Year: 1886

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'I CHARLES HENRY FERNLEY of Hanover Street South, Audenshaw near
Manchester in the County of Lancaster Butcher do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention is intended to be applied more especially to the stoppering of
bottles containing aerated liquids, the object thereof being to obtain an air-tight
and liquid tight joint and to prevent the liquid, contained in the bottle or vessel
from coming into contact with india rubber or other deleterious substance.
Upon the outside of the neck of the bottle or vessel I form a screw upon which
a screw threaded cap or stopper fits and at the lower end of this screw I form an
external flange round the said neck of the bottle or vessel.
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Immediately above and upon this flange I, place a ring or washer of india rubber
or similarly compressible material, and inside the screw-threaded cap or stopper
above named I fit a block or disc of cork of a suitable thickness (say about one
eighth or a quarter of an inch).
It will thus be seen that the screw threaded cap or stopper fits down upon the
india-rubber washer and by compressing the same forms a tight joint round the
bottle, at the same time that the disc or block of the cork is brought tightly down
upon the open neck or mouth of the bottle or vessel, and thereby a double joint is
formed.
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By the use of the cork block or disc to make the first joint no india rubber or
other deleterious substance comes into contact with the liquid in the bottle or
vessel.
it.
In some cases, instead of employing a screw to tighten the stopper I form an
inclined groove (or grooves) outside the bottle-neck into which fits a projection
from the hook on the stopper or cap, and thus by partially turning the stopper or
cap the block or disc of cork and the india rubber washer are compressed, the said
inclined groove or grooves acting as a screw to tighten the double joint as above
described.
CHARLES DAVIES,
Agent for the Applicant,
4, St. Ann's Square, Manchester.

page_text: Improvements in Stoppering Bottles and other similar Vessels.
I CHARLES HENRY FERNLEY of Hanover Street South, Audenshaw near
Manchester in the County of Lancaster Butcher do hereby declare the nature of
my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN STOPPERING BOTTLES, AND OTHER SIMILAR
VESSELS and in what manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly
described and ascertained in and by the following statement:-..
This invention is intended to be applied more especially to the stoppering of
bottles containing aerated liquids,' the object thereof being to obtain an air tight
and liquid tight joint and to prevent the liquid contained in the bottle or vessel
from coming into contact with india rubber or other deleterious substance.
The nature of my said invention and the manner in which the same is to be
carried into practical effect will be readily understood on reference to the two
sheets of drawings hereunto annexed and the following explanation thereof.
Fig. 1. is an elevation of a bottle with my invention shown as applied thereto
the cap or stopper being drawn in section.
Upon the outside of the neck b, b of the bottle or vessel a, a I form a single or
double threaded screw c, c upon which a screw threaded stopper or cap d, d fits
and at the lower end of this screw I form an external flange collar or shoulder e, e
round the said neck b, b of the bottle or vessel.
Immediately above and upon this flange e, e I place a ring or washer f, f of india
rubber or similarly compressible material, and inside the screw-threaded stopper or
cap d, d above-named I fit a block or disc g, g of cork of a suitable thickness (say
about one eighth or a quarter of an inch).
It will thus be seen that the screw threaded stopper or cap d, d fits down upon
the india rubber washer f, f and by compressing the same forms a tight joint round
the bottle, at the same time that the disc or block of cork g, g is brought tightly
down upon the open neck or mouth of the bottle or vessel and thereby a double
joint is formed.
By the use of the cork, block or disc g, g to make the first joint no india rubber
or other deleterious substance comes into contact with the liquid in the bottle or
vessel; any other material however may be used which will not injuriously affect
the liquid contained in the bottle, but I consider cork preferable.
In some cases instead of employing a screw to tighten the stopper or cap d, d
I form an inclined groove (or grooves) outside the bottle neck similar to a bayonet
joint as shown at h, h in Fig. 2. into which fits a projection (or projections) on the
stopper or cap d, d and thus by partially turning the stopper or cap the block or
disc of cork g, g and the india rubber washer f, fare compressed, the said inclined
groove or grooves h, h acting as a screw to tighten the double joint as above
described.
The cap may be made of metal glass or other suitable material.

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:
The neck of the bottle or other similar vessel made with a screw or inclined
grooves beneath which is a projecting flange or shoulder covered with a ring of
india rubber or other compressible material in combination with a corresponding
cap or stopper having an internal disc of cork or other suitable material so as to
make a double liquid and air tight joint substantially as hereinbefore described
and illustrated by the drawings annexed.
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