Liquids, and the Apparatus for the Application of the same and other similar Coverings.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 29th Mar., 1887.
Specification Accepted, 29th Apr., 1887.
Liquids, and the Apparatus for the Application of the same
and other similar Coverings.
ADRIEN DE MESTRE of Bordeaux France, Merchant do heroby 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 :-
The first part of my invention is shown in figs. I to VIII, sheet I of the accom-
panying drawings which are top and vertical views. It consists in making the
ordinary tin capsules or caps placed between the cork and the wire binding, adherent
to such binding, in such manner as that they may be as if forming only one piece.
Figs. I to IV represent a binding with four branches and a square or annular
central opening. The capsule is made adherent to the binding by cutting in the
edge of the capsule A four gashes B which, when closed, grasp the four twists of the
binding.
Figs. V to VIII represent a binding with 6 and with 4 branches, having a square
or hexagonal central opening. The adherence of the binding to the capsule is in this
case obtained by cutting out at the centre of the capsule A a square or hexagon, from
the angles of which, 6 or 4, as the case may be, gashes are cut, such gashes forming
strips B which, brought down upon the wires assure their adherence to the capsule.
The second part of my invention consists of a machine intended to apply the above
similar bindings patented in my behalf by letters Patent bearing date the January 19th
1872 No. 174 and July 25th 1872 No. 2211. The mandrels used for these applications
vary to suit the kind of binding.
Figs. IX and X sheet I are vertical side and top views of the machine. Figs. XI
to XVI sheet I and I to VIII sheet II are enlarged views of separate parts; sheet I

page_text: fig. XI is a front elevation of a piece to be adapted to the frame of the machine and
in which bolts work to keep the cork-pincers close together during the travelling of
the cork. Figs. XII and XIII are vertical side and top views of cams for liberating
the bolts fig. XIV is a front elevation of the rod supporting the hottle-guides with
two side cams acting on the cams above mentioned; fig. XV is a plan top view of
one of the little plates for raising the bolts out of their staples; fig. XVI is the plan
view of one of the bottle-guides; sheet II figs. I, II, IV, V are front elevations of
mandrels for the application of the various bindings: fig. III is a plan view of a cork-
pincer fig. VI is a side elevation of a machine intended for the self-closing of the
cork-pincers.by means of an excentric of which fig. VII is a front elevation; fig. VIII
is a top plan view of part of this machine; fig. IX is a plan view of two self closing
cork-pincers; figs. X and XI are front and side elevations of trident shaped con-
trivance for the purpose of adjusting the bonds of the wire covering or netting under
the rim of the bottle and finishing the binding.
In the above figures the same letters indicate corresponding parts.
Sheet I fig. IX-X, A is a seat-bench; B cast metal frame; trident for
regulating the binding; D bracket of the catch E intended by its connection with the
ratchet wheel F to stop the ascending movement of the bottle when the cork is
-sufficiently compressed; G bracket of the shaft H acting as axis for the lever I J
which raises the bottle, works the bottle-guides and opens the cork-pincers. The long
arm I of this lever, formed specially for working under the operator's right leg, is
connected by the shaft H to the short arm J forming a concentric cam acting on the
roller K. of the tie-piece L M tie-piece acting as a guide; 1st through the socket M¹
to the hollow rod N screwed on the tie-piece L, and threaded at its upper part to
receive the supporting rod O of the block O¹ pivoting loosely on the end of said rod
to reform the ill shaped of the bottle; this rod is threaded so that said block screwed
upon it, may serve for bottles of whatever height; 2nd through the socket M" to the
rod P fixed upon the tie-piece L and acting as a support for the bottle guides 1"
fitted with india rubber pads P; 3rd through the socket M to the rod supporting
the cork-pincers R and sliding in the tie-piece L as far as the shoulder Q₁ fixed at
such a point as that it will, on meeting the tie-piece L, raise the cork pincers above
the point at which the binding is effected.. S fig. VI sheet II is the bracket of the
shaft S acting as an axis for the rotating cam T working in the upright S" second
bracket of the shaft S and imparting, by means of the treadle T¹ the rising movement
to the rod U furnished with the cam U fig. VII acting on the short arms of the cork-
pincers in order to obtain by bringing the long arms together, the formation of the
taper tube, V fig. X sheet I cam levers by means of which, by pressing the knee on
the plate and by pressing the arm V₁ of the other lever on the handle E', figs. IX
and X of the catch, the latter is withdrawn to allow of the wired bottle's being taken
away. R figs. IX and X are cork pincers shown in dotted lines fig. X before they are
closed by hand by means of their handles R. X fig. XI sheet I support of the
spring bolts Y, connected with the frame B of the machine by the rod X figs. IX
and I, threaded to receive the nut on which it rests. This rod is surrounded
underneath the frame, by a spiral spring which, by pressing the support X against
the cork-pincers, allows of a slight ascending movement which is imparted to it by
the meeting of its lower inclined planes with those contrived on the cork-pincers to
facilitate the bringing of these latter together, and the introduction of the bolts Y in
the mortises Z fig. IX sheet II in the cork pincers by means of which the taper tube
is closed.
