An Improved Apparatus for Opening Bottles containing Mineral or Aerated Waters that are Fitted with Internal Stoppers or Plugs.
Year: 1891

page_text: Date of Application, 26th May, 1891
Complete Specification Left, 26th Feb., 1892-Accepted, 26th Mar., 1852
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Opening Bottles containing Mineral or
Aerated Waters that are Fitted with Internal Stoppers or Plugs.
I, JOHN WILLIAM WEBBER, Gas Fitter of No. 33 Parkfield Street Islington
in the County of London, do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be as
follows:-
:-
A plunger made of wood (or any other material) to be used by the hand. The
peg that pushes the stopper down, I make with 3 grooves straight up to a
shoulder. The said shoulder is likewise cut through to the outside, which allows
the confined gas in the bottles to escape when the stopper is forced down, &
thus prevent the bursting of the bottles. On the second shoulder of the plunger
is a screw or thread for screwing into a mantle or cover, made of brass (or any
other material) that fits loosely over the bottle, so that when in use, should the
bottle burst, the broken pieces would be inside the said mantle or cover, & the
chances of an accident to the operator is almost impossible, as the bottle is not
touched by the hands during the process of opening.
Math 1901
JOHN WILLIAM WEBBER.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Improved Apparatus for Opening Bottles containing Mineral or
Aerated Waters that are Fitted with Internal Stoppers or Plugs.
1, JOHN WILLIAM WEBBER of No. 33 Parkfield Street Islington in the County
of London, Gas Fitter do hereby declare the nature of this invention and in what
manner the same is to be performed, to be particularly described and ained
in and by the following statement :-
This invention has for its object improvements in apparatus for opening internal
stoppered bottles, thereby preventing all danger of injury from the bottle bursting
or breaking during the process of opening.
My invention consists of a plunger (Fig. 1) made of wood or other suitable
material, and a mantle or cover (Fig. 2) made of metal or other suitable material.
The plunger I make with a knob (Fig. 1) to fit the palm of the hand, a
shoulder (a. Fig. 1) with a screw or thread, or other means of fixing the plunger in
the mantle. A second shoulder (b. Fig. 1) smaller than the first and a peg (c Fig. 1)
to push the stopper down. The peg I make with one or more grooves (d. Fig. 1)
up the side to the second shoulder, in which shoulder is cut a groove (e. Fig. 1)
from the edge into the groove in the peg, forming an air channel from the bottom
of the peg to the outside edge of the second shoulder, which will allow the
confined gas in the bottle to escape into the mantle when the plunger is forced
down to the said shoulder, and so prevent the bursting of the bottle.
Should any of the liquor run out through the groove or grooves, it would escape
into the mantle and not wet the hands of the operator.
The mantle or cover I make (as near the shape of the bottle as possible, but
fitting loosely over about half the depth of the bottle) of metal or other suitable
material, into which the plunger is fixed.
When it is intended to open a bottle by means of my improvement, the bottle is
placed in an upright position on the table or counter, and the opener is used by
placing it over the bottle and forcing it down with the hands. Should the bottle
burst or be broken, the broken pieces would be inside the mantle and could not
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page_text: come in contact with the hands of the operator, thereby preventing all chance of
injury or cuts.
My invention will be better understood by reference to the accompanying sheet
of drawing.
Fig. 1. The plunger.
a The first shoulder.
b The second shoulder..
c The peg.
d Air channels or grooves.
The grooves in second shoulder.
The knob.
Fig. 2. The mantle or cover.
3. The complete opener forced down on the bottle.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
In an apparatus for opening internal stoppered bottles under pressure, the com-
bination of parts and appliances comprising,
1. A plunger in which is cut a groove or grooves for allowing the gas confined in
the bottles to escape.
2. A mantle or cover into which is fixed the plunger.
3. The combination of a plunger and mantle or cover for opening internal
stoppered bottles in the manner and for the purposes substantially, as herein
described and illustrated, on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 24th day of February 1892.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my inven-
tion, and in what manner the same is to be performed, I declare that what I
claim is:
In an apparatus for opening internal stoppered bottles under pressure, the com-
bination of parts and appliances comprising,
1. A plunger in which is cut a groove or grooves for allowing the gas confined in
the bottles to escape.
2. A mantle or cover into which is fixed the plunger.
3. The combination of a plunger and mantle or cover for opening internal
stoppered bottles in the manner and for the purposes substantially, as herein
described and illustrated, on the accompanying sheet of drawings.
Dated this 24th day of February 1892.
JOHN WILLIAM WEBBER.