IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO BOTTLES FOR AËRATED OR GASEOUS LIQUIDS
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Charles Marchant Warner, of Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth,
Mineral Water Manufacturer, for an Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND
RELATING TO BOTTLES FOR AËRATED OR GASEOUS LIQUIDS."
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Charles Marchant Warner
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 24th October 1881.
CHARLES MARCHANT WARNER, of Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth, Mineral Water
Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO BOTTLES FOR AERATED
OR GASEOUS LIQUIDS."
My Invention consists in improvements in and relating to bottles for aërated or
gaseous liquids, and has for its principal object to provide improved means for
stoppering the said bottles so that the contents of the same will be hermetically
sealed and the escape of gas therefrom prevented, whilst at the same time the said
bottle may be readily opened to permit the outflow of the liquid contained
therein.
The said Invention relates to that class of bottles in which a ball of glass or other
material is employed to close the neck of the same. In such bottles as heretofore
constructed, the said ball is forced by the pressure of the gas into contact with an
india-rubber ring inserted within a groove in the neck of the bottle, but this ring
is frequently blown out or displaced in the opening of the bottle and at all times
tends to spoil or taint the flavor of the liquid contained therein. Moreover, the
said stopper when in contact with the ring is at some distance below the upper end
of the neck of the bottle, and consequently a quantity of dust and dirt frequently
accumulate therein and become mixed with the contents of the bottle when the
same are poured out. My Invention is designed to obviate these disadvantages by
providing stoppering devices in which the only substances that the liquid can
come in contact with when the bottle is closed are the glass or other material of
which the ball is composed, and cork, against which the said ball is forced by the
pressure of the gas within the bottle.
In carrying my said Invention into practice, I form in the upper end of the neck
of the bottle a series of screw threads, and I screw into the same a plug which is

page_text: screw-threaded upon its exterior to fit the said threads in the bottle-neck, and is pre-
ferably formed of tin or white metal. The upper part or cap of this plug is arranged
to cover the upper end of the neck of the bottle, and in some cases is arranged to
extend partly over the same in the form of a capsule. In the upper part or cap
of this plug I form an aperture or opening through which the liquid can be poured
out when the ball is forced into the interior of the bottle. Within the said plug
and adjacent to the upper plate or end of the same I form a groove into which I
place a ring of india-rubber or other suitable elastic material, and below this ring
I place an additional ring of cork. These rings are of such a size that when the
ball is forced by the gas into position to close the bottle, the said ball will come
into close contact with the ring of cork and also with the ring of india-rubber, so
that it will be impossible for any liquid or gas to escape from the said bottle, whilst
at the same time the contents of the latter can touch the cork ring and the ball
only, as the india-rubber ring is completely covered on its underside by the cork
ring, and thus the disagreeable taste hitherto found to exist in liquids which come
in contact with an india-rubber ring is obviated.
The ball when forced by the gas into position to close the bottle projects slightly
through the opening or outlet in the upper part or plate of the plug, so that it may
be readily pushed inward to open the bottle without the use of any special device
for the purpose. Moreover, by covering the neck of the bottle by the upper part
or plate of the plug and by reason of the fact that the ball projects slightly there-
through when closed, no depressions or spaces are left for the accumulation of
dust or dirt.
To permit the contents of the bottle to be readily poured out when the ball is
forced inward, the part of the bottle immediately below the neck is so formed as to
present a rectangular or nearly rectangular annular shoulder, so that the ball
when the bottle is inverted to pour out its contents will rest in such shoulder and
be prevented from dropping into the neck of the bottle.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed by
the said Charles Marchant Warner in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
21st April 1882.
CHARLES MARCHANT WARNER, of Vauxhall Walk, Lambeth, Mineral Water
Manufacturer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN AND RELATING TO BOTTLES FOR AËRATED OR
GASEOUS LIQUIDS."
My Invention consists in improvements in and relating to bottles for aërated or
gaseous liquids, and has for its principal object to provide improved means for
stoppering the said bottles so that the contents thereof will be hermetically sealed
and the escape of gas therefrom prevented, whilst at the same time the said bottles
may be readily opened to permit the outflow or pouring out of the liquid contained
therein.
