Improved Means for Affixing Capsules to Bottles and other like Vessels.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1887.
Complete Left, 7th July, 1887.
Complete Accepted, 16th Aug., 1887.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Affixing Capsules to Bottles and other like
Vessels.
I FREDERICK WHEELER of Cromac Springs Belfast, County Antrim Manager of
Soda Water Manufactory do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
My invention relates to means of affixing capsules to bottles which I effect in the
following manner-I prepare a hollow chamber B (see section drawing herewith) of
brass or other metal open at the base and at the top contracted to a small hole into
which the tube C (brass or other metal) is let & made secure thus connecting the
tube C. with chamber B. D is a piston (brass or other metal) worked through
guide E& cup leather F into tube C. A is a rubber cup flanged at the mouth
(inside chamber B and indicated by dotted lines). The flange of cup overlaps base
of B. & is secured thereto by a cap H (of brass or other metal) screwed to chamber B.
The tube C& the space between chamber B & rubber cup A is now filled with water
almost up to спр leather F through opening at top of guide E. The piston D is now
inserted and driven down direct without any lever power causing sides of cup A to
press tightly against capsule on neck of any bottle which may be in cup A & thereby
affix it to neck. The distinct features of novelty which I claim in connection with
above machine are: That owing to the piston acting direct by a mere push of the
hand and without the aid of a lever the capsule is affixed by placing the
cup A on the
bottle whereas in other machines owing to the piston acting by a lever the bottle is
required to be lifted and placed in the cup of the machine.
W. L. WHEELER,
Agent for F. Wheeler.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improved Means for Affixing Capsules to Bottles and other like
Vessels.
I FREDERICK WHEELER of Cromac Springs Belfast, County Antrim Manager of
Soda Water Manufactory 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 means of affixing capsules to bottles which I effect in the
following manner. I prepare a hollow chamber B (see section drawing left with the
provisional specification) of brass or other metal open at the base and at the top con-
tracted to a small hole into which the tube C (brass or other metal) is let and made
secure thus connecting the tube (with chamber B. D) is a piston (brass or other
metal) worked through guide E and cup leather F into tube C.-A is a rubber cup
flanged at the mouth (inside chamber B and indicated by dotted lines). The flange of
cup overlaps base of B and is secured thereto by a cap H (of brass or other metal)
screwed to chamber B. The tube Cand the space between chamber B and rubber
cup is now filled with water almost up to cup leather F through opening at top of
guide E. The piston D is now inserted and driven down direct without any lever
power causing sides of cup A to press tightly against capsule or neck of any bottle
which may be in cup A & thereby affix it to 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
1. The direct action of the piston acting by a mere downward push of the hand and
without the aid of a lever (as in previous machines) and enabling me to capsule
bottles by placing the cup A on the neck of the bottle instead of placing the neck of
the bottle in cup A.