Improvements in Bottles and other Vessels for Containing Beers, Wines, and other Liquids, particularly those of a Sedimentary Character, and Appliances connected therewith.
Year: 1899

page_text: Date of Application, 3rd Mar., 1899
Complete Specification Left, 3rd Jan., 1900-Accepted, 3rd Mar., 1900
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles and other Vessels for Containing Beers,
Wines, and other Liquids, particularly those of a Sedimentary
Character, and Appliances connected therewith.
I, THOMAS EDWARD LANE, 108, Drayton Gardens, South Kensington, Wine
and Brandy Importer, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
The objects of this bottle, and such like vessels are:-
First In bottles of the ordinary sizes, from half pints, or less, up to quarts,
and even larger ones used specially for containing, and vending beers, stout,
wines, and other sedimentary beverages, to provide means by which their contents
may be drawn off with more desirable, and satisfactory results with regard to
brightness, wholesomeness, and purity of palate than has hitherto been attained,
and at the same time to obtain full measure, with the entire absence of sediment,
which from bottles of ordinary type, is absolutely impossible.
Second To facilitate, and expedite the efforts of persons especially those
employed in the hotel, restaurants, and retail beer, and wine, and spirit trades
in opening, and serving up bottled beers, and other drinks, and to more readily
meet the demands of customers in cases of emergency, or business pressure by
obviating the nuisance, the danger, and waste of time attending the extraction
of faulty corks, and the monotonous care involved by such impractical means
that have hitherto been afforded in the use of bottles of ordinary type for effectually
serving up their contents without objectionable traits of sediment, and intolerable
measure.
Third: To obviate waste in serving up bottled beers, and like beverages in
which a superfluity of effervescence, and froth sometimes prevail by affording
instantaneous means of effecting a gentle issue, or for regulating, or stopping the
same without removing the bottle, or disturbing the sediment, and without
reinserting the stopper, or closing the outlet.
Fourth: To provide a portable, and revolving stand, or brackett for the said
bottle, and glass, or glasses for the convenience of persons serving up bottled
beers, wines, and other liquids, and to relieve both the hands, and attention of
such persons for the performance of other duties, while the bottle can be safely
left to drain out its contents into glasses, or their equivalent provided in suitable
positions underneath.
Fifth To provide a special cork-machine, or cork-drawer for the express
use, and convenience of extracting the small outlet corks, which I may sometimes
employ in connection with this particular bottle.
This invention relates principally to improvements in bottles for containing,
and for the convenient supply of various liquids such as beer, wines, and other
beverages which deposit obnoxious, and objectionable sediment, and to appliances
connected therewith, with the express objects referred to, and these improve-
ments consist of the following:-
A bottle provided with a special regulative outlet which-preferably, is situated

page_text: in the centre of its bottom, where there is a small hole provided either by drilling,
as I propose to do with the ordinary type of bottles, or in its process of manu-
facture, in which the said outlet is readily affixable. This outlet may consist of
a small, and simple arrangement made of white metal of clean, and noncorrosive,
and untarnishable nature or of any other suitable material, and may be described
as partly tubular in shape, but it is furnished with an enlargement at one end
which is tapered from within about one quarter of an inch, or so of its end, to a
sharp edge round the end, and, of course, round the end of the hole that passes
through it, and which, when fixed forms the entrance to the outlet from the
interior of the bottle; this outlet is affixable by way of the mouth of the bottle,
by inserting its other, or tubelike end, as far as the tapered enlargement will
allow, in the said hole provided in the bottom of the bottle to receive it,
the tapered enlargement is countersunk on its underside, or base to receive a
miniature washer of rubber, cork, or any suitable material, but this washer is
only partly embedded in the base of the tapered enlargement as it is intended to
effect an airtight abutment against the bottom of the bottle inside, where the
said outlet is secured in its place, which may be done by a miniature nut on
a screwthread provided on the other, or outer end of the outlet, by screwing
it up tightly against the bottom of the bottle. The end of the said outlet, pro-
jecting as it does about a quarter of an inch or so on the underside of the
bottle, is also adopted to receive a screw-cap which I provide on the end of the
outlet stopper for the purpose of securing the latter firmly in the outlet, as
will be obviously understood. The other, or inner end of the outlet stopper is
likewise tapered to a sharp point, which, when inserted in its place, corresponds,
and forms an exact continuation of the tapered part of the outlet already described,
I thus avoid any interior ledge, or projection above, or round about the entrance
to the outlet on which the least particle of sediment can lodge, or be intercepted
in the process of fining of beers, or like beverages. By this means I obtain a
complete secretion of every atom of sediment, and other obnoxious matters
securely below the entrance to the outlet, in the recess that surrounds it in the
bottom of the bottle where it cannot be disturbed by any thing approaching
careful manipulation of the bottles, or by the speedy issue of their contents
which, when the outlet stopper is removed, can be drawn off, when slightly vented
by simply half a turn of the screw-stopper in the mouth of the bottle, quickly,
smoothly, and without emotion even to the last available drop, to reach, in point
of brilliancy, the very highest possible standard of perfection, which is the
chief essential aimed at, inasmuch as by paying due regard to the serving up,
and perfect brilliancy of certain beverages, I secure the advantages of wholesome-
ness, purity, and cleanness of palate.
