Spenning stoppered Bottles Containing Aörated Liquids.
Year: 1886

page_text: Spenning stoppered Bottles Containing
Aörated Liquids.
I, WILLIAM SULLIVAN, of 78, Euston Terrace, Ranelagh Road, County Dublin,
Ireland, Mercantile Clerk, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention for
AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR OPENING STOPPERED BOTTLES CONTAINING AËRATED
LIQUIDS, to be as follows:-
This invention has reference to that class of bottles which are closed by means
of a glass marble or disc supported by the pressure of the gas against a ring or
washer of indiarubber or other suitable material fixed in the neck or mouth of the
bottle. In opening bottles closed in this manner there is usually some difficulty
experienced in removing the ball from its seat, and I am aware that several devices
have been invented for the purpose of enabling the gas to escape from the bottle,
and thus cause the ball to fall away from its position, and enable the contents to
be poured out.
My invention is designed to effect this in a simple and effectual manner, and
consists in inserting vertically a valve or tube in the ring or washer of indiarubber.
The valve or tube is closed at the top end and open at its lower extremity, and is
provided in its side with a small aperture or opening, so that when the bottle is
charged and closed in the manner under consideration, the small aperture or
opening will be below the ring or washer of india-rubber, and when it is desired
to open the bottle it will be only necessary to draw up the valve or tube until the
aperture or opening comes above the ring or washer, when the gas will instantly
escape, and the ball, consequently, fall from its position.
Dated Seventh day of January TORE

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Method for Opening Stoppered Bottles Containing
Aerated Liquids.
I WILLIAM SULLIVAN of 78 Euston Terrace Ranelagh Road County Dublin
Ireland Mercantile Clerk do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
AN IMPROVED METHOD FOR OPENING STOPPERED BOTTLES CONTAINING AËRATED
LIQUIDS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention has reference to that class of bottles which are closed by means
of a glass marble or disc supported by the pressure of the gas against a ring or
washer of India-rubber or other suitable material fixed in the neck or mouth of
the bottle. In opening bottles closed in this manner there is usually some
difficulty experinced in removing the ball from its seat and I am aware that
several devices have been invented for the purpose of enabling the gas to escape
from the bottle and thus cause the ball to fall away from its position and enable
the contents to be poured out.
My Invention is designed to effect this object in a simple and effectual manner
and consists in inserting vertically a valve or tube in the ring or washer of india-
rubber. This valve or tube is closed at the top end and open at its lower extremity
and is provided in its side with a small aperture or opening so that when the
bottle is charged and sealed in the manner under consideration the small aperture
or opening will be below the ring or washer of india-rubber, and when it is desired
to open the bottle it will be only necessary to draw up the valve or tube until the
aperture or opening comes above the ring or washer when the gas will instantly
escape and the ball consequently fall from its position in the mouth or neck of the
bottle.
In order that my said Invention may be more readily understood and applied in
practice I will describe the accompanying Drawings.
Fig. 1 is an elevation showing a closed glass stoppered bottle with my invention
applied thereto. An ordinary india-rubber coller or washer c, is used which may
be secured in the mouth or neck of the bottle, either by resting against a shoulder
or in a suitable groove as shown; d is the valve or tube which pierces the india-
rubber collar or washer and is operated and partly protected in the vertical
groove e (see Fig. 4) formed in the mouth of the bottle but it must be understood
that this vertical groove is not absolutely essential to the proper working of my
invention as the valve or tube may be passed through the india rubber collar or
washer of ordinary constructed bottles of this class as illustrated in tig. 2. When
however I dispense with the vertical groove I propose to use a thicker washer or
ring as shown at f fig. 2 to assist in resisting the pressure of the glass marble.
While the bottle is closed the aperture 9 see enlarged view of valve or tube fig. 5
lies below the india rubber collar, or washer, and the top of the valve or tube
being solid it is evident that while in this position no gas can escape. To open
the bottle it is only necessary to draw up the valve or tube as herein before
described until the aperture coines above the collar or washer as shown in Fig. 3
when the gas instantly escapes and the ball falls away from its seat.

page_text: A small projection is formed on the top of the valve or tube to facilitate in
drawing it up and also to act as a catch on the rim or lip of the bottle and thus
prevent its being driven down too far It is obvious that according to my
invention the valve or tube herein described may be dispensed with and a small
pointer or solid pin inserted, in the hole in the ring or washer which on removing
will allow the gas to escape, the principle of my invention being the venting of the
bottle and effecting the escape of gas by piercing the ring or washer.
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
First. In bottles for aërated liquids the combination formed by the glass ball the
rubber ring or washer c, and the valve or tube d arranged and operating in the
manner substantially as herein described and set forth.
.
Second. In glass ball stoppered bottles for containing aërated liquids, the method
of opening same by effecting the release of the gas by puncturing the rubber ring
or washer in the manner substantially as herein described and set forth.
Dated this eleventh day of Sentember 1886.