provements in or connected with Bottle Stoppers.
Year: 1899

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Complete Specifloatlon Left, 2nd Aug., 1900Accepted, 13th Oct., 1900
Date of Application, and 100
Complete Specification Left, 2nd Aug., 1800-Accepted, 13th Oct., 1900
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PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION
Improvements in or connected with Bottle Stoppers.
We, JOSEPH GASKELL, of 88, Kemble Street, Prescot, Mechanic, and WILLIAM
FORBER, Glass-worker, and THOMAS FORBER, Market Gardener, both of 34,
Crossley Road, St Helens, both in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows.
This invention has reference to improvements connected with the stoppering
of bottles for containing aerated or other gaseous, or non-gaseous liquids; and
more particularly to stoppers and bottles for this purpose, in which an air tight,
or liquid tight joint is effected by a screw screwing into the mouth, and a
packing connected with it which makes the joint
According to this invention, the mouth is internally threaded, and the stopper
plug is equivalently threaded, and screws into it, whilst the gas or liquid fight
Joint 18 made by a rubber or equivalent washer or ring held in a recessed flange
outside the mouth, and some considerable distance below the lip thereof; the
stopper being made with an annular extension from its head, corresponding with
the distance from the packing to the lip, so that it will rest on this packing when
screwed down. A cork or similar packing may also be placed in the bottom
of the recess, between the plug and the outer cylindrical rim
By this construction, the contents of the bottle under no circumstances can
come in contact with the rubber or other packing in the external recessed flange;
and consequently, the contents are not tainted or acted upon at all by the pack-
ing, as happens in most cases. And, moreover, the mouth and parts over which
the liquid flows when being decanted, is clean, as it is protected from dust and
dirt by the stopper. The threaded plug stopper is formed on a head, and threaded
similarly as in an ordinary screwed stopper, whilst the outer tubular flange, the
lower edge of which makes the joint with the packing, is practically parallel
therewith, and these parts produce together a deep annular recess
In the manufacture of the bottles with the recessed annular flanges referred
to, this recess is formed practically at the same time as the making or forming
of the mouth; and according to this invention, to produce this recess, there is
comprised with the tools such as are ordinarily used for pressing or squeezing
the mouth, a tool which is moved forward into the soft glass on the outside of
the mouth, as the squeezing tool is finishing ita stroke or action, or just before
it; whilst when the tools are taken away, or opened, this withdraws the said
tool out of the recess it has made, and so the whole manufacture of this part of
the bottle is practically one operation
Dated the lot dow of November 1899

page_text: Improvements in or connected with Bottle Stoppers.
We, JOSEPH GASKELL, of 88, Kemble Street, Piescot, Mechanic, and WILLIAM
FORBER, Glass-worker, and THOMAS FORBEи, Market Gardener, both of 34,
Crossley Road, St Helens, both in the County of Lancaster, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention, and on what manner the same is to be performed,
to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :—
This invention has reference to improvements connected with the stoppering
of bottles for containing aerated or other gaseous, or non-gaseous liquids; and
more particularly to stoppers and bottles for this purpose, in which an air tight,
or liquid tight joint is effected by a screw screwing into the mouth, and a
packing connected with it which makes the joint
According to this invention, the mouth is internally threaded, and the stopper
plug is equivalently threaded, and screws into it; whilst the gas or liquid tight
joint is made by a rubber or equivalent washer oi ring held in a recessed flange
outside the mouth, and some considerable distance below the lip thereof, the
stopper being made with an annulai extension from its head, corresponding with
the distance from the packing to the lip, so that it will rest on this packing when
Borewed down A cork or similar packing may also be placed in the bottom
of the recesses, between the plug and the outer cylindrical im
By this construction, the contents of the bottle under no circumstances can
come in contact with the rubber or other packing in the external recessed flange;
and consequently, the contents are not tainted or acted upon at all by the pack-
ing, as happens in most cases And, moreover, the mouth and parts over which
the liquid flows when being decanted, 19 clean, as it 18 protected from dust and
dirt by the stopper The threaded plug stopper is formed on a head, and threaded
similarly as in an ordinary screwed stopper whilst the outer tubular flange, the
lower edge of which makes the joint with the packing, is practically parallel
therewith, and these parts produce together a deep annular recess
The invention is illustrated in the annexed diawing, which shews a bottle
neck and stopper according to it, and having the constructive characteristics
above described.
Referring to the drawing, a is the mouth of the bottle which is internally
threaded, as shewn, and e is the plug of the stopper, which is also threaded, aud
is shewn screwed down into the threads of the mouth a el is the annular flange
or extension of the stopper, and is a rubber washer or ung disposed within a
groove or recess, constituting a seat, in the neck of the bottle and at a consider-
able distance from the bottle lip; a flange being formed on the neck of the
bottle, within which the said seat is provided
It is not necessary that the interior surface of the outer tubular flange e¹ should
touch the outside surface of the bottle mouth a; and therefore, in some cases,
a space will exist between these two surfaces Also, a cork or similar packing
ing may be placed in the bottom of the annular recess between the plug e and
the flange e, and which will just touch the lip of the mouth a when the
stopper is screwed down
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It will now be plain that by the construction and characteristics of our improve-
ments, the effects and advantages above refoiled to are accomplished.
If the stoppers be made of a suitable wood, or other very cheap material, it is
a matter of small moment whether they be lost, or returned with the bottle
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim 15:-
1. The herein described improvement in o connected with bottle stoppers,

page_text: namely, a stopper having a screwed plug and an outer tubular or annular flange,
and a bottle having an internally threaded mouth and an external seat or groove
below the lip of said mouth, and containing a jointing or packing; substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.
2 A bottle stopper constructed and adapted to act substantially as and for the
purposes set forth
3 A bottle having a mouth or head constructed and adapted to act substantially
as and for the purposes set forth.
4 A bottle stopper and bottle mouth, having parts particularly as set forth
with reference to and as shewn in the drawing
Dated this 1st day of August 1900
CHEESBROUGH & ROYSTON,
Applicant's Patent Agents, 15, Water Street, Liverpool