Improvements in the Stoppering of Bottles and other Vessels.
Year: 1897

page_text: Date of Application (in the United Kingdom), 9th July, 1897
Complete Specification Left, 5th Apr., 1898-Accepted, 7th May, 1898
Improvements in the Stoppering of Bottles and other Vessels.
I, THÉODORE FRANCOIS RABY, of 26, Rue Dupuy à Cognac (Charente), France;
Bottle Merchant, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to means for stoppering bottles or other vessels in such a
manner as to protect their contents from being fraudulently changed.
In order to enable the nature of my invention to be well understood, I annex a
drawing illustrating a bottle provided with my improved stoppering means, Fig. 1
being a longitudinal section and Fig. 2 a plan. As shown, the stoppering is effected
in the following manner :-
The neck a of the bottle is pierced with two holes b c opposite to each other.
When the bottle is filled and stoppered, there is introduced through one of the holes
b c (for instance the hole b) a wire or thread d which passes through the cork or
stopper e and out through the hole c.
The two ends of the wire or thread are then united and sealed in any suitable
manner. If the bottle is provided with a capsule f, the thread d will also pass
through said capsule.
The neck of the vessel may be pierced with more than two holes all for the same
purpose. The thread or wire & may be of iron, brass, &c., or may consist of a cord,
string, tape, etc.
The sealing of the ends of the wire or thread may be effected in the manner shown
in the annexed drawings, but I may attach or fix the said ends on the vessel at any
suitable place, together or separately, by means of any suitable means of sealing, or
by means of labels, stamps, seals, &c.
My invention is applicable to vessels of all forms and of all materials; glass, crystal,
stoneware, earthenware, porcelain, metal, &c. These vessels may contain any kinds
of articles; wines, brandies, liqueurs, oils, fats, preserves &c.
Dated this 0th day of T... 100

page_text: Improvements in the Stoppering of Bottles and other Vessels.
I, THÉODORE FRANÇOIS RABY, of 26, Rue Dupuy à Cognac (Charente), France,
Bottle Merchant, 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: —
This invention relates to improved means for stoppering bottles or other vessels
in such a manner as to protect their contents from being fraudulently changed.
Referring to the drawings filed with my Provisional Specification Fig. 1 shows in
longitudinal section and Fig. 2 in plan a bottle provided with my improved
stoppering
manner :-
Ineans. As shown, the stoppering is effected in the following
The neck a of the bottle is pierced with two holes b, c, opposite to each other.
When the bottle has been filled and corked, there is introduced through one of the
holes b, c, (for instance the hole 6) a wire or thread d, which passes through the
cork or stopper e, and out through the hole c. The two ends of the wire or thread d
are then united and sealed in any suitable manner, as by means of a lead seal. In
cases where the bottle is provided with a capsule f, the wire or thread d will pass
through the capsule.
The neck of the vessel may for the same purpose be pierced with more than two
holes. The wire or thread d may be of iron, brass, &c., or it may consist of cord,
string, tape, or the like, in which case the cork or stopper must be previously pierced
to allow the cord, string or tape to be passed through. The sealing of the ends of
the wire or thread may be effected in the manner shown in the drawings, but I may
attach or fix the said ends on the vessel at any suitable place, either together or
separately, by means of any suitable means of sealing, as for instance sealing wax ;
or by means of labels, stamps, seals, &c.
My invention is applicable to bottles and vessels made in various shapes and of
various materials such as glass, crystal, stoneware, earthenware, porcelain, metal, &c.
These bottles and vessels may contain any kinds of articles such as wines, brandies,
liqueurs, oils, fats, preserves &c. &c.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
1. The herein described improvements in stoppering bottles and other vessels for
preventing their contents from being fraudulently changed according to which holes
are formed in the neck of the bottle or vessel to be stoppered, and one end of a
thread or wire is passed through one of the said holes and through the cork or
stopper, and then through the other hole in the neck of the bottle or vessel the two
ends of the thread or wire being then united and sealed substantially as
described.
2. My improved means for stoppering bottles and other vessels substantially as
described with reference to the drawings for the purpose specified.
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F. WISE HOWORTH,
46, Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agent for the Applicant.