Improvements in Machines and Appliances for Capsuling Bottles, Jars, and for like purposes.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Mar., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 7th Jan., 1896-Accepted, 8th Feb., 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines and Appliances for Capsuling Bottles,
Jars, and for like purposes.
We, WILLIAM CLARK, and WILLIAM ALEXANDER CLARK both of
37 Whitworth Road, Plumstead, in the County of Kent, Engineers, do hereby
declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
:-
This invention has reference to the manner in which we construct and arrange
machines and apparatus for securely fixing capsules to the necks of glass and other
bottles, and of jars used for containing liquids, fruits, pickles, and for other like
purposes, the objects of our invention being to enable our machines to be used by
unskilled persons, and to permit of bottles or jars of varying diameters in the ueck
being effectually capsuled by one machine, without requiring alteration or
adjustment of the working parts.
In carrying our invention into effect in one convenient manner when constructing
our machines suitable for clamping or attaching to any work-bench, table, or stand,
we make it in the form of A bracket, having an upper flange or foot to rest upon
the upper surface of the table or bench, and having a base-piece or foot with a
boss through which a screw may pass for clamping the bracket on to the material
of the bench, the screw being operated by a hand-wheel or a spanner in any
ordinary manner.
At the upper end of our bracket we form a head-piece or chamber-boss, having
an inner bush-piece or gland of india-rubber or other elastic material, and having
the interior portion of this bush hollowed or shaped to suit the neck of the bottle
or jar which is to be capsuled. We make the bush preferably with a flango at
each end to lie securely within the boss upon our bracket, and we keep it in
position by means of an outer eud washer, plate, or cover carried from the bush
by means of screws or other clamping devices. Around the interior of the bush
we place a coil or length of thin metal sheet, preferably steel, one end being
attached to the bracket, or to the boss, while the other end, after passing round
the circumferenco of the bush, we attach to a lever arm, the free end passing
through an opening provided for the same which we form within the metal of the
boss of the bracket.
Upon the same boss carrying bracket we pivot a lever upon a spindle or pin
carried from the bracket plate, and attach the free end of the spring or coil sheet
which passes around the rubber bush-piece direct to the lever, so that when the
lever is operated depressed, or pushed, then the coil of metal is tightened, and the
elastic material bush clipped in and caused to forse the metal of the capsule firmly
into contact upon the neck of the bottle. The pressure which we give to the
handle we adjust by leverage to suit any particular degree of thrust which may be
necessary to cause the metal of the capsule to closely follow up the shape of the
bottle or jar neck, and for rigidly adapting itself to the shape of the neck.
We sometimes make our thimble shaped bush with divided surfaces rather than
being a continuous ring, when it is required to cause a great amount of yielding to
take place upon the varying diameter of the neck of the bottlo or jar which is to
bo operated upon.
Instead of employing a band of steel or metal, we may employ webbing or other
suitable material to encircle the yielding thimble compressing bush attaching the

page_text: end of the encircling band to the lever in any ordinary manner, and we-modify
the shape and configuration of our lever to suit the particular requirements of the
materials employed, and of the vessel which is to be operated upon.
By the action of this our improved yielding thimble-piece or elastic bush we aro
enabled to effectually capsule an irregular shaped neck, and to bring pressure to
bear over the whole of the irregular surface by the operation of a single lever.
When so desired we may balance the lever or place a spring upon the same to
bring it back into its open position aftor it has been employed to clip or capsule
the cap on to the neck of the jar or glass.
We do not limit the application of our invention to any particular shape of
bracket or to any particular form of bush or capsuling thimble-piece, but we
modify the essential features herein before described to suit the vessel which is to
be operated upon and to suit the bench or table to which the machine is to be
attached either permanently or temporally; the base plate or feet being altered
when so desired to form an independent stand without the necessity of attach-
ment to any other table or being made to permanently attach to any flooring or
bench which may be in existence for other purposes.
Doted the 4th day of March 1805
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Machines and Appliances for Capsuling Bottles,
Jars, and for like purposes.
We, WILLIAM CLARK and WILLIAM ALEXANDER CLARK, both of
37 Whitworth Road, Plumstead, in the County of Kent, Engineers, 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 has reference to the manner in which we construct and arrange
machines and apparatus for securely fixing capsules to the necks of glass and other
bottles, and of jars used for containing liquids, fruits, pickles, and for other like
purposes, the objects of our invention being to enable our machines to be used by
unskilled persons, and to permit of bottles or jars of varying diameters in the neck
being effectually capsuled by one machine, without requiring alteration or adjustinent
of the working parts.
In the accompanying sheet of explanatory drawings-
Figure 1 is a sectional elevation and Figure 2 an end elevation of oue form of
our machine.
Figure 3 is a detail elevation of an alternative arrangement of our clipping band.
Figure 4 is an end elevation of a cup or holder we sometimes employ.
