OF BOTTLES" IMPROVED MEANS OF SECURING CORKS IN THE NECKS
Year: 1865

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to William Henry Postlethwaite Gore, of No. 14,
Langham Street, Portland Place, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire,
LETTERS PATENT to William Henry Postlethwaite Gore, of No. 14,
Langham Street, Portland Place, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire,
for the Invention of
OF BOTTLES"
IMPROVED MEANS OF SECURING CORKS IN THE NECKS
Sealed the 23rd February 1866, and dated the 30th August 1865.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said William Henry Postle-
thwaite Gore at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his.
Petition, on the 30th August 1865.
I, WILLIAM HENRY POSTLETHWAITE GORE, of No. 14, Langham Street,
Portland Place, in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, do hereby declare the
nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVED MEANS OF SECURING CORKS IN THE
NECKS OF BOTTLES," to be as follows:-
This Invention is intended principally for securing corks in the necks of
bottles for containing aërated, mineral, or other waters, sparkling wines,. malt
liquors, or other aërated or effervescent beverages or liquids, and consists in
the use of metallic wires in connection with holes drilled through the necks.
of the bottles, or otherwise made or formed therein at the time of the casting
or formation of the bottle.
In one modification of my Invention I drill or otherwise form through the
thick part of the neck of the bottle one or more holes in a horizontal direction,
and after the bottle has been corked in the usual manner I insert therein a
metallic pin or pins, so as to pass through the cork and through both sides of
the neck of the bottle, thus firmly securing the cork therein until such pin or
pins have been withdrawn. In making these metallic pins I prefer to form
them with one end sharpened, and furnished at the other with an eye or loop
to facilitate their withdrawal.

page_text: In a second modification of my Invention I drill or otherwise form two or
more holes in a perpendicular direction (or nearly so) through the thick part
of the neck or mouth of the bottle, and I pass a wire through the same and
over the top of the cork, and I secure the said wire either by bending up both
ends thereof, or by having a head at one end of the wire, and bending up the
other end.
In a third modification of my Invention I employ the perpendicular holes
formed in the neck of the bottle to attach thereto two metallic eyes or loops
on opposite sides of the neck to receive the two ends of a metallic clip, which
passes over the top of the cork, and which may (when the cork is desired to
be moved be turned over out of the way, the two ends of the clip forming (as
it were) pivots working in the said eyes or loops.
In a fourth modification of my Invention I employ two or more pieces of
metal (not being wire) of such a shape and so formed that one end of each
piece of metal shall pass into and partially through the top of the cork. Such
piece of metal is so shaped in a hook form that whilst the upper part par-
tially enters the top of the cork, the other end is pierced with a hole to allow
a wire to pass through it and round the neck of the bottle. In this case I use
two or more metal hooks, which prevents the cork from escaping, and the
greater the tendency of the cork to escape from the neck of the bottle the
sighter will it be held in by the leverage on the same.
In these two last-described modifications the fastening always remains per-
Uz attached to the nook of the bottle.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent, filed
by the said William Henry Postlethwaite Gore in the Great Seal Patent
Office on the 28th February 1866.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, WILLIAM
HENRY POSTLETHWAITE GORE, of No. 14, Langham Street, Portland Place,
in the County of Middlesex, Esquire, send greeting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her Letters
Patent, bearing date the Thirtieth day of August in the year of our Lord One
thousand eight hundred and sixty-five, in the twenty-ninth year of Her
reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give and grant unto me,
the said William Henry Postlethwaite Gore, Her special licence that I, the
said William Henry Postlethwaite Gore, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said William Henry Postlethwaite Gore, my
executors, administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no

page_text: others, from time to time and at all times thereafter during the term therein
expressed, should and lawfully might make, use, exercise, and vend, within
the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, the Channel Islands, and
Isle of Man, an Invention for "IMPROVED MEANS OF SECURING CORKS IN THE
NECKB OF BOTTLES," upon the condition (amongst others) that I," the said
William Henry Postlethwaite Gore, my executors or administrators, by an
instrument in writing under my, or their, or one of their hands and seals,
should particularly describe and ascertain the nature of the said Invention,
and in what manner the same was to be performed, and cause the same
to be filed in the Great Seal Patent Office within six calendar months next
and immediately after the date of the said Letters Patent.
1
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said William Henry Postlethwaite Gore,
do hereby declare the nature of my said Invention, and in what manner the
'same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and
by the following statement in writing, and on reference to the accompanying
Sheet of Drawings, that is to say:-
This Invention is intended principally for securing corks in the necks of
bottles for containing aërated, mineral, or other waters, sparkling wines, malt
liquors, or other aërated or effervescent beverages or liquids, and consists in
the use of metallic wires in connection with holes drilled through the necks of
the bottles, or otherwise made or formed therein at the time of the casting or
formation of the bottle.
In one modification of my Invention I drill or otherwise form through the
thick part of the neck of the bottle one or more holes in a horizontal direction,
and after the bottle has been corked in the usual manner I insert in the hole
or holes a metallic pin or pins, so as to pass through the cork and through
both sides of the neck of the bottle, thus firmly securing -the cork therein
until such pin or pins has or have been withdrawn. In making these
metallic pins I prefer to form them with one end sharpened, and furnished
at the other with a head, eye, or loop to facilitate their withdrawal,
In a second modification of my Invention I drill or otherwise form two or
more holes in a perpendicular direction (or nearly so) through the thick part
of the neck or mouth of the bottle, and I pass a wire through the same and
over the top of the cork, and I secure the said wire either by bending up
both ends thereof or by having a head at one end of the wire and bending up
the other end.
In a third modification of my Invention I employ the perpendicular holes
formed in the neck of the bottle to attach thereto two metallic eyes or loops
on opposite sides of the neck to receive the two ends of a metallic clip which

