IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERS FOR CANS AND BOTTLES
Year: 1884

page_text: I, HENRY GEORGE HELLIER of 58 Shenley Rd. 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
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.
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 insert in the neck of the
vessel a plug of wood, glass or metal hollow throughout, in the centre of which I
affix a bridge of either material forming the diameter.. The centre of the bridge
I form as a female screw, on the top of which I attach a nut or nob of wood, glass
or metal formed as a male screw to fit into the former surrounded by a washer of
any soft substance, which on being. screwed down effectually closes the vessel; but
on being raised 'any required distance it is released from the washer and leaves the
apertures or valves open on either side for the purpose of drawing off the contents.
The principle of the bridge and female screw may be moulded or made if necessary
in the manufacture of the vessel and of the same material; in such instance the
bridge may be divided, leaving sufficient projection of the material containing the
female screw to hold the nut or nob which fits into the same,

page_text: I, HENRY GEORGE HELLIER of 58 Shenley Rd. 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 of 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 liquids or solids are held.
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 insert in the neck of the vessel a plug of wood,
glass or metal hollow throughout, in the centre of which I affix a bridge of either
material as shewn in Figure 1. The centre of the bridge I form as a female screw,
on the top of which I attach a nut or nob of wood glass or metal formed as à male
screw to fit into the former surrounded by a washer of any soft substance as shown
in Fig. 3. which on being screwed down effectually closes the vessel, but on being
raised any required distance it is released from the washer and leaves apertures or
valves open on either side for the purpose of drawing off the contents. The
principle of the bridge with the female screw may be moulded or made if necessary
in the manufacture of the vessel and of the same material: in such instance the
bridge may be divided leaving a section with sufficient projection of the material
containing the female screw to hold the nut or nob which fits into the same, as
seen in Fig. 9. I do not confine myself to the bridge as formed flush with the
bottle or vessel at Figs. 1..4. 8: 9, but I vary it as occasion, may require either
concave or convex as represented at Figs. 10. 11. 12: in, Figure 11 I attach the
washer lower down or at the bottom of the screw. Or by another method I affix
the male screw erect in the centre of the bridge, and make the internal female
screw in the nut or nob to screw down upon the vessel, which produces the same
results.
The following description of Drawings illustrate my method of adapting the
general character of my Invention :
Fig. 1. Side view of the hollow plug.
Fig. 2. Top view of the hollow plug..
Fig. 3. Side view of the nut or nob.
Fig. 4. Glass bottle fitted with a stopper closed.
Fig. 5. A lip-can fitted with stopper closed.
Fig. 6. Similar to Fig. 4, now open.
Fig. 7. Similar to Fig. 5, now open.
Fig. 8. Top view of the stopper to lip-vessel, in which the bridge is made at the
side to take the circumference, which is increased by the projection of
the lip as at Fig. 5.
Fig. 9. A top view of the divided bridge with sufficient projection in the neck of
the vessel to receive the stopper.
Fig. 10. Concave bridge with stopper.
Fix 11 Convex bridge with stonner.

page_text: 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
1st A permanent stopper as illustrated in my Drawings, which need only be
raised, and not entirely removed to withdraw the contents of a vessel.
2nd The novel Invention of a bridge across the, neck of a vessel, with an internal
central screw,
either attached to or apart from the vessel; or fixed in a hollow plug
as represented at Fig. 1, either flush, concave or convex as represented at
Figures 1. 2. 10. 11. 12.
3rd The Invention of a divided bridge or projection as shewn at Fig. 9, in the.
shape of a quadrant with an internal screw.
Dated this 3rd day of Annil 1981.
HENRY GEORGE, HELLIER.