In order to obviate the great loss, and waste in beers, and like beverages of
a frothy, and effervescing nature, by the special, and peculiar formation of the
said outlet, and its corresponding stopper employed in combination with a
suitable screw stopper, or its equivalent in the mouth of the bottle, and the
special facility afforded by the use of same in absolute combination, and by
which air can be excluded, or regulated, and gas confined, or emitted—I find
means simply by the manipulation of the ready at hand screw-stopper, or any
other equivalent arrangement I may employ in the mouth of the bottle, acting
purely in combination with the outlet, to instantaneously effect an issue of the
desirable contents of the bottle only, likewise to regulate, or stop the issue at any
given point.
I may sometimes employ outlets, similar to the aforesaid, affixable in the bottom
of the bottle by screw thread or I may employ a cement, or its equivalent, in
lieu of the aforesaid, to permanently fix the said outlet in its place.
I may furthermore provide bottles, and other vessels for containing sedi-
mentary liquids, and other drinks, in a variety of shapes, with outlets similar.
or equivalent to the aforesaid metal ones, but substantially formed, and moulded
with, and as part of these bottles, or vessels in glass, or any other suitable material,

page_text: in the process of manufacture, in this case their outlets may be either furnished
with a screw-stopper of any suitable make, or material, or the outlet may be
specially adopted to receive a lining of cork, or its equivalent, and stoppers of
wood, glass, or any suitable material may be employed with their ends tapered
to correspond with the tapered part approaching the entrance to the outlet inside
the bottle as herein before described.
Otherwise that part of the stopper immediately below the tapered end, and
which comes within the outlet may be substantially surrounded, or enveloped with
cork, or its equivalent, instead of the interior of the outlet, but in either case
the largest part of the tapered end of the stopper itself must entirely close with
perfect fit the sharp edged entrance of the outlet from where the tapered part
of the stopper begins, and forms a continuation corresponding in outline to that
of the outlet inside the bottle, and finishing with a sharp point for the purpose,
which will be obviously understood from the foregoing description.
As another means to obviate the settling, or lodging of the sediment, or any
other obnoxious ingredients contained in bottled beers, and like beverages,-in
their ordinary process of fining-from where it can escape to the deterioration of
the fine, and desirable contents of the bottle when being drawn and served up. I
may sometimes employ in substitution of the said taper ended stopper one suitably
hollowed, or cupped out at its end, and with that particular part that fills the
outlet from end to end,-riz., that immediately below the said miniature cup
formed in its end-made hollow to receive all sediment that can possibly fall
within the circumference of the entrance to the outlet, through one, or more
small apertures provided in the bottom of the said cup; and the hollow part of
the stopper that comes within the outlet may be affixable to the said screw cap
which secures it in the outlet of the bottle as previously described, by screw
thread, or otherwise, and thus be readily removable for the convenience of
cleaning out the secretion of sediment which, when necessary, or as often as the
bottles are washed for refilling.
