Improvements in and relating to Stoppers for Jars, Bottles-and other Receptacles."
Year: 1893

page_text: Date of Application, 13th Apr., 1893—Accepted, 13th May, 1893
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (AMENDED).
"Improvements in and relating to Stoppers for Jars, Bottles-and
other Receptacles."
I, ACHILLE WEISSENTHIANNER, of 95 Boulevard Beaumarchais, Paris, in the Republic
of France, 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 stoppers for jars bottles and other receptacles chiefly
designed for containing preserves, and is an improvement on the invention forming
the subject of a Patent granted to A. J. Boult, (a communication from myself)
No. 8376 dated the 15th May 1891, the said improvement consisting in providing a
stopper so constructed that the ring can be closed and put in place before bending the
lower edge underneath the flange of the neck.
A stopper made according to my said present invention comprises a capsule made
in two parts, namely a cover in the form of a disc and a circular metal strip closed
by means of a tongue which engages with an eye, and provided at its upper part with
a horizontal flange designed to hold the cover in its position, and a washer of com-
pressible material, such as cork, india rubber or the like, which is being applied to
the neck of the receptacle under the cover.
By-way-of-example I-have-represented-in-the-accompanying-drawing the-applica-
tion--of-this--stopper-to-two-jars-or-bottles, one of which is provided at its upper
part--with-a-horizontal-fange-and-the-other-of-which-has-a-screw thread formed
In the accompanying drawing:
upon-it.
Figure 1 is an elevation partly in section and a plan, showing the circular strip
closed.
Figures 2 and 2ª are sections of my stopper applied to jars or bottles.
Figure 3 represents a jar or bottle completely closed.
Figure
4-is-a-perspective-view-of-the-eylindrical part of the capsule which may be
applied-to-jars-or-bottles-provided-with-a-serew-threaded-neek.
Figures 5-and-ª-
-represent-the-application-of-my-stopper-to jars or bottles pro-
vided-with-a-cerew threaded neek.
Figure 6 is an elevation-of the-closed-jar-or-bottle-having a screw threaded
neck?
Figure 74 represents the employment of a little solder to replace the eye with
which the tongue of the ring engages.
The jar or bottle partly represented in Figures 1, 2 and 3 is closed in the following
manner:
.
I first place upon the orifice of the jar or bottle Fa dise B of compressible material.
Upon this disc I put the flat cover C, and together with the circular strip E the whole
is being held in position by the flange D of the said circular strip E which is closed
beforehand by means of the tongue G caused to engage with the eye H and bent.

page_text: The lower edge of the circular strip is made-to-pass-below then turned under the
flange of the neck, while a pressure is exerted upon the capsule by mechanical
means.
The disc of compressible material is then held compressed by the circular strip
which has assumed the form of a ring the upper and lower edges of which are bent
inwards.
By this means the jar or bottle is hermetically, closed.
When-the-jar-or-bottle-has-a-serew-threaded-neck--(Figures 4, 5 and 6) it is not
meeessurf-t
-to-hare-recourse-to-a-mechanical-action-for-compressing-the-dise-of-com-
pressible material, This-result is obtained by gerewing-the-eapsule-upon-the-neek
by-hand
In-this-ease-the-ring-I-of-compressible-material rests upon the shoulder formed
at the upper part-of-the-neek, and supports the edges of the cover-J.-The-metal
strip-K-which-forms-a-nut-is-slit-necording to one of its-generatrices-and-closed-by
means-of-a-tongue-L-engaging with-an-eye-M-and-bent-upon itself. The upper part
of-this-strip- is, bent-at-a-right-angle-and-maintains-the-cover J. The-capsule-is
serewed-by-hand-upon-the-jar-or-bottle,-and-this--operation, performed with the
necessary-foree,-effects-the-compression of the ring.
When preserve is to be taken from the jar or bottle and the-adherence-of-the-strip
renders it-impossible-to-unserew-the-latter it will be sufficient to disengage the
tongue. from the eye for enabling the cover and the packing ring-I of compressible
material to be readily removed.
In case the jars-or-bottles are not-provided-with-a-eireular projection-at-their-upper
part-(Figure-)-the-cover-J-is-fat-and-the dise-I-is-caused-to-bear-directly-against
the-edge-of the-neek,
For certain substances which deteriorate by direct contact with the compressible disc
or ring I may separate this disc or ring from the contents of the jar or bottle by
means of a sheet of tin or other material.
In lieu of piercing-an the eye H with which the tongue G engages I may put a little
solder between the tongue and ring, as indicated in Figure 4 7. For uncovering the
jar or bottle it will be sufficient, by the aid of a key similar to those employed for
opening sardine boxes, to detach the tongue by breaking the solder.
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 I am
awure that it has already been proposed to stopper bottles, jars, and the like by means
of a cover and of a strip or band the upper and lower edges of which are turned over,
so that when the cover is placed in position the band can be applied around the bottle
neck with the upper edge resting upon the cover and the lower edge engaging under
the flange of the bottle neck and the ends of the said band then connected together, and
I make no claim to this method of stoppering bottles, jars, and the like, but what I
claim is :-
The above-described stopper for jars bottles and other receptacles designed for con-
taining preserves, which-is--especially-characterized-by-the--eembined--use-of com-
prising a compressible disc or ring of cork, indiarubber or the like, a cover and a
inetal strip bent to a right angle at one of its edges extremities, this strip being
closed beforehand by means of a tongue engaging with an eye and said strip
being adapted to be pressed under the flange of the bottle so as to "set" the
capsule during the compression of the capsule upon the neck, or-serewed-by-hand
in-ease-the-neek-is-serew-threaded.
HASELTINE LAKE & Co
45 Southampton Buildings London W.C. Agents for the Applicant.
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