Improvements in Bottle Stoppers.
Year: 1892

page_text: Date of Application, 21st June, 1892-Accepted, 23rd July, 1892
COMPLETE FEITICATION,
Improvements in Bottle Stoppers.
I, GEORGE FRENCH ATWOOD, of Malden, in the State of Massachusetts,
United States of America, Gentleman, do hereby declare the nature of this inven-
tion 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 bottle stoppers, and it consists in the novel construction
and improvements hereinafter specified whereby a stopper of cork or other suitable
material may be readily drawn and preserved without injury for future uses.
In the accompanying drawings:-
Fig. 1 represents an external side view of my bottle stopper.
Fig. 2 represents a sectional view thereof, placed in the neck of a bottle.
Fig. 3 is a vertical section showing a slightly different construction of stopper,
the same being in place in the neck of a bottle.
Figs. 4 and 5 are detail views.
Referring to the drawings, and more particularly to Figs. 1 and 2 thereof,
A represents a bottle stopper of the usual external form which is made of any
suitable material but preferably of cork wood. Vertically through this stopper
I form one opening or more, adapted to receive and hold securely the lifting cord
or wire which is marked B on the drawings.
The letter C represents a button preferably of wood but which may also be
formed of any substance or composition that will by contact work no injury to the
contents of a bottle and be substantially not liable to oxidation nor corrosion.
In this button is inserted an eye marked d, to which the lifting cord or wire is
attached. To provide for receiving said eye or shank within the stopper and away
from the contents of the bottle, I form a recess in the bottom of the stopper of the
shape necessary for that purpose and which when the stopper is completed will
hold such eye or shank securely.
This recess is shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings with the eye therein and is
marked y.
It will be observed that the lifting cord or wire has a loop above the top of the
stopper as shown at f. This loop is usually formed by making the lifting cord of
a single piece of string or wire and attaching its free ends to the button, as shown
in Fig. 2.
A bottle stopper formed in the manner described is ready for use care being
taken that in all cases the upper surface of the button C is of less diameter than
the bottom of the stopper and its upper surface which is preferably flat fits closely
against such bottom.
In Fig. 2 my stopper is represented when on duty in a bottle, the neck of which
is shown at H. To draw this stopper no cork-screw is required. The operator is
only required to pass a common lead pencil or other suitable bar through the loop
and lift the stopper upward. The stopper is thus removed without injury and may
be used again indefinitely.
In Figs. 3 to 5 I show a slightly different construction of my improved bottle
stopper, the general principles of construction and operation being however the
same as those embodied in the construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2.
In said Figs. 3 to 5, the button is shown as having, preferably, a conical shape
adapted to be drawn upward into a conical recess in the bottom of the body of
the stopper A. Said button has a groove marked F down one of its sides and
which extends nearly around it near its base to receive the lifting wire B which
is passed into the groove. The button has a flat bottom d' integral therewith,
which is of less diameter than the bottom of the stopper body and which when
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page_text: in position is drawn closely against the bottom of the stopper so as to prevent
any fluid in the bottle from coming in contact with the lifting wire.
The lifting wire passes upward through the main body of the stopper and a
plate d² at its top above which it is formed into the loopf, and then bent at a
right angle, the arm of which rests closely upon the plate ², thereby
forming not only a lifting loop but also a clamping arm for the body of the
stopper.
The plate is preferably of metal and serves not only the function of a
clamping plate but also as a card or tablet upon which the manufacturer may
advertise his wares or give the date and number of his patent. It is obvious
that in some cases this plate may be dispensed with and the arm of the wire
made to rest upon the top of the stopper. The plate however, is necessarily
ornamental as well as useful and it is probable that it will be generally used in
the manufacture.
As in the other construction, no cork-screw is required to draw the stopper
from the bottle, the same being extracted by means of a lead pencil or other
bar passed through the loop f, and then drawn upwardly.
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. A bottle stopper of cork or other suitable material having a recess' y,
formed in its bottom and provided with a button C, an eye d, and a lifting cord
or wire B, substantially as specified.
2. A bottle stopper of cork having a conical recess in its bottom, a conical
wooden button C to fit closely within and against the walls of said recess, and a
lifting wire B, the lower end of which is secured to said button in the groove,
while the upper end is bent to form both a loop and clamping arm, substantially as
specified.
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1000
JENSEN & SON,
77, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Patent Agents.