Improvements in Bottle Corking Machines.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 23rd Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 23rd July, 1895-Accepted, 28th Sept., 1895
IRON DIVNAL DIFITICATION.
Improvements in Bottle Corking Machines.
'I, JOHN ROBERT LOFTHOUSE, of 62 Merrion Street, Leeds, in the County
of York, Bottlers' Engineer do hereby declare the nature of this, invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to bottle corking machines which are, arranged with rack and
pinion mechanism for working the cork plunger and squeezer and the objects thereof
are-one-to so improve the arrangement of the weight for lifting the plunger
subsequent to the latter having forced home the cork that the handle for working
the machine is equally balanced in all positions and the pressure required is
reduced to a minimum and-two-to so improve the construction of the eccentric
which drives the cork squeezing mechanism that the same will automatically lock
the bottle holder in raised position during the corking of the bottle and allow the
holder to be lifted during the removal of the bottle thereby dispensing with the use
of the ordinary foot lever; to attain object one aforesaid I connect the balance
weight for lifting the plunger slide to said slide by a toggle joint and curved lever,
and for the attainment of object two aforesaid I make with or fit to the eccentric
for moving the cork mechanisin an extension in such a way that it holds up the
bottle rest or holder or carrier in locked position during the corking of the bottle
and is removed therefrom simultaneously with the lifting of the cork plunger for
the removal of the corked bottle.
Dosh dan fatahor 1901
H. E. BOUGHTON,
Barnsley, Agent.
Improvements in Bottle Corking machines.
I, JOHN ROBERT LOFTHOUSE, of 62 Merrion Street Leeds, in the County of
York, Bottlers' Engineer 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 relates to bottle corking machines which are arranged with rack
and pinion mechanism for working the cork plunger and squeezer and the objects
thereof are-one-to so improve the arrangement of the weight for lifting the
plunger subsequent to the latter having forced home the cork that the handle for
working the machine is equally balanced in all positions and the power required for
working the machine is reduced to a minimum, and -two-to so improve the
construction of the eccentric which drives the cork squeezing mechanism that the
same will automatically lock the bottle holder or carrier in raised position during
the corking of the bottle and allow the holder to be lowered during the removal of
the bottle thereby dispensing with the use of the ordinary foot lever; to attain
these objects I construct my improvements substantially as described with reference
to the accompanying drawings in which Fig. 1 is a side elevation and Fig. 2 a back
view of a bottle corking machine constructed with my improvements and Fig. 3
is a side view of detail of same.
The eccentric slide E for moving the ordinary cork squeezing slide S is lifted up

page_text: by the weight W which is carried upon a curved lever M the latter being hung by
a toggle or link L to a carrier or bracket which is fixed to or made with the
frame F of machine. By the use of the toggle L it will be obvious that the
handle P for working the machine is equally balanced in all positions and
the pressure or power required for working the machine is reduced to a minimum.
The eccentric slide E is extended at e¹ and is connected to the weight c¹ for
raising the bottle carrier or holder C by a hinged connection or rod c or it will be
obvious that a chain or equivalent connection could be used.
The lever is carried on the frame F of machine in the usual way so as to lift
and lower the bottle carrier C as required and it has a projection c* formed thereon
which comes in contact with a wedge Q when the handle P is moved so as to lower
the slide E and allow the weight c¹ to move the lever c³ (as shown at Fig. 3) in
order to lift the bottle holder C by which means it will be obvious that the bottle
rest C is locked in raised position during the corking of the bottle then when the
handle P is returned to position shown at Fig. 1. the wedge Q becomes clear
of stop it being lifted up with the extended part e' of slide E by its lead g² and
simultaneously the weight c¹ is lifted up by the connection and the carrier C
thereby caused to descend in order to allow the charged bottle to be removed see
Fig. 1.
By this arrangement it will be obvious that the eccentric slide E which drives
the ordinary cork squeezing mechanism will automatically lock the carrier or
holder C in raised position during the corking of the bottle and allow the carrier or
holder C to be lowered for the removal of the bottle when corked thereby
dispensing with the use of the ordinary foot lever arrangement.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :
1. In bottle corking machines the combination with the eccentric slide E of
a curved lever M carried upon a toggle L supported upon a bracket made with
or attached to the frame F, the said lever M having the usual balance weight W
substantially as described and illustrated and for the attainment of the object
specified.
2. In bottle corking machines the combination with the eccentric slide E of an
extension e¹ coupled to the weight c¹ for lifting bottle carrier C by a hinged lever c³
or equivalent and carrying a wedge Qwhich locks lever in position when
holder C is raised by weight and pulls weight up so lowering carrier or holder C
subsequent to bottle being corked and ready for removal substantially as described
and illustrated.
Dated this hand do. of 1.1 1005
H. F. BOUGHTON,
Barnsley, Agent.