Improvements in the Manufacture of Bottles and other Articles in Blown Glass.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd July, 1886.
Complete Left, 27th Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 27th May, 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bottles and other Articles in
Blown Glass.
We, JOSIAH CLAUGHTON ARNALL, of Ferrybridge in the County of York,
Gentleman, and HOWARD MATRAVERS ASHLEY of Ferrybridge in the said County,
Foundry Manager do hereby declare the nature of our invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES AND OTHER ARTICLES IN BLOWN GLASS to be as
follows:
We construct a mould (a bottle mould for instance) in the usual manner, of any
suitable material and form as will admit of the necessary quantity of Molten Glass
for the Bottle required being pour'd or placed in it, and which will also allow of its
being opened to take the Bottle out when made. We next provide the Bottle Mould
with a sliding Bottom, or Ram, or plunger, which may be so formed as to be the
Counterpart of one end or other part of the Bottle required, and which may he so
forced in or drawn out of the Bottle mould, as to shorten or lengthen the Bottle at
the will of the operator, and at the opposite end the Mould is made to fit accurately
into a cup or socket, with inside bevelled edges or other suitable formation, so that the
cup or socket being fixed and the Bottle mould attached to a.sliding or moveable
piece of Machinery or vice-versa, the two parts can be brought into contact for the
making of the Bottle, and then seperated for the removal of it. We next form the
inside of the Bottle mould at the end nearest to the cup or socket, so as to be
the counterpart of the outside of the neck and lip of the Bottle, and in the middle of the
cup or socket we make a cylindrical projection, reaching into the Bottle mould, the
outside of which is the counterpart of the inside of the neck and lip of the Bottle,
and on the top or at the end of this cylindrical projection we place a stud, or button
in such a manner, and of such a form as will allow it to rise and fall, or to expand
and contract, as pressure is brought to bear upon it, and at the opposite end outside
the Bottle mould we attach a suitable pipe to the cup for the purpose of admitting air,
We should then
gas, or steam to the inside of the mould by displacing the Button.

page_text: be able to make a bottle in the following manner.
We raise or withdraw the loose
end or ram of the mould, and put in the Molten glass. We then press the ram into
the mould, until it comes into contact with the Molten glass, which is forced by the
pressure all round the cylindrical projection, so forming the neck and lip of the
Bottle. We then turn on by any suitable means the necessary pressure of gas, air,
or steam, which passing through the pipe and through the cup, raises or displaces the
Button, and entering the mass of Molten metal, blows it hollow, and also
blows out the end of the mould or ram, until the Bottle is the required length and
thickness.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bottles and other Articles in
Blown Glass.
We, JOSIAH CLAUGHTON ARNALL of Ferrybridge in the County of York,
Gentleman, and HOWARD MATRAVERS ASHLEY of Ferrybridge, in the said County,
Foundry Manager, 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:-
In carrying out our invention in the manufacture of a bottle (for example) we
construct a mould of any suitable material, and of any required form, and that will
admit the requisite quantity of molten glass being poured or otherwise placed in it,
and which will also allow of its being opened to withdraw the bottle when made; and
in order that our invention may be clearly understood we annex a sheet of drawings
illustrating same, premising that similar letters of reference indicate similar parts in
either of the two figures.
Fig. 1, is a side elevation of such an apparatus, part being in section.
Fig. 2, Front elevation of same.
The bottle mould A, is secured to a frame such as B, to which is also attached a
guide C, through which passes a plunger provided with a bottom piece D, which can
be inserted and withdrawn from the mould as required, and by which the bottom of
the bottle is shaped, and the length of the bottle is determined.
The opposite end of the mould, is made to fit accurately into a cup or socket E,
the interior of which is so shaped, that when in combination with the next portion
of the mould, and a cylindrical projection hereafter described, the molten glass will bo
moulded to the exact form required.
The cylindrical projection F, or air tube, rises from the centre of the cup or
socket E, and reaches into the body of the mould, its outer configuration corresponding
with the inside of the neck and lip of the intended bottle.
We close the opening at the top end of the air tube, by a button valve G, having
a grooved shank H, as shown in the cross section; (but we do not bind ourselves to
this precise construction); the valve is arranged to rise and fall, as pressure is applied
or withdrawn.
Connected with the air tube and the valve is a supply pipe I, by means
of which compressed air (or gas or steam) is conducted and can be admitted into the
mould.
The operation of making a bottle is as follows, having raised the plunger and closed
the mould by means of the handle J, the molten glass is poured into the top
opening of the mould, the plunger is then pressed down into the mould and forces
the molten glass into every part of the mould thus forming the neck and lip of the
bottle.

page_text: We then admit the air, gas, or steam into the supply pipe I, which raises the
button G, and entering the mass of molten "metal" blows it hollow, and continuing
to expand raises the plunger D, until the bottle reaches the desired length and
thickness; the cup or socket E, is then lowered, the mould opened and the bottle
taken out and passed to the annealing oven.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said invention
and in what manner the same is to be put into practice, wo declare that what we
claim is:-
In the manufacture of glass bottles, and other like articles or vessels of blown
glass; constructing the mould with a cup or socket, (such as E) in combination with
a cylindrical projection or air tube (such as F) having a button valve (such as G) in
connection with an inlet pipe for the purpose specified and substantially as hereinbefore
described and shown.
1
ليوم
די
1000
ROBT. F. DRURY,
Agent for the Applicants.