Improved Means for Hermetically Closing Bottles and the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Sept., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 31st May, 1895-Accepted, 6th July, 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Hermetically Closing Bottles and the like.
A communication from abroad by ALPHONSE DENAEYER, of No. 3 Place Liedts,
Brussels, Belgium, Chemist.
I FRANÇOIS HUBERT LENDERS of 118 Bishopsgate Street in the City of
London, Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to improved means for hermetically closing bottles, jars,
and the like with the object of preserving their contents when such are of a nature
as to become spoilt upon exposure to the air.
Various attempts have been made to provide a means for effectively and cheaply
closing up articles under a vacuum but in most cases the materials of the closing
devices employed have been objectionable on account of their communicating a
taste to the contents of the bottle.
According to the present invention the bottle or the like is formed with a
comparatively wide mouth the upper surface of which is ground flat or otherwise
formed approximately true, while the stopper which is of glass, porcelain or other
material which will not affect the contents of the bottle is also provided with a
flattened surface under its rim. Between these two flat surfaces is placed a ring of
rubber and the bottle with its contents is placed in a chamber from which the air
is exhausted, the effect of which will be to exhaust the air from the bottle and to
hold the stopper firmly in place if the latter is pressed down on being brought
into the air.
A frame having a number of screws or clamps may be employed for holding the
stoppers of a number of bottles in place at the same time while the air is being
exhausted after which a further turn of the screws will effectually cause the stoppers
to seat themselves in the bottles.
It will be evident that the bottles may be placed in a bath of boiling water to
expel the air therefrom after which the clamps may be tightened on the stoppers
which upon the contents cooling will be found to be adhering tightly to the
bottle.
Dated this 10th day of September 1894.
Improved Means for Hermetically Closing Bottles and the like.
A communication from abroad by ALPHONSE DENAEYER, of No. 3 Place Liedts,
Brussels, Belgium, Chemist.
I, FRANÇOIS HUBERT LENDERS of 118 Bishopsgate Street, in the City of
London, Merchant, 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 improved means for hermetically closing bottles, jars,

page_text: and the like with the object of preserving their contents when such are of a nature
as to become spoilt upon exposure fo the air.
Various attempts have been made to provide a means for effectually and
cheaply closing up articles under a vacuum but in most cases the inaterials of the
closing devices employed have been objectionable on account of their communicating
a taste to the contents of the bottle.
According to the present invention the bottle or the like is formed with a
comparatively wide mouth as shown in Fig. 1, the upper surface of which is ground
flat or otherwise formed approximately true, while the stopper, a (Figs. 1, 2, 3)
which is of glass, porcelain or other material which will not affect the contents of
the bottle, is also provided with a flattened surface under its rim. Between these
two flat surfaces is placed a ring of rubber b'(Figs. 1, 4, 5), and the bottle with
its contents is placed in a chamber from which the air is exhausted; the effect of
which will be to exhaust the air from the bottle and to hold the stopper firmly in
place if the latter is pressed down on being brought into the air.
A frame c such as shown in Fig. 6, having a number of screws or clamped may
be employed for holding the stoppers of a number of bottles in place at the same
time while the air is being exhausted, after which a further turn of the screws will
effectually cause the stoppers to seat themselves in the bottles when the latter:
are cooled.
It will be evident that the bottles may be placed in a bath or receptaclete of
boiling water to expel the air therefrom and to sterilize their contents, after which
the clamps may be tightened on the stoppers which upon the contents cooling
will be found to be adhering tightly to the bottle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, as communicated to me
from abroad by my foreign correspondent, I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The improved means for hermetically closing bottles and the like substantially
as and for the purpose described.
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2. The arrangement of parts constituting improved means: for hermetically
closing bottles 'and the like substantially as described and illustrated.
Dated the 31st day of May 1895.
PHILIP M.. JUSTICE, .
55 & 56 Chancery Lane, London, Chartered Patent Agent,
For the Applicant.