IMPROVE- MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES FOR CONTAINING AERATED WATERS OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND IN THE STOPPERS OR MEANS FOR CLOSING THE SAID BOTTLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I THOMAS SUTCLIFFE of 14 Lausanne Road Peckham, in the County of Surrey,
Commission Agent do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES FOR CONTAINING AERATED WATERS OR
FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND IN THE STOPPERS OR MEANS FOR CLOSING THE SAID
BOTTLES " to be as follows:
My Invention has for its object to manufacture bottles for holding aërated
waters or other liquids or matters the said bottles having a mouth with recesses or
grooves in the interior opening from the outer edge of the month into other grooves
or recesses at right angles or approximately so to the first mentioned recesses or
grooves so as to form together L or 1 shaped recesses or grooves-and my Invention
includes stoppers or means for closing the said bottles.
I prefer to make a rim or circular ledge in the mouth of the bottle below the
aforesaid grooves or recesses and to provide the stopper with a ring or collar of
India rubber or like flexible material to bear upon this rim or ledge and in addition
to or in substitution for this I may provide the stopper with a ring or collar to
bear upon the neck of the bottle above the said grooves. The stoppers I make
with projections from their sides to engage with the aforesaid recesses or grooves
in the mouth of the bottle and in order to prevent the india rubber or like washer
being rubbed against the ledge in the mouth of the bottle I make the outer part of
the stopper capable of being turned independently of the inner part-The said
inner part is shouldered so that it is secured in the outer part by this shoulder and
by the washer at the other end-A loose disc or metal washer is situated between
the said India rubber closing washer and the lower edge of the outer part of the
stoppor-When the stopper is inserted in the mouth of the bottle the outer part
(which has upon it the projections to engage with the grooves or recesses in the
bottle mouths) can be turned independently of the inner part and thus chafing of
tho India rubber or like closing washer is prevented as it does not turn upon the
ledge of the bottle mouth nor is its upper side chafed by the movement of the outer
part of the stopper as the metal washer between prevents this-To fit this kind of
bottle and washer for being closed by a ball or the like bearing upon the washer
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page_text: the said ball or the like will replace the central part of the stopper heroinbefore
described and bear against the washer from the inside of the bottle-The outer part
of the stopper will form the ring for securing the washer in place in the mouth of
the bottle The interior of this ring may be so shaped that a key can be inserted
to turn it to cause its external projections to engage with the grooves or recesses in
the bottle mouth-The said ring can he readily made in earthenware or glass thus
obviating the necessity for using metal which occurs when tho ring is screwed into
the bottle mouth in the ordinary way.
Improvements in the Manufacture of Bottles for Containing
Aerated Waters, or for other Purposes, and in the Stoppers
or Means for Closing the said Bottles.
"
I THOMAS SUTCLIFFE of 14 Lausanne Road Peckham in the County of Surrey
Commission Agent do hereby declare the nature of my invention for "IMPROVE-
MENTS IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES FOR CONTAINING AERATED WATERS OR
FOR OTHER PURPOSES AND IN THE STOPPERS OR MEANS FOR CLOSING THE SAID
BOTTLES," and in what manner the same is to bo performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-
My Invention has for its object to provide an improved manufacture of bottles
and stoppers for holding aërated waters or other liquids or matters the said bottles
being formed with a mouth having recesses or grooves in the interior opening from
the outer edge of the mouth into other grooves or recesses gradually deepening and
situated at right angles' or approximately so to the first mentioned recesses or
grooves so as to form together L or 1 shaped recesses or grooves as hereinafter
described and illustrated. The said bottles and stoppers are readily made at small
cost and are very efficient and convenient in use. I make a rim or circular ledge
in the mouth of the bottle below the aforesaid grooves or recesses and provide the
stopper with a ring or collar of India rubber or elastic or flexible material to bear
upon this rim or ledge. The stoppers I make with gradually increasing projections
from their sides to engage with the aforesaid recesses or grooves in the mouth of
the bottle and in order to prevent the India rubber or like washer or bearing part
being rubbed against the ledgo in the mouth of the bottle or against the stopper
itself I make the outer part of the stopper capable of being turned independently
of the inner part. The said ioner part is shouldered or flanged at its upper end

page_text: and is inserted into the outer part from the top part of the axial hole therein a
portion of the lower end of the said inner part projecting from the lower end of the
aid outer part and then a loose disc or thin metal washer is put on the projecting
end of the inner part and afterwards the India rubber or elastic closing washer is
sprung into a groove in the said projecting end of the inner part the said loose disc
or thin metal washer intervening between the said elastic washer and the lower
edge of the outer part of the stopper. When the stopper is inserted into the mouth
of the bottle the outer part can be turned independently of the inner part and thus
chafing of the India rubber or like closing washer is prevented as it does not turn
upon the ledge of the bottle mouth nor is its upper side chafed by the movement of
the outer part of the stopper as the loose disc or thin metal washer between
prevents this..
Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings represents in vertical section the upper.
portion of the neck or mouth of a bottle fitted with a stopper constructed according
to my invention. Figure 2 is a vertical section of the mouth of the bottle without
the stopper and Figure 3 is a plan corresponding to Figure 2. Figure 4 is a
vertical section and an underside view of the outer part of the stopper and Figure 5
is an elevation of the inner part of the said stopper. Figure 6 represents the india
rubber washer which is to be carried on the inner part of the stopper and Figure 7
shews the loose disc or thin metal washer which is interposed between the india
rubber washer and the lower surface of the outer part of the stopper. I form in
the mouth of the bottle "under cut or inclined recesses A extending and enlarging
from or about the edge of the mouth towards the interior of the bottle and having
between them straight portions as shown. Below these recesses I form in the
mouth of the bottle a rim or annular projection B upon which the india rubber.
washer mounted on the stopper bears as hereinafter described.
"
The stopper consists of an outer part C and an inner part D. The outer part C
is formed with an opening c through its centre in which opening the inner part D
is inserted from above but is prevented from passing through the said outer part
by a flange or shoulder h formed on the said inner part in one therewith. This
flange or shoulder boars upon the edge h¹ of the opening in the outer part through
which the inner part passes a recess being preferably formed in the said outer part
as shown for reception of the said flange or shoulder on the inner part so that it
does not project beyond the said outer part. The lower end of the inner part D
projects below the outer part C and is provided with an annular groove or recess e
in which the india rubber washer E engages and holds conjointly with the before
mentioned flange or shoulder. the two parts C and D securely together. A loose
disc or thin metal washer g is slipped upon the lower projecting end of the inner
part before the elastic washer is placed thereon. The outer part C of the stopper
is provided with inclined projections a³ as shown in Figure 4 gradually deepening
downwards and corresponding to the inclined recesses A in the mouth of the
bottle.
To secure the stopper in placo it is inserted into the mouth of the bottle the
projections a' on the stopper passing down the straight parts f in the mouth of the
bottle until the india rubber washer E comes in contact with the annular rim or
projection B. The outer part of the stopper is then turned so as to cause the
projections a to enter the similarly formed under cut or inclined recesses A. in
the mouth of the bottle and then the stopper is securely held in the mouth of the
bottle and closes it, the gradual inclination of the recesses in a circular direction
being such as to give a wedging fastening action and a compressive or firm closing
action upon the elastic washer. The outer portion C only of the stopper is turned
when securing the stopper it being rotated on the inner portion D and between the
flange h on the upper end of the inner part and the loose disc or metal washer
below, the inner part remaining stationary with the india rubber washer E bearing
against the annular rim or projection B and being simply pressed upon the said
rim by the action of the outer part the washer E being thus preserved from wear
which would take place by chafing if it were allowed or caused to rotate or rub

page_text: against the projecting rim B or against the lower surface of the rotating portion C
of the stopper.
In the expression bottles I include articles of the same kind which may be
known by other names such as for example the wide mouthed form of bottle
commonly called jars. The gradually increasing formation of the projections, on
the stopper enables a very strong fastening to be secured and the stopper can be
nade in glass or earthenware but I do not limit myself to those materials,
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
First-The manufacture of bottles, and stoppers therefor consisting of a bottle
having in its mouth or the interior of its neck å rim for the washer or elastic part
of the stopper to bear against, and grooves or depressions formed as herein before
described and illustrated for the engagement by a rotatory movement, of corre-.
spondingly formed projections on the stopper, in combination with a stopper forined
of inner and outer parts connected together as described the outer part being
capable of rotation or partial rotation, and the inner part being stationary and
carrying at its lower end an elastic washer or bearing part, and above it a loose
disc or thin metal washer, the whole being arranged and formed so that the closing
of the bottle is effected by simple compression of the elastic washer without its
being dragged rubbed or chafed against either the part of the bottle upon which it
bears or the part of the stopper which is rotated substantially as and for the.
purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Second A stopper for bottles consisting of separate parts namely an inner part
(carrying the elastic washer or bearing part for closing the bottle and above it a
loose disc or thin metal washer) and an outer part to which rotation or partial
rotation can be given independently of the inner part, which with the members it
carries remains stationary the inner part having at top and formed in one with it.
a flange between which and the loose disc or thin metal washer the outer part is
held and the outer part being formed with gradually increasing projections
substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawings.
Third: A stopper for bottles consisting of the combination of an inner part D
groved at the lower end and carrying in the groove an elastic washer E and above
it a thin motal disc g and provided at top with a flange h formed in one with the 3
said inner part and an outer part C which can be rotated upon the inner part and
is formed at its sides with gradually increasing projections a³ for engaging with
the bottle and with a recess h¹ in which the flange on the top of the inner part is
received so that the said inner part does not project at top from the said outer
part all substantially as and for the purposes hereinbefore described and illustrated 4
in the accompanying drawings.