A New or Improved Device to be Attached to Bottles for Preventing or Arresting Drip therefrom.
Year: 1888

page_text: Date of Application, 15th Oct., 1883
Complete Specification Left, 21st Mar., 1889
Complete Specification Accepted, 4th May, 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device to be Attached to Bottles for Preventing
or Arresting Drip therefrom.
I EDWARD EDEN ELLIS of 2 Alfred Street, Vincent Square, Westminster, S.W.,
Waiter do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as follows:-
The object of this invention is to arrest the dripping or running of drops down the
neck and side of a bottle after liquid has been poured therefrom. While applicable to
all bottles etc. for this purpose it, is principally intended for sauce bottles and wine
bottles so that after sauce or wine has been poured therefrom the drop running down
the neck of the bottle may be arrested and so prevented from reaching the tablecloth
on which the bottle stands, and staining the same.
The device consists of a collar of sufficient size to encircle tightly the neck or other
part of a bottle, the said collar may be made of rubber in such a manner that it may
form above a trough surrounding the neck or other part so that the drop running
down the bottle may be caught therein.
HERBERT & Co.,
Agents to Applicant.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Device to be Attached to Bottles for Preventing
or Arresting Drip therefrom.
I EDWARD EDEN ELLIS of 2 Alfred Street, Vincent Square, Westminster S.W.,
Waiter 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 :-
The object of this invention is to arrest the dripping or running of drops down the
neck and side of a bottle after liquid has been poured therefrom. While applicable to
all bottles etc., for this purpose it is principally intended for sauce bottles and wine
bottles so that after sauce or wine has been poured therefrom, the drop running down
the neck of the bottle may be arrested and so prevented from reaching the tablecloth
on which the bottle stands and staining the same.
The device consists of a collar of sufficient size to encircle tightly the neck or other
part of a bottle, the said collar may be made of rubber in such a manner that it may
form above a trough, surrounding the neck or other part so that the drop running
down the bottle may be caught therein.
The accompanying drawing will show a mode of performing the invention, A is
the neck of the bottle, B the drip cup in this case made of rubber. Fig. 1 is an
elevation and Fig. 2 a cross section of the cup which is furnished with a lip C to
prevent its contents from running out or over, and with a thickened part or band D to
allow for stretching and holding on to the neck of the bottle. The cup may in some
cases be made a fixture and part of the bottle or when detachable be constructed to
screw on or be otherwise fastened and be made in one or two or more pieces of any
convenient material.
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 drip cup attachment B, to bottles and such like substantially as described and
illustrated and for the purposes set forth.
ustrated and for the purposes set forth.
Dated this 21st day of March 1889.
HERBERT & Co.,
18, Buckingham Street, Strand, London, W.C.,
Agents to Applicant.