Improved Aerated-water Bottle Opener.
Year: 1899

page_text: DLATHER, UT
Travancore Madras Presidency, British India, Civil Engineer.]
Improved Aerated-water Bottle Opener.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 322, High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, 6, Lord Street,
Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street, Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, and
Lower Temple Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Civil Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to a safety ærated-water bottle opener designed to prevent
accidents which constantly occur from the bursting of the bottle in the hands
of the operator.
For the better description of the apparatus a sheet of drawings consisting of two
figures are annexed hereto.
Figure 1. Shows a side view in elevation of the bottle-opener with the sheath
or casing open and attached to the edge of a table.
Figure 2. Shows a plan of the foot-rest and the sheath and part of frame in
section.
Looking at the drawings A represents the metal frame which holds the work-
ing gearing which consists of handle B, fixed on shaft C, which revolves pinion D,
(fixed on same shaft) which actuates small pinion E, fixed on shaft F, and on
same shaft is fitted a wedge-shaped segmental cogged cam G, which is also made
to revolve about half a circle and in doing so pushes the free ends of lugs H,
open, the other ends being fixed to each side of the sheath J closes it on the
bottle which is placed on a rubber faced foot-rest K attached to bar projecting
from toe of sliding rack L fitted in the front bar M of frame A. The sliding
rack L being forced up by the action of the cogged cam G pushes the ball
stopper in the bottle against tongue N attached to a wooden button 0 (shown
by dotted lines in. Fig. 1) fixed in top of one side of neck of sheath. This action
displaces the stopper and the escaping gas is caught and passed off through
grooves in the face of an annular rubber ring P attached to under side of button
and the gas being thus allowed to escape there is no waste of the contents of the
bottle which at present invariably takes place.
Inside, sheath (Fig. 2,) and attached to front bar M of frame are two plate
spring clips Q which hold the bottle in position. As shown in Fig. 1, the bottle-
opener is set at an incline when attached to the edge of table R by means of
screws through base plate S. The movement of the handle B is through a quar.
ter circle as shown by dotted lines and after the bottle has been operated on and
the handle has been released a spring coiled on shaft C cants it back again into
position, and the two leaves of sheath J outwardly open by gravitation owing
to the incline at which they are set.
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page_text: Improved Aerated-water Bottle Opener.
I, WILLIAM PHILLIPS THOMPSON, F.C.S., M.I.M.E., of the Agency for Foreign
Patent Solicitors, 322, High Holborn, in the County of Middlesex, 6, Lord Street,
Liverpool, and 6, Bank Street, Manchester, both in the County of Lancaster, and
Lower Temple Street, Birmingham, in the County of Warwick, Civil Engineer,
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 follow-
ing statement:-
This invention relates to a safety ærated-water bottle opener designed to pre-
vent accidents which constantly occur from the bursting of the bottle in the hands
of the operator.
For the better description of the apparatus or machine two sheets of drawings
consisting of three figures in which like letters are used to indicate like parts in
each figure are hereunto annexed 'and are to be read as part of this specification
Figure 1. Shows a top plan of the machine standing in a vertical position on
rest C.
Figure 2. Is a horizontal section showing foot rest and the bottle sheath wings
open.
Figure 3. Is a side view of the machine in position attached to the edge of a
table with the sheath or casing open.
Looking at the drawings, the machine consists of a frame A to hold the gear-
ing, a sliding rack B with a cushioned rest C to receive the bottle, a pair of
spring clips 1 in which the bottle rests and prevents it from moving to either
side out of position and a pair of hinged semicircular sheaths E forming a casing
which encloses the bottle while the stopper is being displaced.
The bracket frame A which carries the gearing is of metal and consists of a
front piece a, base b with its base plate c having screw holes in it for attaching
to wood pieced which is attached to table e.
From top of a projects a solid curved piece f which below the curved sub-
brackets which carry the bearings for the shaft of the cog wheels and pinions
that operate the machine divides it into two parts: one part curving inwards
joins the front piece a and again curving downwards joins the toe of the base b
and the other part curving downwards joins the heel of base b at c. To the sides
of the front piece a is attached by means of hinges K on each side the two semi-
circular parts forming the bottle sheath or casing E and in its back is a groove or
slot in which the sliding rack B. moves up and down and which is confined in its
place by a band which projects from it, and at a is an opening in frame which
allows of top of rack to pass through it. The sub-brackets g curving round
from A, at their tips carry the bearings for the spindle or shaft on which pinion F
and segmental cam-pinion G are fixed and to carry the bearings of shaft M on
which the actuating pinion N is fixed, two lugs and Pare projected upwards
from the tips of bracket g. On the outer end of shaft M is fitted a handle R
for working the machine and round the central part between the two bearing
lugs, is fitted a coiled wire spring one end of which is attached to collar Q
fixed on shaft by screw 7 the other end abutting against the opposite lug P. A
pin m shown by dotted lines projects from back of frame A stops segmental cam-
pinion G at the necessary point in its movement. Both halves of sheath E
are enclosed at the top with a cap plate and in the near one is fitted by means
of a screw through cap, a wooden button S shown by dotted lines Fig. 3 the
same as in use at present the inner face of which is lined with a grooved rubber

page_text: plate to allow of the gas escaping when pin T strikes and displaces the ball
stopper. To the sides of E are attached one on each side, two arms H and J
the tips of which travel on the wedge shaped cogged cam G which automatically
closes the sheath as the cam is revolved. The hinges K-Fig. 3 have their centre
piece Y-fitted loosely with a hooked end to admit of being pulled out and allow of
the sheath E being detached from the frame.
The action of the machine is as follows:--The bottle to be opened is placed on
foot-rest C the handle is pulled forward a quarter of a circle to the position in-
dicated by the dotted lines this action revolves cam G which actuates arms H, J
which close the sheath and at the same time raise rack B with the bottle on its
foot-rest C and presses the bottle against tongue T which displaces the ball stop-
per and allows the gas to escape through the grooves in the rubber facing of
button S.
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When the handle R is thrown back to a vertical position which spring
shaft m effects, the hinged sheath E opens by gravitation and the opened bottle
is removed.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and the manner in which the same is to be performed I do declare that
what I claim is:-
1. An aerated-water bottle opening machine as hereinbefore described and illus-
trated in Figs. 1, 2 and 3 in the two sheets of drawings hereunto annexed and
substantially for the purpose specified.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of London, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.
W. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of London, Liverpool, Manchester and Birmingham.