IMPROVED MEANS FOR STOPPERING
Year: 1882

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Gustave Falconnier at the
Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 1st June 1882.
GUSTAVE FALCONNIER of Nyon Switzerland
BOTTLES OR FLAGONS"
"IMPROVED MEANS FOR STOPPERING
My invention consists of a bayonet closing system for bottles and is
characterized.
Firstly by the use of pins, viz joint teeth or mountings formed upon the glass
of the bottles or their stoppers which enables me to obtain with a bayonet closing
joint smooth friction on the glass and also the manner of making and placing these
pins and setting the fastening grooves
Secondly The employment of certain materials for making these pins and
mountings
Thus I obtain a good inexpensive stoppering and flagons composed of a bottle
and a stopper both of glass
I will give two examples of the two principle types of my stoppering system; in
the one the bayonet joint is placed outside of the neck of the bottle, in the other
it is inside the neck.
According to the first example I fix pins or projections to the stopper this I
effect by moulding the glass in suitable moulds these moulds have holes therein to
form the pins or projections such holes being made conformably to the arc of a
circle resulting from the lifting out of the mould; therefore the forms for the
stoppers must be provided with projections of various shapes placed in such a
manner as to facilitate the lifting out of the mould.
I could likewise obtain projections or holes having their axis placed in the
direction of the radii of the bottle, by making use of more complicated moulds or
by boring the holes into the glass.

page_text: I could likewise arrive at the same result by making vertical grooves in the
stopper so as to enable the projections on the bottle to be introduced therein
I can place any number of these pins or projections by modifying the moulds
accordingly. These pins are made of a material so as to work smoothly on the
glass, and may be made round, oval or of other suitable shape and are fastened
either by driving them into holes purposely made, or by suitable gibs or screws, or
by a suitable mounting, or by making use of a material which may be moulded
upon it for instance metal.
The grooves may either be horizontal round the bottle or slightly inclined in
order to close tightly. This may be done by placing the washer forming the joint
on an incline which would hold the stopper firmly and prevent recoil. The joints
are made of any suitable material such as cork or India rubber..
I propose to make the pins or projections and mountings of Celluloid or any
material possessing some elasticity.
Celluloid is solid; it takes a fine polish and may be painted with various colors―
I therefore make a special feature of making the pins or projections and mountings
of this material.
According to the second example instead of fixing the groove on the bottle I fix
same upon the stopper and the projections upon the bottle. In this case I reserve
the pins in the glass of the bottles and form the grooves upon the glass these being
made of a material which will work smoothly. The arrangement above described
may be used for bottles of any size.

page_text: BUT Ovember 1004.
GUSTAVE FALCONNIER of Nyon Switzerland IMPROVED MEANS FOR STOPPERING
BOTTLES OR FLAGONS
My invention consists of a bayonet closing system for bottles and is
characterized.
Firstly by the use of pins. viz joint teeth or mountings formed upon the glass of
the bottles or their stoppers which enables me to obtain with a bayonet closing
joint smooth friction on the glass and also the manner of making and placing these
pins and setting the fastening grooves.
Secondly. The employment of certain materials for making these pins and
mountings.
Thus I obtain a good inexpensive stoppering and flagons composed of a bottle
and a stopper both of glass.
I will give two examples of the two principle types of my stoppering system, in
the one the bayonet joint is placed outside of the neck of the bottle, in the other it
is inside the neck.
According to the first example I fix pins or projections to the stopper this I
effect by moulding the glass in suitable moulds these moulds have holes therein to
form the pins or projections such holes being made conformably to the arc of a
circle resulting from the lifting out of the mould; therefore the forms for the
stoppers must be provided with projections of various shapes placed in such a
manner as to facilitate the lifting out of the mould.
I could likewise obtain projections or holes having their axis placed in the
direction of the radii of the bottle by making use of more complicated moulds.or
by boring the holes into the glass.
I could likewise arrive at the same result by making vertical grooves in the
stopper so as to enable the projections on the bottle to be introduced therein
I can place any number of these pins or projections by modifying the moulds
accordingly. These pins are made of a material so as to work smoothly on the
glass, and may be made round oval or of other suitable shape and are fastened
either by driving them into holes purposely made or by suitable gibs or screws, or
by suitable mounting or by making use of a material which may be moulded upon
it for instance metal.
The grooves may either be horizontal round the bottle or slightly inclined in
order to close tightly. This may be done by placing the washer forming the joint
on an incline which would hold the stopper firmly and prevent recoil. The joints
are made of any suitable material such as cork or India rubber.
I propose to make the pins or projections and mountings of Celluloïd or any
material possessing some elasticity
Celluloïd is solid it takes a fine polish and may be painted with various colours
I therefore make a special feature of making the pins or projections and mountings
of this material.
According to the second example instead, of fixing the groove on the bottle I fix
same upon the stopper and the projections upon the bottle. In this case I reserve
the pins in the glass of the bottles and form the grooves upon the glass these being
made of material which will work smoothly.
The arrangement above described may be used for bottles of any size
I fix on the stopper pins or teeth B and I fix to the neck of the bottles or flagons
lugs under which the said pins or teeth bite when the stopper is turned round

