IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERING OR CLOSING BOTTLES AND OTHER VESSELS to be as follows:-
Year: 1884

page_text: I, JOIN BLOCKSIDGE of N° 63 Hockley Hill Birmingham in the County of
Warwick Jeweller and Silversmith do hereby declare the nature of the said
Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERING OR CLOSING BOTTLES AND OTHER
VESSELS to be as follows:-
:-
"
My invention has reference principally to the stoppering or closing of bottles but
may also be applied to the stoppering or closing of other vessels such for example
as pickle jars and preserve jars.
I will describe my invention as applied to the stoppering of a wine or beer
bottle On opposite sides of the mouth of the bottle I grind or form planes or
flat parallel surfaces so as slightly to diminish the diameter of the mouth of the
bottle at the part where the said planes are situated. The stopper consists of a
circular disc of hard metal of somewhat larger diameter than the mouth of the
bottle and having at opposite sides arms bent at right angles to the disc. The
extreme ends of the parallel arms are bent inwards. To the underside of the metal
dise a thick disc of wood or other non metallic material is fixed by riveting or
otherwise. This disc of wood is of smaller diameter than the mouth of the bottle
and has a groove running all round its edge in which groove a vulcanized india
rubber ring is placed.
In stoppering the bottle the stopper is depressed upon the mouth of the bottle in
such a position that its parallel arins are respectively opposite the parallel planes
on the mouth of the bottle. The length of the arms is such that when the stopper
is depressed so as to rest on the mouth of the bottle the turned in ends at the bottom
of the arms have descended nearly but not quite to the level of the shoulder on the
neck of the bottle which is made for the reception of string or wire in the ordinary
method of fixing down corks in bottles. When the stopper has been depressed to
the level last referred to sufficient pressure is applied to it to bring the turned in
ends to the level of the shoulder referred to. The india ubber ring is thereby
compressed and fits tightly upon and closes the mouth of the bottle. The pressure
is maintained until the stopper has been turned through a small angle when the
hooked ends of the arms engage under the shoulder and the stopper is fixed down
in its place. The unstoppering of the bottle is effected by turning the stopper
until the turned in ends are brought from under the shoulder on the neck of the
bottle when it can be raised from the bottle.
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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 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 stoppering or closing of bottles or
other vessels such for example as ale and stout or aerated water bottles cruet bottles
decanters flasks, also pickle jars | reserve and other jars. I will describe my
invention as applied to the stoppering or unstoppering of a wine beer or spirit
bottle. On opposite sides of the mouth of the bottle I grind or form planes or flat
parallel surfaces so as slightly to diminish the diameter of the mouth of the bottle
at the part where the said planes are situated. The stopper consists of a circular
dise of hard metal of somewhat larger diameter than the mouth of the bottle and
having at opposite sides arms bent at right angles to the disc. The extreme ends
of the parallel arms are bent inwards. To the underside of the metal disc, a thick
disc of wood or other non-metallic material is fixed. by rivetting or otherwise.
This disc of wood is of smaller diameter than the mouth of the Bottle & has &
groove running all round its edge in which groove a vulcanized India rubber ring
is placed.
In stoppering the bottle, the stopper is depressed upon the mouth of the bottle in
such a position that its parallel arms are respectively opposite the parallel planes on
the mouth of the bottle. The length of the Arms is such that when the stopper is
depressed so as to rest on the mouth of the bottle the turned in ends at the bottoni
of the arms have descended nearly but not quite to the level of the shoulder on the
neck of the bottle which is made for the reception of string or wire in the ordinary
method of fixing.down.corks in bottles. When the stopper has been depressed to
the level last referred to suflicient pressure is applied to it to bring the turned in
ends to the level of the shoulder referred to. The India-rubber or non-metallic
ring is thereby compressed & tits tightly upon and closes the mouth of the bottle.
The pressure is maintained until the stopper has been turned though a small angle
when the hooked ends of the arms engage under the shoulder and the stopper is
fixed down in its place. The unstoppering of the bottle is affected by turning the
stopper until the turned in ends are brought from under the shoulder on the neck
of the bottle when it can be raised from 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 & rendering them air &
water-tight by applying a metallic or other cap with side wings or arus bent at
right angles by means of a die and tools-the same being placed on to the top of a
specially constructed bottle substantially as herein before described.
Signed in the presence of
SAMUEL BRANN,
83, Lozells Rd, Birmingham.
JOHN BLOCKSIDGE.