Improvements in or relating to Apparatus applicable for Forming or Shaping the Mouths of Bottles, Jars, or the like.
Year: 1894

page_text: PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in or relating to Apparatus applicable for Forming
or Shaping the Mouths of Bottles, Jars, or the like.
We, GEORGE HOUGHTON of Peasley Cross, St. Helens, in the County of
Lancaster, and ALBERT SHAW of 22 Hall Lane, Shipley in the County of York,
Licensed Victualler and Engineer respectively do hereby declare the nature of
this invention to be as follows:-
This invention has for its object an apparatus for forming or shaping the mouths
of bottles, jars or the like and is designed to provide an efficient machine that cau
be operated by a foot treadle and which besides being comparatively cheap to
manufacture will not easily get out of order.
In carrying our invention into effect, the plan we prefer is to provide a spindle
with suitable shaped end for receiving the mouth of the bottle. This spindle is
preferably arranged horizontally and is capable of being revolved by foot treadle
by means of any suitable mechanism such as a pinion and rack. This spindle
carries spring tongs or shaping jaws provided with a die or mould at the end which
In connection
forms or shapes the mouth of the bottle into the required form.
with these jaws or tongs we provide a pivoted lever with a hollow block or neck
at the top which embraces these jaws or tongs. This lever is also worked by a
foot treadle by means of a cam pressing against a roller on the lever, the cam
being worked by any suitable gearing such as a wheel and pinion, crank and
connecting rod.
The mode of action is as follows-
To press the shaping jaws onto the bottle neck, the treadle is depressed by foot.
This revolves the spindle and at the same time operates the pivoted lever and its
hollow neck or block. This latter sliding along the sloping sides of the jaws
presses them together and on to the bottle neck, whereby the latter is pressed into
the required shape. Immediately however the treadle is released, the lever flies
back by virtue of a suitably located spring and the jaws fly open, thus enabling the
bottle to be removed.
The machine may be used for finishing all kinds of mouths or rings of bottles,
whether made plain or with screw threads.
Deted this 6th day of November 1894.

page_text: Improvements in or relating to Apparatus applicable for Forming
or Shaping the Mouths of Bottles, Jars, or the like.
We, GEORGE HOUGHTON of Peasley Cross, St. Helens, in the County of
Lancaster, and ALBERT SHAW of 22 Hall Lane, Shipley in the County of York,
Licensed Victualler and Engineer, respectively, 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:
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This invention has for its object an apparatus for forming or shaping the mouths
of bottles, jars, or the like and is designed to provide an efficient inachine that
can be operated by a foot treadle or by steam or other power, and which besides
being comparatively cheap to manufacture will not easily get out of order.
and
Referring to the accompanying drawing
Figure 1 is a perspective view of the whole apparatus as worked by a treadle
Figures 2 and 3 detail views of the same.
In these, A is a spindle with suitable shaped end for receiving the mouth of the
bottle, a, Figure 2. This spindle is preferably arranged horizontally and is
capable of being revolved by foot treadle B, by means of any suitable mechanism
such as a pinion C and rack B. This spindle carries spring tongs or shaping
jaws D provided with a die or mould E at the end which forms or shapes the
mouth of the bottle into the required form. In connection with these jaws or
tongs, we provide a lever F pivoted at f and having a hollow block or ring G at
the top which embraces these jaws or tongs. This lever is also worked by the
foot treadle B by means of a cam H pressing against a roller on the lever, the
cam being worked by any suitable gearing such as a wheel I and pinion J, crank K
and connecting rod L.
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The mode of action of the apparatus as above described is as follows:-
To press the shaping jaws D onto the bottle neck, the treadle B is depressed
by foot. This revoives the spindle A and at the same time operates the pivoted
lever F and its hollow block or ring G. This latter sliding along the sloping sides
of the jaws presses them together and on to the bottle neck, whereby the latter
is pressed into the required shape. Immediately however the treadle is released
the lever flies back by virtue of a suitably located spring M and the jaws fly open,
thus enabling the bottle to be removed.
The machine may be used for finishing all kinds of mouths or rings of bottles,
whether made plain or with screw threads.
Although one form of apparatus only has been described and illustrated, it
must be understood that this invention is not confined to the exact details of such
apparatus as these may take other forms, for instance various well known means
may be employed for rotating the spindle A and for operating the pivoted lever F
depending upon whether the apparatus is driven by foot or by steam or other
power.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the. nature of our said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
1. The improvement in forming or shaping the mouths of bottles, jars or the
like, which consists in causing the shaping jaws or tools to close in on and to
revolve by suitable mechanism round the neck of the bottles, jars, etcetera, while
the latter are held stationary, substantially as described.

page_text: 2. The improvement in apparatus for forming or shaping the mouths of bottles
or the like, which consists in a rotating device formed to give the shape and size
required, against which the heated neck of the bottle is held substantially as
described and illustrated on the accompanying drawings.
Dated this 14th day of August 1895.
WM. P. THOMPSON & Co.,
Of Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, and London, Patent Agents.