Improvements in Securing Paper Capsules on Bottles and the like, and in Means or Apparatus therefor.
Year: 1894

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Dec., 1894
Complete Specification Left, 10th July, 1895-Accepted, 4th Sept.. 1835
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Securing Paper Capsules on Bottles and the like,
and in Means or Apparatus therefor.
We, WILLIAM FREDERICK HUNT, of 85 Rue de Fréjus, Cannes, France,
Gentleman, and ALBERT EDWIN HUNT, of 2 Perren Street, Kentish Town, in
the County of London, Manufacturer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows
Our invention relates to improvements in securing pleated paper capsules on
bottles and the like, and in means or apparatus therefor, and it has for its object
to enable such capsules to be readily and effectually secured without the use of
string, wire ribbon, or elastic bands.
For this purpose, we take the pleated paper capsules, either when made, or at
any time previous to applying the same on the bottles, or the like, and turn their
lower edge outwards so as to form an annular rim or flange, and to the under or
inner side of this rim or flange, we apply a fillet of gum, or other suitable liquid
adhesive preparation, by means of brushes, rollers, or other distributors.
In order to apply the capsules thus prepared, we employ a means or apparatus
comprising a central stem and movable arms, either hinged or spring-like, the
said stem being provided at its lower end with a cylindrical block having a
truncated conical recess, into which the corked mouth of the bottle, or the like,
with the capsule thereon, is inserted. The arms are provided with curved or
segmental end pieces so that when closed they embrace the bottle neck and so
force the adhesive portion of the capsule on to the same, when by giving the
bottle, or the apparatus, a turn, the proper adherence of the capsule thereto can
be ensured.
The central stem works vertically through a circular piece or head to which
the aforesaid arms are pivotted or secured. A spiral spring surrounds this stem
and tends to press it downward. On the exterior circumference of the block is
provided an annular notch or groove, and the arms are provided with wedge-
shaped pieces or projections, so that when said arms are pressed together, the
wedge-shaped pieces enter the annular notch on the exterior of the block, and
limit the movement of the stem. The outer sides of the ends of the arms are
grooved to receive and hold in position au elastic ring which draws the arms
together. The arrangement of the stem and arms permitting a certain amount of
vertical movement relatively to each other, greatly facilitates the action of
flattening down the adhesive portion of the capsule against the bottle neck, as
when the block on the stem is bearing upon the cork, and the segmental end
pieces of the arms have been caused to close upon and embrace the bottle neck,
the said neck can then be pushed up vertically between these end pieces thus
exerting a drawing action upon the capsule.
Dated this lot day of December 1804

page_text: Improvements in Securing Paper Capsules on Bottles and the like,
and in Means or Apparatus therefor.
We, WILLIAM FREDERICK HUNT, formerly of 85 Rue de Fréjus, Cannes,
France, and now of 188 Boulevard de Caudérau, Gentleman, and ALBERT EDWIN
HUNT, formerly of 2 Perren Street, Kentish Town, London, and now of 41 Rue de
Mulhouse, Manufacturer, both in Bordeaux, France, 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, reference
being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters and figures marked
thereon, that is to say :-
Our invention relates to improvements in securing paper capsules ou bottles,
and the like, and in means or apparatus therefor, and it has for its object to
enable such capsules to be readily and effectually secured without the use of
string, wire, ribbon, or elastic bands.
For this purpose, we take pleated paper capsules, either at the time of making,
or at any time previous to applying the same to the bottles, or the like, and turn
their lower edge outward so as to form an annular rim or flange, and to the inner
side of this rim or flange we apply a fillet of gum, or other suitable liquid adhesive
preparation by means of brushes, rollers, or other distributors.
In order to apply and secure the capsules thus prepared, we employ means or
apparatus comprising a suitably shaped head and movable arms or clips pivotally
connected thereto. Through this head a central stem is arranged to work vertically,
and is provided, at its lower end, with a cylindrical block having a truncated
conical recess into which the mouth of the corked bottle, with the capsule thereon,
is inserted. The arms are formed with angular or wedge-shaped projections, and
with curved or segmental ends, grooved or otherwise shaped on their exterior, to
receive and hold in position an elastic ring which tends to continually draw the
arms together and cause them, when closed, to embrace the bottle neck and so
force the adhesive portion of the capsule on to the same.
The cylindrical block, or the stem, is formed with an annular notch into which
the angular or wedge-shaped projections enter, and limit the upward movement of
the stem.
And in order that our invention may be readily understood, we will describe the
same fully with reference to the accompanying drawings, in which:
Figs. 1 and 2 are elevations shewing our improved apparatus with the parts in
their closed and open positions respectively.
Fig. 3 is a vertical central section corresponding to Fig. 1.
Fig. 4 is a plan of the apparatus with the upper part of the head removed.
Fig. 5 is a horizontal section on the line, z, of Fig. 3.
Figs. 6 and 7 are elevations shewing respectively a capsule as it appears on a
bottle, before and after the application of our apparatus thereto.
a is the head of the apparatus, around which are formed vertical grooves a', and
in the upper part of which is an annular recess a² normally closed by a ring as
screwed on to the central portion a' of the head. b are the movable arms or clips
which are pivotally connected to the head, by means of a metal ring &fitting in
the annular recess a², as seen more clearly in Fig. 4, and the upper parts of these
arms lie in the grooves a' and flush with the contour of the head. 62 are the
wedge-shaped projections on the arms, and are their curved or segmental ends

