Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 16th Nov., 1837
Complete Specification Left, 15th Aug., 1838
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Sept., 1888
I, DAN RYLANDS of Hope Glass Works Stairfoot -near Barnsley in the County of
York Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:-
My present invention has for its object adapting valve Bottles for using as syphons.
To attain this object I construct a stopper of glass or other suitable substance
which stopper has on its under-side a flange, and between this flange and the head of
the stopper is a recess into which recess I either cast or fit a solid block_tin ring or
ring made of other suitable substance having a male thread thereon, or I fit on this
flange a split ring made of block tin or other suitable substance which split block tin
has also a small screw thread and has a flange at its top wider than the bottle mouth.
Through this glass stopper I form one hole vertically and another hole obliquely or
slanting and I so arrange these holes that they join each other near the top of the
stopper head. The vertical hole formed through the stopper has an under-ledge
formed for receiving the bottom portion of the valve which valve may be made of
glass or block tin, or other suitable substance.
This valve is formed so as to take a washer of India-rubber or any other substance
The stem of the valve on
to form an air tight joint on the ledge of this recess.
which this India-rubber washer is placed has its top end threaded and after being
passed through the vertical hole in the stopper it has a small cap screwed on it.
Under this cap is a suitable washer so as to allow of the valve being depressed and
bringing it back again to its proper position. This last named India-rubber washer
also serves to make an air-tight joint at the top when the valve is being depressed to
allow the arated waters to come out.
In making this valve stopper a mould may be used to form the diagonal or slanting
hole through the protruberance on the stopper which is somewhat similar in shape to
the spout of a syphon.
The bottle
which I make to receive this stopper has a female thread formed in the mouth into
In some cases this spout may be cast horizontally and then bent over.

page_text: which the male thread of the stopper can be screwed. At the bottom of this thread
I form a suitable ledge to receive the glass and the washer of India-rubber or other
suitable substance.
I form a tube, similar to the glass tubes used in syphons, but having at one end a
lip formed in the glass which lip rests on an India-rubber washer when the tube is
passed through this washer into the bottle. On the top of this lip I lay another
India-rubber washer, and I then screw in the glass stopper and the bottle can then be
filled with aerated waters by means of a syphon filling machine adapted for the
purpose. Any portion of the aerated waters can be emptied by pressing on the valve,
but immediately pressure is released from the valve it is again closed.
Where preferred the glass stopper may be cast with a male thread on instead of
afterwards casting or attaching to it a male thread of block tin or other suitable
substance.
The tube which enters bottle may be made of tin or other suitable substance.
A washer of leather or other suitable substance may be introduced between the
bottom of stopper and the india-rubber washer so as to avoid friction on the washer.
Dated this 16th day of November 1887.

page_text: Improvements in Valve Bottles.
I DAN RYLANDS of Hope Glass Works, Stairfoot, near Barnsley, in the County
of York, Glass Bottle Manufacturer 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 present Invention has for its object the adapting of valve Bottles for using as
syphons. To attain this object I construct a stopper of glass or other suitable
substance, which stopper has on its under side a flange, and between this flange and
the head of the stopper is a recess into which recess I either cast a solid block-tin
ring having a male thread thereon, or I fit on this flange a split ring made of block-
tin or other suitable substance, which split ring of block-tin or other suitable substance
has also a small screw thread and is made with a flange at its top wider than the
Bottle mouth. Through this glass stopper I form one hole vertically and another hole
obliquely or slanting, and I so arrange these holes that they join each other near the
top of the stopper head. The vertical hole formed through the stopper has an under-
ledge formed for receiving the bottom portion of the valve, which valve may be made
of glass or block-tin or other suitable substance. This valve is formed so as to take
an India-rubber washer or a washer of any other suitable substance, and this washer
forms an airtight joint on the ledge of this recess. The valve on which this India-
rubber washer is placed has its top end threaded, and after being passed through the
vertical hole in the stopper it has a small cap screwed on it. Under this cap is an
India-rubber washer so as to allow of the valve being depressed and to bring it back
again to its proper position. This last-named India-rubber washer also serves to
make an airtight joint at the top when the valve is being depressed to allow the
aerated waters to come out.
In making this valve stopper a mould may be used to form the diagonal or slanting
hole through the protuberance on the stopper which is somewhat similar in shape to
the spout of a syphon. In some cases this spout may be cast horizontally and then
bent over.
The bottle which I make to receive this stopper has a female thread
formed in the mouth into which the male thread of the stopper can be screwed. At
the bottom of this thread I form a suitable ledge to receive the glass and washer and
India-rubber or other suitable substance. I form a tube similar to the glass tubes
used in syphons, and this tube may be of glass or other suitable substance. One end
of this tube is formed with a lip which rests on the India-rubber washer when the
tube is passed through this washer into the bottle. On the top of this lip I lay
another India-rubber washer, and I then screw in the glass stopper, and the Bottle
can then be filled with aerated waters by means of a syphon filling machine adapted
for the purpose.
Any portion of the aerated waters contained in these improved valve Bottles can
be emptied by pressing on the valve, but immediately pressure is released from the
valve it is again closed and the flow of the liquid stopped.

page_text: In order that my Invention may be clearly understood, I attach drawings of which
the following is a description.
Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of my improved Bottle, stopper, and valve.
Fig. 2 is a section through the stopper and valve.
Fig. 3 is an elevation of the Bottle and portion of stopper.
Similar figures represent similar parts in the different views. In Fig. 1 a is the
Bottle formed with screw mouth b, and the projection c is for the reception of the
annular rings d d and the upper portion of syphon tube e. The stopper is provided
with vertical and oblique passages g and h. The recess is for holding the split
screwed annular ring; the valve j is threaded on to valve stem k; and the cap
screwed on to upper portion of valve stem secures the upper valve m in position.
Fig. 2 shows the valvej seated in a recess on the under side of stopper.
The action of the apparatus is as follows:-The stopper being screwed into the
Bottle, and the Bottle being filled will retain its contents by reason of the joint
formed by the annular rubber rings d d and the valve. The cap 1 being depressed
will open the valve and liberate all or any portion of the contents of the Bottle;
during this operation the valve m will be in contact with and make joint with the
recess in upper portion of the stopper and will prevent any portion of the contents
escaping through the upper portion of the stopper. The valve m on the cap Zon
being released will by its elasticity raise and close the lower valve j, thus hermetically
sealing up the bottle and preserving any remaining contents in a gaseous condition
for future use..
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. In syphon Bottles for containing aerated or gaseous liquids the adaptation of a
stopper having valve and outflow holes and h in combination with valves j and m
for the purpose specified and substantially as described and illustrated or any mere
modification thereof.