Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 10th Feb., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 10th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 7th Dec., 1888
I JOSEPH TABRAB of 15 York Road, Lambeth in the County of Surrey Engineer
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is specially applicable to bottles containing aerited or other
liquids evolving gas and consists in inserting a piece of sheet iron or other metal
or composition found most suitable into an ordinary cork thus strengthening
the cork and preventing the cork from breaking on being withdrawn from or
inserted into the neck of the bottle to which it acts as a stopper and in which
bottle neck a screw is formed of such gauge as is found most suitable according
to the size of the orifice of the vessel. By the use of this cork with a wedge
not projecting beyond its end the liquid contained in the bottle comes in contact
with nothing but the face of the cork, thus obviating the unpleasant taste produced
by contact with indian rubber, vulcanite and other preparations.
To add strength to the wedges of iron or other metal or composition which are
inserted into the cork they may be indented fluted or otherwise pressed or moulded
into any shapes found most suitable.
It is at present anticipated that the wedges shall be cut out of the commonest
sheet iron and if the orifice of the bottle is 1 inch in diameter with a thread
moulded inside it of such gauge as is found most suitable the cork would be 1
inch in diameter and from 14 inch to 2 inch long or of such size and length as
are found most practicable. The piece of sheet iron used as a wedge night be
inch wide and if the cork is 2 inch long the iron wedge will be 18 inch long
so that when the iron wedge is inserted into the cork in. of either end of the
cork will effectually conceal the iron wedge from sight and prevent the contact
of the wedge with the liquid contained in the bottle.
That end of the iron wedge which is to primarily enter the cork may be sharpened
to a point a knife-shaped square or round oval or of any shape found most
advantageons

page_text: The screw or thread in the neck of the bottle may be tapered or straight and if
needed a seating may be made in the neck of the bottle for the surface of the cork to
ride on as may be found requisite according to the strength of the gas or gases
contained in the bottles contents.
Dated this 10th day of February 1888.
ABEL & IMRAY,
Agents for the Applicant.
I, JOSEPH TABRAR of 15 York Road, Lambeth in the County of Surrey, Engineer
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:-
The object of this invention is to provide a cork stopper for bottles having screw
threads in the necks thereof which cork is capable of being withdrawn from the bottles
without any addition whatever or damage to the stoppers.
According to this invention I insert a piece of sheet iron or other suitable material
into an ordinary cork thus preventing the cork from breaking on being inserted into
or withdrawn from the bottle and giving a solidity to the cork which enables me to
screw or unscrew the same, the said inserted piece being made smaller in length and
width than the length and diameter of the cork respectively so that only cork comes
in contact with the liquid or the bottle.
In the accompanying drawing Fig. 1 shews sectional elevation of a cork stopper for
screw necked bottles constructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 shews section of
same on line A B. Fig. 1. Same letters denote the same parts in all the figures.
a is the cork and the piece of metal inserted into the same. The pieces of metal or
other material may bo fluted or corrugated or made of any suitable shape and may be
sharpened or pointed at the bottom edge to facilitate insertion into the cork or may if
desired be flush with the top of the cork, the cork may also be conical to enable it to
be easily inserted into the bottle neck.
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 improved cork stopper having a piece of metal inserted therein substantially as
described.
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