page_text: which are bent outwardly at their lower extremities and are surrounded by the
elastic ring & for confining and pressing the ends of these arms against the gummed
rim of the capsule. In the arrangement shewn, there are four of these arms
disposed equidistantly around the head a, although, if desired, more or less of them
may be so arranged. c is the central stem which works vertically through an
orifice in the head, and e' is the cylindrical block at the lower end of this stem,
cbeing the truncated conical recess in this block to receive the mouth of the
corked bottle to be capsuled. is the annular notch in which the projections 62
engage, said notch being angular in vertical section to correspond to the shape of
the projections 2. c is a plain annular surface upon which the projections 62 rest
when the apparatus is open.
The edges of the various parts which come into contact with each other, are
rounded off, or eased, to make the working of the apparatus easier.
In capsuling a bottle, according to our invention, the capsule d provided with a
fillet of adhesive material on its rim d', as described, is fitted, as usual, over the
cork of the bottle as shown in Fig. 6, the adhesive material being previously
moistened. The apparatus is then employed to force the adhesive portion or rim
of the capsule flat against the neck of the bottle, as shown in Fig. 7. For this
purpose, the central stem c is pressed downwards by the thumb, or finger, into the
position shown in Fig. 2 so as to spread or open the arms band to raise the
projection 62 onto c*. The mouth of the bottle, with the capsule thereon, is then
inserted into the recess in the block c', and the apparatus is pressed downward
by the hand, whereupon the arms or clips immediately close, or are brought
together under the pressure of the elastic ring, as in Figs. 1 and 3, when, by
giving a few turns, in one or the other direction, to the apparatus, or to the bottle,
but always in the direction of the pleats or folds, the adherence of the capsule to
the neck of the bottle is effected. The apparatus is then removed by pushing
downward the stem to again open the parts, or it may be drawn off bodily. The
vertical movement of the stem relatively to the arms, greatly facilitates the action
of flattening down the adhesive portion of the capsule against the bottle neck, as
it enables the segmental ends of the arms to exert a drawing or stretching action
on the capsule.
In order to enable the same apparatus to be used for different sizes of capsules,
the cylindrical block c' may be fitted with removable moulds or filling pieces, each
suitable for a particular size; or, in some cases, the block may be made removable,
and a number of interchangeable heads may be provided to suit bottles of different
sizes.
If desired, a spiral spring may surround the stem so as to expedite the return
thereof.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :--
1. A pleated paper capsule having a fillet of adhesive material applied to the
inner side of its rim or flange, as and for the purpose described.
2. Apparatus for securing paper capsules on bottles, and the like, comprising a
head carrying hinged or pivotted arms or clips having angular or wedge-shaped
projections and curved or segmental ends, a stem free to work up and down in
such head and carrying a recessed cylindrical block adapted to fit over the capsule,
the wedge-shaped projections limiting the upward movements of the stem by
engaging either the stem, or the block, when the arms are closed, and means for
confining and pressing the ends of the arms against the gummed and moistened
rim of the capsule to ensure adherence of the same to the neck of the bottle,
substantially as set forth.
3. Our improved means or apparatus for securing pleated paper capsules having
a fillet of adhesive material on the inner side of its rim or flange, to bottles, and

page_text: the like, whereby the use of string, wire, ribbon, or elastic bands is dispensed with,
substantially as hereinbefore described and shown with reference to the drawings.
Dated this 10th day of July 1895.
ERNEST DE PASS,
Chartered Patent Agent,
78, Fleet Street, London, and 54, Market Street, Nottingham,
Agent for the Applicants.