An Improved Method of Adapting Ordinary Bottles for the, Use of Caps or Stoppers for Closing the samė.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Jan., 1887
Complete Left, 1st Oct., 1887
Complete Accepted, 1st Nov., 1887
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
:
An Improved Method of Adapting Ordinary Bottles for the, Use of
Caps or Stoppers for Closing the samė.
We JOSEPH DEEKS of Monument Station Buildings in the City of London
Merchant and THOMAS ETHERIDGE HARPER of Pilgrim House South Weald Brentwood
in the County of Essex Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
We propose to adapt ordinary bottles which have been already made and intended
to be closed with corks secured by wire or string so that the same may be closed by
means of a cork or Stopper forming part of or dependent for its security upon a cap
or rim attaching to or engaging with the outside of the Bottle. For this purpose we
propose by cutting or grinding to flatten to the requisite extent the opposite sides of
the circular Rim or Bulb with which the necks of such Bottles usually terminate and
at right angles to such flattened surfaces and in the proper position to form similar
cuts or grinds so that the Cap may be put on over the flattened surface first above
mentioned and then by being slightly turned round may engage with and be retained
by the upper edge of the other flattened surface.
JOSEPH DEEKS.
THOMAS E. HARPER.

page_text: CONT LEIE SPECIFICATION.
1
An Improved Method of Adapting Ordinary Bottles for the Use of
Caps or Stoppers for Closing the same.
We JOSEPH DEEKS of Thomas Street Whitechapel in the County of Middlesex,
Mineral Water Manufacturer and THOMAS ETHERIDGE HARPER of Pilgrim House,
South Weald in the County of Essex, Gentleman 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 object of this Invention is to convert ordinary Bottles so that the same may be
closed by means of a Cap or Stopper carrying lugs or projections turned inwards or
sidewards at their ends.
Bottles are frequently made with an outside ring or annular rim of metal level with
or slightly below their mouths-by flattening this ring or rim at opposite sides the
lugs or projections of the Cap or Stopper just described can be made to pass over the
flattened surfaces and when the Stopper is slightly turned the ends of the lugs will
catch under the uncut portions of the rim of the Bottle and the Stopper will be retained
thereby until released by being turned back.
Instead of flattening the rim a groove or channel of sufficient size may be cut
through it or upon each side of the Bottle neck when there is no rim-and when the
rim is of a convenient depth no further alteration of the Bottle is necessary but where
there is no rim on the Bottle or where it is too deep or too low down to be conveniently
used then another groove or flattened surface should be cut upon each side of the
Bottle neck immediately below and slightly to the side of the first flattened surface or
groove so that the two grooves meet at a convenient distance down the Bottle nearly
in a right angle.
The flattening and cutting of the Bottle neck hereinbefore mentioned can readily
be done by holding the Bottle against any ordinary glass cutters wheel of suitable
dimensions or they may be done with a file or by means of a Grindstone.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what
we claim is
The adaptation or conversion of ordinary Bottles for the purposes and by the means
herein before described.