IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLES TO CONTAIN AÈRATED LIQUIDS
Year: 1884

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
I, IVY RILEY SHARPE, of 81 Preston Street, Bradford, in the county of
York, Aörated Water Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLES TO CONTAIN AÈRATED LIQUIDS" to be
as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in those bottles made to contain aërated
liquids, the necks of which bottles are fitted internally with an elastic ring or
washer, forming a seat against which a ball or stopper is held by the pressure of
the aörated liquid contained therein, thereby closing the bottle and preventing the
escape of either the gas or the liquid.
Just above the shoulder of the bottle I make three, four or five depressions from
the outside of the bottle whilst the glass is hot, and in a soft state.
These depressions form corresponding projections inside the lower part of the
neck of the bottle, and prevent the ball or stopper from falling down into the lower
part or body of the bottle, when raised to a vertical position, after the bottle has
been opened.
Higher up in the neck of the bottle, and nearer the orifice, I make a series of
smaller indentations, from three to six in number, which form projections round
the inside of the neck, about the size of peas. These projections are for the purposз
of preventing the ball or stopper from falling or being carried onto the elastic ring
or washer which would thereby impede or stop the flow of the liquid, when being
poured out of the bottle.
Dated the orth
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page_text: I IVY RILEY SHARPE of 81 Preston Street, Bradford in the county of
York, Aerated Water Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of the said
invention for "IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLES TO CONTAIN AERATED LIQUIDS" and
in what manner the same is to be performed to be particularly described and
ascertained in and by the following statement :—
My Invention relates to improvements in those bottles made to contain nërated
liquids the necks of which bottles are fitted internally with an elastic ring or
washer forming a seat into or against which a ball or stopper is held by the
pressure of the aërated liquid contained therein, thereby closing the bottle and
preventing the escape of either the gas or the liquid.
Just above-the-shoulder_of_the bottlo or in the lower part of the neck I make
three or more depressions-from the outside of the bottle whilst-the-glass is hot, and
in a soft state. These depressions form corresponding-projections-inside the lower_
part of the neck of the bottle and prevent the ball or stopper from falling into the
lower part or body of the bottle when raised to a vertical position after the bottle 1
has been opened by forcing back the ball or stopper out of its seat.
Higher up in the neck-of-the-bottle and nearer the orifice I make a series of
--smaller-indentations from three to six in number, which indentations formed-from-
the outside of the neck form corresponding projections-about the size of peas. inside
the neck These smaller projections are for the purpose of preventing the ball or
stopper from rolling or being carried against or-into-the-elastic washer whilst the
liquid is being poured out of the bottle but when the bottle is held in a vertical
position bottoni uppermost the ball or stopper can pass through the space in the
centre of the neck of the bottle between the rounded points of the projections, and
is thereby allowed to fall into or against its seat when required.
In order to enable my invention to be more fully understood I will proceed to
describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing in which figure 1 is
a sectional elevation of my improved bottle; figure 2, is a sectional plan of the
same through the line B in figure 1; figure 3 is a sectional plan of the same through
the line A in figure 1.
In figure 1, is the mouth of the bottle with a groove formed inside into which
is fitted the elastic ring or washer D which projects slightly beyond the inner
diameter of the neck of the bottle so as to catch the ball or stopper E which closes
the bottle.
At the line A are the projections F, which prevent the ball E, or stopper from
rolling into its seat in the clastic ring or washer D, when the liquid is being poured
out of the bottle.
The central space between the rounded points of the projections F, is sufficient in
internal diameter to allow the ball or stopper E to pass through to its sent when it
is required to close the bottle.
Lower down the neck of the bottle are the projections G which while they
prevent the ball or stopper from falling into the lower part or body of the bottle in
any position in which such bottle may be placed such projections still permit the
free passage of the liquid when such liquid is being poured out of the bottle, and
when the bottle is held in a horizontal or nearly horizontal position.
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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:-
(1). Forming three or more projections at the lower part of the inside of the
neck of a bottle to prevent the ball or stopper used for closing such bottle from
falling into the lower part or body of the bottle (when placed in a vertical or any
other position) in which the neck is uppermost.
(2). Forming a series of three or more projections in the middle or upper part of
the neck of a bottle to prevent the ball or stopper used for closing such bottle from
rolling or being carried into the elastic ring near the mouth of the bottle when the
contents of the bottle are being poured out but leaving space in the centre of the
neck between the rounded points of the projections for the ball or stopper to pass
through when required.
(3). The combination of the two series of projections substantially as described
in a bottle to contain aërated liquids closed by a ball or stopper fitting into or
against an elastic ring or washer, all substantially in the manner and for the
purpose described and represented in the accompanying drawing.
TURNER & BAKER,
Agents for the Applicant,