for Containing Aërated Waters or for other Purposes.
Year: 1885

page_text: for Containing Aërated Waters or for other Purposes.
I, THOMAS SUTCLIFFE of 32 Ambler Road Finsbury Park in the County of
Middlesex Commission Agent do hereby declare the nature of said Invention for
"IMPROVEMENTS IN TOOLS TO BE USED IN THE MANUFACTURE OF BOTTLES FOR
CONTAINING AËRATED WATERS OR FOR OTHER PURPOSES" to be as follows:-
This Invention relates to the class of tools used in the manufacture of bottles
for forming the exterior ring of the bottle and simultaneously forming the interior
of this ring constituting the mouth of the bottle with depressions or grooves for
the engagement of the stopper used to close the bottle, the said depressions or
grooves being made by dogs or projections capable of protruding from the plug
inserted into the mouth of the bottle and of being retracted thereinto for with-
drawing the tool from the formed bottle.
The tool made according to my Invention has two arms usually called the tool
handles and carrying at their outer ends the formers or dies for the exterior of the
ring of the bottle and connected by a spring bow or the like so that the arms can
be pressed together to operate upon the bottle and return to their expanded or
normal position when released. The said tool is also provided with the usual
central rod carrying the mandril or plug which enters the mouth of the bottle
This plug is formed in two parts namely the extreme end part which is fixed to the
central rod and the part which carries the protrudable and retractible dogs or
projections by which the depressions or grooves are formed in the mouth of the
bottle. This last mentioned part is formed with a disc or "swiller" which bears
on the edge of the ring or mouth of the bottle whilst it is being formed and is
capable of rotating upon the central rod to follow the movement of the bottle
during the formation of the ring or mouth. Upon the central rod I mount the
conical or other shaped piece which acts upon the levers or other parts of the dogs
or projections to protrude them. This conical or other shaped piece is formed with
a cross piece extending both ways towards the arms and has inclined grooves or
surfaces upon which bear correspondingly inclined pieces or cams one fixed to each
of the arms so that when the said arms are pressed together to form the ring
of the bottle the said cams or inclined pieces on the arms act upon the inclined
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page_text: grooves or surfaces on the said cross piece and force it and the conical or other
shaped piece carried by it forward to project the dogs to form the grooves or
depressions in the mouth of the bottle. When the ring and mouth are formed by
the tool the arms are released from the pressure of the hand and expand and the
conical or other shaped piece is retracted by a spring preferably coiled around the
central rod so as to cause a part of the aforesaid conical or other shaped piece to
act upon the dogs or projections and retract them and the tool can then be removed
from the bottle. If it be desired to form a rim or circular ledge in the mouth of
the bottle for an elastic part of the stopper to abut against the rotating part of the
plug is furnished with a projecting ring or flange corresponding to the said rim or
circular ledge to be formed.
I prefer to make the formers or dies which form the outside ring or mouth of
the bottle each of a half circle or part of a circle with the concavity presented
inwards so that when the arms or handles are pressed together the ring is formed
at once and perfected by the rotation of the bottle in the ordinary way.
Dated in th .. TI.. 100

page_text: for Containing Aörated Waters or for other Purposes.
I THOMAS SUTCLIFFE of 32 Ambler Road Finsbury Park, in the County of
Middlesex, Commission Agent, 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 :-
This Invention relates to the class of tools used in the manufacture of bottles
for forming the exterior ring of the bottle and simultaneously forming the interior
of this ring constituting the mouth of the bottle with depressions or grooves for
the engagement of the stopper used to close the bottle the said depressions or
grooves being made by dogs or projections capable of protruding from the plug
inserted into the mouth of the bottle and of being retracted thereinto for with-
drawing the tool from the formed bottle.
I will describe my Invention with reference to the accompanying drawing
whereon Figure 1 is a side view of a pair of tools made according thereto.
Figure 2 is a section of the upper portion and Figure 3 is a plan. These figures
shew the parts in their normal position, videlicet, that they take when the arms A
are released from pressure. Figure 4 is a view corresponding to Figure 1 but
shewing the parts in the position they assuming when the arms A are pressed
together and the tools are in use.
The said tool has two arms A usually called the tool handles and carrying at
their outer ends the formers or dies B for the exterior of the ring of the bottle and
connected by a spring bow A² or the like so that the arms A can be pressed
together to operate upon the bottle and return to their expanded or normal
position when released The said tool is also provided with the usual central rod C
carrying the mandril or plug which enters the mouth of the bottle This plug is
formed in two parts namely the extreme end part C which is fixed to or formed
with the central rod C and the part D which carries the protrudable and retractile
dogs or projections E E by which the depressions or grooves are formed in the
mouth of the bottle This last mentioned part D is formed with a disc or swiller D'
which bears on the edge of the ring or mouth of the bottle whilst it is being formed
and is capable of rotating upon the central rod C to follow the movement of the
bottle during the formation of the ring or mouth Upon the central rod C I mount
the conical or other equivalently shaped piece F which acts upon the levers e (or
equivalent parts) of the dogs or projections to protrude them. This conical or other
equivalently shaped piece F is formed with a cross piece ƒ extending both ways
towards the arms and has inclined grooves or surfaces f₁ upon which bear corre-
spondingly inclined pieces or cams g g one fixed to each of the arms A so that
when the said arms are pressed together to form the ring of the bottle the said
cams or inclined pieces gg on the arms act upon the inclined grooves or surfaces f³
on the said cross piece f and force it and the conical or equivalently shaped piece F
carried by it, forward to project the dogs E E to form the grooves or depressions in
the mouth of the bottle-When the ring and mouth are formed by the tool, the

page_text: arms A are released from the pressure of the hand and expand, and the conical or
other shaped piece F is retracted by a spring H preferably coiled around the central
rod C so as to cause a part ƒ of the aforesaid conical or equivalently shaped
piece F to act upon the tails e² of the levers e. or other suitable part connected with
the dogs or projections E E and retract them and the tool can then be removed
from the bottle-If it be desired to form a rim or circular ledge in the mouth of
the bottle for an elastic part of the stopper to abut against the rotating part of
the plug is furnished with a projecting ring or flange corresponding to the said rim
or circular ledge to be formed this is illustrated at d.
I prefer to make the formers or dies B which form the outside ring or mouth of
the bottle each of a half circle or part of a circle with the concavity presented
inwards so that when the arms or handles are pressed together the ring is formed
at once and perfected by the rotation of the bottle in the ordinary way. I is a
guide piece for steadying the arms A in their motion.
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
First. The tool for use in the manufacture of bottles consisting of the arrange-
ment and combination of parts substantially as hereinbefore described and
illustrated in the accompanying drawings.
Second. In tools for the purpose described the employment of a spring for
retracting the portion which operates the dogs or projections substantially as
bereinbefore described and illustrated.
Third. In tools for the purpose described the combination with the handles A of
inclined surfaces or cams for acting upon similar parts or surfaces carried by the
central rod in connection with the part which operates the dogs or projections
substantially as herein before described.
Fourth. In tools for the purpose described, formers or dies (for forming the ring
or mouth of the bottle) of a semi circular figure or of a partially circular figure less
than a half circle as and for the purpose described and as illustrated by the
accompanying drawings.
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