Improvements in Bottles, Jars, and other Receptacles, and in Stoppers for same.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 25th May, 1887
Complete Left, 17th Feb., 1888
Complete Accepted, 23rd Mar., 1888
Improvements in Bottles, Jars, and other Receptacles, and in
Stoppers for same.
I, JOHN THOMAS SMITH of 5 Bradshawgate, Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
The
This invention relates to an improved stopper for closing bottles, jars, and other
vessels in a convenient and secure manner, which allows of the contents being
emptied wholly or in part at will, and consists in constructing the mouth or inlet of
the bottle or other vessel in semi-circular form to receive a ball or sphere of glass or
other suitable substance pivoted in any convenient manner by any suitable means.
ball or sphere is provided with a hole or passage to fill and empty the same; being
made tight by an india-rubber or other ring seated in the bottle neck below the ball
or sphere. The ball or sphere is provided with a lip or its equivalent by which it is
operated or swivelled to open and close the bottle or vessel as desired. To close or
stopper the bottle or other vessel the ball or sphere is operated so as to place the hole
or passage through it at right angles to the inlet of the bottle or vessel.
Dated the 94th M 1005
EDMUND CHADWICK, Fel. Inst. P.A.,
92, St. George's Road, Bolton,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Bottles, Jars, and other Receptacles, and in
Stoppers for same.
I, JOHN THOMAS SMITH of 5 Bradshawgate, Bolton in the County of Lancaster,
Outfitter, do hereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the
same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the
following statement :-
My invention relates to an improved stopper for closing bottles, jars, and other
vessels in a convenient and secure manner, which allows of the contents being emptied
wholly or in part at will, and consists in constructing the mouth or inlet of the bottle
or other vessel in semi-circular or other form to receive a ball or sphere of glass or
other suitable substance pivoted in any convenient manner by any suitable means.
The ball or sphere is provided with a hole or passage to fill and empty the bottle, jar,
or other vessel; being made tight by an india-rubber or other ring seated in the bottle
neck below the ball or sphere. The ball or sphere is provided with a lip or its
equivalent by which it is operated or swivelled to open and close the bottle or vessel
as desired. To close or stopper the bottle or other vessel the ball or sphere is operated
so as to place the hole or passage through it at right angles to the inlet of the bottle
or vessel.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a bottle, jar, or other vessel provided with my
improved spherical stopper and Fig. 2 is an outside elevation of same at right angles
to Fig. 1.
A is a bottle, jar, or other vessel with the mouth or inlet B, the outside being
provided with the ledge or circular projection C. The ball or sphere D is constructed
of glass, or other suitable substance with the hole or passage E through it, and is
secured in position over the mouth or inlet B of the bottle, jar, or other vessel by the
centres G, the outer ends of which extend downwards and are bent under the ledge or
circular projection C. The mouth or inlet B is provided with the ring H of india-
rubber or other suitable substance with which a joint is made when the ball or sphere D
is swivelled to close the bottle, jar, or other vessel as in Fig. 3. To strengthen the
ring H to prevent it buckling and flying out of the mouth or inlet B when operated
upon by the ball or sphere D as in Fig. 3, it is provided with the centre ring I of
metal or other suitable substance. The ball or sphere D can be provided, if desired,
with the lips K to facilitate the operation of swivelling to open or close the bottle, jar,
or other vessel as in Fig. 3, also for determining the true position of the hole or
passage E when open as in Fig. 1, which is effected by one of the lips K coming in
contact with the outer edge of the mouth or inlet B.
When it is desired to empty a portion of the contents of a bottle, jar, or other vessel,
or for the purpose of emptying slowly the ball or sphere D is swivelled slightly as in
Fig. 4.

page_text: 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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For stoppering bottles, jars, and other vessels the use of the pivoted ball or
sphere D with the hole or passage E, substantially as described and as shown on the
drawings.