IMPROVEMENTS IN CAPS FOR SCENT AND OTHER BOTTLES OR VESSELS
Year: 1870

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Henry William Dee, of the Firm of H. W. &
L. Dee, of Sherwood Street, in the County of Middlesex, Manu-
facturers, for the Invention of "IMPROVEMENTS IN CAPS FOR SCENT AND
OTHER BOTTLES OR VESSELS."
Sealed the 16th August 1870, and dated the 28th February 1870.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Henry William Dce
at the Office of the Commissioners of Patents, with his Petition,
on the 28th February 1870.
I, HENRY WILLIAM DEE, of the Firm of H. W. & L. Dee, of
Sherwood Street, in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturers, do hereby
declare the nature of the said Invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN CAPS FOR
SCENT AND OTHER BOTTLES OR VESSELS," to be as follows:-
:-
It is customary to fit the spring claw which fastens the cap down
upon the mouth of a scent or other similar bottle in the neck ring or
band, and it often happens that when the liquid is poured or sprinkled
from the bottle some of it runs down the neck into the opening or
space round the claw and thereby renders the spring non-effective.

page_text: Now according to my Invention I propose to fit the catch or fastening
claw in the cap or top as well as the spring and plate which presses
upon the mouth of the bottle to prevent the liquid escaping. The pin
of the catch or fastening claw may pass through the rim or the top of
the and
cap,
The pin may
be provided with a button head or not.
may
be pressed in or down by the finger to release the claw, or it may be
moved to one side. It is also usual to make the cap of a great height
to give room for the play of the spring which bears upon the mouth
plate or stopper; this is objectionable, as it increases the height of the
case or box into which the bottle is fitted. Now I make my cap much
shorter than those usually made, so that a great economy of space is
gained in the boxes or cases in which the-bottles-or-vessels are fitted.
The Invention is applicable to all kinds of bottles or vessels with necks
which have caps fitted to them.
SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent,
filed by the said Henry William Dec in the Great Seal Patent Office
on the 27th August 1870.
TO ALL TO WHOM THESE PRESENTS SHALL COME, I, HENRY
WILLIAM DEE, of the Firm of "H. W. & L. Dee," of Sherwood Street,
in the County of Middlesex, Manufacturers, send grecting.
WHEREAS Her most Excellent Majesty Queen Victoria, by Her
Letters Patent, bearing, date the Twenty-eighth day of February, in the
year of our Lord One thousand eight hundred and seventy, in the thirty-
third year of Her reign, did, for Herself, Her heirs and successors, give
and grant unto me, the said Henry William Dee, Her special licence
that I, the said Henry William Dee, my executors, administrators, and
assigns, or such others as I, the said Henry William Dee, my executors,
administrators, and assigns, should at any time agree with, and no 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 "IMPROVEMENTS IN CAPS FOR
SCENT AND OTHER BOTTLES OR VESSELS," upon the condition (amongst others)
that I, the said Henry William Dec, my executors or administrators,

page_text: 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.
NOW KNOW YE, that I, the said Henry William Dee, 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 thereof, reference being had to the Drawings
hereunto annexed, that is to say :-
It is customary to fit the spring claw which fastens the cap down
upon the mouth of a scent or other similar bottle in the neck ring or
band, and it often happens that when the liquid is poured or sprinkled
from the bottle some of it runs down the neck into the opening or space
round the claw, and thereby renders the spring non-effective.
Now according to my Invention I propose to fit the catch or fastening
claw in the cap or top as well as the spring and plate which presses
upon the mouth of the bottle to prevent the liquid escaping. The pin
of the catch or fastening claw may pass through the rim or the top of
the cap, and may be provided with a button head or not. The pin may
be pressed in or down by the finger to release the claw, or it may be
moved to one side. It is also usual to make the cap of a great height
to give room for the play of the spring which bears upon the mouth
plate or stopper; this is objectionable, as it increases the height of the
case or box into which the bottle is fitted. Now I make my cap much
shorter than those usually made, so that great saving of space is gained
in the boxes or cases in which the bottles or vessels are fitted.
The Invention will be well understood by referring to the accompanying
Drawings, in which Figure 1 is a sectional view of a cap and neck band
of the shape suitable for a scent bottle, and which are constructed
according to my Invention as before explained.
a is the cap or top, which is hinged at 6 to the neck ring or band c
in the usual manner to enable it to be turned up and down when the
mouth of the bottle is to be opened or closed. The cap a has the catch
or claw d slipped into the nick or space prepared for, and in which
it is held by the expansive action of the spring e, which I prefer to be
of the form shewn in Figure 2; this spring is simply contracted by the

page_text: fingers, and slipped into position in the head or edge of the cap. In
many cases however it would be necessary to pin the spring in place
to prevent the possibility of its shifting, and so reduce the liability of
getting out of order; in fact when I use a spring with only one free end
I should always pin it in place. The catch or claw is fitted with t
a stud or button f to enable it to be pushed in and released from the
shoulder of the neck band h.
The cap a has the usual spring i and
mouth plate or stopper j arranged in it, so that when the cap is closed
all escape of liquid is prevented from the mouth of the bottle. It will
be observed that by arranging the spring i and platej in a short tube k, 1
as shewn, a great economy of metal is obtained in the formation of the
cap in addition to the importance-of-occupying less space in the box
or case in which a bottle fitted with my cap requires in comparison with.
the space required for an ordinary bottle and cap.
Figure 3 is a face view of the cap shewing how the bottom plate 11
is secured in its place. The neck or band I prefer to form with a pocket
or cup for the catch or claw d to pass into, in the manner shewn in
Figure 1; by this means any liquid flowing over the band when it
is being poured out or sprinkled is prevented from getting under the
edge of it, or from coming in contact with the cement with which the 2
band is fastened on the bottle.
Figures 4 and 5 represent the cap and neck band fitted to a scent
bottle Figure 4 shewing the cap closed, and Figure 5 the cap
open.
;
In the foregoing Figures I have shewn that the spring i and 2
plate jare held in place by the plate 7, but it is not essential for them
to be fastened in in that manner, as there are other modes of holding
them in the cap, one of which is represented in the detached sectional
and face views, Figures 5, 6, and 7; here the bottom plate is brazed in
place, or if the cap be stamped in a press it would be formed solid 3
with the shell by that process. In such a case the opening through
which the spring i and stopper plate would be passed could be closed by
a cover m of a plain or an ornamental shape as found desirable. Of
course the caps and necks may be made of any size to suit the size of
the bottle or vessel for which they are intended. I have referred to the 3
button or pin of the catch as requiring to be pushed in to release the
claw, but as before mentioned I do not confine. myself to that particular
mode of acting upon it, as the catch may be so arranged that it would

page_text: be necessary for it to be pushed to one side or pressed downwards, or in
some other convenient manner to release it; but as before stated this
does not form the important feature in my Invention.
And having now described the nature of my said Invention, and in
what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that I claim as my
improvements in caps or tops of scent or other bottles or vessels,―
Firstly. Fitting the spring or other actioned catch or claw in the cap
or top of scent or other bottles or vessels in which the spring and plate
forming the stopper are arranged substantially in the manner and for
the purposes herein-before described and shewn.
Secondly. Forming the aperture for receiving the claw in the neck
ring or band in the manner and for the purposes herein-before described
and shewn.
.
In witness whereof, I, the said Henry William Dee, have here-
unto set my hand and seal, this Twenty-seventh day of August
One thousand eight hundred and seventy.
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