Improvements in Means for Stoppering Bottles or other Hollow Ware.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 27th Apr., 1891
Complete Specification Left, 27th Jan., 1892-Accepted, 27th Feb., 1892
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Stoppering Bottles or other Hollow
Ware.
I DAN RYLANDS of Shepcote, Stairfoot near Barnsley in the County of York
Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
I take
On
My present invention has for its object the improved means of stoppering bottles
or other similar hollow ware so that an air-tight joint is secured and also the
stopper is kept securely attached to the bottom and both objects are attained
in a very economical manner. According to my present invention I form a bottle
mouth with its outside perfectly smooth for say half an inch or any other suitable
distance from the top. At the bottom of this smooth portion I form an annular
swell or ridge which swell or ridge has two or more vertical slots thereon.
a tin cap lined on its inside edge with cork or any other suitable elastic material
and this inside edge is the same depth as the plain lip before referred to.
this tin cap are formed or attached two or more catch pieces which catch pieces
come below the edge or rim of the cap. These catch pieces pass between the
vertical slots formed in the annular projection or swell and by a twist of the
cap these catch pieces are caused to impinge or catch under the underside of
the annular swell thus holding the stopper in airtight position. The airtight
joint is made by means of cork or other elastic lining of the rim fastened inside
the rim of the cap in combination with the outside of the plain lip and the two
catches are not for the purpose. of making an airtight joint but they are simply
for the purpose of keeping the cap in airtight position. In addition to the cork
lining of the rim of the cap I also in the case of pickles or other similar goods
use a disc made of wood pulp or of other similar material for preventing the
vinegar attacking the tin such disc being of course placed inside the lid. In
some cases instead of having the two catch pieces I form the rim of the lid
deeper and I form in the lower part of such rim either a female screw to work
on a male screw formed in a suitable position on the bottle neck or I form
indentations in the cap below the cork such indentations catching under suitably
formed projections on the mouth of the bottle. In some cases where it is pre-
ferred to use glass for the cap instead of tin and where an extra secure airtight
joint is required I form a glass cap which can receive the cork and I also in this
case form an annular swell all round the bottle neck and in such a way that it
will receive an india rubber washer upon which the underside of the rim of the
glass cap may form an airtight joint in addition to the airtight joint which may
be made by the cork impinging on the plain rim. With this glass cap however
the holding down arrangement would have to be a wire loop which would pass
right across the top of the glass cap there being a suitable groove formed in the
glass cap for receiving it and this wire loop would impinge underneath each side of
the outside annular swell. In some cases where the jars are intended to be used
for preserving peas or fruit or salmon I form or make through the lid whether of
tin or of glass a small hole for allowing the egress of the hot air and steam and
when the contents are cooked this hole is sealed up and the condensation inside the
jar causes a vacuum and the pressure of the atmosphere on the lid is quite sufficient
to keep it in airtight position without any further fastening of any kind. Referring
again to the catch pieces named in the former part of this Specification-it will be
well understood that where these are attached to so that they will hinge over or
swivel there will not be any need for the vertical slots before referred to.
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page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Stoppering Bottles or other Hollow
Ware.
I DAN RYLANDS of Shepcote House, Stairfoot, near Barnsley, in the County
of York, Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 improved means of stoppering bottles
or other similar hollow ware so that an airtight joint is secured and also the stopper
is kept securely attached to the bottle and both objects are attained in a very
economical manner. According to my present invention I form a bottle mouth
with its outside perfectly smooth for say half-an-inch or any other suitable distance
from the top. At the bottom of this smooth portion I form an annular swell or
ridge which swell or ridge has two or more vertical slots thereon. I take a tin
cap lined on its inside edge with cork or any other suitable elastic material, and
this inside edge is the same depth as the plain lip before referred to. On this tin
cap are formed or attached two or more catch pieces which catch pieces come
below the edge or rim of the cap. These catch pieces pass between the vertical
slots formed in the annular projection or swell and by a twist of the cap these catch
pieces are caused to impinge or catch under the underside of the annular swell thus
holding the stopper in airtight position. The airtight joint is made by means of
cork or other elastic lining of the rim fastened inside the rim of the cap in com-
bination with the outside of the plain lip, and the two catches are not for the
purpose of making an airtight joint, but they are simply for the purpose of keeping
the cap in airtight position. In addition to the cork lining of the rim of the cap
also in the case of pickles or other similar goods use a disc made of wood pulp or
of other similar material for preventing the vinegar attacking the tin such disc
being of course placed inside the lid. In some cases instead of having the two
catch pieces I form the rim of the lid deeper and in the lower part of such rim I
form either a female screw to work on a male screw formed in a suitable position
on the bottle neck; or I form indentations in the cap below the cork such
indentations catching under suitably formed projections on the mouth of the bottle.
In some cases where it is preferred to use glass for the cap instead of tin, and
where an extra secure airtight joint is required I form a glass cap which can
receive the cork, and I also in this case form an annular swell all round the bottle
neck and in such a way that it will receive an india rubber washer upon which the
underside of the rim of the glass cap may form an airtight joint in addition to the
airtight joint which may be made by the cork impinging on the plain rim.