Or I may sometimes utilize simply the screw-cap without the tapered stopper,
but lined with cork to abut against the outer end of the outlet to render it
substantially airtight, and liquid proof, or the said screw-cap may be hollow, or
fitted with a hollow receptacle in its centre, with one, or more apertures to
receive, and secure the sediment against escape, and the said receptacle may,
at the same time, also answer the purpose of closing the outlet, if desirable,
instead of employing a cork, or the stoppers herein before described, or it may be
otherwise suitably constructed to answer the said purpose.
Or in lieu of the preceding methods for closing the outlet I may employ simply
a plain, or metal capped cork, and the latter if necessary may be furnished with
a ring, or its equivalent to facilitate the extraction of the cork, or stopper, and
I may employ on the end of the cork, or stopper inserted, and coming in
contact with the contents of the bottle, a clean, innocent, and effectual com-
position capable of arresting all the sediment that can settle within the circum-
france of the said outlet, and render it immovable from the end of the cork or
stopper when they are drawn. And I may employ over the outer end of the cork,
or outlet stopper a suitable capsule shaped 'to the outlet, and with an ungummed
centre, but gummed, or otherwise rendered adhesive round its margin, and the
ungummed or central part of the said capsul will be perforated round to facilitate
its easy and speedy removal from over the actual outlet when, or before the cork
is drawn.
As a still further means of regulating, or closing the outlet, I may if necessary
adopt any suitable modification, I may for instance employ in connection with
a perfect screw stopper in the mouth of the bottle, wine, and spirit containers,
and like vessels, an outlet stopper, the latter to be extended from, and form a
continuation of the screw end, or inner extremity of the mouth stopper, and for
the said extension, I may employ a rod, or tube of untarnishable metal, or
material, and of suitable length, size, and construction which may have fitted on
its end a miniature plug, or screw of any suitable material to securely close the

page_text: outlet when the mouth stopper, which must, essentially, be fitted in strict con-
formity with same, is screwed home in the mouth of the bottle.
I wish to be understood that I do not always confine myself to the central
position in the bottom of the bottle for the outlet as the position may vary, so
also may the formation of the outlet, or I may employ permanently, or on
removal of the cork, or its equivalent from the outlet, and before the contents
of a bottle, or container, or like vessels are otherwise vented, or can escape-a
miniature tap, funnel, or convey pipe to draw off their contents in the necessary
direction, and at the same time secure its brightness, and obviate the superfluity
of froth, or waste. In addition to those herein before described, I may adopt
any other equivalent means to accomplish the said objects without departing
from the nature of my invention, and without annuling the combined, and special
advantages herein described, and which are not only intended to obviate the escape
of sediment, but for the regulation, and for stopping the issue of the contents from
the said bottles likewise from bottles, and other vessels for containing mineral
waters, and other liquids, where the said improvements in combination, and in
use with a suitable mouth stopper, or its equivalent, will be found an advantage,
and which I specially claim to virtually derive from the said use, and actual
manipulation of a suitable screw-stopper or its equivalent in the mouth of the
bottle working in absolute combination with suitable outlet arrangements.
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If necessary, in order to strengthen, and facilitate the formation of a suitable
outlet of the said bottle to receive either a stopper, cork, tap, funnel convey pipe,
or the like, also to afforde means to entierly obviate any projection
whatever on which the least particle of sediment can lodge, above, or
on a level with the entrance to the outlet in the interior of the
bottle, wherever the said, outlet may be situated, particularly if on the side of
the bottle, I suitably develop, and increase the thickness of the glass, or material
with which the bottle, or vessel consists, round, and about its outlet, either on
the inside, or out, or on both, and a slight beveled recess may be formed in the
thick glass a suitable distance from the bottom of the bottle inside which will
totally escape the falling, or settling sediment, and a suitable outlet may have
a favourable communication with this specially suitable recess, slightly above
the sediment lodged in the extreme bottom of the bottle.
