Improvements in and in connection with Stoppers or Bungs for Jars, Casks, and similar Vessels.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Mar., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 4th Dec., 1890-Accepted, 7th Feb., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in connection with Stoppers or Bungs for Jars,
Casks, and similar Vessels.
We, WILLIAM BARTHOLOMEW, of 82, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, and WILLIAM GoDsox, of the Hop Exchange,
Southwark, in the same County, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows :—
This invention relates to a novel stopper for casks, jars, bottles and similar vessels
with the object of providing at the same time for the closing of the filling mouth or
bung hole and for the admission of air to the vessel when drawing off the contents
and it consists essentially in fitting the bush or stopper with a valve or plug for the
admission of air when desired.
We may make or pierce the stopper or bush with a central hole to receive a pin
around which we coil a spiral spring, the head of this pin being provided with a
button or knob seated in a recess in the stopper or bush, the bottom of the pin being
secured by a stud, or washer so that upon pressing upon the button the pin will
yield and allow air to pass under or through the button to the interior of the vessel,
this inlet being closed directly the pressure is removed. Or we may simply pass a
plug through the bush or stopper, the turning of this plug admitting air through a
suitable perforation into the vessel.
We may make the stopper or bush of earthenware, adamas porcelain, metal,
wood, or any suitable material and screw threaded or otherwise as we may find
most desirable and we may arrange for the sealing of the bush or stopper in the
cask or other vessel, by wax, paper or any material the breaking of which will
indicate that the contents have been tampered with.
Dated this Sixth day of March 1890.
For the Applicants,
W. E. GEDGE,
Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and in connection with Stoppers or Bungs for Jars,
Casks, and similar Vessels.
We, WILLIAM BARTHOLOMEW, of 82, Belvedere Road, Lambeth, in the
County of Surrey, Engineer, and WILLIAM GODSON, of the Hop Exchange,
Southwark, in the same County, 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 a novel stopper or shive for casks, jars, bottles and
similar vessels; it has for object to provide at the same time for the closing of the
filling mouth or bung hole and for the admission of air to the vessel, and it consists
essentially in fitting the stopper or shive with a spring valve or plug for the admission
of air to the vessel when desired.
On the accompanying sheet of drawing a
:-
Figure 1 is a longitudinal section through a stopper of our invention,
Figure 2 a top plan view of same,
Figure 3 a longitudinal section through a stopper and bush of our invention
applied to a cask, and

page_text: In Figures 1 and 3 the valve is shown in position for admitting air to the
vessel.
It will be seen that we make or pierce the stopper A, with a central hole B, to
receive a pin C, around which we coil a spiral spring D, the head of this pin being
provided with a button or knob E, seated in a recess F, in the stopper, the bottom
of the pin being secured by a stud or washer G, so that upon pressing down the
button E, the pin C, will lower the washer G, (as shown Figs. 1 and 3) and allow
air to pass down the side of and under the button E, and by the channel H, to the
interior of the vessel; directly the pressure upon the pin C is removed, the spiral
spring causes it to rise again and the stud or washer G closes the inlet to the
vessel.
We may make the stopper of earthenware, adamas, porcelain, metal, wood, or
any suitable material, and screwthreaded or otherwise made to fit into the vessel, as
we may find most desirable, and in applying our invention to the bushes of casks
we prefer to recess the entire working parts as shown; we may also arrange for the
sealing of the stopper in the cask or other vessel by wax, paper, or any material
the breaking of which will indicate that the contents have been tampered with.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
A. stopper, shive, or bung for jars, casks, and similar vessels, having a spring
valve or plug for the admission of air to the vessel, constructed, combined, and
arranged to operate substantially as described.
IC ANALY
LUXEPUHUR MI
For the Applicants,
W. E. GEDGE,
Agent.