Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 2nd Feb., 1887
Complete Left, 1st. Nov., 1887:
•Complete -Accepted, 13th Dec., 1887
· ANTHONY PHILBURN Artist 132 Katherine Street. Ashton. under Lyne. ARTHUR
MOORS, Church Inn Hurst Ashton under Lyne Innkeeper, do hereby declare, the
nature of this invention to be as follows:-
In making our stopper we take a sheet of brass, steel, iron or other metal about
No. 18 gauge, and by means of the usual stamping machines stamp out a circular
piece of metal (S) about one inch in diameter, having at each side a projecting ear
or piece (E) about of an inch long by half an inch wide. We the cut a slit in
one of the projecting pieces to form a tounge (T) or band to hold the gripping
ring (G) in position. On the other projecting piece we partly punch out a piece of the
metal to form the stop nog (N) which is used to prevent the grip ring going too over
the curve (C) to be hereafter described; on the other two sides we make two small
projections (V) which are bent over at an accute angle to assist in holding the disc
or ring in possition. The cars or projections are then near the ends to form gripping
points (P) which rest on the incline found on all bottles having varying diameters
on the neck near the top. The ears or projecting pieces are then bent over far
enough over the largest diameter of the bottle neck near the top. We then place a
gripping ring (G) under the tounge (T) which tounge is then bent round so as to
retain the gripping ring (G) in position on that side. The gripping ring then passes
ove the cover until it touches the curve formed on the other projection over which
it is pressed until rests on the nog (N) where it remains until pressed back to unlock
or detach the stopper 'from the bottle. Between the cover or stopper and the orifice
at the top of the bottle neck we place a disc of (B) cork, india-rubber or or any
other yielding material and so make a secure and tight joint.
Having 'described our invention and the manner of using the same, we claim as
our invention the form of the cover and the projecting pieces at the sides of the
cover. We also claim the gripping ring and the manner of applying it to obtain
pressure and securing the stopper to the bottle at the same time, and the application
of to any form of bottle whatsoever, and we claim the whole as a combination.
Dated this 1st day of February 1887
A. PHILBURN.
ARTHUR MOORS.

page_text: Stoppering Bottles.
We ANTHONY PHILBURN of 132 Katherine Street Ashton under Lyne in the
County of Lancaster Artist and ARTHUR MOORS of the Church Inn Hurst Ashton
under Lyne aforesaid Innkeeper 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 and accompanying drawings :-
:-
Our said Invention relates to stoppers for bottles and consists in an improved
arrangement of metallic spring holder in combination with an attached disc or
stopper of cork, india-rubber, or other suitably yielding or resilient material. The
spring clips or arms of the holder slip over the head of the bottle neck and are
caused to grip the neck and hold the stopper in position by means of a binged ring,
bridle, or clip.
And in order that our said Invention may be properly understood we will now
proceed more particularly to describe the same with reference to the annexed sheet of
drawings which contains illustrations of our improved stopper.
Figure 1 is a view of our improved stopper apart from the bottle.
Figure 2 is a view of the same stopper applied to the bottle.
The stopper is composed of three parts viz. the holder a of thin sheet metal, the
stopper disc of cork, india-rubber or other suitable material, and the clipping ring
or bridle c which may be made from wire. In manufacturing the stopper we take a
thin sheet of brass, steel, iron or other suitable metal and stamp or punch out a flat
blank to form the part a. The blank consists of a central circular portion a
having projecting arms a³, a² on opposite sides of the blank and also smaller
projections d.
By a subsequent operation the arms a', a² are bent into the shape shown at
Figures 1 and 2 the smaller projections d being also bent so as to form clenching toes
whereby the cork or rubber disc is attached to the part a. To provide a hinge
or pivot for the ring or bridle we punch a tongue e out of one of the arms a¹
beneath which the ring is introduced, the tongue e being closed over the ring or
bridle c so as to prevent it from leaving the stopper. As will be seen from an
inspection of the drawings the arm a² over which the free end of the bridle c is
pushed, is formed with a swell and a projection 9 which acts as a stop to prevent
the ring or bridle e from going further down. In applying the stopper to a bottle
neck the bridle c is thrown back and the arms a¹, a² are passed over the top of the
neck so as to allow the rubber or cork disc to enter the mouth of the bottle or rest
upon the top. The bridle c is then swung downward passing over the swell until it
is arrested by the stop g. As the bridle passes over the swell the arms a²,
drawn inwards against the bottle neck, the toes h, h clipping the bottle neck near the
foot of the swell or incline at the part marked . Figure 2. and holding the stopper
firmly in position. At the same time the cork or rubber disc is drawn downward
and firmly pressed into and against the mouth of the bottle so as to make a tight
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page_text: joint. To remove the stopper it is only necessary to raise the free end of the bridle c
and lift the stopper away.
The remaining Figures on the drawing illustrate a modification in the mode of
clipping our improved stopper to the bottle neck.
Figure 3 is a view of the stopper apart from the bottle and fitted with the modified
clip i.
Figure 4 is a view of the stopper applied to the bottle.
Figure 5 is a separate view of the clip i.
As will be seen, the stopper does not materially differ from that already described
with reference to Figures 1 and 2. The arms a, a are pierced with holes to receive
the pivots k on the clip the said holes being preferably placed to one side of the
arms a¹ a² as more clearly seen at Figure 4. The clip is semicircular in form and
is made of sufficient strength to impart the necessary pinching pressure to the
arms at a². When the stopper is applied to the bottle the clip is raised as in Figure 3
allowing the arms to be slid over the part of the bottle. The clip is then pushed
downward into the position shown at Figure 4. the clip acting upon the swells l. 1. on
the arms a¹ a pinch the two arms together against the top of the bottle neck and hold
the stopper securely in position.
As the gist of our invention lies in the employment of the spring arms a¹ a² in
conjunction with the hinged embracing ring or bridle c or pivotted clip i, it will be
evident that the exact formation described and indicated in the drawings might to
some extent be varied without departing from the essential nature of our invention.
For example the arms and clinching toes might be attached to the upper part of the
stopper instead of being formed in one piece therewith and the said upper part of the
stopper might be of a different material from the said spring arms.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed we declare that what we
claim is :-
(1). The arrangement and combination of parts forming our improved bottle
stopper and consisting of the top a with arms a² a² and clenching toes & stamped or
otherwise formed from a single piece of thin sheet metal in combination with the
disc of cork, rubber, or other suitable material and the ring or bridle call
formed and acting for the purposes and substantially as hereinbefore described and
shown.
(2). The improved bottle stopper hereinbefore described and referred to in tho
foregoing claim, in combination with the semicircular clip i used instead of the ring or
bridle e for securing the stopper in position substantially as described and shown.
(3). In bottle stoppers of the indicated or of similar construction the spring
arms a a formed in such a manner that when acted upon in the described manner by
a hinged or pivotted bridle or clip, the said arms will clip the top of the bottle neck
and hold the stopper securely in position substantially as hereinbefore described and
shown.
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1000
ANTHONY PHILBURN.
ARTHUR MOORS.
Dutton & Fulton,
1, St. James Square, Manchester,
Agents.