For the convenience, and to further expedite the efforts of persons serving up
bottled beers, and other sedimentary, and effervescing drinks, and to minimise
the monotonous care, and attention hitherto involved in the performance of this
particular duty, which, to insure satisfactory results in palate, and appearance,
independent of short measure, has hitherto been most troublesome, and
necessarily slow,-I employ a combined bottle, and glass stand of wood, metal,
or any suitable material, which may be made either portable, or as a fixture,
and the lower part of it may be provided with receptacles for one, or more
glasses according to the size of the bottle in request. The top of the said stand
consists of a firm receptacle for the bottle, and may be affixable to its base which
forms the glass receptacle, by means of a pedestal, or by two, or more legs, or
stays, or by one stout side, or centre stay connecting both bottle, and glass
receptacles; or this bottle stand alone, or combined with the glass stand, or
receptacle may be affixable by any suitable means to a bracket, pillar, wall, shelf,
counter, sideboard, or upon, or against any place of convenience to facilitate the
serving up of the contents of the said bottles, the said receptacles for both bottles,
and glasses may, if necessary, be stationary, or have a revolving connection to
facilitate the filling of one, or more glasses from the said bottle without moving
either from the steady position in which they are originally placed for the
purpose, as a revolving bottle receptacle may be made to steadily move the bottle
with its outlet directly over the glasses in respective receptacles below, for the
purpose of filling them in rotation; otherwise-a revolving glass receptacle in
connection with a stationary bottle receptacle may be made to pass the glasses under
the outlet of the bottle to receive its contents in rotation. In substitution of

page_text: the foregoing arrangements I may sometimes employ simply a small bottle tray,
or support made of metal, china, glass, or any suitable material, and the afore-
said may be provided with a suitable funnel, or drainer to fit on, in, or round
the slightly projecting outlet of the bottle wherever it may be situated, to
receive, and convey the contents of the bottle in the necessary direction when
the outlet stopper is removed, and the contents of the bottle is vented through the
mouth.
This small tray, or bottle support may have its underside adapted to fit on
the top of the glasses intended to receive the contents of the bottles it supports,
or it may be affixable in a frame bracket, pedestal, or any suitable support, or
place provided for it, and its purpose.
In connection with these bottles where corks are adopted as a means of closing
the outlet, and to simplify, and further expediate the work of serving up their
contents, I employ a special kind of machine, or cork drawer, in, or upon which
bottles of this particular type, and with their outlets situated at the bottom,
may be firmly placed, and with great precision in a special receptacle with their
small corked outlets coming directly over a miniature cork-screw made expressly
for the purpose, and which, by the manipulation of a small lever, handle, or knob,
or any other suitable arrangement, may be readily inserted in the cork, and
then, by the reversible action of the said lever,-handle, or whatever means may
be employed, an immediate, and clean extraction of the cork is effected, and
without the necessity of moving the bottle in the slightest degree, or of disturbing
the sediment secreted in its bottom, in the necessary operation, or I may adopt
a cork-screw that will effect an extraction of the said corks by similar means,
but by the single effort, namely-by its action of insertion in the cork while the
reverse action of the screw will rid the latter of the cork, as will be obviously
understood.
Dated this 2nd day of Waugh 1900
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Bottles and other Vessels for Containing Beers,
Wines, and other Liquids, particularly those of a Sedimentary
Character, and Appliances connected therewith.
I, THOMAS EDWARD LANE, 108, Drayton Gardens, South Kensington, London,
S.W., Wine & Brandy Expert Shipper, 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:
The objects of this bottle and such like vessels are:-In bottles of ordinary
sizes, viz., from half pints, or less, upwards to quarts, and such as are used specially
for containing, and for the development and vending of wines, beers, stout,
likewise other sedimentary beverages to provide means by which their contents
may be drawn off with more satisfactory results with regard to brightness, whole-
someness, flavour, and purity of palate than have hitherto been attained; and at
the same time--to obtain full measure, with the entire absence of sediment, which
from bottles of ordinary type, is absolutely impossible.
