Year: 1885

page_text: I, WILLIAM LAWSON, of 35 Rathgar Avenue, Rathgar, Dublin, Manager for
Edward and John Burke, Foreign export bottlers and merchants, do hereby declare
the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to adhesive capsules to be employed for capsuling bottles.
It is designed to supersede the metallic capsules at present so extensively used for
protection against fraud, but which are open to the objection that they may be
easily removed without injury and used over again, their purpose being thus
frustrated. Now my capsules are of necessity destroyed by the uncorking of the
bottle, and, being adhesive, they cannot be removed.
Further, my capsules are much cheaper, and of a material permitting more
effective coloring and printing, and by a simple modification the cork is protected
from the attacks of insecta.
My capsules are formed of a material which shall lend itself readily to appli-
cation to bottle necks and corks by adhesion, for example, paper or similar tissue.
My capsules may be of several different forms; for instance, that patented to me
under N° 3696, 23rd March 1885, or may be in the form of a strap surrounding
the neck of the bottle with serrations projecting upwards, which may be made
to adhere to the cork, either alone, or held in place by a seal or disc. Again, it
might be in the form of a disc the size of a cork head, with long fingers to clasp
and meet on the neck; or, in fact, in any other convenient form suitable to the
material I employ and the purpose I wish to effect, which is the construction of
capsules for bottles of a material which shall essentially allow of elose adhesion to
the bottle neck and cork by any suitable adhesive agent, and incidentally permit
of more effective coloring and printing or ornamentation, either after their forma-
tion or on the sheet before they are cut out.
I may further combine with the devices aforesaid a disc or cap of suitable
material (such as lead foil) to resist the attacks of insects, and this I preferably
place on or over the cork previous to affixing the remaining parts of the capsule,
Doted this 16th day of December 1885
FELL & WILDING,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: I, WILLIAM LAWSON, of 35 Rathgar Avenue Rathgar, Dublin, Manager for
Edward & John Burke, Foreign export bottlers and merchants, 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 adhesive capsules to be employed for capsuling bottles.
It is designed to supersede the metallic capsules, at present so extensively used
for protection against fraud, but which are open to the objection that they may
be easily removed without injury to the capsule, and used over again, their purpose
being thus frustrated.
Now my capsules are of necessity destroyed by the uncorking of the bottle, and
being adhesive, they cannot be removed. Further, my capsules are much cheaper,
and of a material to permit of more effective colouring and printing, and by a
simple modification, the cork is protected from the attacks of insects.
My capsules are formed of a material which shall lend itself readily to appli-
cation to bottle necks and corks by adhesion, for example, paper or similar tissue.
In order that my invention may be the better understood I now proceed to
illustrate several different forms of my capsule.
Figures 1, 2, 3 and 4, show component parts of my capsule, separated and in
place on a bottle.
Figures 1, and 2ª, show a modified form of the cap piece, to be used as in
.figure 1 in conjunction with the strap, figure 3.
Figures 5, 6, and 7, show a modified form of same.
Figures 8, and 9, show another modified form.
It will be seen that my capsules may be of several different forms, for instance
that patented to me under No 3696 23rd March 1885, shown in figures 1, 2, 3 and 4,
and other forms.
Figure 1 is a piece of paper or similar fabric, with serrated edges. Figure 1º is
a modification in the form of the edges, so that when they are wrapped over the
neck, the edges close together, and form an almost unbroken surface under the
strap. Either of these forms is placed on the top of the bottle, and the edges bent
over, being affixed by a strong adhesive in the position shown in figures 2 and 2ª.
The collar or strap piece, shown in figure 3, is then wrapped round and made to
adhere to the collar and neck of the bottle, covering or overlapping the serrated
edge of the top piece, as shown in figure 4, when the capsule is complete.
In regard to the modification shown in figures 5, 6 and 7, figure 5 is the collar or
strap piece, formed at its upper edge with serrations or fingers. This is wrapped
round the collar and neck of the bottle, and the serrations are bent over as shown
in figure 6, which is a plan of the bottle head. Upon this is made to adhere the
top piece, figure 7, when the capsule is complete.
In this form, in place of using the top piece, figure 7, a seal might be used to
cover the serrated edges, figure 6.
With regard to the form shown in figures 8 and 9, figure 8 is a disc with long
projecting fingers. This is applied to the top of the bottle, and the fingers wrapped
down over the collar and neck, as shown in figure 9, which is an elevation of the
capsule complete.

page_text: Though I have shown these forms, any other convenient form, suitable to the
material I employ, and the purpose I wish to effect, may be adopted, the essence of
my invention being the construction of capsules for bottles, of a material which
shall essentially allow of close adhesion to the bottle neck and cork, by any.
suitable adhesive agent, and incidentally permit of more effective colouring and
printing or ornamentation, either after their formation, or on the sheet before they
are cut out. I may further add a cap or diso of suitable material (such as lead
foil), to resist the attacks of insects, and this I preferably place on or over the cork
previous to affixing the remaining parts of my capsule.
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 :-
1st The construction of capsules for bottles of a material which shall essentially
allow of close adhesion to the bottle neck and cork by any suitable adhesive agent,
to be used in combination therewith, and incidentally permit of more effective
colouring and printing or ornamentation substantially as and for the purposes
specified.
2nd The combination with such a capsule, of a disc or cap of suitable material,
to resist the attacks of insects.