Improvements in and relating to Screw-stoppers for Bottles.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Sept., 1895
Complete Specification Left. 2nd Nov., 1895--Accepted, 7th Dec., 1895
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in and relating to Screw-stoppers for Bottles.
I LEWIS CLEMENT of 2 Whitefriars Street in the City of London Author
and Journalist, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The objects of this invention are first to enable screw stoppers to be more easily
secured in and removed from the necks of bottles and secondly to prevent such
stoppers from being detached from the bottles.
Now according to this invention I make the tops of screw stoppers oval or
elliptical whereby a much better grip of the stopper is obtained than is the case
with the circular topped stoppers now in use.
To prevent the stoppers from being lost I secure them to the neck by means of a
chain wire or string secured at one end to a loose ring round the stopper above the
joint ring.
The other end of the string chain or wire is fastened to a loose ring round the
ueck of the bottle.
Dated this 5th day of September 1895.
T. E. HALFORD,
11, Furnival Street, Holborn, E.C., Agent for Applicant.
Improvements in and relating to Screw-Stoppers for
1 LEWIS CLEMENT of 4 Gray's Inn Square late of 2 Whitefriars Street both
in the County of London Author and Journalist, 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 objects of this invention are first to enable screw stoppers to be more casily
secured in and removed from the necks of bottles than heretofore, and secondly to
prevent such stoppers from becoming disconnected from the bottles.
Now according to this invention 1 make the tops of screw stoppers oval or
elliptical whereby a much better grip of the stopper may be obtained than with
the circular topped stoppers now in use.
To prevent the stoppers from being lost I secure them to the bottle neck by
means of a chain wire or string secured at one end to a loose ring round the stopper
above the joint ring.
The other end of the string, chain or wire is fastened to a second ring round the
neck of the bottle or the string chain or wire may be passed round the neck of
the bottle so as to form a loose ring round the bottle neck.
In some cases may form a groove round the stopper below the top thereof and
above the joint ring to receive the wire chain or string, instead of using the loose
ring.
And in order that my said invention may be fully understood I will proceed
to explain the same with reference to the accompanying drawings in which :-
Fig. 1. represents end view of a screw stopper for bottles constructed according
to this invention.

page_text: Fig. 2. is side view of same.
Fig. 3. shews portion of a bottle neck with stopper in position.
Fig. 4. is plan of underside of stopper.
Fig. 5. is section of stopper.
Fig. 6. shews portion of wire forming ring.
The same letters denote the same parts in all the figs.
a is the body of the stopper b the joint ring. d is a piece of wire chain or string
fastened at one end to a loose ring e round the stopper and at the other to a ring f.
round the neck of the bottle g is the top of the stopper oval or elliptical in shape
as shewn at Figs. 1. 2. and 4. the edges of the head g are milled or serrated in
the usual way.
In some cases in order to prevent escape of gas it will be necessary
to form a groove h round the stopper underneath the head to admit the ring e.
Furthermore the rings ef may be di-pensed with and the wire d passed round the
stopper and neck of the bottle and the ends twisted round the main wire to form a
ring or loop as shewn at Fig. 6. The stoppers and joint ring may be made of any
suitable material.
Stoppers constructed as herein before described, will not become accidentally lost
or detached from the bottles to which they are attached are easily screwed into the
bottles and removed therefrom without the aid of tools and are especially suitable
for use with aërating and bottling machines.
It will be understood that the stopper rotates freely in the ring or loop and that
the ring or loop round the neck of the bottle or other receptacle is large enough to
allow the said receptacle to rotate therein.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what I
claim is :-
:―
1. A screw stopper for bottles and other receptacles having an elliptical or oval
top substantially as hereinbefore specified and for the purpose stated.
2. The combination of a screw stopper for bottles and other receptacles with
a chain, string or wire attached at one end to a ring round the stopper between the
top of the stopper and the joint ring and at the other end to a ring round the neck
of the bottle or other receptacle substantially as herein before specified.
3. A screw stopper for bottles and other receptacles having a groove between
the underside of the top and the joint ring to receive a ring string wire or chain by
means of which the said stopper may be secured to the receptacle substantially as
hereinbefore specified.
4. Screw-stoppers for bottles and other receptacles constructed as hereinbefore
specified and shewn by the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 2nd day of November 1895.
T. E. HALFORD,
11 Furnival Street, Holborn, E.C., Agent for Applicant.