Improvements in Taps to be Applied to the Mouths of Bottles to Draw off Aerated Liquids therefrom.
Year: 1886

page_text: Improvements in Taps to be Applied to the Mouths of Bottles to
Draw off Aerated Liquids therefrom.
I WILLIAM REYNOLDS of 514 Oxford Street in the County of Middlesex
Manufacturing Cutler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
At the present time taps for drawing off aerated liquids from bottles are commonly
formed with a long tapering screw stem to screw into and through the cork with which
the bottle is closed. Other taps are formed with a screw stem to screw into a nut
carried at the top of a metal frame which at the lower end is made to grasp the neck
of the bottle below the head so that by screwing down the screw stem of the tap an
elastic conical head or end at the bottom of the screw siem may be forced against and
thereby made to fit tightly to the top of the head of the bottle."
According to my invention I make the stem of the tap to pass down into the neck
of the bottle and make a tight joint between the stem and neck by compressing and
thereby enlarging the diameter of a thick ring of vulcanized india rubber by which
the stem of the tap is surrounded. The ring I cause to be compressed between a head
or enlargement on the lower end of the stem and a short tube which can slide along
the stem and which is forced downwards against the elastic ring by a nut which screws
on to a screw thread cut on the stem. This nut may be of a diameter large enough to
admit of its resting upon the top of the head of the bottle or the loose short tube might
be formed with or secured to a head to rest on the top of the bottle in which case the
nut might be smaller and provided with arms extending outwards from it to allow of
its being readily turned.
When the cork has been withdrawn from a bottle containing aerated liquid the stem
of the tap is inserted into the neck of the bottle the nut is then screwed downwards
and the thick ring of vulcanized india rubber thereby expanded until it fits tightly
within the neck. In this way the tap is held securely to the bottle and the contents
may be drawn off from time to time as may be required simply by opening the tap.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Draw on Aerated Liquids thereirom,
1, WILLIAM REYNOLDS of 514 Oxford Street in the County of Middlesex,
Manufacturing Cutler, 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 :-
At the present time taps for drawing off aerated liquids from bottles are commonly
formed with a long tapering screw stem to screw into and through the cork with which
the bottle is closed. Other taps are formed with a screw stem to screw into a nut
carried at the top of a metal frame which at the lower end is made to grasp the neck
of the bottle below the head so that by screwing down the screw stem of the tap an
clastic conical head or end at the bottom of the screw stem may be forced against and
thereby made to fit tightly to the top of the head of the bottle.
According to my invention I make the stem of the tap to pass down into the neck
of the bottle and make a tight joint between the stem and neck by compressing and
thereby enlarging the diameter of a thick ring of vulcanized india rubber by which
the stem of the tap is surrounded. The ring I cause to be compressed between a head
or enlargement on the lower end of the stem, and a short tube of wood or other
material which can slide along the stem and which is forced downwards against the
elastic ring by a nut which screws on to a screw thread cut on the stem. This nut
may be of a diameter large enough to admit of its resting upon the top of the head of
the bottle or the loose short tube might be formed with or secured to a head to rest on
the top of the bottlo in which case the nut might be smaller and provided with arms
extending outwards from it to allow of its being readily turned.
When the cork has been withdrawn from a bottle containing aerated liquid the stem
of the tap is inserted into the neck of the bottle the nut is then screwed downwards
and the thick ring of vulcanized india rubber thereby expanded until it fits tightly
within the neck. In this way the tap is held securely to the bottle and the contents
may be drawn off from time to time as may be required simply by opening the tap.
The drawing annexed shews a tap formed as above described.
Figure 1 is a side elevation of the tap. Figure 2 is a side elevation of the tap
when fixed in the mouth of a bottle-the head of the bottle is shown in section.
Figure 3 is an clevation with parts in section.
A is a tap of any ordinary kind with a stem B projecting from it. C is the head

page_text: or enlargement on the lower end of the stem. Da nut screwing on to a screw thread
cut on the stem. E a loose short tube of wood or other material. F a thick ring
of vulcanized india rubber and G a thin metallic washer interposed between the
head and rubber ring F.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The combination of an expanding stopper and tap substantially as hereinbefore
described.
2. A combined expanding stopper and tap constructed substantially in the manner
herein before described and illustrated in the drawing annexed.
CARPMAEL & Co.,
Agents for the Applicant.