Improved Means of Stoppering Bottles and other Articles.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application. 25th Sept., 1889.
Complete "pecification Left. 24th June, 1890-Accepted, 26th July, 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION,
Improved Means of Stoppering Bottles and other Articles.
We, DAN RYLANDS, Glass Bottle Manufacturer of Hope Glass Works Stairfoot near
Barnsley in the County of York and CHARLES EMMET Mechanical Engineer of
No. 194 Doncaster Road in Barnsley aforesaid, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
Our Invention relates to an improved method of stoppering that class of bottle or
jar the mouths of which are formed with internal or external screw threads or inclined
planes, and in the case of externally stoppered bottles, or other receptacles, is carried
out in the following manner.
According to our invention we form a cap of metal or other material with threads
or inclined planes of similar figure and pitch to those carried by the bottle, or other
receptacle to be stoppered. This cap on its upper surface or head is formed with a
depression or seating for the reception firstly of elastic material such as rubber on the
top of which is placed a disc or layer of cork, paper, or other suitable material & is
formed to securely hold the rubber and cork dises in position and prevent them turning
in their seating during the stoppering operation.
It will be seen that on the bottle being stoppered the rubber is in compression only,
and relieved from any abrading or disintegrating strain or wear-whilst the inter-
position of tlie cork or other imiterial secures an effectual joint and prevents the
contents of the bottle or other receptacle from reaching the rubber.
In the case of bottles, forned with internal threads or inclined planes the cork, or
other material, and rubber will be of annular form held in position internally by the
threaded plug and externally by the encircling wall of the cap.
In bottles with external threads we prefer to form at the base of the threaded
portion of the mouth a ring or flange which in conjunction with the cap will prevent
the entry of dust &c. into the interior of the cap.
Dated this 24th day of September 1889
DAN RYLANDS.
CHARLES EMMET.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means of Stoppering Bottles and other Articles.
We, DAN RYLANDS, Glass Bottle Manufacturer, of Hope Glass Works. Stairfoot,
near Barnsley, in the County of York, and CHARLES EMMET, Mechanical Engineer of
No. 194 Doncaster Road in Barnsley aforesaid, 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:-
Our Invention relates to an improved method of stoppering that class of bottle or
jar the mouths of which are formed with internal or external screw threads or inclined
planes, and in the case of externally stoppered bottles, or other receptacles, is carried
out in the following manner.
According to our invention we forma cap of metal or other material with threads
or inclined planes of siinilar figure and pitch to those carried by the bottle, or other
receptacle to be stoppered. This cap on its upper surface or lead is formed with a
depression or seating for the reception firstly of elastic material such as rubber on the
top of which is placed a disc or layer of cork paper or other suitable material and is
formed to securely hold the rubber and cork discs in position and prevent them turning
in their seating during the stoppering operation.
It will be seen that on the bottle being stoppered the rubber is in compression only,

page_text: and relieved from any abrading or disintegrating strain or wear-whilst the inter-
position of the cork or other material secures an effectual joint and prevents the
contents of the bottle or other receptacle from reaching the rubber.
In the case of bottles formed with internal threads or inclined planes the cork, or
other material and rubber will be of annular form held in position internally by the
threaded plug and externally by the encircling wall of the cap.
In bottles with external threads we prefer to form at the base of the threaded portion
of the mouth a ring or flange which in conjunction with the cap will prevent the entry
of dust &c. into the interior of the cap.
In the accompanying drawing Figs. 1 and 2 are elevations of a bottle partly in
section. Fig. 3 a sectional view of bottle mouth. Fig. 4a plan view and Fig. 5 an
elevation of a form of bottle mouth and Fig. 6 an elevation of cap for same. Similar
letters of reference indicate similar parts in the various figures.
Referring to Fig. 1a is a bottle mouth formed with an external screw thread and
a ring or flange c. d is a layer of cork or other suitable material and e an annular
ring of rubber or equivalent substance. f is a depression or seating formed in the cap
for the reception of the rubber ring e. In Fig. 2 the month of the bottle is formed
with inclined planes and flange c. d is the layer of cork and e a disc of rubber.
g is the cap formed with indents to engage with the inclined projections ii formed
on the mouth of the bottle. In Fig. 3b is the internal thread. g the threaded cap
formed with a seating for the reception of the rings of cork and rubber e. Figs. 4
and 5 show in plan and elevation the formation of the inclined planes ii and flange c
whilst Fig. 6 is an elevation showing the external appearance of the capg.
Entrance of dust &c. into the interior of cap is prevented by the inner circumference
of cap forming joint with the flange e as shown at c in Figs. 1 and 2. In Fig. 3 the
same end is attained by the cap y enveloping the outer upper surface of the mouth of
the bottle as shown at j.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is.
In combination with bottles having external or internal screw threads or inclined
planes or their equivalents, the use of a ring or layer of indiarubber or other elastic
material in combination with a disc of cork or other suitable material substantially in
the manner and for the purposes herein set forth and described.
Dated this 23rd day of June 1890.
DAN RYLANDS.
CHARLES EMMET.