The said Invention relates to that class of bottles in which a ball of glass or
other suitable material is employed to close the neck of the same.
In such bottles as heretofore constructed the ball is forced by the pressure of the
gas into contact with an india-rubber ring inserted within a groove in the neck of
the bottle, but this ring is frequently blown out or displaced in the opening of the
bottle and at all times tends to spoil or contaminate the flavor of the liquid.
Moreover, the said ring of india-rubber is arranged at some distance below the
upper end of the neck of the bottle, and consequently a quantity of dust and dirt
frequently accumulates therein above the ball, and when the latter is depressed
and the liquid is poured out becomes mixed with the same. My Invention is
designed to obviate these disadvantages, firstly, by so constructing stoppering
devices that the liquid when the bottle is closed cannot come in contact with
india-rubber, but simply with the glass or other material of which the ball is
composed, and with cork, against which the said ball is forced by the pressure of
gas within the bottle, and, secondly, by arranging the various parts of such
stoppering devices, as hereinafter described.
My Invention is illustrated in the accompanying Drawing, in which
Figure 1 is an exterior view of a bottle, provided with my improvements when
closed, and
Figue 2 is a central section of the same.
Figure 3 is a similar view to Figure 2, shewing the said bottle open.
Like letters indicate the same parts in each of these Figures.
In carrying my Invention into practice I form in the upper end of the neck A of
the bottle a series of screw-threads A', and I screw into the same a plug B which
is screw-threaded upon its exterior as at B', to fit the said threads in the bottle-
neck, and is preferably formed of tin, white metal, or porcelain. The upper part
or cap B of this plug is designed to cover the upper end of the neck of the bottle,
and in some cases is arranged to extend down partly over the same in the form of
a capsule, as clearly shewn in Figure 3. In the said upper part or cap B³ of this
plug B, I form an aperture or opening C, through which the liquid can be poured
out when the ball D is forced into the interior of the bottle. Within the said
plug B and adjacent to the cap B³ of the same, I form an annular groove B³ in
which I place a ring E of india-rubber or other suitable elastic material, and below
this ring I place an additional ring F of cork, which is preferably retained in
position within the plug by forcing or turning inward by means of a punch or
other suitable appliance portions of the said plug as shewn at B. The rings E, F,
are of such an internal diameter that when the ball D is forced by the gas into
position to close the bottle, the said ball will come into close contact with the

page_text: aforesaid ring F of cork, and also with the ring E of india-rubber, as shewn in
Figure 2, so that it will be impossible for any liquid or gas to escape from the
said bottle, whilst at the same time the contents of the latter can touch the ring of
cork and the ball only, as the india-rubber ring is entirely covered or protected
from contact with the liquid on its underside by the cork ring, and thus the
disagreeable taste hitherto found to exist in liquids which come in contact with
india-rubber is obviated.
The ball D when forced by the gas into position to close the bottle projects
Blightly through the opening or outlet C in the plug, as shewn in Figures 1 and 2,
so that it may be readily pushed or forced inward to open the bottle without
necessitating the employment of any special device for the purpose. Moreover
by covering the end of the neck of the bottle by the upper part or cap B³ of the
plug and by reason of the fact that the ball projects slightly therethrough when
closed, no depressions or spaces are presented for the accumulation of dust or dirt.
In addition by covering the end of the neck of the bottle by the cap B2, I obviate
the accidents which frequently occur when the neck of the bottle is left uncovered
and the bottle bursts when being opened.
To permit the contents of the bottle to be readily poured out when the ball is
forced inward, the part A* of the bottle immediately below the neck A is so
formed as to present a rectangular or nearly rectangular annular shoulder, so that
the ball when the bottle is inverted to pour out its contents will drop into and
rest in such shoulder and be prevented from falling into the neck of the bottle.
Having thus fully described my said Invention and shewn how the same may be
conveniently and advantageously carried into practice, I wish it understood that
I claim,―
The improvements in and relating to bottles for aërated or gaseous liquids,
substantially as above set forth and for the purposes specified.
In witness whereof, I, the said Charles Marchant Warner, have hereunto
set my hand and seal, this Twentieth day of April, in the year of our
Lord One thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
C. M. WARNER. (L.S.)