Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th May, 1888
Complete Specification Left. 15th Aug., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 21st Sept., 1888
THOMAS SUTCLIFFE Stopper Manufacturer Pleasant Grove York Road, Kings
Cross London Middlesex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:
This invention relates to improvements in the construction of Stoppers such as
Screws and others as shown in my Specification No. 13,947 dated Nov. 16th/85 for
Bottles Jars and the like.
I make a wooden head and stem the latter being larger at the base than it is at the
top which is pressed into composition whilst the said composition is in the mould in
its plastic state, the composition being pressed to the shape of the mould, and at the
same time covering the wooden stem. The head of the stopper being wood and the
body of the stopper being covered with composition.
This invention has for its object improvements in Stoppers for Bottles Jars and the
like, and is applicable to combined stoppers as here-in-after described, of which the
first part is based upon the discovery that wood and plastic compositions adhere very
strongly together, whilst the latter is in its plastic state, and makes an improvement
in screw and other stoppers. In order to enable my invention to be fully understood
I will proceed to describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1. is the wooden part of the stopper showing the Head, a. and the Stem b.
Fig. 2. is a piece of composition before being pressed on to the stem in the mould.
Fig. 3. is a side view of cork ring or washer.
Fig. 4. is a plan of the top-side of cork ring.
Fig. 5 is a Screw stopper of wood and composition omitting the washer under the
head for the sake of clearness.
Fig. 6. is a sectional view of Fig. 5.
Fig. 7. is a complete stopper for wide mouthed bottles.
Firstly-The wood which is made with a suitably shaped head a. having a stem b.

page_text: below the head is pressed into the composition whilst in the mould, pressure being put
on the head, the said stem forces the composition into the shape of the mould, at the
same time embedding itself into the composition which hardens on the wooden stem,
and can then be withdrawn from the mould, it will thus be seen that owing to the
wooden stem being larger at the base than at the top, the wood and composition could
not come apart without breaking the composition, by this it will be seen that the wood
and composition are united independently of any artificial means such as Glues or
the like, for which I claim a great improvement in uniting the two substances
together.
Secondly I also make a combination stopper consisting of the wooden head with
stem, the said stem being covered with composition, with a cork ring embedded in the
composition below the head to form a closing washer. This stopper is very suitable
for earthenware bottles and the like.
I also use a wooden head with stem to make my patent, Specification No. 13,947,
dated Novr. 16th/85, and to give the wooden head a nicer appearance I cover the top
with a cap of tin or other metal.
I do not confine myself to the use of rubber and cork as closing washers as I may
use anything pliable as a closing washer.
The advantages attained by my improvements are as follows:-Firstly. The wood
head and stem as shown at Fig. 1. has an advantage over a composition head being
able to stand the heat which they are liable to in shops etc. On the other hand the
composition protects the wood being so tightly pressed round it when it is in its
plastic state, that after the said composition has set hard it will not allow the wood to
swell or contract through moisture or heat, thus gaining an advantage over a solid
wooden stopper, which often swell in the mouth of the bottle and cannot be withdrawn,
it has also an advantage over a solid composition stopper, not being so liable to break
off at the head with rough usage.
I wish it to be understood that I do not lay any claim on the wooden heads or the
tin caps to cover them, as I am aware that wooden headed stoppers covered with tin
have been used a many years, also wooden heads with stems in cork or other such
material which have had to be fastened by some artificial means such as cementing the
two parts together, and, it is well known these wooden heads come off after using in a
many cases the first time.
By my improvements it is impossible unless wilfully
broken for the stopper to dis-connect, as the hardness of my composition keeps the
two parts intact. I do not bind myself to wood alone for the head and stem of the
stopper, nor do I bind myself to any particular shape of head or stem as I could make
the latter flat at the sides, and I could make the head and stem of any hard material
such as glass or Papier Maché moulded into the shape required before pressing
into the composition.

