum,

page_text: or in any other suitable manner. The short pieces of tube are next fed into a machine,
having clamps which compress one end of each tube to close the same, and shape it so
as to pierce the cork, or other closing device. Cutters or punches then act on the
closed end of the tube to form the perforations or apertures through which the liquid
is to flow.
The tube is finally acted upon by dies which bend the upper portion to form the
handle portion, and so as to place the said portion at a convenient angle for delivering
the liquid into a tumbler or other vessel.
It is obvious however that I may perform the various operations in different order
to that above described or vary the nature of the operations without departing from
my invention.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Devices for Facilitating the
Withdrawal of Aerated Liquids from Bottles, and for similar
Purposes.
I, EDWARD SANGER SHEPHERD, of 112 Norfolk Terrace, Bayswater, in the County
of Middlesex Electrician 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:-
My invention relates to the manufacture of devices for facilitating the withdrawal
of Soda-Water or other liquid under pressure from bottles or similar vessels containing
the saine, and comprises the improvements hereinafter described.
In the accompanying drawing,
Fig. 1. is an elevatiou of a device constructed according to my invention; and
Fig. 2. is a similar view illustrating a modification.
a is a metal tube provided near one end with perforations or openings b.
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This tube is adapted to be inserted through the cork or similar closing device of the
bottle or other vessel from which liquid is to be withdrawn; and for facilitating the
insortion, the end c of the tube adjacent to the perforations is formed or provided with
means for enabling it to be readily passed through the cork or other closing device. As
shown in Fig. 1 the tube is flattened at c to close the end of the said tube and form a
chisel point.
When the device is pressed against the cork or the like and rotated backwards
and forwards for a short distance, the chisel point c will cut an opening in the
cork into which the tube can follow.
When liquid is to be withdrawn from the vessel containing it, the end of the tube
provided with the perforatious is caused to project within the said vessel beyond the
closing device.
The flow of liquid may be stopped by withdrawing the tube so far that the portion
of the tube in which the perforations or openings are formed, is within the cork or
the like.
The end of the tube opposite to that in which the perforations are formed is preferably
bent (for instance as shown at a Fig. 1) to form a handle, by means of which the
device may be firmly held while introducing the same into the cork. By thus bending
the tube the liquid can be more conveniently delivered into a tumbler or the like than
would otherwise be the case.
In the modification of my invention shown in fig. 2, the tube is straight but in this
case it has attached to it a cross-piece or bar e which serves the same purpose as the
bend & shown in Fig. 1. In this modification also the end c is provided with a point,
which may be integral with the tube or be in the form of a plug secured therein.
It is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the use of any particular form of
point, as it is obvious that the shape of the same may be modified in many ways,
without departing from the nature of my invention. It is also to be understood that

page_text: the openings may be in the form of slits or any other desireable form. I sometimes
provide the tube with an outer sleeve, so that when the device is inserted into the cork
or the like the said sleeve serves as a bush within which the tube can be caused to
slide, to cover or uncover the said perforations or openings for stopping or causing the
flow of the liquid.
In constructing my improved devices I preferably cut a number of pieces of tube of
the required length, and then polish them in the interior of a revolving drum, or in
any other suitable manner. The short pieces of tube are next fed into a machine
having clamps, which compress one end of each tube as hereinbefore described.
Cutters or punches then act on the closed end of each tube to form the perforations or
apertures through which the liquid is to flow. The tube is finally acted upon by dies
which bend the upper portion to form the handle.
It is obvious, however, that I may perform the various operations in different order
to that above described and vary the nature of the operations without departing from
my invention.
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.
The improved device constructed and arranged substantially as hereinbefore
described, and operating as, and for the purpose, set forth.
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