Year: 1887

page_text: Date of Application, 1st Apr., 1887
Complete Left, 15th Dec., 1887
Complete Accepted, 20th Jan., 1888
JOHN HARTSHORNE MIDDLETON of the firm of Hukin and Heath of Imperial
Works Great Charles Street Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer
do hereby declare the nature of my said invention to be as follows:
This invention has for its object improvements in bottle holders which are more
especially designed for steadily pouring such wines as old port where it is desirous
that the crust accumulated on the surface from age shall not be disturbed.
This bottle holder is formed by a stand and skeleton frame having rising on each
side the bottle and carrying upon pivots a ring or saddle in which the bottle is placed
and where it is firmly fixed by a set screw which may if preferred operate upon an
inner spring or other ring which is made to more firmly grip the various sized bottles
inserted than the outside ring and set screws alone could. Attached by an ear or
pivot joint to the swivel saddle or ring at any convenient part but preferably under-
neath is a connecting rod or link which carries at its other end a jointed nut which is
traversed in either direction by a screw fixed in bearings and operated by a handle or
hand wheel in such a manner that the bottle may be finely adjusted to pour the wine
very gently and at the same time the bottle may be left with perfect safety at any
desired elevation. The operation of pouring may be accomplished by a metallic chain
wire or cord upon a barrel attached to one end of the saddle in combination with a
spring for returning the saddle to its normal elevation or by two cords wound in
opposite directions upon the barrel with either a worm and worm wheel or with a
tooth wheel and pinion or the operation may be accomplished by a simple rack
attached to either end of the saddle or a worm or other wheel may be attached to the
pivot direct and operated by a screw or secondary wheel or rack. I
may construct
the holder of many various designs to stand on feet or a plate or entirely boxed in or
built upon a pillar and partly of glass and partly of metal or of a combination of wood
or metal.
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GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.

page_text: Improvements in Bottle Holders.
I JOHN HARTSHORNE MIDDLETON of the Firm of Hukin and Heath of Imperial
Works, Great Charles Street, Birmingham in the County of Warwick Manufacturer
do bereby declare the nature of my said invention and in what manner the same is
to be performed to be particularly described and ascertained in and by the following
statement :-
This invention has for its object improvements in bottle holders which are more
especially designed for steadily pouring such wines as old port where it is desirous
that the crust accumulated on the surface from age shall not be disturbed.
This bottle holder is formed by a stand and skeleton frame having rising on each
side the bottle and carrying upon pivots a ring or saddle in which the bottle is placed
and where it is firmly fixed by a suitable set screw or screws which may if preferred
operate upon an inner spring or other ring which is made to more firmly grip the
various sized bottles inserted than the outside ring and set screws alone could.
Attached by an ear and pivot joint to the swivel saddle or ring at any convenient
part but preferably underneath is a connecting rod or link which carries at its other
end a jointed nut which is traversed in either direction by a screw fixed in bearings
and operated by a handle or hand wheel in such a manner that the bottle may be
finely adjusted to pour the wine very gently and at the same time the bottle may
be left with perfect safety at any desired elevation. The operation of pouring may be
accomplished by a metallic chain wire or cord upon a barrel attached to one end
of the saddle in combination with a spring for returning the saddle to its normal
elevation or by two cords wound in opposite directions upon the barrel with either
a worm and worm wheel or with a tooth wheel and pinion or the operation may be
accomplished by a simple rack attached to either end of the saddle or a worm or
other wheel may be attached to the pivot direct and operated by a screw or
secondary wheel or rack. I may construct the stand of many various designs to
stand on feet or a plate or entirely boxed in or built upon a pillar and partly of
glass and partly of metal or of a combination of wood and metal.
In order that my invention may be clearly understood and more easily carried into
practice I have appended hereunto one double sheet of drawings marked Sheet 1 and
one single sheet of drawings marked (Sheet 2) upon which several modifications of
my invention are illustrated and which will enable others to adapt the principle to any
other design of stand without difficulty or trouble.
Figure is a perspective view of a bottle A mounted in the saddle B with the
position of the same bottle when pouring out its contents into the glass H indicated by
the dotted lines the saddle B in this case being operated by a handle C and screw c¹
at the end of the stand.
Figure 2 is a diagram view of a similar stand except that it is operated in this case
by the handle C from the side of the frame without a screw.
Figure 3 is another side elevation of the bottle and stand which is operated by the
handle and through the worm c* operating upon a cross shaft K through the worm
wheel kl.
Figure is a back end elevation of the previous Figure showing the shaft K more
plainly.

page_text: Figure 5 is another modification when the saddle B is mounted upon simple
pillars M with a cord or chain N and spring P to operate the saddle.
Figure 6 shows the saddle B mounted upon crane necked stands R and operated
direct by a worm wheel through the direct spindle c³ and worm c¹.
Figure 7 shows a modification in which the saddle B is mounted upon stands S
and worked through the pinion s¹ by a vertical rack T from the handle C and cross
shaft V and pinion ¹.
In the case of all the Figures the bottle A is shown secured in a saddle B by the
ring screw but it will be evident that any similar device or cramp which is made to
clutch or hold the bottle A securely will answer the same purpose.
This saddle is hung upon the pivots and band is capable of turning thereupon
sufficiently to pour out the whole contents. A portion of the travel of the bottle A is
indicated by the dotted lines as it is supposed to pour into the glass H. This operation
is effected by means of the screw el mounted in pillar bearings and c which when
revolved by the handle C traverses the nut which is connected through the con-
necting rod with a projection under the saddle B at the pivot and thus the bottle
is maintained in any desired position with certainty and it is always locked there.
The centres are supported upon suitable pillars e e e e fixed to a base plate E
but the design thereof may be varied greatly. In the case of Figure 2 the cords 67
and 68 are wound in opposite directions upon the barrel and over the pulleys b
and 610 but in this case the back or bottom end of the bottle B would always be the
heaviest so as to gravitate back upon a rest bar 6" and the handle C is operated
from the side. The Figures 3 and 4 show a similar stand and base but with a shaft c³
hung in a stand c with the worm c operating the barrel K through the worm
wheel so that in this case the bottle is securely locked in any position and the
handle C is operated from the end as in Figure 1.
Figures 5, 6 and 7 further illustrate some of the modifications possible in carrying
out the invention.
In Figure 5 the saddle B is supported upon the pillars M and the action is imparted
by the handle C through the screw c¹ traversing the nut which draws the neck of
the bottle downwards by the cord, chain or wire N the spring P. being just sufficiently
strong either to keep the cord in proper tension or to bring the bottle back as desired.
The action of Figure 6 is very simple and direct as the shaft is hung in the pillar c
and also at the point in one of the crane necked pillars R. and thus the worm c
operates most directly upon the worm wheel without the intervention of any other
parts. In the modification shown by Figure 7 the pinion s¹ is mounted upon the
pivot of the saddle B and the rack T slides ins of one of the standards S and is
operated by the handle through the cross shaft V carrying the pinion v' which
gears into the lower part of the rack T.
Having now particularly described and ascertained the nature of my said
invention and in what manner the same is to be performed 1 declare that what
I claim is :-
:-
The improvements in Bottle Stands for operating a bottle so that the contents
may be steadily poured out substantially as herein set forth and illustrated by
Figures 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6 and 7 upon the accompanying drawings.
T: 14 law of Damian 1905
GEORGE BARKER,
77, Colmore Row, Birmingham,
Agent for Applicant.