Improved Metallic Capsule for Bottles, Jars, and the like.
Year: 1896

page_text: Improved Metallic Capsule for Bottles, Jars, and the like.
We, BETTS AND COMPANY LIMITED of 1 Wharf Road, City Road, in the
County of London, and WILLIAM NIMMY of 4 Oakley Road Southgate Road,
Islington, in the said county Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object to provide a metallic capsule of the class which
cannot be removed from the bottle, jar or the like, without fracturing, or tearing,
the capsule in such a way that it cannot be used again, for purposes of fraudulent
misrepresentation as to the contents of the bottle, jar, or the like.
Hitherto, when such capsules have been cemented to the bottle, or cork, or to
the bottle and cork, or other closure, the cementation has been an inconvenient
and expensive process, involving the expenditure of much time and labour, and
according to this invention we overcome this objection by providing a capsule in
such a condition that the user can very readily apply it to the bottle, jar, or the
like, simply by wetting the neck of the bottle, jar, or the like.
According to this invention we make the capsule, and we apply to its interior,
or to any desired portion of its interior, a cement, or adhesive material, which will
be moistened by the wetted neck of the bottle, jar, or the like, and, when the
capsule is applied to the bottle, jar, or the like, in the capsuling machine, the
desired attachment of the capsule to the bottle, jar, or the like, will be effected
without the capsuler having to resort to any cementing process for the purpose.
Except that he will moisten the neck of the bottle, jar, or the like, he will simply
apply the capsules in the same way, and with as little trouble, as uncemented
capsules are applied.
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JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.
We, BETTS AND COMPANY LIMITED of 1 Wharf Road, City Road in the
County of London, and WILLIAM NIMMY, of 4 Oakley Road, Southgate Road,
Islington in the said county, Engineer, 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 has for its object to provide a metallic capsule of the class which
cannot be removed from the bottle, jar, or the like, without fracturing or tearing
the capsule in such a way that it cannot be used again, for purposes of fraudulent
misrepresentation as to the contents of the bottle, jar, or the like.

page_text: Hitherto when such capsules have been cemented to the bottle or cork, or to the
bottle and cork, or other closure, the cementation has been an inconvenient and
expensive process, involving the expenditure of much time and labour, and
according to this invention we overcome this objection by providing a capsule in
such a condition that the user can very readily apply it to the bottle, jar, or the
like, simply by wetting the neck of the bottle, jar, or the like.
According to this invention we make the capsule, and we apply to its interior,
or to any desired portion of its interior, a cement, or adhesive material, which will
be moistened by the wetted neck of the bottle, jar, or the like, and when the
capsule is applied to the bottle, jar, or the like, in the capsuling machine, the
desired attachment of the capsule to the bottle, jar, or the like, will be effected
without the capsuler having to resort to any cementing process for the purpose.
Except that he will moisten the neck of the bottle, jar, or the like, he will simply
apply the capsules in the same way, and with as little trouble, as uncemented
capsules are applied.
We do not limit ourselves to the use of any particular cement but a suitable
cement is made of 1 pints of distilled water, a pound of the best gum arabic,
2 ounces of the best Scotch glue, 2 ounces of common soda, and 1 ounce of ordinary
quick lime, all heated and dissolved together.
The capsules may be conveniently cemented by placing them in a recess in a
chuck fitted to receive them and mounted on a lathe or any apparatus by which it
can be rotated and then whilst the capsule is rotated a brush charged with the
cement may be introduced into the capsule and brought into contact with the
interior surface of the capsule or any portion thereof preferably with the lower
portion of the sides. After the cement is applied the capsule is removed, which
can be conveniently done by providing the chuck with a button or movable bottom
which can be pushed forward to eject the cemented capsulc.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
A metallic capsule for bottles, jars, or the like, which has applied to its interior
a cement which will enable the capsule to be cemented to a bottle, jar, or the like,
by wetting the part to which the capsule is to be applied and then capsuling as
herein before described.
Dated this 5th day of February 1897.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.