Improvements in certain Bottle Metallic Mounts.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 18th Oct., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 6.h Nov., 1894-Accepted, 8th Dec., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in certain Bottle Metallic Mounts.
I THOMAS MORTON, of Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham, Stamper and
Piercer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in connection with certain bottle
mounts in which provision is made for sprinkling their contents from time to time,
such as for pepper, fine sugar &c., and more particularly for the first of these
two named.
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In bottles of this class and particularly in the case of pepper, the usual mount is
removable and attached by means of a screwthread, which is costly and troublesome
and by repeated removals and replacings, it becomes loose and frequently falls off.
My invention is to obviate these objections.
It consists in the employment of what is now known as an Iris, or "Maze"
diaphragm mount and the combination in such mount of leaves or plates having
perforations or openings through which the contents of the bottle &c. may pass.
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Upon the exterior of the neck of the bottle &c. is fixed a mount having a part
rotative collar which operates a number of plates connected at their one end by
pivots to the fixed part of the mount, and further connected at their other ends by
pivots or pegs to the said rotative collar &c., so that when the latter is turned in
one direction, the said plates are drawn under and concealed by the surrounding
rim of the mount, leaving the centre full open or by turning it in the opposite
direction the plates are drawn towards the centre so as to cover the throat of the
bottle &c. Each of these plates has perforations made therein of a suitable size
so that when in the latter (covered) position, the vessel may be used for sprinkling
its contents as an ordinary pepper bottle, while the full opeuing may be made to
charge &c. the bottle.
Dated this 17th day of October 1894.
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in certain Bottle Metallic Mounts.
I THOMAS MORTON, of Lodge Road, in the City of Birmingham, Stamper and
Piercer, 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 improvements in connection with certain bottle
mounts in which provision is made for sprinkling their contents from time to time,
such as for pepper, fine sugar &c., and more particularly for the first of these
two named.
In bottles of this class and particularly in the case of pepper, the usual mount is
removable and attached by means of a screwthread, which is costly and troublesome
and by repeated removals and replacings, it becomes loose and frequently falls off.
My invention is to obviate these objections.
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It consists in the employment of what is now known as an Iris, or "Maze
diaphragm mount and the combination in such mount of leaves or plates having
perforations or openings through which the contents of the vessel may pass.
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In order to more clearly explain this invention, I have appended hereunto an
illustrative sheet of drawings upon which are figures and numbers of reference,
similar numbers referring throughout the several views to the same thing or
part.
Fig. 1, shows an external view of my invention as applied to, say a pepper box.
Fig. 2, is a plan view of the invention.
Fig. 3, is a sectional elevation of the invention.
Figs. 4, 5 & 6, are detailed views of certain parts of the mechanism employed in
this my invention which are necessary to explain its construction and action.
Upon the exterior of the neck of the vessel 10, is fixed the mount 11, having the
base plate 12, secured thereto. Upon this base plate are carried a number of
curved plates 13, 13, which are movably jointed at 14, 14. At the other ends of
these plates are projecting pegs or studs 15. I now provide the part rotating
plate 16, in which is made the radial slots 17, 17, corresponding in number to the
number of pegs 15. This plate 16 is now soldered within and to the outer part
rotative collar 18 and then placed in position above the plates 13, 13, the pegs or
studs 15, taking respectively into the slots 17, 17. The lower edge 19, of the
collar is now turned over the projecting edge 20 of the plate 12, so as to prevent its
removal (see Fig. 3) but permitting a part rotative movement. By part rotating
"the said collar the plates 13, 13, are simultaneously drawn across the central
opening as seen in Fig. 2, or drawn back underneath the collar as geen in Fig. 6, so
that the throat of the bottle is full open. In each of the plates 13, 13, are made
perforations 21, 21, and so arranged as to size and position that when in the closed
position as seen in Fig. 2, the holes in the plates shall coincide with those in the
plate which may happen to be above or beneath it, so that a clear passage is
secured. I find it of some advantage to make some of these holes, that is, those in
an upper plate a little smaller in diameter than those in the plate beneath, thereby
ensuring a more perfect clearance, and less liability to clog.
Thus when the throat is full open the vessel may be charged, while when
closed as shown in Fig. 2, the contents may be sprinkled out after the ordinary
manner.
I am aware that a moving diaphragm of this kind has already been used for
mounts to cover or uncover certain openings and therefore I do not claim such
mounts broadly of themselves, but ;
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
In combination with pepper or other similar sprinkling vessels, the employment
and adaptation of the Iris or Maze diaphragmic mount in which the movable
plates. 13, are perforated with holes 21, as and for the purposes set forth and
shown.
Dated this 6th day of November 1894
CHARLES T. POWELL,
Applicant's Agent.