page_text: passes over the top of the cork, and which may (when it is desired to move
the cork) be turned over out of the way, the two ends of the clip forming as it
were pivots working in the said eyes or loops.
In a fourth modification of my Invention I employ two or more pieces of
metal of such a shape and so formed that one end of each piece of metal
shall pass into and partially through the top of the cork. Such piece of
metal is so shaped in a hook form that whilst the upper part partially enters
the top of the cork the other end is pierced with a hole to allow a wire to
pass through it and round the neck of the bottle. In this case the greater
the tendency of the cork to escape from the neck of the bottle the tighter will
it be held in by the leverage on it.
In these two last modifications the fastening always remains permanently
attached to the neck of the bottle.
I
Such being the nature and object of my said Invention for "Improved
Means of Securing Corks in the Necks of Bottles," I will now. proceed to
describe more in detail the manner in which the same is to be or may be per-
formed or carried into practical effect. And in order that the same may be
.distinctly understood I have annexed hereunto a Sheet of Drawings illustrative
thereof, and have marked the same with figures and letters of reference
corresponding with those in the following explanation thereof, that is to
say:
In the annexed Drawing Figures 1 & 2 represent the first modification of
my Invention, wherein holes are formed horizontally through the thick part
of the neck of the bottle, and after the cork a, a, has been inserted in the
usual manner, the metallic pin b, b, is passed through both holes and through
the cork, thus securing the latter firmly in the neck of the bottle. When it
is required to remove the cork the pin b, b, must first be withdrawn. The
holes through the neck of the bottle can be readily made at the time of
forming the mouth, and by the means of the same tool by the addition thereto
of two springs carrying pins. As soon as the ring has been formed on the
mouth of the bottle the rotation of the latter is stopped, and upon pressing
the two springs the pins are simultaneously forced through the neck at
-opposite sides. Instead of making holes through the neck of the bottle to
pass the pin through, I propose in some instances to form a strip of metal as
shewn at Figure 1*, provided with two projecting lugs a, a. This strip of
metal is passed round the neck of the bottle, and is secured thereto by passing
the tongue b through the opening c, and bending it over as shewn at Figure 2*.
The lugs a, a, then project upwards on each side of the mouth, and the pin
.d, d, is passed through them and over or through the top part of the cork.

page_text: Figure 3 illustrates the second modification of my Invention, wherein two
holes are formed in a perpendicular direction through the thick part of the
neck or mouth of the bottle as at a, a; through these holes a wire b, b, is
passed, being carried over the top of the cork c, c. The ends of the wires may
be either turned up as shewn in the Drawing, or one end may be formed with
a head, and the other turned up, or they may be carried round the neck of the
bottle and twisted together.
Figures 4 and 5 illustrate the third modification of my Invention. The
perpendicular holes through the thick part of the neck or mouth are here
employed to receive two metallic loops or eyes a, a, at opposite sides of the
neck, which eyes receive the ends of a metallic clip b, b, which passes over and
secures the cork c, c. When it is desired to remove the cork the clip b, b, is
turned over into the position shown by dotted lines in Figure 5.
Figure 6 shows the fourth modification of my Invention.
metallic clips or hooks, the upper ends of which partially enter the cork b, b,
whilst their lower ends are pierced with eyes by passing a wire c, c, through
which and round the neck of the bottle they are secured to the latter.
Or they may be attached thereto by the same means as the clips b, b, shown
in Figures 4 and 5. When the cork is to be withdrawn the clips a, a, are to
be pressed outwards into the position shown in dotted lines.
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a, a, are two
Having now described the nature and object of my said Invention for
Improved Means of Securing Corks in the Necks of Bottles," together with the
manner in which the same is to be or may be performed or carried into practical
effect, I would remark, in conclusion, that I claim as my Invention the
improved means of securing corks in the necks of bottles herein-before
described and shown in the annexed Drawings, and more especially I claim
the use of metallic wires or clips in connection with holes drilled through the
necks of the bottles, or otherwise made or formed therein. at-the time of the
casting or formation of the bottle.
In witness whereof, I, the said William Henry Postlethwaite Gore,
have hereunto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-seventh day of
February, One thousand eight hundred and sixty-six.
Wч. HENRY P. GORE. (L.S.)