Year: 1888

page_text: I, CHARLES CHESWRIGHT of 6 Parkhurst Road, Camden Town in the County of
Middlesex, Gentleman do hereby declare the nature of this Invention to be as
follows:-
My Invention relates to Capsules which have apertures or weakened parts formed
in the necks so that the head of the capsule is connected to the body by strips or bands
which are torn or broken on opening the bottle so that the body of the Capsule is left
on the bottle.
According to my Invention I perforate or otherwise weaken the Capsule in two
circular lines so as to lessen the resistance of the Capsule to tearing in these two lines
which leave between them a circular strip one end of which is left free and may be
provided with an eyelet seal or tag by which it can be readily seized and torn away
leaving the body part of the Capsule on the neck of the bottle and the top part on
the cork.
1000
J. H. JOHNSON & Co.,
47, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C.,
Agents.

page_text: Improvements in Capsules for Bottles.
I, CHARLES CHESWRIGHT of 6 Parkhurst Road, Camden Town in the County of
Middlesex, 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 :-
My Invention relates to Capsules which have holes formed in the necks so that the
head of the Capsule is connected to the body by strips or bands which are torn or
broken on opening the bottle so that the body of the Capsule is left on the bottle.
According to my Invention I perforate or otherwise weaken the capsule in two
circular lines so as to lessen the resistance of the Capsule to tearing in these two
lines which leave between them a circular strip one end of which is left free and may
be provided with an eyelet seal or tag by which it can be readily seized and torn
away leaving the body part of the Capsule on the neck of the bottle and the top
part on the cork. Figure 1 of the accompanying drawing shews a capsule made
according to my Invention. Figure 2 shews the same with the strip in course of
being removed and Figures 3 and 4 are corresponding views of a modification.
In Figures 1 to the upper row of openings, perforations or weakenings is marked a
and the lower row is marked b and the strip left between them is marked c. In
Figures 1 and 2 the openings are of considerable size and the pieces left between them
have perforations as at d to facilitate tearing. The strip e is cut transversely at e
so as to leave an end which is provided with a tag seal or eyelet as at f to enable the
end of the strip c to be readily seized and torn away as shewn in Figures 2 and 4. In
Figures 3 and 4 the openings are simply two circular rows of perforations leaving
the strip c between one end of which is severed as at e and provided with a tag seal
or eyelet as before.
Having now described and particularly ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is
1st. A Capsule having a double row of perforations openings or weakenings with a
strip c between which can be readily removed by tearing leaving the body part of the
capsule on the bottle.
2nd. The combination with the capsule of two rows of openings perforations
or weakenings ab leaving a strip between severed at e and provided with a tag, seal,
eyelet or similar means for readily grasping it.
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