2nd. To facilitate, and expedite the efforts of persons, especially those employed.
in the hotel and kindred trades, in opening and serving up wines, bottled beers,
and the like, and thus more readily meet the demands of customers in cases
of emergency or business pressure by obviating the nuisance, and waste of time
attending the extraction of faulty corks, and the monotonous care involved by

page_text: such impractical means that have hitherto been afforded in the use of bottles of
ordinary type for effectually serving up their contents without objectionable
disturbance of sediment, and intolerably short measure.
3rd. To obviate waste in serving up bottled beers, and like beverages in which
a superfluity of effervescence and froth sometimes prevails, by affording instan-
taneous means of effecting a gentle issue, or of regulating, or stopping the same
without removing the bottle, or disturbing the sediment and without reinserting
the stopper, or closing the outlet.
4th. To provide a portable and revolving stand or bracket for the said bottle,
and glass, or glasses for the convenience of persons serving up bottled beers,
wines and other liquids, and to relieve both the hands, and attention of such
persons for the performance of other duties, while the bottle can be safety left
to drain out its contents into glasses, or their equivalent, provided in suitable
positions underneath.
5th. To adopt a suitable cork machine, or cork drawer for the express use,
and convenience of extracting the small outlet corks which I may sometimes
employ in connection with this particular bottle.
The invention is illustrated in the annexed drawings in which Fig. 1 is a
sectional view showing the improved bottle with a stand for the same. Figs. 2,
3, 4 and 5 are detail views of the stopper. Fig. 6 is a view of a modified form
of the lower part of the stand broken away and shown in section.
Fig. 7
illustrates a modified form of bottle holder. Fig. 8 illustrates a cork drawer for
use with this invention.
This invention relates principally to improvements in bottles for the convenient
supply of various liquids such as beers, wines and other beverages which deposit
obnoxious, and objectionable sediment, and to appliances connected therewith
with the express objects referred to, and these improvements comprise a bottle a
provided with an outlet which preferably is situated in the centre of its bottom
where there is a small hole provided either by drilling as I propose to do with
the ordinary type of bottles or in its process of manufacture in which the outlet
pipe b is readily affixable. This outlet pipe b may consist of a small and simple
arrangement made of white metal, of clean non-corrosive and untarnishable
nature, or of any other suitable material and may be described as generally
tubular in shape, but it is furnished with an enlargement at one end as at 61
which is tapered from within about one quarter of an inch, or so of its end
to a sharp edge round the end and of course, round the end of the hole that
passes through it, and which when fixed, forms the entrance to the outlet from
the interior of the bottle; this outlet pipe bis affixable by way of the mouth of
the bottle by inserting its other or tubular end as far as the tapered enlargement
will allow in the said hole provided in the bottom of the bottle to receive it,
the tapered enlargement is countersunk on its underside or base to receive a
miniature washer d of rubber, cork, or any suitable material, but this washer
is only partly embedded in the base of the tapered enlargement as it is intended
to effect an air tight abutment against the bottom of the bottle inside when the
said outlet pipe is secured in its place which may be done by a miniature nut e
on a screw thread provided on the other or outer end of the outlet pipe which
nut is tightly screwed up against the bottom of the bottle. The end of the
said outlet pipe projecting as it does about a quarter of an inch or so on the
underside of the bottle is also adapted to receive a screw cap g Fig. 2 which I
provide on the end of the outlet stopper e for the purpose of screwing the latter
firmly in the outlet as will be readily understood. The other or inner end of
the outlet stopper e is likewise tapered to a sharp point and when inserted in
its place corresponds and forms an exact continuation of the tapered part 1 of
the outlet pipe already described. I thus avoid any interior ledge or pro-
jection above or round about the entrance to the outlet on which the least particle
of sediment can lodge, or be intercepted in the process of fining the beer or like
beverages in the bottle. By this means I obtain a complete secretion of every

page_text: atom of sediment and other obnoxious matters securely below the level of the
entrance to the outlet b in the recess m, o that surrounds it in the bottom of
the bottle where it cannot be disturbed by anything approaching careful
manipulation of the bottles or by a speedy issue of their contents which when the
outlet stopper is removed, can be drawn off when the bottle is slightly vented by
simply half a turn of the screw stopper in the mouth of the bottle, quickly,
smoothly, and without emotion even to the last available drop, to reach, in point
of brilliancy, the very highest possible standard of perfection, which is the chief
essential aimed at, inasmuch as by paying due regard to the serving up, the
perfect brilliancy of certain beverages I secure the advantages of wholesomeness,
purity and cleanness of palate.