page_text: THOMAS SUTCLIFFE Stopper Manufacturer Pleasant Grove York Road Kings Cross
London 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 improvements in the construction of Stoppers such as
Screws and others as shown in my Specification No. 13947 dated Novr. 16th/85 for
Bottles Jars and the like.
I make a wooden head and stem the latter being larger at the base than it is at the
top is pressed into composition whilst the said composition is in its plastic state in the
mould, the composition being pressed to the shape of the mould and at the same time
covering the wood stem. The head of the stopper being wood and the body of the
stopper being covered with composition. I also make this stopper with the closing
washer attached. I put a strip or ring of cork or other pliable material in the mould
so that when pressure is applied the ring embeds itself into the composition and forms
closing washer. Thus uniting the head, stem and closing washer together.
This invention has for its object improvements in Stoppers for Bottles Jars and the
like and is applicable to combined stoppers as here-in-after described of which the
first part is based upon the discovery that wood and plastic compositions adhere very
strongly together whilst the latter is in its plastic state and makes an improvement in
screw and other stoppers. In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I
will proceed to describe the same by reference to the accompanying drawings.
Fig. 1. is the wooden part of the stopper showing the head a. and the stem b.
Fig. 2. is a piece of composition before being pressed on to the stem in the mould.
Fig. 3. is a side view of cork ring or washer.
Fig. 4. is a plan of the top side of cork-ring.
Fig. 5. is a screw stopper of wood and composition omitting the washer under the
head for the sake of clearness.
Fig. 6. is a sectional view of Fig. 5.
وو
7 is a complete stopper for wide mouthed bottles.
:
Firstly The wood which is made with a suitably shaped head a. having a stem b.
as shown at Fig. 1. the said stem being larger in diameter at the base than it is just
below the head is pressed into the composition whilst in the mould, pressure being put
on the head the said stem forces the composition into the shape of the mould, at the
same time embedding itself into the composition, which hardens on the wooden stem,
and can then be withdrawn from the mould, it will thus be seen that owing to the
wooden stem being larger at the base than at the top the wood and composition could
not come apart without breaking the composition, by this it will be seen that the wood
and composition are united independently of any artificial means such as Glues or
the like, for which I claim a great improvement in uniting the two substances
together.

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Secondly I also make a Combination Stopper consisting of the wooden head with
stem the said stem being covered with composition with a cork ring embedded in the
composition below the head to form a Closing Washer. This stopper is very suitable
for earthenware bottles and the like.
I also use a wooden head with stem to make my patent Specification No. 13,947,
dated Novr. 16th/85 and to give the wooden head a nicer appearance I cover the top
with a cap of tin or other metal.
I do not confine myself to the use of rubber and cork as Closing Washers as I may
use anything pliable as a closing washer.
The advantages attained by my improvements are as follows:-Firstly.
The
wooden head and stein as shown at Fig. 1. has an advantage over a composition head
being able to stand the heat which they are liable to in shops etc. On the other hand
the composition protects the wood being so tightly pressed round it when it is in its
plastic state, that, after the said composition has set hard it will not allow the wood to
swell or contract, through moisture or heat thus gaining an advantage over a solid
wooden stopper, which often swell in the mouth of the bottle and cannot be withdrawn,
it has also an advantage over a solid composition stopper, not being so liable to break
off at the head with rough usage.
I wish it to be understood that 1 do not lay any claim on the wooden heads or the
tin caps to cover them as I am aware that wooden headed stoppers covered with tin
have been used a many years, also wooden heads with stems in cork or other such
material which have had to be fastened by some artificial means such as cementing the
two parts together and it is well known these wooden heads come off after using in a
many cases the first time. By my improvements it is impossible unless wilfully
broken for the stopper to dis-connect, as the hardness of my composition keeps the
two parts intact, I do not bind myself to wood alone for the head and stem of the
stopper nor do I bind myself to any particular shape of head or stem as I could make
the latter flat at the sides, and I could make the head and stem of any hard material
such as Glass or papier Machè moulded into the shape required before pressing into
the composition.
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
The construction of combined stoppers with different materials as herein described
to all kinds of bottles Jars and the like to which they are adaptable.
THOMAS SUTCLIFFE.