and for Punching Holes through the same.
Year: 1885

page_text: and for Punching Holes through the same.
I, DAN RYLANDS of Hope Glass Works Stairfoot Barnsley in the County of
York Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS FOR FORMING INDENTS IN GLASS BOTTLES AND
FOR PUNCHING HOLES THROUGH THE SAME to be as follows:-
I cut through each half of the Bottle Mould a hole the size and shape of which
I make to suit the particular size & shape of indent required-Then on the
stationary half of mould that is that half which is attached to the mouldplate I fix a
bracket having a bearing formed at its end which end I place at a suitable distance
from the mould. On the mould and directly over the hole which I cut through
the two halves thereof I fix a suitable guide or rest. In this guide or rest works a
presser having one end made in form to suit the particular depth and shape of
indent required to be formed in the Bottle. The other end of said presser has a
stem which works in the bearing at end of bracket-In the centre portion of this
presser I form a hole, wherein works a rod, which is attached to the movable half
of mould, this rod is bent in one direction to the form of a cam, which working
through the hole in centre portion of presser causes the same to be forced in and
withdrawn simultaneously with the closing & opening of the mould respectively
the said rod has a sweep form in the other direction so as to work with movable
half of mould. By these arrangements suitable indents can be formed in glass
Bottles during the process of blowing the Bottles in the mould.
To punch holes through the indents so formed, I fix a lever on a vertical stand
having a jaw at top, through which jaw I fix a pin on which the aforesaid lever
works, at one end of said lever I attach a spring and at the other side of the pin
which carries the lever I attach to the lever by means of a toggle joint, a punch
which works in a guide attached to the vertical stand. The said vertical stand
I fix securely on or near the catcher box, under the punch I fix a horizontal rod
which I attach to the vertical stand. At the position on this rod which comes
directly under the punch I form a raised die which extends through this rod.
I place on this horizontal rod a stop so that the guage may be altered to suit any
length of bottle neck.

page_text: COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
Improvements in Means for Forming Indents in Glass Bottles,
and for Punching Holes through the same.
I, DAN RYLANDS, of Hope Glass Works, Stairfoot, Barnsley, in the County of
York, Glass Bottle Manufacturer do hereby declare the nature of my invention
for IMPROVEMENTS IN MEANS FOR FORMING INDENTS IN GLASS BOTTLES, AND
FOR PUNCHING HOLES THROUGH THE SAME and in what manner the same is to be
performed, to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement:-
My invention relates to the forming of indents in Glass Bottles during the
process of blowing the Bottles in the mould, and the subsequent punching of holes
through indents so formed.
I attain these objects by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings
in which,
Fig. 1. is a side elevation,- Fig. 2. a front elevation, Fig. 3. a plan, and Fig. 4.
a transverse sectional elevation on line x. x. of Fig. 1. of an improved arrangement
for forming one indent in each Bottle during the process of blowing the Bottle in
the mould.
Fig. 5. is a sectional elevation and Fig. 6. a plan of improved arrangement for
forming two indents in each Bottle, during the process of blowing the Bottle in the
mould.
Fig. 7. is a broken sectional elevation of improved arrangement for forming one
annular indent or oue indent which extends all round the. neck of Bottle, during
the process of blowing the Bottle in the mould.
Fig. 8. is a sectional elevation of a Bottle showing one indent formed in neck
thereof, and fig. 9. is a section taken on line y, y, of fig. 8.
Fig. 10 is also a sectional elevation of a Bottle and shows two indents formed in
neck thereof, and fig. 11. is a section taken on line y, y, of fig. 10.
Fig. 12. is a broken sectional elevation of a Bottle showing an annular indent or
one indent extending all round the neck thereof, and fig. 13. is a section taken on
line y, y, of fig. 12.
Fig. 14 is a side elevation and Fig. 15. a front elevation of improved machine for
punching holes through indents formed in Bottles.
Fig. 16. is a sectional elevation of a Bottle showing a hole punched through
indent formed in neck thereof, and fig. 17, is a section taken on line 3, 3,
of fig. 16.
Similar letters refer to similar parts throughout the several views.
Refering to figs. 1. 2. 3 and 4, the halves A, and B, of mould, have a hole C,
formed through them. The bracket E, is either made with or attached to the
stationary half A, of mould. The stationary half A, of mould is fixed to the mould
plate in the usual way.
The bracket E, has a cap f, and bearing g.
The guide or rest H, is either made with or attached to the stationary half A,
of mould.

