An Improved Support or Stand for use in Uncorking or Opening Bottles containing Mineral Water or other Liquid containing Gas.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 7th Feb., 1890-Accepted, 8th Mar., 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Support or Stand for use in Uncorking or Opening
Bottles containing Mineral Water or other Liquid containing
Gas.
We ROBERT CAMPBELL MANN and WILLIAM HORACE MANN both of Ditchingham
in the County of Norfolk, Maltsters, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to
be as follows:-
Our improvement consists of a tray or stand upon which are one or more recesses
formed to receive the bottom of a bottle inclined at an angle of about forty five degrees,
and upon which tray or stand is placed, formed, or fixed to receive the neck of a
bottle inclined as aforesaid one or more suitable supports corresponding with the
aforesaid recesses, the object being that a bottle may rest firmly at or about the said
angle with a horizontal plane while being opened.
The liquid impregnated with gas contained in a bottle resting as indicated is not
wasted by violently overflowing from the bottle when it is being opened. The tray
or stand may be formed to catch any slight overflow from the bottle.
Dated this Eighth day of August 1889.
THOS. WILKINS,
Agent for the Applicants.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Support or Stand for use in Uncorking or Opening
Bottles containing Mineral Water or other Liquid containing
Gas.
We ROBERT CAMPBELL MANN and WILLIAM HORACE MANN both of Ditchingham
in the County of Norfolk, Maltsters, 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 :—.
Our improvement consists of a tray or stand upon which are one or more recessos
formed to receive the bottom of a bottle inclined at an angle of about forty five
degrees, and upon which tray or stand is placed formed or fixed to receive the neck
of a bottle inclined as aforesaid one or more suitable supports corresponding with the
aforesaid recesses; the object being that a bottle may rest firmly at or about the said
angle with a horizontal plane while being opened.
The liquid impregnated with gas contained in a bottle resting as indicated is not
wasted by violently overflowing from the bottle when it is being opened. The tray
or stand may be formed to catch any slight overflow from the bottle and may be oval
or of any other approved outline.
DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING.
Figs. 1. & 2. represent one of the improved stands not in the form of a tray.
Figs. 1. & 2. represent one of the improved stands not in the form of a tray.
a, b, are two recesses formed to fit the bottom end of a soda water bottle, a being for
large bottles, and b, for splits. c, is a stem supported in socket h, with forked
support at d. for large bottles, and hook support at e for splits. The line ff. and dotted
outline of bottle show position of a large soda water bottle inclined at about forty
five degrees.
Dotted line g. g. shows the centre line of a small bottle or "split" similarly
inclined.
More than one stem with suitable recesses in the stand may be on one stand.

page_text: Figs. 4. & 5. are to a rather smaller scale than figs. 1. & 2., and show a tray made
with recesses a. b. to take a large bottle and a "split" as in the case of the stand
before described. c. is the lower part of a stem like that shown in figs. 1. and 2. It
is supported in a socket h. formed or fixed near the centre of the tray. A tray of this
description will catch any slight overflow from a bottle being opened, and is large
enough to contain several bottles & glasses.
Having now particularly described & ascertained the nature of our said Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The bottle support substantially as shown in figs. 1 & 2 of the drawing accom-
panying this specification and as herein before described.
2. The combination of bottle support & tray substantially as shown in figs. 3 & 4
of the said drawing, and as herein before described.
Dated this Seventh day of February 1890.
THOS. WILKINS,
Agent for the Applicants.