Improvements in Stoppers for Bottles and Means for Securing the same thereto.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 27th Aug., 1889-Accepted, 23rd Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stoppers for Bottles and Means for Securing the
same thereto.
We EDWIN LIONEL BLAKE, of 79 Eldon Street, Clerk and Timekeeper, and
JOHN WILD, Foreman Mechanic, of 71 Crompton Street, Coldhurst, both of Oldham
in the County of Lancashire, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The object of this invention is to produce a bottle stopper which does not in the
least affect the bottle contents, can be readily secured to or removed from the neck
of any shape of bottle, and which permits of an instantaneous opening and closing of
the same, and cannot possibly get out of order or accidentally undone.
Our invention consists principally in the first place in the use of a steel cap, or
other material, formed in one piece, fitted with a cork and having two straps or arms
depending rigidly therefrom opposite to each other, and in the second place in the use
of a spring or other band formed with two coils opposite each other, to which the cap
or stopper is hinged and locked respectively.
In carrying out our invention we form the aforesaid cap in one piece of either tem-
pered or untempered steel or other material as may be desired, by stamping and
blocking the same.
Into the cup of the said cap we insert a cork, which by so doing becomes compressed
and of such a shape as to fit onto as well as into the mouth of the bottle.
If deemed necessary the top of this cap may be slightly bulged in, and a metal
disc inserted between the said bulge and cork, which causes the disc to slightly rock
or oscillate on the bulge aforesaid, and the cork to be brought uniformly and effectually
into contact with the mouth of the bottle.
The free end of one of the cap arms or straps is hinged to the smaller of the two
coils, while the free end of the other is slightly bent inwards to catch and lock under-
neath the larger of the two coils of the spring band or fastening aforesaid, the
latter being secured to the neck of the bottle by simply twisting the ends thereof
together.
We would add that this stopper and method of securing requires no specially
prepared bottle, but can be easily and rapidly attached to any size or shape of bottle
existent, and further, hermetically seals and makes air and gas tight any bottle to
which it may be applied.
C
1000
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
Agents to Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stoppers for Bottles and Means for Securing the
same thereto.
We EDWIN LIONEL BLAKE, of 79, Eldon Street, Clerk and Timekeeper, and
JOHN WILD, of 71, Crompton Street, Coldhurst, Foreman Mechanic, both of Oldham,
in the County of Lancashire, 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 :-
The object of this invention is to produce a bottle stopper which does not in the
least affect the bottle contents, can be readily secured to or removed from the neck
of any shape of bottle, and which permits of an instantaneous opening and closing of
the same, and cannot possibly get out of order or accidentally undone.

page_text: And in order that our invention may be more fully understood we have caused to
be appended hereunto one sheet of drawings marked with letters of reference, similar
letters indicating like parts throughout the various figures:-
Figs. 1. & 2. are side elevations and Fig. 3. a cross section, showing the stopper
applied embodying our invention. Fig. 4. is a detached plan of the stopper and
Fig. 5. of the spring band for the same. Fig. 6. shows the stopper or cap detached.
Our invention consists principally in the first place, in the use of a cap a of steel,
or of other suitable material, formed in one piece, fitted with a cork d and having two
straps or arms b, c, depending rigidly therefrom opposite to each other, and in the
second place in the use of a spring or other band formed with two coils h', h³,
opposite each other, to which the cap or stopper a is hinged and locked respectively.
In carrying out our invention and referring to the Figs. generally, we form the
aforesaid cap a with two straps or arms b, and c, in one piece, of either tempered or
untempered steel or other material as may be desired, by stamping and blocking the
same.
Into the cup of the said cap a we insert a cork d, which by so doing becomes
compressed and of such a shape as to fit onto, as well as into the mouth of the
bottle e.
In the top of the cap a, a small hole f is formed and a metal disc inserted
between the top and cork d, by means of which the cork d, may be readily pushed
out of the cap a, for the purpose of reversing or renewing it. If the cork d is not
intended to be reversed, the hole f in the cap a and the metal disc g will be dispensed
with.
If deemed necessary the top of this cap a may be slightly bulged in, and the metal
disc g inserted between the said bulge and cork d, which causes the disc g to slightly
rock or oscillate on the bulge aforesaid, and the cork d to be brought uniformly and
effectually into contact with the mouth of the bottle e.
The free end of the cap arm or strap c is slightly bent outwards so as to be readily
hinged onto or removed from the smaller of the two coils h, ¹, while the strap or
arm b is slightly bent inwardly, so as to catch and lock underneath the larger of the
coils h', ', of the spring band / or fastening aforesaid, the latter being secured to the
neck of the bottle e by simply twisting the ends thereof or hooking together.
Instead of forming the spring band h, with two coils h¹, h', as described, it may all
be one coil, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. 5.
Owing to the elasticity of the spring band h, viz. its coils h³, h³, a ready and secure
hinging on and locking of the cap a is attained and when unlocked, a selfacting
uncovering of the mouth of the bottle e.
We would add that this stopper and method of securing requires no specially pre-
pared bottle, but can be easily and rapidly attached to any size or shape of bottle
existent, and further, hermetically seals and makes air and gas tight any bottle to
which it may be applied.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is
"In stoppers for bottles and means for securing the same thereto."
1st. The combination with the mouth of the bottle e of the cap a formed in one
piece with two straps or arms b and c depending rigidly therefrom and fitted with a
cork d, substantially as and for the purpose specified.
2nd. The combination with the neck of the bottle e and cap a, of the spring band h,
substantially as and for the purpose specified.
Dated this 23rd day of August 1889
F. BOSSHARDT & Co.,
4, Corporation Street, Manchester, Agents to Applicants.