IMPROVEMENTS IN CLOSING AND STOPPERING BOTTLES
Year: 1885

page_text: RICHARD POTTER of Park Road Barnsley, in the County of York Furnace
Builder do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
CLOSING AND STOPPERING BOTTLES to be as follows:-
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This invention relates to the closing, and stopping, of Bottles externally, for
this purpose, I form on the outside of the Bottle neck, a number of lips one below
the other each lip extending around the Bottle neck, or I form on two opposite
sides commencing near the top of Bottle neck, a number of steps or teeth, having
thier under edge square of, whist the topside tapers, In the inside of the bottle
mouth at a suitable distance, from the top a spiral or V shaped ledge is formed
extending around the inside of the bottle mouth, and is formed for the, twofold
purpose of preventing the cork been pressed to far down into the bottle during
the operation of closing the bottle, and also to make an air tight joint by the
underside of the cork as well as by the sides thereof. The spiral or V ledge is
formed by making the bottle neck below the ledge much narrower than the part
forming the bottle mouth above the ledge, the spiral or V part of the ledge com-
mences at the side of the bottle mouth and projects in an upward direction, so that
the top point of the ledge is a distance from the side of the bottle mouth, thus
forming a V recess into which the underside of the cork is pressed, whilst the cork
also embeds on the pointed part of the ledge.
My improved cap is made with the flange, commencing at a suitable distance,
from the outeredge thereof and extending downwards inclining towards the centre
of the cap, thus forming a dovetailed opening, into which the top part of the cork
is compressed and securely held, whilst the lower part of the cork is left free to
be pressed into the mouth of Bottle and, onto the before mentioned spiral shaped
ledge inside the Bottle neck.
The inside of bottle neck, from this spiral ledge to top of Bottle bevils outwards.
On two opposite sides of the cap, arms reaching a suitable distance downwards,
and having an inward catch are provided, when it is desired to close the bottle
mouth, the cap with cork affixed, is inserted into the bottle mouth, the cap arms
being opposite the lips or teeth on neck of bottle, the cap is then pressed down,
with a lever or other mechanical means, the catch on arms, of cap are then
placed under, one or other of the lips or teeth, on the bottle neck, and thus hermc-
tically closing saine, and firmly securing the stopper, to a metallic ring fixed on to
the bottle neck, one of the cap arms is attached, in order to prevent the cap being
lost or laid aside, when it is required to open the bottle, it is only neccesary to give
each of the cap arms a pull and the cap with cork affixed can then be removed.
Dated thin th
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page_text: Improvements in Closing and Stoppering Bottles.
RICHARD POTTER of Park Road Barnsley in the county of York, Furnace
Builder do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
CLOSEING AND STOPPERING BOTTLES and in what manner the same is to be per-
formed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
:
This invention relates to the closing and stoppering of bottles externally, for
this purpose I form on the outside of the bottle neck, a number of lips one
below the other each lip extending arround the bottle neck or I form on two
opposite sides commencing near the top of bottle neck a number of steps or teeth
having their under edge square off whilst the top side tapers in the inside of the
bottle mouth at a suitable distance from the top a pointed ledge is formed extending
arround the inside of the bottle mouth and is formed for the twofold purpose of
preventing the cork hung being pressed to far down into the bottle neck during
the operation of closing the bottle, and also to make an airtight joint, by the
underside of the cork as well as by the sides thereof. The V ledge is formed by
making the bottle neck much narrower below the ledge, than the part forming the
bottle mouth above the ledge The V part of the ledge commences at the side of
the bottle mouth and projects in an upward direction so that the top point of the
ledge is a distance from the side of the bottle mouth thus forming a V recess
into which the under side of the outer edge of the cork is pressed whilst the cork
also embeds itself on the pointed part of the ledge.
My improved cap is made with the flange commencing at a suitable distance
from the outer edge thereof and extending downwards inclining towards the centre
of the cap, thus forming a dovetail opening into which the top part of the cork
is compressed and securely held whilst the lower part of the cork is left free to be
pressed into the mouth of the bottle, and on to the before mentioned pointed ledge
and V shaped recess, The inside of bottle mouth from the pointed ledge to the
top of bottle bevels outwards, on two opposite sides of the cap arms reaching
a suitable distance downwards and having an inward catch are provided, when it
is desired to close the bottle mouth a cap with cork affixed is inserted into the
bottle mouth, the cap is then pressed down with a lever or other mechanical means,
The catch on arms of cap are then placed under one or other of the lips on the
bottle neck, and thus hermetically closing the same, and firmly securing the stopper,
to a metallic ring fixed on to the bottle neck one or other of the cap arms is
attached in order to prevent the cap being lost or laid aside. When it is required
to open the bottle it is only necessary to give each of the cap arms a pull and the
cap with cork being affixed into it can then be removed,
temON

page_text: On the outside of bottle mouth A. A. lips J. J. extending all round are formed
thereon, one below the other, under which the catches K. K. on arms B. B. are
placed during the operation of closing the bottle. C is an ordinary cork bung
compressed into cap D and forced into bottle mouth A. A, The underside of the
said cork C is forced on to the pointed ledge F. and filling up the V shaped
recess L, thereby forming an airtight joint and thus closing neck E of the bottle.
In Figs. 3 and 4, D represents my improved metallic cap, having the flange H,
pointing inwards, and forming a dovetail opening into which the cork C is com-
pressed and securely held as shewn Figs. 1 and 2 Lugs I. I. to which the said
arms B, B. are attached thereto.
Having now particulary 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 t
First Securing an ordinary cork bung to a metallic cap, by compressing one
end of the same into an opening in the metallic cap that is less at the bottom than
the top, formed by the cap flange pointing inwards, the other part of the said
cork bung, not enclosed in the metallic cap, being left free to be introduced into
the bottle mouth, as above described and shewn in the accompanying drawings.
Secondly Closing or stoppering bottles by the underside cork bungs resting on
a pointed ledge and V shaped recess in manner substantially as herein described.
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