a a figs. IX and XIV sheet I are cams on the support P of the bottle-guides and
acting by the rising of this support on the pivoting cams figs. IX, XII, XIII,
connected by the shaft c, which goes through the cork-pincers, to the cams d
figs. XII, XIII which push forward the little plates e fig. XV under the bolts Y
fig. XI for the purpose of driving them out of the mortises under the pressure of the
inclined planes e forming cams at the end of these little plates which work in slides e¹¹
fig. IX sheet II contrived on the cork pincers. In this way the taper tube is opened

page_text: out at the same instant that the cork is introduced into the capsule, and the cork-
pincers are withdrawn by means of a spiral spring f fig. IX-X sheet I acting by
extension on their short arms behind their axis of rotation.
g figs. I, II, IV, V, sheet II mandrel for compressing the cork, and connected with
the frame by the support . This mandrel, furnished with a chamber, has in the
lower part, three or five vertical slits for receiving the twist-guides h figs. I, II, IV
which, swivelling on two steel wires i surrounding the mandrel, are intended to put in
place, before the machine is started, the wire netting with four or six twists, as the
case may be the twists except the one in which the bonds cross, being placed in the
"slots of the guides. These guides keep, on their interior inclined planes, a piston j
furnished with a chamber fig. I and II sheet II whose ceiling or inside upper part is
crossed by the rod K fig. I sheet II supporting the recessed piston K fig. I, II,
beneath which the tin capsule is applied by means of a rod 7 fig. I passing through
the piston K and furnished on each side with small steel flat plates which keep the
capsule up against the recessed piston K' to receive the cork before the opening of the
cork-pincers. According to the kind of the capsule, the rod is square or hexagonal,
in order to determine its position on the taper tube in which there are vertical
grooves R fig. IX for receiving the twists when the capsule is adherent, or in order
that the non adherent twists are placed opposite the notches in the edge of the capsule
to receive them. The piston. in the ascending movement imparted to it by its
meeting with the piston K' fig. I, II sheet II, causes the twist guides to swivel upon
the steel wires i; the lower parts of such guides having in their grooves the side and
rear twists, are applied against the rim of the bottle, and prevent such twists from
deviating from the vertical, and by pressing the bend of the capsule by its lower edge,
make it adhere to the cork.
The pressure of the piston K on the capsule and the cork is obtained by a strong
spiral spring surrounding the rod K and resting under the shoulder of the recessed
part of the rod y fig. I, II, IV, V sheet II in order to exert a spring pressure against
the collar n fig. I on the rod K for the purpose of determining the position of the
piston K by its stop on the socket o fig. I sh. II screwed into the inside upper part
of the chamber of the mandrel, and in which the part of the rod K which is below the
flange, slides. In the same way, the rod fig. I sheet II, shown in dotted lines,
which holds the capsule in the recess of the piston K, after having been forced in
the rod by the pressure of the cork, is drived down by the spiral spring shown in
dotted lines and which pressing, against the shoulder of the recessed part of rod 1,
presses on the collar pon each rod with sufficient force to introduce its lower part
into the opening of the capsule, this collar resting on the socket screwed into the
recess.
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fig. IV sheet II is a support of the levers which raises the rod K fig. IX sheet I
and fig. I, IV, V, sheet II and consequently the capsule fig. IV sheet II above the
cork-pincers. The support screwed on the rod g' is held by the adjusting screw l
to regulate the position of the levers whose short arm j works in a mortise in the
rod K.
fig. X sheet II is a forked square sided opening in the piece c figs. X and XI
intended to raise the bonds of the netting under the rim of the bottle, and to flatten
the bows of such netting by a drawing movement towards itself, the neck of the bottle
being at the same time held firmly against the sides of the fork; is an other
(slanting sided) opening for finishing off the flattening of the bows and trimming the
twists.
