Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 11th July, 1896
I, JEAN BAPTISTE TAUVERON, of 103 W. 60th Street, New York, United States
of America, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to hermetic bottle-stopping devices.
In one construction the screw stopper is formed in one single piece with the top or
cover; in this case it is a simple device and the stopper is securely fixed.in place that
is to say cannot be unscrewed, being sealed with cement.
The screw devices are really indispensable only for gaseous or fermentable liquids.
In all other cases far more simple constructional arrangements will be quite sufficient.
One of these arrangements consists of a solid or hollow glass stopper sealed with
cement above the cork stopper portion; this device is convenient in cases where use
is to be made of a capsule. Finally, in cases where no capsules are to be employed,
another constructional device in which stopper and cover are formed in one piece is
employed which is made to completely cover the mouth.
In the three foregoing devices the bottle neck may be reduced in diameter and an
incision made around it; a glass collar is fused around the incision thus forming a
kind of nozzle. In bottles for liquids required for immediate use the covering of the
incision may be dispensed with.
For all liquids which are sold or consumed from bottles such as perfumes, medicines,
wines, beer, mineral waters and the like, the preceding devices are simple and therefore
economical; but for other liquids, such as brandy, liquors which are consumed from
the glass on the premises of the retailer, the process is ineffective since the bottle can
be indefinitely filled in order to be retailed to the consumer.
In this case I employ a device, by means of which the introduction of any further
liquid is prevented when the bottle has once been stopped.
This device consists of a tube or stopper of hollow glass, having externally the
dimensions of an ordinary stopper provided with a few screw threads at its upper
part. In the interior of this stopper two valves are arranged one above the other."
The discs of the valves are inserted into the said tube or stopper, while the glass is
hot or they are sealed in place with cement. When the stopper is thus prepared, it
is screwed in its place in an appropriately formed bottle by means of two notches in
its outer end.
Instead of using two valves, a single valve may be employed; this clack-valve is
pivoted above its centre of gravity and for this reason remains closed even when the
device is inclined below the horizontal line. The orifice of the top disc must be so
arranged as not to correspond to the orifice of the glass stopper in order that the valve
may be protected from the action of any instrument applied from without for the
purpose of neutralizing its action.
Although this device may be adapted to bottles without necessitating material
alteration in the shape of their necks, cases may occur in which a bottle has its
orifice narrowed to such a degree that it would be impossible to insert and fix a safety
device therein without alteration. In such cases I employ a glass stopper, without
screw thread, adapted in size to the bottle, and provided with valves. This stopper is
introduced into the bottle at the time of manufacture or it is fitted or fused into the
glass afterward. The bottle is provided with another orifice for filling purposes;

page_text: preferably at the bottom which is the most suitable place, being there hidden from
sight. This orifice stopped with a cork is sealed by means of a glass stopper covered
with hard cement. As the orifice of the neck does not serve for filling the bottle, it
may terminate in an orifice of a small section.
Dated this 11th day of July 1896.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.
I, JEAN BAPTISTE TAUVERON, of 103 W. 60th Street, New York, United States
of America, 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 :-
My invention relates to improvements in bottle stoppers, especially for the class of
bottles whose necks have to be broken in order to remove the contents from the same.
Various forms of the invention are illustrated in the accompanying drawing in
which
Figure 1 shows the application of the invention to a screw-stoppered bottle.
Figure 2 shows the invention applied to a bottle with a glass stopper.
Figure 3 shows a modified form of Figure 2.
Figures 4, 5 and 6 show an arrangement adapted to prevent the introduction of
liquid after the bottle has been stoppered.
Figure 7 is a modified form of the stopper shown in Figures 4 and 5 and
Figure 8 is a further modification.
The arrangements represented in Figures 1, 2 and 3 relate to the system of bottles
whose necks have to be broken to get at the contents thereof. Figure 1 shows a
screw stopper v made in one piece with the cover or plug t; if I use the same
material, glass or porcelain, this is a very simple arrangement and the stopper is
perfectly secure against being unscrewed, being sealed with cement.
This screw threaded system Figure 1 is really indispensable only for gaseous and
fermentescible liquids. In all other cases the arrangements Figures 2 and 3, which
are much simpler, will be quite sufficient; Figure 2 shows a glass stopper c, solid or
hollow, sealed with cement above the cork stopper B; this system is suitable if use
is to be made of a capsule. In cases where no capsule is employed the arrangement
shown in Figure 3 covers the neck completely.
In these three arrangements the section of glass of the neck is contracted at the
point where the incision b is to be made; in Figure 1 is shown a glass collar c
above the incision 6 which forms a kind of spout d. For all liquids designed for
immediate use I may dispense with the covering of the incision, as for example in the
arrangement shown in Figure 2.
For all liquids sold or used in a bottle, such as perfumes, medicines, wines, beers, mineral
waters or the like, the preceding system is simpler and thus more economical, but for
other liquids, such as cognacs and liqueurs, which are taken in a glass from the
suppliers the process is inefficacious, because the bottle may be filled indefinitely in
order to be served retail to the consumers.
For this case I use the arrangements shown in Figures 4, 5, and 6; Figure 4 is a
section on the line 4-4 of Figure 5. These figures show the details of a system with
which liquid cannot be introduced after the bottle has been stoppered by the
manufacturer.
This bottle in fact comprises a tube or stoppere of hollow glass having exteriorly

page_text: the dimensions of an ordinary stopper with some screw threads at the upper part.
In the interior of this stopper two valves ƒ and g are superposed, the openings being
placed as shown in Figure 5.
The discs of the valves fand g are inserted into the tube e when the glass is hot or
are well sealed in their place with cement. When the stopper is thus prepared it is
screwed into its place by means of two notches h and sealed upon a bottle at will,
Figure 6.
In lieu of two valves a single valve may be employed as shewn in Figure 7; the
flapfis pivoted entirely at the point o Figure 7. The centre of gravity being
situated very low down, the valve remains closed even when the system is inclined
below the horizontal line. The opening of the upper disc g must be provided in
such a manner as not to correspond with the opening m in the glass stopper, in
order that the valve may not be within reach of any instrument for neutralizing its
action.
Although this system may be adapted to bottles without perceptibly changing the
form of their neck, there may be cases where it may be desired to keep absolutely
intact a form with such a contracted orifice that it would be impossible to introduce
into it or fix a safety device. For this case I propose the means represented in
Figure 8. The glass stopper, without a screw thread, of dimensions corresponding to
the bottle, being furnished with valves is introduced into the bottle at the moment of
its manufacture when it is let into the glass. The bottle in this case is provided with
another opening for the filling; it will be seen in this figure at g at the bottom of the
bottle where it is best concealed. This opening stoppered with a cork s is sealed by
means of a glass stopper t covered with hard cement u. The orifice of the neck, not
being designed for the filling, may terminate in an opening of reduced section = shown
in dotted lines.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is :-
The improvements hereinbefore described in the hermetic stoppering of bottles,
namely:
First. For a bottle having an exterior incision at the neck with a view to the
breaking of the latter, the screw threaded stopper connected with the cover or plug.
Second. The arrangement at a point round the incision of a glass collar forming a
spout.
Third. The arrangement of a stopper of glass or other material, screwed into the
neck and enclosing two superposed valves or a single valve.
Fourth. The arrangement at the bottom of the bottle of a screw threaded stopper
for the filling.
Dated this 25th day of February 1897.
HASELTINE, LAKE & Co.,
45 Southampton Buildings, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.