Year: 1896

page_text: Date of Application, 6th Nov., 1896
Complete Specification Left, 5th Feb., 1897-Accepted, 27th Mar., 1897
We, BETTS AND COMPANY LIMITED of 1 Wharf Road, City Road in the
County of London and WILLIAM NIMMY of 4 Oakley Road Southgate Road,
Islington, in the said county, Engineer, do hereby declare the nature of this
invention to be as follows:-
This invention relates to an improved metallic capsule for sealing or securing
the closure of bottles, jars or the like and has for its object to provide a metallic
capsule the upper part or top of which is removed with the cork or the like when
the bottle, jar or the like is opened while the lower part of the capsule surrounding
the neck or mouth of the bottle, jar or the like is left intact in position thereon.
This invention is applicable to ordinary metallic capsules or to capsules secured by
cement.
According to this invention we form the metal of the capsule with a weakened
part or ring at or near the upper part or top thereof (which may be done in any
convenient manner for example by thinning or reducing the metal at that part or
by perforations or otherwise) so that when the cork or stopper is withdrawn or
removed from the bottle jar or the like the upper part or head of the capsule will
be removed with the cork or stopper the fracture or separation of the said upper
part or head from the body of the capsule taking place at the aforesaid weakened.
part or ring leaving the said body of the capsule intact on the bottle, jar or the
like.
With capsules constructed according to this invention the main body of the said
capsule will not be destroyed or torn by the removal of the cork or stopper and
any name or device thereon will be left uninjured so that the said capsule on
bottles, jars or the like constitutes a more permanent advertisement or guarantee
of the origin of the bottle, jar or the like and its contents.
Dated this 6th day of November 1896.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.
We, BETTS AND COMPANY LIMITED, of 1 Wharf Road, City Road, in the
County of London, and WILLIAM NIMMY, of 4 Oakley Road, Southgate Road,
Islington, in the said county, Engineer, 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 relates to an improved metallic capsule for sealing or securing the
closure of bottles, jars or the like and has for its object to provide a metallic
capsule the upper part or top of which is removed with the cork or the like when

page_text: the bottle, jar, or the like is opened while the lower part of the capsule
surrounding the neck or mouth of the bottle, jar, or the like is left intact in
position thereon.
This invention is applicable to ordinary metallic capsules or to capsules secured
by cement, which may be previously applied to the lower part of the capsule after
the manner described in the Specification of our application for Letters Patent
No. 21217 dated 24th September 1896.
According to this invention we form the metal of the capsule with a weakened
part or ring at or near the upper part or top thereof so that when the cork or
stopper is withdrawn or removed from the bottle, jar or the like the upper part or
head of the capsule will be removed with the cork or stopper the fracture
or separation of the said upper part or head from the body of the capsule taking
place at the aforesaid weakened part or ring leaving the said body of the capsule
intact on the bottle, jar, or the like.
The weakening may be done in any convenient manner for example by thinning
reducing or perforating the metal at the required place or by placing the capsule
on a mandril rotated in a lathe or by any suitable apparatus, and applying a milling
tool to the capsule so that the tool as the capsule rotates inakes a weakened ring
around the capsule at the place required.
With capsules constructed according to this invention the main body of the said
capsule (the part which is cemented when cement is used) will not be destroyed or
torn by the removal of the cork or stopper but will remain on the bottle, jar, or
the like, and any name or device thereon will be left uninjured so that the said
capsule on bottles, jars, or the like, constitutes a more permanent advertisement or
guarantee of the origin of the bottle, jar, or the like, and its contents.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of the said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed, we declare that what we
claim is :-
A metallic capsule for bottles, jars, or the like, having a weakened part or ring
between the part to be retained on the bottle, jar, or the like, and the part to be
removed therefrom, substantially as, and for the purpose, herein before described.
Dated this 5th day of February 1897.
JOHNSONS & WILLCOX,
47 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, W.C., Agents.