An Improved Method of Retaining Corks or Stoppers in Bottles, Jars, or other Vessels.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 28th Oct., 1886,
Complete Left, 23rd July, 1887
Complete Accepted, 28th Oct., 1887]
An Improved Method of Retaining Corks or Stoppers in Bottles,
Jars, or other Vessels.
We, JOSEPH DEEKS of Monument Station Buildings in the City of London,
Merchant, and THOMAS ETHERIDGE HARPER of Pilgrim House, South Weald in the
County of Essex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
For the purpose of securing Corks or Stoppers in bottles or other vessels we
propose to use a cap or band of metal or other suitable substance apart from the Cork
or Stopper and passing over the mouth of the bottle or vessels in which a cork or
stopper has previously been inserted and catching in a groove similar to those which
were the subject of the invention of the said Thomas Etheridge Harper for which
provisional protection was applied for on the 15th July 1886 or in or upon some
other suitable variation in the surface or projection from the neck or body of
the bottle so that the same can readily be detached and when detached the cork or
other substance used as a stopper is free to escape and thereby saving the expense
and labour of tying wiring or other method of fastening in the cork or stopper.
Dated this 28th day of October 1886.
JOSEPH DEEKS.
THOMAS E. HARPER.

page_text: Jars, or other vessels.
We JOSEPH DEEKS of Monument Buildings in the City of London, Merchant, and
THOMAS ETHERIDGE HARPER of Pilgrim House, Pilgrim Hatch in the County of
Essex, Gentleman 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 object of this Invention is the use of a Cap or band of metal or other suitable
substance for the purpose of securing Corks or Stoppers in Bottles Jars or other
Vessels.
We propose to use for this purpose a Cap or band made to overlap the exterior
of the top of the head of a Bottle or other Vessel made with grooves or recesses on its
exterior in accordance with the final specification of the Invention of the said Thomas
Etheridge Harper No. 9211, 15th July 1886 or upon which similar grooves or recesses
have previously been ground or cut and such Cap or band we propose to provide
with two lugs projecting inwards on opposite sides so that when the Cap or band is
put on to the Bottle or Vessel the lugs pass down the longitudinal grooves in the
head of the Bottle or Vessel and when the Cap or band has then a partial turn
given to it they pass into the circumferential groove or grooves and so the Cap
is securely retained. Fig. 1 is a metal Cap. Fig. 2 is a metal band. Fig. 3 is a
Cap of wood with metal lugs. Fig. 4 shews a bottle head with Cap affixed.
Apart from the Cap or band a stopper of Cork or other suitable material should be
inserted in the mouth of the Bottle or Vessel so as to form an air and water tight
joint and when the Cap or band is on the Bottle or Vessel it will prevent the Cork or
stopper from escaping until the Cap or band is turned back again for the purpose of
opening when the Cork or stopper will be free to escape.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said Invention
and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we claim is-
The use in connexion with such Bottles Jars or other Vessels of a Cap or band of
Metal Wood or other suitable substance with lugs projecting inwards from it for the
purpose and in the manner substantially as described.
Dated this 22nd day of July 1887
JOSEPH DEEKS.
THOMAS E. HARPER.