Improved Opener for Soda Water, Lemonade, Ginger Beer, and Aerated Water Bottles.
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 12th May, 1886.
Complete Left, 9th Feb., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 11th Mar., 1887.
LLOYDIVAADDIMITICATION.
Improved Opener for Soda Water, Lemonade, Ginger Beer,
and Aerated Water Bottles.
ROSE ELIZA MILLER of No. 10 Bell Yard Fleet Street in the City of London
Spinster do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
The above Opener is in the shape of a Pear with a funnel the elevation of which is
shewn on the Plan figure 1 accompanying this Specification, it also has a Ventilator
marked C having also an aperature marked B which aperture enters the chamber
marked A. In section 2 of the plan, applying the above Opener to a Bottle and
pressing it down with the palm of the hand it immediately permits the gas therein to
escape into the chamber. The sequel of which is that the contents of the bottle do not
escape while the latter is being opened but gives relief to the Bottle.
The Funnel of the said Opener also fixes into the India rubber ring in the neck of
the Bottle and thereby makes it air tight.

page_text: and Aerated Water Bottles.
I, ROSE ELIZA MILLER of No. 10 Bell Yard, Fleet Street, in the City of London,
Spinster, 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, reference being also had to the drawings left with the Provisional Specifi-
cation of my said invention :-
The opener which I employ is of a pear shape configuration, as illustrated at
Figure 1, hollowed out in the larger portion to form a chamber or receiver A as shown
in section figure 2, the smaller end having a channel B drilled therethrough to allow of
the gas entering the chamber or receiver A. The opener has also formed in it at the
head or upper end thereof, a perforation or vent c for the purpose of affording egress
to the gas which has accumlated in the chamber or receiver A.
In using the opener aforesaid the small end thereof, (and which is formed so as to
fit or embrace the top of the stopper employed) is inserted in the mouth of the bottle,
and firm pressure brought to bear by the palm of the hand on the opener, whereupon,
the stopper employed for sealing the neck of the bottle is displaced, allowing the gas to
escape into the chamber or receiver A; thence through the vent c, and thus relieving
the pressure within the bottle.
By the means above described, the liquid contents instead of flowing out with the
gas, are effectually retained within the bottle whilst being opened.
Although I have mentioned in the title of my invention, my improved opener.as
being devised for the discharge of the contents of soda water, lemonade, ginger beer
and aërated water bottles, I do not confine myself particularly to what are known as
mineral waters proper, as my invention is equally applicable to allow of the convenient
and safe discharge or delivery of any other aërated liquids from internally stoppered
bottles including for instance wines of the champagne class, and the like.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said invention
and the manner in which it is to be performed I declare that what I claim is :-
The improved opener for discharging or delivering the contents of internally stoppered
bottles substantially as herein described and set forth.
JAMES
STEVENSON,
Gray's Inn Chambers,
20, High Holborn, London, W.C.,
Agent for Applicant.