IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLE WRAPPERS
Year: 1881

page_text: LETTERS PATENT to Herbert John Haddan, of the Firm of Herbert and
Company, Solicitors of Patents, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster,
Civil Engineer, for au Invention of IMPROVEMENTS IN BOTTLE WRAPPERS."
A communication from abroad by Bennett D. Marks, of Louisville, United
States of America.
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION left by the said Herbert John Haddan at
the Office of the Commissioners of Patents on the 9th June 1881.
HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of the Firm of Herbert and Company, Solicitors of
Patents, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil Engineer. " IMPROVE-
MENTS IN BOTTLE WRAPPERS." A communication from abroad by Bennett D.
Marks, of Louisville, United States of America.
The Invention relates to an improvement in bottle wrappers, and it consists in
the combination of a cord, band, or strip of paper which is to be wrapped spirally
around the bottle from its bottom upwards; a veneer of wood which is secured to
the lower end of this strip, and strips of soft elastic material which are fastened to
the inside of the veneer, so as to come in contact with the bottle.
The object of this Invention is to construct a wrapper which can be readily
attached to the bottle, which will have elasticity enough to prevent all injury to
the bottle during transportation, and which by being of different materials will
have a greater strength and tougness than those wrappers heretofore used.

page_text: SPECIFICATION in pursuance of the conditions of the Letters Patent filed
by the said Herbert John Haddan in the Great Seal Patent Office on the
30th November 1881.
HERBERT JOHN HADDAN, of the Firm of Herbert and Company; Solicitors of
"IMPROVE
Patents, of 67, Strand, in the City of Westminster, Civil Engineer.
MENTS IN BOTTLE WRAPPERS." A communication from abroad by Bennett D.
Marks, of Louisville, United States of America.
The Invention relates to an improvement in bottle wrappers, and it consists in
the combination of a cord, band, or strip of paper, which is to be wrapped spirally
around the bottle from its bottom upwards; a veneer of wood which is secured to
the lower end of this strip, and strips of soft elastic material which are fastened to
the inside of the veneer, so as to come in contact with the bottle as will be more
fully described hereinafter.
The object of my Invention is to construct a wrapper which can be readily
attached to the bottle, which will have clasticity enough to prevent all injury to
the bottle during transportation, and which by being of different materials will
have a greater strength and toughness than those wrappers heretofore used.
Figure 1 is a plan view of the inside of a wrapper embodying this Invention.
Figure 2 is a vertical section of the same.
Figure 3 shows 3 views of the wrapper applied to bottles.
A represents a strip or sheet of paper, a cord or band, or other suitable material
which is to be wrapped spirally around the outside of the bottle from its bottom
upwards. This strip or cord is secured at its lower inside end to the lower corner
of a sheet of veneer B, which has its grain run lengthwise of the wood, and which
has a series of slits made in its upper edge so that the veneer can be compressed
together, and thus made to conform to any shape of the bottle, either around the
neck or body. The strip of paper, or cord, or other material B may be made
slightly or much longer than this veneer, where the veneer is made only wide
enough to protect the body of the bottle, and the upper end of the strip or cord is
gummed or otherwiso fastened at C, so that it can be stuck to the top of the cork,
or the outside of the veneer, or fastened in any manner so as to secure the vencer
in place.
Pasted, glued, cemented, or otherwise secured to the inside of the vencer at
suitable distances apart are layers D of granulated cork or any other elastic and
compressible material, which bear directly against the sido of tho bottle, and
prevent the veneer from touching it except at its upper edge where the veneer is
bent inward.
This cork or other material bearing directly against the side of the bottle at the
points where it is most liable to fracture, and surrounded by the veneer and cord
or strips resist all sudden concussions which would have a tendency to break the
bottle. In between the veneer and bottle is an air space of the thickness of the
layers D, and this air cushion serves to make the wrapper sufficiently elastic to
prevent the bottle from being broken by any but the very roughest usage. This
air space around the bottle prevents the contents of the bottle from being frozen in
cold weather, and thus serves as a protector both for the bottle itsolf and its
coutents. In practice it will be found sufficient to fasten theso layers to one edge of
the veneer only, but if so preferred, they may be fastened all the way across.
After the wrapper has been placed around the bottle, the over lapping gummed
edge or edges of the outside strip of paper or other material is fastened down so as
to keep the veneer in place, and the upper edge of the vencer is compressed tightly
around the neck of the bottle and tied. The breaking of one bottle in the package

page_text: while being transported will not disturb or change the positions of the other
bottles, as the wrappers hold each one in position, and the wetting of these wooden
veneers will not cause them to soften, melt, or rot.
This wrapper will be found specially useful in the transportation of high priced
liquors, such as whiskey, wines, and champaigne, where as near absolute safety as
can be obtained is necessary. This wrapper forms a very neat package, is simple
and cheap in construction, and can be applied to bottles of all kinds without any
special skill or practice.
Having thus described this Invention I claim,-
A bottle wrapper consisting of a vencer of wood B which has its upper end
slitted, and the strips D secured to its inner side at a suitable distance apart, in
combination with the strip of paper, cord, or band A, which is secured to the
vencer at one of its lower corners, and then wrapped spirally around the outside of
the wrapper, and fastened to the vencer or the bottle at its upper end, substantially
as shown and described.
In witness whereof, I, the said Herbert John Haddan, have hereunto set
my hand and seal, this Twenty ninth day of November, A.D. 1881.
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