IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO THE CAPSULING OF BOTTLES AND OTHER LIKE RECEPTACLES, AND THE APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN.
Year: 1878

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Edouard Belier, of Cambridge Terrace, Islington, in thic
County of Middlesex, Engineer, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR
APPLICABLE TO THE CAPSULING OF BOTTLES AND OTHER LIKE RECEPTACLES,
AND THE APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN.'
"
Sealed the 24th January 1879, and dated the 15th November 1878.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Edouard Belmer at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 15th November 1878.
EDOUARD BELMER, of Cambridge Terrace, Islington, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer. "IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO THE CAPSULING OF BOTTLES AND
OTHER LIKE RECEPTACLES, AND THE APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN."
My Invention relates to the capsuling of bottles and other like receptacles, and
has for its object the flattening or depression of the plaits or projections when
produced in the capsule in a regular form in the operation of securing it to the
neck of the bottle (for example) by means of any suitable capsuling machine.
In carrying out my Invention in order to effect this object I employ a frame or
bracket carrying a plain or fluted roller or rollers, either cylindrical or conical,
mounted on spindles or axes so as to be capable of revolving thereon, the rollers
(when two or more are employed) being arranged at an augle the one to the other
to suit the position of the plait on the capsule.
This frame or bracket may be either stationary in which case it may be
fixed to and form a part of the capsuling machine, or it may be moveable as
desired.
In operating with this apparatus assuming that a stationary tool is employed, I
take the bottle as it proceeds from the capsuling machine with the capsule applied
having the plaits or projections thereon, and pass it with pressure in contact with
the roller or rollers beneath the same, whereby the roller or rollers will be caused
to revolve, and thereby flatten the plaits or projections upon the capsule in an even
and uniform manner. When a moveable tool is employed I take the same and
draw the roller or rollers over the plaited capsule upon the bottle, the latter being
held stationary whereby a similar effect is obtained.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Edouard Belmer in the Great Seal Patent Office on the 8th May
1879.
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EDOUARD BELMER, of Cambridge Terrace, Islington, in the County of Middlesex,
Engineer. IMPROVEMENTS IN OR APPLICABLE TO THE CAPSULING OF BOTTLES AND
OTHER LIKE RECEPTACLES, AND THE APPARATUS EMPLOYED THEREIN.”
My said Invention relates to the capsuling of bottles and other like receptacles,
and has for its object the flattening or depression of the plaits or projections
when produced in the capsule in a regular form in the operation of securing it
to the neck of the bottle (for example) by means of any suitable capsuling
machine.
In carrying out my said Invention in order to effect this object a frame or
bracket is employed carrying a plain or fluted roller or rollers either cylindrical or
conical, mounted on spindles or axes so as to be capable of revolving the rollers
(when two or more are employed) being arranged at an angle the one to the other
to suit the position of the plaits on the capsules.
This frame or bracket may be either stationary, in which case it may be
fixed to and form a part of the capsuling machine, or it may be movable as
desired.
In operating with this apparatus assuming that a stationary, tool is employed,
the bottle is taken as it proceeds from the capsuling machine with the capsule
applied having the plaits or projections thereon, and is passed with pressure beneath
the roller or rollers and in contact therewith, whereby the roller or rollers will be
caused to revolve, and thus flatten the plaits or projections upon the capsule in an
even and uniform manner. When a movable tool is employed the same is taken
and the roller or rollers are drawn over the plaited capsule upon the bottle, the
latter being held stationary whereby a similar effect is obtained.
The several Figures on the annexed Drawing illustrate one mode of carrying out
the said Invention.
Figure 1 is a back elevation of the apparatus with a bottle, shewn in section,
carrying a capsule in the act of being operated upon; Figure 2 is a plan of the
underside of the apparatus with the capsuled bottle shewn in dotted lines, and
Figure 3 is a view shewing the neck of the bottle carrying a capsule (in elevation)
with one of the rollers (in transverse section), the bottle being represented with one
of the plaits of its capsule in contact with the roller in the act of being drawn
beneath the same.
A is a frame or bracket carrying two inclined spindles or axes a, a, on which are
respectively mounted conical fluted rollers B, B, corresponding to two of the plaits
or projections b, b, of the capsule B¹. These rollers may be either arranged so as to
be free to turn upon their spindles or axes a, a, or they may be made fast upon the
said spindles or axes, the latter in that case being made free to turn in bearings in
the frame or bracket A, so as to admit of the rotation of the rollers.
The frame or bracket A carrying the rollers may be fixed to and form part of the
capsuling machine. The parts C shewn in the Drawing may be assumed as being
a portion of the frame of the capsuling machine to which the frame or bracket A is
attached by screws. c, c.
The Drawing represents a bottle D to which a capsule B¹ has been applied by
means of any suitable capsuling machine as in the act of being operated upon by
the said apparatus, the capsule having four plaits or projections b, b, regularly
formed upon it. The bottle is held in such a position beneath the rollers that two
of the plaits or projections will be in contact one with each of the rollers. The
bottle is then passed with pressure beneath the rollers in the direction indicated by
the arrows in Figures 2 and 3, whereby the rollers are caused to revolve, and
partially flatten the plaits or projections upon the capsule in an even uniform
manner, producing the appearance shewn most clearly in Figure 3.

page_text: The bottle is then turned round, and the other two plaits are operated upon.
Similarly any other required number of plaits may be operated upon simultaneously
or successively, the apparatus being constructed accordingly.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said
Invention, and the manner in which the same is or may be used or carried into
effect, I would observe in conclusion that what I consider to be novel and original
and therefore claim as the Invention secured to me by the hereinbefore in part
recited Letters Patent is,
The employment for flattening or depressing the plaits or projections produced in
capsules in the operation of securing them to bottles or other like receptacles of
apparatus constructed and arranged so as to operate substantially in the manner
herein before described, and illustrated by the accompanying Drawings.
In witness whereof, I, the said Edouard Belmer, have to this iny Specification
set my hand and seal, this Twenty fourth day of April, One thousand
eight hundred and seventy nine.
EDOUARD BELMER. (L.S.)