A New or Improved Key to Open and Shut Bottles Mounted with Stoppers which are Fixed in the Bottle by Compression on a Vulcanized India-rubber Ring.
Year: 1889

page_text: Date of Application, 26th Jan., 1889
Complete Specification Left, 26th Oct., 1889-Accepted, 30th Nov., 1889
PROVISIONAL SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Key to Open and Shut Bottles Mounted with
Stoppers which are Fixed in the Bottle by Compression on a
Vulcanized India-rubber Ring.
I EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of 5 Chancery Lane, London, W.C. Patent Agent;
(a communication to me from abroad by William Frederik Heshüysen of 253 Rue
St. Gilles, Liege, Belgium, Gentleman), do hereby declare the nature of this invention
to be as follows:-
My invention relates to a key to open and shut bottles mounted with stoppers
which are fixed in the bottle by compression on a vulcanized India-rubber ring and
consists in making a grip of any suitable wire, one end of which terminates in a
handle of any suitable shape, while the other end forms the gripping part, in shape of
a curved piece, with two ends which drop at right angles to the said curved piece,
terminating in kinds of hooks, the whole forming the aforesaid key.
For the purpose of opening bottles mounted with the said stoppers which are fixed
in the bottle by compression on a Vulcanized India-rubber Ring, which is effected
by two wires, one of which passes through the top of the stopper and pivots in the
holes made by twisting the second wire, which second wire is fixed in the bottle,
direct or by a collar, and which moves on its branches, the grip of the key is passed
over the wire which passes through the top part of the cork, which is provided with
an india-rubber ring, and placed in a somewhat inclined position, so that the under
part of the handle of the key touches the ring of the bottle, thereby forming a lover,
which is operated by pressing in an upward direction, and by so doing, the grip
forces the collar to turn in the centre hole, and withdraw the pressure. made by the
top part of the cork through the vulcanized india-rubber ring.
In order to shut the bottle, the key acting as a lever, is pressed downwards, forcing
the collar to resume its original position, and reinstate the pressure made by the top
part of the cork through the vulcanized india-rubber ring.
Dated this 96th day of January 1880
HUGHES & SON,
5, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents.
COMPLETE SPECIFICATION.
A New or Improved Key to Open and Shut Bottles Mounted with
Stoppers which are Fixed in the Bottle by Compression on a
Vulcanised India-rubber Ring.
1 EDWARD THOMAS HUGHES, of No. 5 Chancery Lane, London, W.C. Patent
Agent (a communication to me from abroad by William Frederik Heshüysen, of
253 Rue St. Gilles, Liège, Belgium, Gentleman) 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:-
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My invention relates to a new or improved key to open and shut bottles mounted
with stoppers which are fixed in the bottle by compression, on a vulcanised India-
rubber ring, and has for object an appliance that shall be very simple of construction
and at same timo be very effective in its use.
And in order that my invention may be more fully understood, I have shewn the
same in the accompanying sheet of drawings, wherein Fig. 1 is a full view of the
key. Fig. 2 is a side view of the manner in which the key is used to open
the bottle, and Fig. 3 a like view of the manner in which the bottle is shut, like
letters of reference indicating the same parts throughout the drawing.

page_text: I make a grip of wire or any suitable material and give it the form as shewn in
Fig. 1. marked b, c, b, which grip, fixed at a to a handle forms the key.
In fig. 2, I have shown in side view, the top part of a bottle mounted with a cork
of the form described, with the wire d going through the top part of the cork, which
cork is provided with an india-rubber ring. The collar g is carried in a centre
hole, fixing the cork on the bottle and which collar moves on its branches f, f
In the hole made by the twist of the wire collar, the wire d pivots.
When the bottle is being opened by the key, the said key forms a lever of the first
kind; the fulcrum being in c, the weight or resistance in b, and the power in a.
When the handle is pushed upwards, the grip in forces the collar y to turn in the
centre hole thereupon opening the bottle as shown.
In shutting the bottle as shown in Fig. 3, the key forms a lever of the second
kind; the fulcrum being on one end at b, the power on the other at a, and the weight
or resistance between at c. Upon the said lever being pressed down, the collar y is
forced to take the original position as in Fig. 2, reinstating the pressure made by the
top part of the cork through the vulcanised india-rubber ring.
It is understood that in lieu of making the grip of a wire and fastened in a handle,
both can be made out of one piece of wire. The grip will retain the same form, and
will be kept so with a buckle round the wire at o.
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 1
claim is :-
The key formed as hereinbefore described and shown, and for the purpose set
forth.
Dated this 26th day October 1880
b day October 1880.
HUGHES & SON,
5, Chancery Lane, London, W.C., Agents for the Applicant.