Improvements in Capsuling Machines.
Year: 1890

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Sept., 1890
Complete Specification Left, 24th June, 1891-Accepted, 22nd Aug., 1891
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Capsuling Machines.
I PETER DUTTO of No. 46 Hall Street, City Road London in the County of
Middlesex, Miller do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
This invention relates to capsuling machines for securing capsules upon bottles
and jars for various sizes such as cherry brandy, champagne and liqueur bottles and
pickle jars.
I fit within a box shaped casting a top and bottom block having each a tapering
semicircular portion removed therefrom forming a tapering circular hole when the
two blocks are closed together. Normally the blocks are urged asunder by means
of coiled springs or buffers fitted in suitable recesses formed in the blocks. The
blocks are capable of being urged together by means of a hand lever which protrudes
through the upper part of the box shaped casting and is formed at its extremity
within in the shape of an eccentric or cam extending over the greater part of the
length of one of the closing blocks hereinbefore referred to.
The handle is secured by a horizontal pin passing through the box shaped casting
and constituting the fulcrum upon which the eccentric or cam works. Thus the
lever handle serves to close the two blocks together and immediately upon removing
the pressure from the handle it is caused to return to its normal position by the
springs which urge the two blocks asunder.
Through an opening in the front of the box shaped casting I introduce between
the semicircular openings in the blocks a flanged india rubber bush from which at
diametrically opposite points part of the material is removed forming longitudinal
undercut channels which assist in compressing the india rubber bush so as to
accommodate the diameter of its bore to the outside diameter of the necks of the
bottles to be capsuled, the closing and releasing of the india rubber bush being
performed by means of the cam lever which operates the two blocks by which the
india rubber bush is enclosed.
The diametrically opposite channels in the india rubber bush being oppositely
undercut the capsuling is performed showing two pleats in the capsule diametrically
opposite to each other being oppositely turned over. The remainder of the capsule
being pressed uniformly towards the pleats to be formed, all other creases are
removed and the work done has a neat and uniform appearance.
The india rubber bush is retained in the box shaped casting by a clamping ring
which by means of suitable screws can be readily removed for changing the india
rubber bushes which vary in substance according to the size of the necks of the
bottles or jars to be capsuled, the thinnest bushes being employed for the wide
mouth jars and the thickest for the smallest flasks or bottles.
For various lengths of capsules to be dealt with the bottles or jars have to enter
to a greater or less distance into the india rubber bush. To serve as a guide for
this purpose 1 introduce at the rear of the box shaped casting a quick speeded
square threaded thumb screw carrying at its forward end a removable circular plate
varying in size according to the size of the bottle or jar to be capsuled.
This circular plate forms a flat base against which the top of the capsule may be
pressed to keep it flat during the capsuling operation.
The apparatus may be screwed down upon a bench or a straddling form as
desired.
Dated this 26th day of September 1890.
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Capsuling Machines.
I, PETER DUTTO of No. 46 Hall Street, City Road, London in the County of
Middlesex, Miller 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 capsuling machines for securing capsules upon bottles
and jars of various sizes, such as cherry brandy, champagne and liqueur bottles and
pickle jars.
The capsuling machine is shown in the accompanying drawings in which
Figure 1 is a sectional front view of the machine and
Figure 2 is a sectional side view of Figure 1.
Within the box shaped casting A I provide a top block C and a bottom
block C¹ having each a tapering semicircular portion removed therefrom forming
together a tapering circular opening when the two blocks are closed together.
Normally the blocks C C¹ are urged asunder by means of coiled springs fitted
in suitable recesses formed in the blocks. The blocks C C' are capable of being
urged together by means of a hand lever B which protrudes through the upper part
of the box shaped casting A. and is formed at its inner extremity in the shape of an
eccentric or cam & extending over the greater part of the length of the closing
blocks C. The hand lever B rocks on a horizontal pin passing through the box
shaped casting A and constituting the fulcrum upon which the eccentric or cam b
turns. Thus the lever handle B serves to close the blocks C C¹ together and
immediately upon removing the pressure from the handle it is caused to return to its
normal position by the springs which urge the blocks C and C¹ asunder.
Through an opening in the front of the casing A I introduce between the semi-
circular openings in the blocks C C an india rubber bush D having a flange d' and
from which at diametrically opposite points part of the material is removed forming
longitudinal under-cut channels d which allow the india rubber bush D to be
compressed so as to accommodate the diameter of its bore to the outside diameter of
the necks of the bottles to be capsuled, the closing and releasing of the india rubber
bush being performed by means of the cam b operated by the lever handle B to close
together the blocks C Č¹ between which the india rubber bush D is enclosed. The
diametrically opposite channels d in the india rubber bush D being oppositely
undercut the capsuling is performed showing two pleats in the capsule diametrically
opposite to each other being oppositely turned over. As the remainder of the
capsule is pressed uniformly towards the pleats to be formed, all other creases are
removed and the work has a neat and uniform appearance.
The india rubber bush D is retained in the box shaped casting A by a clamping
ring E which by means of suitable screws can be readily removed for changing the
india rubber bushes D which vary in substance according to the size of the necks
of the bottles or jars to be capsuled, the thinnest bushes being employed for the
wide mouth jars and the thickest for the smallest flasks or bottles.
For various lengths of capsules to be dealt with the bottles or jars have to enter
to a greater or less distance into the india rubber bush D. To serve as a guide for
this purpose I introduce at the rear of the box shaped casting A a coarse pitch square
threaded screw f carrying at its forward end a removable circular plate F varying
in size according to the size of the bottle or jar to be capsuled. This circular plate
forms a flat base against which the top of the capsule may be pressed to keep it flat
during the capsuling operation.
The apparatus may be screwed down upon a bench or upon a straddling form as
desired.

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. In a capsuling machine, the use of an india rubber bush having longitudinal
under-cut channels therein to close upon and pleat the capsules substantially as
described.
2. The combination of a lever handle B a cam b and blocks C C¹ to close the
blocks upon an india rubber bush D for securing capsules upon bottles jars or flasks
of various sizes substantially as described.
Dated thin 04th day of Tune 1801
AYRTON & THOMAS,
Agents for the Applicant.