Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Nov., 1886.
Complete Left, 28th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 2nd Sept., 1887.
I DAN RYLANDS of Hope Glass Works Stairfoot near Barnsley, in the county of
York, Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
According to my present invention I form a stopper of glass or earthenware or any
suitable substance; and the stopper has underneath its head a suitable flange on
which rests the washer of India rubber or other suitable substance for forming an
airtight joint. The stem of the stopper extending below the said flange is made
square, and again at that end of the said stem farthest away from the head of the
stopper is formed a small circular swell or rim.
I form a ferrule of block tin or any other suitable substance which ferrule has a
square hole formed through its centre such square hole being of such a size that the
square stem of the stopper exactly fits it. This ferrule is circular on its outside and
has a screw thread formed thereon. In order to get the ferrule over the swell or rim
at the bottom of the stem of the stopper the ferrule may be split, and after it has been
forced over this swell the ferrule may be cemented by any suitable means. I also
make the split in the ferrule of an eccentric or dovetail shape where so preferred.
By thus fitting on the glass a ferrule of this description in this manner the stopper
is made to work perfectly easy and smoothly in the mouth of the bottle and a much
better and safer airtight joint is formed.
It will be well understood that the portion of the stem which I preferably form
square may be formed either triangular or of any other suitable shape which will enable
the stopper to be turned without the glass portion thereof revolving inside the ferrule ;
but whatever shape the stem is made, the same shape of hole must be formed in
the ferrule.
My present invention also relates to improved means for keeping screw stoppers
attached to the mouth of the bottle, where such screw stoppers have a hole through
them and work in connection with an airtight joint by means of a glass ball pressing

page_text: against an India rubber washer in the groove formed under the said screw formed in
the mouth of the bottle. In order to secure the stopper in such a way that the screw
can have sufficient play for opening the bottle, and allowing same to be again closed,
also for keeping the stopper attached to the bottle, I adapt a mode of fastening such
screw stoppers by clips similar to the mode described with reference to other stoppers
in my Patent Specification No. 4839 of 1878, special reference being had to
figures 4 to 27; the only difference being that I form the grooves in the stoppers
sufficiently deep to allow of the screw stopper being sufficiently unscrewed for the
purpose for which it is used in this special combination, without having to swing such
stopper clear of the mouth of the bottle at all.
Dated this 95th dew of November 1886

page_text: VODI LEIE SIEVITICATIVA.
Improvements in Means for Stopping Bottles.
I DAN RYLANDS of Hope Glass Works Stairfoot near Barnsley in the county of
York Glass Bottle Manufacturer 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 :-
My present Invention I will proceed to describe with reference to the accompanying
drawings, of which Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of improved stopper, Fig. 2 an
elevation and Fig. 3 a section taken on line a a of Figs. 1 and 2 of the same. Fig. 4
is an elevation of a modified form of ferrule and Fig. 5 is a plan of same.
Fig. 6 is also an elevation of another form of ferrule, Fig. 7 being a plan of
same. Fig. 8 is a sectional elevation of Bottle Neck showing my present invention
in connection with a hollow screw stopper, and also showing improved means for
preventing said stopper being entirely unscrewed from mouth of bottle; and Fig. 9 is
an elevation of same.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3 the stopper B is made of glass, earthenware, or other
suitable substance, and has under the head ca flange or collar d, on which is placed
the washer e composed of India rubber or other suitable material for forming an
airtight joint. The stopper B has also a stem which may be made square, or of the
shape shown at Fig. 3, or in any other suitable form, and at the bottom or lower end
of stem is a small circular swell or rim g.
The ferrule is preferably made of block tin, but may be made of any other
suitable substance. "It has a suitable thread ; formed on the outside.
In
Figs. 1, 2, and 3, the ferrule H is shown cast on the stem of stopper B ; but where
preferred it may be made as shown at Figs. 4, and 5 or 6 having either a straight
split (Figs. 4 and 5) or a dovetail split k shown at Fig. 6. In either case where
the ferrule H is not cast on the stem f, it is made separate, and then forced over the
swell 9, after which it contracts or closes and fits on the stem f.
By means of having a block tin or other ferrule H securely attached to or cast on the
stem of the stopper B, the said stopper B is made to work perfectly easy and smoothly
in the screwed mouth of bottle, and a much better and safer airtight joint is formed.
I would have it well understood that the stem f may be formed either of a triangular
or other suitable section, and the_hole k¹ (Figs. 5 and 7) may be made of a similar
suitable shape so that the stopper B may be turned and screwed in and out of mouth
of Bottle without the stem turning round within the ferrule H.
Referring to Figs. 8 and 9, which illustrate the portion of my present invention
which relates to improved means for keeping hollow screw stoppers attached to mouths
of bottles, the stopper B has a hole through it, and the mouth m of bottle has a
screw thread formed therein, at the bottom of which is a groove n which receives the
India rubber or other washer o making an airtight joint and hermetically sealing up
the bottle by means of the glass ball pressing up against it. The hollow screw
stopper B has a stem fupon which is cast or otherwise secured the ferrule H, which

page_text: has a thread formed on outside periphery to suit female screw formed in mouth m of
Bottle. Below the head c is formed a wide or deep groove c¹. To prevent the
stopper B being entirely removed or unscrewed from bottle mouth, I attach a ring or
hoops around the groove c', and a hoop or ring t around the neck under the mouth m.
These two hoops and I attach or connect by means of clips or rods PP.
It will
be clearly understood by referring to Figs. 8 and 9 that when the head c of stopper B
is turned in an unscrewing direction the said stopper B can only be unscrewed the
distance of the width of the groove c¹; the hoops being attached to the hoop t by
means of the rods or clips p prevents the stopper B being unscrewed entirely out of
the mouth m of bottle.
Other forms of clips than those shown at Figs. 8 and 9 may be used where preferred,
such as any of those described and illustrated in my Patent No. 4839 of 1878, the
only difference being that when used for the purpose herein before described I form
the grooves c (which may be formed either on the stopper or on the neck) sufficiently
deep or wide so as to allow the screw stopper being sufficiently unscrewed for the
purpose for which it is used in this special combination without having to swing the
stopper B clear of the mouth m of the bottle.
Having now particularly described and 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. The stopper B having a head c and swell g together with a stem fin combination
with a screw ferrule H, which is either cast or fitted on the stem f, substantially as
described and set forth with reference to Figs. 1 to 5 of the accompanying drawings
or any mere modification thereof.
2. In connection with bottles which are closed by means of internal stoppers vand
washers 0, the special combination of a hollow screw stopper B formed with a
ferrule H, and having fittings st, and p, which prevent the stopper B being unscrewed
entirely from mouth of bottle substantially as described or any mere modification
thereof.