Improvements in the Stoppering of Bottles.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Dec., 1897-Accepted, 12th Feb., 1898
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Stoppering of Bottles.
I, JOHN CARTWRIGHT, of 60 and 61, Russell Street, Derby, Shopkeeper and
Ironworker, 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:-
This invention relates to improvements in connection with the stoppering of
bottles, and provides a means by which bottles having corks which require to be
wired or tied on may be fastened in place more easily than is at present the case.
The device I propose to employ consists of a pin or projection of metal or of other
material extending at each side of the top of the bottle. One end is formed with
two holes which allow the wire or string to be passed through them in securing the
cork. The two ends of the wire are threaded through the holes and pulled tight.
They are then taken over the cork and lapped round the opposite projection which
simply consists of a pin. The fastener may be made in various forms, and can
also be applied to bottles at present in use as hereafter described.
In order that the invention may be more clearly understood, reference is had
to the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 is a side view of the top of a
bottle provided with my improved fastener, Fig. 2 is a sectional plan of the same
showing how the fastener is fitted in the bottle, Fig. 3 shows a modified form,
Fig. 4 shows a second modification and Fig. 5 illustrates the arrangement. as
applied to ginger beer and other existing bottles.
As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the fastener is formed from metal, and is made in
the top of the bottle during the process of manufacture. The device consists of
the ring A formed with the projection a and a¹. The first projection is provided
with the holes a² which as shown, are vertical. The device is made in the top B
of the bottle, so that the parts a and a¹ project at each side. Both ends of the
wire C are passed through the holes a³ and the wire is then drawn tightly over
the cork. On lapping it round the projection a¹, it will be securely held, and
will prevent any danger of the cork being blown out.
As employed with string, the string is doubled at some distance from the middle,
and the ends are then threaded up through the holes. The long end is taken over
the cork, under the projection a¹ and brought back, being then tied with the short
end over the cork.
In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the projections are of slightly different
form. In place of the holes a³ a central hole a³ is formed extending horizontally
through the part a.
In Fig. 4 instead of the perforated projection, a part a extends from the bottle
and forms a loop at the lower part of the mouth. As shown clearly in the drawing
the wire or string is passed through this loop which serves in place of the
perforations.
As shown in Fig. 5 the device is made from the bent strip A' which is curved
to fit around the neck of the bottle extending through slightly more than half a
circle. The ends are formed with the perforations as allowing strong copper wire
to be passed through so as to tie the device round the neck of the bottle. The

page_text: strip may be of triangular or any other suitable shape in cross section. The arrange-
ment is otherwise similar to those already described.
Instead of two projections four may be employed, but two are generally
sufficient.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what
I claim is-
(1) An improved device for use with stoppering bottles consisting of projections
extending from the sides of the bottle, one projection forming an eye allowing
the wire or string securing the cork to be fastened, substantially as described and
for the purposes specified.
(2) An improved means for stoppering bottles, consisting of two projecting parts
of metal or other suitable material embodied in the top of the bottle, and extending
at each side, and holes formed in one of the said projections allowing the wire or
string to be passed through, and to be tied or wound round the other projection,
substantially as and for the purposes specified.
(3) The improved means for stoppering bottles to be employed with string or
wire, substantially as described and shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and for the purposes
specified.
(4) The improved device for use in stoppering bottles, consisting of two pro-
jections, one of which forms an eye, substantially as described and shown in Fig. 3
of the drawings, and for the purposes specified.
(5) The improved device for use in stoppering bottles, consisting of a projection
at one side, and an eye or loop at the other side of the mouth of the bottle, sub-
stantially as described and shown in Fig. 4 of the drawings, and for the purposes
specified.
(6) The improved device for use in stoppering bottles, consisting of a semi-
circular metal strip secured around the neck of the bottle having a projection at
one side and eyes at the other, substantially as described and shown in Fig. 5 of
the accompanying drawings, and for the purposes specified.
Dated this 15th day of November 1897.
GEO. H. RAYNER,
37, Chancery Lane, London, Agent for the Applicant.