IMPROVED STOPPER FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND VESSELS CONTAINING LIQUIDS
Year: 1885

page_text: CODOLD
CONRIng
Liquids.
I. RUFUS HOLMES of 41 Huddart Street Mile End Old Town in the County of
Middlesex pattern maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVED STOPPER FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND VESSELS CONTAINING LIQUIDS, to be
as follows:-
I provide a stopper of metal glass, porcelain, indiarubber or other suitable
materials. The action of this stopper is a combination of screw and slot or recess.
The screw or parts of screw have a rather quick pitch. A ring or disc of cork,
indiarubber, or other suitable materials is inserted or applied either to the bottle, or
to the stopper, and forms the air tight joints. Parts of the stopper so soon as the
joint is complete fit into the recess above mentioned locks the stopper and prevents
its being shaken loose. The 'stopper and bottle (or stopper and its frame in the
case of casks) can be made in different ways as for instance the screw or parts of
screw made be made on bottle, and projections or lugs fitting screw made on
stopper (in one case) or the reverse that is to say. the screw may be made on
stopper and projections or lugs on bottle as may be found advisable.
The slot or recess is formed diagonally on the inside of the neck of the bottle
and receives the two projections formed in the circumference of the stem of the
stopper A half turn then with a screwing motion forces home the stopper and
prevents it from being shaken loose.
In the case of casks the stopper is made of a similar form but fits into a bush
screwed or rivetted in the cask and having slots or recesses similar to those formed
on the inside of the neck of the bottle.

page_text: Improved Stopper for Bottles, Jars, and Vessels Containing
Liquids.
I, RUFUS HOLMES of 41 Huddart St Mile End Old Town in the county of
Middlesex Pattern maker do hereby declare the nature of my invention for
IMPROVED STOPPER FOR BOTTLES, JARS, AND OTHER VESSELS CONTAINING LIQUIDS
and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
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I provide a stopper of metal glass, porcelain india rubber or other suitable
material; or combination of materials; and a bottle, vessel, bush, or frame herein-
after described. The action of this stopper is a combination of screw slots lugs
and recesses. The screw or parts of screw have a rather quick pitch. A ring, or
disc of cork or other suitable material is inserted or applied either to the vessel or
the stopper and with a half turn or a screwing motion of either, an airtight joint
is formed. The projections or lugs of the stopper or vessel so soon as the joint is
complete fit into the recesses above mentioned, locks the stopper and prevents it
being shaken loose. The stopper is made in different ways, either in the form of a
plug or of a cap. The screw or parts of screw slots and recesses is made on the
vessel and the lugs or projections on stopper, in one case; or the reverse, that is-to
say the screw or parts of screw slots and recesses is made on the stopper and the
lugs or projections on vessel. In either way the stopper is locked firmly in the
vessel. In the case of casks the stopper is. made of a similar form but fits into a
bush or frame which is channelled or ribbed to receive the ring of cork india rubber
or other suitable material. The bush or frame is rivetted or screwed in the cask
having a combination of screw or parts of screw, slots, and recesses and the lugs or
projections on stopper in the one case, or the reverse that is to say the screw
or parts of screw slots and recess are made on stopper and lugs or projections made
on the frame or bush that fits into the cask.
In order that my invention may be better understood I append drawings in
which-
A figs. 12 & 3 represents the stopper in the plug form to fit inside the neck of
bottle or vessel.
Figs. 45 & 6 shew same in the form of a cap to fit over outside of bottle neck.
B. Neck of bottle or Vessel.
As' represented at fig. 8 it takes the form of a bush or frame to be inserted in the
bunghole of a cask or attached thereto with parts as described to correspond with
those on stopper.
C. represents plan of the neck or orifice shewing the slots or lugs as the case
may be.
D. is plan of underside of stopper shewing slots or lugs as the case may be, also
cork or india rubber inserted.
In figurres 1.2 3 4 5 6 & 8 similar letters refer to similar parts thus:-
.a. a. is the screw or parts of screw as shewn in different positions at figs. 3 4 & 5
on line A, and at figs. 1 2 6 & 8 on line B.
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b. b. are slots shewn at figs, 12 & 6 on line C. and on 3 4 & 5 on line D.

page_text: c. c. are lugs which are shewn at figs. 1. 2. 6 & 8 on line A and at 3 4 & 5 on
line B also at 3 4 & 5 on line C. and at 1 2 & 6 on line D.
d. d. are recesses formed for the purpose of locking as herein before described and
are shewn at,figs. 3 4 & 5 on line A and at figs. 1 26 & 8 on line B.
e e shews the cork or indiarubber inserted as at figs. 1 & 5 on line A and figs. 1
& 5 on line D and fig. 8 on line B.
Fig. 7 shews the stopper inserted in the neck of bottle or vessel the dotted lines
plainly showing the lugs of stopper locked in the recesses formed in bottle neck.
At fig. 8 is shewn the stopper adapted for stoppering casks. a and d on line B
are respectively the screw and recesses f is a square hole formed for the purpose
of easily turning the stopper by means of a key or suitable instrument. g. g. at
fig. 8 is a spile hole in centre of stopper so placed for convenience and to prevent
the unnecessary boring of the casks and consequent weakening of the staves.
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. A Stopper in the form of a plug or cap with its corresponding bottle or neck
of bottle or vessel, bush or frame for casks with recesses formed for locking
arrangement as hereinbefore described and illustrated substantially and as set
forth.