IMPROVEMENTS IN APPARATUS FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CORKS, OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE USED FOR CORKING BOTTLES, JARS, OR OTHER VESSELS
Year: 1884

page_text: I PERCY HAIGH SENIOR of 15 Cobourg Street, Leeds in the County of York,
Solicitors Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN APPARATUS FOR FASTENING OR SECURING CORKS, OR ANY OTHER SUBSTANCE
USED FOR CORKING BOTTLES, JARS, OR OTHER VESSELS, to be as follows:-
The object of my Invention is to provide a simple, easy, and effective fastener
for securing corks or any other substance used in corking bottles, jars, or other
similar vessels.
I construct my bottle or jar with a collar around the neck of suitable thickness,
two slots are formed in the collar, exactly on opposite sides, of a combined circular
and horizontal shape, the more circular part of the slots are exactly opposite each
other, and the longitudinal parts must follow the same direction from each circular
part, for an equal distance; in these slots is placed a clip or fastener, which when
in position passes over the top of the cork and hangs down against the neck of the
bottle.
The action is as follows, by lifting up the fastener over the cork, and twisting it
in the direction of the longitudinal part of the slot, the cork is secured; and in
order to open the bottle, by twisting the fastener back to the circular part of the
slot, the cork is released.

page_text: I PERCY HAIGH SENIOR of 15 Cobourg Street Leeds in the County of York
Solicitors Clerk do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described, and ascertained
in and by the following statement :—
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The object of my Invention is to provide a simple, easy and effective fastener
for securing corks or any other substance used in corking bottles, jars or other
similar vessels.
I construct my bottle or jar with a collar around the neck of suitable thickness
two slots are formed in the collar (exactly on opposite sides) of a combined circular
and longitudinal shape, the more circular parts of the slots are exactly opposite each
other and the longitudinal parts must follow the same direction from each circular
part for an equal distance.
In these slots is placed a clip or fastener which when in position passes over the
top of the cork and when not in use for securing the cork hangs down against the
neck of the bottle.
The action is as follows:--By lifting up the fastener over the cork and twisting
it in the direction of the longitudinal part of the slots; the cork is secured, and in
order to open the bottle by twisting the fastener back to the circular part of the
slot the cork is released. And in order that my said Invention may be most fully
understood and readily carried into effect I will proceed to describe the Drawings
hereunto annexed.

page_text: In the foregoing description I have described the form of bottle, slots, and fastener,
I adopt preferably, nevertheless it may be modified in some and amongst others the
following ways:-
The slots, either of the shape shewn in the annexed Drawings, or any similar or
substantially similar shape, may be in the neck of the bottle, below the collar
around the mouth, and, in that case, they would be formed by projections on the
bottle mould and blown in the mould, whereas in the form I adopt preferably, the
alots in the collar are formed by tongs or dies. If the slots be blown in the bottle
neck the fasteners will have to be furnished with longer legs than in the
other case.
The longitudinal part of the slots, although shewn in the annexed Drawings as
running parallel with the top of the bottle, may have the upper part of such slot,
made to slope either upwards or downwards in order to prevent, in the former
instance the fastener accidentally slipping back when once fastened and in the
latter to compress the cork into the bottle. The bottle mouth or collar may also be
made with a ring cut in all the way round and such ring having larger cuttings
in it, either opening out to the bottom of the collar, or closed as in the annexed
Drawings, at certain places upon it, such larger cuttings being in shape circular,
square or polygon and any number, so only that there may be always two of such
larger cuttings exactly. on opposite sides of the collar or neck of the bottle that
being essential.
This Invention is applicable to any form of bottle used in effervescing aerated or
fermented liquids, sparkling wines or any substance or liquid which requires
securing under pressure, but it may also be employed for bottles or jars containing
liquids generally or other substances.
My Invention is not however confined to the particular arrangements hereinbefore
shewn and described as it admits of various modifications without deviating from
the essential feature and principle of operation thereof.
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
1. Forming slots in bottles or jars as and for the purposes shewn and described
or any such equivalent in feature and principle.
2. In securing corks or other substance or combination of substances used for
corking bottles jars or other vessels, the combination of the fastener and slots
substantially as herein before shewn and described, or any such equivalent in feature
and principle.
Dated this Third day of Apri 100%.
Witness,
JOHN E. WALSH,
Waterhouse Chambers,
Crossley Street, Halifax.
PERCY H. SENIOR: