AN IMPROVED DEVICE FOR UNSTOPPERING INTERNALLY-STOPPERED MINERAL WATER BOTTLES
Year: 1884

page_text: We JOHN JACKSON and EDWIN SUNDERLAND, of Coney & Co Cork screw and
steel toy Manufacturers of 80, Lionel street Birmingham in the county of
Warwick do hereby declare the nature of our Invention for AN IMPROVED
DEVICE FOR UNSTOPPERING INTERNALLY-STOPPERED MINERAL WATER BOTTLES, to
be as follows:-
Our invention relates to an improved device for unstoppering internal stoppered
mineral water bottles. And has for its object the protection of the users hands
face & in case the bottle should break, and the concentration of the required power
with self-adjustment on the plug or marble by means of a coiled wire spring, and
further the formation of an outlet for the escape of the gas and liqued thus enabling
the operator to unstopper the bottle with ease, security, and without waste.
Our invention consists of three parts 1. A protective cover 2.. An outleting
plunger. 3. A coiled wire spring. We construct our invention in the following
manner (of metal by preference brass) In the upper end of a piece of cylinder
tube (a little larger than the circumference of the neck of the bottle) we secure a
disc or head, To the lower edges of the tube we secure the upper edges of a
conical washer shaped disc, thus forming a funnel shaped base to what we shall
refer to and name as the cover, Through the tube or cylinder portion of this cover
we cut a parrallel slot (longitudinally) from near the upper head to near the
conical base, Through this slot we project a tube (curved downwards) and we
secure it over the upper side of a plate (washer shaped) which can slide up and
down the interior of the cylinder portion of the cover, In the centre of the lower
side of this plate we secure a short piece of cylinder tubing (a little less in diameter
than the mouth of the bottle) thus forming a passage with the upper curved tube,
Over the lower piece of tubing we stretch a conical flexible rubber plug or cushion,
leaving a small portion of the tube projecting, The curved tube, plate, and small
tube being secured together in the manner described form the plunger 2. We
place (longitudinally) in the cylinder portion of the cover) a coiled wire spring 3.
(by preference of hard drawn brass) This we compress by putting the curved tube
of the plunger (from the interior) through the slot in the cover, and whilst in this
position we force 3. (more or less) indentations in the cover (transversely) in a line

page_text: with the lower end of the slot, these indentations prevent the spring from forcing
the plunger out and cage it in the interior of the cover. Thus when the cover
is placed over a stoppered mineral water bottle and pressed downward the small
projecting tube of the plunger lodges on the marble or plug, and the power is
gradualy concentrated by the depression of the coiled wire spring till it is dislodged,
when the conical rubber cushion instantly takes the pressure of the spring and
prevents the gas or liqued from escaping, but, through the outleting curved tube, at
the same time the protective cover envelopes the neck and top of the bottle.
It may be seen that the spring gives the plunger independent adjustment in
the mouth of the bottle, concentration of power, and places the cover completly
over the neck of the bottle, therefore it is obvious that the spring may be used in
various mere modifications.

page_text: We JOHN JACKSON and EDWIN SUNDERLAND, of Coney & Co Corkscrew and
Steel toy Manufacturers of 80 Lionel Street Birmingham in the County of
Warwick do hereby declare the nature of our invention for AN IMPROVED
DEVICE FOR UNSTOPPERING INTERNALLY-STOPPERED MINERAL WATER BOTTLES"
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described
and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
23.
Our invention relates to an improved device for unstoppering internal stoppered
mineral water bottles. And has for its object the protection of the users hands
face &c. in case the bottle should break, and the concentration of the required power
with self-adjustment on the plug or marble by means of a coiled wire spring, and
further the formation of an outlet for the escape of the gas and liquid thus enabling
the operator to unstopper the bottle with ease, security, and without waste.
Our invention consists of three parts 1. A protective cover. 2. An outleting
plunger. 3 A coiled wire spring. We construct our invention in the following
manner (of metal by preference brass) In the upper end of a piece of cylinder
tube (a little larger than the circumference of the neck of the bottle) we secure
a disc or head. To the lower edges of the tube we secure the upper edges of a
conical washer shaped disc, thus forming a funnel shaped base to what we shall
refer to and name as the cover, Through the tube or cylinder portion of this
cover we cut a parallel slot (longitudinally) from near the upper head to near the
conical base. Through this slot we project a tube (curved downwards) and we
secure it over the upper side of a plate (washer shaped) which can slide up and
down the interior of the cylinder portion of the cover, In the centre of the lower
side of this plate we secure a short piece of cylinder tubing (a little less in diameter
than the mouth of the bottle) thus forming a passage with the upper curved tube.
Over the lower piece of tubing we stretch a conical flexible rubber plug or cushion
leaving a small portion of the tube projecting. The curved tube, plate, and small
tube being secured together in the manner described form the plunger 2. Wo
place (longitudinally) in the cylinder portion of the cover a coiled wire spring 3.
(by preference of hard drawn brass). This we compress by putting the curved
tube of the plunger (from the interior) through the slot in the cover, and whilst in
this position we force 3. (more or less) indentations in the cover (transversely) in
a line with the lower end of the slot, these indentations prevent the spring from
forcing the plunger out and cage it in the interior of the cover. Thus when the "
cover is placed over a stoppered mineral water bottle and pressed downward the
small projecting tube of the plunger lodges on the marble or plug, and the power
is gradually concentrated by the depression of the coiled wire spring till it is
dislodged, when the conical rubber cushion instantly takes the pressure of the
spring and prevents the gas or liquid from escaping, but, through the outleting
curved tube, at the same time the protective cover envelopes the neck and top of
the bottle. It may be seen that the spring gives the plunger independent adjust.
ment in the mouth of the bottle, concentration of power, and places the cover

page_text: completely over the neck of the bottle, therefore it is obvious that the spring may
be used in various mere modifications.
To further illustrate our invention we will now refer to the annexed sheet of
drawings Figs. 1. 2 and 3 show a side plan and front veuw of the bottle opener
complete. Fig 3. shows the opener compressed on the mouth of a bottle marked h.
Thus the operation of pressing the case marked a. over the neck of a mineral water
bottle compresses the coiled wire spring marked e. which causes the short tube
marked c. to dislodge the marble or plug and immediately forces the conical rubber
plug marked into the mouth of the bottle and so preventing the liqued or
superflous gas from going in, any other direction than through the short tube and
out through the projecting tube or guiding spout marked b. Thus at the same
time the bottle is unstoppered the case envelopes the upper part of the bottle and
protects the operator in case the bottle should burst, The part marked d. shows
the sliding cap, or disc, and the parts marked g. the indentations that keep the cap
from being forced out.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
ive claim is
The formation of an aerated water bottle unstopperer (with a coiled wire spring)
that unstoppers the bottle and at the same time envelopes the upper part of the
bottle, and allows the superflous gas and liqued to escape as specified.
1100
TO
Com was cronom
August 1884.
JOHN JACKSON.
EDWIN SUNDERLAND.