An Instrument for Gripping and Unscrewing Screw Stoppers of Bottles, Jars, and the like.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 22nd June, 1889
Complete Specification Left, 8th Mar., 1890-Accepted, 12th Apr., 1890
TRUVIDIONAL DE MULTICATION
An Instrument for Gripping and Unscrewing Screw Stoppers of
Bottles, Jars, and the like.
ARTHUR ERNEST SHORTELL Decorators Clerk, Glynglas Springfield Road
St. Leonards on Sea Sussex do hereby declare the nature of this invention to be
as follows:
An instrument for gripping, unscrewing and screwing up screw stoppers of
bottles, jars and the like for description see reference letters of the accompanying
Drawings.
Fig. 1. full size view of the instrument.
A. one or more teeth, according to the pattern of instrument for gripping screw
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COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
An Instrument for Gripping and Unscrewing Screw Stoppers of
Bottles, Jars, and the like.
ARTHUR ERNEST SHORTELL Glynglas Springfield Road St. Leonards on Sea
Sussex Decorator's Clerk 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 making an instrument for gripping and unscrewing screw stoppers of bottles,
jars and the like I use one or more teeth, notches, or similar projections for gripping
the screw stoppers and one or more handles or levers for applying the necessary
power to firmly hold the screw stoppers, for further description for two methods of
making an instrument for the purposes as stated above, see reference letters of the
Drawings left with the Provisional Specification.
Fig. 1. view of instrument with A one or more teeth, notches, or similar projections
for gripping screw stoppers, B hinge joint for adjusting to size of screw stoppers and
to allow free movement of the handles C.
Fig. 1 side view of Fig. 1.
Fig. 2 view of instrument made in another form with pliable metal or spring E
instead of hinge joint B as in Fig. 1 and Fig. 1ª. D one or more teeth, notches or
similar projection for gripping the screw stoppers. F handles for applying the
necessary power.
Fig. 2 side view of Fig. 2.
Although I have described my invention more particularly to the drawings left
with my Provisional Specification it will be evident that the one or more teeth,

page_text: notches, or similar projections referred to can be used and applied for the purposes
described to either one or more levers or handles in the form of pincers, pliers,
tongs, wrenches or spanners, also to rings, caps or any device to receive the screw
stoppers for the purpose of unscrewing same; and that the instrument may be of
various designs.
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Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said inven-
tion and in what manner the same is to be performed I declare that what I
claim is
1st. The use of one or more teeth, notches or similar projections in an instrument
which may be of various designs for gripping and unscrewing scrow stoppers of
bottles, jars and the like substantially as described.
2nd. The use of a combination of one or more teeth, notches or similar projections
and one or more handles or levers for applying the necessary power substantially as
described.
3rd. The use of one or more teeth, notches or similar projections applied to either
one or more handles, levers, ring, cap or any device substantially as and for the
purposes described.
4th. An instrument which may be of various designs for gripping and unscrewing
screw stoppers of bottles, jars and the like, substantially as and for the purposes
described.
Dated thin 7th law of Mouch 1800