I thus obviate the great loss and waste in beers and like beverages of a frothy
and effervescing nature by the special and peculiar formation of the outlet and
its corresponding tapered stopper or cork when these are employed in combination
with a suitable screw stopper, or its equivalent in the mouth of the bottle. I.
also obtain special facility afforded by the use of the aforesaid devices in com-
bination by which air can be excluded or regulated and gas confined or emitted
and I thus find means simply by the manipulation of the ready at hand screw
stopper or any other equivalent I may employ in the mouth of the bottle acting
purely in combination with the outlet at the lower end, to instantaneously affect
an issue of the desirable contents of the bottle only, likewise to regulate or.
stop dead the issue to a drop at any given point.
I may sometimes employ outlets, similar to the aforesaid, affixable in the
bottom of the bottle by screw thread, or I may employ a cement or its equivalent
in lieu of the aforesaid to permanently fix the said outlet in its place.
I may furthermore provide bottles, and other suitable vessels for containing
sedimentary liquids, and other drinks in a variety of shapes, with outlets similar
or equivalent to the aforesaid metal ones, but substantially formed, and moulded
with and as part of the bottle, or vessels in glass, or any other suitable material,
in the process of manufacture; in this case their outlets may be furnished either
with a screw stopper of any suitable make, or material; or the outlets may be
adapted to receive a lining of cork, or its equivalent and stoppers of wood, glass,
or any suitable material may be employed with their ends tapered to correspond
with the tapered part approaching the entrance to the outlet inside the bottle,
as hereinbefore described.
As another means to obviate the settling or lodging of the sediment or any
other obnoxious ingredients contained in wines, bottled beers and like beverages,
in the ordinary process of fining from where it can escape to the deterioration
of the bright and desirable contents of the bottles when they are drawn and
served up, I may sometimes employ in substitution of the said tapered stopper,
one suitably hollowed or cupped out at its end as in Fig. 3 and with that particular
part that fills the outlet from end to end riz.: that immediately below the said
miniature cup formed in its end made hollow as at k to receive all sediment that
can possibly fall within the circumference of the entrance to the outlet through
one or more small apertures provided in the bottoni of the said cup, and the
hollow part of the stopper that comes within the outlet may be affixable or
affixed to the said screw cap which renders it secure in the outlet as previously
described by screw thread or otherwise, and thus he readily removable for the
convenience of cleaning out the the secretion of sediment when necessary or as often
as the bottles are washed for refilling. Or I may sometimes utilize simply the
screw cap without the tapered stopper, but lined with cork to abut against the
outer end of the outlet to render it substantially air-tight and liquid proof. Or
in lieu of the preceding methods for closing the outlet I may employ a plain but
taper ended cork or the latter may be furnished with a hollow headed and taper
headed nail pin as in Fig. 4 or cap of untarnishable and non-corrosive white
metal or its equivalent as at m Fig. 5 as a substitute for the taper ended stopper
hereinbefore described, to prevent sediment lodging thereon,

page_text: If deemed necessary, I employ over the outer end of the cork or stopper, a
suitable label or capsule shaped to fit the outlet and with an ungummed centre,
but gummed or otherwise rendered adhesive round its margin and the ungummed
or central part of the said label or capsule may be perforated round to facilitate
its easy and speedy removal from over the actual outlet when or before the cork
is removed.
I wish to be understood that I do not confine myself to the central position in
- the bottom of the bottle for the outlet, as the position may vary so also may
the formation of the outlet. I may employ permanently or on removal of the cork
or stopper from the outlet b and before the contents of these bottles or like
vessels are otherwise vented or can escape, a channel and spout such as i Figure 1
in conjunction with bottle stand or support h to draw off the contents in the
necessary direction for example, into a glass and at the same time secure
brightness and obviate waste.
