Improved Stopper for Bottles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Improved Stopper for Bottles.
AMBROSE PORTER, Commercial Traveller, 33, Durham Road, Blackpool, and
WILLIAM MURDOCH, Draper, &c., 112, Raikes Road, Blackpool, do hereby declare the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a novel method of corking and uncorking of bottles whilst
the corks remain at the top and not in the neck of the bottle, and the contents of
same are made airtight by means of pressure applied to the top of the stopper
and fastened by means hereafter mentioned.
In the construction of our improved cork or stopper we form a peg comprised of
wood, glass, or vulcanite with one, two, or three holes horizontally through the same
to allow the easy run of a chain, string, or wire which may be fastened at the one
We place
end to a rim or band clasping the neck of the bottle and fastened thereto.
a cork with the centre bored out upon the peg or stopper. When in position the
peg or stopper is pressed down which allows a ring or spring clasp (which is fastened
to the loose end of the chain, wire, or string) to be placed upon a stud or catch
projecting from the above mentioned band. On relaxing the pressure upon the peg
or stopper the chain, wire, or string tightens, and thus the bottle becomes securely
corked.
To open or uncork the bottle it is only necessary to apply pressure to the top of
the stopper or peg to relax the chain wire or string by which means the ring or
spring clasp is immediately released from the stud or catch.
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AMBROSE PORTER.
WILLIAM MURDOCH.
Improved Stopper for Bottles.
We, AMBROSE PORTER, of 33, Durham Road, Blackpool, in the County of Lancaster,
Commercial Traveller, and WILLIAM MURDOCH, of 112, Raikes road, Blackpool
aforesaid, Draper, 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 method of stoppering and unstoppering bottles, the
stopper being at the top and not in the neck of the bottle and the contents of same
are made air tight by means of pressure applied to the top of the stopper and fastened
by means hereafter inentioned.
Such being the nature and object of our said invention, the following is a
complete description of same reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in
which:-
Fig. 1 is a front elevation of a stopper and attachments as applied to bottle neck.

page_text: Fig. 2 is a like view, being a side elevation of Fig. 1.
Fig. 3 shews stopper withdrawn from the neck of the bottle.
Fig. 2 and Figs. 4 and 5 illustrate modifications of details.
At 1 is the stopper in the head 2 of which is cut or bored the groove 3 or holes 3
and within the groove or through the holes is the wire 4 its end projecting from the
groove or holes 3 beyond the head of the stopper and forming at each side of the
stopper a loop 5-6 and to these is attached the strap, chain, or like connecting
piece 7 and the locking piece 8, the part 7 being hooked on or attached to the
circling band 9 whilst the part 8 is locked to said band 9 by means of one or other
of the holes 10 and engaging pin 11. The groove or holes 3 practically conceal the
wire and ensure an even pressure being obtained by permitting the free and
independent movement of the wire and prevents displacement of said wire. The
action of the stopper is as follows:-The stopper as seen at Fig. 3 is simply folded
over so as to come into the mouth of the bottle, and on slight pressure on the head of
the stopper the india rubber 12 is compressed and one of the eyes or openings 10 in
the locking piece 8 is slipped over the locking pin 11 and the operation is completed
and the stopper securely held in position. To release and remove the stopper a slight
pull on the ring 13 will detach the piece 8 from its holding device and the stopper is
then folded back to the position shewn at Fig. 3, or the part 8 may be formed to act
as a spring so that when the part 2 of the stopper is pressed the compression of the
rubber 12 will allow the spring to act and the part 8 will be released from the locking
pin automatically and without use of the ring 13 as shewn at Fig. 2.
In some cases the loop 6 is continued and made long enough to reach the locking
pin 11 and thereby serve the purpose of the limb 8, or it may extend from 9 to 11 as
shewn by Fig. 5 the rubber 12 being soft so as to readily adapt itself to compression
and expansion and thereby admit of the springing of the loop 6 on and off the locking
pin 11.
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 :-
(1) In a bottle stopper the general construction, arrangement, and combination of
parts herein described and illustrated by the annexed drawings, Figs. 1, 2, 3.
(2) In a bottle stoppering device a grooved or perforated head 3 and combined
therewith a wire adapted to and forming a connecting link between attachments such
as 7-8 and herein described and illustrated by Figs. 1, 2 and 3 of the annexed
drawings.
(3) In a bottle stoppering device a grooved or perforated head 2-3 and combined
therewith a wire 6 adapted to and forming a connecting link between parts 7 and 11
and a soft yielding part 12 as described and illustrated by Fig. 4.
(4) In a bottle stoppering device a grooved or perforated head 2-3 and combined
therewith a wire 4 adapted to and forming a connecting link between parts 9 and 11
as illustrated by Fig. 5 of annexed drawings.
Dated this 25th day of February 1898.