An improved Borde and stopper for soda water and other Liquids.
Year: 1885

page_text: An improved Borde and stopper for soda water and other
Liquids.
We HENRY WILLIAM ROBINSON 25 St Georges Terrace Northampton Dairy
Farmer, CHARLES JOHN SMITH "Half Way House" Kingsthorpe Rd Licensed
Victualler and JOSEPH SAMUEL HOWARD of 21 Kings St Northampton Soda
Water Manufacturer all in the County of Northampton do hereby declare the
nature of our invention for AN IMPROVED BOTTLE AND STOPPER FOR SODA WATER
AND OTHER LIQUIDS to be as follows:-
A Bottle formed any suitable shape having a ledge in the lower part of the
interior of neck On the exterior of the upper part of neck are two or more grooves
traversing in a slanting direction partly down the neck sometimes we form a hole
in side of neck for the purpose of filling and emptying. The Stopper consists of a
cap covering the top and extending on the exterior as far as the grooves with
projections to work in the said grooves inside the cap is a plug the size of the
interior of the neck fixed to the centre of cap at the top the portion resting on the
aforementioned ledge is composed of cork and Rubber or any flexible material
the projections working in the grooves press the plug firmly on the ledge in the
neck of the Bottle,
HENRY WILLIAM ROBINSON.
CHARLES JOHN SMITH.
JOSEPH SAMUEL HOWARD.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
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An Improved Bottle and Stopper for Soda Water and other
Liquids.
We HENRY WILLIAM ROBINSON 25 St Georges Terrace Northampton Dairy
Farmer CHARLES JOHN SMITH "Half Way House" Kingsthorpe Rd Kingsthorpe
Licensed Victualler and JOSEPH SAMUEL HOWARD 21 Kings St Northampton
Soda Water Manufacturer all of the County of Northampton do hereby declare
the nature of our invention for IMPROVED BOTTLES AND STOPPERS FOR SODA
WATER AND OTHER LIQUIDS 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 improved Bottles and Stoppers for Soda Water and
other liquids whereby the use of wire or string will be dispensed with In carrying
out our invention we proceed as follows We form a Bottle in any suitable shape
having a broad ledge in the base of neck for the Stopper to rest upon on the
exterior of the upper part of the neck are two or more grooves traversing in a
slanting direction sometimes we form a hole in the side of neck for the purpose of
filling and emptying. The Stopper consists of a Cap covering the top extending
on the outer side as far as the grooves with projections to work in the grooves
inside the Cap is a plug the size of the interior of neck fitted to the centre of the
said Cap that portion of the plug resting on the aforementioned ledge is formed of
cork or rubber or any flexible material The projections working in the groove
press the plug or Stopper firmly on the ledge thus securing the contents of the
Bottle. In order to enable our invention to be fully understood we will proceed
to describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1
represents a bottle without the hole at the side to be used more especially for
Ginger Beer. Fig. 2 is a section of same with Cap and Stopper fitted thereto.
Fig. 3 is a section of a Stopper for same Fig. 4 is a Bottle having the afore-
mentioned' hole at the side to be used more especially for Soda or Areated Waters
Fig. 5 is a section of same Fig. 6 is the plug or Stopper for same Fig. 7 is a
section of Bottle with Stopper drawn up ready for filling.
Similar letters in all the figures represent similar parts A is the broad ledge in
-base of neck for the purpose of Stopper to rest upon B is the plug or Stopper
C is the Cap for same D is the rubber or flexible part of Stopper E is one of the
grooves on exterior of neck F is the hole sometimes formed for the purpose of
tilling and emptying G is a groove in Stopper for a projecting from the cap to
work in In filling Bottles with Soda Water &c. the Stopper is drawn up as
represented in Fig. 7 the Bottle then filled the Stopper forced down and part
turned the projections holding the flexible part of plug or Stopper firmly on the
broad ledge.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare what
we claim is
1st. The manufacture and use of Bottles formed with a broad ledge in base of
neck for the purpose of Stopper to rest upon being sometimes provided with hole
at side of neck for the purpose of filling and emptying and with grooves on the
upper part of neck.
2. The Stoppers and Caps fitted with grooves and projections and flexible
ring.
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3. The Bottles and Stoppers combined being substantially as and for the
purposes hereinbefore described and represented in the accompanying drawings.
HENRY WILLIAM ROBINSON.
CHARLES JOHN SMITH.
JOSEPH SAMUEL HOWARD.