IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERS FOR CANS AND BOTTLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, HENRY GEORGE HELLIER of 58 Shenley Read London S.E. Patent Agent
do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERS
FOR CANS AND BOTTLES to be as follows:—
This Invention refers to the stoppers of tin or iron cans or glass bottles, but the
same Invention may be applied to all vessels of the nature of a can or bottle in
which fluids or solids are held, and is a further application for a Patent of a similar
character to my Invention N° 4243—1884.
The chief object of my improvements consist in the Invention of a permanent
stopper, which need only be partially raised, and not entirely removed to withdraw
the contents of the vessel.
Instead of a common cork I use a plug of wood, glass or metal of any required
length hollow throughout, the exterior of which I forin as a male screw. At the
top of the plug I affix a nut or nob of any suitable material about twice the size in
circumference encircled underneath by a washer of any soft substance. On either
side of the plug at the top, and just below the washer, I make an aperture or valve
for the purpose of drawing off the contents. I then make another plug hollow
throughout, the interior of which I form as a female screw this plug I affix in the
neck of the vessel to receive the former plug which I screw down into the exterior.
plug to effectually close the vessel. To withdraw the contents I then unscrew the
plug to sufficient height to uncover the apertures or valves which are then left free
and open for the purpose. By another arrangement I make the nut or nob smaller
and invert the stopper in the neck of the vessel, which method produces the same
result. If necessary I make the neck of the vessel answer the purpose of the
exterior plug, formed internally to fit the former plug.

page_text: I, HENRY GEORGE HELLIER of 58 Shenley Road London S.E. Patent Agent
do hereby declare the nature of my Invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERS
FOR CANS AND BOTTLES and in what manner the same is to be performed, to
be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following statement :-
This Invention refers to the stoppers for tin or iron cans or glass bottles
containing liquids or solids, but the same Invention may be applied to all vessels of
the nature of a can or bottle in which fluids or solids are held, and is a further
Patent of a similar character to my Invention N° 4243-1884.
The chief object of my improvements consists in the Invention of a permanent
stopper which need only be partially raised and not entirely removed to withdraw
the contents of the vessel. Instead of a common cork I use a round plug of wood,
glass, metal or hard substance, of any required length hollow throughout, the
exterior of which I form as a male screw. At the top of the plug I affix a nut or
'nob of any suitable material about twice the size in circumference encircled
underneath by a washer of any soft substance on either side of the plug at the
top and just below the washer I make a circular or oval form of aperture or valve
for the purpose of drawing off the contents. I then make another plug hollow.
throughout, the interior of which I form as a female screw: this plug I affix in the
neck of the vessel to receive the former plug which I screw down into it to
effectually close the vessel. To withdraw the contents I then unscrew the inner
plug to sufficient height to uncover the apertures or valves which are then left free
and open for the purpose. Figures 1. 2. and 3 show an elevation section and plan
of this stopper, and Figure 4 the stopper open.
By another arrangement I make the nut or nob smaller and invert the stopper in
the neck of the vessel which method produces the same results as seen at Fig. 5.
To withdraw the contents the stopper takes a contrary direction to the former,
having to be unscrewed downwards to open the apertures or valves. If necessary
I make the neck of the vessel answer the purpose of the exterior plug, moulded
internally to fit the interior plug. Or I form the exterior of the neck of the vessel
as a male screw with apertures or valves on either side within a short distance of
the top, which I cover with a cap internally formed as a female screw to encircle
the whole. To withdraw the contents the cap need only be raised sufficiently high
to uncover the apertures or valves as shown at elevation section and plan of
Figures 6. 7. and 8., which Fig. 9 shows open.
Other methods of making the stopper which in each case produces like results
may also be employed: Fig. 10 shows the stopper as represented at Fig. 1 with
flute shaped openings. Fig. 11 shows a wedge shaped form of the stopper with
two sides sloped off within a short distance of the top in this arrangement it may
be made solid; as the sloping sides, when the stopper is raised, leave openings on
either side. In Fig. 12 the contrary sides of the wedge are seen. The same
principle may be applied by sloping off four sides, which would still leave four
angles of the circular stopper with sections of the screw of sufficient diameter to
hold in the neck of the vessel, or fluted passages may be formed instead of the
sloping sides.
Though I prefer the arrangements hitherto described for the practical working
of my Invention, I claim to vary the methods of forming the apertures, valves, or
sloping sides as occasion may require, as also the formation of the nut or nob. I do
not limit myself to a continuous internal screw, as the same result may be
accomplished by forming sections of a screw or sloping projections to hold the
stonner

page_text: Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my snid
Invention and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what
I claim is:-
1 The novel Invention of a permanent circular stopper, which need only be
raised and not entirely removed to withdraw the contents of the vessel.
2nd The novel Invention of apertures or valves either formed in the circular
stopper or made in the manufacture of the vessel.
3rd The novel Invention of a hollow circular stopper with flute shaped openings.
4th The novel Invention of a wedge shaped stopper either hollow or solid,
circular towards the top supported by an exterior screw with sloping sides and
diminished in size towards the base, or with flute shaped passages.
Dated :- od 1004