Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Bottles, Jars, or the like, and Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 17th Nov., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 19th Aug., 1595-Accept-d, 16th Nov., 1895
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Bottles, Jars, or
the like, and Apparatus therefor.
A communication from LOUIS BOUNEU, of 5 Chaussée d'Ixelles, Brussels, in the
Kingdom of Belgium, Artisan..
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn in the County of Middlesex,"
Chartered Patent Agent, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
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This invention relates to new apparatus and processes for the manufacture of the
mouths of bottles and receivers formed of glass, stoneware, metal and other plastic
or malleable materials, capable of receiving an external stopper in the form
of a capsule of glass, stoneware, metal, or other plastic and malleable material, the
bottom of the capsule being provided with a washer or disc of cork, indiarubber
or other compressible material to plug or close the opening of the receiver in each
case.
The apparatus and processes serve to shape the necks of the bottles or receivers,
which are provided with projecting nipples, hollowed grooves or with holes of any
form and dimension and in any number.
The apparatus comprises in the first place, a glass-blower's bench provided with
two borders or pillions on which the glazier rolls the sabot in which the bottle or
receiver is engaged.
Upon the same bench there is a support upon which the mechanism is carried.
To manufacture bottles etc. with projecting nipples, the mode of operation is as
follows;-
When the glass-blower has blown his piece, and placed it in the sabot and
detached his tube and according to the mode of manufacture, has applied some hot:
glass outside the neck or only reheated the latter, he makes a smooth mouth and
rings it with an iron of the ordinary form with flat bearings or round rotating
rollers.
This done, he places his sabot obliquely on the borders of the bench so that the
stem of the sabot drops into two recesses formed each in one of the extremities of
one of the borders. In this position, the mouth of the bottle or receiver is placed
opposite a mandrel and the operator pushes his piece over the mandrel until it
comes to rest against a plate, when he lowers a lever and raises it immediately,
again; he then withdraws it finished and presenting perfectly formed, the required
characteristics.
For the manufacture of bottles etc. with grooves the same apparatus is employed,
while making a slight change in the arrangement of the bearings as well as of the
mandrel; in this case the latter will be entirely solid, and moreover pins or parts
used in the foregoing apparatus will be dispensed with, being no longer necessary
as the pressure in this case is applied from the outside inwards, i.e. contrary
to the case previously described, for the manufacture of bottles or necks with
Dipples.
The following is a list of various devices embodied in the apparatus viz.—
An iron plate carrying the mechanism ;
Branches of the machine to which the bearings are applied; .

page_text: Holes of the branches for accommodating a stud around which a spring tending
to separate the branches, is coiled ;
A hand-lever-support;
A hand-lever having jaws;
Two stems which in separating, impress two internal nipples outside; this part
forms or comprises also a plate;
A mandrel or spindle;
Pressure stems or spindles;
Stop-plates, arresting the branches and
Bearings with hollows.
The implement for making the necks of the bottles, etc. comprises the following
parts viz.
Two conveniently-iron branches forming the spring;
A rod connecting the branches with a plate and a broach or moulding stick, and
rollers, round, moulded, and rotating;
The bottle-necks may be provided with projecting nipples or with hollow grooves
in accordance with this invention.
Dated this 17th day of November 1904
W. P. THOMPSON & BOULT,
Agents for the Applicant.
Improvements in or relating to the Manufacture of Bottles, Jars, or
the like, and Apparatus therefor.
A communication from Louis BOUNEU, of 5 Chaussée d'Ixelles, Brussels, in the
Kingdom of Belgium, Artisan.
I, ALFRED JULIUS BOULT of 323 High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex,
Chartered Patent Agent, 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 :-
This invention relates to new apparatus and processes for the manufacture of
the mouths of bottles and receivers formed of glass stoneware, metal and other
plastic or malleable materials, capable of receiving an external stopper in the form
of a capsule of glass, stoneware, metal, or other plastic and malleable material, the
bottom of the capsule being provided with a washer or disc of cork, indiarubber or
other compressible material to plug or close the opening of the receiver in each
case. The apparatus and processes serve to shape the necks of the bottles or
receivers, which are provided with projecting nipples, grooves, or holes or
depressions of any form and dimension and in any number.
The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings
in which:-
Fig. 1 is a side elevation of the apparatus for forming the nipples &c. upon the
bottle mouth with the operating lever raised.
Fig. 2 is a plan of Fig. 1.
Figs. 3, 4 and 5 are end elevations showing the three characteristic positions of
the apparatus.
Fig. 6 is part of a vertical section on the line x x of Fig. 2.
Figs. 7, 8 and 9 are views of detached portions of the apparatus shown in
Figs. 1 to 6.
Figs. 10 and 11 show the construction of the implement or "pucellas" for inaking
a rib around the neck of the bottle etc.

