Withdrawing Corks of Bottles.
Year: 1885

page_text: Withdrawing Corks of Bottles.
We EDWIN WOODHAM of 169 Hanbury Street Mile End in the County of
Middlesex Glass Bottle Manufacturer and PIERCE OCKENDEN of. 119 London Wall
in the City of London Mercantile Clerk do hereby declare the nature of our
Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS AND METHOD OF SECURING AND
WITHDRAWING CORKS OF BOTTLES," to be as follows:-
"
Our present Invention relates to further improvements upon the invention set
forth in the specification of our Letters Patent N° 4737, dated 17th April 1885.
In one forin of our said former Invention we employ a metal cap having
inwardly projecting barbs or teeth which, when the cork is driven through (or
partly through) the cap and into the bottle will penetrate the surface of the cork
and prevent its withdrawal from the cap whilst the cap together with the cork can
be readily removed by turning or unscrewing the cap.
Now in accordance with our present improvements we cheapen and simplify the
cap without diminishing its utility. The outside of the cap is plain or ornamented
and cylindrical of even or approximately even diameter throughout. The cylinder
is hollow and its interior may be formed by embossing or otherwise into a screw
thread or a bayonet joint as described with respect to the cap used according to
said prior Patent. The upper edge of the cylinder or cap is provided with a
suitable number of serrations, teeth or barbs which are turned inwards and slightly
downwards and penetrate into the cork when the latter is driven through into the
bottle and retain the same in place, or in some cases the teeth may be dispensed
with and the plain edge of the cylinder thus turned inwards and downwards
alone used.
This cylinder or cap may be made of metal, of wood, of wood and metal
combined, or of any suitable material or materials.
In certain cases it may be advantageous to cover or surround the cork with
canvas, linen, or any other suitable fabric, or with skin or similar material before
driving the cork home.
Dated this Sarranth da
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page_text: Improvements in the means and method of securing and
Withdrawing Corks of Bottles.
We EDWIN WOODHAM of 169 Hanbury Street Mile End in the County of
Middlesex Glass Bottle Manufacturer and PIERCE OCKENDEN of 119 London Wall
in the City of London Mercantile clerk do hereby declare the nature of our
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN THE MEANS AND METHOD FOR SECURING AND
WITHDRAWING CORKS FROM BOTTLES and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
Our present invention relates to further improvements upon the invention set
forth in the Specification of our Letters Patent N° 4737 dated 17th April 1885.
In one form of our said former invention we employ a metal cap having
inwardly projecting barbs or teeth which when the cork is driven through (or
partly through) the cap and into the bottle will penetrate the surface of the cork
and prevent its withdrawal from the cap whilst the cap together with the cork
can be readily removed by turning or unscrewing the cap.
Now in accordance with our present improvements we cheapen and simplify the
cap without diminishing its utility-The outside of the cap may be plain or
ornamental and cylindrical of even or approximately even diameter throughout.
The cylinder is hollow and its interior may be formed by embossing or otherwise
into a screw thread or a bayonet joint as described with respect to the cap used
according to said prior patent. The upper edge of the cylinder or cap is provided
with a suitable number of serrations, teeth or barbs which are turned inwards and
slightly downwards and penetrate into the cork when the latter is driven through
into the bottle and retain the same in place or in some cases the teeth may be
dispensed with and the plain edge of the cylinder thus turned inwards and
downwards alone used.
This cylinder or cap may be made of metal, of wood, of wood and metal
combined, or of any suitable material or materials.
In certain cases it may be advantageous to cover or surround. the cork with
canvas, linen, or any other suitable fabric or with skin or similar material before
driving the cork home.
In order to render our said invention more readily understood we have repre-
sented the same in the accompanying drawings in which:
Fig. 1. shows a bottle with an external screw thread.
Fig. 2. is an elevation of our improved screw-cap.
Fig. 3. is a plan view of one form of our screw cap.
Fig. 4, is a vertical section thereof.
Fig. 5, is a plan of another form of our cap and
Fig. 6 shows the same in vertical section.
Fig. 7 is a vertical section of the top of a bottle closed by means of our improved
device:
As will be seen in Figs. 1 and 7 the top of the bottle neck is provided with
an external (male) screw thread whilst the interior is, by preference, rather more

page_text: nearly cylindrical than that of other bottles generally.. The caps represented in
the drawings are preferably stamped from sheet metal so that the screw thread is
visible on both sides but as above mentioned the caps may be made in any
convenient manner.
When made of sheet metal the caps may be milled on the projecting portions as
shown at a in fig. 2, so as to afford a firmer grip to the hand.
Figures 3 and 4 show the internal serrations or teeth b, which serve to hold the
cork when driven through whilst figures 5 and 6 show the plain edge c provided
for the same purpose.
When the bottle is to be closed the cap is screwed on, a washer d of India
rubber or other suitable material being if required first inserted, as indicated in
figures 4, 6 and 7. The stopper or cork being then driven through the aperture
in the cap into the bottle becomes firmly united with the cap as the serrations b,.
or the sharp edge c, penetrate its surface or compress it sharply. No further
fastening is required the screw thread of the cap serving to hold the cap and
stopper or cork in place whilst, for removing the stopper or cork but slight power
is required to turn the cap and thereby raise the stopper or cork out of the
bottle neck.
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
we claim is :-
As a means for securing stoppers or corks in bottles having an external screw
thread on their neck, and for withdrawing the corks from such bottles, screw caps.
having a serrated, toothed or barbed internal edge, or a plain internal edge, which
engages with the cork so as to unite the cap and the cork, as hereinabove set forth
and as shown in the accompanying drawings.
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