With
this glass cap however the holding down arrangement would have to be a wire loop
which would pass right across the top of the glass cap there being a suitable
groove formed in the glass cap for receiving it, and this wire loop would impinge
underneath each side of outside annular swell. In some cases where the jars are
intended to be used for preserving peas or fruit or salmon, I form or make through
the lid whether of tin or of glass a small hole for allowing the egress of the hot air
and steam, and when the contents are cooked this hole is sealed up and the con-
densation inside the jar causes a vacuum, and the pressure of the atmosphere on
the lid is quite sufficient to keep it in airtight position without any further fastening
of any kind.
In order that my invention may be more clearly understood I annex drawings of
which the following is a description.
Fig. 1 is an elevation partly in section showing my improved cap applied to the
mouth of a bottle, and the method of securing the cap to the mouth by means of
movable catch pieces or clips; Figs. 2 and 3 being an elevation and plan view of
the same.

page_text: Figs. 4, and 6 are views of a cap and bottle mouth, the clips in this modification
being in one piece with the cap.
Figs. 7 and 8 show a cap provided with a screw thread to work on a corre-
sponding screw thread formed on the mouth of the bottle.
In Figs. 9 and 10 the cap is provided with indentations suitably formed to
engage with raised projections on the bottle mouth.
In Figs. 11 and 12 the cap is formed in glass, porcelain, or other suitable
substance, and, in addition to the lining of cork, is provided with a jointing ring of
rubber, the holding down device in this case being a bent wire loop.
Referring to Figs. 1, 2, and 3, a is the bottle mouth formed with an annular ring
or projection b, c the sheet metal cap, the interior lining of cork or other suitable
elastic material, e e metal catch-pieces or clips secured and hinged to the cap by
the bent wire connecting links ff, the said links being soldered or otherwise
secured to the upper flat portion of the cap. The clips e e are formed at their
lower ends with claws or projections capable of engaging with the under surface of
the annular ring 6, thus securely holding the cap in position on the mouth of the
bottle. When it is desired to remove the cap the clips are placed in the position
indicated by the dotted lines g g, in which position the cap is unlocked and can be
removed.
In Figs. 4, 5, and 6, the holding down clips or catch-pieces e e are in one piece
with the cap, and are suitably formed to engage with the under surface of the
interrupted annular projections bb. It will be seen that the catch pieces can be
passed through the slots or interruptions in the annular projections bb, and that
when passed through a twist of the cap is only needed to secure the cap in air-tight
position on the bottle.
Figs. 7 and 8 show the lower portion of the cap formed into a screw thread
capable of engaging with a correspondingly formed screw thread carried by the
mouth of the bottle.
In Figs. 9 and 10, the lower inner portion of the cap is made with indentations i i
capable of engaging with the raised inclined projections ; ; formed on the mouth of
the bottle; a partial turn of the cap in this case being sufficient to connect or
disconnect the cap with or from the bottle.
When it is desired that a very secure and airtight joint shall be obtained (as in
the case of jars or bottles intended for the protection and preservation of meat,
salmon, fruit, vegetables and other perishable articles) and when the contents are
subject to the boiling process and require to be protected from decay by the
hermetically sealing of the contents against the re-admittance of the expelled air,
I adopt the construction illustrated by Figs. 11 and 12; in which a is the bottle
mouth formed with an annular enlargement or projection on which is seated the
elastic jointing ring k; c is a cap formed of glass, porcelain, vulcanite or other
suitable substance; d the cork lining ring, a hole in the cap. of the formation
shown, and m a bent wire loop. The method of hermetically sealing up and
preserving the contents of a jar or bottle in accordance with this part of my
invention is as follows:-The cork or other lining of the cap being in place as
shown, the rubber jointing ring also being in position, the jar is now filled with the
salmon or other article to be protected and preserved. The cap being placed on
the jar, and the wire loop passed over the cap will secure the cap to the bottle by
means of the ends of the wire loop being formed into claws or projections n,
which claws will engage with the under-surface of the annular enlargement b. The
closed jar being now placed in the cooking bath and the water in the bath being
heated to the boiling point will result in the cooking of the salmon, and the expelling
from the jar of the air it previously contained. The small hole is now closed by
first placing in it a small piece of glass, and then thoroughly cementing the hole
up with wax or cement. On the jar cooling a nearly complete vacuum will be set
up, holding and forcing down the cap on the rubber jointing ring by atmospheric
pressure. The bent wire holding down loop can now be removed or retained at
will. If removed and air should by any means find admittance to the interior of

page_text: the jar, the fact of its re-entry will be shown by the cap becoming loose and
readily removed, thus providing a very ready means of testing the soundness and
purity of the contents of the jar.
In addition to the cork lining of the inner rim of the cap I also in the case of
pickles or other similar goods use a disc o shown by Figs. 4, 7 and 9 of wood pulp
or other similar material with the object of preventing the vinegar reaching and
acting on the tin.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion I declare that what I claim is :-
1. The improvements in means for stoppering bottles or other hollow ware as
shown and described with reference to Figures 1, 2 and 3 of the accompanying
drawings.
2. The special combination as shown and described with reference to Figs. 4
to 12 of the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 26th day of January 1892.
DAN KILANDS.