Figs. I to VII sheet III represent a modification of the above machine for applying
a netting or covering with six branches, with or without a metallic capsule, fig. I is a
front elevation; fig. II a plan view from below showing a netting ready to be
compressed with the cork; fig. III is an elevation of the mandrel alone, fig. IV a top
plan view of a ring which screws upon the mandrel; figs. V and VI are side and
front views respectively of one of the grips for seizing the lower mashes of the netting;
fig. VII shows the result attained.
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page_text: A is the rod of the mandril; B recess; Cnut for adapting the rod to the securing
machine D threaded ring supporting the 5 grips E in its notches on two steel
wires F F G adjusting screw for removing the grips more or less from the recess
according to the size of the netting.
Figs. VIII to XIII sheet III represent another modification for applying a double
binding with or without a metallic capsule; figs. VIII and IX are an elevation and a
plan from below respectively; fig. X an elevation and section; fig. XI an elevation of
the recessed piston sliding in a socket shown in clevation in fig. XII and screwed
into the recessed part of the instrument; fig. XIII shows the result attained.
A is the supporting rod; B socket or recessed part in which the recessed piston C
is placed, and which has three vertical slots for receiving the twist guides D supported
by a steel wire E resting against a shoulder at the bottom of the outer taper part of
the socket. The object of this taper is to bring back upon the shoulder, the spring E
after it has been raised with the twist guides by the play of the recessed piston as in
the first machine described. F spiral spring fixed by pins F¹ upon the cylindrical
part of the frame and resting in notches into the twist-guides which it presses against
the cork and the rim of the bottle; G is the supporting rod of the piston C. H stop
pin, J collar on said roll, and on which a spiral spring K in the recessed part as far as
I of the rod A, exerts a pressure to drive the piston back out of the socket of the
frame, as in the previously described machine. This collar bearing when at rest upon
the socket M determines the position of the recessed piston in the deep part, N sharp
end of the piston C pricking and centring the cork; the twist guides are fitted in the
interior with grooves shown in dotted lines to receive the twists; O cork, P metal
capsule, both shown in dotted lines as soon as the bending is made. Figs. I to XII
sheet IV represent another modification for applying a cap without a capsule, of the
rounded shape generally given to corks for sparkling wines by the pressure of a string
across the cork.
Fig. I is a front elevation, fig. II a plan from below with a cap; fig. III a side
elevation of part of the instrument; fig. IV a front elevation of part of the frame
without the moveable parts; figs. V to XII are views of separate parts; figs. V
and VI are front and rear views of an excentric; fig. VII revolving ring acting on
the recessed piston shown in elevation in fig. VIII; figs. IX, X and XI small blade
shown in elevation and in plan; fig. XII side view of a grip and fig. XIII shows the
result attained.
A frame; A¹ its rod connecting it with the binding machine; B B appendices of
the frame furnished on their rear surface with grooves shown in dotted lines fig. I, II,
and IV, in which grooves the handle C of the blades C slide in their forward and
backward movements for squeezing the cork. On these handles are rivetted taper
pins D or cylindrical ones sliding in taper grooves or grooves having parallel sides
in excentrics or sections of cylinder E at tangents to the handles C₁, and fixed by pins
upon the rotating shaft F. G handle of the shaft F. H rotating ring for raising or
lowering the recessed piston J by means of its small rod P running through said
piston and a vertical groove M in the frame, and the ends of which get in two
slanting side grooves in the ring. K washer between the instrument and the socket
of the frame of the binding machine in order to facilitate the working of the ring H.
L pin passing through the supporting rod to hold the washer in position. N grips
swivelling in two steel wires O in the same way and for the same purpose as above
described.
When the cork is squozen under the cap by the blades C as in fig. II, the ring H is
turned from right to left by means of the handle H' in order to lower the recessed
piston J, for still more compressing the cork and bringing down the bonds of the cap
below the rim of the bottle.
Figs. XIV to XVII represent a modification of the preceding apparatus for
applying a double binding without round headed capsule. Fig. XIV is a front view
of the part necessary to demonstrate this variation. Fig. XV is a plan view from
below with double binding; fig. XVI is side view of a cammed twist guide;

page_text: fig. XVII is a front elevation of interior side of the same, and fig. XVIII shows the
result obtained.
