Improvements in or relating to Stoppers for Bottles and the like.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Jan., 1890-Accepted. 1st Mar.. 1890
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Stoppers for Bottles and the like.
We FERDINAND ZIEGLER, Factory Owner of Alexanderstrasse 21, and PAUL MENZ,
Factory Manager of Hirschstrasse 39 both of Breslau in the Empire of Germany 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 a mechanical bottle stopper with cork lining adapted
especially for bottles of sparkling wine and the like.
In the accompanying drawings, Fig. 1 is a vertical section through the bottle
stopper secured to the neck of a bottle. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof. Fig. 3
is a cross section on line A B showing the stopper with cork lining that is to say, a
view of the interior of the stopper. Fig. 4 a cross section through the steel band
and the neck of the bottle on line CD Fig. 2.
The stopper consists of the transparent capsule a the cork ring b the steel ring & and
the wire hoopf and lever g. The capsule a which is perforated at its upper part for
the purpose of receiving the hoop has two hollows of different dimensions on its
inside the lower larger hollow being intended for the cork ring b whilst the purpose
of the upper narrower hollow c is hereinafter described.
By means of the wire hoop fin connection with the side levers g which are inserted
inio side holes in the steel band d which can be placed around the neck of the bottle
or easily removed the capsule with the cork ring lining is pressed upon the opening
of the bottle so that the latter is tightly closed. The steel band d is held down by the
flange e on the bottle.
The capsule being transparent and made of glass enables observation to be made of
the repeated fermentation or of the residue of the wine or other fermenting liquids
during the storing. As bottles of sparkling wine such as champagne are stored in
reversed position the residue (yeast) collects in the upper narrower hollow c of the
capsule so that it may be removed or examined at any time. The fermentation taking
place the bottle is opened and as soon as the fermenting process has ceased the bottle
is closed again repeated corking being done away with. Previous to sending out
he wine the steel spring d with the whole lock device is withdrawn from the bottle
and the latter is corked up as usual.
In this manner even during the most prolonged storing or preparation of such wine
each bottle requires but one cork.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
ion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
laim is
A bottle stopper adapted to be secured over the mouth of a bottle or the like and
aving a transparent hollow capsule a with a recess to receive a cork ring to lie
gainst the top of the bottle neck and an upper hollow or recess c in said capsule the
hole substantially as set forth.
Dated this 31st day of January 1800
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C., Agents to Applicants.