Year: 1886

page_text: I, JOHN BONHAM CARTER of 19 High Street, Portsmouth, in the County of Hants,
Brewer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to an improved cask corker, or appliance whereby corks
may be quickly driven into their holes in casks. The apparatus consists of a tube
or barrel provided with a plunger, or cork driver, working through a cover, hinged
to the barrel, so that the end of the barrel may be readily enclosed, and the plunger
or driver may be readily thrown out of alignment with the guide or barrel when it
is desired to introduce therein the cork to be driven into the cask hole. The guide
or barrel is adapted to fit over and guide the cork accurately into the hole of the
cask, and it is made conical internally to facilitate the introduction of the cork.
The plunger or driver has a stem sliding through the guide cover, inner and outer
heads limiting its motion, the outer head forming a handle in pushing the cork
through the barrel and receiving the blow of a mallet in driving the cork finally
home in its hole in the cask.
This head is provided with an elastic cushion to prevent shock, by the head
striking the cover.

page_text: I JOHN BONHAM CARTER of 19, High Street Portsmouth in the County of Hants,
Brewer, 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 an improved cask corker, or appliance whereby corks
may be quickly driven into their holes in casks. The apparatus consists of a tube
or barrel for guiding the cork provided with a plunger, or cork driver working
through a guide cover hinged to the barrel, so that the cover and plunger may
readily be thrown out of alignment with the barrel to permit the introduction of
a cork.
Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming part of this
Specification wherein Figure 1 is an elevation of the improved appliance, the
piston and its guide being shewn also in dotted lines as thrown back for the
introduction of a cork Figure 2 is a longitudinal section of the appliance and
figure 3 a cross section thereof on line 1-2 Figure 1. The same letters of reference
indicate the same parts in all the figures.
The tubular guide or barrel A is adapted to fit over and guide the cork accurately
into the hole of the cask B, and it is made conical internally to facilitate the intro-
duction of the cork. The plunger or driver consists of a stem C sliding through
the guide D and provided with inner and outer heads C¹ C limiting its motion, the
outer head C2 receiving the blow of the hammer which, pushing the cork through
the conical barrel A and thereby compressing it, finally drives it home into its hole
in the cask. This head O' is hollowed or cupped annularly at the underside and
filled with an elastic cushion E which meets the plunger guide when the cork is
sufficiently driven in, and acts as a buffer to prevent shock. The guide D also
forms a cover for the barrel to which it is hinged at D¹, to permit of throwing it
and the piston back, as shewn in dotted lines.,
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
Invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is ;-
A cask-corking appliance consisting of a conical tube or barrel for compressing
and guiding the cork, in combination with a cork driving plunger fitted to slide
through a guide hinged to the barrel at one side, the outer head of the plunger
being provided with an elastic cushion, all substantially as described and shewn in
the drawings.