Improvements in Apparatus for Opening Internally Stoppered Bottles.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 25th July, 1888
NIS
Complete Specification Left, 24th Apr., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 25th May, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Opening Internally Stoppered
Bottles.
I, RICHARD HOLLIDAY of 63 Old Meeting Street, West Bromwich, County of
Stafford Engineer do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVE
BOTTLES to be as
MENTS IN
follows:-
APPARATUS FOR
OPENING
STOPPERED
INTERNALLY
The common method of opening aërated water and such like Bottles that are
stoppered by means of a glass ball valve or similar device pressing against an elastic
seating by reason of the pressure of the compressed gas, is by direct pressure from
the outside. The object of my invention is to reduce the exertion required by a
direct push, and also the danger of breakage of the bottle by such; by means of an
arrangement of levers. In the drawings, A fig. 1. is a loop embracing neck of bottle
below projection B. C is the fulcrum the position of which relatively to projections B
& E is so arranged as that when pressure is applied on D the loop A grips the
bottle tightly below projection B by reason of the resistance of projecting piece E
against internal surface of neck of bottle as shewn. Fig. 2 shews plan of loop &
section of neck of bottle. The arrangement may have a discharging spout on one side
of projection E.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Opening Internally Stoppered
·Bottles.
I, RICHARD HOLLIDAY, of 63 Old Meeting Street West Bromwich, Staffordshire
but now of 21 Palmyra Square Warrington Lancashire, 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:
The opening of aërated water Bottles and bottles of a similar kind that have as a
stopper, a glass ball or similar device pressing by reason of the enclosed gas pressure
against an elastic seating, has usually been performed by a direct downward pressure
or blow upon a wooden plunger entering the neck of bottle and pressing against the
stopper. The objects of my invention are to reduce by leverage the exertion necessary
by the old method, and also the liability of fracture of the bottle and consequent
injury to the operator.
use,
In the drawing accompanying this specification, A (figs. 1 & 2) is a metal loop,
(by preference although another shape imight be adopted), which when in position for
abuts against the projection usually found on neck of bottles such as referred to.
Cis the fulcrum, the position of which in relation to the projection B, and the
plunger E is so arranged as, when pressure on lever D is applied, the loop A more
firmly abuts against the neck collar B by reason of the resistance of internal surface
of neck of bottle F, on that side most remote from fulcrum C, against plunger E.
An additional grip is obtained by tendency of the distance between B & C to
become shortened, as the fulcrum C is raised by the depression of lever D. Figure 2
is a sectional plan of neck of bottle and loop embracing it.
The plunger E may have an elastic washer fitted to it, and be drilled to form a
channel for the flow of the released gas & liquid that may come over at the moment
valve is depressed. This channel may be so arranged as to discharge at point G or
any other convenient point.
It should be understood that the kind of lever adopted is by preference only, as
the arrangement may be actuated by a lever on the opposite side of centre line of
bottle.
Figure 3. shews an application of the apparatus to be fixed to a bar counter or
table.
The apparatus may also be applied in combination with one of the levers of an
ordinary "lever" corkscrew.
Having now particularly described the nature of my said invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I claim is-
1st. The combination of a lever, (having as a part of it, a plunger,) with a loop
or device having the same object for its use, which carries a fulcrum, the position
of which fulcrum is so arranged in relation to the plunger, and the part of loop
abutting against the projecting collar on neck of bottle, as that, when pressure is

page_text: applied to the lever, a lateral resistance is obtained from that side of hole in neck of
bottle and against the plunger in contact with it, in the direction of the fulcrum. At
the same time this relative arrangement of parts gives a lifting movement to the
fulcrum itself, tending to shorten the distance between it and the point of contact of
the internal edge of loop with the under side of collar on bottle neck, substantially as
shewn and for the purpose set forth.
2. The combination of an apparatus as generally described with a bracket
or similar device for attachment to and use upon a bar counter or table.
3. The use of an apparatus as described in connection with a corkscrew of the
"lever" or other suitable type.
RICH. HOLLIDAY,
Applicant.