An Improvement in Bottle Necks, and in Means for Securing Corks- therein.
Year: 1895

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Aug., 1895
Complete Specification Left, 5th May, 1896-Accepted, 6th June, 1896
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
An Improvement in Bottle Necks, and in Means for Securing Corks-
therein.
I, HENRY CULLIFORD of Rue de la Regence, Brussels, Belgium, Hotel
Proprietor do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:-
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This invention has for object securing corks in bottle necks, in a simple yet
reliable manner, whether the bottles be charged with a gaseous or other pressure or
otherwise.
The invention consists of a hole through the walls of a bottle's neck to give
a clear aperture from side to side for the ready insertion of a nail, peg, or other
device from one hole, through the cork and into or through the opposite hole.
The nail, peg, or other device may have a head, a hook, or it may be plain
ended, or be formed of wire to be bent round the neck after passing through the
cork for a covering or capsule.
To enable the hole or holes in the bottle's neck to be of sufficient strength to
resist bursting or flying, I carry the mouth bulge to a greater depth than is usual
and punch the holes from the outer surfaces, which gives a smooth indent or
rounding at the entrance and guards the fingers from the glass.
Anunt 1905
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Henry Culliford.
An Improvement in Bottle Necks, and in Means for Securing CORKS
therein.
I, HENRY CULLIFORD, of Rue de la Regence, Brussels, Belgium, Hotel
Proprietor, 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 :-
This invention has for object, securing corks in bottle necks in a simple yet
reliable manner whether the bottles be charged with a gaseous pressure or
otherwise.
The invention consists as shown in the annexed drawing of a hole through the
walls A, A of a bottle's neck B to give a clear aperture from side to side for the
ready insertion of a nail, peg, or other device C from one hole, through the cork D
and into and through the opposite hole, the mouth bulge being of greater depth
than usual for adding strength to that part.
The nail, peg, or other device C may have a head, a hook, or it may be plain
ended, or be formed of wire to be bent round the neck after passing through the
cork for a covering or capsule.
The outer surfaces of the holes give a smooth indent or rounding at the entrance
and guard the fingers from the glass.

page_text: The head of the nail C such as a French nail is left slightly projecting when in
place for the ready gripping by an appliance for withdrawal previously to a cork-
screw being used for removal of the cork.
The extreme plainness of the exterior of the bottle mouth with my invention
applied facilitates a more extended use of capsules stamped with a brand or makers
name.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of this inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is :-
1. The preparation of a through hole in bottle neck with nail passed through
transversely and through cork as a means for securing a cork in a bottle neck, as
described and shown.
2. Preparing a bottle neck with a deeper than usual bulge A in which a through
hole can be formed for adding strength to that part where a nail can be inserted
and passed through a cork, as and for the purpose explained.
TL
1
1000
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Henry Culliford.
H. GARDNER,
Patent Agent, 166 Fleet Street, London,
Agent for the said Henry Culliford.