IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLES FOR CONTAINING AERATED LIQUIDS
Year: 1882

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Dan Rylands of Stairfoot near Barnsley in the County of
York Glass Bottle Manufacturer, for an invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN
BOTTLES FOR CONTAINING AERATED LIQUIDS”
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Dan Rylands at the Office
of the Commissioners of Patents on the 28th March 1882.
DAN RYLANDS of Stairfoot near Barnsley in the County of York, Glass
Bottle Manufacturer, "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLES FOR CONTAINING AËRATED
LIQUIDS"
My Invention consists mainly as follows:--First in an improvement in the annular
groove or grooves or recesses formed in the interior of bottle necks for holding the
washer of india rubber or other elastic substance.
Hitherto these annular grooves have been made level or square on top side and
on underside of groove so that they do not grip the ring although the ring lays in
them and thus the rings are easily stolen out of the annular grooves.-According
to my present improvements the top side and underside of groove are bevilled
wider internally by means of specially shaped dogs or dies working in and through
a slotted plug.
By being bevilled wider internally these annular grooves grip the india-rubber
ring when once it is forced into them.-In order to force the dogs or dies out of
the bevilled groove after the bottle has been made I apply to the bottle.makers
tongs or tools a suitable clip or spring arrangement.-If necessary to force in the
india-rubber washer, -I use a special fitting tool which by a screw or other
suitable motion at once compresses the india-rubber ring and forces it into the
bevilled groove.
Where so preferred only either the topside or underside of the groove may be
bevilled wider internally instead of both the topside and underside being
bevilled.
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The second portion of my invention relates more particularly to bottles that are
provided with discs or similar stoppers.-For these I form a swell or bulb in the
neck of the bottle exactly near enough to the mouth so that a single turn of the
disc when the bottle has been filled or in fact one special motion of the bottle
passes the disc into its exact position forming an airtight joint against the india-
rubber or other elastic substance in groove.-Below this bulb is the contraction for
preventing the disc dropping into the body of the bottle.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Dan Rylands in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
28th September 1882.
DAN RYLANDS of Stairfoot near Barnsley in the County of York Glass
Bottle Manufacturer "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLES FOR CONTAINING AERATED
LIQUIDS".
My Invention consists firstly in an improvement in the annular groove or grooves
or recesses formed in the interior of bottle necks for holding the washer of india-
rubber or other elastic substance. Hitherto these annular grooves have been made
level or square on top side and on under side of groove, so that they do not grip
the ring although the ring lays in them and thus the rings are easily stolen out of
the annular grooves.
According to my present improvements, the top side and underside of groove
are bevelled wider internally by means of specially shaped dogs or dies working
in and through a slotted plug-By being bevilled wider internally, these annular
grooves grip the india rubber ring when once it is forced into them.-In order to
force the dogs or dies out of the bevilled groove after the bottle has been made,
I apply to the bottle maker's tongs or tools a suitable clip or spring arrangement.-
If necessary to force in the india rubber washer, I use a special fitting tool, which
by a screw or other suitable motion at once compresses the india-rubber ring and
forces it into the bevilled groove.- Where so preferred, only either the top side or
underside of the groove may be bevilled, wider internally, instead of both the top
side and underside being bevilled.
The second portion of my Invention relates more particularly to bottles that are
provided with discs or similar stoppers. For these purposes I form a swell or bulb
in the neck of the bottle, exactly near enough to the mouth so that a single turn
of the disc when the bottle has been filled or in fact one special motion of the
bottle passes the disc into its exact position forming an air tight joint, against the
india-rubber or other elastic substance in groove.-Below this bulb is the
contraction for preventing the disc dropping into the body of the bottle.
Having thus far described the nature of the said Invention and incidentally
intimated in what manner same is to be performed, I will now proceed (by
reference to the accompanying drawings) to further and particularly describe
and ascertain in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in
practice.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS...
Fig. 1 shows the spring a, to which the two dogs or dies b. b. (made according
to my present improvements) are attached.—These doas b. ↳ are bevilled widest.
Fig. 1 shows the spring a, to which the two dogs or dies b. b. (made according
to my present improvements) are attached.—These dogs b. b are bevilled widest.
at outside as shown, so as to form the groove n, as shown in section at
Fig. 3.
They may also if desired be grooved as shown (Fig. 1ª).
Fig. 2 shows the main portion of the bottle maker's tongs or tools in the closed
position they occupy when being used by the bottle maker in forming the improved
bevilled annular groove n.-a is spring with improved dogs b. b. attached, which
work into the slotted plug c.-This spring is attached to the stem c¹ of the
bottle maker's tongs or tools by means of the nut a¹, as shown.-The bottom circular
portion or swiller d of the plug c is attached to the forked piece by means of the
set screws d², d', and this forked piece is attaclied to stein c by means of the
nut a' as shown.—The set screws d' d' also secure to underside of forked piece k