page_text: Figs. 12, 13 and 14 represent portion
with projecting nipples and
Fig. 15 portion of an externally-grooved bottle-neck, all constructed according
to this invention.
Fig. 16 is a perspective view of the glass-blower's bench and
Fig. 16 is a view of the ponti! or sabot.
The apparatus comprises in the first place a glass-blower's bench such as shown
in Fig. 16, provided with two adjustably supported rails or arms E on which the
operator to form the plain mouth, rolls the poutil or sabot S Fig. 16A on or in
which the bottle or receiver is carried. In the rails E are formed recesses or
bearings a which are directly in line with the nozzle or mandrel M¹ hereinafter
described.
Upon the same bench there is a support upon which is carried the apparatus
illustrated in Figs. 1 to 9.
This apparatus comprises a base plate A' to which are pivotally connected as by
a bolt C two arms B₁ on which are secured the dies or moulds C2 C3 for shaping
the exterior of the bottle mouth. Between the arms B' is provided a spring R
encircling a guide rod or pin D and tending always to press the arms outwards
from each other towards the stops U secured as by screws v4 to the plate A'.
The guide rod or pin D¹ may be secured to one and pass freely through the other
of the arms B' or it may pass freely through both of these arms.
E' is a bracket rigidly secured as by screws v¹ v2 to the plate A¹ and having
pivotted to it a lever or arm L' provided with a handle F; the lever or arm L
and handle F are for convenience hereinafter referred to as a whole as the lever L'.
To the lever Lis secured a yoke J formed or provided with two sets of cams JJ 2
the former for forcing the die-carrying arms B' inwards and the latter for operating
two substantially or T shaped rods T T' of which the arms T are adapted to
impress recesses in the interior of the bottle-mouth and the outer ends of the
arms T¹ to be directly acted upon by the cams J 2.
The rods T T which, for a portion of their length overlap each other as shown
in Figs. 7 and 9 are supported between guides P secured to a bracket K which is
itself secured as hy screws v3 to the plate A. To the face of the guides P is
secured the flange of the nozzle or mandrel M¹ which at this same end is slotted
or recessed to receive the arms T of the rods T T¹ as shown in Figs. 6 and 9.
The arms Tare provided with pins or equivalent t against which the arms B¹
bear (under the influence of the spring R) to return the rods T T' outwards to
their normal position after they have been moved inwards by the cams J2 as
hereinafter described. The outer ends of the arms T' are bevelled to facilitate the
operation thereon of the cams J 2.
The dies C2 C3 are provided with depressions or recesses C4, shown in dotted
lines in Figs. 3, 4, 5 and 11, which shape on the outside of the bottle-mouth the
material which, by the arms T, is forced outwards from the inside thereof.
The implement or "pucellas" shown in Figs. 10 and 11 comprises two arms B 2
secured as by short screws or bolts v6 v7 to a bent spring V to the middle of
On this rod T 2 are secured a.
which is secured as by a nut v 8 a rod or stem T 2.
slotted and preferably-curved plate P¹ and outside of this a nozzle or mandrel B3
the latter conveniently mounted on a screw vll so that it may be removable to
enable a nozzle of larger or smaller diameter to be substituted for it according to
the diameter of the bottle-mouth to be formed or operated upon. On the free end
of each of the arms B2 is revolvably mounted a roller G having a groove G¹, if
it be desired to form a bead such as G2 Figs. 12 to 15 around the outside of the
bottle-mouth. These rollers G are retained on the arms B2 conveniently by
nuts 9 v 10 so that they may readily be changed when it is desired to vary the
external shape to be given to the bottle-mouth.
The dies C2 C3 and rods T T also are removable so that they may readily be
replaced by others when it is desired to form devices other than the nipples (
Figs. 12, 13 and 14 on the outside of the bottle-mouth, for example when a

page_text: groove such as O Fig. 15 is to be formed around the outside of the bottle-mouth
the dies C2 C3 would. have a projection corresponding to the shape of this
groove.
To manufacture bottles etc. say with nipples such as O, the mode of operation is
as follows;-
'
When the glass-blower has blown his piece and placed it in or on the sabot or
pontil S and detached his blowing tube and according to the mode of manufacture
has applied some hot glass outside of the neck or only reheated the latter, he makes
a smooth mouth and rings it with an iron or pucellas of the ordinary form with
flat operative faces or rollers say such as G.
This done he places his sabot or pontil obliquely on the borders of the bench so
that the stem thereof drops into the two before mentioned recesses a.. In this
position the mouth of the bottle or receiver is directly opposite or in line with the
mandrel M and the operator pushes the mouth of the bottle over the mandrel until
it abuts against the flange of M' and then depresses the lever L' and immediately
thereafter raises it, the bottle being finished by this operation. When the lever L'
is depressed as last described first the cams J¹ force the arms B' and dies C2 C3
inwards towards each other causing the latter to grip the bottle-mouth firmly and.
then the cams J2 operate on the rods T T' causing them to press the glass or
bottle-material outwards to be shaped by the recesses C 4.
For the manufacture of bottles etc. with grooves the dies C2 C3 and mandrel M¹
shown in the drawings are replaced by others suitable for this purpose; in this
case the mandrel will be entirely solid, and the rods T T will be dispensed with
the latter being rendered unnecessary as the pressure in this case is applied from
the outside inwards i.e. contrary to the direction previously in connection with the
manufacture of bottles or necks with external nipples.
The before described process of manufacture is the same whether the bottles or.
vessels be constructed of glass, stoneware, metal or other plastic or malleable
material.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion, as communicated to me by my foreign correspondent, and in what manner
the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is ;-
1. The manufacture of the necks of bottles jars or the like of glass stoneware metal
or other plastic or malleable material in such manner as to render them each capable
of receiving an external capsule of glass stoneware metal or other plastic aud
malleable material the bottom of which cap is provided with a disc or washer of cork
indiarubber or other compressible material all substantially as and for the purpose
described.
2. For the carrying into practice of the process of manufacture mentioned in
Claim 1 the instruments substantially as described and illustrated in Figures 1 to 9
of the accompanying drawings.
3. For the carrying into practice of the process mentioned in Claim 1 the
apparatus substantially as described and illustrated in Figure 16 of the accompanying
drawings.
Dated this 19th day of August 1805
;
BOULT & WADE,
Agents for the Applicant.