Improvement in Bottle Stoppers.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 14th Aug., 1893-Accepted, 28th Oct. 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvement in Bottle Stoppers.
I FRANK HENRY WILLIAMSON 15 Beech Avenue Sherwood Rise Nottingham
Lace Designer 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 :-
The invention is an improvement in bottle screw stoppers, where only cork &
glass can come in contact with the liquor to be used for corking beer, stout, wine,
spirits & all other liquors.
Fig. 1 is a vertical section of a bottle provided with my system of stoppering.
1 represents the bottle neck having a screw on the outside, Fig. 1A is the top of
the bottle neck, the inside of the bottle neck to narrow downwards to the distance
of an inch or so, as shown by line a b (Fig. 1A).
2 Fig. 1 represents the cap which screws on the outside of the bottle neck,
having a hole pierced in the top at points CD, the size of the hole & width of
cap at the points X Y is shown in Fig. 2. The cap to be made of either composition,
metal, vulcanite or any other material suitable for the purpose.
3 Fig. 1 represents a rim (made of the same material as 2) which fits tightly
round the cork, but smaller than the inside, of (2) as shown in Fig. 34. f. g being
the width & circumference of the cap, O P being the width & circumference of the
rim W showing the hole into which the cork fits.
4 in Fig. 1 represents a spindle made of either composation, metal vulcanite &c.
which fits tightly round the cork, but loosely into the hole in Fig. 24 point C D,
the width & circumference of spindle & hole into which the cork fits is shown in
Fig. 4B, round the top of 4 in Fig. 1 & connected with it, is a rim whose rim &
circumference is shown in Fig. 4. Fig. 4 is a plan showing how the spindle fits
into 2, in Fig. 1 at points XY. ER being the width & circumference of cap at
those points. H. J. being the rim & circumference of the spindle & M, the hole
into which the cork fits. The rim round the top of 4, in Fig. 1 as shown in (Fig. 4°)
fits into 2 in Fig. 1 the same as 3, Fig. 1 as shown in Fig. 3.
Fig. 5 is the cork having a spindle, the length & width of which is shown by K N,
the width & circumference is shown in Fig. 5c, which fits into 3 & 4 Fig. 1. Lg is
the width & thickness of a rim which fits under 3 Fig. 1 the circumference & width
of which is shown in Fig. 5. 8 & 9 (Fig. 5) is the width of cork underneath L q,
the circumference of which is shown in Fig. 5B, from 8 to 9 Fig. 5 the cork narrows
downwards having its points rounded as shown by line 6 & 7 (the same shape &
width as line a b (Fig. 1). Thus when the cap is screwed on the bottle, the cork
is pushed in straight (not screwed) into the bottle neck & when unscrewed is
withdrawn also straight.
Fig. 6 represents the outside of cap (2 Fig. 1) which is fluted so as to obtain a
firm grip when screwing & unscrewing the cap on the bottle.
Having now described & 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. A bottle stopper of cork contained in a spindle made of either composition
vulcanite metal &c. The spindle & cork fit loosely into a cap, (made of either
composation, metal, vulcanite &c.), which screws on the outside of bottle neck.
The spindle containing the cork being smaller than the hole in the top of cap &
having a rim top & bottom larger than hole in top of cap allows the cap to be
screwed on without turning the cork, the cork being pushed straight (not screwed)
CD
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page_text: into the bottle neck, & when unscrewed is withdrawn also straight. The whole
arranged & working substantially in the manner described with reference to the
accompanying drawing.
Dated this 19th day of August 1802
FRANK H. WILLIAMSON,
Applicant.