Improvements in or relating to Stoppering Bottles.
Year: 1898

page_text: Date of Application, 7th Dec., 1893-Accepted, 4th Feb., 1899
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Stoppering Bottles.
I, CARL HASCHKÉ, of 32, Zöllnerstrasse, Dresden, in the German Empire,
Mechanician, do hereby declare the nature of my said 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 that class of bottle stoppers, which are secured by
means of wire which stoppers usually have the following defects, viz: When the
bottle is opened the liquid comes in contact with the india rubber ring, and, as
the stopper has to be forced against the neck of the bottle, either the neck of the
bottle or the stopper are liable to be broken; and the object of my invention is
to remedy such defects, and to prevent the rattling of the stoppers of open bottles
during transport.
And in order that my said invention may be particularly described and ascer-
tained reference is hereby made to the accompanying drawings, in which similar
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of the stopper.
Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.
Fig. 3 is a side view showing the stopper removed.
Fig. 4 is an elevation illustrating a modification of my invention.
Fig. 5 is a side view of the same.
Fig. 6 shows the same opened.
Fig. 7 is a sectional view of the stopper.
In the neck H of the bottle are formed two cavities a a, on opposite sides, into
which the ends of the lower wire frame e engage. d is the upper wire frame which
passes through the stopper K, as shown, and the ends of d pass through the loops b
of the frame c. The stopper K is formed of china or other suitable material,
and has a recess m formed therein for the reception of a disc of cork k, a spring F,
and a hook h.
When stoppering the bottle, the cork disc k is pressed upwards and the spring F
is also pressed between k and the roof of the recess m, the hook h, passing through
the cork disc, as shown in Fig. 1.
In order to open the bottles the wire frame d is moved to the right. The hook h
lifts the disc away from the bottle and the spring F then returns to its normal
position as shown in Fig. 7, pushing the cork disc over the hook hand ejecting
the disc from the stopper, contact between the cork disc and the liquid is thus
entirely prevented.
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In order to prevent the stopper K striking the bottle neck H after the bottle
has been opened the ends of the upper ring or frame d are bent to form stops as
shown at e. When, in order to open the stopper, the loop A is raised and the
frame d is swung back, the ends c come in contact with the lower frame c, whereby
the frame d is secured in the position shown in Fig. 3, thus preventing the stopper
head K striking against the neck of the bottle.

page_text: The same object may be otherwise attained; for instance, the stops e of the
frame d, may be bent over and made to bear against the horizontal and vertical
branches of the lower frame c, as shown by dotted lines in Figs. 1, 2, and 3; cr
the stop e may be formed as shown in Figs. 4, 5, and 6, in which it is arranged to
support the open stopper by resting against the lower wire A.
Other obvious arrangements of the wires may be adopted for effecting the same
purpose.
Having now particularly described and 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:
1. In a bottle stopper, the combination in the cavity or recess m of the stopper K
of a hook for the purpose of withdrawing the cork dise k, which disc is subse-
quently ejected by the spring F, arranged loosely round the hook h, substantially
as and for the purpose herein before described and illustrated by the drawings.
2. In a bottle stopper, the combination and arrangements of the ends ee of the
upper wire frame d passing through the loops of the lower frame c and engaging
therewith in such a manner that when the bottle is opened the same forms
supports for the stopper K substantially as and for the purpose herein before
described and illustrated by the drawings.
Tatth Daramban 1200
GEORGE DOWNING & SONS,
8, Quality Court, London, W.C., Agents.