Improvements in Means for Opening Internally Stoppered Bottles.
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application. 15th May, 1893
Complete Specification Left, 24th Jan., 1894 Accepted, 14th Apr., 1894
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Opening Internally Stoppered Bottles.
WILLIAM HOLMES 109 Burford Road Hysou Green Nottingham, ex Licensed
Victualler do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The apparatus, is a ventilated cup, with holes round the side, and with a hollow
tube to press the internal stopper in the bottle.
When the hollow tube is pressed on the internal stopper it allows the gas to
escape up the hollow tube into the cup ventilated with small holes round the side
thereby diminishing its force and so avoids accident and waste with the bursting of
bottles.
The whole appliance I prefer to make of wood but do not confine myself to wood
may
be made of metal or other material.
as it
Dated this 2nd day of June 1902
WILLIAM HOLMES.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
;
Improvements in Means for Opening Internally Stoppered Bottles.
WILLIAM HOLMES No. 6 Burwell Street, Hyson Green Nottingham late of
109 Burford Road Hyson Green Nottingham ex Licensed Victualler 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 apparatus is a ventilated cup with holes round the side and with a hollow
tube to press the internal stopper in the bottle.
When the hollow tube is pressed on the internal stopper it allows the gas to
escape up the hollow tube into the cup ventilated with small holes round the side
thereby diminishing its force and so avoids accident and waste with the bursting of
bottles.
The whole appliance 1 prefer to make of wood but do not confine myself to wood
as it may be made of metal or other material.
In describing my opener for internally stoppered bottles it may be constructed
with a piece of wood 24 inches long by 14 inches in diameter.
Turned in a lathe or wood turning machine down to 14 inches in diameter to
show a inch round nosing round the top.
And at 1 inches from the underneath side of the nosing to be 1 inch in
diameter.
And a plug inch long by inch in diameter turned at the bottom end and a
india rubber ring or washer placed round the top of the plug to prevent the
breaking of bottles.
And a hole inch in diameter by 14 inch deep to be bored down the centre from
the top of the opener to form a cup or bowl.
And 8 small holes inch in diameter to be drilled in two rows through the sides
of the opener to form a ventilation to the cup or bowl inch in diameter by
14 inches deep as mentioned above.
And a small hole to be drilled up the centre of the plug into the cup or bowl to
allow the gas to escape as stated above.

page_text: In order more clearly to describe my invention I have annexed the accompanying
drawing.
Fig. 1. is an outside elevation of my opener.
Fig. 2. is a sectional elevation of the same. A in Fig. 2 is a cup or bowl inch
in diameter by 14 inches deep with 8 small holes inch in diameter round the
-side 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
D. is a india
B. is a plug to press the internal stopper into the bottle with.
rubber ring or washer at the top of plug B. C is a small hole which passes
through plug B into cup or bowl A at point E. as shown in Fig. 2.
Having now particularly described and, ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner, the same is to be performed I declare what I
-claim is
1st. My opener upon the system of ventilation as mentioned above.
2nd. An apparatus suitably constructed for the purpose of opening internally.
stoppered bottles.
WILLIAM HOLMES,
No. 6, Burwell Street, Hyson Green, Nottingham,
Late of 109, Burford Road, Hyson Green, Nottingham,
Ex Licensed Victualler.