A. Combined Opener and Shield for Internally Stoppered Bottles.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 3rd June, 1892-Accepted, 9th July, 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A. Combined Opener and Shield for Internally Stoppered Bottles.
I, JOSEPH TAYLOR of 99 Kay Street and 9 Harwood Street, Bolton in the
County of Lancaster, Tinplate Worker, do hereby declare the nature of my said
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a combined opener and shield for facilitating the
unstoppering of bottles sealed by a ball or plug, which must be forced inwardly
before the contents can be poured out or decanted, the object of which is to
minimize accidents arising from the bursting or breaking of bottles by the hand
stoppers or openers at present in use. It sometimes occurs that when the ordinary
openers are placed in the bottle necks and forced down that the bottles burst, with
the result of cutting the operator's hands, which sometimes is of a serious nature.
My invention is designed to obviate this defect which I accomplish by providing a
cup, cover, or shield of any convenient length to cover the neck portion of the
bottle, or the entire length of the same if desired. The cup, cover, or shield can
be of any suitable material, such as, tinned iron, brass, copper, vulcanite, woodite,
wood, or of any other suitable material or substance, and is provided with a fixed
or a movable plug of such a diameter and form that will permit it to pass into the
neck of a bottle to operate the ball or plug. The end of this plug can be
provided with wood or other material or substance to prevent the damaging of the
bottle balls or plugs. The upper end of the cup, cover, or shield can be provided
with a spout to allow of the contents being decanted without removing the same
from the bottles. The cup, cover, or shield also prevents the contents spirting or
splashing onto the operator when opening bottles.
Dated the 4th September 1891.
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A Combined Opener and Shield for Internally Stoppered Bottles.
I, JOSEPH TAYLOR of 99 Kay Street and 9 Harwood Street, Bolton in the
County of Lancaster, Tinplate Worker, do hereby declare the nature of my said
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 a combined opener and shield for facilitating the
unstoppering of bottles sealed by a ball or plug, which must be forced inwardly
before the contents can be poured out or decanted, the object of which is to
minimize accidents arising from the bursting or breaking of bottles by the hand
stoppers or openers at present in use. It sometimes occurs that when the ordinary
openers are placed in the bottle necks and forced down that the bottles burst, with
the result of cutting the operator's hands, which sometimes is of a serious nature.
My invention is designed to obviate this defect which I accomplish by providing &
cup, cover, or shield of any convenient length to cover the neck portion of the
bottle, or the entire length of the same if desired. The cap, cover, or shield can
be of any suitable material, such as, tinned iron, brass, copper, vulcanite, woodite,
wood, or of any other suitable material or substance, and is provided with a fixed or a
movable plug of such a diameter and form that will permit it to pass into the neck
of a bottle to operate the ball or plug. The end of this plug can be provided with
wood or other material or substance to prevent the damaging of the bottle balls or

page_text: plugs. The upper end of the cup, cover, or shield can be provided with a spout to
allow of the contents being decanted without removing the same from the bottles.
The cup, cover, or shield also prevents the contents spirting or splashing onto the
operator when opening bottles.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my combined opener and shield-for-internally
stoppered bottles, and
Fig. 2 is an outside elevation of same.
The cup, cap, or shield A may be made of tinned iron, brass, copper, vulcanite,
woodite, wood, or of any other suitable material or substance, and of any convenient
length to cover the neck portion of the bottles to be operated upon. If desired
the cup, cap, or shield may be made of such a length as to almost cover the entire
bottle, and may be of any desired form according to the make or style of..bottle.
The upper end of the cup, cap, or shield A is provided with the plug B of such, a
diameter and form that will allow it to be inserted in the neck of a bottle to operate
or force the ball or plug from its seat. The end of the plug B-although not
shown may be provided with wood, india-rubber, or other pliable material to prevent
1.he balls or plugs of the bottles being damaged. On the upper end of the plug B
is mounted the india-rubber ring C to form a cushion for the upper end of the
bottle neck when the ball or plug is forced from its seat. The plug. B is provided
with the passage D connecting with the spout E on the outside of the cup, cap, or
shield A, by which the contents from internally stoppered bottles may be decanted
without removing the same therefrom. The ring C, when pressed on the top of
a bottle, tends to form a joint, by which the emptying of the contents.through.the
spout E will be facilitated.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
For opening internally stoppered bottles and to protect the operator's hands and
minimise accidents in case the same burst or break the use of the combined opener
and shield, substantially as described.
Deted the 1st June 1800
EDMUND CHADWICK,
Agent.