Improvements in and connected with Stoppers for Mineral Water, Wine, Spirit, Champagne, Beer Bottles, and the like.
Year: 1897

page_text: This Print is in accordance with the Original Specification as it stands after
Amendment (under Section 11 of the Patents, &c. Act, 1883) as required by
the decision of the Comptroller General of the 7th day of November 1898.
Date of Application, 8th Sept., 1897
Complete Specification Loft, 27th Apr. 1898-Accepted, 28th May, 1898
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and connected with Stoppers for Mineral Water,
Wine, Spirit, Champagne, Beer Bottles, and the like.
We, EDWARD MARPOLE, of 6, Finsbury Park Road, in the County of Middlesex,
Law Student, and EDWARD OWEN, of 35, Binfield Road, Clapham Road, in the County
of London, Musician, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
It is an improved metal stopper for all kinds of bottles.
The stopper is made of white or any other kind of metal of an approved shape &
pattern and encloses a spring which is screwed on the top of the stopper and the
other end of the spring is fastened to a metal plate and attached to this plate is
another metal plate in the latter or bottom plate is inserted a piece of cork of
the required thickness.
At the lower end or bottom of the stopper an opening is made of a certain width
to correspond with a raised knot or projection on the neck of the bottle.
This opening is perpendicular for a certain length and is then continued
horizontally so that it will be in the shape or forms a right angle.
In the sides of the stopper are inserted two round holes for the air and gas to
escape when the bottle is opened.
To open the bottle the stopper is pressed on the top and the pressure forces the
spring on the metal plates and the stopper being slightly twisted until the opening
therein reaches or catches the knot or projection in the neck of the bottle and then
is removed.
The spring is of sufficient strength to prevent the gas from escaping in the .case
of mineral waters beers champagne and the like and the liquid in the bottle does
not come into contact with the metal plates but with the cork only.
The two metal plates before referred to inside the stopper although fastened
revolve when the stopper is twisted thus preventing undue pressure on the cork.
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D. W. MARPOLE,
Solicitor, 46, Chancery Lane, W.C.
Agent for Edward Marpole and Edward Owen.

page_text: Improvements in and connected with Stoppers for Mineral Water,
Wine, Spirit, Champagne, Beer Bottles, and the like.
We, EDWARD MARPOLE, of 6, Finsbury Park Road, in the County of Middlesex,
Law Student, and EDWARD OWEN, of 35, Binfield Road, Clapham Road, in the
County of London, Musician, 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 improvements in and connected with stoppers for mineral
water, wine, spirit, champagne, beer bottles and the like, and it has for its object to
provide a stopper which may be readily and easily removed when it is desired to
remove the contents from the bottle to which it is applied.
In carrying the invention into effect we construct a cap of any suitable metal and
of such diameter as to slip over the mouth of the bottle upon the neck of which are
two projections adapted to engage with openings formed in the lower edges of the
cap and extending upwards a short distance and then running at right angles to the
lower part of the opening the whole presenting approximately the shape of an inverted
letter and of such dimensions as to allow of the free vertical and horizontal move-
ment therein of the projections upon the bottle. Within the cap and secured to
the top thereof is a spiral or other spring at the lower end of which is secured a plate
having secured thereto and free to rotate a second plate to which is secured by any
suitable means a piece of cork which when the stopper is in position on the bottle
effectually seals the mouth thereof.
And in order that this invention may be the better understood drawings are
appended in which—
Fig. 1 is a view of a bottle neck showing the stopper thereon.
Fig. 2 is a section of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 a plan of the underside of the stopper.
Fig. 4 is a section of the stopper.
Fig. 5 is a plan showing the projections upon the neck of the bottle.
A is the bottle, B the outer case or cap before referred to and to which is secured
by a rivet C or equivalent means the 'spring D E is the lower plate secured to the
spring and having a plate F also secured thereto to which is secured the cork G, this
latter plate may be so attached as to be free to rotate to prevent the cork being
damaged by friction upon the top of the bottle which as shewn at H in Fig. 2 is
slightly bevelled. I l¹ are projections formed upon the bottle A and placed
diametrically opposite upon the bottle as shewn in Figure 5 and which are adapted
to engage with the openings J J1 when the stopper is pressed down upon the bottle
and which coming into contact with the lower edge of the horizontal part of the
said opening when the stopper is turned retain the same in position as shown in
Fig. 1 of the drawings.
Holes K K may be provided in the cap B to allow of the ready escapement of
the gas when the bottle is opened.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
The improved stopper consisting of a cap provided with openings adapted to
engage with projections formed upon the neck of the bottle, and provided also with
a cork secured to a revoluble metal plate rivetted or otherwise attached to a second

page_text: plate to which is secured one end of a spiral or other spring in its turn secured to
the top of the cap all substantially as described and illustrated by the appended
drawings.
D. W. MARPOLE,
Solicitor, 47, Chancery Lane, W.C.,
Agent for the Applicants.