IMPROVE- MENTS IN BOTTLES FOR EFFERVESCING LIQUIDS, AND IN STOPPERS FOR SUCH PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Year: 1868

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Frédéric Crailsheim, of Paris, in the
Empire of France, now of No. 8, Southampton Buildings, Chancery
Lane, in the County of Middlesex, for the Invention of "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN BOTTLES FOR EFFERVESCING LIQUIDS, AND IN STOPPERS FOR SUCH
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Frédéric
Crailsheim at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his
Petition, on the 1st July 1868.
I, CHARLES FRÉDÉRIC CRAILSHEIM, of Paris, in the Empire of France,
now of No. 8, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County
of Middlesex, do hereby declare the nature of the said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLES FOR EFFERVESCING LIQUIDS, AND IN STOPPERS FOR
SUCH BOTTLES," to be as follows:-
My Invention relates to bottles for champagne, mineral waters,
lemonade, beer, and other effervescent or sparkling wines and liquids,
and the objects of the said Invention are the more perfect preservation
of the liquid in the bottle, and greater convenience and economy in
using the same.

page_text: Hitherto the bottles employed for champagne and other effervescent
liquids have been constructed with a single orifice at the end of the
neck, such orifice being closed either by an ordinary cork stopper,
or by a syphon tap, either of which methods is very imperfect. The
gas which gives to the wine or other liquid its effervescent property
can only be preserved at a constant and uniform pressure by con-
structing the bottle with two orifices, one of which must be provided
with a stopper, whereby it can be hermetically sealed and secured, while
the other must be connected with a syphon. The liquid drawn from
the latter will be always more effervescent than that poured from the
other, and I am thereby enabled to obtain such liquid from the bottle
more or less effervescent as desired. I form one orifice or opening at
the end of the neck in the ordinary manner, and the other orifice at the
side of the bottle. The orifice in the neck is provided with a metallic
stopper of peculiar construction, which allows any desired quantity of
the contents of the bottle to be poured from the same without dete-
riorating what is left in the bottle. The said stopper is hinged or
jointed to a metal ring secured on the neck of the bottle, and is faced
perfectly true, and so fitted to the surface of the ring that when closed
and secured the ring and face form a perfectly tight joint. The said
stopper is secured by a small catch, which is preferably attached to the
stopper, and fitted to turn into a socket in the neck. The orifice at the
side of the bottle extends through a projection or nipple formed on the
bottle. Over this projection I fit a socket, which is provided with a syphon
tube extending downward nearly to the bottom of the interior of the
bottle, and provided outside the same with a valve or cock, whereby any
desired quantity of the liquid can be taken from the bottle, leaving the
remainder in perfectly good condition. Champagne and other sparkling
or effervescent wine contained in my improved bottle may be poured from
the orifice in the neck of the same in a gently effervescent condition, as
in ordinary bottles with cork stoppers, while that drawn from the syphon
at the side of the bottle will be almost entirely in the condition of
foam or froth. Mineral waters may be poured from the first orifice of
my improved bottle in their natural condition, while from the side or
syphon orifice they will be ejected by the gas in a highly effervescent
condition, as above described.

page_text: the bottle I cast a tube or socket of tin, pewter, or other suitable
metal, to which I attach by screwing or otherwise the ring forming the
seat of the stopper. The latter is also constructed of tin or other metal
which will not corrode under the action of the wine or other liquid, and
is provided inside with a cushion of india-rubber or other suitable
material, which when the stopper is closed rests on the end of the neck
of the bottle, and assists in making the joint perfectly tight. The catch
whereby the stopper is secured is provided with a small button or
handle which is arranged in a convenient position at the side of the
stopper or ring. The syphon tube and cock may be formed of tin,
pewter, or other suitable metal. The end or nozzle of the cock is
arranged in a suitable position at the side of the bottle to allow the
contents of the same to be conveniently received in a glass or other
vessel when the bottle stands upright. The said cock may be provided
with a spring valve or other suitable stopper.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Charles Frédéric Crailsheim in the Great Seal
Patent Office on the 1st January 1869.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, CHARLES
FRÉDÉRIC CRAILSHEIM, of Paris, in the Empire of France, now of
No. 8, Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, in the County of
Middlesex, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing date the First day of July, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-eight, in the thirty-second
year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and
grant unto me, the said Charles Frédéric Crailsheim, Her special licence
that I, the said Charles Frédéric Crailsheim, my executors, adminis-
trators, and assigns, or such others as I, the said Charles Frédéric
Crailsheim, my executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time
agree with, and no others, from time to time and at all times thereafter
during the term therein expressed, should and lawfully might make,
use, exercise, and vend, within the United Kingdom of Great Britain
and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and Isle of Man, an Invention of
"IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLES FOR EFFERVESCING LIQUIDS, AND IN STOPPERS F02