For the convenience, and to further expedite the efforts of persons serving up
bottled wines beers and other sedimentary and effervescing drinks and to
minimise the monotony care and attention hitherto involved in the performance
of this particular duty which to insure anything approaching satisfactory results
in purity, palate, and appearance, independent of short measure, has hitherto
been most troublesome and necessarily slow, I employ a combined bottle and
glass stand of wood, metal, or any suitable material, and which may be made
either portable or a fixture. The lower part of it may be provided with room for
one or more glasses according to the size of the bottle in request, the top h
of the said stand consists of a firm receptacle for a bottle, and as herein before
stated may be furnished with a suitable channel and spout i to convey the
contents of the bottle after the stopper or cork is removed into glasses k¹
below.
In addition to the aforesaid, this arrangement forms an essential combination
with the sedimentary and regulative outlet and a suitable ventilating mouth
stopper or its equivalent, in that the said combination works in co-operation to
effect a regular issue, and convey the contents as required into the glasses on
their stand below, as will be readily understood with an expenditure of less
than half the time and trouble hitherto entailed by the use of bottles of ordinary
type. This bottle stand is affixable to its base which forms the glass stand by
means of a stationary or revolving pedestal h h or by two or more stays, or by
one short side stay or support, or this bottle stand alone with receptacles for one
or more bottles or combined with a suitable glass stand may be affixable by any
available means to a bracket, pillar, pedestal, wall, shelf, counter, sideboard or
upon or against any place of convenience to facilitate the serving up of the said
bottles, the receptacles for both bottles and glasses may if necessary be stationary
or have a revolving connection as in Fig. 6 to facilitate the filling of one or more
glasses from the same bottle without removing either from the steady position in
which they are placed after the removal of the cork or stopper from the outlet,
as a revolving bottle receptacle, made as in Fig. 1 may be made to steadily move
the bottle with its outlet directly over the glasses standing on the base of the
stand below. Otherwise a revolving glass receptacle as in Fig. 6 in connection
with a stationary bottle receptacle may be made to pass the glasses underneath
the outlet of the bottle to receive its contents in rotation. In substitution of the
foregoing arrangements, I may sometimes employ a small bottle tray or support o
made of metal, china. glass wood or any suitable material as in Fig. 7 and the
same may be provided with a suitable funnel to fix on, in or round the
slightly projecting outlet of the bottle wherever it may be situated to receive
and convey the contents of the bottle in the necessary direction when the cork
or stopper is removed and the contents of the bottle are vented through the
mouth. This small tray or bottle support may have its underside adapted to
fit on the top of a glass ² intended to receive the contents of the bottle it supports

page_text: or it may be affixable in a frame, bracket, pedestal or any suitable support or
place provided for it and its purpose.
In connection with these bottles where corks are adopted as a means of closing
the outlet in the lower end and to simply and otherwise further expedite the work
of serving up their contents, I employ a machine or cork drawer for example as
shown in Fig. 8 in or upon which bottles of this particular type and with their
outlets situated at the bottom may be placed firmly and with great precision in
a receptacles with their small corked outlets coming directly over a miniature
cork screw made expressly for the purpose whereby by the manipulation of an
ordinary handle knob, or any other suitable arrangement t may be readily inserted
in the cork and then by the reversible action of a lever u, handle, or whatever
means may be employed, an immediate and clean extraction of the cork is effected,
and without the necessity of removing the bottle in the slightest degree, or of
disturbing the sediment secreted in its bottom in the necessary operation.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
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1. The improved bottle for containing beers, wines and other liquids, sub-
stantially as described and illustrated herein and for the purpose set forth.
2. In bottles an aperture in the bottom of the bottle, a screw sleeve passing
through said aperture a nut engaging upon said screwed sleeve for maintaining
it in position a washer for maintaining a tight joint in the interior of the bottle
a screw cap carrying a plug or cork for closing said aperture, a stand for carrying
said bottle having an outlet, substantially as described and illustrated herein and
for the purpose set forth.
Dated this 3rd day of January 1900.
HERBERT HADDAN & Co.,
Agents to Applicant,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, W.C., London.