IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR APPLYING CAPSULES TO to be as follows:- BOTTLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I HENRY HARRIS LAKE of the firm of Haseltine Lake & C° Patent Agents
Southampton Buildings in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR APPLYING CAPSULES TO
to be as follows:-
BOTTLES
"
This invention relates to machines for capsuling bottles and is designed to furnish
a simple and convenient means for fixing the tin-foil capsules, upon bottles so as
to ensure tightness.
In carrying this invention into practice I provide a support or box having a
suitable opening in which slides a block. The said box is secured by bolts to a
frame or a table. A hand-lever is pivotted on a bolt supported on one side of the.
box so that it is capable of moving vertically. For this purpose the support or
box has on the side opposite to that receiving the said bolt a slot which serves also
as a guide for the said hand lever. The slide is likewise provided with a slot
whose width is sufficient to permit the hand lever to move conveniently up and
down without much play. The opening in the box in which the said slide is
moved is semicircular at its lower end, and in the sliding block is formed a similar
semicircular recess so that when the slide occupies its lowest position in the box,
a circular opening is formed. The said opening is closed at the back by a cover-
plate fastened on the box.
The semicircular parts of the box and slide are lined with india-rubber similar
to steps for bearings. In order to secure the requisite hold in the box and slide
for this elastic lining each portion of the latter is provided with dove-tailed
projections extending longitudinally over the entire length.
These longitudinal projections consist of ebonite and are fixed in the lining by
melting during the manufacture of the latter so that both parts, the projections
and the cheek, form one piece. The projections of the lining are inserted into
corresponding grooves in the support or box and in the block, thus establishing a
firm connection of the linings with the latter.
The said linings are made to correspond in thickness to the various dimensions
of the necks of the bottles. In order to be enabled to widen if necessary the inner

page_text: diameter of the linings, the aforesaid covering-plate has a small hole, which is in
a line with the lining in the box and through which the lining can be easily pushed
out of the opening in the box by means of a small pin.
The operation of capsuling bottles is performed with great simplicity in the
following manner.
By raising the hand lever the block shifts to its highest position. As the hand
lever ascends it presses against the cylindrical cross-piece closing the slot on the
upper side and thereby causes, in continuing its motion, the said block to ascend
with it. The neck of the bottle being covered with the tin-foil capsule is now
introduced as far as possible into the opening thus enlarged until its mouth abuts
against the cover plates. The hand lever being moved down, the block is pressed
against the neck of the bottle, the latter being seized between the two linings or
cheeks and the capsule caused to take its hold firmly on the neck, as desired.
In order to enable the hand lever together with the block to rise automatically,
the former can be constructed with two arms the second being weighted to effect
the desired motion."
Instead of adopting this arrangement, a spring can be placed under the hand
lever so that when the pressure ceases, the hand lever is lifted again.
The hand lever can be connected with the sliding block in such a manner that,
instead of occupying a position perpendicular to the neck of the bottle, it has the
same direction as the latter. Moreover, the hand lever, instead of being placed
above the table, can be arranged below the same, or it may be entirely dispensed
with and replaced by a treadle.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
I, HENRY HARRIS LAKE, of the firm of Haseltine, Lake, & Co Patent Agents,
Southampton Buildings, in the County of Middlesex do hereby declare the nature
of my invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN MACHINES FOR APPLYING CAPSULES TO
BOTTLES "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 machines for capsuling bottles, and is designed to
furnish a simple and convenient means for fixing the tin-foil capsules, upon bottles
so as to ensure tightness.
1
In the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine constructed according to this invention.
Figure 2 is an end view of the same."
Figure 3 is a view similar to Figure 1, showing a modification.
Figures 4 and 5 are views of details.
B is a support or box having a suitable opening in which slides a block C. The
said box B is secured by bolts to a frame or a table. A hand-lever H is pivotted
on a bolt g supported on one side of the box B, so that it is capable of moving
vertically. For this purpose the support or box B has, on the side opposite to that
receiving the said bolt, a slot h which serves also as a guide for the said hand-
lever H. The slide C is likewise provided with a slot e, whose width is sufficient
to permit the hand-lever to move conveniently up and down without much play.
The opening in the box B in which the said slide C is moved is semicircular at its
lower end; and in the sliding block C is formed a similar semicircular recess, so
that when the slide occupies its lowest position in the box B a circular opening is
formed.
The said opening is closed at the back by a cover-plate D fastened on the
box B.
The semicircular part of the box and slide are lined with india-rubber a, a¹,
similar to steps for bearings. In order to secure the requisite hold in the box B
and slide C for this elastic lining, each portion of the latter is provided with dove-
tailed projections b extending longitudinally over the entire length. These longi-
tudinal projections b, represented on a larger scale in Figure 5, consist of ebonite,
and are fixed in the lining by melting during the manufacture of the latter, so that
both parts, the projections and the cheek, form one piece. The projections of the
lining are inserted into corresponding grooves in the support or box B and in the
block C, thus establishing a firm connection of the linings a, a¹ with the latter.
The said linings are made to correspond in thickness to the various dimensions
of the necks of the bottles. In order to be enabled to widen, if necessary, the
inner diameter of the linings, the aforesaid covering-plate D has a small hole O
which is in a line with the lining a¹ in the box B, and through which the lining a¹
can be easily pushed out of the opening in the box by means of a small pin.
The operation of capsuling bottles is performed with great simplicity in the
following manner.
By raising the hand-lever H the block C is raised to its highest position. As
the hand-lever H ascends it presses against the cylindrical cross-piece ƒ closing.

page_text: the slot on the upper side; and thereby causes, in continuing its motion, the said
block C to ascend with it.
The neck of the bottle being covered with the tin-foil capsule is now introduced
as far as possible into the opening thus enlarged until its mouth abuts against the
cover-plate D. The hand-lever H being moved down, the block C presses against
the neck of the bottle, the latter being seized between the two linings a and a on
the cheeks, and the capsule caused to take its hold firmly on the neck' as desired.
In order to enable the hand-lever H, together with the block C, to rise auto-
matically, the former can be constructed with two arms, the second being weighted
to effect the desired motion (see Figure 1).
Instead of adopting this arrangement, a spring can be placed under the hand-
lever H so that when the pressure ceases, the hand-lever is lifted again (see
Figure 3).
The hand-lever can be connected with the sliding block in such a manner that,
instead of being situated at an angle to the neck of the bottle, it has the same
direction as the latter.
Moreover, the hand-lever, instead of being placed above the table, can be
arranged below the same, or it may be entirely dispensed with and replaced by
a treadle.
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 a machine for applying capsules to bottles, the two linings a a
operated by the lever H or similar mechanism in such a manner that the sliding
piece C with its lining a is moved towards, and against, the lining a¹ situated in
the box B so that the bottle neck placed between the two linings has its capsule
firmly pressed upon it.
Second. The elastic linings a' a', for a capsuling machine, as above described, in
combination with the longitudinal projections of ebonite or other suitable material,
the said projections and the cheeks forming one piece, substantially in the manner
described and shown in the drawing, and for the purpose specified.
BOLL 3
1 700
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
For the Applicant.