page_text: teeth B either on the stopper or to the bottles or flagons The nineteen figures on
the accompanying drawing shew different ways of carrying out the above and in
order to explain my said Invention more fully will now proceed to describe the
same with reference to the said drawing in which the same letters denote the same
parts in all the figures,
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
Figs 1, 2 and 5 represents pins or teeth B fixed in holes formed in the glass of
the stoppers which stoppers are made by means of moulds The cone of the holes
is more or less open according to the distance of the centre of the pins of the
mould-hinges and to the holes which are to be formed thus preventing the breaking
of the glass when the mould is opened. The pins or teeth are made conical to fill
out the conical holes their ends are formed like a key in view of fixing the pin or
tooth in the hole as it is shown in fig 1
Fig 5 a b c d represents one tooth in elevation side view and section. In fig 1
this tooth is fixed to a stopper which covers the neck of the bottle whilst at fig 8
is represented a tooth of a slightly different form fixed to a stopper which enters
the bottle. At fig 7 is represented a glass vessel on the sides of which are fixed
teeth similar to those shown at Fig 5 but the cover is furnished with inclined
lugs. A.
At fig 6 is represented a hollow tooth in the form of a capsule held in the
glass by means of a piece of bent wire g and covered with a head h In the figs 1, 2
and 8 those parts at the left show teeth at the moment of their entering their
orifice and those parts on the right show teeth having made a quarter of a turn
and furnished with cement which keeps them in the spaces formed to receive them
in the glass and the teeth are thus prevented from turning.
Also the two lugs which are placed at the extremity of the tooth will prevent
the tooth after having made its quarter turn from coming back and will assist in
tightening the stopper I may make and place these teeth in any manner so as to
obtain the same result. In figs 10. 11. 12. and 13, is shown another sort of pin or
tooth It is composed of 2 parts x and y fixed in a rectangular hole which is
moulded in the glass the part which forms the tooth is introduced from the
interior of the stopper and the part y which forms the key is introduced exteriorly
and fills the remainder of the hole. By any suitable means is introduced in the
square hole a little cement or other suitable material that will set solidly and so
fix the parts x and y. Fig, 14 shows pins B fixed in recesses of the stopper and
do not traverse the sides of this last as in the other figures. To obtain holes
having forms slightly cylindrical or rectangular I shall employ moulds opening by
movements parallel to one of the diameters
I shall obtain holes of any form in making the moulds conformably with the
tooth that it may be required to fix in I may place any number of these teeth by
modifying the moulds according to requirements. Three teeth generally answering
for my bayonet closing. These teeth will be made of material calculated to produce
considerable friction on the glass. They will answer in three different ways they
will stop as has been above described or by means of stop-pegs at the outside
which will prevent them getting out of their holes as at fig 9 or they may be
moulded on the piece itself or by any other suitable means to arrive at the same
end. Fig 15 represents the stopper furnished with teeth B moulded on the glass
and afterwards covered with the capsule C to give friction on the lugs A of the
bottle. Figs 16. 17. 18. 19 represent teeth of metal inserted in the glass or fixed
in with suitable cement The lugs A will come in horizontal contact with the

page_text: tooth or slightly inclined to obtain pressure of the stopper and effect a closing as
shewn at fig 4. I can also obtain pressure by horizontal lugs by making the
bottom of the stopper and the top of the teeth slightly inclined and bringing them
near at the moment of closing. The joints D are made of any suitable material
cork or India rubber. I employ for the teeth and other details Celluloïd gutta
percha, India rubber, wood, from any other suitable material.
Having thus described the nature and object of the said invention and the
means whereby the same may be carried into practical effect. I would remark in
conclusion that what I claim as my invention and desire to secure by the
hereinbefore in part recited Letters Patent is
Firstly, The improved means for stoppering bottles and flagons substantially as
set forth.
Secondly, The stoppers and flagons constructed substantially as set forth
In Witness whereof I the said Gustave Falconnier have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twenty fourth day of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty two
GUSTAVE FALCONNIEK (L.S.)