IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERING OR CLOSING BOTTLES OR OTHER VESSELS
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOHN BLOCKSIDGE Manufacturing Jeweller and Silversmith of 63 Hockley
Hill Birmingham in the county of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERING OR CLOSING BOTTLES OR OTHER
VESSELS to be as follows:-
My invention has reference principally to the stoppering or closing of bottles or
other vessels such for example as pickle jam or paste and other jars-also tin cans
and hollow-ware. I will describe my invention as applied to the stoppering or
unstoppering of a wine beer or stout bottle. By means of a mould or any other
process the neck of my bottle near the mouth is so constructed as to shape an
indentation on two sides so as to form two slots or planes at the reverse sides of
the neck of the bottle. The slots or plane sides are intended to cause the action of
the stopper to work or move on the same principle as that of my invention
of January 9th 1884 and numbered 1081, which is an external action-the present
application being for an internal one. The stopper consists of a piece of wood or
papier-mache, or may be made out of porcelain, glass, tin, or any other suitable
material, with a groove immediately below the top of the stopper and then a
projecting rim all round just below the groove the stopper is turned or manu-
factured into shape so as to slide easilly down the side slots which are a natural
formation resulting from the indented parts on the reverse sides. The stopper goes
down the said reverse sides or planes of the neck and is then partially turned
round having two projecting sides or notches, being constructed so as to slide
easilly and fit closely under the indented parts. This action insures a firm grip
and power of resistance and renders the bottle air & water tight. In the groove
immediately beneath the top of the stopper I insert a vulcanised india rubber ring,
and by the least depression of the stopper when being turned to left or right
the bottle is stoppered or unstoppered. The pressure used in turning the stopper
is maintained until it has arrived at the indented parts or sides when the projecting
sides of the stopper firmly slip into their place.
TATI
זי
JOTEN
DEVUASIDUES
GE.
Signed in the presence of
SAMUEL BRAME,
83, Lozells Road, Birmingham,
This thirteenth day of September, One thousand eight hundred and eighty four.

page_text: I JOHN BLOCKSIDGE Manufacturing Jeweller and Silversmith of 63 Hockley
Hill Birmingham in the County of Warwick do hereby declare the nature of my
invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERING OR CLOSING BOTTLES OR OTHER
VESSELS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
My invention has reference principally to the closing or stoppering of bottles or
other vessels such for example as pickle jam or paste and other jars, also tin cans
and hollow ware. I will describe my invention as applied to the stoppering or
unstoppering of a wine, beer, or stout bottle. By means of a mould or any other
necessary or suitable process the neck of my bottle near the mouth is so constructed
as to shape an indentation on two sides so as to form two slots or planes at the
reverse sides of the neck of the bottle. The slots or plane sides are intended to
cause the action of the stopper to work or move on the same principle as that of
my invention of January 9th 1884 and numbered 1081, which is an external action,
the present application being an internal one. The stopper consists of a piece of
wood, or papier-machee, or vulcanite, or composition, or porcelain, or glass, or tin,
or any other suitable material, with a groove immediately below the top of the
stopper and then a projecting rim all round just below the groove. The stopper is
turned or manufactured into shape so as to slide easilly down the side slots which
are a natural formation resulting from the indented parts on the reverse sides.
The stopper goes down the said reverse sides.or planes of the neck and is then
partially turned round having two projecting sides or notches, being constructed so as
to slide easily and fit closely under the indented parts. This action insures a firm
grip and power of resistence and renders the bottle air and water-tight. In the
groove immediately beneath the top of the stopper I insert a vulcanized india-
rubber ring and by the least depression of the stopper, being turned to left or
right, the bottle is stoppered or unstoppered. The pressure used in turning the
stopper is maintained until it has arrived at the indented parts or sides when the
projecting sides or notches of the stopper firmly turn into their place and thereby
lock the mouth of the bottle.
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: A method of closing bottles or other Vessels, and rendering them air &
water-tight by applying a stopper, such stopper to be moulded or turned or
otherwise manufactured substantially as hereinbefore described.
1004
In witness this third day of December 1984.
Signed in the presence of
SAMUEL BRAME,
83, Lozells Road, Birmingham.
JOHN BLOCKSIDGE.