Improvements in Stoppering Bottles.
Year: 1897

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Stoppering Bottles.
I, JOHANN FRIEDRICH ERNST GEORG HEINEMANN, of No. 27 Schwanenwik, in
the City of Hamburg, Germany, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
My invention relates to improvements in stoppering bottles of that class in which
the mouth of bottles is closed by the aid of a glass ball sustained by the pressure
of the gas of aerated liquids against a packing ring placed into an interior
annular recess of the bottle-neck.
In this hitherto known kind of bottles or bottle stoppers respectively the glass
ball inserted into the bottle during its manufacture cannot be removed out of
the bottle as the diameter of the glass ball is greater than that of the neck or
mouth of the bottle. These relations between the glass ball and the bottle neck
may probably have been chosen for the reason to secure a closing for the bottle also
in the case of the packing ring serving as a valve seat has been spoiled or lost
respectively in which case the glass ball will be pressed directly against the
inside of the neck and will be prevented thereby from being entirely thrown
out of the bottle.
In many cases, however, it is desirable to have the bottle neck, the packing
ring and the glass ball valve so arranged that after the removal of the packing
ring the glass ball valve can also be removed out of the bottle. This feature is
of great practical importance for the forwarding or shipment of empty bottles as
the latter and the glass balls may be packed up separately so that breakages or
fractures of bottles very often brought on or caused by the jumping and jolting
of the permanently included glass balls against the inner walls of the bottles, are
reliably avoided.
In order to carry my invention into practice I prefer to make the inner neck
or mouth of the bottle without any projecting shoulder and of such a diameter
that the accordingly dimensioned glass ball may easily be inserted into or removed
from the bottle through the mouth or neck of the latter. The mouth-piece
is provided with an interior annular recess for the reception of a suitably shaped
and removable packing ring which when put in place serves as a valve seat for
the glass ball.
If it is intended to remove the glass ball from the bottle, first the said packing
ring must be removed and on the other hand shall the bottle be made ready for
use, first the glass ball is to be inserted into the bottle and then the packing ring
placed into its recess.
Dated this 10th dow of Wohmi 1897
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
Agents for the Applicant.

page_text: OPPING COD.
I, JOHANN FRIEDRICH ERNST GEORG HEINEMANN, of No. 27 Schwanenwik, in
the City of Hamburg, Germany, Gentleman, 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 of that class in which
the mouth of the bottle is closed by the aid of a glass ball sustained by the pressure
of the gas of aerated liquids against a packing ring placed into an interior
annular recess of the bottle-neck.
In this hitherto known kind of bottles or bottle stoppers respectively the glass
ball inserted into the bottle during its manufacture cannot be removed out of
the bottle as the diameter of the glass ball is greater than that of the neck or
mouth of the bottle. These relations between the glass ball and the bottle neck
may probably have been chosen for the reason to secure a closing for the bottle also
in the case the packing ring serving as a valve seat has been spoiled or lost
respectively in which case the glass ball will be pressed directly against the
inside of the neck and will be prevented thereby from being entirely thrown
out of the bottle.
In many cases, however, it is desirable to have the bottle neck, the packing
ring and the glass ball valve so arranged that after the removal of the packing
ring the glass ball valve can also be removed out of the bottle. This feature is
of great practical importance for the forwarding or shipment of empty bottles as
the latter and the glass balls may be packed up separately so that breakages or
fractures of bottles very often brought on or caused by the jumping and jolting
of the permanently enclosed glass balls against the inner walls of the bottles, are
entirely avoided. With this end in view my invention consists in certain novel
features of construction and combinations of parts as will be hereinafter fully
described, and pointed out in the claim. In order that my invention may be
more fully understood by one skilled in the art to which it appertains, I will
now proceed to describe the same in detail and for that purpose shall refer to
the accompanying sheet of drawings whereon:-
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Figure 1 is a vertical section through the neck of a bottle made in accordance
with my invention, and
Figure 2 a similar section showing the glass ball and packing ring inserted.
In order to carry my invention into practice I prefer to make the inner neck
or mouth of the bottle C without any projecting shoulder and of such a diameter
that the glass ball a proportionately dimensioned may easily be inserted into
or removed from the bottle through the mouth or neck of the latter (see Figure 1).
The mouth-piece is provided with an interior annular recess c for the reception
of a suitably shaped and removable packing ring b which when put in place
serves as a valve seat for the glass ball, (see Figure 2).
When it is intended to remove the glass ball a from the bottle, first the said
packing ring b must be removed and on the other hand when the bottle is to be
made ready for use, first the glass ball a is to be inserted into the bottle and then
the packing ring 6 placed into its recess c.
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:-
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As an improvement in bottle stoppers of the class herein described, a bottle

page_text: having its inner neck or mouth provided with a recess for the reception of a
removable packing ring and so dimensioned that the ball designed to fit air-
tight against the inserted packing ring under the pressure in the filled bottle
may easily pass the bottle mouth, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.
Dated the 30th day of September 1897.
PHILLIPS & LEIGH,
No. 22 Southampton Buildings, Chancery Lane, London, W.C.,
Agents for the Applicant.