In carrying our invention into effect in one convenient manner, we make our
machine or apparatus with a foot plate or bottom flange A which may be secured
to any bench or table, and we provide a bracket like plate B. At the upper end
of our bracket B we attach a headpiece or chamber-boss C, having an inner bush-
piece cup or gland of india-rubber or other elastic material D, and into the interior
portion of this bush the neck of the bottle or jar which is to be capsuled is placed.
Instead of a separate boss-piece C we sometimes form it in one piece with the
bracket B; we may make the bush preferably with a flange at one or both ends so
that it may lie securely within the boss upon our bracket, and we may keep it ia
position by means of an outer end washer, plate, or cover carried from the bush, by
means of screws or other clamping devices.

page_text: To enable varying sizes of necks to be introduced into one machine, we profor to.
place a making up collar or holder E within the boss C and we then change the
cup or glaud of india-rubber D to suit the size of neck that is to be operated upon..
Around the exterior of the cup bush we place a coil or length of thin metal
sheet F, preferably steel, one end F' of this band we attach to the bracket, or to.
the boss, while the other end F, after passing round the circumference of the bush,.
we attach to a lever arm or link G, the free end passing through an opening H
provided for the same which we form within the metal of the boss of the bracket.
Upon the same boss carrying bracket B we pivot a hand or foot lever H¹ upon
a spindle or pin carried from the bracket plate, and we attach the free end of the
spring or coil sheet F which passes around the rubber bush-piece direct to the lever, or
to its arm or link G, so that when the lever is operated, depressod, pulled, or pushed,
then the coil or metal F F F is tightened, and the elastic material bush D clipped
in and caused to force the metal of the capsule firmly into contact upon the neck of
the bottle. The pressure which we give to the handle H or foot lover we adjust
by links and ordinary varying leverage to suit any particular degree of thrust or
effort which may be necessary to cause the metal of the capsule to closely follow
up the shape of the bottle or jar neck, and for rigidly adapting itself to the shape
of the neck.
We sometimes make our thimble shaped bush or cup D with divided surfaces.
or with ribs or grooves d as shown in Figure 4, when it is required to cause a
great amount of yielding to take place upon the varying diameter of the nock of
the bottle or jar which is to be operated upon.
Instend of employing a band of steel or metal F, we may employ webbing or
other suitable material to encircle the yielding thimble compressing bush or cup D
attaching the end of the encircling band to the lever or its connection in any
ordinary manner, and we modify the shape, arrangement, and configuration of our
hand or foot lever to suit the particular requirements of the materials employed, and
of the vessel which is to be operated upon.
We hold the cup in position conveniently by means of a bolt or stud L or we
may provide it with flanges or ribs for springing into recesses formed within the
holder or boss.
By the action of this our improved yielding thimble-piece or elastic bush we are
enabled to effectually capsule an irregular shaped neck, and to bring pressure to.
bear over the whole of the irregular surface by the operation of a single lever.
When so desired we may balance the lover or place a spring upon the same to
bring it back into its open position after it has been employed to clip or capsule the
cap on to the neck of the jar or glass.
Instead of making the band in one piece we find it more effectual to make it
with a joint or gap covering piece F as shown in Figure 3, one end of the inner
coil piece is fixed to the outer band and it extends partly round the interior
of the band F forming a cover plate or strip for the opening H.
When constructing our-aachines suitable for clamping or attaching to any work-
bench, table, or stand, we may make it in the form of a bracket, having an upper
flange or foot to rest upon the upper surface of the table or bench, and having a
base-piece or foot with a boss through which a screw may pass for clamping the
bracket on to the material of the bench, the sorew being operated by a hand-wheel
or a spanner in any ordinary manner.
We do not limit the application of our invention to any particular shape of
bracket or to any particular form of bush or capsuling thimble-piece, but we modify
the essential features hereinbofore described to suit the vessel which is to be operated
upon, and to suit the bench or table to which the machine is to be attached either
permanently or temporally; the base plate or feet boing altered when so desired to
form an independent stand without the necessity of attachment to any other table,
or being made to permanently attach to any flooring or beuch which may bo in
existence for other purposes.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tiou, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is―
1. The improvements in capsuling machines and appliances substantially as and
for the purposes hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying
drawings.
2. In a bottle, jar or the like capsuling machine or apparatus, the use of an
elastic or other band such as F for compressing a yielding cup or bush such as D
into which the neck of the vessel is placed, substantially as aud for the purposes
hereinbefore described and as illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
3. In a capsuling machine, the combination and arrangement of a yielding cup or
neck holder, with an outer encircling clipping band having one end firmly attached
to the machine while the other end is in connection with a moving lever or link
which tightens the band upon the cup, substantially as hereinbefore described.
Dated this 7th day of January 1896.
MARKS & CLERK,
18 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., and
13 Temple Street, Birmingham, Agents for the Applicants.