Improvements in and Connected with Valves for Internally Stoppered Bottles.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 12th July, 1887
Complete Left, 12th Apr., 1888
Complete Accepted, 18th May, 1888
Improvements in and Connected with Valves for Internally
Stoppered Bottles.
I DAN RYLANDS of Hope Glass Works, Stairfoot near Barnsley in the County of
York, Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My present improvement relates to valves for internally stoppered bottles and to
appliances for inserting the valves in the bottles. Valves made according to my
present invention are especially applicable to bottles made after the manner described
in my Patent No. 348 of January 10th 1885. After the hole has been thus formed
in the bottle, I form a valve of either glass, block tin or other suitable substance, and
the novel point in such valve is that the flange or collar which is made to receive the
India rubber washer forming the airtight joint on the inside of the hole in the bottle
is as large as the India rubber washer, whilst at the same time the flange or head
at the other or outer end of the valve is so made that it can be pushed from the
inside through the hole formed in the bottle and this smaller or outer head allows
of a rubber ring being forced on it so as to keep the valve in position.
The mode of fixing or inserting the valve in the hole in the bottle is as follows:
The inside India rubber ring which fits against the large head of the valve is first
picked up by a pointer. By means of a suitable presser the India rubber washer is
then forced over the pointer on to the valve stem, against the large head of which
it is held by a small collar or rim. I then employ an instrument having a long
stem which is trough shaped or hollow on its upper side.
This stem is sufficiently
narrow to allow of its passing easily into bottle mouth. The other end of this tool
or instrument may be made flat or other suitable shape for being screwed to a table
or otherwise suitably secured in a horizontal position. In the trough a small lever is
secured to a pivot a suitable distance from the end of the trough. I then take the
valve with India rubber washer attached and place it with its large head at the outer
end of the trough and with the smaller head of the valve resting on one end of the
pivotted lever which then lies in the trough, the opposite end of the lever projecting
above the trough. The hollow stem of the tool containing the valve, and with the

page_text: lever in this position is then placed into bottle mouth. As the hole in bottle passes
over the valve the bottle mouth comes in contact with the projecting end of the lever,
which is thus depressed and causes the end of the lever inside bottle mouth to raise
the small end of valve into the valve hole in bottle. The end of tool inside bottle
mouth then serves to hold the valve until the outside India rubber washer is placed
on the small or outer head of the valve. This done the operation is complete and the
valve secured in the bottle. The outside washer is applied to the small head of the
valve by means of a pointer and presser similar to the manner of affixing the washer
to the large head.
Dated this 11th day of July 1887.

page_text: narrow to allow of its passing easily into the Bottle mouth. The other end of
the instrument L may be made flat or other suitable shape for being secured
in a horizontal position to the table 0 or otherwise secured in a horizontal
position.
In the trough Na small lever T is secured to a pivot P fixed at a suitable
distance from the end of the trough N. I then take the valve C with the washer E
attached and place it with its large head D in position shown at Fig. 7, the smaller
head G resting on one end of the pivotted lever T which lies in the trough in
position shown at Fig. 7. with the opposite end of lever T projecting above the
trough N. The stem M of the instrument L is then passed into the bottle mouth,
and as the hole in the Bottle neck passes over the end G of valve C the Bottle mouth
comes in contact with the projecting end of lever T which is thus depressed and
causes the end of the lever T inside the bottle mouth to raise the end G of valve C
into hole A formed in Bottle, as shown at Fig. 6. The end of lever T inside Bottle
mouth then serves to hold the valve Cup by pressing under its head D during the
time the washer E' is pressed on to the valve C by means of the pointer H and
presser J similar to the manner herein before described and as shown at Figs. 5 and 6.
This done the operation is complete and the valve C secured in the Bottle B. I would
here remark that the valve hole may be made in any other suitable portion of the
Bottle neck.
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. The improved valve C made as described and shown at Fig. 1.
2. The improved apparatus for fixing the valve from the inside of Bottles in manner
11 and shows at is 6 and 7