Improvements in the Stoppering of Bottles, Jars, and the like.
Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 8th Dec., 1887
Complete Specification Left, 10th Sept., 1888
Complete Specification Accepted, 12th Oct., 1888
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in the Stoppering of Bottles, Jars, and the like.
I HENRY FINCH of Abbey Lakes Hotel Orrell Near Wigan Lancashire Licensed
Victular do hereby declare the nature of my invention for BOTTLEING BEER SPIRITS
MINERAL WATERS AND GENERAL USES to be as follows:-
:-
Bottleing Beer Spirits Mineral Waters and General uses by means of introducing a
peirced or bored cork into the neck of Bottles screwed or threaded on the inside of
the Neck of the Bottles and rested or seated on a square bevelled or dished flanch or
Collar formed at any depth from the Tap or Lip of the inside of the Bottle Necks.
A stopper to be used made of any material and formed to screw in and press upon
the said peirced or bored Cork so as to prevent escape of Liquids or Gasses. For
Areated Waters the screwed Stopper to be provided with a Hole or peircing through
the centre from top to bottom and so as a plug or Stopper may be inserted therein
at will and a Marble of any materials introduced into the Bottle so as to fall or lodge
against the underside of the peirced or bored Cork.
Dated this 7th day of December 1887
I HENRY FINCH of Abbey Lakes Hotel Orrell Near Wigan Lancashire Licensed
Victular do hereby declare the nature of my invention for BOTTLEING BEER SPIRITS
MINERAL WATERS AND GENERAL USES to be as follows:-
Bottleing Beer Spirits Mineral Waters and General uses by means of introducing a
peirced or bored cork into the neck of Bottles screwed or threaded on the inside of
the Neck of the Bottles and rested or seated on a square bevelled or dished flanch or
Collar formed at any depth from the Tap or Lip of the inside of the Bottle Necks.
A stopper to be used made of any material and formed to screw in and press upon
the said peirced or bored Cork so as to prevent escape of Liquids or Gasses. For
Areated Waters the screwed Stopper to be provided with a Hole or peircing through
the centre from top to bottom and so as a plug or Stopper may be inserted therein
at will and a Marble of any materials introduced into the Bottle so as to fall or lodge
against the underside of the peirced or bored Cork.
Dated this 7th day of December 1887

page_text: Improvements in the Stoppering of Bottles, Jars, and the like.
I HENRY FINCH of the Abbey Lakes Hotel Orrell near Wigan Lancashire
Licensed Victualler do hereby declare the nature of my invention for IMPROVEMENTS
IN THE STOPPERING OF BOTTLES JARS AND THE LIKE and in what manner the same is
to be performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:
The improvements apply to a Bottle Jar or other vessel used for Bottling Storing or
otherwise using Beer Spirts Mineral Aerated or other Waters and for general uses by
means of introducing or placing a pierced or bored Cork into the neck of the Bottle
Jar or Vessel which is provided with a screwed or threaded neck on the inside and the
Cork is rested or seated on a hevelled or dished flange or collar formed at any depth
from the top or lip of the inside of the Neck of the Bottle Jar or Vessel. A Stopper
to be used made of any materials required and formed so as to screw into the Neck of
the Bottle Jar or Vessel and press upon the said pierced or bored cork so as to prevent
the escape of liquids or gasses. For Aerated Waters and otherwise as required. the
Stopper is provided with a hole or piercing through the centre from top to bottom so
that Plugs or Stoppers of Cork may be enserted and removed at will therein.
Marble of any material will be introduced into or enclosed in the Bottle Jar or Vessel
so as to press or lodge against the underside of the pierced or bored Cork when
required for any purpose such Marble being removable at will from the Bottle Jar or
Vessel.
A
My improvements are illustrated in the accompanying drawing and are markod
thereon as follows-
D. The pierced or bored Cork resting on Flange marked E.
A & C. The hole or piercing through the Stopper marked B. and shewing the
positions of the Cork plugs therein.
:
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-The main objects of my invention are the substitution of Cork for and to obviate
the necessity for the use of India Rubber Gutta Percha and such like substances in the
Stoppering of Bottles Jars and the like and the removability of the Marble therefrom
for cleaning or other purposes.
2-1 claim that the novelty of my invention consists of
(1) The introduction of Cork for the purposes above mentioned.
(2) The insertion of the pierced or bored Cork as mentioned.
(3) The, hole or piercing through the Stopper and the provision of Cork plugs.
therein removable at will.