A frame, the dotted lines showing section of the recessed pison J. D cammed twist-
guides; E openings for receiving the twist guides; F steel wire springs acting on the
guides; G catch screwed to the frame to secure the springs.
This modification only differs from the preceding one by the substitution for the
four grips of three grooved twist guides, forked and cammed, swivelling, like the
grips, on the two steel wires acting as springs against the frame and whose forks
receive the two side and rear twists of the double binding when the latter is raised by
the cork, keeping the twists parallel whilst the bonds are being drawn to effect tho
binding.
Figs. XIX to XXIV sheet IV represent a final modification for applying a single
binding; fig. XIX is a front view in elevation; figs. XX and XXI are a side view
and a plan view from below showing binding in place; figs. XXII and XXIV are
front and rear elevations of the supports of the jaws, fig. XXIII a rear view of a jaw
and fig. XXV shows the result obtained.
A is the frame to be fitted by the rod B to the upright of the binding machine.
C moveable part connected with the unmoveable body part by tenons D sliding in two
square sockets passing through the frame and secured by adjusting screws E. Faro
four small rollers' in notches formed in the edge of the recess G to centre the cork and
place it underneath the small blade J beneath which it is squozen strictly diametrically.
They are fitted on a steel wire H which presses against the outer side of the recess Ğ.
K bulged and forked pallet on which the bonds of the binding rest; it swivels on an
axis L to bring such bonds under the rim of the bottle when they are to be drawn to
effect the binding; K' handle of the pallet K governed by the spring K to bring
back the pallet in position; M, support of the jaws N between which the twist is
grasped and which are brought one against the other by the action of the steel wire O
by means of which they turn on their axes P.
Figs. XXVI and XXVH sheet IV are front and side elevations of cutting pincers
which complete the above described instruments by facilitating the closing down of
the bonds against the neck of the bottle, and the cutting of the overplus of wire after
the binding is effected.
A are rings in which the fore and third fingers of the hand are placed; B small
checkered plates bearing against each other to grasp bind and twist the ends of tho
bonds; C cutting blades acting as shears like by their crossing and by their rotation
upon the axis D for the double action of the instrument.
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:
1-The adherence of any binding, netting, double binding to the metal capsules or
small plates forming only one piece with them before use.
2-The combination and simultaneous working on one, machine of the bottle-
guides P¹ fig. IX sheet I and of the cork-pincers R.
3-The special combination of the bottle guides P¹ fig. IX sheet I, cork pincers R,
india-rubber pads P₁ and adjusting screws P.
4-The combination of the bracket S fig. VI sheet II with the shaft S¹, upright S",
cam T, treadle T¹, rod U, excentric U¹ and cork-pincers R for the formation of the
taper tube above the cork, before the bottle ascends and a wider opening out of the
ends of the long arms of the cork-pincers than usual in similar machines.
5 The combination of the cork-pincers R figs. IX and X sheet I with the spring
bolts Y fig. XI sheet I, the cams a figs. IX-XIV sheet I and the upright P for
closing the cork-pincers and liberating the bolts.
6 The combination of the cork pincers R figs. IX, X sheet I and fig. VIII
sheet II with the spiral spring f for bringing them back into position.
7-The combination of the tie-piece M fig. LX sheet I with the support Q of the
cork-pincers R, tie-piece L, shoulder Q for the previous working of the bottle-guides
and the self rising of the cork-pincers above the place of binding.

page_text: S-The combination of the crank I fig. IX sheet I with the cam J, tic piece L,
cork-pincers Rand shoulder Q' for raising the bottle, and working the bottle guides P₁
and cork-pincers R.
9 The combination of the threaded rod O fig. IX sheet I, socket N and block O'
for regulating the rise of the latter.
10 The combination of the various mandrels g fig. IX sheet I and fig. I, II, IV, V
sheet II with the piston j figs. I, II, sheet II, recessed pistons K¹, twist guides hånd
the springs and small little blades respectively belonging to each mandrel.
11 The levers s fig. IV sheet II, its support r, the rod g¹ of the mandrels combined
for raising the capsule above the taper tube.
12 The combination of the lever V¹ fig. X, sheet I and of the cam V with the
catch E fig. IX for liberating the latter and stopping the ascending movement of the
bottle.
13 The trident shaped piece C figs. X and XI sheet II.
14-The cutting pincers fig. XXVI, and XXVII sheet IV forming pincers and
shears.