Wide Necked Vessels for Wine, Beer, and other Liquids.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 5th Mar., 1888
Complete Specification Left, 30th Nov., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 15th Jan., 1889
Wide Necked Vessels for Wine, Beer, and other Liquids.
I, ROBERT LOVE, of No. 35, Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, in the French Republic,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows :-
My Invention relates to an improved device applicable to tankards, pitchers and
other wide necked vessels, and having for its object to provide an efficient stopper
for the same, while allowing the contents to be poured off at will without raising or
removing the outer lid, when such exists.
Figure 1. of the accompanying drawing is a section of a tankard provided with
my improved device.
Figure 2. is a plan of the stopper:
Figure 3. is a vertical section of the same.
Figure 4. is a section of part of the handle, showing the recess for the reception of
the spring catch.
Figures 5.& 6. shew this catch in section and elevation.
In all these figures, similar parts are indicated by the same
reference.
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A. is the tankard in glass or other material; B. is a metal mounting cemented to
the body thereof and comprising the ordinary handle, lid and spout. At the back
of this mounting and in the line of the handle is cut a narrow slot, on each side
of which are formed the shoulders C. (1. traversed by the hinge pin D., on which
works the lever E. of the stopper. This stopper is composed of a ring F closed by
the discs G. G secured to the levers E. by a nut H. or other suitable means. Between
the two discs G. G', and surrounding the ring F. is set an annular packing I. of
cork, caoutchouc, or other suitable elastic material, the outer face of which is slightly
tapered to correspond with the conical part i. of the tankard neck, as shewn in the
drawing. If so desired, the inside of the tankard neck may be cylindrical and
be provided with a slight annular projection which, by narrowing at a single point
the passage for the stopper, will compress at that point the elastic packing I. and so
secure the obturation.

page_text: It will be understood that in this case the inner surface of the tankard neck may be
either cylindrical or very slightly conical. The outer end of the lever E. is stopped
by the check piece K. maintained in the recess L. by the spring M. which also allows
said check piece K. to move back on the horizontal part of the handle when the
tankard has to be filled, as shewn in figures 1., 4., 5, & 6.
By depressing the lever E. towards the check K., the stopper I. is raised to the
position shewn by the dotted lines, figure 1., thus giving passage to the liquid through
the spout without disturbing the lid of the vessel. When required to fill or clean the
latter, the check piece K. is drawn back on the horizontal part of the handle, thus
allowing the lever to be fully depressed, and the stopper and lid to be fully opened, as
shewn in the upper dotted lines, figure 1.
The form, materials, dimensions and general details of construction of the above
arrangement may be varied as required.
Dated this 5th day of March 1888

page_text: An Improved Stoppering Device for Tankards, Pitchers, and other
Wide Necked Vessels for Wine, Beer, and other Liquids.
I, ROBERT LOVE, of No. 35, Boulevard des Capucines, Paris, in the French
Republic, 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 :-
My Invention relates to an improved device applicable to tankards, pitchers and
other wide necked vessels, and having for its object to provide an efficient stopper for
the same, while allowing the contents to be poured off at will without raising or
removing the outer lid, when such exist.
Figure 1. of the accompanying drawing is a section of a tankard provided with my
improved device.
Figure 2. is a plan of the stopper.
Figure 3. is a vertical section of the same.
Figure 4. is a section of part of the handle, showing the recess for the reception of
the spring catch.
Figures 5. & 6. shew this catch in section and elevation.
In all these figures, similar parts are indicated by the same letters of reference.
A. is the tankard in glass or other material; B. is a metal mounting cemented to
the body thereof and comprising the ordinary handle, lid and spout. At the back of
this mounting and in the line of the handle is cut a narrow slot, on each side of which
are formed the shoulders C. C. traversed by the hinge pin D. on which works the
lever E. of the stopper. This stopper is composed of a ring F. closed by the
disks G. G' secured to the lever E. by a nut H. or other suitable means. Between
the two disks G. G¹, and surrounding the ring F. is set an annular packing I. of cork,
caoutchouc, or other suitable elastic material, the outer face of which is slightly
tapered to correspond with the conical part i. of the tankard neck, as shown in the
drawing. If so desired, the inside of the tankard neck may be cylindrical and be
provided with a slight annular projection which, by narrowing at a single point the
passage for the stopper, will compress at that point the elastic packing I. and so
secure the obturation.
It will be understood that in this case the inner surface of the tankard neck may be
either cylindrical or very slightly conical. The outer end of the lever E. is stopped
by the check piece K. maintained in the recess L. by the spring M. which also allows
said check piece K. to move back on the horizontal part of the handle when the
tankard has to be filled, as shewn in figures 1., 4., 5. & 6.
By depressing the lever E. towards the check K., the stopper I. is raised to the
position shewn by the dotted lines, figure 1., thus giving passage to the liquid through
the spout without disturbing the lid of the vessel. When required to fill or clean the
latter, the check piece K. is drawn back on the horizontal part of the handle, thus
allowing the lever to be fully depressed, and the stopper and lid to be fully opened, as
shewn in the upper dotted lines, figure 1.

page_text: Figure 7. is a modification of the above arrangement in which a simple ground
glass stopper J. is substituted for the compound stopper shewn in figures 1. & 3.,
allowing the elastic packing of the latter to be dispensed with. This stopper J. is
hinged freely at j. to the lever E., the outer end of which bears, when depressed, on
the check piece K. The inside of the neck of the tankard should preferably be ground
to correspond with the ground periphery of the stopper so as to secure efficient
obturation. When required to open fully the lid and stopper for the purpose of filling
the tankard, the check piece K. can be turned aside to permit of depressing to the
utmost the free end of the lever E.
It is evident that if so desired, the lid may be adjusted to the neck of the
tankard by a bayonet setting or otherwise, instead of by a hinge, as shewn in the
drawing.
The form, materials, dimensions and general details of construction of the above
arrangements may be varied as desired.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :
An improved stoppering device for Tankards, Pitchers and other like vessels,
consisting of a stopper of glass, metal or other suitable material set within the neck of
the vessel, and fixed or suspended to a lever, by means of which it can be so operated
from the outside as to open or close the outlet spout, without raising or removal of
the lid, substantially as and for the purpose herein set forth, and shewn in the
accompanying drawing.
Dated 30th day of November 1888