IMPROVE- MENTS IN STOPPERING BOTTLES, JARS AND LIKE VESSELS
Year: 1885

page_text: I WILLIAM BOWERS FITCH of New Cross Glass Works, Deptford, in the County
of Kent, Chemist do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN STOPPERING BOTTLES, JARS AND LIKE VESSELS" to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in stoppering bottles, jars and like
vessels when screw stoppers are employed therefor.
In carrying out my invention I make the stopper of glass in the usual manner
and sand blast the thread thereof, and I also sand blast the thread in the neck of
the bottle whereby a good bite can be obtained. To form a tight joint between
the stopper and the bottle I employ a ring or washer of vegetable parchment
which I preferably soften by a process such as that described in the specification
of Letters Patent N° 85, dated 7th of January 1881, granted to Harry Augustus
Barton and myself. The parchment ring or washer whether softened or not is
used either alone or in combination with a ring or washer of india rubber or other
suitable elastic material. The improved ring or washer is also applicable for use
with other descriptions of screw stoppers. Or instead of employing a ring or
washer of vegetable parchment as above described on a body of glass or other
material, I sometimes make the complete stopper of vegetable parchment softened
by the above named process or without softening in which latter case the stopper
or the bottle is provided with a suitable elastic ring or washer countersunk in the
stopper or bottle.
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Instead of softening the whole of the stopper when the same is made from
vegetable parchment, only the thread portion thereof may in some cases require to
be softened.
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Where a screw stopper of vegetable parchment is employed the screw thread in
the neck of the bottle does not require to be sand blasted;

page_text: I WILLIAM BOWERS FITCH of New Cross Glass Works, Deptford, in the county
of Kent, Chemist 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 improvements in stoppering bottles, jars and like
vessels when screw stoppers are employed therefor.
In carrying out my invention I make the stopper of glass in the usual manner
and roughen the thread thereof by the sand blast, acid or otherwise and I also
roughen the thread in the neck of the bottle whereby a good bite can be obtained.
To form a tight joint between the stopper and the bottle I employ a ring or washer
of vegetable, parchment which I preferably soften by any suitable process such as
that described in the Specification of Letters Patent No 85, dated 7th of January
1881, granted to Harry Augustus Barton and myself. The parchment ring or
washer whether softened or not is used either alone or in combination with a ring
or washer of india rubber or other suitable elastic material that is to say, I employ
two rings or washers one of parchment and the other of the elastic material
superposed one on the other. The improved ring or washer is also applicable for
use with other descriptions of screw stoppers. Or instead of employing a ring or
washer of vegetable parchment.as above described on a body of glass or other
material, I sometimes make the complete stopper of vegetable parchment softened
by the above named process or without softening in which latter case either the
stopper or the bottle is provided with a suitable elastic ring or washer preferably
countersunk in the stopper or bottle.
Instead of softening the whole of the stopper when the same is made from
vegetable parchment only the thread portion thereof may in some cases require to
be softened.
Where a screw stopper of vegetable parchment is employed the screw thread in
the neck of the bottle does not require to be roughened.
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
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1. Roughening the threads of glass screw stoppers and bottles as and for the
purposes herein before described.
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2. The use for forming a tight joint between screw stoppers and bottles of a
ring or washer made of vegetable parchment softened or not, or of vegetable
parchment and india rubber or other suitable elastic material substantially as
bereinbefore described.
3. A screw stopper for bottles made of vegetable parchment substantially as
hereinbefore described.

page_text: I WILLIAM BOWERS FITCH of New Cross Glass Works, Deptford, in the County
of Kent, Chemist do hereby declare the nature of the said invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN STOPPERING BOTTLES, JARS AND LIKE VESSELS to be as follows:-
This invention relates to improvements in stoppering bottles, jars and like
vessels when screw stoppers are employed therefor.
In carrying out my invention I make the stopper of glass in the usual manner
and sand blast the thread thereof, and I also sand blast the thread in the neck of
the bottle whereby a good bite can be obtained. To form a tight joint between
the stopper and the bottle I employ a ring or washer of vegetable parchment
which I preferably soften by a process such as that described in the specification
of Letters Patent N° 85, dated 7th of January 1881, granted to Harry. Augustus
Barton and myself. The parchment ring or washer whether softened or not is
used either alone or in combination with a ring or washer of india rubber or other
suitable elastic material. The improved ring or washer is also applicable for use
with other descriptions of screw stoppers. Or instead of employing a ring or
washer of vegetable parchment as above described on a body of glass or other
material, I sometimes make the complete stopper of vegetable parchment softened
by the above named process or without softening in which latter case the stopper
or the bottle is provided with a suitable elastic ring or washer countersunk in the
stopper or bottle.
Instead of softening the whole of the stopper when the same is made from
vegetable parchment, only the thread portion thereof may in some cases require to
be softened.
Where a screw stopper of vegetable parchment is employed the screw thread in
the neck of the bottle does not require to be sand blasted, »

page_text: I WILLIAM BOWERS FITCH of New Cross Glass Works, Deptford, in the county
of Kent, Chemist 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 improvements in stoppering bottles, jars and like
vessels when screw stoppers are employed therefor.
In carrying out my invention I make the stopper of glass in the usual manner
and roughen the thread thereof by the sand blast, acid or otherwise and I also
roughen the thread in the neck of the bottle whereby a good bite can be obtained.
To form a tight joint between the stopper and the bottle I employ a ring or washer
of vegetable parchment which, I preferably soften by any suitable process such as
that described in the Specification of Letters Patent No 85, dated 7th of January
1881, granted to Harry Augustus Barton and myself. The parchment ring or
washer whether softened or not is used either alone or in combination with a ring
or washer of india rubber or other suitable elastic material that is to say, I employ
two rings or washers one of parchment and the other of the elastic material
superposed one on the other. The improved ring or washer is also applicable for
use with other descriptions of screw stoppers. Or instead of employing a ring or
washer of vegetable parchment as above described on a body of glass or other
material, I sometimes make the complete stopper of vegetable parchment softened.
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Instead of softening the whole of the stopper when the same is made from
vegetable parchment only the thread portion thereof may in some cases require to
be softened.
Where a screw stopper of vegetable parchment is employed the screw thread in
the neck of the bottle does not require to be roughened.
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. Roughening the threads of glass screw stoppers and bottles as and for the
purposes herein before described.
2. The use for forming a tight joint between screw stoppers and bottles of a
ring or washer made of vegetable parchment softened or not, or of vegetable
parchment and india rubber or other suitable elastic material substantially as
hereinbefore.described.
3. A screw stopper for bottles made of vegetable parchment substantially as
hereinbefore described.
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