page_text: SUCH BOTTLES," upon the condition (amongst others) that I, the said
Charles Frédéric Crailsheim, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and
seals, should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same was to be performed, and
cause the same to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six
calendar months next and immediately after the date of the said
Letters Patent.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Charles Frédéric Crailsheim, 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, reference being had to the accom-
panying Drawing, forming a part of this Specification:-
My Invention relates to bottles for champagne, mineral waters,
lemonade, beer, and other effervescent or sparkling wines and liquids,
and the objects of the said Invention are the more perfect preservation
of the liquid in the bottle, and greater convenience and economy in
using the same.
Hitherto the bottles employed for champagne and other effervescent
liquids have been constructed with a single orifice at the end of the
neck, such orifice being closed either by an ordinary cork stopper, or
by a syphon tap, either of which methods is very imperfect. The gas
which gives to the wine or other liquid its effervescent property can
only be preserved at a constant and uniform pressure by constructing
the bottle with two orifices, one of which must be provided with a
stopper, whereby it can be hermetically sealed and secured, while the
other must be connected with a syphon. The liquid drawn from the
latter will be always more effervescent than that poured from the other,
and I am thereby enabled to obtain such liquid from the bottle more or
less effervescent as desired. I form one orifice or opening at the end of
the neck in the ordinary manner, and the other orifice at the side of the
bottle. The orifice in the neck is provided with a metallic stopper of
peculiar construction, which allows any desired quantity of the contents
of the bottle to be poured from the same without deteriorating what is
left in the bottle. The said stopper is hinged or jointed to a metal ring
secured on the neck of the bottle, and is faced perfectly true, and so
fitted to the surface of the ring that when closed and secured the ring
and face form a perfectly tight joint. The said stopper is secured by a

page_text: small sliding catch, or by other suitable means. The orifice at the side
of the bottle extends through a projection or nipple formed on the bottle.
Over this projection I fit a socket, which is provided with a syphon tube
extending downward nearly to the bottom of the interior of the bottle,
and provided outside the same with a valve or cock, whereby any
desired quantity of the liquid can be taken from the bottle, leaving the
remainder in perfectly good condition. Champagne or other sparkling
or effervescent wine contained in my improved bottle may be poured
from the orifice in the neck of the same in a gently effervescent
condition, as in ordinary bottles with cork stoppers, while that drawn
from the syphon at the side of the said bottle will be almost entirely
in the condition of foam or froth. Mineral waters may be poured from
the first orifice of my improved bottle in their natural condition, while
from the side or syphon orifice they will be ejected by the gas in a
highly effervescent condition, as above described.

page_text: provided with a hook d, which is formed and arranged to enter the
recess in the ring c. The catch or projection f has its under side
inclined or wedge-shaped. When the stopper is partially closed the
hook d³ enters the recess c', the small end of the inclined or wedge-
shaped catch or projection f will then pass over the surface d³ of the
hook d, as shewn in Figure 3, and as the ring is turned upon the
neck a into the position shewn in Figure 4 will draw the stopper tightly
down upon the seat c, and thereby securely close and seal the bottle.
The ring g is provided with the small button or handle g', which projects
through the slot or aperture c' in the ring c, and which serves as a means
for manipulating the catch and as a stop to limit its movement in either
direction. If desired the stopper may be secured by means of a lever
provided with a rack to act on the top of the stopper, or by other
suitable devices, but I prefer to employ the inclined catch f fitted to
turn upon the neck of the bottle, and provided with a button or stud g'
arranged as shewn, or in any other convenient position. My improved
stopper may be advantageously used for bottles and other vessels for
containing other wines and liquids than those above mentioned. The
syphon tube h and cock i may be formed of tin, pewter, or other suitable
metal. The end or nozzle of the cock is arranged in a suitable position
at the side of the bottle to allow the contents of the same to be con-
veniently received in a glass or other vessel when the bottle stands
upright. The said cock is provided with a spring valve j or other
suitable stopper. The cock i is screwed upon the nipple a² by means of
the segmental ring 3, shewn detached in Figure 5, which is made in
two or more parts, and provided with an exterior screw thread. The
segmental ring is placed upon the nipple, and the cock i being screwed
upon it the said ring and cock are securely fixed upon the nipple, the
joint between the said cock and nipple being rendered air-tight by
means of the elastic washer k; or the cock may be secured upon the
nipple in any other convenient and suitable manner.
Having thus fully described my said Invention, and shewn how the
same may be conveniently and advantageously carried into practice, I
claim,―
Tinst A bottle for containing effervescing or gaseous wines or lianids

page_text: Second. A stopper for champagne bottles and other vessels attached to
the neck of the same, and made capable of being hermetically sealed and
ocked, substantially as set forth.
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles Frédéric Crailsheim, have
hereunto set my hand and seal, this Thirty-first day of December,
in the year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and sixty-
eight.
CHARLES FREDERIC CRAILSHEIM. (L.S.)
Witness,
GEORGE HASELTINE,
8, Southampton Buildings,
London.