Improvements in Stoppering Bottles and Jars.
Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Mar., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 8th Dec., 1896-Accepted. 10th Mar
1897
Improvements in Stoppering Bottles and Jars.
ROBERT WILLIAM RUNDLE 13 Noel Street Duncan Terrace, Islington London
Mechanic do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention consists of a stopper that cannot be extracted without defaceing,
whereby preventing any interferance between manufacturer and consumer; the
stopper is composed of metal-or any suitable substance the interior of neck of
bottle is formed with a seating and with a female screw thread-the stopper
threaded with male thread, with flange to suit seating, the top of stopper provided
with depressions or notches so shaped as to enable the stopper to be turned by
a suitable key or tool in one direction only. When the stopper is screwed into
place, the head is below the mouth of the bottle and to extract it, other depressions
or notches must be formed to enable a tool to obtain a grip; thus defaceing the
stopper.
Dated this 9th day of March 1896.
ROBERT WM. RUNDLE.
ROBERT WILLIAM RUNDLE 13 Noel Street Duncan Terrace Islington London
Mechanic. I 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 consists of a stopper that cannot be extracted without defacing,
thereby preventing any interference between manufacturer and consumer. The
stopper is composed of metal or any suitable substance. The interior of the
neck of the bottle is formed with a seating with a female screw thread.
The stopper threaded with male thread with flange to suit the seating the
stopper being hollow is provided at the bottom end with a plug of some soft
substance such as cork which when the stopper is in place bears on inner seating
of top of neck of bottle thus making it air tight. The top of the stopper is
supplied with depressions or notches so shaped as to enable the stopper to be turned
by a suitable tool in one direction only.
I construct the neck of a bottle which for example can be explained by an
ordinary wine bottle so that at a convenient distance from its opening there is
two shoulders formed going completely round the neck of the bottle at a convenient
distance from each other such as may be required with a female thread between
the two. The stopper is composed of thin metal or any suitable substance as may
be required with a cork plug affixed at the bottom as hereinafter described.
The top of the stopper has two opposite depressions thereby causing obstructions
which enable a suitable tool sutch as is shown in the drawing to turn the stopper

page_text: into its place there being no obstruction to resist the return force of the tool
therefore the stopper cannot be withdrawn without punctureing the top or defaceing
the same in some manner or other to obtain a grip for turning it in the backward
direction.
The body of the stopper is composed of thin metal as hereinbefore described
threaded with male thread to suit female thread in the bottle as shown in
drawings. The plug is fixed in the hollow bottom of the stopper with wax or
any other substance thus making it liquid tight also making the cork non-
absorbent.
No. 1 shows the neck of the bottle before the stopper is put in A and B
represent the two shoulders which go completely round the neck. A shoulder as is
shown comes below the mouth of the bottle at a suitable distance as may be
required c shows the female thread between the two which receives the male thread
in the stopper.
No. 2 shows the stopper without the plug d being the male thread which the
female thread c in the bottle receives.
No. 3 shows the plug before it is placed in the bottom of the stopper which is
made of cork or any such soft substance it be made any suitable shape or size
as may be required.
No. 4 shows the top of the stopper E and F showing the two opposite depressions
which enables a suitable tool as is shown in number five to screw the stopper into
its place in the neck of the bottle.
No. 5 shows a suitable tool on top of stopper in the two opposite depressions as
is shown in number four E and F.
No. 6 shows the the stopper complete with the plug inserted in the bottom.
No. 7 shows the neck of the bottle with the stopper inserted complete.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1. A stopper that cannot be withdrawn without puncturing or defacing as
hereinbefore described.
2. The construction of two shoulders in the neck of a bottle with a thread
between the two.
Dated this 8th day of December 1896.
ROBERT WILLIAM RUNDLE.