page_text: (on which swiller d rests) two spring pieces e. e., which press on the spring a.-
f. f. represents bottle mouth with improved dogs b. b., for forming groove.-
ff are the usual dies for forming outside of bottle mouth.-g is prong which
forces out the dogs b. b. when tools are closed by bottle maker, as shown.-g' g' is
quadrant to which the prong g is attached.-This quadrant works on the studs l. l.,
which are screwed into the bows h. h of the bottle-maker's tongs or tools.-When
the bottle maker has formed the bottle mouth with improved annular groove by
holding and using the tools in position, as shown (Fig. 2) he releases his grip on
bows h. h. and they spring open, forcing the studs L. l. to ends m. m. in holes of
quadrant g, g, and this brings back the prong g from between the dogs b, b., and
the spring a, assisted by the pressure from the spring pieces e. e., forces the dogs b. b.
out of the bevilled annular groove n, and these dogs b. b. coming close together as
shown in Fig. 1 lay within the slot in plug, and thus allow of the plug being
withdrawn from bottle mouth.-The dogs b. b. may also be grooved as shown Fig. 1a
thus corrugating the annular groove where so required.
Fig. 3 shows the bottle mouth or ring with the bevilled annular groove n. n. as
made, according to my present improvements, with the india rubber washer o
(Fig. 4) fixed therein, and a glass ball pressing against same as is the case when
bottle is filled. It will however be readily understood that any other suitable
shape of stopper may be also used in combination with my herein before described
improvements.
The stopper pressing against the india rubber washer o when bottle is filled, will
gradually bed it into the enlarged portion of the groove n and thus the ring o is
securely held.
Fig. 4 shows india rubber washer o the size most suitable for my improved
annular groove n, but size of washer o and of groove n may be varied according to
requirements, as will be well understood.
Fig. 5 shows the special tool for compressing the ring o into the bevilled annular
groove The two wing pieces p. p. are fastened to the stem p' by means of
suitable pins or rivets, and these wing pieces are so bevilled at the ends på på, that
whilst they will open or fall to the distance as shown in Fig 6 they remain rigid
or fixed when opened thus far-Whilst this special tool is at position shown (Fig. 5)
the india rubber washer o is passed over wing pieces p, p, and the tool then being
put into bottle mouth, the wing pieces p. p. drop into the position shown at Fig. 6
and the plug q being forced into bottle mouth by nut r or if preferred by hand or
otherwise, until the bottom edge of it is parallel with top side of groove n-The
ring o is then pressed up against the said plug q by the wing pieces p. p which
being at same time turned round, force the ring o into the bevilled groove n. n,
where it is securely held.-The bottle is then turned mouth downwards, and the
plug q released by the nut r being brought back, the special tool is then pushed
into body of bottle where it assumes the shape shown (Fig. 5) and is therefore
easily withdrawn from bottle mouth.
Fig. 7, which refers to the second portion of my Invention shows my improved
annular groove in combination with the bulb or swell s which bulb or swell is, in
the process of manufacture, formned near enough to bottle mouth to ensure that one
turn of the bottle after it has been filled and before it is taken from the machine,
will throw the disc into the exact position for forming an air tight joint against
the india-rubber ring o in improved annular groove n,-The bulb 8 is formed
during the process of blowing or moulding the bottle, a recess being formed in
neck portion of iron mould, so as to allow of the bulb being blown therein.-The
contraction in ueck of bottle below the bulb is small enough to prevent the disc x
from dropping into body of bottle, and the bulb or swell is sufficiently wide to
allow of the disc lying flat in the said bulb, so that when bottle is opened, the
contents can be easily poured out, and the disc is also thus out of the way during
the process of bottle washing. The annular groove n may be corrugated as well
as bevilled by the dogs b. b being grooved as well as bevilled, as shown in
Fi 1

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature and object of the
said Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed or carried out in
practice, I hereby declare that I claim the Invention of "Improvements in bottles
for containing aërated liquids," substantially as herein before set forth and described
in which the following are important and peculiar points or features, viz:-
(1.) The construction in the mouths of bottles for aërated waters of annular
grooves, bevilled wider internally by means of specially shaped-dogs, in combination
with suitable springs (such dogs working in and through a slotted plug)
substantially as hereinbefore set forth and described and shown at Figs. 1, 1ª, 2
and 3.
(2.) The use of specially shaped fitting tool, formed substantially as herein
descsibed and shown at Figs. 5 and 6.
(3.) The special construction and position of bulbs or swells in bottle neck, in
combination or otherwise with the before described improved annular groove,
especially adapted for disc stoppered bottles, substantially as hereinbefore described
and shown at Fig. 7.
In witness whereof I the said Dan Rylands have hereunto set my hand
and seal this twenty fifth day of September in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and eighty two.
Witness
R. B. DENISON
Ardsley
N. Barnsley.
DAN RYLANDS (L.S.)