Improved Appliance to Facilitate Screwing Down Stoppers of Bottles, Jars, and the like having Internal or External Screw Threads.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Nov., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 1st Aug.. 1890-Accepted, 6th Sept., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance to Facilitate Screwing Down Stoppers of
Bottles, Jars, and the like having Internal or External Screw
Threads.
I, DENNIS WICKHAM, of The Star Brewery, Ware, Hertfordshire, Brewer and
Manufacturer of Mineral Waters, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
:-
The object of my invention is an appliance for imparting a twisting or screwing
action to bottle stoppers or caps of the "screw" kind after they have been placed or
dropped loosely into or onto the mouths or necks of bottles, jars, or other similar vessels
for closing them.
For the purpose of my invention, I employ an Archimedean screw spindle with a
handle for working same, and at one end of the screw spindle I affix a cup or other
shaped nipping device for taking over and temporarily holding the stopper when
placed in position in the bottle, when by a push or pull down motion of the handle on
the spindle, the cup or other nipping. device will be caused to revolve and twist or
screw the stopper tightly home.
I fit a spring to serve as a cushion between the cup or nipping device to soften the
blow when the handle is pushed down sharply, and a washer may be placed at the
upper end of the spindle, as a buffer for the return of the handle.
Dated this 1st day of November 1889.
H. GARDNER,
Per C. G.
166, Fleet Street, London, Agent for the said D. Wickham.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Appliance to Facilitate Screwing Down Stoppers of
Bottles, Jars, and the like having Internal or External Screw
Threads.
I, DENNIS WICKHAM, of The Star Brewery, Ware, Hertfordshire, Brewer and
Manufacturer of Mineral Waters, do hereby declare the nature of this invention
and in what manner the same to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :-
The object of my invention is an appliance for imparting a twisting or screwing
action to bottle stoppers or caps of the "screw" kind after they have been placed or
dropped loosely into or onto the mouths or necks of bottles, jars, or other similar
vessels for closing them.
For the purpose of my invention, I employ an Archimedean screw spindle with a
handle for working same, and at one end of the screw spindle, I affix a cup or other
shaped nipping device for taking over and temporarily holding the stopper when placed
in position in the bottle, when by a push or pull down motion of the handle on the
spindle, the cup or other nipping device will be caused to revolve and twist or screw
the stopper tightly home.
1 fit a spring to serve as a cushion between the cup or nipping device to soften the
blow when the handle is pushed down sharply, and a washer may be placed at the
upper end of the spindle, as a buffer for the return of the handle.
My invention will be clearly understood by reference to the annexed drawings.
Figure 1 is an elevation of an apparatus hereinbefore set forth.
Figure 2, section of nipping device and cushion constituting the socket for holding
head of a screw stopper.

page_text: Figure 3, plan of underside of said socket,
Figure 4, elevation of apparatus with socket provided with suction device for
holding head of screw stopper.
Figure 5, front elevation of machine with the beforementioned screw stoppering
device in position for working by foot pedal.
Figure 6, side elevation of machine shown at Figure 5.
A. Archimedean screw spindle.
B: handle to travel down and cause the rotation of the screw spindle.
C. socket for reception of head of screw stopper.
D. Figures 1 and 4, ring shaped cushion in socket for round headed screw stoppers.
E. clips in socket for cheese-headed screw stoppers.
F. spring band to hold clips E, E, in position."
G. spiral spring at bottom end of spindle to reduce concussion when handle is
depressed too suddenly.
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H. spring cushion at top of spindle to check up-thrust of handle.
According to Figures 1 and 4, the handle is operated by the hand, the screw
stopper being first placed on the bottle neck, but according to Figures 5 and 6, the
handle is operated by I the pedal, or foot lever.
In this arrangement, a stopper is placed in the socket, and a bettle on the cup J,
the foot lever is then depressed, and by the crank K, the stem L lifts the bottle up to
the stopper, which is simultaneously being rotated by the pull down action of the
handle B by the rod M which is actuated from the foot lever I, the spring N and
sleeve P permitting the lower end of the stem L to rise without affecting the position
of the bottle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. The Archimedean screw spindle A with socket C. for temporarily holdingia screw
stopper and turning same into bottle neck by the down thrust of handle B, whether
opérated by hand or foot, as set forth and shown in the annexed drawings.
2. Appliances such as shown on the annexed drawings for screwing down, stoppers
of bottles, jars, and the like, having internal, or external screw. threads, as set forth.
The 1st day of August 1890.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166, Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Dennis Wickham.