Improvements in Apparatus for Opening Bottles used for Containing Erated Liquids or Mineral Waters, and which are Fitted with Internal Stoppers.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 31st Aug., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 28th Apr., 1890-Accepted, 31st May 1890
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Opening Bottles used for Containing
Erated Liquids or Mineral Waters, and which are Fitted with
Internal Stoppers.
I JOHN HENRY NEIL of No. 86 Wicker, Sheffield, in the County of York, Engineer,
do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This Invention has for its object improvements in apparatus for opening bottles
containing ærated liquids and which are fitted with internal stoppers.
Bottles having internal stoppers are usually opened by a plunger pressed down on
to the top of the internal stopper or by the bottle being pressed towards a fixed
plunger which is often attended with dangerous results such as the breaking of the
bottle neck and cutting the hands of the operator and my Invention is so constructed
as to prevent such dangerous results.
In carrying out my Invention for such apparatus which is to be fitted to a counter,
table or other suitable place, I make a standard in preference a tubular standard of
metal or other suitable material having suitable means for fastening to the counter
or other place in which said standard works a spindle or ram projecting beyond
both ends of the standard the upper end of the standard allowing only the spindle
to work through, on the upper projecting portion of the spindle I fasten a knob or
lever and on the lower end of the standard I fasten a suitable guard which may be
of various shapes in preference a conical shape so that different sized bottle necks
may fit in and also act as a guard should they burst.
When it is intended to open any bottle by means of my apparatus the bottle neck
is placed inside the said guard and the knob or lever at the upper end of the spindle
pushed down on the top of the stopper the top portion of the standard being so
formed as to prevent the spindle coming too far into the neck of the bottle and the
pressure only coming on the internal stopper prevents the bursting of the bottle, I
also place a spiral spring round the spindle inside the tubular standard to keep it in
its place when not in use.
I do not bind myself to a tubular standard I may also use an open standard and
in combination with the lever or knob I may use a cam, crank or screw to force
down the spindle.
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JOHN HENRY
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Apparatus for Opening Bottles used for Containing
Erated Liquids or Mineral Waters, and which are Fitted with
Internal Stoppers.
I, JOHN HENRY NEIL of No. 86 Wicker Sheffield in the County of York, Engineer
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 has for its object improvements in apparatus for opening bottles
containing aerated liquids and which are fitted with internal stoppers.
Bottles having internal stoppers are usually opened by a plunger pressed down on
to the top of the internal stopper or by the bottle being pressed towards a fixed
plunger which is often attended with dangerous results such as the breaking of the
bottle neck and cutting the hands of the operator and my Invention is so constructed
as to prevent such dangerous results.
In carrying out my Invention for such apparatus which is to be fitted to a counter,

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table or other suitable place, I make a standard, in preference a tubular standard of
metal or other suitable material having suitable means for fastening to the counter or
other place.
In the said standard works a spindle or ram projecting beyond both ends of the
standard, such spindle or ram being fitted with a collar and the upper end of the
standard being so formed as to allow of the spindle working through a certain
distance only on the upper projecting portion of the spindle I fasten a knob or lever
by means of which the spindle may be forced down, and on the lower end of the
standard I fasten a suitable guard, or the standard and guard may be formed in one
piece or in one casting. The guard may be of various shapes, in preference a
conical shape-would be employed as being best adapted to receive different sized
bottle necks and also to act as a guard should any of the bottles burst during the
process of opening.
When it is intended to open a bottle by means of my apparatus, the bottle neck
is placed inside the guard which being conical and concentric with the axis of the
spindle forms a guide by means of which the centre of the neck of the bottle is
brought in line with the spindle, and on the knob or lever at the upper end of the
spindle being pushed or pressed down the lower end of the spindle brought in
contact with the top of the stopper which may be gradually forced down inside the
.bottle 3 the top portion of the standard and the spindle boing so formed as to
prevent the spindle being pushed too far into the neck of the bottle, and the pressure
on the internal stopper being only sufficient to release the confined gases, prevents
the bursting of the bottle. I also place a spiral spring round the spindle, under the
collar first named on the same, where it is enclosed in the upper part of the standard,
such spring being compressed when the spindle is forced down; the spindle being
brought back into position by the reaction of the spring under the collar on the
spindle, when the pressure on the knob or lever is removed; the spindle thus being
kept in position when not in use. The spindle and the spiral spring are secured in
the upper portion of the standard by means of a screwed cover or gland.
The apparatus herein described is provided with a foot or bracket fixed in a con-
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the axis of the spindle, so that when by means of the sand too PAGANIT
is screwed down or otherwise secured to a bench, counter or table, the apparatus itself
stands at an angle of about 45° with the top of such bench, counter or table, this
angle being the most convenient in which to hold a bottle to be opened as in this
position the gases will escape when the stopper is forced down with greater facility
than when the bottle is held in a vertical position and the waste of the liquid may in
this manner be greatly prevented.
. It will likewise be seen that by the use of my improved apparatus the bottle to be
opened is held in one hand whilst the spindle is compressed by the other hand of the
attendant or operator and in this way the necessary pressure to force the stopper into
the bottle may be regulated to the greatest nicety and thereby the liability of bursting
the bottles greatly reduced, as one of the most fruitful sources of bursting bottles
during the process of opening is the large excess of force employed in driving the
ram or spindle down into the neck of the bottle.
In some cases I insert in the lower end of the spindle a plug or cushion of wood or
other suitable material to prevent the metallic end of the spindle chipping or other-
wise injuring the internal stoppers of such bottles.
I do not bind myself to a tubular or any special form of standard which may be
made either open or close as circumstances may require, neither do I restrict myself
to the use of a lever or knob for depressing the spindle. In some cases a cam, crank
or screw may be employed for this purpose.
The nature of my Invention will be better understood an reference to the accom-
panying two sheets of drawings in which,
Fig. 1, Sheet 1, is a longitudinal section of my improved apparatus shewing the
spindle fitted with a knob or button at its upper end.
Fig. 2, Sheet 1, being a front external elevation of the same and

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Fig. 4, Sheet 2, being a longitudinal section of the same apparatus fitted with a
lever at the upper end of the spindle.
Figs. 5 and 6, Sheet 2, being a front elevation and plan of the same.
The same letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views on both sheets
of drawings.
a, is the standard.
b, is the foot or bracket by means of which the apparatus is attached to a bench,
counter or table.
is the conical shaped guard.
d, is the spindle or ram.
e, is the collar on the same.
f, is the knob, lever or other suitable appliance fitted on the upper end of the spindle
and by which it is forced down.
g, is the plug or cushion at the end of the spindle.
, is the spiral spring placed round the spindle.
i, is the screwed cover or gland.
The bottle neck is represented in Fig. 1 by the dotted lines within the guard c, the
spindle d, being depressed and the internal stopper forced down.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my Inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is:
(1). In an apparatus for opening internal stoppered bottles under pressure, the
combination of parts and appliances comprising a standard and guard with a foot or
bracket by means of which the apparatus may be fixed at a convenient angle for use
together with a spindle provided with a collar and spiral spring secured into the
upper part of the standard by means of a screwed cover or gland, a knob or lever,
cam, crank or screw by which the said spindle is forced down in the manner and for
the purposes substantially as herein described and illustrated on the accompanying
two sheets of drawings.
(2). Improvements in apparatus and appliances for opening bottles used for con-
taining aerated liquids or mineral waters and which are fitted with internal stoppers
in the manner and for the purposes substantially as herein described and illustrated
on the accompanying two sheets of drawings.
Dated this 26th day of April 1890.
R. HEBER RADFORD,
Agent for the Applicant.