IMPROVEMENTS IN NOZZLES AND STOPPERS FOR BOTTLES AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLES
Year: 1885

page_text: I, STACY BROWN OPDYKE, of N° 1 Lamberton Street, New Haven, in the County
of New Haven, State of Connecticut and United States of North America,
gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS IN
NOZZLES AND STOPPERS FOR BOTTLES AND SIMILAR RECEPTACLES, and in what
manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained
in and by the following statement:-
The object of the first part of this invention is to provide bottles and similar
receptacles with cheap and convenient removable nozzles, which will allow the
contents to be poured out neatly, and may be inserted without difficulty in the
place of the ordinary corks or other stoppers. This improvement is especially
useful when applied to bottles containing table sauce or other thick liquid which is
ordinarily poured out in small quantities at a time. To effect said object; I make
use of a tube of cork adapted to be inserted in the mouth of a bottle, and a nozzle
of metal, celluloid, rubber or other suitable material, which is provided with a
lower cylindrical part, that enters an annular groove in the upper end of said cork
tube, and also with one or more discharge lips or spouts overlapping the mouth of
the bottle, so that the liquid may be poured out without dripping on the latter.
When the bottle is restored to its upright position, any excess of liquid runs back
down the interior of the nozzle and tube and into the bottle again. The cork tube
and the nozzle proper may be put together or separated with ease, and either of
them may be readily and cheaply replaced if injured or worn out. Soft wood or
other suitable material may be substituted for cork in the tube, but cork is
generally preferable.
In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side view, in elevation, of
the neck and mouth of a bottle with my improved nozzle applied thereto; Figure 2
represents a vertical section through said nozzle, including the tube; and Figure 3
represents in perspective a slightly modified form of said nozzle having two
discharge lips and an annular flange for resting on the mouth of a bottle.
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page_text: In said figures A designates the neck of a bottle, B the tube of cork, paper, wood
or other suitable material, and C the nozzle proper, the cylindrical lower end of
which is inserted into an annular groove b, formed in the upper end of said tube.
To make this feature more distinct, I have inserted a detail perspective view of the
tube alone, Figure 6. In Figure 3, the two discharge lips or spouts c are on opposite
sides, so that the contents of the bottle may be poured out by tilting it either way.
The flange D surrounding the nozzle in this figure, prevents the nozzle from being
thrust down too far, is an additional safeguard against leakage, and gives a neat
finish to the joint.
The second part of my invention relates to stoppers for excluding dust and
foreign substances generally from said nozzles and the interior of the bottle. The
cork or stopper originally removed from the bottle to allow the application of the
nozzle above described obviously would not answer for this latter purpose; and it
would be very inconvenient to frequently remove the nozzle from the bottle and to
replace the original cork or stopper therein. This last is generally of no value, and
most persons would prefer to throw it away as soon as extracted, allowing my
nozzle to remain in the bottle. But in order to make this practicable and neat,
it becomes necessary to provide a supplemental stopper for the nozzle itself, which
shall effectually close and cover it, while guarding the thin edge of the nozzle from
such injury as might ensue if a hard stopper were thrust carelessly thereon. To
effect these ends, I employ, in combination with said nozzle, a stopper having a
facing of cork or other soft material in the form of a detachable washer surrounding
the stem of the stopper and of such size as to fit on all parts of the edge of the nozzle,
at once closing it and protecting said edge from injury. This washer may be set into
a recess of the head of the stopper, as in Figures 4 and 5, or it may be set into a
metal plate or case which surrounds the stem of the stopper and is against the
head thereof, as in Figure 7. In either case the stem of the stopper enters the
passage through the tube B and closes the same, affording an additional protection
against the escape of the contents while the stopper is in place.
Figure 4 represents a perspective view and Figure 5, a vertical section of the
first mentioned form of stopper. The tapering stem thereof is designated by E,
and the head by F. The under side of this head is recessed at f to receive the
removable cork washer G. In the sectional view, Figure 7, of the other form of
stopper, the same letters are applied to the same parts except that there is no
recess; but an annular plate H, having a peripheral inwardly extending flange h,
is used instead. This plate surrounds the tapering stem Ẹ of the stopper, and its
back is against the inner face of the head F. The washer G, preferably of cork,
fills the space within flange h. As in the other form of stopper, this soft washer
is easily removable when worn or soiled; and another may be readily inserted in
its place.
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
1st. The use of a tube of cork or other equivalent material, in combination with
a nozzle of metal, celluloid, rubber, or other suitable material, which is provided
with a cylindrical lower part that enters an annular slot in the upper end of
Baid tube and a discharge lip or discharge lips adapted to overhang the mouth of
the bottle into which said tube is inserted, substantially as set forth.
2nd. The use of a nozzle proper of metal or other suitable material having an
annular flange for resting on the mouth of a bottle, in combination with a tube
connected to said nozzle as described and adapted to be inserted within the mouth
of said bottle, said tube being of cork or similar material as set forth.
3rd. The use of a stopper having a removable facing of soft material, in com-
bination with a nozzle and tube, said stopper, nozzle and tube being applied to one
another substantially as stated and for the purposes set forth.

page_text: 4th. The use of the annular flanged plate H and the detachable washer enclosed
within its flange as shown, in combination with the stopper having stem E and
head F substantially as set forth.
5th. The use of a detachable cork washer of sufficient size to rest on all parts of
the edge of the nozzle, in combination with a stopper having a head recessed to
receive said washer, and a nozzle consisting of the nozzle proper provided with the
discharge lip or lips and the cork tube fitted thereto substantially as set forth.
Dated this 15th day of December 1885