Improved Means for Securing the Stoppers of Bottles, Flasks, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 19th May, 1896
Complete Specification Left, 11th Sept.. 1896-4ccepted, 24th Oct., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing the Stoppers of Bottles, Flasks, and
the like.
JAMES DUDLEY 59, Osborne Road, Southsea Hampshire Silversmith, do
hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
According to this invention the objects of which have reference to a novel device
for the purpose of readily securing the contents of bottles flasks & the like will be
according to this invention a combined bottle mount and lock constructed in the
hereinafter described manner. The bottle or flask is provided with a glass, metal,
or cork stopper & to the bottle or flask neck is fixed permanently a metal collar
the top of which is cup shaped and its highest edge about level with the highest
part of the stopper handle, covering this cup all over is a lid jointed on to one side
of the cup which when closed down on the top of the cup and locked prevents any
access to the stopper and so to the contents of the bottle, on the top of this lid
and carried by the same is arranged a lock by which means the cup and lid are
fastened together when required, the lock is of the following novel construction, to
a bolt running across the lid and which may be arranged either to slide backwards
and forwards or to have a rocking action is fixed a projecting | shaped arm the
end of this arm pressing by means of springs on the circular edge of three four or
more movable segments arranged to rock on a pin one over the other & each
segment is provided with a slot on its circular edge the slots being in a different
part of the edge on each segment and being of a size sufficient to permit the end.
of the shaped arm to enter them, the key is of such a shape that when pressed
at the sides of all the segments it causes the slots in them to arrange in one liue.
when the projecting L arm at once springs into them the bolt at the same time
disengaging itself from a hole slot or projection attached to the bottom cup the.
segments have each a separate spring attached to them the free ends of the springs
pressing on a projection on the bolt in such a manner as to force both the bolt and
each of the segments in an outward direction, the act of locking is effected without
the use of a key the bolt being of such a length that when the projecting arm is
in the segments slots the end of the bolt projects through a hole & beyond the
cover of the lock, & locking is performed by pressing in this projecting end of the
bolt sufficiently to release the segments from the projecting shaped arm when
they spring into different positions & the arm cannot spring back into the slots
and the bolt at the same time by the same press in action engages in the hole slot
or projection attached to the cup tbus completing the action of locking.
A further use is made of the press in end of the bolt by arranging it so that
when the lid is wide open the end of the bolt comes into contact with a projection
near the lid joint and holds the lid from falling down when the bottle is tilted for
pouring out.
Dated May 18th 1896.
JAMES DUDLEY,
59, Osborne Road, Southsea.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Securing the Stoppers of Bottles, Flasks, and
the like.
JAMES DUDLEY, 59, Osborne Road, Southsea, Hampshire Jeweller and Silver-
smith, 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 :-
According to this invention the objects of which have reference to a novel device
for the purpose of readily securing the contents of bottles flasks and the like, will
be according to this invention a combined bottle mount and lock constructed in the
hereinafter described manner. The bottle or flask is provided with a glass, metal,
or cork stopper & to the bottle or flask neck is fixed permanently a metal collar
the top of which is cup shaped & its highest edge made level with the highest part
of the stopper handle, covering this cup all over is a lid jointed on to one side of
the cup which when closed down over the top of the cup and locked prevents any
access to the stopper and so to the contents of the bottle, on the top of the lid and
carried by the same is arranged the mechanism of the lock by which the cup and
its lid are fastened together when required, the lock is of the following novel
construction, to a bolt running across the top of the lid and which may be
arranged either to slide backwards and forwards or to have a rocking action is
fixed an shaped arm the end of this arm pressing by means of a spring on the
circular edges of three, four, or more movable segments arranged to rock on a pin
and placed one above the other, each of these segments has a slot on its circular
edge but in a different position on each segment all the slots being of such a size
sufficient to permit the end of the L shaped arm to enter them, the key is arranged
to move the segments by pressure at the side of each segment so as to bring the
slots into one line with each other when the end of the projecting L shaped arm at
once springs into the slots and the bolt moving with the Larm at the same time
disengages itself from a hole slot or projection fixed to the bottom cup, the
segments have each a spring attached to them the free end of which presses
against a pin and arranged to force the segments in an outward direction, the act
of locking is effected without the use of a key, the bolt being of such a length that
when the projecting L arm is in the segment slots the end of the bolt projects
through a hole & beyond the cover of the lock, and locking is performed by
pressing in this projecting end of the bolt sufficiently to release the segments
when the segments spring outwards altering the position of the slots and the bolt
by the same action engages with its hole slot or projection attached to the cup
completing the action of locking, a further use is made of the press in end of the
bolt by arranging it so that when the lid is wide open it comes into contact with a
projection fixed to the cup near the joint and so holds the lid from falling down.
when the bottle is tilted for pouring out purposes.
Referring to the accompanying sheets of drawings Fig. 1. is a plan of the lid
showing the mechanism of the lock arranged on the lid. Fig. 2. is a side view of
same, the letters correspond to the same parts in both Fig. 1 and Fig. 2. and are,
"A" the top of lid, "B" the sliding bolt, C the projecting L piece "D" the
segments, "E" the springs & pin, "F" the helical spring, "H" the key hole,
"L" the bearings in which the bolt slides, the bolt standing in the position as
when locked through the hole in standard S. Fig. 3. represents the key with
projection "J." Fig. 4. "M" the cover of the lock with key_hole" "H."
"K" screw attaching lid to cover, Fig. 5. a sectional drawing. ✗ represents
the bottle & its neck, to which is permanently fixed the cup "N" by its
ferrule "Q" the stopper "P" and its handle "PI" flush with the top of the

page_text: cup, "V" the projection for engaging with the end of the bolt "B" to hold the
lid in an open position. "S" a standard having a hole "T" through which
the locking bolt "B" slides.
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 novel and original arrangement of or combination of the cup and its locking
cover, the novel arrangement of the lock and the arrangement of locking without
the use of a key by pressing inwards the bolt from the outside also for the original
arrangement of using the bolt to keep the lid open as hereinbefore described and
illustrated by the drawings.
Dated this 10th day of September 1896.
JAMES DUDLEY.