AN IMPROVED STOPPER FOR BOTTLES
Year: 1886

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd July, 1886.
Complete Left, 21st Apr., 1887.
Complete Accepted, 24th May, 1887.
JOSEPH AUSTIN MARSHALL Chickenley Lane near Dewsbury Yorkshire Loom
Tuner do hereby declare the nature of my invention for AN IMPROVED STOPPER FOR
BOTTLES to be as follows:-
The improvement consists of a bracket or small casting which is made to fit any
bottle now in use the bracket or casting to be fastened to the bottle neck by a wire or
strap the bracket having an upright projection to which is attached a lever the lever
projecting over the bottle top with a stopper attached the other end of the lever
projecting a little past the bracket or casting. To the face side of the bracket or
casting is attached an L which works on a stud or pin so that the L will fall back.
The is cut away at one end to form catches or snecks so that when the stopper is
placed in the bottle neck and pressed home the end of the lever lifts up to allow
the catches or snecks to be placed under the lever so that the lever and stopper
cannot become detatched.
JOSEPH AUSTIN MARSHALL.

page_text: I JOSEPH AUSTIN MARSHALL, of Chickenley Lane, near Dewsbury, Yorkshire,
Loom Tuner, 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 :-
In carrying out this invention I employ a bracket or small casting adapted to fit
any ordinary bottle now in use. The said bracket or casting is adapted to be
fastened to the bottle neck by a wire or strap the upward projection of the bracket
having attached thereto a lever, the lever projecting over the bottle top and carrying
a stopper, the end of the lever projects a little past the bracket or casting; to the
side of the bracket or casting is attached an L-shaped piece which works on a stud
or pin so that the L-shaped piece will fall back; the L-shaped piece is cut away at
one end to form catches or snecks so that when the stopper is placed in the bottle
nock and pressed home the end of the lever lifts up to allow the catches or
snecks to be placed under the lever so that the lever and stopper cannot become
detached.
In order to enable my invention to be fully understood I will describe how the
same can be carried into practical effect by reference to the accompanying drawing in
which figure 1 represents a side elevation partly in section of my improved bottle
stopper and figures 2 and 3 represent a plan and end view respectively thereof.
Figures 4 and 5 represent a sectional elevation and a plan showing my improved
bottle stopper applied to the neck of a bottle. Similar reference letters indicate
similar parts throughout the several figures of the drawing.
a, is the bracket or casting which is provided with a groove a¹, so as to enable it
to be fastened to the bottle neck A, by means of a wire or strap b, figures 4 and 5;
c, is the upwardly projecting portion of the bracket a, to which is jointed the
lever d, e, the longer arm d, of which projects over the bottle neck A, while the
shorter arm e, projects past the bracket a, as shewn; f, is the stopper or part which
closes the mouth of the bottle and which is attached to the lever d, e, as shewn; is
the L-shaped piece which is pivotted to the bracket a, at h; i, i, are the catches or
snocks on the piece 9, as shewn clearly in figure 3 which catches serve to engage
with the shorter arm e, of the lever d, e, as hereinafter described.
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In order to close a bottle by means of my improved stopper it is only necessary to
press the stopper f, tightly into the mouth of the said bottle and move the L-shaped
piece g, into engagement with the shorter arme, of the lever d, e, as shewn in the
drawing thereby holding the stopper f, securely in its position. The bottle can be

page_text: opened by pressing down the free end of the lever d, e, so as to raise the end e, of the
lever from the catches or snecks i, i, and the L-shaped piece 9, can then be moved in
the direction of the arrow figure 3 out of engagement with the end e, of the
lever d, e, thereby allowing the stopper f, to be removed from the mouth of
the bottle.
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 what I claim is,-
1. The combination of parts forming the improved stopper for bottles hereinbefore
described and illustrated in the accompanying drawing.
2. In a stopper for bottles of the kind herein described, the use of the pivotted and
serrated piece g, as and for the purpose hereinbefore described and illustrated in the
accompanying drawing.
G. F. REDFERN,
4, South Street, Finsbury, London,
Agent for the Applicant.