page_text: The presser, I, works in the guide H, and through the hole C, and has its end k,
made in form to suit the required shape of indent, the portion 1, works in the
bearing g; the slot j and rivet h, are for preventing the presser, I, turning round.
The presser I, has a hole m, formed through it. The rod or cam N, is attached to
the portion b, of movable half B, of mould by means of the nut p, and works in the
hole m, it is bent at o, so as to give the necessary travel or throw to the presser I,
and thus to cause the portion k, of said presser I, to be forced into interior of
mould, and withdrawn from interior of mould simultaneously with the closing and
opening of the mould, it is also bent in form shown at fig. 1. to suit the radius of
movable half B, of mould.
When the molten glass, which the bottle-blower has attached to end of blow-pipe,
has been worked into a suitable shape, it is placed in the mould in the ordinary
manner, and the movable half B, of mould closed up to the stationary or fixed
half A, in which closed position the end of presser I, will be forced a suitable
distance into interior of the mould, as shown at fig. 4; then the Bottle is blown in
the ordinary manner, after which the movable half B, is pulled away from the
stationary half A, during which operation the bent portion o of rod or cam N,
causes the presser I, to travel in an outward direction, and withdraw the portion k
from interior of the mould and thus to leave a clear way for the blown bottle to be
taken out of mould.
The herein before described arrangement is for forming one indent in each Bottle
but where it is required to form two indents in each Bottle I use the herein before
described arrangement in duplicate, clearly shown at figs. 5. and 6. It must be
well understood that should more indents than two be required to be formed in
Bottle, the number of pressers I, and cams N, may be increased accordingly.
Where it is required to form an annular indent or one indent which will extend
all round the neck of Bottle, I use the duplicate arrangement shown at figs. 5
and 6, but form suitable internal swells in the mould, as will be clearly understood
by refering to fig. 7.; the internal swells ¹ c³, are formed on the interior of each
half of mould, and extend from the portion % of one presser I, to the portion / of
the opposite presser I, so that when the mould is closed and the portions of
pressers I, are forced a suitable distance within the mould there is formed on the
interior of the mould an annular internal projection, or an internal projection
extending all round the neck of mould, and a Bottle blown therein partakes of a
corresponding annular indent or indent extending all round the neck thereof.
By means of the herein before described improvements, suitable indents (such for
instance as those shown at 8, in figs. 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, and 17) can be formed
in Glass Bottles during the process of blowing the Bottles in the mould.
To punch holes through the indents so formed, I use the machine shown at
figs. 14. and 15, in which the lever Z, is attached to the jaw w, of the vertical
stand Y, by means of the pin v. The spring U, has one end attached to the end z,
of lever Z, and the other end attached by means of the eye-bolt t, to the vertical
stand Y. The links S, S, connect the lever Z, to the punch R, the said punch R
has its working or punching portion r, preferably made separate and attached to
the portion R, by means of the set screw q. The punch R, has a bearing in the
guide P. the guide P may either be made with or attached to the vertical stand Y.
Under the portion 7, of punch R, is fixed the horizontal rod Q having its end q¹
secured to the stand Y, by means of the nut q2; a raised die q is formed on
horizontal rod Q, in a position directly under portion ; the stop q* may be placed
in any required position on the rod Q; so as to form a gauge for various lengths of
bottle necks.
After a Bottle has been blown in the mould in manner hereinbefore described
and subsequently taken up from the catcher-box with a pontil the open end or
neck of Bottle is placed onto the horizontal rod Q and in such a position as to
cause the raised die q³ to come immediately under the indent formed in Bottle, in
which position the Bottle is held until the lever Z is pressed quickly down, by

page_text: means of which operation the portion of punch R is forced through indent thus
forming the required hole.
Figs. 16. and 17. show a hole i, punched through indent s, formed in bottle neck.
It will be readily understood that the indents are only punched when it is
required to fit a valve arrangement to the bottles, and that the indents may be
formed in manner herein before described without any hole being subsequently
punched.
It will also be readily understood that the indents may be of any desired shape,
it only being necessary to make the portion k, of presser I to suit the particular
design required.
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 especial combination in connection with a bottle-mould, of one or more
movable Pressers I, for forming indents in Bottles, having their ends k, formed to
suit the required size and shape of such indents, and actuated by a bent rod or
cam N, or other suitable mechanical equivalent, substantially as herein described
or any mere modification thereof.
2. The punching of holes through indents formed in Bottles, by means of a raised
die q³ in combination with a suitable lever Z and punch R, substantially as shown,
or any mere modification thereof.